By Elias Mhegera – LAND ownership in Tanzania has fueled a lot of problems, to the extent that stakeholders want the laws with regard to ownership to be reviewed. The resolution from members of the Policy Forum breakfast debate on Friday last week is to call for a joint meeting between the civil societies, government officials, academia and partners in development (donors) in order to find a common solution to land ownership in Tanzania. The topic for discussion was: The Village Land Act: Is it worth protecting? The debate came after two presentations from experts on land issues: one from... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Sunday, April 8th 2012 |
The Golden Voice of East Africa, Soulful Vocals, hypnotic guitars and driving, Rhythm of BONGO DANCE It’s the first African band to use its music as cross Culture Bridge from Tanzania in East Africa to the rest of the World! Ngoma Africa Band which has been named The Golden Voice of East Africa is a fast-growing band with a huge fans base worldwide. Ngoma Africa Band, a Tanzanian band based in Germany, founded in the year 1993 by Ebrahim Makunja aka Ras Makunja, named several times as the best band in many festivals. This is because of the way the... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Sunday, March 25th 2012 |
By Elias Mhegera and Damas Makangale – THE call by President Jakaya Kikwete for the Cooperative Unions to stop selling their housing property has raised eyebrows among the critics who say the same directive has to be sent to public institutions, which continue to sell public houses and prime areas relentlessly, despite a big segment of the public calling on the Government to halt the exercise. The directive by President Jakaya Kikwete to halt the selling of property belonging to Cooperative Unions could be a step forward to reviving the once powerful institutions, but people are doubting its effectiveness if... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, March 22nd 2012 |
By Special Correspondent – President Jakaya Kikwete of Tanzania has reiterated the confidence of his government with the Africa’s governance assessment body-the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) and promised that his government is ready to implement recommendations from APRM reports. President Kikwete issued the commitment at State House in Dar es Salaam on Tuesday evening during a de-briefing session with the visiting APRM Country Review Mission lead by one of Africa’s Eminent Persons, Cameroonian legal scholars, Barrister Akere Muna. The President, who had launched the review team at Dar es Salaam State House on 7 March, told the panelists that... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Wednesday, March 21st 2012 |
By Special Correspondent – The team leader of the visiting panel of country review mission under the auspices of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), Barrister Akere Muna has commended President Jakaya Kikwete for being one of the African politicians who pioneered the governance self-assessment mechanism. Barrister Muna, whose position was supported by two renowned businessmen in Tanzania, the chairman of the IPP group of companies, Reginald Mengi and Arnold Kilewo respectively, was speaking during a breakfast session between the visiting team and the business community in Tanzania which was held in Dar es Salaam on Monday. “President Kikwete is... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Monday, March 19th 2012 |
