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, …
Kisarawe — Kisarawe District Commissioner Jokate Mwegelo has ordered all those carrying out agricultural and livestock activities in Ruvu South and Kazimzumbwi forests in the district to vacate the areas forthwith before she could use force. Ms Mwegelo issued the order in the evening yesterday while in the Ruvu South …
Dar es Salaam — President John Magufuli has reiterated his governments stance to implement the controversial Stiegler's Gorge hydro-electricity generation project inside the Selous Game Reserve (SGR) along the Rufiji River Basin, stressing it has multiple benefits. The President made the remark during his meeting with envoys and representatives of …
Kenya and Tanzania are among nine African countries set to benefit from an ambitious US-led initiative to invest in gas-powered power plants. The Gas Roadmap for sub-Saharan Africa, launched in June at the World Gas Conference in Washington, DC, by the US Agency for International Development's Power Africa co-ordinator, is …
Kampala — Uganda has Africa's best electricity regulatory system, according to the African Development Bank (AfDB's) 2018 Electricity Regulatory Index (ERI) report. Second is Namibia, tailed by Tanzania, Nigeria, Ghana, Malawi, Kenya, Cameroon, South Africa, Togo, Senegal, Côte I'voire, Lesotho, Zimbabwe and the Gambia respectively. "The implication of this result …
Tanzania has had to defend the proposed Stiegler Gorge power project to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) at the 42nd meeting of the World Heritage Committee, in Bahrain. The multi-billion project, which is expected to generate 2,100MW after the construction of a large dam along the …
‘Leave no one behind’ is a principle central to achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This policy briefing, based on five years’ research by the PRISE project, puts forward the view that governments, development partners and investors must prioritise investments to tackle poverty and climate vulnerability in dryland areas …
Tanzania is one of the largest countries in East Africa and has a rapidly growing population and economy. Economic growth has contributed significantly to poverty reduction in recent years; however, 28 percent of Tanzanians remain below the nationally determined poverty line. Rising temperatures, longer dry spells, more intense heavy rainfall …
Maasai herders near Tanzania’s famous Serengeti wildlife park have asked a regional court to stop the government intimidating witnesses supporting their legal bid to return to their ancestral land, a lawyer for the community said on Thursday. Maasai from four villages in Loliondo, on the outskirts of the Serengeti - …
Distressed by alleged corruption at the ministry of Works and Transport, the World Bank is considering cancelling a $125 million (Shs 468.8bn) grant meant to improve transport on Lake Victoria as well as upgrade access roads to the lake, writes SADAB KITATTA KAAYA. The project, Lake Victoria Transport Program (LVTP), …
Dodoma — The government has secured a Sh57 billion loan from the World Bank that will be spent on ending water woes in Dar es Salaam, the Parliament heard on Wednesday. The Minister for Water and Irrigation, Mr Isaac Kamwelwe told the House that most of the water challenges in …
CONTRARY to previous reports by environmentalists, the new Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report for the 2,100 megawatts - Rufiji Hydropower Project at Stigler’s Gorge has shown recoverable effects, confirming government’s forecasts to start construction work later next month. EIA report is a crucial stage towards implementing the decades-long unexecuted project …
WINDLAB Developments Tanzania has been given a green light to proceed with a 300MW wind-to-electricity project at Makambako in Njombe. The project was awarded an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) Certificate by the Ministry of State, Vice-President’s Office, Union and Environment at the end of last month. According to …
Tanzania's Serengeti National Park is Africa's best safari park because of to the sheer numbers, variety of wildlife, abundance of predators and spectacular wildebeest migration. According to the latest ratings by safari travellers and African travel experts, Serengeti National Park polled 4.9 out of 5, emerging the winner. In second …
Dodoma — The government will table a bill in Parliament in September this year (2018) that will specifically seek to fast-tract the execution of water projects across the country. Once approved by Parliament and signed by the President into law, the bill will establish the Rural Water Agency (Ruwa), the …
Dar es Salaam — Consumers will soon start enjoying a new type of bread following the introduction of new orange fleshed sweet potato bread. Afco Investment Company Limited executive director Ms Fortunata Mmari, told The Citizen that they are holding a discussion with International Potato Centre to help provide technical …
ARUSHA is hosting the 11th meeting of the Sectoral Council on Agriculture and Food Security (SCAFS) which started yesterday and will continue till next Saturday at the East African Community headquarters here. The SCAFS will review progress made in implementing Council decisions and consider other issues of regional importance within …
Project Last Mile (PLM) is a unique example of how public, private, civil society and academic partners can come together to help governments create and accelerate positive impact on global health. With partners including USAID, The Coca-Cola Company, The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, Bill & Melinda …
The fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda, is a major pest of maize in North and South America. It was first reported from Africa in 2016 and currently established as a major invasive pest of maize. A survey was conducted to explore for natural enemies of the fall armyworm in Ethiopia, …
The effects of climate change is starting to be experienced in Tanzania following the decrease of monthly total rainfall between 2012-2016 when compared with monthly long term mean rainfall during 1981-2010. According to the Tanzania Meteorological Agency (TMA), mean monthly rainfall between 2012 and 2016 was 78.8mm, lower than 83.3mm …
Dar es Salaam — The share of water supply, sewerage and waste management sector to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has gone down by more than 50 per cent over the last nine years. This means that despite implementation of several water projects in Tanzania, the rate of water access …
