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Wild Chimpanzees
By Guardian Correspondent , The Guardian
WILD chimpanzees eat plants that have pain-relieving and anti-bacterial properties to heal themselves, according to scientists.
Sunday, June 23, 2024
Africa urged to embrace AI to drive development, empower workforce
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Artificial Intelligence
By News Agency , Agency
THE African continent has been urged to harness the opportunities presented by artificial intelligence (AI) to drive economic growth and empower its abundant workforce.
DSE uplifts local bank to main investment market
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THE Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange (DSE).
By Christina Mwakangale , The Guardian
THE Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange (DSE) has promoted Mkombozi Commercial Bank (trading as MKCB) from Enterprise Growth Market (EGM), an equity market
Private sector urged to prioritize disability inclusion in hiring drills
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Dr. Elizabeth Mshote, Dar es Salaam Assistant RAS, at the launch of RISE/E programme phase two.
By Francis Kajubi , The Guardian
EMPLOYERS in the private sector are encouraged to adhere to the Persons with
AI: Embrace innovation for productivity, global growth
An illustration for generative AI.
By Francis Kajubi , The Guardian
IN both public and private sectors, employees are being encouraged to view generative artificial intelligence (AI) as a tool to boost efficiency, foster networking
Gov’t aligns measures for cleaner cooking energy access
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Energy deputy minister Judith Kapinga.
By Francis Kajubi , The Guardian
THE government has pledged to fully observe the shift to clean cooking energy sources aligned to international agreements as it sets mutual means of implementing the National Clean Cooking Strategy 2024/34.
Kilombero Sugar Unveils Growers' Elevated Campaign for K4 Expansion Project
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Kilombero Sugar Unveils Growers' Elevated Campaign for K4 Expansion Project.
By Guardian Reporter , The Guardian
Sugar Company is proud to announce the launch of the "Growers' Elevated" campaign as part of its ambitious K4 Expansion Project.
Airtel Tanzania pledges stronger ties with Tanzanian media
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Director, Regulatory & Corporate Communications at Airtel Tanzania, Beatrice Singano, showing Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa some of their products.
By Guardian Correspondent , The Guardian
Airtel Tanzania continues to support the development and operation of the media industry in the country with the recent sponsorship to the two-day National
IMF in $900m soft loan, budgetary support
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Some houses in Kanga, Kiegele, Kilindi and Nyandote areas at Chumbi ward in Rufiji district, Coast Region surrounded by water last month.
By Guardian Reporter ,, News Agency , The Guardian
THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) executive board has approved $935.6m (2.45trn/-) concessional lending for climate change mitigation and budgetary support.
Tanzania's integrated cold chain impresses the global horticulture industry
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A cold storage facility for horticulture produce.
By Guardian Reporter , The Guardian
PRESIDENT Samia Suluhu Hassan's efforts to strengthen and integrate transport systems in the country have garnered significant interest from global horticultural markets.
TANESCO fields 700MW surplus as JNHPP switches on turbine #7
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Julius Nyerere Hydro Power Project
By Joseph Mwendapole , The Guardian
THE Tanzania Electric Supply Co. (TANESCO) has started to generate surplus electricity after years of rationing as more turbines are turned on at the Julius Nyerere Hydro Power Project (JNHPP).
‘Fast track medical visas to uplift medical tourism’
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Prof Mohamed Janabi, executive director for the Muhimbili National Hospital
By James Kandoya , The Guardian
THE government needs to fast-track the processing of medical visas to ease efforts of making the country’s top hospital to be accessible as a hub for medical tourism.
Minister despairs over 5.2m ha forest restoration pledge
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Angellah Kairuki, the Natural Resources and Tourism minister
By Henry Mwangonde , The Guardian
TANZANIA’s pledge to restore 5.2 million hectares of forest and landscape by 2030 seems to be an uphill task, the government has declared.
Samia unveils strategic path forward with Guinea-Bissau
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President Samia Suluhu Hassan (R) in a conversation with President Umaro Mokhtar Sissoco Embaló of Guinea-Bissau (L) shortly after his arrival at the State House in Dar es Salaam today.
By Mary Kadoke , The Guardian
Tanzania and Guinea-Bissau have joined forces to strengthen their collaboration in trade and investment, marking a significant step towards fostering mutual growth and prosperity.
Do we know why our Morgans disown motherland Africa?
There is little we do that can inspire our Morgans to be proud of their continent of origin. PHOTO | SHUTTERSTOCK
What Morgan Freeman, the great Hollywood icon, said the other day about being unhappy with the term African-American is interesting.
