Kwa habari tulizozipata hivi punde toka mkoani KILIMANJARO: Kijana mmoja anayefahamika kwa jina la Laurent Mramba amejikata uume wake na kuutafuna leo hii mapema asubuhi...Kijana huyo ni mkazi wa Marangu ambaye alikua ni houseboy, kabla ya kufanya kitendo hicho alimpasua kichwa kwa panga mtoto wa bosi wake na kuutafuna ubongo wa mtoto huyo...

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Graduates from higher learning education institutions who have not repaid their higher education loans will no longer get permits to travel outside Tanzania until they clear their debts.

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1.0 MEDICAL SPECIALIST I (5 POSITIONS)
1.1 Reports to: Head of Firm  
1.2 Duties and Responsibilities  
 To participate in the planning and implementation of quality improvement strategies.  To coordinate preparation of department budget input.  
 To review inputs for, and coordinate preparation of periodical reports.
  To carry out operational and investigative research and issue reports accordingly.  
 To review conditions of hospitalized staff and advise on appropriate medication.
   To supervise patients’ case presentation and participate in training other staff.  
 To plan and carry out research.  
 To attend to IPPM Clinics.
 To set performance targets for all staff in the unit and ensure that all staff have elaborate job plans.  
 To supervise, appraise staff and identify development and training needs.
 To perform any other duty assigned from time to time by the supervisor.
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Dr A Massawe

New oil and gas model for Tanzania should base on ownership of appraised reserves, not on production sharing

Production sharing model in oil and gas Tanzanian Government introduced recently is not one of good options developing countries like Tanzania could have considered to pick from.

It is bad because it only prescribes Tanzania a share of the minor profits which would realize from oil and gas sales after many years of waiting for costs recovery to accomplish, and not of other more important forms of oil and/or gas profit which could start generating as soon as appraisal of oil and/or gas prospect has been made.

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A total of 890 out of 2, 246 (equivalent to 39.6%) medical doctors in Tanzania are not practising clinical medicine. Also, only 964 out of the same total figure (equivalent to 42.9%) of graduate doctors were working full time in hospitals. Others were pursuing further studies, work in NGOs, health or non- health related institutions or were suspended.

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The Tanzanian People's Defence Force (TPDF) Air Wing has quietly replaced its 12 old CAC J-7 fighters with 14 new J-7s, a usually reliable source has told IHS Jane's .

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Pangani Basin Water Board officials Arafa Maggidi (green shirt) and Lillian Mkongo (seated) collected water samples to measure salinity at one of the tributaries of Pangani River in September 2013. (photo credit: Kizito Makoye/IPS)

This is the second in a three-part series on Tanzania’s Pangani River Basin.
 

The freshwater drinking supply of the coastal town of Pangani in northeast Tanzania is becoming increasingly contaminated as salt water steadily seeps in from the Indian Ocean.

The 500 km Pangani River and underground aquifers are the main sources of drinking water for thousands of residents in Pangani town, located about 400km north of the capital, Dar es Salaam. Over the last few decades, the rising ocean has been siphoning away freshwater and leaking salt water into aquifers and wells.

Dwindling rainfall has also made it difficult to replenish freshwater supplies. But Pangani town residents tell IPS that some 

underground wells that were previously resilient to the seeping salt water have now been contaminated.

“The rate at which dissolved salt is leaking into freshwater sources is quite alarming, we have to be extra-vigilant to monitor this situation,” Hamza Sadiki, a researcher with Pangani Basin Water Board tells IPS. He says most water sources have been contaminated, leaving people with no other option but to drink salty water.

“It’s a pity that most people drink salty water whose salinity exceeds acceptable standards, but we simply can’t tell them don’t drink it.” -- Mohamed Hamis, a water engineer with the Pangani Town district authority

Scientists have linked the growing problem partially to climate change. According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency, as sea levels rise, water from the ocean will inundate wetlands and other low-lying lands, intensify flooding and increasing the salinity of rivers and groundwater tables.

