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Tanzania suspends Serengeti officials after rhino killings

Animals 03 Jun, 2012

Four senior wildlife officials and 28 game wardens have been suspended after poachers killed two critically-endangered rhinos in Tanzania's Serengeti park, according to the country's minister for...

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Increased water supply to Dar es Salaam

Infrastructure 20 May, 2012

Tanzania is undertaking a major project to lay new water pipes from the Lower Ruvu water plant to supply Dar es Salaam and coastal regions, as part of plans to expand the plant's processing capacity f...

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Coca-Cola expands in Tanzania

Retail 20 May, 2012

US-based soft drinks giant Coca-Cola, in conjunction with its Tanzanian bottling partners, has programmed $187 million investment in Tanzania over the next three years. The investments will go into...

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Postal codes for Dar es Salaam

General 13 May, 2012

The Dar es Salaam region is to introduce postal codes as part of Tanzania's National Policy on Posts, 2003. The project is being overseen by the Tanzanian Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (T...

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Tanzanians against train fare increases

Transport 13 May, 2012

A request by Tanzania Railways Limited (TRL) to increase train fares by 50 per cent for third class and 25 per cent for first and second classes has been rejected by stakeholders and members of the pu...

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Power crisis in Tanzania

Energy 09 May, 2012

The Tanzania Electric Supply Company (TANESCO) said that water levels are decreasing at the country's hydro power plants, leaving the country to face a 133MW power deficit in its national grid. The...

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Increased water supply for Dar es Salaam

Environment 23 Apr, 2012

The Tanzanian government has allocated some 653bn/- to boost water supply to Dar es Salaam by 2013. The deputy minister for water Gerson Lwenge said that the government was implementing a programme...

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Traffic warden pilot project in Dar es Salaam

09 Apr, 2012

A traffic warden pilot scheme was launched by the municipal council in the Ilala district of Dar es Salaam on 31 March. Located south-east of the centre, Ilala is home to much of the city’s f...

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Ultra-modern private hospital for Dar es Salaam

Health 28 Mar, 2012

The Muhimbili National Hospital (MNH) in Dar es Salaam is to build an eight-storey first class hospital for specialist private treatment, according to the country's health minister Hadji Mponda. Th...

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Dar es Salaam begins DART terminal

Transport 28 Mar, 2012

Construction of the Dar es Salaam Rapid Transit (DART) bus terminal has begun following the demolition of 53 houses in Gerezani, in the city’s Kariakoo district, to make way for the terminal....

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Chinese goods fair in Dar es Salaam

Economy 13 Mar, 2012

The Chinese government will stage an exhibition of Chinese merchandise in Dar es Salaam from 28 June to 8 July, as part of China’s plan to hold goods exhibitions across Africa, beginning this ye...

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Dar es Salaam to supply affordable gas

Infrastructure 11 Mar, 2012

The state-owned Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) has launched a $2.8m project to supply residential houses and light industry in Dar es Salaam with affordable compressed natural gas (...

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Dar es Salaam to supply affordable gas

Energy 04 Mar, 2012

The state-owned Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) has launched a $2.8m project to supply residential houses and light industry in Dar es Salaam with affordable compressed natural gas (...

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New Tanzanian diplomatic base in Nairobi

General 06 Feb, 2012

A major building complex, funded by Tanzania's National Social Security Fund (NSSF), is to be built in Nairobi to house the Tanzanian diplomatic mission in Kenya. The initial cost of the project i...

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Tanzanian tourism to target the USA

Tourism 12 Jan, 2012

Tanzania as a tourist destination for American travellers is the focus of a two-part seminar to be run in Dar es Salaam and Arusha in mid-January 2012. The main focus of the seminars is how to mar...

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Railway project to link Tanzania, Uganda and South Sudan

Infrastructure 12 Jan, 2012

Construction of a $4.7 billion railway line linking Uganda and South Sudan to the port of Dar es Salaam is scheduled to begin in 2014. The Tanzanian government confirmed that the design, engineerin...

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Tanzania celebrates 50 years of independence

Politics 07 Dec, 2011

Mainland Tanzania celebrates five decades of independence on 9 December with a series of events in Dar es Salaam and the other major cities. The national flag will be hoisted on the summit of Kilim...

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Plans to redesign Tanzanian capital

Housing 16 Nov, 2011

The Tanzanian capital city Dodoma is to have a radically-redrafted master plan introduced in January by an international South Korean-based engineering company Saman Corporation and Tanzanian firm Tah...

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Plans to redesign Tanzanian capital

Infrastructure 13 Nov, 2011

The Tanzanian capital city Dodoma is to have a radically-redrafted master plan introduced in January by an international South Korean-based engineering company Saman Corporation and Tanzanian firm Tah...

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Tanzania to ban plastic bags

01 Nov, 2011

Tanzania is set to introduce a total ban on the manufacture and use of plastic bags, amending its 2006 ban on plastic bags of a thickness between 30 and 65 microns, which has proved difficult to enfor...

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Dynamite fishing causes concern for Dar gas pipeline

Food and Agriculture 13 Oct, 2011

Environmental activists are concerned about the growing amount of

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Increased supply of natural gas to Dar es Salaam

Energy 05 Oct, 2011

Orca Exploration Group, Tanzania

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Charges over Zanzibar ferry disaster

Transport 18 Sep, 2011

Four people have been charged with causing the deaths of 203 people when an over-crowded ferry sank off Nungwi, a beach resort north of Zanzibar Island, in the early hours of 10 September. The capt...

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Tanzania counts the toll of another ferry tragedy

Humanitarian 10 Sep, 2011

As Tanzania mourns those drowned in the ferry disaster off the island of Zanzibar on 10 September questions are being asked once again about the safety of the country

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New refuse trucks for Dar es Salaam

Environment 05 Sep, 2011

Four refuse trucks have been donated to the Kinondoni district in Dar es Salaam by an environmental agency. The vehicles are worth $300,000 and were a gift from the Ecology Protection Company (ECO)....

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Japan finances Rusumo bridge on Tanzania-Rwanda border

Infrastructure 01 Sep, 2011

Japan has granted Tanzania almost

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Dar es Salaam drivers running out of fuel

Transport 10 Aug, 2011

Vehicles in Dar es Salam are slowing to a halt as filling stations run out of petrol. Oil companies are refusing to re-supply service stations in protest against government-imposed cuts of 9.17 per ce...

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Anti-malaria campaign in Dar es Salaam

Health 31 Jul, 2011

Dar es Salaam residents have been asked to register for free insecticide-treated mosquito bed nets from 12 August to September as part of a government anti-malaria campaign. Those who registered w...

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Tanzania and Kenya to consider 500km gas pipeline

Energy 19 Jul, 2011

A proposal to construct a 500km natural gas pipeline from Tanzania to Kenya is to be discussed when energy ministers from the East Africa Community (EAC) convene in October. With a potential capac...

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Turkish Airline fly to Dar es Salaam

Transport 27 Jun, 2011

Turkish Airlines has launched direct flights from Istanbul to Entebbe in Uganda, with connecting flights to Dar es Salaam. The airline introduced the three-times-weekly service due to increasing trade...

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