Tanzania: Dar Shines in Vaccination Drive

TANZANIA has set a world record in national immunisation coverage, thanks to the government-backed national Immunisation and Vaccine Programme currently under implementation. A new report by the World Health Organisation (WHO) says the country has attained 97 per cent, surpassing the target by the Global Vaccine Action Plan (GVAP). The rate is measured by percentage of children receiving the third dose of the diphtheria-tetanus-...

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Tanzanian journalist missing after reporting on murders.

A Tanzanian journalist who reported on a string of murders of officials and police has been missing for the past two weeks, the two newspapers he works for have said. Azory Gwanda, a reporter for the Mwananchi and The Citizen newspapers, publication of the Nation Media Group, wrote several articles investigating attacks in Kibiti District in Pwani Province, which surrounds Tanzania's main city of Dar es Salaam. Some 10 police officers...

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VIGOGO WATANO AKIWAMO MZUNGU WASWEKWA NDANI KWA UKIUKAJI WA SHERIA YA MAZINGIRA.

Naibu Waziri wa Wizara ya Ofisi ya Makamu wa Rais Inayoshughulika na muungano na Mazingira Mheshimiwa Kangi Lugola akizungumza na wananchi ambao mashamba yao yameathirika kutoka na sumu ambayo imeeharibu mazao yao pamoja na viumbe hai. Moja kati ya wakurugenzi wa Mgodi wa  Nyarugusu Mine Co.Limited  Fred Masanja akionesha cheti NEMC ambacho naibu waziri alikikata. Bwawa...

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Kenya plans to set up first nuclear plant by 2027.

 Kenya Nuclear Electrification Board (Kneb) chief executive Collins Juma (left), chairperson Teresia Mbaika (right) and Cofek secretary-general Stephen Mutoro during a forum on nuclear electricity for Kenya in Nairobi on December 5, 2017. Kenya plans to set up its first nuclear power plant by 2027, with construction expected to start within seven years. The Kenya Nuclear Electricity Board (Kneb) chief executive officer Collins Juma...

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UTAPIAMLO WATAJWA KUPUNGUA NCHINI TANZANIA.

Kaimu Katibu Mkuu Ofisi ya Rais TAMISEMI Mohamed Pawaga, akitoa hotuba ya  ufunguzi wa mkutano wa kwanza wa Maafisa Lishe wa Mikoa nchini ambao unahusisha Wataalam wa kada hiyo waliopo chini ya Ofisi ya Rais TAMISEMI, Idara ya Afya, Ustawi wa Jamii na Lishe ambao wenye lengo la kuboresha lishe katika Jamii. Mkutano huo unafanyika katika Chuo cha Mipango mjini Dodoma. Kulia kwake ni Stephen Motambi Mkurugenzi Msaidizi...

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UNESCO LAUNCHES A CAMPAIGN WITH THE MAASAI IN NGORONGORO TO REDUCE FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION.

UNESCO, in close collaboration with the Ngorongoro District Council and the Council of Masaai traditional leaders, will conduct a large campaign to intensify efforts to address Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)in Ngorongoro, particularly during the FGM high season of December 2017 when girls go home from school and parents take the opportunity to circumcise them. The session is a continuation of...

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IGP WA TANZANIA NA RWANDA WAKUBALIANA KUIMARISHA ULINZI WA MPAKANI.

IGP wa Tanzania, Simon Sirro amekutana na kufanya mazungumzo na IGP wa Rwanda, Emmanuel Gasana wakubaliana kushirikiana kudhibiti uhalifu wa mpakani. Pia watabadilishana uzoefu kwenye mambo kadhaa likiwamo la Uhalifu Mtandaoni (Cybercrimes) ambalo limekuwa ni changamoto kubwa kwa Tanzania. ...

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LHRC:MATUMIZI YA NGUVU YALIZIDI KWENYE UCHAGUZI MDOGO WA MADIWANI.

TATHMINI YA UKIUKWAJI WA HAKI ZA BINADAMU KATIKA UCHAGUZI MDOGO WA MADIWANI WA MARUDIO WA 26 NOVEMBA 2017 ULIOFANYIKA KATIKA KATA 4...

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BUNGE LAWAKANA WABUNGE 8 WA CUF LICHA YA MAHAKAMA KUAMUA.

BUNGE limeweka wazi kuwa hawatambui wanachama wanane waliovuliwa uanachama na Chama cha Wananchi (CUF) na baadaye kutangazwa kuvuliwa nafasi zao za ubunge na Tume ya Taifa ya Uchaguzi (NEC). Taarifa hiyo ya Bunge, imetokana na barua ya CUF kwenda kwa Katibu wa Bunge, Stephen Kigaigai inayomtaka amjulishe Spika wa Bunge hilo, Job Ndugai, kuhusu uamuzi wa Mahakama Kuu ya kutengua uamuzi wa awali wa chama hicho wa kuwafuta uanachama wa...

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Meet Zimbabwe’s new first lady Auxilia Mnangagwa.

