Sixty-day ultimatum for council

Bus owners association said the rates were increased without consultations

On September 17, 2014, U.S. Ambassador Mark Childress swore in sixty-one Peace Corps Volunteers to their two years of service in Tanzania.
The American volunteers will work as Math, Science and English secondary school teachers, and as teacher trainers in twenty-nine districts throughout Tanzania. The swearing-in ceremony took place at the Ambassador’s residence in Dar es Salaam, and was attended by Guest of Honor Shukuru Kawambwa, Minister at the Ministry of Education and...

Pressure is mounting on Zambian technician Patrick Phiri in Dar es Salaam’s Simba Sports Club as the side’s leadership gave him the ultimatum of winning the next two matches in the on going Tanzania Mainland Premier League, failure of which his contract could be terminated.

>President Jakaya Kikwete has directed all ministries and government institutions to ensure that workers’ councils are established to meet a legal obligation in public service.

>The government has been given until Monday to pay Ksh924 million owed to First Mercantile Securities for a contract related to Anglo Leasing

The opposition Chadema’s youth wing (Bavicha) has issued a three-day ultimatum to the police in Geita to search, arrest and name people who were involved in the brutal killing of the party’s chairman in the region, Mr Alphonce Mawazo.

>Tanzania Trade Development Authority (Tantrade) was yesterday given 48 hours to produce ownership documents for 11 vehicles whose whereabouts remain a mystery.

The Prime Minister has ordered all agencies working on the Dar es Salaam Rapid Transit (Dart) to ensure it starts operations by January 10, 2016.

Ghana's health minister gives a hospital in the city of Kumasi 14 days to produce the bodies of five babies that were allegedly stillborn.