by Ben Taylor Budget estimates presented and disputed Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr Philip Mpango, presented the government budget for 2018/19 to parliament in June. He told parliament that the TSh 32.5 trillion budget would focus on protecting local … Continue reading →
by Ben Taylor President Magufuli has continued to press forward with his agenda of anti-corruption, resource nationalism, industrialisation and infrastructure development. Meanwhile, the chorus of voices who are critical of his presidency continues to grow. Pressing ahead In the first … Continue reading →
by Ben Taylor President Magufuli promises pro-business approach President Magufuli has stated his government’s commitment to improving the environment for business and addressing the challenges faced by the private sector. The President was speaking at a meeting that brought together … Continue reading →
by Roger Nellist Good news in the electricity sector In early April President Magufuli inaugurated a major new electricity generating plant known as Kinyerezi II in Dar es Salaam. Deploying six turbines, the plant will eventually add an additional 240 … Continue reading →
by Mark Gillies Action in Maasai land dispute Newly appointed Minister of Natural Resources and Tourism, Hamis Kigwangalla, has terminated a 25-year-old hunting concession with a company owned by the United Arab Emirates royal family and launched investigations into the … Continue reading →
by Donovan McGrath The dinosaur of Dodoma John Magufuli is bulldozing the opposition and wrecking the economy Economist.com (UK): Critically ill in a hospital in Nairobi, Tundu Lissu, the chief whip of Tanzania’s main opposition party, Chadema, is a lesson … Continue reading →
by Mark Gillies Just as in the natural world, when the months of April bring rain, growth and much activity in Tanzania, the three months since the last edition of TA have been full of incident in the fields of … Continue reading →
The East African and other media outlets have been reporting on the ambitious new investment plans being drawn up which should fairly soon see a dramatic improvement in production of energy – and hopefully an end to the energy crisis. … Continue reading →
Dec 1975 Issue 1 Aims of Tanzanian Affairs by Editor Prof Terence Ranger; President Nyerere’s speeches in London; OAU and Uganda; Economic Review of 1974-5; Tanzam railway; Villagisation July 1976 Issue 2 Tanzania & Rhodesia; Building Research; Canon Lampburn and … Continue reading →
Since the last issue of TA a number of new cases of possible corruption have been reported in the media: National Insurance Corporation (NIC) According to Rai Mwema some 25 staff members of the National Insurance Corporation (NIC) wrote a … Continue reading →