THE GUARDIAN | 24th May 13
US President Barack Obama’s visit to Tanzania next month will be accompanied with a windfall as he will bring with him USD800m to support implementation of the Millennium Development Goals in the East African country.
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THE GUARDIAN | 24th May 13
Finland has expressed willingness to work with Tanzanian farmers in a move aimed at imparting to them important information on modern agriculture.
Alexander Stubb, the country’s European Affairs and Foreign Trade minister extended the hand of cooperation in remarks at Wednesday’s launch in Dar es Salaam of a partnership meant to enable farmers to access wide-ranging information through their mobile phones.
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THE GUARDIAN | 24th May 13
Tanzania is expected to see as many as 2,300 new cases of childhood cancer each year and to help the fight awareness campaigns must increased as well as funds raised to meet the challenge.
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THE GUARDIAN | 24th May 13
November 30 has been suggested to become the East African Day and a public holiday to enhance citizen’s participation and awareness in the integration process.
Former President Ali Hassan Mwinyi made the recommendation asserting that on that date in 1993 the EAC Tripartite Commission was launched, marking the rebirth of the community which had collapsed in 1977.
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THE GUARDIAN | 24th May 13
Tumaini University is in its final touches to change its name to Iringa University and concurrently introduce Doctor of Philosophy programmes (PhD) before September this year.
Speaking exclusively to The Guardian during the universities and high learning institutions/exhibitions at their pavilion at Diamond Jubilee in Dar es Salaam yesterday, the Tumaini University administrative officer, Meleckzedeck Nduye, said after it was officially allowed to change its name to Iringa University it would become an independent entity.
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THE GUARDIAN | 24th May 13
African leaders have been challenged to not only tap the economic potential of the diaspora but also to ensure that they exercise their political rights in their respective countries during elections.
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THE GUARDIAN | 24th May 13
The Association of Citizen Contractors Tanzania (ACCT) has called upon the government to prioritise local contractors in tender offers to empower them and fasttrack national development.
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THE GUARDIAN | 24th May 13
The World Bank Board of Executive Directors yesterday approved USD213m to support the government’s efforts to rehabilitate roads and bring HIV/Aids and road safety services to people along the Dar es Salaam Corridor.
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THE GUARDIAN | 24th May 13
An international consortium of local communities, indigenous peoples and NGOs have expressed concern to the government that it should not temper with the proposed Loliondo Game Controlled Area (GCA) fearing that by doing so would threaten both conservation and local livelihood interests.
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THE GUARDIAN | 23rd May 13
The National Assembly adjourned prematurely yesterday evening following mayhem in Mtwara in which people said to be protesting the government’s plan to construct a gas pipeline from the region to Dar es Salaam clashed with riot police.
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THE GUARDIAN | 23rd May 13
The Tanzania Export Processing Zones Authority (EPZA) has received 15 new investors with a combined capital of US$123m, equivalent to about 200bn/-, with a potential of creating 13,947 direct jobs.
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THE GUARDIAN | 23rd May 13
The Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) has assured prospective investors of cooperation aimed at increasingly making the country friendly to and supportive of members of the business community, including investors.
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THE GUARDIAN | 23rd May 13
The government has reaffirmed its commitment to continue providing a favourable environment for the growth of Information, Communication and Technology (ICTs) investment in rural communities.
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THE GUARDIAN | 23rd May 13
The total number of arrested touts is now 50 following yesterdays swoop that saw 20 more touts sent into custody in the second day of the operation aimed at eliminating the touts from the Ubungo Bus Terminal (UBT).
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THE GUARDIAN | 23rd May 13
World’s number two brewer Sab Miller has shown interest in purchasing the cassava crop for exportation, the House was told yesterday.
Agriculture, Food and Cooperatives deputy minister Adam Malima making the revelation yesterday said the brewer has shown interest in buying at least 50 tonnes to start with.
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THE GUARDIAN | 23rd May 13
The Dar es Salaam Water and Sewage Corporation (Dawasco) in collaboration with Dar es Salaam Water and Sewage Authority (Dawasa) plan to remove old sewerage pipes and fix new ones at Buguruni in the city.