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‘The Commission established that the abolition of national form two exams in 2009 contributed to the massive failure recorded last year’ Minister for Education and  Vocational trainings Dr Shukuru  Kawambwa 

Dar es Salaam. Outdated questions, poor marking, inadequate time, lack of testing skills among those tasked to set exam questions and the removal of national Form Two exams in 2009 were among the key factors that caused the massive failure during the 2012 Form Four national exams The Citizen can authoritatively reveal today.

In May, this year, preliminary findings by the Commission of Inquiry set to investigate the 2012 massive failure, show that the unprecedented poor performance was mainly caused by the introduction of the new grading system called Fixed Grade Ranges (FGR) introduced by Necta for the first time last year.

But, according to details gathered by The Citizen from a leaked report the problem was more that the much-publicized introduction of new grading system.

For instance, the Commission established that there was lack of trust between National Examinations Council of Tanzania(Necta) and Tanzania Institute of Education, though the two institutions are supposed to work closely in managing the composition of exams. Necta is the statutory body tasked by the law to set exams, test and assess all students from primary to secondary schools, while TIE is an agency that deals with the introduction and management of syllabuses and curriculums.

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Tanzania and Ukraine will formalise their military trade relations through the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU), Ukroboronprom - Ukraine's state-owned defence holding company - announced on 17 October.

The announcement follows the visit of Ukroboronprom representatives, including deputy director general Maxim 

Gluschenko, to Tanzania on 7-8 October.

According to Ukroboronprom, the visit saw Gluschenko meet with Tanzanian Minister of Defence Shamsi Vuai Nahodha, after which they agreed to sign a memorandum "strengthening co-operation in exports and imports of goods and services for military and special purposes". The prospective agreement reflects Ukroboronprom's desire develop its military exports through collaboration with other countries.

By Matthew Smith, London
IHS Jane's Defence Industry
Source link: janes.com

Africa is transitioning from mismanagement, dictatorship and corruption that have plagued the continent.
Corruption is the main vice depriving Tanzanians and other Africans a chance to economic prosperity.
I am not here to beg, because my country is rich.
I am not here for foreign aid, and CHADEMA party which I represent does not believe on foreign aid.
Any sane human being would not want to live off handouts, or going around begging.
Foreign aid is only needed as short term relief for countries coming out of calamities.
Rwanda needed help to so it could emerge out of the ruins of genocide then it became less interested on aid.
Foreign aid is a form of slavery which creates a false sense of entitlement.
Foreign aid confines a beggar into a psychological and mental prison of his own creation.
CHADEMA party believes that all too often, foreign aid creates dependency.
Most foreign aid in Africa end up in the pockets of corrupt rulers. #Tanzania
Foreign aid are your taxes, your sweat which should work for your benefit not for people sitting on their wealth
More important than your dollars, are your brain trust, investments and technological advantage.

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Project Analyst
(Ref: 32)
Changing Lives, Changing Communities
VACANCY

Comprehensive Community Based Rehabilitation in Tanzania (CCBRT) is a locally registered NGO first established in 1994. It is the largest indigenous provider of disability rehabilitation services in the country.
CCBRT aims to improve the quality of life of people living with disabilities as well as their families and to enable them to achieve their legitimate potential.

Duties to Include:

• The execution of project plans, under Project Manager’s direction for selection and implementation of HMS system. 
• Leading the department to creating and understanding new system and new processes
• Evaluating vendor solutions and making recommendations based on CCBRT requirements
• Identifying gaps between CCBRT requirements and selected vendor’s system
• Working with the vendor to ensure solutions are created for CCBRT processes in the system
• Becoming a super user for new HMS and taking part in training and supporting staff on system
• Engaging in constant communication with key stakeholders and champions to keep them informed and engaged.

