tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57176392836849188882009-07-02T17:31:14.464+03:00brings you the latest news from around the Lake Zone - in co-operation with Google News Alert.Mwanza Guide's newsBLOGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00406236510257041113noreply@blogger.comBlogger644125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5717639283684918888.post-22616013987226791922009-06-26T11:31:00.003+03:002009-06-26T11:46:59.262+03:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_eHRHyz3lxM4/SkSKye_DFtI/AAAAAAAAAEs/TfJW1E3Kejk/s1600-h/img_atr72.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351554857138591442" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_eHRHyz3lxM4/SkSKye_DFtI/AAAAAAAAAEs/TfJW1E3Kejk/s200/img_atr72.jpg" border="0" /></a>From <strong>eTurbo News</strong>, Haleiwa, HI, United States<br /><div><p>The privately-owned and largest Tanzanian airline will, at the beginning of July, commence scheduled flights from Nairobi to <strong>Mwanza</strong>, initially four times a week, using their proven ATR aircraft on the route. </p><p>This will be good news for Mwanza residents who can now easily connect nonstop to Nairobi and then fly on to elsewhere in the region, across the continent to Europe and Asia, choosing from a wide range of airlines now frequenting Nairobi. The flights will operate on Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. </p><p>Tourist visitors may also be pleased about the new connections, as Mwanza puts the Grumeti sector of the Serengeti within easy reach by vehicle, opening up new routings and safari circuits.</p></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5717639283684918888-2261601398722679192?l=mwanzanewsblog.blogspot.com'/></div>Mwanza Guide's newsBLOGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00406236510257041113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5717639283684918888.post-51802991286190962372009-06-26T11:21:00.003+03:002009-06-26T11:31:24.770+03:00From <strong>Christian News Wire</strong>, Washington DC, United States<br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ff0000;"><em>By Rob Smith</em></span><br /><br /><style type="text/css"><br />#haloscan-recent { padding: 2px; margin: 2px; }<br />#haloscan-recent a { text-decoration: none; color: #333333;}<br />#haloscan-recent ul { list-style: none; width: 100%; overflow: hidden; margin: 0; padding: 0;}<br />#haloscan-recent li { text-align: justify; list-style: none; margin: 1px;}<br />#haloscan-recent li span.hsrname { color: #06c; font-weight: bold; }<br />#haloscan-recent li span.hsrmsg { font-weight: normal; }<br /></style><br />Thain Boatworks and EarthWise Ventures, Inc. will be shipping the first Thain Containerizable Ferry from Everett to Uganda the final week of July. According to Robert Smith, U.S.A CEO of EarthWise Ventures and President of Thain Boatworks, "The shipping of this vessel is the first step in fulfilling the Earthwise dream of rebuilding African infrastructure through for-profit, private investment."<br /><br />Just shy of 65', the twin-hulled vessel is made of fiberglass-clad wood, and is designed to be disassembled and shipped in standard containers, to be reassembled in Uganda by a team comprised of Americans and Africans. Eventually, Thain BoatWorks plans to conduct most of its ferry production in a Ugandan-based factory, thus adding jobs and revenue to the Ugandan economy. The ferry is designed for passenger traffic, and is expected to carry between 150 and 200 passengers between various destinations on Lake Victoria. It is the first in a fleet that is expected to grow to at least 10 vessels over the next 10 years.<br /><br />The first planned route will travel between Port Bell, Uganda, and <strong>Mwanza</strong>, Tanzania, a 185-mile cross-lake run. The ship is designed to be fast, covering the distance in approximately 8 hours time, 11 hours less than when the route was last served in 1996. Presently, the only way to travel between these destinations is an arduous 1- to 2-day bus trip over extremely poor roads.