China loans delay plunges Eacop partners in crisis
A section of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline on the Ugandan side. PHOTO | POOL
More than a year since Chinese financiers and the developers of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (Eacop) entered negotiations to bankroll the project’s debt, a
MPs drop punitive taxes as protests rock Nairobi
Kenyan activist Ojiro Odhiambo protests against the Finance Bill, 2024 at Kimathi Street, Nairobi on June 18, 2024. PHOTO | STEVE OTIENO | NATION MEDIA GROUP
Kenya’s National Assembly’s Finance Committee has bowed to pressure from different stakeholders and dropped a number of contentious clauses in the Finance Bill, 2024, even as Kenyans took to the streets in Nairobi on Tuesday morning to protest against the proposed laws.
The committee is today afternoon expected to table its report, with recommendations, in the House.
This comes as ruling Kenya Kwanza and opposition Azimio MPs were summoned by their respective leaderships to meetings Tuesday to firm up positions on the Bill.
Kenya Kwanza’s Parliamentary Group, which was chaired by President William Ruto at State House on Tuesday, comes as his emboldened deputy, Rigathi Gachagua, has been accused of inciting MPs associated with him to shoot down the Bill over its punitive proposals.
Azimio has also urged its members to shoot it down, but with the committee recommending the deletion of the punitive taxes, it remains to be seen how the MPs will approach the debate on the Bill.
In an address to the nation, the Kimani Kuria-led committee announced the proposed changes, noting that they were informed by the inflationary pressures confronting a lot of Kenyans.
Protests
It was running battles Tuesday morning as police arrested dozens of protesters on the streets of Nairobi opposing the Finance Bill 2024.
Earlier, police had declared the demonstrations illegal.
The protests dubbed 'Occupy Parliament', are aimed at pressuring lawmakers not to pass the Bill.
Demonstrators' plan to march to Parliament was temporarily thwarted by anti-riot police, who fired tear gas canisters on them along the Nairobi streets. Scores of demo organisers and rights activists were arrested.
The Law Society of Kenya condemned police interference on the Finance Bill protests, warning of legal action against unlawful directives.
LSK President Faith Odhiambo said they are "closely monitoring today's events and will take legal action to hold Mr Adamson Bungei and any officer who violates the rights of protesters on his orders personally liable for any violations of the Constitution and the National Police Service Act". Mr Bungei is the Nairobi Regional Commander.
Uganda central bank closes undercapitalised Mercantile Credit Bank
Bank of Uganda headquarters in Kampala, Uganda. PHOTO | MORGAN MBABAZI | NMG
Uganda’s central bank on Tuesday suspended the operations, Mercantile Credit Bank Limited (MCBL), one of the country’s biggest microfinance institutions, saying the
Kenya Airways rules out share sale in recovery plan
Kenya Airways planes on the taxi bay at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya. PHOTO | NMG
Kenya Airways has ruled out the sale of shares to a strategic investor as part of its
Uganda Clays trims its staff, freezes dividends
Workers arrange blocks at Uganda Clays Ltd. The firm has laid off some staff. PHOTO | FILE | NMG
Uganda Clays Ltd has withheld dividend pay-out, trimmed its payroll by 53 workers
Sanlam to wind up three units in Kenya after years of losses, dividend drought
The insurer, a subsidiary of South Africa’s financial services conglomerate Sanlam Ltd, says its three subsidiaries have remained inactive and the group is in the process of winding them up. PHOTO | SHUTTERSTOCK
Sanlam Kenya Plc is in the process of winding up its property, bottled mineral water and asset management businesses as the insurer struggles to prop up earnings after
AfDB puts Rwandan water project on notice
The headquarters of the African Development Bank (AfDB) in Abidjan, Ivory Coast on January 30, 2020. PHOTO | REUTERS
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has put on close watch a $145.8 million water project in Rwanda due to procurement delays that have stalled the project.
Britam pays out claims to Kenya El Niño flood victims
Residents stand near an uprooted tree after heavy flash floods wiped out several homes when a dam burst, following heavy rains in Kamuchiri village of Mai Mahiu in Nakuru County, Kenya on April 29, 2024. PHOTO | REUTERS
Regional insurer Britam paid out claims of Ksh15 million ($115,858) to 300 vulnerable households affected by the El Niño flooding last year in Kenya's coastal county of Tana River.
Constitution gap in South Sudan as elections beckon
South Sudan's President Salva Kiir Mayardit. PHOTO | REUTERS
Fresh demands by the South Sudan holdout group for a permanent constitution
Three Ugandan legislators charged with corruption-related offences
Prosecutors accused the three lawmakers of diverting about $908,605, to "purposes unrelated to that for which the resources were intended". PHOTO | SHUTTERSTOCK
Three Ugandan legislators have been charged with corruption-related offences,
More than 17 killed in RSF attack on village in central Sudan, resistance committee says
Drone footage shows birds in the foreground as clouds of black smoke billow over Bahri, also known as Khartoum North, Sudan on May 1, 2023. PHOTO | REUTERS
More than 17 people were killed and many others injured on Friday in an attack by