Tag Archives: Kenya

EPZA gets investors with 200bn/- capital

23 May 2013

The Export Processing Zones Authority (EPZA) has received 15 new investors with a combined capital of 123 million US dollars (about 200bn/-), with potentials of creating 13,947 direct jobs for ...

Rwanda’s U23 Beach V-ball teams start intensive training

22 May 2013

Rwanda Men's beach volleyball team (L-R); Olivier Ntagengwa with Thierry Mugabo. The New Times / Courtesy.

Rwanda (U23) beach volleyball men and women national teams have started training in Rubavu District, Western Province in preparation for the World Championships scheduled for June 6 to 9 in ...

Reading, numeracy skills lag in schools – researchers

22 May 2013

Rachel Glennerster, the executive director of Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-Pal)

Many pupils in the country have not mastered the basic reading and numeracy skills needed to keep up with learning, resulting in a decline in general performance of the education ...

Kagera seeks to fish out illegal immigrants

22 May 2013

Authorities in Kagera Region have embarked on an exercise to screen foreigners in public and private sectors to establish genuine experts and provide more jobs to qualified Tanzanians. The Kagera ...

Gunmen kill two in Garissa, escape on foot

22 May 2013

Garissa, Kenya: Gunmen killed two people on Wednesday evening in renewed attacks on civilians in Garissa Town. The men were killed in a place popularly known as Shifta Camp near the local library by gunmen ...

Largest Online Marketplace for African Safaris Launched

22 May 2013

Male lion in front of Oloololo escarpment, Masai Mara reserve, Kenya. Photo: © Africaimagelibrary.com

Safari Bookings, the newest venture of Ximon Media (headed by Dutch entrepreneur Wouter Vergeer), launched and instantly became the world’s foremost Safari resource. SafariBookings offers an unprecedented service to the ...

EALA urges leaders to assent to One Stop Border Posts Bill

22 May 2013

The East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) MPs have appealed to regional heads of state to urgently assent to the long-awaited One Stop Border Posts Bill that was passed last year ...

Dar port woes cost over 4.2tri/-

22 May 2013

Bureaucracy and inefficiency at Dar es Salaam Port is costing the country and six landlocked countries some 2.6 billion US dollars (over 4.2tri/-), a World Bank report has established. Presenting ...

Dar higher education fair kicks off on Wednesday

22 May 2013

More than 120 universities and colleges are expected to take part in the 8th Exhibition on Higher Education, Science and Technology (HESTE), which kicks off at Diamond Jubilee Hall in ...

New Tanzania’s policy on product standards in the pipeline

22 May 2013

The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry and Trade, Ms Joyce Mapunjo

The government, through the Ministry of Trade and Industry, will come up with a policy which will specify the standards for both imported and exported goods to ensure steady economic ...