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THE GUARDIAN | 23rd May 13
Debate over the Ministry of Energy and Mineral estimates is to resume today after it was put on hold yesterday following gas production violence in Mtwara that erupted as the Minister tabled his budget estimates.
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THE GUARDIAN | 23rd May 13
Solutions to the very constrained process of acquiring construction permits have gained momentum thanks to the new initiative of establishing a private sector led working group to handle the construction permits.
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THE GUARDIAN | 23rd May 13
The Father of the Nation, Mwalimu Julius Nyerere, has ones again received resounding acclamation for his role in establishing good governance and democracy not only in Tanzania but also across the continent.
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THE GUARDIAN | 22nd May 13
US President Barack Obama is expected to unveil a new plan for distribution of electricity in Africa during a historic two-day visit to Tanzania in early July, a US Embassy press statement issued in Dar es Salaam yesterday said.
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THE GUARDIAN | 22nd May 13
The World Bank report on Tanzania Economic Update released yesterday indicates that the country loses US$1.8bn (equivalent to 2.9trn/-) annually due to inefficient services at Dar es Salaam port.
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THE GUARDIAN | 22nd May 13
Members of Parliament yesterday advised that stakeholders should be consulted before the government tables its Media Services Bill later this year to ensure a comprehensive a law is enacted for media practitioners.
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THE GUARDIAN | 22nd May 13
Only a day after Dar es Salaam City Council and Tanzania Bus Owners Association were blamed for failing to take stern measures against the chronic problem of touts, city militia yesterday embarked on an operation which saw at least 30 touts arrested.
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THE GUARDIAN | 22nd May 13
The public has been advised to exercise perseverance, patience and tolerance and to also embrace mutual respect despite religious, tribal, financial or political differences.
Reverend Allen Mbiso of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Tanzania (ELCT) Mbezi Beach Diocese gave the advice yesterday in Dar es Salaam during a funeral mass held for prominent businessman Ayoub Mlay who died over the weekend after being shot by an individual identified as the deceased’s ‘friend’.
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THE GUARDIAN | 22nd May 13
Speaker of the National Assembly Anne Makinda has rejected a specific motion by Ubungo lawmaker John Mnyika, who wanted the House to repeal Parliamentary Standing Orders Article 64 (1C) which prevents legislators to discuss matters awaiting ruling in court or in the House.
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THE GUARDIAN | 22nd May 13
An open day public caucus to analyse and refine six priority development areas as proposed by key stakeholders and experts is being arranged by the government in its efforts to transform the country into a middle-class economy.
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THE GUARDIAN | 22nd May 13
Non-State Actors (NSAs) have remained behind in the entire process of implementing the Comprehensive African Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) which is the continental development model for agriculture led socio-economic growth, it has been revealed.
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THE GUARDIAN | 22nd May 13
Finland's Minister for European Affairs and Foreign Trade, Alexander Stubb, and the country’s minister for International Development Heidi Hautala are in Dar es Salaam for a three-day visit to explore new trade partnerships with Tanzania.
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THE GUARDIAN | 22nd May 13
At least 150 patients are expected to receive free surgical treatment, currently conducted by 20 surgical doctors from Kuwait in collaboration with their Tanzania counterparts at the Muhimbili National hospital MNH).
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THE GUARDIAN | 21st May 13
There was heated debate in the National Assembly yesterday after lawmakers queried various issues ranging from the killing and attack of journalists to delays in passing two key media bills, all of which did not get any mention in the Information, Culture, Youth and Sports minister’s budget speech.
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THE GUARDIAN | 21st May 13
The Ministry of Health and Social Welfare is currently re-distributing the Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) vaccine to the regions experiencing shortages after retrieving them from regions with surplus.
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THE GUARDIAN | 21st May 13
At least ten Presidents from African countries and five former presidents from other parts in the world have confirmed their attendance at the international meeting on the Smart Partnership Dialogue schedule at the end of June this year.
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THE GUARDIAN | 21st May 13
The National Election Commission (NEC) intends to review present constituency boundaries in a move to bolster democracy and build a new polity the 2015 General Election.
This was revealed here yesterday by Aggrey Mwanri, the Deputy Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office for Regional Administration and Local Government when responding to Dr Hamisi Kigwangalla’s question.
