Corruption has reached alarming levels: Membe

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Membe: Tanzania corruption reaches 'alarming levels'
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Corruption in Tanzania has reached alarming levels and must be addressed as a matter of urgency, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation Bernard Membe said Monday (November 17th), Tanzania's The Citizen reported.
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While Tanzania and other nations continue to fight deforestation and environmental degradation, ever-increasing electricity prices will hamper such efforts, analysts say.

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'Areas without telecom services to be reached before General Election'
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The government has reassured stakeholders that all areas off the country will have reliable and affordable access to telecommunication services before the next general election in 2015. In this endeveour, at least 320bn/- (about US$193m) is needed to ...
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Tanzania Gender Networking Programme (TGNP) will reach about 800 people in its efforts to raise awareness on various forms of anti-social behaviours, being part of the activities to mark 16 days of activism (Nov. 25 to Dec 10) against geneder-based  violence (GBV).

>Maternal and Infant Mortality rates in Ngorongoro District, Arusha Region, are still high, well above the national average, according to a recent report by a non-governmental organisation,  Acord.

Bad VAT administration denied government at least 60 per cent of expected revenue generation in recent financial years, tax analysts have found.

The rate at which pupils are dropping out of school, particularly in rural areas, is a source of national concern. It is now estimated that about half of enrolled pupils drop out before completing primary education.

>She was surrounded by a mountain range covered with ice, the wind blowing on her face and her body freezing from the minus degree. Malaika Kapur was literally standing on top of the world when she and 11 others climbed Mount Everest in May this year to save Tanzanian babies born with heart defects.

Only a month at the helm today, President John Magufuli has awoken us to the fact that the artificial poverty of resource-rich Tanzania stems from unchecked corruption, blatant violation of the law, wasteful expenditutre, and a happy-go-lucky culture. The unearthing of the Sh80 billion loss connected to untaxed containers and the dubious Sh12 billion bonds deal are tips of a frightening corruption monster.