Auxilia Mnangagwa served as an MP, representing the same constituency her husband did before becoming vice president.  Zimbabwean newly sworn-in President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his wife Auxilia sit during the Inauguration ceremony at the National Sport Stadium in Harare, on November 24, 2017. Picture: AFP. HARARE - As Zimbabwe celebrates its new president Emmerson Mnangagwa, many have already...

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Zimbabwe's Mugabe cried when he agreed to step down.

  Zimbabwe’s former president Robert Mugabe cried and lamented “betrayal by his lieutenants” when he agreed to step down last week under pressure from the military and his party after 37 years in power, the Standard newspaper said in its Sunday edition. President Emmerson Mnangagwa, a former Mugabe loyalist, was sworn in on Friday and attention is focused on whether he will name a broad-based government or select figures from Mugabe’s...

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WATOTO 20 WENYE MATATIZO YA MOYO WAFANYIWA UPASUAJI WA BILA KUFUNGUA KIFUA.

Taasisi ya Moyo Jakaya Kikwete (JKCI) kwa kushirikiana na Taasisi ya Okoa Moyo wa Mtoto (Save a Child Heart – SACH) ya nchini Israel wamefanya upasuaji  wa bila kufungua kifua (Catheterization) kwa watoto 20 wenye matatizo ya Moyo. Upasuaji huo ambao unatumia mtambo wa Cathlab umefanyika katika kambi maalum ya matibabu iliyoanza tarehe 23/11/2017 na kumalizika kesho tarehe 27/11/2017. Matibabu yaliyofanyika ni ya kuziba matundu...

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Rais Magufuli awapa siku saba vigogo sita wakiwemo mawaziri wake wawili

Rais wa Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania Dkt. John Pombe Joseph Magufuli akipata maelezo toka viongozi wa Mamlaka ya Bandari, Jeshi la Polisi na TRA kuhusiana na magari ya wagonjwa 53 yaliyofichwa katika kona moja ya Bandari ya Dar es salaam huku wamiliki wake wakiwa hawajulikani alipofanya ziara ya kushtukiza leo Jumapili Novemba 26, 2017     Rais John Magufuli ametoa siku saba kwa Mamlaka ya Mapato( TRA), ...

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KAFULILA NAYE ATANGAZA KUONDOKA CHADEMA.

Mbunge wa zamani wa Kigoma Kusini, David Kafulila amejivua uanachama wa Chadema kwa madai upinzani hauwezi kuendesha vita dhidi ya ufisadi. Hatua hii inajiri baada ya Mbunge wa Arusha Mjini, Godbless Lema kusema kwamba kisasi cha CCM kuchukua wanachama wake kitasaidia kuwaondoa wavulana kwenye mapambano ya siasa za upinzani. Lema ameyasema hayo ikiwa ni muda mfupi...

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EAC Secretariat resorts to austerity in cash crunch.

The East African Community Secretary-General Liberat Mfumukeko. He had received only 4.6 per cent of the 2017/18 budget contributions from partner states by the end of September.  All the main organs and institutions of the East African Community are in distress due to the financial constraints facing the bloc. The Secretariat had received only 4.6 per cent of the 2017/18 budget contributions from partner states by the end of September,...

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Botswana's Khama tells Mugabe to quit, Zimbabweans are suffering.

 Botswana's President Ian Khama (right) walks alongside his Zimbabwean counterpart Robert Mugabe during a regional SADC Summit in 2014. PHOTO | AFP   Botswana President Ian Khama has made an impassioned plea to his Zimbabwean counterpart Robert Mugabe to be sensitive to the wishes of the people of Zimbabwe and resign. President Khama is the only African leader to speak openly to the 93-year-old leader since the heightened calls...

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MBUNGE MGAYA AWASAIDIA WANAWAKE VYEREHANI 370 NJOMBE

Mbunge wa Viti Maalum Mkoa wa Njombe, Neema Mgaya ametoa msaada wa vyerehani 370 vyenye thamani zaidi ya Milioni 90 kwa wanawake mkoani humo ili wajikwamue kiuchumi huku akiunga mkono juhudi za Serikali inayohimiza uchumi wa viwanda.  Akizungumza Mjini Makambako wakati wa hafla ya kukabidhi vyerehani hivyo kwa baadhi ya wanawake, Mgaya amesema amefikia uamuzi huo ili kuunga mkono juhudi za Rais Dkt. John Pombe Magufuli kuifanya Tanzania...

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SERIKALI YA OMAN YAVUTIWA NA MAZINGIRA YA UWEKEZAJI TANZANIA.

Naibu Waziri wa  Nchi, Ofisi ya Rais Tawala za Mikoa na Serikali za Mitaa (TAMISEMI) anayeshughulikia Elimu Mhe. Joseph Kakunda (katikati) akizungumza jambo alipotembelewa na Balozi wa Oman hapa nchini Mhe. Ali A. AL Mahruqi leo Jijini Dar es Salaam. Kushoto ni Naibu Katibu Mkuu wa Ofisi ya Rais - TAMISEMI anayeshughulikia Afya Bibi. Zainabu Chaula.  Naibu Waziri wa  Nchi, Ofisi ya Rais Tawala za Mikoa na...

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