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.earnedmedia.org/wsmith0625.htm">Read more >></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5717639283684918888-5180299128619096237?l=mwanzanewsblog.blogspot.com'/></div>Mwanza Guide's newsBLOGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00406236510257041113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5717639283684918888.post-52087849884713170412009-06-26T11:14:00.002+03:002009-06-26T11:21:03.864+03:00<span style="color:#000000;">From <strong>Examiner,</strong> Colorado, United States</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ff0000;"><em>By Danielle Jones, Colorado HIV and AIDS Examiner</em></span> <style type="text/css"><br />#haloscan-recent { padding: 2px; margin: 2px; }<br />#haloscan-recent a { text-decoration: none; color: #333333;}<br />#haloscan-recent ul { list-style: none; width: 100%; overflow: hidden; margin: 0; padding: 0;}<br />#haloscan-recent li { text-align: justify; list-style: none; margin: 1px;}<br />#haloscan-recent li span.hsrname { color: #06c; font-weight: bold; }<br />#haloscan-recent li span.hsrmsg { font-weight: normal; }<br /></style><br /><p>In the June issue of Nature Medicine is a news feature which describes a pilot project called <a href="http://www.westernheadseast.ca/index.htm" target="_blank">Western Heads East (WHE)</a> based out of the University of Western Ontario in Canada. </p><p>This project takes place in <strong>Mwanza</strong>, Tanzania, a Sub-Saharan east African country bordered by the Indian Ocean, Kenya, Uganda and Zambia. The country of Tanzania saw its first cases of HIV/AIDS in 1983 and today there are approximately 1.4 million people living with the disease.</p><p>The WHE project was established in 2004 and sends university students to remote communities each year to teach the local women how to make yogurt with scientifically developed probiotics. </p><p>The program serves two purposes; first it empowers the women of the community, known as “yogurt mamas”, by enabling them to provide economically for their families and second it provides extra nutrition to the community, especially for those infected with HIV.</p><p><a href="http://www.examiner.com/x-14449-Colorado-HIV-and-AIDS-Examiner~y2009m6d25-Yogurt-probiotics-help-restore-gut-health-in-HIV-patients">Read more >></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5717639283684918888-5208784988471317041?l=mwanzanewsblog.blogspot.com'/></div>Mwanza Guide's newsBLOGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00406236510257041113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5717639283684918888.post-13064068711744491072009-06-25T08:50:00.002+03:002009-06-25T08:57:23.861+03:00From <strong>The Citizen</strong>, Dar es Salaam<br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ff0000;"><em>By The Citizen reporter</em></span><br /><br />Local entrepreneurs are set to benefit from grants of over $10 million (Sh13 billion).<br /><p>The Tanzania Private Sector Foundation (TFSP) is undertaking two programmes 'the National Business Plan Competition (BPC) and the National Business Diagnosis Programme (BDP' to enable entrepreneurs to access the funds. </p><p>"The grants will enable them to expand and improve their businesses," notes a statement by Zain Tanzania, one the sponsors of the programmes. </p><p>"Zain Tanzania is proud to be part of the initiative which aims at facilitating growth of businesses countrywide. </p><p>With sound businesses, local entrepreneurs will be able to contribute to their own development and the development of the economy," the company's corporate affairs manager, Ms Beatrice Singano, said. </p><p>So far, 310 entrepreneurs have received grants ranging from Sh1.2 million to Sh9 million each in Shinyanga, Rukwa, Mtwara, Mara, <strong>Mwanza</strong>, Ruvuma and Lindi. They won the money in BCP.</p><p><a href="http://thecitizen.co.tz/newe.php?id=13386">Read more >> </a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5717639283684918888-1306406871174449107?l=mwanzanewsblog.blogspot.com'/></div>Mwanza Guide's newsBLOGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00406236510257041113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5717639283684918888.post-57501317544665620232009-06-19T10:58:00.001+03:002009-06-19T11:02:24.715+03:00From <strong>The Citizen</strong>, Dar es Salaam<br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ff0000;"><em>By The Citizen Reporter</em></span><br /><br /><style type="text/css"><br />#haloscan-recent { padding: 2px; margin: 2px; }<br />#haloscan-recent a { text-decoration: none; color: #333333;}<br />#haloscan-recent ul { list-style: none; width: 100%; overflow: hidden; margin: 0; padding: 0;}<br />#haloscan-recent li { text-align: justify; list-style: none; margin: 1px;}<br />#haloscan-recent li span.hsrname { color: #06c; font-weight: bold; }<br />#haloscan-recent li span.hsrmsg { font-weight: normal; }<br /></style><br />Vijana City Bulls and Savio have come forward to blame organisers of the Regional Basketball Association (RBA) for delaying prizes.