Authorities advised on land use

Postal authorities in Africa must reform in order to compete effectively and sustain its services. “We have to do things differently. We have to change in order to face the challenges,” said the director general of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) Bishar Hussein, here yesterday.

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Tanzania: African Postal Authorities Advised to Reform
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Arusha — Postal authorities in Africa must reform in order to compete effectively and sustain its services. "We have to do things differently. We have to change in order to face the challenges," said the director general of the Universal Postal Union ...
The International Postal System Is Profoundly Broken—and Nobody Is Paying ...Pacific Standard

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>For years now, the decision by the government to invite and accommodate investors in land has divided the nation into two main groups—those who views this move as legalizing land grabbing and the other group that sees this move as a modern way of introducing commercial farming in Tanzania.

>From exorcism ceremonies to spirit houses and amulets claiming to make wearers bullet-proof, Thailand is a culture soaked in superstition -- an obsession critics say is holding the nation back.

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Land Ministry all out to evict land intruders, invaders.
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The Ministry for Lands, Housing and Human Settlements Development has announced a non-stop operation to evict land intruders in various localities in Dar es Salaam. The decision follows a series of report linking prominent people, leaders and financially ...

Land officers cautioned on dubious land deals
Daily News
THE Deputy Minister for Lands, Housing and Human Settlements Development, Ms Angela Kairuki, has sternly warned land officers in Kilimanjaro Region alleged to be involved in dubious property deals, insisting that any defiance would be squarely dealt ...

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Civil Aviation Authorities Civil Aviation Authorities in Africa at odds
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Coinciding with the start of bilateral talks over a range of issues related to tourism relations between Tanzania and Kenya yesterday, news emerged from Dar es Salaam that the patience of the Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority (TCAA) has finally run out.
Diplomatic row looms as Kenya's access to Tanzanian airspace cutThe Standard Digital News...

Inside the Kiteto land crisis 2: Greed for land, dirty politics fuel killing fields of Kiteto
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Last week The Guardian on Sunday brought you a story on the recent land conflict pitting farmers and pastoralists at the Kalikala hamlet in Kiteto District. In this second installment Gerald Kitabu reveals how the unfolding feud led to the killings of more than 10 ...

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Journalists advised to use gender-neutral language
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Journalists have been urged to use gender neutral language and balance both female and male voices when reporting to keep the profession from gender biasness that erodes society marginalizing half its population. A veteran journalist and media specialist ...