Saturday, January 30, 2010
Tanzania orders 30 to leave the country
total of 34 out of 89 aliens arrested in Shinyanga and Kagera regions have been deported to their respective countries, it has been learnt.
The Immigration department in Shinyanga Region disclosed this during a function to bid farewell to 2009 and usher in 2010. It said the aliens were from Rwanda, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Kenya and Zimbabwe.
In a report, it said illegal migrants were a chronic problem in Shinyanga Region because of the interaction of ethnic clans residing along the highway to Rwanda and Burundi.
The report issued by the head of the Immigration department in the region, Mr Seleman Kameya, said 34 other aliens were imprisoned and 21 released after being found to be bonafide Tanzanians.
Mr Kameya said the department realised Sh100 million and $170,000 in revenue last calendar year when 275 passports were issued.
However, it faced a number of challenges along the Tanzania border with Rwanda and Burundi, an immigration officer from Ngara District in Kagera Region, Mr Antipas Nogera, said.
He said a very small difference existed between Tanzanians and foreigners living along the border because of the interaction among members of ethnic clans from Tanzania and neighbouring countries.
The Shinyanga regional commissioner, Dr Yohannes Balele, said in a speech that some of the aliens who were breaching peace in the region were arrested by the department. His speech was read on his behalf by the Bukombe district commissioner, Mr Florence Holombe.
Source:/thecitizen.co.tz/
The Immigration department in Shinyanga Region disclosed this during a function to bid farewell to 2009 and usher in 2010. It said the aliens were from Rwanda, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Kenya and Zimbabwe.
In a report, it said illegal migrants were a chronic problem in Shinyanga Region because of the interaction of ethnic clans residing along the highway to Rwanda and Burundi.
The report issued by the head of the Immigration department in the region, Mr Seleman Kameya, said 34 other aliens were imprisoned and 21 released after being found to be bonafide Tanzanians.
Mr Kameya said the department realised Sh100 million and $170,000 in revenue last calendar year when 275 passports were issued.
However, it faced a number of challenges along the Tanzania border with Rwanda and Burundi, an immigration officer from Ngara District in Kagera Region, Mr Antipas Nogera, said.
He said a very small difference existed between Tanzanians and foreigners living along the border because of the interaction among members of ethnic clans from Tanzania and neighbouring countries.
The Shinyanga regional commissioner, Dr Yohannes Balele, said in a speech that some of the aliens who were breaching peace in the region were arrested by the department. His speech was read on his behalf by the Bukombe district commissioner, Mr Florence Holombe.
Source:/thecitizen.co.tz/
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Bendera: Cote d�Ivoire exit to hurt Tanzania tourism
Bendera said in the interview with The Citizen, following the team promise to bring the trophy in the country and climb with it on the African highest mountain, Kilimanjaro.
He said that the 3-2 defeat to Algeria saddened both soccer fans and tourism stakeholders in Tanzania.
�We prayed for the Cote d�Ivoire to win the trophy and boost our tourism, but the luck was not on their side and they lost 3-2 to Algeria,� said Bendera.
He said that many Tanzanians hoped to see the team captain, Didier Drogba climb mountain Kilimanjaro with the trophy and as a campaign to boost both tourism and sports.
�Cote d�Ivoire was Tanzanian favourite team in the tournament, they failed to make it, we must accept it,� he said.
He said that Algeria played with determination, fought bravely and emerged victors at the end.
Tanzania Football Federation (TFF) Technical Director, Sunday Kayuni said that although the results saddened Tanzanian soccer fans, people should learn to accept that soccer is full of surprises.
He said that Algeria came from behind twice before posting the winner in the extra time.
�As a coach, that is normal, but we are sorry for the privileges that we could get from them did they win the trophy,� said Kayuni.
Meanwhile, The United against Malaria Tanzania has donated 260 mosquito nets to the Tanzania Football Federation (TFF) for the national soccer team.
The organization donated the mosquito nets together with Arusha region based firm, A to Z in the briefly ceremony held yesterday at TFF headquarters in Dar es Salaam.
The organization country representative said that the nets is for senior team (Taifa Stars), Under 20 national soccer team, Ngorongoro Heroes, Women national soccer team (Twiga Stars) and under 17�s Serengeti Boys.
The firm country representative, Anna McCartney-Melstad said that they were proud to support TFF as they wanted to see all players free from malaria.
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Source:thecitizen.co.tz/
He said that the 3-2 defeat to Algeria saddened both soccer fans and tourism stakeholders in Tanzania.
�We prayed for the Cote d�Ivoire to win the trophy and boost our tourism, but the luck was not on their side and they lost 3-2 to Algeria,� said Bendera.
He said that many Tanzanians hoped to see the team captain, Didier Drogba climb mountain Kilimanjaro with the trophy and as a campaign to boost both tourism and sports.
�Cote d�Ivoire was Tanzanian favourite team in the tournament, they failed to make it, we must accept it,� he said.
