Mining vision cure for resource curse

Although Africa is endowed with abundant natural resources, it is still the poorest continent. But this is not the end of the story. 

The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Tanzania has stressed that its basic intervention in the oil and natural gas sector aims at ensuring that Tanzania avoids conflicts associated with oil and gas discoveries as it has been the case in other parts of Africa and the globe in general.

In My Book of Things, Tanzania stands an excellent chance of falling into the excruciating clutches of the hydra-headed monster commonly referred to as a ‘resource curse.’

Corrupt Leaders Might Fuel Resource Curse, MPs Warn
AllAfrica.com
Dodoma — Members of Parliament yesterday cautioned against electing weak and corrupt leaders, saying this will lead to resource curse, especially this time when natural gas discoveries in Tanzania are expected to generate substantial revenue.

Tanzanian Mining companies migrating to the Mining Act 2010 and a Lusaka revolution

Judge Mark Bomani (Bomani Commission)

This weekend Tanzanians were informed (viaThe East African- Tanzania seals new tax deal with mining firms) of the decision reached by ministry of energy and minerals and one of the giant mining company in the country, Geita Gold Mine, that new royalty rates will be applicable. The agreement includes scrapping of the 15% provision on the unredeemed capital expenditure...

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How will mining affect tourism? Tanzania gives go ahead to uranium mining in ...
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TANZANIA (eTN) - The Tanzanian government has agreed to allow uranium mining inside the famous Selous Game Reserve after the United Nations World Heritage Committee approved an application by the Tanzanian government to alter the boundaries of ...
Tanzania, UNDP Sign Agreement to Fight PoachingAllAfrica.com

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The annual Investing in African Mining Indaba is the world’s preferred brand and destination in African mining

The 2015 Investing in African Mining Indaba (http://www.miningindaba.com/?utm_source=APO&utm_medium=pressrelease2&utm_campaign=MI15)  taking place on 9 – 12 February 2015 in Cape Town South Africa will feature an array of globally recognised economic visionaries, mining thought leaders and some of Africa’s largest deal-makers for the approximately 7000 delegates set to arrive from...

Rains are a blessing, they are not a curse
Daily News
THE devastating 30-minute storm in Kahama District last week that left in its wake at least 42 people killed; many others homeless, several others injured and properties worth millions of shillings destroyed must have served as a lesson to Tanzanians living in ...

The likes of Aswile and the entire Tukuyu Stars’ cream are many in the country but denied their chances to shine in top league because of match fixing