Govt says ready to move into GMO for its benefits

When Jacinta and Chris first met they were both fresher men at the University of Dar es Salaam pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Law.

There are several ways an employment contract can come to an end. It may be by way of expiry of time as in fixed term contracts, retirement, termination or dismissal.

>The government has said it will evacuate 64 Tanzanian nationals still stuck in war-torn Yemen, following continued fighting in the country’s capital Sanaa.

In a rather drastic move, the minister for Natural Resources and Tourism, Mr Lazaro Nyalandu, has revoked the licence of a foreign hunting firm, Green Miles Safari, following revelations that it has been acting against the set regulations.

The Tanzania Association of Managers and Owners of Non-Government Schools and Colleges (Tamongsco) has welcomed government’s move to involve them and other stakeholders in debating and giving their views on how best the new education policy can be implemented.

>The government at last heeded to public outcry and dropped a plan to table two controversial information bills under a certificate of urgency that would have locked out views from key players.

News that the government has approved a payment plan for the loans it owes national social security funds is welcome. If anything, the deal should have been sealed two or three years ago. Much as we all agree that there is no way for social security funds to avoid doing business with the government in an economic setting like ours, a debt of Sh8.43 trillion is just too heavy for the former to shoulder.

Dodoma. The government through the Tanzania Roads Agency (Tanroads) has accomplished a feasibility study for the expansion of Msimbazi-Buguruni Uhuru Road to four lanes.

Opposition Civic United Front (CUF) said yesterday it was ready to work with the ruling CCM under a government of national unity.