By Correspondent, Dar es Salaam – The African Union (AU) programme for governance assessment-the Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) Tanzania chapter has urged for views of the people to prevail on the future structure of the Union between Tanganyika and Zanzibar which formed the United Republic of Tanzania. Submitting the opinion of its stakeholders’ before a section of members of the Constitution Review Commission on Wednesday in Dar es Salaam, the APRM Tanzania Executive Secretary, Ms Rehema Twalib said their researchers have found out that the views of the people on the Union are diverse. “While our findings in the APRM... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Wednesday, January 16th 2013 |
The Tanzania Country Review Report is scheduled for peer review at the 18th Summit of the African Peer Review Forum in January 2013 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, says a new information posted on the APRM Continental Secretariat website. The APRM Country Review Mission (CRM) to Tanzania was undertaken in 2012. Thereafter, the Country Review Report was drafted and finalized by the Report Writing Committee. The Mission, which was led by Barrister Akere Tabeng Muna, member of the APR Panel of Eminent Persons, comprised 21 prominent African experts in the four thematic areas covered by the APRM: Democracy and Political Governance, Economic... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Monday, January 14th 2013 |
By Hassan Abbas, Dar es Salaam – Tanzanian media practitioners yesterday (Thursday) submitted their opinions to the Constitutional Review Commission demanding more protection of press freedom in the country. The Commission has started this week to collect views from special groups after finishing a similar process for other common people in various areas in the East African country. Speaking before the Commission on behalf of media actors, the chairman of the Media Owners Association (MOAT), Dr. Reginald Mengi said the new constitution should guarantee freedom of the press and right to access information. He submitted that the constitution should prohibit... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Friday, January 11th 2013 |
By Elias Mhegera – It has been revealed that land grabbing in Tanzania is aggravated by weakness of laws that have been formulated in the general administration of land matters. Current studies indicate that the sudden rush for farmland that appeared to peak in 2009 was triggered primarily by the food price crisis of 2007 and 2008. Many commentators agree that the crisis was sparked by a convergence of events that included reduced grain stocks and a jump in oil prices that prompted a diversion of some food stocks to bio-fuels. Speaking to the Guardian exclusively in a research that... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Sunday, November 11th 2012 |
Ngoma Africa Band, a German based Tanzanian band is now one of the oldest and most successful Africans bands in Germany. Many African bands in Europe hardly survive for more than a year. Yet Ngoma Africa Band, founded by Ebrahim Makunja aka Ras Makunja in 1993, is still growing stronger. The band plays “Bongo Dance”, which is a unique combination of traditional and modern Tanzanian rhythms with Soukous and Rumba. All theirs songs are in Kiswahili. Ngoma Africa Band has released several successful hits including “Mama Kimwaga” (Sugar Mummy), “Anti-Corruption Squad” and “Apache wacha Pombe” (Stop over drinking). In 2010... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Tuesday, November 6th 2012 |
