Better pay for porters sought

Tour Guides, Porters Threaten Three-Week Strike
AllAfrica.com
In a move which could impact on the flow of the tourists into the country and the lucrative tourism industry in Tanzania in general, tour guides and porters have threatened to down tools in protest over unfavourable working conditions. They are furious ...

>Legislators wound up a heated debate on the Tegeta escrow account scam yesterday, with Deputy Finance Minister Mwigulu Nchemba directing the taxman to collect all money due from those linked with the scandal through Mkombozi and Stanbic banks.

East African Legislative Assembly (Eala) members are visiting the region to seek the views of the people on the integration process as well as get first hand information on the implementation of regional projects.

Revenue systems will be harmonised to create a level playing field with multinational companies often accused of plundering resources in developing countries.

The call for members of the Constituent Assembly (CA), who have boycotted the proceedings since April and identified themselves as the ‘coalition of defenders of the people’s constitution’, also known by its Kiswahili acronym as Ukawa, appears an ongoing exercise in futility.

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The Vocational Education and Training Authority (Veta) has been advised to initiate talks with the government on how the authority could be involved in making desks for public schools.

Leaders from 40 states are gathering in London to discuss the illegal wildlife trade.

Tanzania is still framing a formula for rating carbon credits under the envisaged national fund for Reduced emission against deforestation and land degradation (Redd+), forest researchers have said.