LOCAL FEATURE: What many don’t know about Rukwa’s growth potential

>Rukwa Region, located in south-western Tanzania 1,200 kilometres from the commercial capital Dar es Salaam, will throughout this week be in local and international headlines as it showcases its investment opportunities which are in abundance.

Dar es Salaam is one of Africa’s top 10 cities with relatively high inclusive urbanisation and growth potential, a new survey shows.

-Prefer to trade with other emerging economies

-SMEs expect to generate up to 50% of revenues internationally by 2019

According to an in-depth study conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) on behalf of DHL Express (http://www.dpdhl.com), approximately 40% of global SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises) do not perceive Africa as a growth opportunity, despite the positive economic growth stories and growing middle class in the regions.

The report further reveals that while many...

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>Acute malnutrition is a devastating public health problem of epidemic proportions that needs quick intervention to avoid death, poor cognitive development as well as poor school performance of children.

>Most of the more than 1,600 most vulnerable children (MVC) in Pemba and Unguja islands are now able to access education following a resource mobilisation training carried out by the Building Organizational Capacity for Results (Bocar)

>“Knowledge is at the heart of social and economic growth. Knowledge relies heavily on shared cultural heritage and on openness to the unknown. To that end, artists have a special role as social barometers, as promoters of change and as repository of tradition…” – (Marina Galvani, ‘Tanzania Knowledge is at the heart of development’—A letter from the head curator of the World Bank art program to the National Arts Council).

>Anna (not her real name) is a Form One student at Ntuzu Secondary School at Ngulyati Village in Bariadi District.However, she is in pain after being raped, something which has spoiled her dream of acquiring a better education to safeguard her future.

>Internet users all over the country have reason to rejoice, as they can look forward to something groundbreaking. The next big thing in terms of communication- and Internet service provision –the 4G LTE technology – was recently introduced in Tanzania, the first country on the continent.