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THE GUARDIAN | 21st May 13
Tanzania Editors Forum (TEF) has expressed disappointment over the 2013/2014 budget estimates tabled by the Minister for Information, Youth, Culture and Sports yesterday in Parliament citing failure to mention journalists’ plight in the line of duty.
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THE GUARDIAN | 21st May 13
President Jakaya Kikwete has commended contribution of the Anglican Church in the development of the country specifically in education, health and other areas saying the endevours have helped to empower wananchi.
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THE GUARDIAN | 21st May 13
The Minister for Transport, Dr Harrison Mwakyembe is expected to open the three –day East African Railways Summit slated for Kigoma beginning June 29, this year. It will discuss various issues pertaining to railway transport in the region.
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THE GUARDIAN | 21st May 13
Police in Njombe Region are holding a doctor working with Lifuma Dispensary in Ludewa District, Michael Nkoma (57) for allegedly causing death in a failed abortion to Grace Mwakila (23), a student at Mtema Secondary School in the district.
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THE GUARDIAN | 21st May 13
The Njombe Prevention and Combating of Corruption Bureau has sued the Njombe District Administrative Secretary Evagry Keiya and the accounting officer with Njombe District Commissioner, Bory Saronge, at the Njombe District Court for allegedly abusing their power swindling at least 2,784,681m/- being public funds.
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THE GUARDIAN | 21st May 13
The Dar es Salaam City Council (DCC) and Tanzania Bus Owner Association (Taboa) have been strongly censured for their failure to take stern measures against the chronic problem of touts who have become a major problem to passengers at the Ubungo Bus Terminal.
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THE GUARDIAN | 20th May 13
The government is losing at least 15bn/- per year in taxes due to smuggling of cement from Zanzibar to Tanzania Mainland, it has been revealed in Dar es Salaam at the weekend.
Speaking at the company’s 2013 shareholders Annual General Meeting, the Tanga Cement Company Limited (TCCL) Managing Director, Erik Westerberg said unfaithful businesspeople used Zanzibar part to import cement to the Mainland.
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THE GUARDIAN | 20th May 13
Tanzania has been challenged to invest in new and modern water technologies to attain its 2015/2016 water target for all.
African Water Associations (AfWA) President Duduzile Myeni said in Dar es Salaam at the weekend that it was high time the government committed itself in investing in new and modern equipment such as water recycling plants.
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THE GUARDIAN | 20th May 13
Police in Iringa were yesterday compelled to use tear gas canisters to disperse petty traders for defying a government order to vacate Mashine Tatu area where they had been doing their businesses illegally.
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THE GUARDIAN | 20th May 13
Hundreds of people yesterday paid their last respects to the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Tanzania Heart Institute, the late Dr Ferdinand Masau, who died on Thursday of malaria related complications.
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THE GUARDIAN | 20th May 13
At least 21 motorcycles worth 125,833,375/- have been handed over to health centres in four regions through Tunajali HIV-Care, treatment and support programme.
The regions which received the support are Morogoro, Singida, Iringa and Njombe.
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THE GUARDIAN | 20th May 13
The World Bank has advised the government to prepare new statistics of people living below poverty line so that it can have the actual number of needy persons when allocating funds to support the group.
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THE GUARDIAN | 20th May 13
The zonal Smart Partnership Dialogue meetings which have just ended in Tanzania Mainland and Zanzibar have registered much success.
This is reflected in the huge number of participants and the rich contributions they presented during the meetings aimed at fostering the country’s development.
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THE GUARDIAN | 20th May 13
The Prevention and Combating of Corruption Bureau (PCCB) has warned teachers against accepting gifts from parents and guardians because the practice could lead to bribery.
The warning was made at the weekend by a PCCB training officer for Ilala municipality Christina Temba during a two-day capacity building seminar for primary schools teachers on proper use of government funds.
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THE GUARDIAN | 20th May 13
The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) through the World Heritage Centre has given a go-ahead for the Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority to improve its main road passing through the world famous tourist attraction.
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THE GUARDIAN | 20th May 13
The Legal and Human Rights Centre (LHRC) has urged journalists to use their profession to restore brotherhood and avoid sowing seeds of discord in the country.