He said that Algeria played with determination, fought bravely and emerged victors at the end.
Tanzania Football Federation (TFF) Technical Director, Sunday Kayuni said that although the results saddened Tanzanian soccer fans, people should learn to accept that soccer is full of surprises.
He said that Algeria came from behind twice before posting the winner in the extra time.
�As a coach, that is normal, but we are sorry for the privileges that we could get from them did they win the trophy,� said Kayuni.
Meanwhile, The United against Malaria Tanzania has donated 260 mosquito nets to the Tanzania Football Federation (TFF) for the national soccer team.
The organization donated the mosquito nets together with Arusha region based firm, A to Z in the briefly ceremony held yesterday at TFF headquarters in Dar es Salaam.
The organization country representative said that the nets is for senior team (Taifa Stars), Under 20 national soccer team, Ngorongoro Heroes, Women national soccer team (Twiga Stars) and under 17�s Serengeti Boys.
The firm country representative, Anna McCartney-Melstad said that they were proud to support TFF as they wanted to see all players free from malaria.
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Source:thecitizen.co.tz/
Tanzania launches Goju-ryu association
The registration of the martial art sport would be added to the list of among other martial art�s sporting events, karate, which has seen Tanzania competing in several international events, including Saba Saba International annual tourney.
The event, which is being organised by the Tanzania Shotokan Karate Association (TASHOKA) has severally seen the coming of karatekas from various countries like Kenya and Uganda.
Apart from karate, whose association is known as the Tanzania Karate Association, include Taekwondo and kick-boxing.
Sensei Rashid Almas, who is one of the Go-Juryu founding members said yesterday that they are now in the process of registering the sport with the National Sports Council NSC).
�This kind of sport would help Tanzanians for their self defence as well as preventing them from diseases�, said Almas.
He said apart from playing for leisure, and preventing from diseases, the sport also helps a person to become physically and mentally fit.
He said that they have managed to open branches in several Mainland and Zanzibar regions, waiting for the registration.
The branches include Morogoro, Dodoma, Manyara, Arusha, Tabora, Shinyanga, Kilimanjaro, Mtwara and Lindi.
Other branches are those of Pemba, Unguja and Dar es Salaam.
Source:thecitizen.co.tz/
The event, which is being organised by the Tanzania Shotokan Karate Association (TASHOKA) has severally seen the coming of karatekas from various countries like Kenya and Uganda.
Apart from karate, whose association is known as the Tanzania Karate Association, include Taekwondo and kick-boxing.
Sensei Rashid Almas, who is one of the Go-Juryu founding members said yesterday that they are now in the process of registering the sport with the National Sports Council NSC).
�This kind of sport would help Tanzanians for their self defence as well as preventing them from diseases�, said Almas.
He said apart from playing for leisure, and preventing from diseases, the sport also helps a person to become physically and mentally fit.
He said that they have managed to open branches in several Mainland and Zanzibar regions, waiting for the registration.
The branches include Morogoro, Dodoma, Manyara, Arusha, Tabora, Shinyanga, Kilimanjaro, Mtwara and Lindi.
Other branches are those of Pemba, Unguja and Dar es Salaam.
Source:thecitizen.co.tz/
Tanzania Tea Production May Climb 9.4% as Farms Rehabilitated
Jan. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Tanzania, Africa’s fourth-largest tea grower, may produce 9.4 percent more of the leaf this season following the rehabilitation of poorly managed estates, the industry regulator said.
Production in the East African nation may increase to 35,000 metric tons in the 12 months through June, from 32,000 tons a year earlier and 32,697 tons in 2007-08, the state-run Tea Board of Tanzania said today in an e-mailed response to questions from Bloomberg News.
Tea production last season was 14 percent below target after two years of inadequate rainfall cut yields, it said.
The projected increase this year follows upgrades to “neglected” plantations in tea-growing areas, the start of government subsidies for small-scale farmers and the renovation of processing factories, it said.
Four-fifths of Tanzania’s tea is sold to foreign buyers including South Africa, the U.K., Netherlands, Pakistan, Germany, Ireland, United Arab Emirates and India. About half of the country’s exports are channeled through the world’s biggest tea auction in Mombasa, a port city in neighboring Kenya.
Tanzania earned about $36 million from tea shipments in the year through June 2009, compared with $37.2 million a year earlier, the board said.
As many as 36,000 smallholder famers cultivate one-third of Tanzania’s tea crop, while larger estate-owners such as Unilever Plc. grow the rest, mainly in the southern highlands of the Iringa region.
Tanzania ranks behind Kenya, Malawi and Uganda in terms of tea production in Africa, according to the Food and Agricultural Organization’s Web site.
Source:bloomberg.com/
Production in the East African nation may increase to 35,000 metric tons in the 12 months through June, from 32,000 tons a year earlier and 32,697 tons in 2007-08, the state-run Tea Board of Tanzania said today in an e-mailed response to questions from Bloomberg News.