<br /><br />Officials of both teams said the delay affected them adversely as they failed to feature in the recently ended National Basketball League (NBL).<br /><br />Failure to compete in the NBL excluded them automatically from featuring in the forthcoming Union Basketball League.<br /><br />Michael Mwita, who plays for Savio, said his club depended on the RBA cash prizes to travel to <strong>Mwanza</strong> for the NBL.<br /><br /><a href="http://thecitizen.co.tz/newe.php?id=13262">Read more >></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5717639283684918888-5750131754466562023?l=mwanzanewsblog.blogspot.com'/></div>Mwanza Guide's newsBLOGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00406236510257041113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5717639283684918888.post-59479598603630948592009-06-14T06:04:00.003+03:002009-06-14T06:09:47.964+03:00From <strong>The <span style="color:#ff0000;">Sunday</span> Monitor</strong>, Kampala, Uganda<br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ff0000;"><em>By Robert Kalumba<br /></em></span><br />Ever since Bin Laden introduced himself to this world in a despicable fashion on September 11, 2001, airport security has never been the same. Gone are the days when a casual tap-down as you chewed gum, was enough to get you through airport immigration.<br /><p>Nowadays, it’s a serious matter and Tanzanian security showed me how “serious” it could get. The metal detector went…beep, beep… for the fifth time at <strong>Mwanza Airport</strong>. Fuming, I turned to the female police officer. <em>“Do you want me to remove my undies too for you to check whether I could be having a metal object tied to my privates?”</em> I asked her.</p><p><a href="http://www.monitor.co.ug/artman/publish/sunday_life/Savouring_the_wilderness_in_Kilimanjaro_86414.shtml">Read more >></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5717639283684918888-5947959860363094859?l=mwanzanewsblog.blogspot.com'/></div>Mwanza Guide's newsBLOGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00406236510257041113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5717639283684918888.post-87405358773922654332009-06-11T11:59:00.002+03:002009-06-11T12:03:47.900+03:00From <strong>The Citizen</strong>, Dar es Salaam<br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ff0000;"><em>By Bernard James, Shinyanga</em></span><br /><br />A businessman was yesterday named as the customer who was to buy body parts chopped from an albino.<br /><p>Mr Yusuf Ibrahim, of Arab extraction from Lamadi, Magu district in <strong>Mwanza</strong>, was to buy body parts chopped from an albino, it was alleged in court. </p><p>Former village executive officer at Nkwindwabiye village where the albino was brutally murdered, Mr Mayenga Matongo, 51, said this yesterday. </p><p>He told Justice Gadi Mjemas that the first accused, Mr Mboji Mawe, had told investigators that he and his co-accused were to sell the body part to the well-known businessman on his orders. </p><p>The shocking testimony emerged after a defence counsel, Mr Feran Kweka, asked the witness why the alleged "buyer" of a head and legs cut off from Lyaku Willy was not among the accused despite being named. </p><p><a href="http://thecitizen.co.tz/newe.php?id=13053">Read more >></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5717639283684918888-8740535877392265433?l=mwanzanewsblog.blogspot.com'/></div>Mwanza Guide's newsBLOGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00406236510257041113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5717639283684918888.post-88817859397042145862009-06-08T20:07:00.002+03:002009-06-08T20:16:25.641+03:00From <strong>The East African</strong>, Dar es Salaam<br /><br />Precision Air is set to start direct flight services between <strong>Mwanza</strong> and Nairobi effective next month.<br /><br />Precision is the only airline that currently offers the most connections to all major towns in Tanzania and is the only operator in the country to achieve IOSA - IATA operational safety audit standards.<br /><br />Precision Air was ranked sixth in Africa and the second in the East African region after Kenya Airways by IOSA - IATA ratings.<br /><br />Speaking to East African Business Week in Dar es Salaam last week, at the launching ceremony of its brand new ATR 72-500 series, Phil Mwakitawa, the airline's Marketing Director said Precision has inaugurated the direct route due to high demand from their customers.