The call was made in Dar es Salaam at the weekend at a training conducted by the LHRC in collaboration with the European Union (EU) to 49 journalists as part of the festivities to mark the European Union Week.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 19th May 13
Members of Parliaments yesterday cautioned the government against what they called ‘a rush’ to lucrative gas deal with multinationals, saying such hurry is what cost the country billions of dollars in 1990s when the State signed bogus deals with foreign mining companies.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 19th May 13
President Jakaya Kikwete has expressed regret that some locals were in the forefront in terrorism activities, which jeopardize the country’s peace and tranquility.
It was even sad to learn that such locals have been collaborating with foreigners in carrying out the illegal acts, said the head of state.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 19th May 13
Regional governments have on many occasions trumpeted their preparedness to handle the consequences of natural calamities like earthquakes, floods, fires and storms.
Various departments, ministries and other government organs have been put in place with the specific mandate of handling the aftermaths of disasters.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 19th May 13
Muslims in Dodoma have refuted claims by Kilindi MP (CCM) Beatrice Shelukindo that their mosque located on street number seven in the municipality is used as a terrorist training ground.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 19th May 13
Traders in Mara Region have complained over police officers’ persistent illegal practice of selling alcoholic drinks to the public in general offered to them by the government at subsidized prices.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 19th May 13
Tourist attractions existing in Kagera Region and those available in the southern circuit will be well known in the near future if the government takes serious measures to promote those tourist attractions in the European market, a tourism operator from Germany has declared.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 19th May 13
Directors of Criminal Investigation (DCIs) from African countries were on Friday told that better use of joint training operations was major tool of combating crimes.
Tanzania’s DCI Robert Manumba, addressing DCIs from 25 African countries, said joint operators could curb crimes like acts of terrorism and illegal immigration in East and South African countries.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 19th May 13
The East Africa Employees Organization and East Africa Business Council on Friday launched a report on common market implementation on free movement of workers.
The report analyses the status of ’actualization’ of the provision stated in the regional common market protocol, which came into force on 1st July 2010.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 19th May 13
Tanzania would always be in the fore front in resolving conflicts in the region as this is one important avenue of placing the country on the world’s stage of diplomacy, Foreign Minister Bernard Membe has declared.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 19th May 13
Parents and education stakeholders countrywide are anxious to see what action against culprits of mass failures of the 2012 National Form IV Examination. Three weeks ago the government ordered re-grading of the examination results.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 19th May 13
Two European entities have teamed-up to implement a drive aimed at empowering coastal communities on Tanzania’s southern belt of the Indian Ocean to govern local fisheries resources so as to improve their socio-economic well being.
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THE GUARDIAN | 18th May 13
Investment relations between China and Tanzania have been cited in elephant poaching in Tanzania, calling for serious government intervention, a report on the elephant poaching crisis has revealed.
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THE GUARDIAN | 18th May 13
The Tanzania Revenue Authority -- TRA) yesterday issued a strong warning to owners of sea vessels, vehicles and residents living along the Indian Ocean coastline -- against tax evasion done some business who import various types of commodities through the shores.
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THE GUARDIAN | 18th May 13
Police in Dar es Salaam yesterday arrested four people found in possession of explosive materials that could be detonated by remote control 10km from the target.
The move comes just two weeks since terrorists bombed the Roman Catholic church in Arusha in which three people were killed and scores injured.
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THE GUARDIAN | 18th May 13
Zanzibar’s First Vice-President Seif Sharif Hamad has pledged that the defective wheat flour impounded at the Malindi port will be destroyed by June 15 this year.
The vice-president said there had been a delay on the removal of the 700-ton consignment of flour due to a tug-of-war between the importer and distributors, saying every side claiming it wasn’t responsible.
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THE GUARDIAN | 18th May 13
Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism Khamis Kagasheki and former Chief Secretary Philemon Luhanjo yesterday led a meeting of stakeholders in the wildlife sector to work out best ways to combat poaching in national parks and game reserves.
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THE GUARDIAN | 18th May 13
Smallholder farmer Peter Mcharo, from Morogoro Region in eastern Tanzania, has a reason to smile. His fields are full of green, healthy maize plants, he has richer soil and he spends less time farming now than he did two years ago.
