Experts pour scorn on ‘bad taste’ films
A public outcry that the film industry is negatively contributing to moral decay has been echoed by the president of the Tanzania Film Federation (TAFF), Simon Mwakifamba, who has joined a few other artistes in More...
Tanzania Film industry ordered to desist moral decay
A Member of Parliament has called for government’s intervention against local films and music videos which were acting as agents of moral decay by significantly displaying violent and sexual acts against women. NCCR-Mageuzi More...
Big relief as TB vaccine arrives
A consingment of the anti-TB Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine is expected in the country today and will reach areas that are currently experiencing shortage by next Sunday. Medical Stores Department (MSD) More...
Cassava ‘under siege’ in EA
Local researchers are looking into ways of tackling the disease that has been devastating cassava in East Africa as Tanzania is setting laws to fight the spread of banana wilt that has affected hundreds of acres More...
Dar es Salaam faces acute shortage of nurses
Tanzania faces an acute shortage of nurses with only 33,000 trained professionals in the field who have to attend to 45 million people in the country. Deputy Minister for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Seif Rashid This More...
Women’s bank to raise capital from DSE
The Tanzania Women Bank (TWB) is currently in talks with the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange (DSE) over the possibility to raise money through the capital market. Tanzania Women Bank This is to be done through a facility More...
Dar to acquire more buildings abroad
The government has maintained its commitment of acquiring own buildings to accommodate its diplomatic missions across the globe as well as use them as investments. Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and International More...
Tanzania hailed over right land policy
Tanzania has been hailed for putting up a comprehensive land policy that limits investors’ influence by forcing them to enter into to partnership with local people. Member of Parliament from Germany, Ms Dorothea More...
Tanzania mulls growing genetically modified cotton
Tanzania could start growing BT Cotton by 2020 when current government efforts to research on its applicability are complete, the Deputy Minister in the Vice-President’s Office, Mr Charles Kitwanga, has said. Deputy More...
Tanzania Health minister pledges to boost funds for elderly
The government has acknowledged that funds for centres that take care of aged people in the country were small, but hastened to add that the amount was increased in the 2013/14 financial year. The Minister for Health More...
