Travelstart Opens Shop in Kenya
THE country's online travel agency, Travelstart Tanzania has started operating in Kenya as it seeks to exploit the East African Community (EAC) market.
View ArticleElite Runners to Lead Historic Uhuru National Flag Relay
TANZANIA Breweries Limited through its Kilimanjaro Premium Lager brand has launched the Uhuru National Flag Relay as part of the ongoing "Jivunie uTanzania" Campaign in line with this year's...
View ArticleBoT Tight Policy Draws Back Borrowing
THE Bank of Tanzania (BoT) tight money strategy has raised the inter-bank lending rates to a three-year high level, dashing the little hopes by borrowers.
View ArticleMinister's Order to Probe Animal Smugglers Timely
THE war against poaching of wildlife took a dramatic turn last week as the Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism, Mr Ezekiel Maige, called for comprehensive investigation on reports that an...
View ArticleNigeria: Engineering Council Supports Reintroduction of Toll Gates
The Council for Infrastructural Engineering and Development has called for the reintroduction of toll gates being proposed by the Ministry of Works as a way of generating funds to maintain our roads.
View ArticleSeven Teams Ready for Uhuru Netball Tournament
Seven teams have so far confirmed participation in this year's Uhuru netball tournament scheduled for November 30 to December 9 at the National Indoor Stadium.
View ArticleUganda: Rural Marginalization
In the remote village of Kitooma in Kibaale District in Western Uganda, almost every adult person has a mobile phone. But very few are happy about it. Due to the poor network signals, getting a call to...
View ArticleIs Mortgage Facility Non-Starter?
LOW cost houses which National Housing Corporation (NHC) in partnership with commercial banks plan to loan to low bracket income people at 25m/- will actually cost between 60m/ and 75m/- because of...
View ArticleSimba 'Ready' to Sell Sunzu
SIMBA SC has put a price tag of about US dollars 400, 000 (about 700m/-) on the club's talismanic striker, Felix Sunzu, who is rumoured to have attracted the interest of archrivals, Young Africans.
View ArticleGhana: Big Boost for Rural Enterprise Development
The Government of Ghana and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) have signed a $31.5million loan and $50,000 grant facility for the co-financing of the up-scaling first and second...
View ArticleKalungi in Uganda Cranes Squad
When Bobby Williamson named him in his provisional 24-man squad to prepare for Guinea Bissau away, grimed faces filled the air.
View ArticleKenya: Global Mobile Data Traffic to Grow Tenfold by 2016
Mobile phone data traffic will grow tenfold between 2011 and 2016, mainly driven by video, as more and more people get connected across the globe.
View ArticleNigeria: Enugu Govt Plans Renovation of Public Schools
Gov. Sullivan Chime of Enugu State has promised to renovate all public schools in the state.
View ArticleNigeria: Don Criticizes Expatriates' Dominance of Oil And Gas Sector
University don and coordinator of the Network of Migration Research on Africa (NOMRA), Prof. Aderanti Adepoju has criticized the increasing dominance of the nation's oil and gas sector by expatriates.
View ArticleNigeria: Dividend Policy - NSE Advocates Punishment for Non-Compliance
Oscar Onyema, Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has advocated punishment for companies quoted on the Nigeria's exchange who have in their policy the payment of dividend but...
View ArticleSouth Africa: Like, Now So What?
As brand warriors battle it out on the social media platform for consumer favour, "like" has shed its identity as a plain old verb in the English dictionary to become a sought after means of creating a...
View ArticleNigeria: Dangote Group Fetes Participants at Lagos Trade Fair
Companies under the Dangote Group are offering free samples of their products to participants at the ongoing Lagos International Trade Fair even as the beautifully designed Dangote Stand continues to...
View ArticleNigeria: Pipeline Fire Causes Shell Production Cut
A pipeline fire in southern Nigeria has caused a cut in part of Shell's production in the country, the oil company said on Wednesday, with a spill also reported in connection with the incident.
View ArticleNigeria: Afren Prepares for More Stakes in the Nation's Oil
Afren's acquisition of a stake in Nigeria's Oil Mining Leasing (OML) 26, is on track to be completed by the end of 2011, the company's chief executive has said.
View ArticleNigeria: Governor Aliyu Urges Traditional Rulers to Support Oil Subsidy Removal
Niger State Governor Muazu Babangida Aliyu has called on traditional rulers in the state to support the removal of oil subsidy. The governor, who spoke yesterday when he received traditional rulers,...
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