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THE GUARDIAN | 18th May 13
The Government has set aside Sh 150 billion for the development of the transport sector, giving priority to the Central Railway Line, the Deputy Minister for Transport Dr Charles Tizeba has said.
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THE GUARDIAN | 18th May 13
The government has not enough funds to build the headquarters of newly established district councils, the deputy Minister for Local Government and Regional Administration Agrey Mwanri said in Parliament yesterday.
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THE GUARDIAN | 18th May 13
Industry and Trade minister Dr Abdallah Kigoda on Wednesday dismissed claims by Ilemela MP Highness Kiwia (CHADEMA) that a company in joint venture National Development Corporation (NDC) to generate wind electricity power in Singida region is owned by relatives of CCM MPs.
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THE GUARDIAN | 18th May 13
The European Union Ambassador to Tanzania, Filberto Ceriani Sebregondi has implored media practitioners to be well-informed on human rights issues as well as polishing up their ways of reporting human rights violations.
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THE GUARDIAN | 17th May 13
President Jakaya Kikwete has announced that the government will work with flour millers in rural areas to add nutrients to their produce in an effort to improve villagers’ health.
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THE GUARDIAN | 17th May 13
Eight bidders have shown interest in investing in Dar es Salaam commuter train services and would submit their proposals later this month, Parliament was informed here yesterday
Transport minister Dr Harrison Mwakyembe said that the move is aimed at ensuring the city provides quality services to the public.
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THE GUARDIAN | 17th May 13
Members of the public are given very limited opportunity to scrutinise the country’s mineral industry despite the introduction of new audit mechanisms.
According to the 2013 Resource Governance Index report by the Revenue Watch Institute released in Dar es Salaam yesterday despite the new audit requirements and policies aimed at reducing corruption, the government does not often publish mining contracts or disclose full revenue and production data gains from the sector for public consumption.
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THE GUARDIAN | 17th May 13
The government is at an advanced stage in establishing a new vehicle tracking system in a move to minimise deaths and injuries that occur due to road crashes.
This is after the earlier proposed system was rejected by transporters late last year.
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THE GUARDIAN | 17th May 13
The government has been challenged to be careful when implementing project plans and evaluate experiments besides learning from different failures, in an effort to improve cashewnut farming.
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THE GUARDIAN | 17th May 13
The Arusha office of the Prevention and Combating of Corruption Bureau (PCCB) has arrested ten Arusha City Council officials for allegedly creating ghost civil servants and pocketing their salaries.
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THE GUARDIAN | 17th May 13
The Prime Minister, Mizengo Pinda, yesterday told the National Assembly that the government will take severe measures against those involved in last year’s Form IV exam failures once the probe team completes its work.
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THE GUARDIAN | 17th May 13
The Minister for Industry and Trade, Dr Abdallah Kigoda, has tabled his ministry’s budget estimates for the financial year 2013/2014, promising to create at least 18,004 job opportunities.
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THE GUARDIAN | 17th May 13
Maasai elders from Loliondo in Ngorongoro District and their secretary are in Dar es Salaam where they were demanding to convene with President Jakaya Kikwete over claims that their land has been grabbed by the government.
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THE GUARDIAN | 17th May 13
The Sickle Cell Foundation of Tanzania which drive to set up the first ever Sickle Cell Centre has received a major boost through efforts of a Canadian national, Alan Knight.
Knight led a team of cyclists to participate in 2013 edition of the Tour d’Afrique, the 11,718km bicycle expedition race from Cairo, Egypt, to Cape Town, South Africa to raise USD50, 000 for the sickle cell facility.
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THE GUARDIAN | 16th May 13
The Health and Social Welfare ministry and Medical Stores Department (MSD) have said the government is yet to receive Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) vaccines for children, attributing the delay to transport hitches.
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THE GUARDIAN | 16th May 13
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Economy, Industry and Trade has criticised the government for disbursing only 23 percent of the Industry and Trade ministry budget in the ending fiscal year warning that if the trend continues, achieving a middle-economy nation vision would be impossible.
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THE GUARDIAN | 16th May 13
The Tanzania People’s Defence Forces (TPDF) has already deployed 100 soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo for the United Nations peacekeeping mission, a spokesman said in Dar es Salaam on Tuesday.