Tea production last season was 14 percent below target after two years of inadequate rainfall cut yields, it said.
The projected increase this year follows upgrades to “neglected” plantations in tea-growing areas, the start of government subsidies for small-scale farmers and the renovation of processing factories, it said.
Four-fifths of Tanzania’s tea is sold to foreign buyers including South Africa, the U.K., Netherlands, Pakistan, Germany, Ireland, United Arab Emirates and India. About half of the country’s exports are channeled through the world’s biggest tea auction in Mombasa, a port city in neighboring Kenya.
Tanzania earned about $36 million from tea shipments in the year through June 2009, compared with $37.2 million a year earlier, the board said.
As many as 36,000 smallholder famers cultivate one-third of Tanzania’s tea crop, while larger estate-owners such as Unilever Plc. grow the rest, mainly in the southern highlands of the Iringa region.
Tanzania ranks behind Kenya, Malawi and Uganda in terms of tea production in Africa, according to the Food and Agricultural Organization’s Web site.
Source:bloomberg.com/
Friday, January 22, 2010
Tanzania, China in lucrative cattle deal
The Tanzania government has signed a five-year livestock and fishing agreement with China that would see Chinese firms invest in aquaculture and livestock projects.
The agreement was signed in Dar es Salaam yesterday by Livestock and Fisheries Development minister Dr John Magufuli and the China�s deputy minister for Agriculture Niu Dun.
Speaking during the signing ceremony, Dr Magufuli said the agreement seeks to help Tanzania raise contributions to the GDP from livestock and fisheries sectors from the current 4.7 per cent and that of fisheries from 1.6 per cent to 10, respectively.
He said China, which leads globally in aquaculture, will expose Tanzanians to new technology from their Chinese counterparts.
�The agreement puts the two countries in a win-win situation.
Apart from financial gain, Tanzania would be able to adopt new fishing and livestock keeping technologies from China,� Dr Magufuli said.
Highlighting terms of the agreement, the deputy minister for Livestock and Fisheries Development, Dr James Wanyancha, said the agreement would be implemented by a special committee to draw members from the two countries.
According to Dr Wanyancha, the agreement would be renewed after every five years and that if any country would opt to terminate the contract, it will be required to issue a sixmonth notice.
Dr Wanyancha said decisions by the committee would be reached
after consultation with respective officials from both governments.
He said the special committee that would hold annual meetings in a country of its choice, and the host country would be required to meet all costs.
For his part, Mr Dun said China decided to invest in Tanzania due to long-term friendship existing between the countries.
He urged developing countries to work together to ensure food security instead of depending on food import from developed countries.
In another development, Dr Magufuli invited the Chinese government to invest in the Indian Ocean Tanzania Economic Exclusive Zone (EEZ).
His statement came after one of the delegates from China at the signing ceremony inquired about the possibility of other countries investing in EEZ after a Japanese company did recently.
Dr Magufuli said the government is looking for other investors because of the vastness of the area. He said according to the EEZ experts, up to 200 shipping vessels can operate at a time since the area has more
Source:thecitizen.co.tz/
The agreement was signed in Dar es Salaam yesterday by Livestock and Fisheries Development minister Dr John Magufuli and the China�s deputy minister for Agriculture Niu Dun.
Speaking during the signing ceremony, Dr Magufuli said the agreement seeks to help Tanzania raise contributions to the GDP from livestock and fisheries sectors from the current 4.7 per cent and that of fisheries from 1.6 per cent to 10, respectively.
He said China, which leads globally in aquaculture, will expose Tanzanians to new technology from their Chinese counterparts.
�The agreement puts the two countries in a win-win situation.
Apart from financial gain, Tanzania would be able to adopt new fishing and livestock keeping technologies from China,� Dr Magufuli said.
Highlighting terms of the agreement, the deputy minister for Livestock and Fisheries Development, Dr James Wanyancha, said the agreement would be implemented by a special committee to draw members from the two countries.
According to Dr Wanyancha, the agreement would be renewed after every five years and that if any country would opt to terminate the contract, it will be required to issue a sixmonth notice.
Dr Wanyancha said decisions by the committee would be reached
after consultation with respective officials from both governments.
He said the special committee that would hold annual meetings in a country of its choice, and the host country would be required to meet all costs.
For his part, Mr Dun said China decided to invest in Tanzania due to long-term friendship existing between the countries.
He urged developing countries to work together to ensure food security instead of depending on food import from developed countries.
In another development, Dr Magufuli invited the Chinese government to invest in the Indian Ocean Tanzania Economic Exclusive Zone (EEZ).
His statement came after one of the delegates from China at the signing ceremony inquired about the possibility of other countries investing in EEZ after a Japanese company did recently.
Dr Magufuli said the government is looking for other investors because of the vastness of the area. He said according to the EEZ experts, up to 200 shipping vessels can operate at a time since the area has more
Source:thecitizen.co.tz/
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