Plans underway to boost rural water supply
The government has expressed its commitment to increasing funds for conducting research on water sources in the country with a view to supplying water to rural areas. Deputy Minister for Water, Jumaa Aweso
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Forest harvesting guidelines under review to benefit nearby villagers
This was said yesterday by the Deputy Minister, Mr Ramo Makani, when responding to Mr Cosato Chumi (Mafinga Urban-CCM) who asked the government to consider licensing villagers living around forest reserves
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Climate change slowly stifling life on Mount Kilimanjaro
However, a few decades ago witnessed gradual changes, with ice caps at the Mount Kilimanjaro starting to decrease due to environmental degradation and the recent climate change effects. Kilimanjaro
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Kagera councils directed to plant 1.5m trees each
KAGERA Regional Commissioner Salim Mustapha Kijuu has directed councils in Muleba, Bukoba, Biharamulo, Ngara, Karagwe, Kyerwa and Misenyi to ensure that each plants at least 1.5 million trees each year
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Downpour leaves 5,000 Magugu residents homeless
The Babati District Commissioner (DC), Mr Crispin Meela, confirmed the number of affected victims, loss of properties including destroyed homes, submerged farms and livestock that include goats, sheep
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Five small gold miners die after being trapped in Geita District pit
The Geita District Administrative Secretary, Mr Gasper Kanyairita, told the ‘Daily News’ that the victims’ death came a few months after authorities warned over the safety of the pit. Mr Kanyairita
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40,000 people found with cancer cases
MORE than 40,000 people have been diagnosed with various types of cancer in the country and only 10 per cent of the victims have started medication at Ocean Road Cancer Institute (ORCI) in Dar es Salaam.
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CITES calls for action to maintain pressure on illegal ivory trade
CITES called on Tanzania and Mozambique – both of which have lost more than half their elephants since 2009 – to take critical steps against ivory trafficking before its next meeting in September. Meanwhile,
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Forestry agency warns against wanton tree-felling
TANZANIA Forest Service Agency (TFSA) has warned leaders and the public in Kilimanjaro Region against indiscriminate tree-felling in order to preserve the environment. 0 Comments TFS Northern Zone Manager,
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Cholera outbreak lurks along Lake Tanganyika
Nkasi District Commissioner (DC), Mr Iddy Hassan Kimanta, told the ‘Daily News’ over the phone on his way to Kirando village along the shores of Lake Tanganyika from Namanyere Town. Reports from Kirando
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New authority to bolster conservation of wildlife
Speaking at the inaugural ceremony in Dar es Salaam on Friday evening, President Jakaya Kikwete directed TAWA to go the extra mile beyond conservation and protection, stressing that efforts should also