Vodacom puts $1bn in network infrastructure

“Africa will only succeed when all public and private sector stakeholders will join their efforts” – AU Commissioner

 Top global and African Chief Executive Officers today launched a Continental Business Network (CBN) to fast-track high-level private sector investment into Africa’s regional infrastructure. 

The launch of the CBN on the side-lines of the World Economic Forum on Africa in Cape Town, South Africa, is the mandated follow-up and implementation of recommendations emanating from...

Vodacom angers govt over network delays
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COMMUNICATION, Science and Technology Minister, Mr Makame Mbarawa, yesterday blasted Vodacom Tanzania for delayed provision of telecommunication services to some select rural areas. Prof Mbarawa said in Dar es Salaam that the leading mobile ...

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Govt issues 1bn/- for demolition of high-rise building in Dar
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The government has disbursed the needed 1bn/- for the demolition of the substandard 14-storey building on Indira Gandhi Street in the city centre and the work will be carried out soon, the National Assembly was told on Monday evening. The Minister of ...

The UN says it needs $1bn to fight the West Africa Ebola outbreak, described as "unparalleled in modern times".

As the alleged leaked contract between the government and Norwegian company StatOil continues to circulate online, the biggest question that begs an urgent and sober answer from the government, investors and those who leaked the document is: Who is fooling Tanzanians?

Bank PRO in dock over 1bn/- money laundering, fraud
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KCB bank Public Relations Officer, Hassan Jumanne Pindo, appeared before the Kisutu Resident Magistrates' Court in Dar es Salaam charged with money laundering and obtaining about 1bn/-by false pretences. Before Senior Resident Magistrate Emilius ...

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Precision Air appeals against 1bn/- judgment
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PRECISION Air Services Limited operations are likely to be affected if the High Court Commercial Division's judgment ordering the airline to pay over 1bn/- to Unique Car Rentals and Travel Agency Limited is executed. In order to circumvent the situation, the ...

The Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA) has injected USD 1.25million (equivalent to 2.1bn/-) to support the Democratic Empowerment Project (DEP) in the country. According to a communiqué released yesterday, the funds are a result of an agreement signed by DANIDA and United Nations Development Project (UNDP) on August 26, this year. The statement noted that the agreement was aimed to strengthen credibility and capacity of key institutions of democracy in Tanzania to effectively...

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Ghost teachers gobble 3.1bn/- countrywide
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ABOUT 3.1bn/- salaries were paid to ghost workers in the teaching sector in different dtrict councils, countrywide. Th was revealed by the Minter of State, President's Office, Public Service Management, Ms Celine Kombani,on Wednesday, when responding to ...