House prices skyrocket as property taxes climb

Government taxes and its various agencies account for close to half of the amount that Tanzanians pay on every litre of petroleum products, a development that denies the country a chance to reap massive benefits from declining global fuel prices, data shows.

>I recently read an article that explained how dirty money has been driving up property prices in London.

Tamasin Ford reports on the effects of rapidly rising house prices in Windhoek, Namibia.

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Tanzania raises petrol, diesel prices pump prices
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DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - Tanzania's energy regulatory body raised the retail prices of petrol and diesel on Thursday after global oil prices rose and the local currency weakened, but left kerosene prices unchanged in its latest monthly review. Fuel prices ...
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Home Affairs minister Charles Kitwanga, has directed Immigration Services department to conduct a one-month operation to identify and arrest people staying in Tanzania illegally.

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A climb to remember
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Dubai: In a bid to raise funds for victims of human trafficking in India, I am all set to scale Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania on August 6. I was first introduced to this issue three years ago, when watching Technology, Entertainment, Design Talks (Ted), a global ...
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