A recent media engagement between media practitioners in Tanzania, the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF), and the Economic and Social Research Foundation (ESRF) has indicated that Tanzania ranks higher than the average of sub-Saharan African countries in Governance.
As Tanzania currently imports about 40 percent of its sugar and population statistics projecting increased local and regional demand, the government is fast-tracking 25 commercial farms for paddy and sugarcane to address food security and position the country as regional exporter.
The President’s Delivery Bureau (PDB) that oversees implementation of the Big Results Now (BRN) initiative, has invited key agriculture stakeholders to evaluate and propose solutions to critical agriculture marketing issues in Tanzania. Towards that end, a five day mini lab has been organized to review current marketing models and trends for maize and paddy.
It is now becoming a common phenomenon to hear of a fatal road accident in every month in Tanzania. While not tolerating reckless drivers, the police boss calls for the government to deal effectively with loopholes of accidents which at times are reported but they go unreported until when they cause accidents.
Analysts and other commentators have been condemning Tanzania’s government inaction on illicit offshore accounts associating this with what is termed