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More beans spilled in Richmond/Dowans saga: Government to pay Richmond contract inheritor more than initially envisaged THISDAY REPORTER Dar es Salaam THE government is to pay more than...

Govt pledges more support to MOAT and TCRA 2007-12-07 08:34:23 By Bilham Kimati, Bagamoyo The Vice President, Dr Ali Mohamed Shein, has pledged the government`s support towards bolstering...

Cardinal Njue was among the 23 Archbishops who were elevated to the rank of Cardinal on November 24th this year at St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. Following his elevation to the College of...

The Economist: A guide to womenomics An Economist article on women and the world economy argues that "the future of the world economy lies increasingly in female hands". The piece, A guide to...

Emirates orders 81 Airbus planes BBC News Online The latest Emirates deal is worth more than $20bn for Airbus Emirates has ordered 81 Airbus jets, in a deal worth more than $20bn...

November 8, 2007: Africa is rapidly becoming a focal point for multinational crop and chemical corporations clearing the way for the extended uptake of their products and technologies. In...

Are you Patriotic? BBC News Online President Bingu wa Mutharika is angry at critical Malawian bloggers who he accuses of being unpatriotic for censuring his government. The Kenyan...

China may dump greenback from its foreign currency reserves ZHOU XIN AND EADIE CHEN Reuters November 7, 2007 at 7:37 AM EST BEIJING — China delivered a one-two punch to the dollar as a...

There's white gold in them hills (try not to eat it first) White truffles are rarer than ever this year, with global demand driving prices up to £3,500 a kilo Daniel McLaughlin in...

"We were amazed the conditions are so generous. Nothing like that could happen in Norway. If a foreign company is lucky enough, it might get 10 per cent of revenue not the host country. I wonder...

Ni ndefu lakini nzuri kusoma.Kama sikosei idadi ya Wahdzabe inakadiriwa kuwa kati ya 1000 mpaka 1500,na siyo 400 kama huyu muandishi alivodokeza. Nakumbuka Dr.Slaa aliwahi kuuliza swali bungeni...

Raging wildfires blaze toward coast. A quarter million people in Southern California are trying to outrun flames that have turned hundreds of acres of homes and woodlands to ash. A local fire...

Steep decline in oil production brings risk of war and unrest, says new study · Output peaked in 2006 and will fall 7% a year · Decline in gas, coal and uranium also predicted Ashley...

STATEMENT BY HON. ZAKIA HAMDANI MEGHJI(MP), MINISTER FOR FINANCE OF THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA, AT THE OFFICIAL SIGNING CEREMONY OF THE ONE UN PILOT PROGRAMME, TREASURY, DAR ES SALAAM, 10TH...

'More sex needed' to boost sperm SOURCE: BBC News The more they get out, the better, the study suggests some men should have sex every day to maximise the chances of getting their partner...

HIV treatment 'failing' in Africa BBC News Online For many patients, treatment is thought to start too late More than a third of patients on HIV medication in sub-Saharan Africa die or...

Natural Resources and Tourism ministry officials swung into action at the Dar es Salaam port yesterday, seizing a consignment of 33 ready-for-export containers loaded with log sleepers. In a near...

Dear Friends, Kindly take a couple of minutes to go thru this mail. If useful may advise others also. Please pass this on to others this happened in Paris recently n may happen elsewhere also. A...