<br /><br /><a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/200906081092.html">Read more >><br /></a><br /><style type="text/css"><br />#haloscan-recent { padding: 2px; margin: 2px; }<br />#haloscan-recent a { text-decoration: none; color: #333333;}<br />#haloscan-recent ul { list-style: none; width: 100%; overflow: hidden; margin: 0; padding: 0;}<br />#haloscan-recent li { text-align: justify; list-style: none; margin: 1px;}<br />#haloscan-recent li span.hsrname { color: #06c; font-weight: bold; }<br />#haloscan-recent li span.hsrmsg { font-weight: normal; }<br /></style><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5717639283684918888-8881785939704214586?l=mwanzanewsblog.blogspot.com'/></div>Mwanza Guide's newsBLOGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00406236510257041113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5717639283684918888.post-51046416792601839422009-06-06T10:19:00.001+03:002009-06-06T10:22:02.836+03:00From <strong>The Citizen,</strong> Dar es Salaam<br /><em><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ff0000;">By Paulina David in Mwanza<br /></span></em><br />Residents of <strong>Mwanza</strong> region have urged the government to refrain from implementing imposed development programmes in a bid to please donors.<br /><p>The comment was made during a meeting on Africa Peer Review Mechanism that it was high time the government implemented homegrown plans aimed at forging development for the citizens of the country. </p><p>Ms Celestina Nyega, an official with human rights non-governmental organisation popularly known as Kivulini in Kiswahili, said the government should make optimal use of a sufficient number of elites available in the country in devising development plans tailor-made for the country.</p><p><a href="http://thecitizen.co.tz/newe.php?id=12953">Read more >></a> </p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5717639283684918888-5104641679260183942?l=mwanzanewsblog.blogspot.com'/></div>Mwanza Guide's newsBLOGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00406236510257041113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5717639283684918888.post-13498495849229554432009-06-03T23:05:00.004+03:002009-06-03T23:11:07.809+03:00From <strong>The Citizen</strong>, Dar es Salaam<br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ff0000;"><em>By Victor Karega </em></span><br /><br />The National Bank of Commerce (NBC) has donated surgical beds worth Sh6 million to the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre (KCMC) in Moshi.<br /><p>NBC Moshi branch manager Saad Mohamed said:<em> "We believe these surgical beds will go a long way in improving KCMC's theatre services since many patients in and around Kilimanjaro Region depend on the hospital,"</em> he said. The donation is part of the bank's corporate social responsibility to support communities in health, education. KCMC executive director John Shao thanked NBC for its support. </p><p>Prof Shao said: <em>"NBC has been supporting our hospital and we thank it."</em> He said KCMC was known for providing good services to communities. He added that the NBC donation put KCMC in a better position to continue offering good health services. </p><p>The bank has donated more than Sh124 million to hospitals and other medical facilities in the communities it serves countrywide. KCMC is a referral hospital serving over 11 million people. It was established in 1971 by the Good Samaritan Foundation. </p><p>Meanwhile, Zain Tanzania has donated 50 desks and 100 chairs worth Sh1 million to Ibinza Secondary School in <strong>Mwanza</strong>. Zain managing director Khaled Muhtadi said the donation was made through in the company's 'Build Our Nation' programme which is aimed at providing teaching aid to secondary schools. </p><p><a href="http://thecitizen.co.tz/newe.php?id=12879">Read more >></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5717639283684918888-1349849584922955443?l=mwanzanewsblog.blogspot.com'/></div>Mwanza Guide's newsBLOGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00406236510257041113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5717639283684918888.post-76508050211436457662009-06-03T07:59:00.001+03:002009-06-03T08:02:51.782+03:00From <strong>The Citizen</strong>, Dar es Salaam<br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ff0000;"><em>By Bethuel Kinyori in Mwanza</em></span><br /><style type="text/css"><br />#haloscan-recent { padding: 2px; margin: 2px; }<br />#haloscan-recent a { text-decoration: none; color: #333333;}<br />#haloscan-recent ul { list-style: none; width: 100%; overflow: hidden; margin: 0; padding: 0;}<br />#haloscan-recent li { text-align: justify; list-style: none; margin: 1px;}<br />#haloscan-recent li span.hsrname { color: #06c; font-weight: bold; }<br />#haloscan-recent li span.hsrmsg { font-weight: normal; }<br /></style><br /><p>Experts in Mwanza, have named five main sectors that the government needs to critically consider towards the budget 2009/2010. </p><p>The top sectors in decreasing order of importance that the government should allocate most funds to come 2009/2010 budget as agriculture, transport education, health, and tourism. </p><p>More emphasis needs to be placed in sectors that have been adversely or likely in the near future to be affected by the economic crisis like tourism and agriculture which when combined provide a livelihood for almost 80percent of Tanzanian labour force need to be cushioned by the upcoming budget. </p><p>If nothing is done towards this front the result would be more losses in sources of income and less revenues collections, the experts warned. </p><p><a href="http://thecitizen.co.tz/newe.php?id=12869">Read more >></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5717639283684918888-7650805021143645766?l=mwanzanewsblog.blogspot.com'/></div>Mwanza Guide's newsBLOGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00406236510257041113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5717639283684918888.post-36136704974502590882009-06-03T07:55:00.002+03:002009-06-03T07:59:08.378+03:00From <strong>The Citizen</strong>, Dar es Salaam<br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ff0000;"><em>By Jessca Nangawe<br /></em></span><br />Eighteen teams have already confirmed to compete in the National Netball League scheduled to tee off on August 5 at CCM Kirumba courts in <strong>Mwanza.</strong><br /><p>Tanzania Netball Association (CHANETA) secretary general Anna Kibira, disclosed yesterday saying preparations for the weeklong tournament were underway countrywide. </p><p>Kibira said the move to stage the tournament in Mwanza is meant to revive netball in the lake zone. </p><p><a href="http://thecitizen.co.tz/newe.php?id=12867">Read more >></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5717639283684918888-3613670497450259088?l=mwanzanewsblog.blogspot.com'/></div>Mwanza Guide's newsBLOGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00406236510257041113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5717639283684918888.post-32750012456030676722009-06-03T07:51:00.002+03:002009-06-03T07:55:04.666+03:00From <strong>The Citizen</strong>, Dar es Salaam<br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ff0000;"><em>By Beatus Kagashe<br /></em></span><br />The Tanzania Electric Supply Company Limited (TANESCO), is in urgent need of Sh312 billion for generation of emergency power to ease looming power shortage across the country.<br /><p>The State power utility firm has consequently requested the Government to allocate the funds in the 2009/2010 budget. </p><p>Finance minister Mustafa Mkulo, is expected reveal the budget estimates mid this month in Dodoma. </p><p>Tanesco managing director Dr Idris Rashid, said if the funds are released as requested, Tanesco would be able to have all planned major power plants up and running by June next year. </p><p>Speaking before the Parliamentary Committee on Energy and Minerals yesterday, Dr Rashid said funds requested include money to purchase generators for isolated areas, procurement of a 100MW gas powered plant at Ubungo and 60 MW heavy fuel oil generators for <strong>Mwanza</strong>. </p><p><a href="http://thecitizen.co.tz/newe.php?id=12844">Read more >></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5717639283684918888-3275001245603067672?l=mwanzanewsblog.blogspot.com'/></div>Mwanza Guide's newsBLOGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00406236510257041113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5717639283684918888.post-73794661738964200402009-05-30T11:33:00.002+03:002009-05-30T11:37:40.614+03:00From <strong>The Citizen</strong>, Dar es Salaam<br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ff0000;"><em>By Patty Magubira in Mwanza</em></span><br /><br />Tanzanians need the Uhuru Torch to bring hope, love and respect to the country now than ever before, Vice-President, Dr Ali Mohamed Shein, said yesterday.<br /><br />He observed shortly before lighting the torch at Kirumba stadium in <strong>Mwanza City</strong> that ongoing political and socio-economic changes in the country called for the torch to symbolically shine on the country.<br /><br />The freedom and light symbol was first lit on top of Mt Kilimanjaro (5,890m) in 1961 to shine on the country and across its borders. It was to bring hope where there is despair, love where there is enmity and respect where there is hatred.