Author: Mkufi Dindai (Mkufi Dindai)

Tanzania to set up 13 irrigation schemes for agriculture in Mbeya
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Tanzania to set up 13 irrigation schemes for agriculture in Mbeya

The National Irrigation Commission of Tanzania has announced plans to develop 13 irrigation schemes for agriculture in Mbeya region to improve crop yields. The new facilities will be spread over 24,550 hectares of land in the districts of Mbarali, Kyela, Rungwe. According to the director of National Irrigation Commission, Raymond Mndolwa, the 13 irrigation schemes...

Govt inject 5bn/- in several geothermal projects
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Govt inject 5bn/- in several geothermal projects

In efforts to diversify the country’s electricity mix to power its own growing economy, the government has set aside 5bn/- to execute geothermal projects, including Kiejo-Mbaka project in  is Mbeya which is expected to generate 200MW by 2025. Tanzania’s main source of energy is hydropower whereby due to climate change and increased demand, the government...

TMDA destroys 35bn/- worth of counterfeit medical products
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TMDA destroys 35bn/- worth of counterfeit medical products

The Tanzania Medicines and Medical Services Authority (TMDA) disposed of about 35,547 counterfeit medical products amounting to 35bn/- during the past year since President Samia Suluhu was in office.  TMDA Director Adam Fimbo said in Dodoma yesterday that the products were unregistered and had less quality for medical consumption. 

Tanzania set to increase fertilizer uptake to 500,000 tonnes.
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Tanzania set to increase fertilizer uptake to 500,000 tonnes.

Following the allocation of Tsh 150bn/- in the agriculture budget 2022/23 to subsidize fertilizer prices, the government plans to increase the amount of fertilizer in 2022/23 up to 500,000 tones. In the agricultural season of 2021/22, Tanzania utilized 360,000 tones of fertilizers. According to Dr. Ngailo, the Tanzania Fertilizers Regulatory Authority (TFRA), the farmer’s fertilizer...

President Samia promises bright future to artisanal miners.
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President Samia promises bright future to artisanal miners.

The minister for minerals, Hon Doto Biteko, under President Samia Suluhu, has announced a big favour for small miners all over the country.  A grace that is going to liberate them in life completely. This step has come after it was seen that the small miners and the entire mining sector had contributed significantly to...

Govt builds the first Tsh 130bn/- transmission line for power evacuation from JNHPP-Chalinze & Chalinze substation.
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Govt builds the first Tsh 130bn/- transmission line for power evacuation from JNHPP-Chalinze & Chalinze substation.

Tanzania’s President will use Tsh. Billion 130/- to construct the electricity substation Chalinze Line is a 400kV overhead line of 160km from Julius Nyerere Hydropower Station, Morogoro, Tanzania, to Chalinze, Pwani, Tanzania. The construction works on the JNHPP – Chalinze Line project commenced in 2021, and commissioning is expected in 2022. When completed, it will...

The government allocates Tsh 3bn/- for 500 scholarships to science students.
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The government allocates Tsh 3bn/- for 500 scholarships to science students.

In the coming academic year, the government has allocated a total of Tsh 573/- billion set to be disbursed among 205,500 students as loans and scholarships under the Higher Education Students Loans Board (HESLB). President Samia Suluhu’s government, to enhance imperativeness and the importance of science and technology to the country’s development, the government has...