The 20th Tanzania Economic Update (TEU) shows that accelerating a fertility decline has the potential to enable the country to reap the benefits of a demographic dividend, which refers to how improved health and reduced fertility can drive economic growth. When a country experiences better health outcomes and fewer births, …
THE government in collaboration with environmental stakeholders is planning to develop an online environmental change monitoring tool that will help achieve long term food security in uncertain climate. Speaking in Dar es Salaam, the Deputy Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Cooperatives, Eng Raphael Daluti, said …
Kenya and Tanzania have signed an agreement on environmental conservation and management of trans-boundary forest resources. In a meeting in Arusha last week, the two countries signed an MoU to strengthen cooperation on management of forests and enhancing the laws on forests. Kenya Forest Service acting CEO Emilio Mugo and …
THE government has said that it needs support from all stakeholders, ranging from public, private and relevant communities, to tackle thorny issues in conservation efforts such as poaching, which has increased over the years. The Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism, Mr Lazaro Nyalandu, made the remarks over the weekend …
RECENT reports say that electrification rate has grown from 10 per cent in 2007, to 36 per cent in 2015, and this rate is expected to reach 75 per cent by 2025 and 100 per cent by 2030 which is the year set aside globally for Sustainable Energy for All. …
DEPUTY Minister for Energy, Mr Charles Mwijage, has disclosed that residents in 12 villages of Kelebe, Bumbiile, Mazinga, Ikuza and Goziba wards in Lake Victoria Archipelago, are scheduled to get solar power connectivity before August 30, this year. Mr Mwijage told the ‘Daily News’ that a team of experts from …
Zanzibar — LOCAL health officials have declared typhoid fever outbreak in Zanzibar municipality, after at least 22 residents were afflicted with the disease. The number of patients was recorded at Mnazi Mmoja hospital alone. According to the head of the diseases surveillance unit, Dr Salma Masauni Yussuf, patients suffered from …
THE Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism under, Mr Lazaro Nyalandu, seems to have introduced a new mode of fighting against poaching of the nation's natural resource of wildlife. On Tuesday a national daily reported that five people were nabbed in Morogoro with elephant tusks hidden in a plastic container …
I STILL remember that beautiful day - August 15, 2013, when Tanzania issued a strong statement of banning plastic bags, but unfortunately that directive has not been put into implementation to date. Whatever you buy from either the supermarket or any nearby Kwa Mangi shop today, the item is usually …
NEARLY 200 representatives from 25 regions across the country have been presented with user friendly working tools to manage water projects better. During a dissemination workshop held in Dar es Salaam on Friday, the participants were given tools to enhance their work in providing safe water in rural communities. Speaking …
THE Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism under, Mr Lazaro Nyalandu, seems to have introduced a new mode of fighting against poaching of the nation's natural resource of wildlife. On Tuesday a national daily reported that five people were nabbed in Morogoro with elephant tusks hidden in a plastic container …
DAR ES SALAAM - The collapse of an illegal gold mine has killed 19 people in northwest Tanzania, a senior police official said on Friday. The accident occurred on Thursday night at Kahama district, Shinyanga region, near Acacia Mining's licensed Bulyanhulu gold mine which is majority-owned by Canada's Barrick Gold …
Policy documents and academic literature suggest that Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) finance could complement traditional ‘energy access’ (EA) funding in developing countries, including the Least Developed Countries (LDCs). Yet these propositions have not been empirically tested. This study helps fill this gap by examining constraints to CDM project passage through …
A Tanzanian business federation plans to test unmanned aerial vehicles in the Selous Game Reserve to assess their effectiveness in combating elephant poaching. The initiative, led by the Tanzania Private Sector Foundation, will assist the government in combating poaching and boost efforts to preserve Africa’s elephants, Executive Director Louis Accaro …
Busega — THE number of people who have been rendered homeless after their houses were destroyed by floods that hit Lamadi Ward in Busega District, Simiyu Region, over the weekend has reached 1,686. Moreover, the number of houses which were destroyed by the floods that occurred on Saturday night, has …
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the East Africa Community (EAC) today launched a new initiative to boost food production, job and income opportunities for farmers through advancing agriculture value chains in East Africa. The initiative spearheaded by UNDP's African Facility for Inclusive Markets (AFIM) and the EAC Secretariat …
POACHING has been a thorn in the flesh, not only for Tanzania, but the world as a whole as it threatens wildlife with extinction. It remains an open secret that the government has been in the forefront in fighting this social anomaly that affects wildlife rich areas of the country. …
Addis Ababa — EAST African Cooperation Minister, Dr Harrison Mwakyembe, has said that Agenda 2063 has come at a time when the continent needs sustained and inclusive development to eradicate poverty. Agenda 2063 is a global strategy to optimise the use of Africa's resources for the benefit of all Africans …
MORE villagers in the country are expected to benefit from bio-energy plantations project initiated by Tanzania Forest Research Institute (TAFORI), with the aim of reducing pressure on natural forests for charcoal and fuel wood production, according to Director General Dr Lawrence Mbwambo. He went on to tell this newspaper over …
Zanzibar — THE Zanzibar Ministry of Health has announced that at least 162 people mainly children have suffered bloody diarrhoea in the first 12 weeks of this month (March). Head of the Zanzibar Epidemiology and Diseases Surveillance Unit (ZEDS Unit) Dr Salma Masauni Yussuf said in a statement that the …
Dodoma — THE government is determined to mitigate the effects of climate change through its National Climate Change Strategy of 2012 that directs agriculture, water, mining and energy sectors to take care of the environment. Minister of State in the President's Office (Public Relations and Coordination), Dr Mary Nagu, said …
