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Kihansi Spray Toads Return to Tanzania

A critically endangered species of amphibian native to Tanzania has made a tentative comeback in the country. 100 Kihansi spray toads have now been returned from the United States to Tanzania where th...
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Hydro electric projects for Tanzania

A top level meeting between China National Heavy Machines (CNHM) and the Rufiji Basin Development Authority (RUBADA) is scheduled for early September 2010 in the prime minister's office in Dar es Sala...
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Barclays Bank Invest in Eco-friendly Charcoal Production

Barclays Bank Tanzania, in collaboration with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has invested almost 1.5 billion Tanzanian shillings in projects related to environmentally-friendly charcoal production in t...
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Expansion of Kunduchi Water Park

The company which owns the largest water park in east and central Africa, Kunduchi Wet n' Wild Water Park north of Dar es Salaam, has begun a major expansion of the complex. Managing director of Kundu...
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EU mission in Dar es Salaam to plant trees

The delegation of the European Union (EU) in Tanzania has pledged to plant over 5,000 trees a year to offset its annual carbon emissions, the local Guardian newspaper reports. Quoting a statement i...
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Tanzania to start drilling for oil

London-based oil and gas exploration and production company Ophir Energy is to start prospecting for oil off the coast of Tanzania in what will be the first ever deepwater drilling project in the coun...
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Tanzania’s Precision Air in initial public offering

The privately owned airline Precision Air, Tanzania
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Second container terminal for Dar es Salaam

Congestion at the port of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Independent candidates excluded from Tanzania elections

Independent candidates have been excluded from the forthcoming presidential and parliamentary elections in Tanzania following an appeal court ruling upholding the constitutional obligation for all con...
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Water price regulations in Dar es Salaam

The Tanzanian government has announced plans to regulate water prices in Dar es Salaam to guarantee equal access for all. Under the proposals the Energy and Water Utilities Regulatory Authority (E...
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SIM card registration deadline remains 30 June in Tanzania

The Tanzanian government has said that the deadline for registration of SIM cards in Tanzania remains 30 June despite pressure to extend it for a second time. The ministry of telecommunications ha...
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Brazil plays pre World Cup friendly match in Dar es Salaam

Dar es Salaam will be the centre of one of the last pre-World Cup matches when the city hosts the Brazilian team in a friendly game against Tanzania
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New satellite cities for Dar es Salaam

Dar es Salaam is to get two new satellite cities as part of efforts to relieve traffic and housing pressure on the commercial capital. The local newspaper The Guardian reports that new urban areas...
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Nuclear power for Tanzania?

French nuclear energy giant Areva has expressed interest in developing Tanzania
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Tanzania gets new mining law

Parliament has given its backing to new legislation regulating the mining sector in Tanzania. The Mining Act 2010 increases the royalties paid on minerals such as gold from three to four percent. It a...
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New hydropower project for Tanzania

Help could be at hand for the struggling national grid with the revival of a long-standing project to build a 2100MW hydroelectric power station on the Rufiji river in the Selous Game Reserve southwes...
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Workers’ strike in Tanzania

The Trade Union Congress of Tanzania (TUCTA) is planning an indefinite strike beginning on 5 May over what it considers to be the government
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Tanzania to produce Overmeer wine

Tanzania is to consolidate its position as the second largest wine producer in Africa after South Africa by making the semi-sweet and fruity white wine Overmeer from locally grown grapes, the East Afr...
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Tanzania gets new election expenses law

President Jakaya Kikwete has signed into law a bill for cleaner and fairer campaigning by candidates in the run-up to parliamentary and presidential elections scheduled for October 2010. The Electi...
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Family planning for HIV patients in Dar es Salaam

Community health workers in Dar es Salaam are undertaking a new project to integrate family planning with information about HIV/AIDS after a 2009 study conducted in Tanzania and published in the journ...
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Climate change conference in Dar es Salaam

Representatives of governmental and inter-governmental agencies, research institutions and non-governmental organisations are to gather in Dar es Salaam from 24-27 February to explore how local commun...
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Zinduka anti-malaria concert in Dar

On 13 February musicians from Tanzania will gather in Dar es Salaam for a concert to launch an anti-malaria campaign targeting the country
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East African Community studies Dar es Salaam to Burundi railway

The East African reports that the African Development Bank has pledged $8.15 million to study the viability of a railway connecting Dar es Salaam with Burundi and Rwanda. The project is being over...
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Tanzanian rail bridges collapse

Several railway bridges have been destroyed by recent floods on Tanzania
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Tanzania to get new SMS money transfer service

Tanzanians should soon be able to shop online and pay for bills using their mobile phones. Wide International Network, a Tanzanian company, is to offer about 30 services in the financial, business...
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SMS for life in Tanzania

An innovative system using mobile phones has been set up in 135 rural villages in Tanzania, covering a population of about one million, to keep track of stocks of anti-malarial drugs. Each week the lo...
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Local drivers register for FIA Tanzanian rally

15 Tanzanian drivers are expected to sign on for the Kenol/Kobil Tanzanian Rally scheduled to take place in Dar es Salaam on 19-21 February. In the last two years only three Tanzanian nationals co...
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