Work Experience / Skills:

• Minimum 3 years experience in an application development/ process improvement environment (E) 
• Minimum 2 years experience in a medical field (E)
• Minimum 2 years experience with databases (P)
• Must be experienced in computers, including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access) (E)

Qualifications:

• Degree from any discipline (E) 
• E – Essential, P – Preferred

We are an equal opportunities employer; people with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Please submit a letter of application or curriculum vitae with two references and maximum one page cover letter on why you believe you are the right candidate for this position. Please send it via email to: recruitment@ccbrt.or.tz or by post to the Human Resources Department, P.O Box 23310, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Tel: +255 (0) 22 260 1543, +255 (0) 22 260 2192, Fax: +255 (0) 22 260 1544. Website: www.ccbrt.or.tz www.baobabhospital.or.tz

Closing date for Applications: 25th October 2013. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Tendency to embrace foreign farming methods like the use of genetically modified agricultural methods and those that promote use of chemicals that do not readily decompose coupled with the lack of necessary technology and know how to inspect their safety poses great risk to the health of Tanzanians as well as that of their environment.

The warning has issued by the Tanzania Organic Agriculture Movement (TOAM) at a symposium to mark the Global Green Action Week in Tanzania held in Dar es Salaam over the weekend.

TOAM Chief Executive Officer, Jordan Gama said in this period of fast spreading ‘alien food production technologies’, there is a need for authorities to raise public awareness and commit to ensuring farmers comply with proven sustainable food production and consumption methods.

In this regard organic farming was encouraged over all other artificial chemical or genetic modification based approaches if the country is to maintain a balanced ecosystem and biodiversity that can sustain it and its future generations.

CEO Gama lamented technologies that have been associated with ongoing climate change that has threatened the wellbeing of the entire planet with African countries suffering the most from decreased aid and adverse climate changes that hurt food production.

“It is true that we need to increase food production, but it does not help if the agriculture being emphasized is not sustainable,” he said.

He urged Tanzanians to change their mindset and make sure that they do not abandon traditional green economy even if they take on new approaches to apply these old methods.

“Doing so would help mitigate the effects of climate change,” he advised.
The Director for Environment in the Vice President’s Office, Dr Julius Ningu, said the government is ready to support efforts to promote sustainable production and consumption approaches.

He said as small scale farmers produce almost 98 percent of all food, there is a need to raise their awareness and educate them on appropriate farming systems which do not destroy the environment.

“We must increase our farmers’ knowledge of the potential life threatening effects of these chemical and also train them on use of traditional organic methods in a modern sustainable manner,” he said.

TOAM is the national umbrella organization for organic agriculture. It is among many such umbrella bodies around the world that are linked through the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM). Its role is to coordinate and promote the development of organic farming in Tanzania.
 

SOURCE: THE GUARDIAN

For the second time in five years, Tanzania tourism sector earned $1.56 billion (Sh2.574 trillion) surpassing Kenya’s $1.3 billion (Sh2.14 trillion), a difference of $260 million, The Citizen has learnt.
This unveils the fact that Dar es Salaam has more of the world’s class tourist attractions compared to Nairobi.
Not only have WB data pointed out that but also said that Tanzania received $1.3 billion in 2008 compared to Kenya’s $752 million during the same period, all accrued from tourism.
It is understood that in 2008, the first time Dar surpassed Nairobi, Kenya was passing through a difficult period due to the post-election violence that left about 1,100 dead and over 600,000 others internally displaced, thus profoundly affecting tourism sector.

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The Parliamentary Committee for Local Authority Accounts (LAAC) has ordered executives of the Moshi District Council (MDC) to have their salaries deducted with effect from next month.

The money will compensate the printing costs the council had dubiously incurred for unspecified number of booklets on reports of the council’s financial

LAAC’s Committee Chairman Rajab Mbarouk Mohammed issued the directive yesterday in Dar es Salaam after having gone

 through the reports which the MDC had presented before the committee members and found that they do not conform to the annual reports of the Controller and Auditor General (CAG).

Earlier the committee had realized that apart from misusing the council’s funds by way of printing the report, in addition it had discovered that the report was not approved by the councilors up to the time it was being presented to them.

However, on realizing such cheating the committee had imposed the penalty as a deterrent for other executives in various district councils having the habit of preparing wrong financial statements for income and expenditure, and presenting them before the committee.

To accomplish the task, the LAAC has ordered an ethical committee of the MDC to certify the value of the booklets already printed and their total costs so as to get the correct amount of money for each one of them to be deducted from their salaries.

