By Hassan Abbas – Former Rwandan Ambassador to Tanzania, Fatma Ndagiza has been appointed new chair of the Panel of Eminent Persons of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM). The Panel is the main advisory body to the APRM Heads of State and Government. The appointment was announced at the end of the 20th Summit of APRM Heads of State and Government held on 29th January 2014 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. A press release from the APRM headquarters said Ambassador Ndangiza succeeds the outgoing Chairperson of the APR Panel, Barrister Akere Tabeng Muna, who served as a Panel Member from... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, January 30th 2014 |
By Elias Mhegera – There are various forms of genocide in country, uranium mining being one of those. At least for the whole of October there are reports in the media outlets in Tanzania condemning mining of this deadly stuff. The recent debates are a product of a debate that was conducted at the beginning of October, on the 4th and 5th at the International Conference on Uranium Mining, at the Blue Pearl, Ubungo Plaza in Dar es Salaam. Due to the topical issues that were presented and reported in the media particularly in the impact on health and environment,... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Wednesday, November 6th 2013 |
By Elias Mhegera – The debacle on oil and gas which was catalyzed by a resistance from the Mtwara residents on the government’s plan to pipe natural gas from its shores to Dar es Salaam is not yet resolved. Currently there are no media reports on this matter simply because the Government has suppressed such coverage after it imposed a curfew albeit covertly after detaching a battalion of soldiers from the Tanzania People’s Defense Forces (TPDF). This does not mean that the decision by the government has been supported wholeheartedly as evidenced in the Dar es Salaam city recently. It... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Wednesday, October 23rd 2013 |
By Elias Mhegera – Financial experts have warned of the increasing impending dangers due to illicit financial transfers, land grabbing, money laundering and secret deals between criminal moguls and corrupt politicians. This was part of the resolutions after a three days experience of sharing information between financial and tax experts, journalists, and civil society representatives at the White Sands Hotel in Dar es Salaam. The prestigious workshop that was organized by hosts Policy Forum and umbrella body of the civil society organizations (CSOs) of Tanzania in collaboration with the Financial Transparency Coalition (FTC). Tanzania in the recent past is estimated... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Wednesday, October 23rd 2013 |
When it comes to the issues of child marriage, Dr Monica Mohjam is a true inspiration and a force to be reckoned with. Living in Scotland, she works hard to improve education and learning in her homeland in Tanzania, where young girls are often taken out of primary school and forced into early marriage and motherhood. With her first-hand experiences and knowledge of the complex community dynamics in Tanzania, Monica set up the Children’s Dignity Forum to help educate vulnerable girls at risk of child marriage and domestic violence. Monica secured funding for the Children’s Dignity Forum from Comic Relief’s... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Sunday, October 13th 2013 |
