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Tanzania: Shock As TPDF Soldier Runs Amok, Kills Two

Police and the Tanzania People's Defence Force (TPDF) have launched a manhunt for a soldier, who went berserk on Monday, and opened fire on his colleagues, killing two of them on the spot in Kigoma Region.

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Tanzania: More Misery Pile Up On AAT

Dar Es Salaam — MORE misery is piling up on the Automobile Association of Tanzania (AAT), over the controversial decision to endorse a Kenyan for a key post in the world motor sports governing body, FIA. In a letter by former...

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Tanzania: Chinese Bank to Help TIB to Develop Credit Line for Farmers

Dar Es Salaam — THE Bank of China has started negotiations with the Tanzania Investment Bank to help it develop credit line for farmers. "The TIB will soon start borrowing a leaf from the Chinese Bank on the best practices of...

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Kwame Nkrumah Versus East African Federation

One major area in which Julius K. Nyerere was a rival to Kwame Nkrumah was the arena of regional integration. Then in 1961 and 1962, it appeared that Nyerere was going to succeed in leading the East African countries to a...

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Lending to SMEs Grows, Says Bank

Commercial Bank of Africa (CBA) lending to the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) customers by 400 per cent between this year and 2004 to Sh13 billion from Sh2.3 billion, a senior official of the bank said at the weekend.

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Cancer Deaths Surging As Lifestyles Change

Nairobi — When 700 cancer experts met recently in Dar es Salaam, few had illusions about the challenges facing them. Despite Africa's apparent indifference, the toll taken by the disease on the continent is expected to double...

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Plot to Postpone Bulk Oil Buying

The government's plan to introduce a bulk procurement system for petroleum products is threatened by a plot to halt or delay its implementation, even as the relevant consultancy firm presents its final report.

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Its Good for Teachers'

The government's advice to primary schoolteachers holding higher academic qualifications to seek promotion is encouraging, and shows some seriousness in the running of the civil service. It's a mismatch of resources when you...

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Charcoal a Dirty Trade-Off

Dar Es Salaam — The sun is setting slowly over Dar es Salaam's Tabata Changombe neighbourhood. The World Bank estimates that one million tonnes of charcoal are consumed in Tanzania each year, roughly half of this in the...

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Indian Company Eyes More African Markets

Pristine Global Pvt has invested $100,000 to expand its business in Tanzania, Malawi and Senegal. The company's executive director in India, Mr Gurvinder Toor, told The Citizen in Dar es Salaam that the programme would be...

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