Dar es Salaam traders draw up export drive strategies
Financial institutions have a crucial investment role in the commercialisation of agriculture and improvement of exports. However, the involvement of lending facilities in injecting funds in the modernisation of More...
Tanzania: Private hospitals help boost heath services
The health sector has started booming, thanks to the participation of the thriving private sector and the Public Private Partnership (PPP). The acting spokesperson with the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, More...
Tanzania: Process minerals locally, minister urges investors
The Minister for Energy and Minerals, Mr William Ngeleja The government has encouraged investors in the mining sector to start investing in mineral value addition activities, saying the move will increase employment More...
11 to get free heart surgery in India
Prime Minister Habumuremyi (L) receives a gift from former head of Rotary International, Rajendra Saboo, after meeting yesterday. The New Times / John Mbanda. Eleven patients incapable of footing their medical bills More...
Tanzania defends tax incentives to investors
EPZA director general, Dr Adelhelm Meru Tax incentives given to multinational corporations operating in Economic Process Zones and Special Economic Zones create jobs and add value to local exports, Director General More...
Look African, wear African accessories
Mention any African accessory and what immediately comes to one’s mind is an item that is heavily blended in colour, print as well as design. These range from outfits that mainly comprise of dresses, skirts, More...
Rwanda Gov’t to hire US medical dons
The government is gradually narrowing the skills gap in the health sector. Government will next financial year acquire at least 100 medical professors from top US varsities to teach local medics, in order to bridge More...
India, Africa trade to double
Bilateral trade between Africa and India is expected to grow to about Shs244.9 trillion ($100-billion) in the next few years, if the two fully exploit their trade potential, a Standard Bank official has said. Mr More...
Baby battles heart defect, needs surgery
Abner Gahaya Cyusa Abner Gahaya Cyusa, born with Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD), a condition where one or more holes are found in the wall that separates the right and left ventricles of the heart, needs $15,000 More...
Delhi pledges more support for Kilimo Kwanza initiative
The government of India has assured support for Tanzania’s agricultural sector through Kilimo Kwanza initiative in an effort to bring about the green revolution whose objective is boosting crop production. SUMA More...
