Council suspends fishing in Lake Babati for six months

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Tanzania Professional Boxing Commission (TPBC) has suspended for three months, professional boxing promoter Kaike Siraju, after failing to comply with the body’s rules and regulations.

 It may be just a tiny island in Lake Victoria, but Kasalazi punches above its weight when it comes to a spot for fun.

>The city council’s Tourism and Natural Resources Department has decried the growing tendency of negligence and poor information keeping in most public offices, saying that lack of records affected implementation of various development plans.

>The municipality here needs at least Sh3 billion to construct laboratories in its secondary schools

>The deputy Finance minister, Mr Mwigulu Nchemba, has vowed to take to task any district council or officials who will be implicated in misuse of government funds.

 Kikosi cha Timu ya Benki ya Exim Tawi la Babati katika picha ya pamoja kabla ya mchezo wa kirafiki kuanza kati ya timu hiyo ya Benki na timu ya Babati Citizens FC wakati wa Bonanza la michezo lililofanyika mwishoni mwa wiki Babati. Bonanza hilo liliandaliwa na ofisi ya mkuu wa mkoa mkoani Manyara lilikiwa na lengo la kukuza michezo mkoani hapo.

A marine scientist yesterday made damning revelations on the extent of dynamite fishing in some coastal areas of Tanzania, saying the resurgence of blast-fishing has been driven by the availability of illegally-traded industrial explosives and detonation materials, in part, imported for use in the mining sector.

Psychologists tell us that man has the inert tendency to self-destruct. You can’t but agree with them when you look at the conduct of some fishermen who engage in dynamite fishing.