Energy Minister January Makamba will begin a 21-day tour of 14 regions to bring services to the people and explain the ministry’s plans to address the sector’s challenges. Speaking before the press yesterday, Hon Makamba revealed that he plans to break down the Tsh.500 billion allocated by the government in this 2022/23 financial year to...
The High Court has approved Special Seats MP Halima Mdee and 18 others to file a counterclaim against the expulsion of their CHADEMA membership after the court agreed with five arguments stated by Halima and 18 others. Similarly, it has given Mdee and his colleagues 14 days to file the case as required by law,...
Their numbers are growing faster than the transactions they handle. A decade ago, Jackeline Muheirwe was the only mobile-money agent in her patch of Kampala, the Ugandan capital. These days there are ten others within a minute’s walk, taking in and giving out cash from shopfronts or colourful kiosks. “You can’t make money out of...
After squeaking through scandal after scandal, U.K. prime minister Boris Johnson finally resigned, taking his country to the brink of a full-blown constitutional crisis. Before he fell on his sword, no fewer than 59 members of his government departed in the space of some 48 hours: a mass exodus that made history books and boosted...
The weekend looms and you cannot wait. It’s been a hectic week, what with deadlines, your boss throwing a tantrum on Tuesday, a parents’ meeting at the school and your partner’s birthday. All you want to do is relax a bit and let your hair down. A couple of days of reasonable peace and quiet....
In the past week, pictures and video clips showing scenes of the injured Maasais in Ngorongoro conservation area in northern Tanzania, bordered by Kenya, circulated online and sparked a wide controversy amongst activists calling for an end to the allegedly forceful eviction of the Maasai by the police from the area. Unfortunately, the flood of...
As the Maasai evacuation from Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA) continues under the government’s assistance to Msomera village in the Handeni District of the Tanga region, the government wants to ensure that the Maasai community gets all the needed services while living on their new residents. Under the government’s directives, Airel, the leading telecom company, camped...
The United Republic of Tanzania and the Sultanate of Oman have joined and agreed to establish a joint investment fund to invest in projects of joint feasibility in several sectors, including agriculture, fisheries and mining. The agreement by the two countries was reached on the sidelines of the official visit of President Samia Suluhu Hassan...
South Africa has been recognised as the most entrepreneurial country, followed by Rwanda and Morocco in second and third place, respectively. The 2021 rankings placed Kenya fourth ahead of Nigeria in fifth place. A new report compiled by the CEOWORLD magazine has found the best African countries to become an entrepreneur. The Entrepreneurship Index evaluates 100...
Urbanization, Industrialization, population, and job opportunities promote rapid growth in any place in the world. Similarly, as the population of Africa has increased over the years, cities with high levels of Industrialization, urbanization, and economic activities experience immigration and a fast-growing rate. According to Brahima Coulibaly, director of Brookings’ Africa Growth Initiative, “About half of...