Saturday, October 28, 2023

World Bank commends Zanzibar’s development initiatives

ZANZIBAR: THE World Bank has praised the Zanzibar government for recording significant strides in development initiatives in recent years.

Tanzania, Türkiye enjoy vibrant business atmosphere

DAR ES SALAAM: AS the volume of trade between Tanzania and Türkiye clocked 360 million US dollars (around 899bn/-) last year, prospects show there is more room for

PM stresses protection of govt records, documents

DODOMA: PRIME Minister Kassim Majaliwa has directed records and archives managers to continue being custodians of government documents and control arbitrary disposal to

Friday, October 27, 2023

Auditor-General mulls usage of AI to boost service delivery

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Nancy Gathungu, the Auditor-General of the Republic of Kenya gives a speech at a past event. FILE PHOTO | BILLY OGADA | NMG 

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The Office of the Auditor-General is considering adopting artificial intelligence (AI) to improve efficiency and generate timely reports on the usage of public resources by

Absa Bank loses Sh107 million to fraudsters

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Absa Bank along Muindi Mbingu Street in Nairobi. FILE PHOTO | EVANS HABIL | NMG

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Absa Bank Kenya Plc has disclosed the loss of Sh107.7 million to fraud last year, highlighting the prevalence of the crime in Kenya's financial sector.

Absa eyes Sh120 billion green lending portfolio

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From left: United Nation Global Compact Kenya Chairman Martin Ochieng, Absa Bank Kenya Chairman Charles Muchene, Managing Director Abdi Mohammed, Non Executive Director and Board Member Christine Sabwa and Chief Financial Officer Yusuf Omari during the official launch of the Sustainability Report 2022 at the Arboretum Gardens. PHOTO | POOL  By KEPHA MUIRURI More by this Author  

Absa Bank Kenya Plc plans to double its portfolio of credit advanced under climate financing to Sh120 billion by 2025.

MPs to decide whether Jomo Kenyatta and Daniel Moi estates should pay duty

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Late President Daniel arap Moi. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Parliament has two months to determine whether the estates of the late founding President Jomo Kenyatta and his successor Daniel Arap Moi will be subject to the

Treasury cuts development, inflates budget by Sh187bn

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Cabinet Secretary, National Treasury & Economic Planning Njuguna Ndung'u on May 17, 2023. PHOTO | DENNIS ONSONGO | NMG  

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President William Ruto’s administration has cut development expenditure but increased its maiden budget by Sh187.3 billion in an effort to confront economic headwinds related to missed tax targets, huge debt repayment obligations and spending pressures from critical sectors such as education and health.

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EU, AFD to disburse 384.7bn/- for Kakono power plant

TANZANIA: AGENCE Française de Développement (AFD) signed a contract to,

Zanzibar surpasses tourist arrivals target

ZANZIBAR: ZANZIBAR has surpassed its tourist arrivals target ahead of time, after the

PM points routes to elevate mining sector

DAR ES SALAAM: PRIME Minister Kassim Majaliwa has outlined six measures which the country needs to employ to elevate its mining sector, with financing mining projects

Tanzania firm to cut drugs import

THE government has expressed its resolve to ensure pharmaceutical factories are

Tanzania searches for missing duo in Israel

 Daily News Reporter

THE government has said it is aware about the two Tanzanian nationals missing in Israel.

According to a statement issued on Thursday by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation’s Communication Unit, the missing Tanzanians are

How local content benefits local investors

Five years after implementing the Law on Empowerment of Natives (Local Content), successes are starting to appear like pearls for

CCM puts underperforming leaders on notice

DAR ES SALAAM: THE ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi’s Ideology and Publicity Secretary, Paul Makonda has sounded a strong warning against

Success story as HESLB recovers 1.34tri/-

DAR ES SALAAM: THE Higher Education Students’ Loan Board (HESLB) has collected a whopping 1.34tri/- from 2005/06 financial year to September this year from former

Majaliwa visits GGML stand at Tanzania Mining and Investment Forum, praises CSR initiatives

 Staff Reporter

The Prime Minister of Tanzania, Mr Kassim Majaliwa, has visited the Geita Gold Mining Limited (GGML) stand at the Tanzania Mining & Investment Forum (TMIF) and

How CRJE presence contributes to Zanzibar’s development

 Issa Yussuf in Zanzibar

“TIME flies! this twentieth anniversary just marks a good start for CRJE’s service in Zanzibar.

President Samia, several others applaud Tulia after clinching IPU top seat

 Daily News Digital Reporter

DAR ES SALAAM: Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan has congratulated Dr Tulia Ackson after being elected as the 31st President of Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU).

Tanzanian, Dr Tulia, elected new IPU president

ANGOLA, Luanda Speaker of Parliament of United Republic of Tanzania, Dr Tulia Ackson, has been declared the 31st President of Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU).

Thursday, October 26, 2023

Tarangire gets boost from Friends of Serengeti

 

MANYARA: TARANGIRE National Park has received various equipment worth 75m/- from Friends of Serengeti Switzerland with the aim of safeguarding the national park’s

ARA Petroleum enhances stake in Ruvuma Asset

Deputy PM appeals for support to conduct geological survey

 Maureen Odunga

DAR ES SALAAM: DEPUTY Prime Minister Dr Doto Biteko has appealed to development partners to support the government to obtain various geological information of