<br /><br /><em>"We need the torch to remind us on the need to adhere to the tenets of the symbol stipulated in the wise words uttered by the Father of the Nation, Mwalimu Julius Nyerere, before independence,"</em> Dr Shein explained.<br /><br /><a href="http://thecitizen.co.tz/newe.php?id=12812">Read more >></a><br /><style type="text/css"><br />#haloscan-recent { padding: 2px; margin: 2px; }<br />#haloscan-recent a { text-decoration: none; color: #333333;}<br />#haloscan-recent ul { list-style: none; width: 100%; overflow: hidden; margin: 0; padding: 0;}<br />#haloscan-recent li { text-align: justify; list-style: none; margin: 1px;}<br />#haloscan-recent li span.hsrname { color: #06c; font-weight: bold; }<br />#haloscan-recent li span.hsrmsg { font-weight: normal; }<br /></style><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5717639283684918888-7379466173896420040?l=mwanzanewsblog.blogspot.com'/></div>Mwanza Guide's newsBLOGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00406236510257041113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5717639283684918888.post-92208673472079602392009-05-30T08:13:00.001+03:002009-05-30T08:16:24.991+03:00Fra <strong>The Citizen</strong>, Dar es Salaam<br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ff0000;"><em>By Paulina David in Mwanza</em></span><br /><br />President Jakaya Kikwete is scheduled to commission an ambitious water project at its Ihelele intake in Misungwi district tomorrow.<br /><br />Meanwhile, the Vice-President, Dr Ali Mohamed Shein, is also scheduled to light the Uhuru torch in <strong>Mwanza City</strong> today.<br /><br />The Sh252 billion worth first phase of the water project to use the country's own funds is expected to supply water from Lake Victoria to Shinyanga Municipality and Kahama town in Shinyanga Region.<br /><br />project, being undertaken by two contractors from China and supervised by Norconsult, would also supply water to 54 semi-arid villages.<br /><br />They are situated in Misungwi and Kwimba districts in Mwanza region as well as Shinyanga Rural and Kahama districts.<br /><br /><a href="http://thecitizen.co.tz/newe.php?id=12788">Read more >></a><br /><br /><style type="text/css"><br />#haloscan-recent { padding: 2px; 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John Byabagambi yesterday flagged off a new cargo ferry on Lake Victoria, which is meant to ease transport between Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.<br /><p>The ferry, MV Patricia, has a capacity of 100 tonnes of goods and will operate between Jinja, Ssese Island, Kisumu, <strong>Mwanza</strong> and Port Bell. </p><p>Victoria Marine Company owns the ferry but it will be operated and maintained by its sister company, Power Marine.</p><p><a href="http://www.monitor.co.ug/artman/publish/business/Uganda_gets_new_cargo_ferry_85342.shtml">Read more >></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5717639283684918888-943754267778016517?l=mwanzanewsblog.blogspot.com'/></div>Mwanza Guide's newsBLOGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00406236510257041113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5717639283684918888.post-80770385766929134122009-05-23T07:44:00.002+03:002009-05-23T07:47:07.420+03:00From <strong>The Citizen</strong>, Dar es Salaam<br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ff0000;"><em>By The Citizen Reporter, Busanda<br /></em></span><br />Panic gripped residents of Busanda constituency yesterday following the deployment of 195 more police personnel in the constituency two days before its by-election.<br /><p>The law enforcers arrived here at around 2:00p.m. yesterday aboard three buses, apparently to beef up security during the by-election tomorrow. </p><p>A number of residents of the constituency interviewed immediately after the arrival of the police personnel expressed fears of the possibility for the law enforcers being used to threaten the electorate to vote for a particular candidate. </p><p>The arrival of the police personnel makes 300 the number of law enforcers deployed in the constituency, <strong>Mwanza</strong> acting regional police commander Elias Kalinga said. </p><p><a href="http://thecitizen.co.tz/newe.php?id=12661">Read more >></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5717639283684918888-8077038576692913412?l=mwanzanewsblog.blogspot.com'/></div>Mwanza Guide's newsBLOGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00406236510257041113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5717639283684918888.post-37718691807748176652009-05-19T20:54:00.003+03:002009-05-19T20:59:31.022+03:00From <strong>East African Business Week</strong>, Dar es Salaam<br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ff0000;"><em>Written by JAMES MWAKISYALA</em></span><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>Counterfeit imports worth US$ 12,000 were destroyed in Dar es Salaam last week</strong><br /><br />They were destroyed by the Fair Competition Commission (FCC) at Kinyamwezi rubbish dump after being intercepted at Dar es Salaam Port.