However, when contacted to comment on the issue and give a rough  estimate of the total value of the printing costs, the MDC executive Fulgence Mponji declined to say anything further on account of the fact that he did not have the correct figure already with him.

Earlier, the LAAC boycotted the MDC’s report on account that it was not audited by the CAG and wondered why some of the information about the report was published in the leading national daily Mwananchi without the approval of the CAG, a mistake that director Mponji admitted to have committed.

LAAC issued other directives after having gone through the CAG report through various pages, underlining some of the rules the MDC had flouted and failed to adhere to regulations per the directives noted in the CAG report.

He said when analyzing deliberations by the committee at the end of the meeting, it ordered that the MDC pay 20 percent of their total annual income as subsidy for rural development.

The committee also ordered the MDC to list down the number of villages to which it had disbursed Sh. 192 million it so claimed to the CAG, accompanied by payment receipts to verify the amounts of money already paid.

Since then the committee has discovered that the MDC failed to disburse money intended for women and youths, whereas five percent of council earnings, a program under the Ministry of Community Development, Women and Children, directing that it completes the delivery by the end of this month.

Additionally, the committee was disappointed by the MDC which it said contravened financial regulations as it was contrary to the law to publish any financial report in the media without the consent of the councilors. The move had also violated tendering procedures, the LAAC chairman noted.

CAG reports indicated that the MDC had issued imprests amounting to Sh. 35 million for the renovation of the residence of the District Medical Officer (DMO), and other funds used for road maintenance, where on both items procurement regulations were not followed.

On the Himo international market, the chairman noted that the committee discovered that the market is able to collect over Sh. 500,000 per day, but was annoyed to hear that   regional government officials interfere with the daily collections at the market, which has cut down collections.

In view of this, the committee has warned the director to be careful and shouldn’t allow   subordinates to over control him in official matters, the LAAC chairman intoned.

MDC account books are not correct while others do not give updated information about financial transactions, he said, noting that the committee has ordered MP for Moshi Rural Dr. Cyril Chami to work closely with district officials to bring the financial records to order.

Dr. Chami, an economist and committee and formerly mnister for Trade and Industry highlighted some of the problems with the MDC. He said that PMO-RALG (Ministry of Regional Administration and Local Governments in the Prime Minister’s Office) has the tendency of transferring its directors frequently, contributing to lower performance levels.

-- IPP - The Guardian

Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) Commander, General Constantine Chiwenga has paid tribute to his Tanzanian counterpart, General Davis Adolf Mwamunyange saying his visit to Zimbabwe evokes  memories of Tanzania’s  hospitality to Zimbabwe during the liberation struggle.

Speaking at a dinner hosted for General Mwamunyange,  General  Chiwenga said Zimbabwe  is grateful to  Tanzania for paying the supreme sacrifice for Zimbabwe’s liberation.In his response, General  Mwamunyange said he appreciates  the warm welcome he received in Zimbabwe.

The dinner was also attended by the ambassador of the United Republic of Tanzania, Ambassador Rajab Adadi, Commander Zimbabwe National Army Lieutenant General, Philip Valerio Sibanda among other senior officers.

The National Identification Authority (NIDA) is delighted by Ilala Municipal residents’ response in registering for the national identification cards (IDs) saying alarge number of people showed up for registration, a sign that the exercise is successful.The exercise is being carried out simultaneously with the registration of fresh registers who missed out the first time around leading to an increase in number of residents seeking registration but officials say they are handling the numbers well.Speaking to The Guardian over a telephone interview conducted yesterday, the Head of Communications and Documentation Unit at the NIDA, Thomas William, said the exercise is on going and that they are impressed by the turn out.
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First Lady Mama Salma Kikwete has called upon parents to make the best use of training being offered by Vocational Education Training Authority (VETA) in Lindi to educate their female children as they do for their male counterparts.
She made the call yesterday in the region when BG Tanzania in partnership with Vocational Education Training Authority (VETA) and VSO (an NGO) officially launched the training project in Lindi.“It is clear that participation of women in VETA programmes has been a big challenge for so long, partly caused by cultural misconceptions,” noted the first lady. Read More