WB reported move on mining worrying

Dar es Salaam. Global campaigners are have raised the alarm over a reported move by the World Bank to help governments it was partnering with in mega infrastructure and mining projects to escape liability for environmental or socio-economic disruptions. The campaigners, mainly working to raise the voice of marginalised and indigenous commuinities around the world, say the WB is due to make an unprecedented proposal limiting governments’ accountablity towards their own people. They...

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Tanzanian Mining companies migrating to the Mining Act 2010 and a Lusaka revolution

Judge Mark Bomani (Bomani Commission)

This weekend Tanzanians were informed (viaThe East African- Tanzania seals new tax deal with mining firms) of the decision reached by ministry of energy and minerals and one of the giant mining company in the country, Geita Gold Mine, that new royalty rates will be applicable. The agreement includes scrapping of the 15% provision on the unredeemed capital expenditure...

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How will mining affect tourism? Tanzania gives go ahead to uranium mining in ...
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TANZANIA (eTN) - The Tanzanian government has agreed to allow uranium mining inside the famous Selous Game Reserve after the United Nations World Heritage Committee approved an application by the Tanzanian government to alter the boundaries of ...
Tanzania, UNDP Sign Agreement to Fight PoachingAllAfrica.com

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The annual Investing in African Mining Indaba is the world’s preferred brand and destination in African mining

The 2015 Investing in African Mining Indaba (http://www.miningindaba.com/?utm_source=APO&utm_medium=pressrelease2&utm_campaign=MI15)  taking place on 9 – 12 February 2015 in Cape Town South Africa will feature an array of globally recognised economic visionaries, mining thought leaders and some of Africa’s largest deal-makers for the approximately 7000 delegates set to arrive from...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) is now calling attention to the need to develop new antibiotic drugs following a serious global threat of antibiotic resistance —a situation where bacteria naturally change, rendering some medicines ineffective in patients.

Over 400 have died of malaria in Moshi Municipality since the beginning of this year until last month while 35,000 have been treated at various health facilities during the period.

The cholera outbreak that has wreaked havoc in Dar es Salaam and other regions across the country for about two months now, seems to be spiralling out of control, experts have warned.

Are European leaders forcing their own migration agenda on Africa? Why are they conflating development aid with migration policy? What is wrong with introducing more safe and legal migration routes?