By Shout-Africa.com Correspondent, Dar es Salaam – The Deputy Minister of Infrastructure in the Tanzanian government of President Jakaya Kikwete, Dr. Harrison Mwakyembe has been flown to India after suffering from a mysterious skin disease that is believed to be an effect of poisonous infection. Dr. Mwakyembe a professional lawyer and former senior lecturer at the University of Dar es Salaam before venturing into politics, is known for his aggressive stance against greedy politicians. Minister Mwakyembe came to the centre stage of politics after he chaired a Parliamentary Select Committee in 2008 that investigated the Richmond scandal, a purported US... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Monday, October 10th 2011 |
By Shout-Africa Correspondent, Dar es Salaam – The governments of Tanzania and Uganda have agreed to fast track the construction of a Tanzania-Uganda railway to facilitate movement of goods in the area and especially between the two countries which share a long history of cooperation. The agreement was announced yesterday after a one day state visit and talks between President Jakaya Kikwete of Tanzania and Ugandan counterpart, Yoweri Museven in Dar es Salaam. The agreement will see the construction of a Tanga-Musoma-Uganda railway that will open “the third door” for Ugandan goods from the Indian Ocean. The decision to construct... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Tuesday, October 4th 2011 |
By Shout-Africa Correspondent, Dar es Salaam – The Tanzanian ruling party, CCM, has won the Igunga Parliamentary by-election by a close margin from first runners, opposition Chadema in a closely contested poll. Announcing the results yesterday in Igunga, Tabora in the Western party of the country, the returning officer, Mr. Protace Magayane, said Dr. Dalay Peter Kafumu of CCM got 26,484 votes while Chadema’s Peter Kashindye followed closely with 23,260. Leopold Mahona from the Civic United Front (CUF) who was earlier considered a threat to CCM was far trailing in the third place with only 2,104. At the announcing of... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Tuesday, October 4th 2011 |
About 20 African women are preparing to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Africa, beginning September 1st 2012 for two weeks. This expedition is led by 3Thirtyseven Ltd a nonprofit organisation whose mission is to alleviate poverty in Africa by inviting women of African heritage to join organised expeditions and outdoor activities for the purposes of fundraising for their African country of origin. The highest mountain in Africa, Mount Kilimanjaro is the fourth highest mountain in the world, and the tallest freestanding mountain. This climb will be marked by the 3Thirtyseven launch which is set to bring interested women from all... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Friday, September 30th 2011 |
By Hassan Abbas, Dar es Salaam – President Jakaya Kikwete of Tanzania on Friday addressed the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN) in a speech he categorically reminisced on Tanzanians fifty years of independence and its contribution to the international relations. “I’m happy that fifty years now after the independence of Tanganyika, the country under the new United Republic of Tanzania has continued to be a bonafide member of this noble organization,” he said in a speech availed to Shout-Africa.com over the week end. The president said as the founding father of the nation, Mwalimu Julius Nyerere informed the... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Monday, September 26th 2011 |
