Teach students to compete in labour market, govt told

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Tanzanian Schools Will Teach Students in Swahili, Not English
Global Voices Online
School children in Arusha, Tanzania. Photo released under Creative Commons by Flickr user Colin J. McMechan. Tanzania is set to make a historic shift away from English and replace it with Swahili as the language of instruction in the country's schools.

Govt moving to regulate labour migration
IPPmedia
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) in Tanzania and the Ministry of Labour and Employment has launched an initiative to support strategic interventions towards effective and sustainable labour migration management and information sharing ...

Govt to announce approved labour recruiting agencies
IPPmedia
The government will later this month announce its approved list of qualified labour recruiting agencies permitted to work in the country. Speaking in an interview with this paper held yesterday in Dar es Salaam, Ministry of Labour and Employment ...

The government has banned labour outsourcing in the country after the Tanzania Revenue Authority failed to collect Sh3 billion in Pay As You Earn tax for three years.

Dodoma. The government has ordered universities to stop suspending students for failure to pay fees if such students depend on loans from the State.

The Minister for Presidency and Kampala has called for patriotism among NRM party leaders so as to silence the growing cynicism the Opposition has about government achievements.

Deutsche Welle
A bleak Labour Day for unions as govt makes it harder to form one
Business Standard
Barely a week after trade unions across the country celebrate the Labour Day, the National Democratic Alliance government will meet workers' and industry representatives on May 6 to discuss proposals to make forming unions tougher and union activities ...
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A lawmaker has advised the government to stop granting tax exemptions for two years and use the money for investing in fishery, livestock and mining sectors.

The Tanzania Homes Expo has pleaded with the government to scrap value added tax (Vat) on construction materials and houses.