Several scheduled flights were on Friday cancelled as Kenya Airways (KQ) pilots vowed to begin a strike today on claims the airline’s management failed to address their grievances. A crisis meeting between the Kenya Airline Pilots Asociation (Kalpa) and Transport Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Mukomen yesterday failed to reach a deal by the time of going...
East African Community has one of the highest sea freight charges in the world, a development that sends commodity prices up. Members of the private sector are now drafting key recommendations to see member states cutting down on sea freight costs to foster regional economic growth. According to the chief executive officer for the East...
Zitto Kabwe, an outspoken opposition leader and the leader of the fledging oppositional party ACT Wazalendo in Tanzania, has praised the underway political reconciliation strategy pioneered by Her excellency President Samia Suluhu. President Samia’s political reconciliation strategy aims to create a congenial political environment in Tanzania that would leverage socio-economic and political development. At Lake...
President Samia’s 4-day visit to the western region of Tanzania Kigoma has witnessed the launching of several crucial development projects such as hospitals, roads, electricity transmission projects and ports. One crucial and strategic project for which President Samia Suluhu laid the foundation is Kibirisi port’s expansion. The expansion involves improvements to the three ports of...
The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) has revealed that it is considering giving a licence to Tanzanian firm Taifa Gas Investment to construct a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) import and storage terminal in Mombasa. The announcement comes after President William Ruto held bilateral talks with her Tanzanian counterpart Samia Suluhu. EPRA said it would review an...
Moody’s Investor’s Service deals with delivering independent, in-depth and transparent opinions on credit risk through its credit ratings. The company has recently changed its outlook toward Tanzania from stable to positive. The outlook change to positive reflects moody’s view that political risks have lessened under the government’s new approach to promoting economic development with the...
The minister for energy, January Makamba, assured Equinor that the government is committed to working with its partners to finalize all agreements related to the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) plant by December this year. Minister Makamba said this while taking part in a workshop at Equinor’s Liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant recently in Hammerest, Norway....
The government has connected Kibondo and Kasulu districts in Kigoma Region to the national power grid, saving 22. 4bn/- annually used to purchase fuel and maintain generators. He said the saved amount does not include funds spent on power generators in Kigoma – Urban district. Apart from Kigo0ma areas, parts of Nyakanazi, Biharamulo and Ngara...
HIV-1 is one of the fastest-mutating viruses ever studied. Over a dozen distinct subtypes exist, with countless specific versions of the virus varying from person to person. The extraordinary diversity of HIV-1 and rapid mutation rate makes vaccine development a challenge that researchers have failed to overcome for over three decades. However, a new vaccination...
The Mtwara port in the south of Tanzania, famously for exporting tons of cashew nuts, is now crowded with vessels from Europe grappling to load coal to Europe to counter the prevailing energy crisis. Traditionally, Tanzania exports coal to its neighbouring countries in East Africa. Sending it further afield was out of the question, as...