Oil prices down globally...but fuel still costly in Dar

  Even if Tanzania gets free oil, motorists will still pay high fuel prices Oil PRICE PARADOX: PLUNGING global prices not being passed on to tanzanians  Global oil prices have fallen sharply over the past eight months, but why have pump prices in Tanzania been so slow to follow suit? According to some analysts, the answer to this vexing question could lie...

Mramba, Yona get brooms for community service

Former senior cabinet ministers Basil Mramba and Daniel Yona  Former senior cabinet ministers Basil Mramba and Daniel Yona were yesterday given brooms and other cleaning tools to begin their community service punishment for abuse of public office, marking a new milestone in their gradual fall from grace.   The duo, who were convicted last year of irregularly handling...

9,000 families receive Tasaf grants

Tanzania Social Action Fund (Tasaf)  At least 9,000 households in Arusha Rural District have benefited from grants disbursed by the Tanzania Social Action Fund (Tasaf) in its third phase of the poverty alleviation programme .   The 355m/- in cash, was distributed to 9,520 families in 45 villages in the area, according to the TASAF coordinator in the District,...

Chinese investors set to buy more cassava from Tanzania

National cassava coordinator Dr Geoffrey Mkamilo  SEVERAL Chinese companies investors have expressed interest in buying 5 million tons of dried cassava annually from the southern part of Tanzania, it has been learnt.   They also intend to increase purchases by half the said amount on a yearly basis depending on the crop’s availability, national cassava coordinator...

Police hold 18 over possession of khat, bhang, illicit liquor

Manyara Regional Police Commander Camilius Wambura  POLICE in Manyara Region have arrested 18 people in Mererani Township who were found with khat, which is categorised as an illegal drug, as well as marijuana and illicit liquor popularly known as ‘gongo’.   Some of the suspects were nabbed after being caught gambling. They were arrested during an operation aimed...

Farmers take on new methods of irrigation

Comments  Arusha growers in northern Tanzania have eagerly taken up bucket-drip irrigation, which has in turn proved to be an effective method of farming in an era where space is limited and water is scarce.   The technology replaces the ‘carry and irrigate’ method together with treadle pumps, which are commonly used by smallholder farmers in order to irrigate...

Premier Majaliwa to officiate NEEC stakeholders meeting

Prime Minister, Kassim Majaliwa  Prime Minister, Kassim Majaliwa is expected to officiate the opening of the National Economic Empowerment Council (NEEC) stakeholders meeting today in Dar es Salaam.   Announcing the meeting to journalists, the Permanent Secretary, Prime Minister’s Office, Dr. Hamis Mwinyimvua said the meeting is part of the implementation of the...