India, through Apollo Hospitals, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Elipse Group Africa to set up a state-of-the-art diagnostic centre for cancer in Tanzania. The MoU agreement was signed yesterday at the Indian High Commission in Tanzania and was witnessed by various people, including Indian High Commission Mr Binaya Pradhani. Speaking during the...
Prevention and Combating of Corruption Bureau (PCCB) in Singida region is investigating development projects worth over Ts 7.2bn/- due to various implementation defects, including procurement procedures violations. Announcing the bureau’s performance report for April – June, Regional PCCB chief, Mr Mzalendo Widege, said the investigation included 17 health, education, and water sector projects after discovering...
Tanzania is set to receive more investors and tourists from Russia wishing to explore opportunities and attractions the country is endowed with, Russia’s ambassador to Tanzania Mr Andrey Avetisyan has said. The ambassador has said that bussinessmen from Russia send emails to Tanzania seeking investment opportunities. According to Russia’s ambassador in Tanzania, Tanzania authorities have...
A section of Kenya’s electoral commission which includes the vice chairperson, does not agree with the results about to be announced at the Bomas of Kenya. The commissioners, including vice chair Juliana Cherera, Francis Wanderi, Irene Masit and Justus Nyang’aya, have alleged that the results were arrived at in an opaque manner without giving further...
The CHADEMA staunch leader, Freeman Mbowe, said neither he intends to sell CHADEMA nor will he do that in the future despite circulating rumours that he wants to sell the party. Mbowe even admitted to having lost some of his personal belongings and was intimated by echelons of the government intimidating him to sell the...
Tanzanian farmers will enjoy massive subsidies over fertilizer during the 2022/23 season after President Samia Suluhu Hassan launched a fertilizer subsidy programme yesterday. Agriculture minister Hussein Bashe says with the subsidy in place, a bag of DAP that was sold for TSh131,675 will now cost TSh70,000, while that of Urea, which used to fetch TSh124,714,...
In the financial year 2022/23, the Government of President Samia Suluhu has allocated Sh. 86.1bn/- for constructing and modifying various airports throughout the country. The goal is to improve the air transport sector and also to strengthen the tourism sector, which has contributed a large amount of money to the national income. The parks that...
The government is currently looking for potential investors to take up the Bagamoyo Port Project in the coastal region after China Merchants Holdings (International) Co Ltd (CMHI) and Oman Investment Authority (OIA0 both withdrew. Although the government has shown zeal to revive the project, negotiation guidelines appear inadequate, despite President Samia often blaming top officials...
AD Ports Group, the leading facilitator of global trade, logistics, and industry, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Adani Ports and SEZ Ltd, India’s largest integrated ports and logistics company, for strategic joint investments in end-to-end logistics infrastructure and solutions, which include rail, maritime services, port operations, digital services, an industrial zone and...
AD Ports, Hong Kong operator, and port investor Hutchison Ports will work together to expand operations across the GCC, Asia and Africa. Dar es Salaam Port The two organizations will partner in Tanzania to explore further opportunities to enhance the market competitiveness of ports across the country, including Dar es Salaam Port. Areas of opportunity include...