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THE GUARDIAN | 16th May 13
The Tanzania Editors Forum has suspended indefinitely the membership of the Editor of Mtanzania Jumatano Charles Mullinda following a news article published on his newspaper dated April 17 this year which did not abide by professional ethics.
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THE GUARDIAN | 16th May 13
President Jakaya Kikwete has ordered all food processing industries from now on to start adding vitamin A in their products to implement the country’s campaign on nutrition for the betterment of pregnant women, children and the entire public.
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THE GUARDIAN | 16th May 13
IPP Executive Dr Chairman Reginald Mengi yesterday cautioned human rights defenders against treating the entire police force as rotten bearing in mind it is only few unethical individuals, who tarnish the good image of the force.
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THE GUARDIAN | 16th May 13
Dar es salaam Region had a total of 5,580 children living and working on the streets as of June 2012, Health and Social Welfare deputy minister Dr Seif Rashid revealed before the House yesterday.
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THE GUARDIAN | 16th May 13
The judiciary has a shortage of 1,600 primary and district court magistrates, the National Assembly was told yesterday.
Justice and Constitutional Affairs Deputy minister Angela Kairuki said the government was aware of the problem and that is why from last year it came up with a programme to hire 300 magistrates yearly.
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THE GUARDIAN | 16th May 13
The Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) has warned traders and owners of transport facilities against engaging in smuggling of goods along the Indian Ocean coast, saying stringent measures including confiscation of property will be taken against the culprits.
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THE GUARDIAN | 16th May 13
The government has reaffirmed its dedication to develop the agricultural sector in an effort to attain and secure sustainable development.
President Jakaya Kikwete made the assertion to that end while addressing the Southern African Confederation of Agricultural Unions (SACAU) Regional Conference held on Tuesday in Dar es Salaam.
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THE GUARDIAN | 15th May 13
Media stakeholders yesterday called for the restructuring of the police force to minimise violence by some of its members against innocent citizens.
They said the legislation under which the force was founded is both colonial and undermines people’s freedom.
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THE GUARDIAN | 15th May 13
Tanzania Constitutional Forum (TCF) yesterday announced plans to file an injunction with the High Court to stop the Constitutional Review Commission from any further writing of the constitution until it corrects the shortfalls recorded in previous stages.
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THE GUARDIAN | 15th May 13
The Arusha based Natural History Museum is scheduled to open a permanent wildlife photograph exhibition this year themed ‘The wildlife: The Living God of Tanzania’ whose opening date is yet to be announced.
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THE GUARDIAN | 15th May 13
Former Prime Minister Edward Lowasa will tomorrow launch an academic publication titled “Economic Crisis of 2010 and beyond” which provides analysis and perspectives in the Tanzanian context.
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THE GUARDIAN | 15th May 13
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Infrastructure has urged the Ministry of Works to take punitive action against Tanzania National Road Agency (Tanroad) officials embezzling public funds.
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THE GUARDIAN | 15th May 13
The government through the National Frozen and Refrigerated Food Association (NFRA) is preparing an investment plan which, among other things, will identify specific areas suitable for the construction of food reserve facilities in Kigoma Region as per total production of crops across the country.
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THE GUARDIAN | 15th May 13
Save the Children’s Annual State of the World Mothers report released this month, has ranked Tanzania 10th among countries with the highest number of first day deaths in the world and third in Africa, only below Nigeria and DRC but in East Africa, she has the highest number of children who die a day after birth.
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THE GUARDIAN | 15th May 13
Tanzania Food and Nutrition Centre (TFNC) has outlined strategies to fight malnutrition, which has been a major challenge in the country.
Speaking to journalists at the weekend Dr Sabas Kimboka, director for community health and nutrition with TFNC said acute malnutrition (SAM) is rampant in Tanzania and without proper plans and strategies the problem will continue to hit most people.
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THE GUARDIAN | 15th May 13
Government yesterday opened doors for negotiations with big energy companies as part of its efforts to restructure and transform the monopoly state-run Tanzania Electric Supply Company (Tanesco).
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THE GUARDIAN | 15th May 13
A Long serving Tanzanian public servant and a renowned investment expert, Emmanuel ole Naiko has been appointed as an honorary consul of Botswana to Tanzania with residence in Dar es Salaam.
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