<br /><br />The imports comprised extension cables, radios, oil and air filters and mobile phone accessories.<br /><br />They had been imported by three firms: King Crown Import and Export Limited, <strong>Mwanza </strong>Iward and Habas Magreth, and Haji Mwajuma Ibrahim.<br /><br />The destruction was overseen by FCC staff, the police and media personnel.<br /><br />The FCC Legal Officer, Laiton Mhesa, who supervised the torching of the imports said the three importers were also fined TShs5 million (around $4600) and paid for the cost of destruction in accordance with the Merchant Marks Act of 1963. The importers lost their goods after they had paid import duty as well.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.busiweek.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1513&amp;Itemid=1">Read more >></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5717639283684918888-3771869180774817665?l=mwanzanewsblog.blogspot.com'/></div>Mwanza Guide's newsBLOGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00406236510257041113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5717639283684918888.post-28397906652495305142009-05-16T12:59:00.001+03:002009-05-16T13:02:01.269+03:00From <strong><span style="color:#000099;">This</span><span style="color:#cc0000;">Day</span></strong>, Dar es Salaam<br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ff0000;"><em>By ADAM LUSEKELO</em></span><br /><br />ON the front pages of some paper yesterday I saw pictures of some young CCM toughs, called commandos, wearing ninja-like balaclavas and nglasses. They were throwing their weight around in the Busanda constituency in <strong>Mwanza</strong>.<br /><p>Forced to the ground was a Chadema supporter. Now we know pictures usually don’t lie. There is a nauseating lie about the much-parroted peace and tranquility in our country. Now we know where the stolen billions are channeled into. Some guys are running illegal private armies. 
</p><p>If the CCM shows the way by outright hiring of thugs to force people to love the party, then others will follow suit! Then we will need just a spark to have an explosion. </p><p><a href="http://www.thisday.co.tz/News/5767.html">Read more >></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5717639283684918888-2839790665249530514?l=mwanzanewsblog.blogspot.com'/></div>Mwanza Guide's newsBLOGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00406236510257041113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5717639283684918888.post-29298823545907508832009-05-15T11:10:00.002+03:002009-05-15T11:13:24.454+03:00From <strong>The Citizen</strong>, Dar es Salaam<br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ff0000;"><em>By Patty Magubira, Mwanza<br /></em></span><br /><p>Police in <strong>Mwanza</strong> have dismissed claims by CCM the opposition Chadema has embarked on "provocative campaigning" ahead of the Busanda by-election on May 24. </p><p>CCM deputy secretary general Gorge Mkuchika last week alleged that a senior Chadema official, Mr Zitto Kabwe, had directed opposition supporters at a rally to burn the ruling party's flag. </p><p>But refuting the claims yesterday, acting regional police commander Elias Kalinga said campaigning for the by-election was going on "peacefully apart from a few cases of lawlessness."</p><p><a href="http://thecitizen.co.tz/newe.php?id=12550">Read more >></a> </p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5717639283684918888-2929882354590750883?l=mwanzanewsblog.blogspot.com'/></div>Mwanza Guide's newsBLOGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00406236510257041113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5717639283684918888.post-19419101803578187762009-05-13T19:32:00.001+03:002009-05-13T19:34:47.744+03:00From <strong>The Citizen</strong>, Dar es Salaam<br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ff0000;"><em>By Paulina David, Mwanza<br /></em></span><br />Private marine vessels operators in Lake Victoria have accused State-owned boats for allegedly polluting the lake.