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We Wish The Minister, Tanesco Well In Their New Adventure

On May 15th, this year, our sister Swahili tabloid, Nipashe, published a front page story in which the Minister for Energy and Minerals, Prof Sospeter Muhongo admitted that the state-owned power utility, Tanesco, had failed --in 49 years -- to produce and distribute reliable electricity Full Story

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YOUTH OF THE WEEK: Only teachers should handle academic matters, not politicians

EDUCATION: Has politics affected our education system?

YOUTH OF THE WEEK: Tanzanians should work hard to restore nation’s peace

Retired Anglican Archbishop Dr Valentino Mokiwa ordains his successor, Dr Jacob Erasto Chimeledya in Dodoma yesterday. (Photo: State House)

MPs punch holes 0n new gas draft

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 Full Story

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TBS Advised To Emulate Kenya In Curbing Fake Goods

The Parliamentary Economic Committee on Trade and Industries on has urged Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS) to open zonal offices to effectively limit the supply of counterfeit goods entering the country through porous border posts Full Story

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Yanga, Simba In Epic, Formality Derby

The Mainland premier league ends today at different venues with the main attraction being the match between archrivals Simba and Yanga. The local soccer powerhouses meet at the 60,000-seater National Stadium in Dar es Salaam, where match results change nothing in the league standings but counts for talk and argument for the next six months till they meet again Full Story

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Empowering communities to combat deforestation: Kibaha district authorities may not know exactly how much of their remaining indigenous forests are being illegally harvested
Remembering Mwalimu Nyerere through what he stood for: Remembrance of the father of the nation and the first President of the United Republic of Tanzania, Mwalimu Julius Kambarage
Bagamoyo NGO goes for restoration of ecological balance: A local organisation, Bagamoyo Non-Governmental Organisation Networking (BANGONET), has launched an ambitious project aimed
Single-room 'syndrome' has disastrous impact on children: A large percentage of Dar es Salaam families live in a single room. This means parents and their children, regardless of
Standardising Form Four examination results a big challenge: The government’s decision to standardise last year’s form four examination results has been received with different
University of Dar es Salaam seeks to become world-class institution: “You can if you think you can” Norma Vincent says in his book ‘The Power of Positive Thinking.’
Indigenous forests in Coast Region disappearing: Any sign of a forest that you see on either side of the road when you travel between Dar es Salaam and Chalinze merely covers
Tanzania not among best places to be a mother: Most of us know someone who lost their life giving birth, or who died from pregnancy-related complications. A friend