Draw up Exports policy to hasten development

>In last week’s article, the author outlined the need for periodic policy reviews in Tanzania with the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Development Policy, 2003 as a case study. The article described what policies are and why policy reviews are necessary.

Govt reviews children's development policy for more care and growth
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The government has said that it is reviewing Children's Development Policy (2008) so as to solve mainstream issues of parental responsibilities, care and growth of children from the ages 0 to 8 years. Speaking at the Feed the Children brand launch on ...

When President Jakaya Kikwete signed the 2010 Electronic and Postal Communications Bill into law, there was optimism among members of the general public that the move would attract ordinary Tanzanians wishing to buy shares in the lucrative cellular phone companies.

Tanzania could significantly reduce its donor dependency if the government will encourage formalization of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) present in the country, it has been said.

>President Jakaya Kikwete has instructed the Ilala municipal authorities to facilitate the delivery of relief food and other humanitarian support to residents of Buguruni kwa Mnyamani whose houses were still submerged in flood waters.

>The East African Community (EAC) partner states have not yet agreed on the benchmarks for issuance of work permits and now trade unions want them to be processed within 30 days and fees for getting them abolished.

As a strike by South African platinum miners enters its eleventh week, the likelihood that employers will bow to demands for better pay is receding and a drastic overhaul of the loss-making industry is looking more inevitable.

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Hasten legislation of Common Market Protocol, Uhuru urges EALA
Kenya Broadcasting Corporation
President Uhuru Kenyatta has asked the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) to hasten legislation of the Common Market Protocol. He said the legislation will accelerate regional integration and anchor the free movement of people, goods, capital and ...
PRESIDENT KENYATTA ADDRESSES EALAStarAfrica.com
Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta addresses members of the East African...