Mbeya (Tanzania)

Type: City

Name: Mbeya (Tanzania)

Latitude: -8.89

Longitude: 33.43

population: 291,672

First reported 22 hours ago - Updated 22 hours ago - 1 reports

Polish up human rights reporting skills, scribes urged

The European Union Ambassador to Tanzania, Filberto Ceriani Sebregondi has implored media practitioners to be well-informed on human rights issues as well as polishing up their ways of reporting human rights violations.The EU envoy said that reporting ... [Published IPP Media - 22 hours ago]

Entities: Human Rights, Human Rights Violations, Freedom of Speech, Njombe (Tanzania), Tabora (Tanzania)

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

Scientists work on vaccine to contain African swine fever

A group of scientists is developing a vaccine to curb African swine fever (ASF), a viral disease that is harmless to people but lethal to pigs. The scientists from the Biosciences of Eastern and Central Africa hub at the International$ Livestock Research ... [Published East African - May 19 2013]

Entities: Vaccine, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Kenya Medical Research Institute

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

The Emergence of Domestic Islamist Militancy in Tanzania

Domestic militants in Tanzania currently lack the capability to inflict major damage, but the risk of attacks is likely to increase in coming months.Share |A security tower by a road in Tanzania. Photograph by Plenty's Paradox.On 5 May, an improvised ... [Published Think Africa Press - May 17 2013]

Entities: Tanzania, Dar es Salaam, Mbeya (Tanzania), Mwanza (Tanzania), Arusha

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Tanzania: Industrial Revival in Pipeline

Dodoma THE 108.5bn/- Ministry of Trade and Industry budget endorsed by Parliament envisages creating over 15,000 jobs from a number of massive industrial projects under Export Processing Zones and revival of some defunct industries.Some of the major projects ... [Published AllAfrica.com - May 16 2013]

Entities: Tanzania, Pipeline, Singida (Tanzania), Kigoma (Tanzania)

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

Lukuvi: Use of high tech to boost agriculture in Southern Highlands

The Southern Highlands zone residents were yesterday challenged to adopt science and technology methods in agriculture to add value to their crops.The Minister of State Prime Minister’s Office (Policy Coordination and Parliamentary Affairs), William Lukuvi, ... [Published IPP Media - May 13 2013]

Entities: Agriculture, Mbeya (Tanzania), Tanzania, Njombe (Tanzania), Iringa (Tanzania)

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

Commonwealth of Nations

Minister counsels farmers on technology

NORTHERN Highland region residents have been urged to apply science and technology in agricultural activities to increase productivity in the area, which is the country’s bread basket.The Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office (Policy, Coordination ... [Published Daily News TSN - May 13 2013]

Entities: Iringa (Tanzania), Mary Nagu, Commonwealth of Nations, Mbeya (Tanzania)

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 2 reports

Two Held Over Scult Chairman's Murder

TWO people have been arrested in connection with the murder of the Chairman of the Savings and Credit Cooperatives Union League of Tanzania (SCULT), Mr Ambrose Shayo (45), in Mbeya last month.Mr Shayo was also the Chairman of the Savings and Credit Co-operative ... [Published AllAfrica.com - May 09 2013]

Entities: Mbeya (Tanzania), Deceased, Homicide

First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 1 reports

Tanzania Mulls Growing Genetically Modified Cotton

Dodoma TANZANIA could start growing BT Cotton by 2020 when current government efforts to research on its applicability are complete, the Deputy Minister in the Vice-President's Office, Mr Charles Kitwanga, has said.He said the research is also going on ... [Published AllAfrica.com - May 08 2013]

Entities: Genetically Modified Cotton, Bt Cotton, Cotton, Tanzania, Mbeya (Tanzania)

First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 1 reports

Ambassador Lenhardt Highlights Unites States Health Programs That Combat Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS in Mbeya (May 8, 2013)

Ambassador Alfonso E. Lenhardt cuts a ribbon during the inauguration of a new specialized Tuberculosis (TB) laboratory recently at the Mbeya Referral Hospital (MRH) sponsored by the American people.Ambassador Alfonso E. Lenhardt is handling Basketball ... [Published US Embassy Tanzania: Dar es Salaam - May 08 2013]

Entities: Mbeya (Tanzania), HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, Tanzania

First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 2 reports

JK praises bank’s efforts on education

Mbeya. President Jakaya Kikwete has commended the efforts of the Bank of Africa Tanzania toward supporting education sector and has challenged other banks and financial institutions to emulate it.He also pledged to meet the bank’s management and discuss ... [Published Tanzania Citizen - May 03 2013]

Entities: Jakaya Kikwete, Education, Mbeya (Tanzania)

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 2 reports

Kikwete Salutes Bank of Africa Tanzania

Mbeya PRESIDENT Jakaya Kikwete has commended the Bank of Africa Tanzania for supporting the education sector and has challenged other banks and financial institutions to follow through.He also pledged to meet the bank's management and discuss on how the ... [Published AllAfrica.com - May 03 2013]

Entities: Jakaya Kikwete, Bank of Africa, Tanzania

First reported Apr 27 2013 - Updated Apr 27 2013 - 2 reports

Lobby pushes for post-harvest loss policy to protect rural farmers

Dodoma. The government should move quickly to put in place a post harvest losses (PHL) policy and framework to enable small farmers to improve their income and livelihood in general.This is a recommendation by the Tanzania Markets Policy Action Nodes ... [Published Tanzania Citizen - Apr 27 2013]

Entities: Dodoma (Tanzania), Mpwapwa (Tanzania), Kilosa (Tanzania)

Quotes

"The committee advises the government to make a thorough analysis to see whether it really needs ATCL, otherwise it should be given to serious and capable people to run the company profitably" said Mr Serukamba...

Rail Travel for Major Revamp [Published AllAfrica.com - May 17 2013]

"It is our optimism that the smart partnership dialogues will unleash various interests from groups in society and the technology should help in agribusiness,” Kandoro said."

Lukuvi: Use of high tech to boost agriculture in Southern Highlands [Published IPP Media - May 13 2013]

...his village in Monduli has seen the introduction of solar powered energy, which, according to him, helps their children to study even at night. "With money from barley, we have been able to install solar power energy in our village and to some extent cattle rustling, which is usually conducted under the cover of darkness, has drastically been reduced because most part of the village now has solar power" he says

Barley Promises Prosperous Life to Local Farmers [Published Individual.com - May 12 2013]

"According to witnesses, villagers came armed with all sorts of traditional weapons and beat Mr Shayo to death and even tried to set him on fire" the source explained

Two Held Over Scult Chairman's Murder [Published AllAfrica.com - May 09 2013]

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