Muhongo in spirited defence of govt

>Legal wrangles dominated the start of submissions for the Serengeti road case in which Tanzania is appealing against the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) for its recent verdict to block the road project.

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Top Leaders Go for Defence of Govt of National Unity
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Zanzibar — ARGUABLY the main topic under discussion in many leisure centres (famous as vijiwe or baraza, or maskani) in Zanzibar is about the future of the Government of National Unity (GNU). This government was created in 2010 to bury political ...
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>President Jakaya Kikwete has said that the government will keep on increasing defence budget since there is no substitute to it in defending the country’s territorial sovereignty.

>Zanzibar has set up a tourism promotion centre in India as the semi-autonomous Indian Ocean archipelago seeks to attract more travellers from the world’s tenth largest economy.

Nuru Mwasampeta na Veronica Simba, Dar es Salaam Waziri wa Nishati na Madini, Profesa Sospeter Muhongo amesema Wizara yake imejipanga kuhakikisha inajengwa mitambo ya uchakataji madini (Mineral Processing Plants) hapa nchini ili kuondokana na utaratibu wa kusafirisha madini ghafi nje ya nchi na badala yake zisafirishwe bidhaa zitokanazo na madini husika ili kuongeza thamani na hivyo kukuza pato la nchi.  Aliyasema hayo  alipokutana na kuzungumza na Wawekezaji wa Kampuni ya Chinalco ya nchini...

>A three-government union structure is inevitable if public opinion is to be taken seriously, Constitutional Review Commission Chairman Joseph Warioba told Constituent Assembly (CA) members yesterday.

TOC secretary general Filbert Bayi says Tanzanian athletes deserve compliment rather than criticism

Defence in collapse of Dar's 14-storey building wants investigations expedited
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Defence advocate in the case facing 11 people following the March 2013 collapse of a 14-storey building in Dar es Salaam is calling on the Kisutu Resident Magistrate's Court to have the prosecution side expedite the investigation. At the turn of the week, ...

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Tanzania hikes defence spending
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The TNS Msoga. The Tanzanian government has increased its 2015/2016 defence budget by 30 per cent to sustain the recruitment and training of new soldiers and ongoing equipment acquisition. Presenting the new budget to parliament, Defence and ...