<br /><p>The transporters said they were surprised to see the Infrastructure Ministry organising a seminar on conservation of the lake and ocean environment for them, when Government owned vessels were largely to blame for polluting the lake. </p><p>An expert with the Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA), Mr Robin Maseke, said vessels belonging to the ministry were not furnished with facilities for storage of human waste, thus pump the waste into the lake. </p><p><a href="http://thecitizen.co.tz/newe.php?id=12517">Read more >></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5717639283684918888-1941910180357818776?l=mwanzanewsblog.blogspot.com'/></div>Mwanza Guide's newsBLOGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00406236510257041113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5717639283684918888.post-29411903157503235262009-05-13T05:54:00.002+03:002009-05-13T05:58:01.802+03:00From <strong>The</strong> <strong>New Vision,</strong> Kampala, Uganda<br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ff0000;"><em>By David Muwanga</em></span><br /><br /><strong>“The Government should invest money in a modern railway network and buy more ferries for the Dar es Salaam-Mwanza-Portbell route.”</strong><br /><br />THE Government should restore the diesel subsidy for industrial generators until power supply is sustainable, the Uganda Manufacturers Association (UMA) has said.<br /><br />In their contribution to the 2009/2010 budget proposals, they said although power supply had improved, there were rampant power fluctuations that had led to loss of goods and property.<br /><br />“The demand has surpassed supply thus leading to poor quality power supply,” they argued. The producers said pharmaceutical, plastics and textile firms had incurred great losses due to inconsistent power.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/220/681052">Read more >><br /></a><br /><style type="text/css"><br />#haloscan-recent { padding: 2px; margin: 2px; }<br />#haloscan-recent a { text-decoration: none; color: #333333;}<br />#haloscan-recent ul { list-style: none; width: 100%; overflow: hidden; margin: 0; padding: 0;}<br />#haloscan-recent li { text-align: justify; list-style: none; margin: 1px;}<br />#haloscan-recent li span.hsrname { color: #06c; font-weight: bold; }<br />#haloscan-recent li span.hsrmsg { font-weight: normal; }<br /></style><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5717639283684918888-2941190315750323526?l=mwanzanewsblog.blogspot.com'/></div>Mwanza Guide's newsBLOGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00406236510257041113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5717639283684918888.post-35459543976768388802009-05-11T06:17:00.002+03:002009-05-11T06:21:25.129+03:00From <strong>The Citizen</strong>, Dar es Salaam<br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ff0000;"><em>By Samuel Kamndaya</em></span><br /><br />High tax rates on aviation fuel makes airlines operating in Tanzania less competitive than their counterparts in other East African Community (EAC) member states. The Precision Air, chief executive officer (CEO), Mr Alfonse Kioko said in Dar es Salaam during the weekends that with high tax rates, aviation fuel prices are 30 per cent more expensive in Tanzania than they are in Kenya and Uganda.<br /><p><em>'Due to various charges on fuel, it is more expensive hear by up to 30 per cent compared to Kenya and Uganda but when we ask dealers, they cite taxation as the major obstacle,'</em> he said. </p><p>He said however that operators are currently dialoguing with the government to have the taxes reduced to turn Tanzania into a cheaper destination. It is hoped that such a move will also help to attract increased numbers of tourists in the country. </p><p>Mr Kioko was speaking to reporters in presence of the airline's other senior officials, shortly before launching the airline's new ATR72-500 aircraft that will be plying between <strong>Mwanza</strong> and Dar es Salaam. The 70-seater aircraft, named <strong><em>'Mwanza'</em> </strong>is the third in a $129million order deal between an Italian-French aircraft manufacturer known as Avions de Transport Regional (ATR) on one side and Precision Air on the other side. </p><p><a href="http://thecitizen.co.tz/newe.php?id=12455">Read more >></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5717639283684918888-3545954397676838880?l=mwanzanewsblog.blogspot.com'/></div>Mwanza Guide's newsBLOGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00406236510257041113noreply@blogger.com0