Dar requires Sh1tr to repair roads in five years: AfDB

>Three Dar es Salaam municipalities, Temeke, Ilala and Kinondoni, have started rehabilitation of ring roads, most of which were damaged by floods which hit Dar es Salaam several months ago.

Tanzania has announced a Sh1 trillion plan on Climate Smart Agriculture (CSM).

Hope that Tanzania will receive nearly Sh1 trillion in development funding from the US in 2016 has been restored after the country passed a critical huddle on the war against corruption.

>Motorists and other road users in the city have lately had a hard time navigating potholes and badly damaged roads--a common sight in nearly all major and feeder roads, a survey by The Citizen on Saturday shows.

The Ukawa opposition coalition has urged Dar es Salaam residents and those from neighbouring regions to go to Jangwani grounds for the launch of its campaigns.

It is estimated that slightly more than 400,000 empty car seats go to Dar es Salaam every day. This translates into more traffic jams and inadequate parking space. The love of large fuel guzzlers always makes us opt for large machines even where small cars can do. There is nothing wrong with buying an eight-passenger SUV if you can afford it.

The Local Authorities Pensions Fund (LAPF) is targeting to have a value of Sh1 trillion in the next one year.

As millions of mobile phone users in Tanzania click the “dial” or “send” button on their fancied mobile phones to text or call their friends, they spend roughly Sh1 trillion ($600 million) in a month, The Citizen can reveal today.