Road plan hits funding snag

Sections of the Ubungo Road under the Dar es Salaam Rapid Transit (Dart) project are now under repair after a consultant with the roads agency identified some flaws in certain areas.

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The talks between Barrick Gold and Newmont Mining over a combination that would create a gold mining behemoth have hit a snag, but two sources close to the situation say the companies remain keen on a deal and discussions are likely to resume.

The private sector support is needed to finance road projects (and maintenance) because traditional approach of financing them through the government budget is not sustainable, according to deputy minister for Works Gerson Lwenge.

>Tanzania has submitted projects worth more than Sh1.4 trillion to the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (Badea) for possible funding.

The World Bank has suspended disbursement of funds to two road projects in Uganda until government addresses environmental and social issues that were occasioned on the communities of Kamwenge, which resulted in the World Bank canceling its financing of the Transport Sector Development Project (TSDP).

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>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.

As the countdown continues to the 2014 MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMA), an all-star line-up of the hottestMAMA nominees and DJs are set to headline Tanzania's very own Road To MAMA party.  The pan-African party tour arrives in Dar es Salaam on 16 May before heading onto Lagos at the end of the month.
Featuring contemporary artists and music that are making waves across the continent, Road To MAMA Tanzania is a pan-African club tour, criss-crossing the continent in the build up to...