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Shinyanga (Tanzania)

Type: City

Name: Shinyanga (Tanzania)

Country: Tanzania

Latitude: -3.66

Longitude: 33.419998

population: 107,365

First Reported 01/12/2010 - Updated 01/12/2010 - 1 Documents

Oxfam

Sisal Firm Lauds New Agriculture First Initiative

The management of Katani Sisal Company Limited, has lauded the latest government's initiative to revitalise the agricultural sector, saying it would help enhance the firm's operations. The firm believes that the introduction of Kilimo Kwanza, would help ... [AllAfrica.com - 01/12/2010]

Entities: Agriculture, Shinyanga (Tanzania), Oxfam, Tanzania

First Reported 01/15/2010 - Updated 01/15/2010 - 1 Documents (in Environment)

Cereals Deficit Stands At 1.3 Million Tonnes - Government

Tanzania faces shortage of about 1.3 million tonnes of grain, according to the minister for Agriculture, Food Security and Cooperatives, Mr Stephen Wassira. He told reporters in Dar es Salaam yesterday that the information was obtained during an assessment ... [AllAfrica.com - 01/15/2010]

Entities: Shinyanga (Tanzania), Iringa (Tanzania), Mtwara (Tanzania), Singida (Tanzania)

First Reported 01/17/2010 - Updated 01/17/2010 - 1 Documents

Nation`s SMEs benefit SIDO credit scheme

Some 40,094 small and medium scale entrepreneurs from 21 regions on Tanzania Mainland have benefited from Small Industries Development Organisation (SIDO) credit scheme, borrowing over Sh17,783,889 in the past 16 years. The programme has since 1984 been ... [IPP Media - 01/17/2010]

Entities: Entrepreneur, Tanzania, Shinyanga (Tanzania), Tabora (Tanzania)

First Reported 01/18/2010 - Updated 01/18/2010 - 1 Documents (in Politics)

East African Community

EAC Railway to Get $8.15m Boost

Nairobi The East African Community priority investment programme has received a major boost with the African Development Bank committing to support the second phase of the region's railway development. The pan-African bank will give $8.15 million to finance ... [AllAfrica.com - 01/18/2010]

Entities: East African Community, Burundi, Rwanda

First Reported 01/20/2010 - Updated 01/20/2010 - 1 Documents (in Environment)

3bn/- Mwadui diamonds parcel disappears in SA

A parcel containing about 15,000 carats of diamonds from Mwadui, Shinyanga, was stolen in late November in South Africa, and its whereabouts remains a mystery up to this moment. The parcel belonged to Petra Diamonds, the company co-owned by Williamson ... [IPP Media - 01/20/2010]

Entities: Mwadui (Tanzania), PETRA DIAMONDS LIMITED, Antwerp, Tanzania, Shinyanga (Tanzania)

First Reported 01/20/2010 - Updated 01/20/2010 - 1 Documents

Zain

Zain picks more schools for ``Build Our Nation programme``

Zain Tanzania has picked 26 more schools for its “Get Text Books” under the company’s Build Our Nation programme (BON) that aims at raising the standards of education in the country. According the mobile phone company’s press statement released on Monday, ... [IPP Media - 01/20/2010]

Entities: Zain, Tanzania, Dar es Salaam

First Reported 01/22/2010 - Updated 01/22/2010 - 1 Documents (in Environment)

Government to use contingency funds to repair floods damage

The government has said it won’t prepare a supplementary budget to source additional money for repairing damage caused to the infrastructure by the ongoing floods in Morogoro and Dodoma regions, instead it would use its contingency funds to do the jo ... [IPP Media - 01/22/2010]

Entities: Dodoma (Tanzania), Flooding, Kilosa (Tanzania), Morogoro (Tanzania)

First Reported 01/22/2010 - Updated 01/22/2010 - 1 Documents

President Kikwete Lauds Gold Mining Firm

Shinyanga President Jakaya Kikwete has paid a glowing tribute to Buzwagi Gold Mine in Kahama District, for supporting development of surrounding communities. He commended the mining company run by Barrick Gold Tanzania for spending Sh286 million on construction ... [AllAfrica.com - 01/22/2010]

Entities: Jakaya Kikwete, Shinyanga (Tanzania), Barrick Gold Corporation, Tanzania, public relations

First Reported 01/26/2010 - Updated 01/26/2010 - 1 Documents

Country Launches Goju-Ryu Association

The registration of the martial art sport would be added to the list of among other martial art's sporting events, karate, which has seen Tanzania competing in several international events, including Saba Saba International annual tourney. The event, ... [AllAfrica.com - 01/26/2010]

Entities: Tanzania, Shotokan Karate Association, Tabora (Tanzania), Shinyanga (Tanzania), Lindi (Tanzania)

First Reported 01/27/2010 - Updated 01/27/2010 - 1 Documents

Tanzania: Government set to build power line for Lake Zone

The government, in collaboration with development partners, is finalizing plans to construct a 40KV electricity transmission line for supplying Lake Zone and other regions with reliable power. Energy and Minerals deputy minister Adam Malima told the National ... [Individual.com - 01/27/2010]

Entities: Tanzania, Shinyanga (Tanzania), Iringa (Tanzania), Singida (Tanzania), Dodoma (Tanzania)

First Reported 01/27/2010 - Updated 01/27/2010 - 1 Documents

Tanzania: JK Directs Ministry to Rebuild Roads

President Jakaya Kikwete has directed the ministry of Infrastructure Development to make sure that roads and railways damaged by floods in various regions are rehabilitated quickly. Speaking during an impromptu meting he called on Monday, President Kikwete ... [AllAfrica.com - 01/27/2010]

Entities: Jakaya Kikwete, Tanzania, Kilosa (Tanzania)

First Reported 01/28/2010 - Updated 01/28/2010 - 1 Documents

40KV power line planned for Lake Zone

Entities: Rural Electrification Corporation Limited, Kasulu (Tanzania), Sumbawanga (Tanzania), Mbinga (Tanzania)

Quotes

"This shows that the number of students joining secondary schools is increasing due to the introduction of ward schools" she said

Marian school wins top slot in exams [Daily News TSN - 02/07/2010]

He said few schools in East Africa had the resources to provide for the needs of children with albinism. Mr Connolly added: "Tanzanian Prime Minister Mizengo Pinda has condemned the violent crimes against people with albinism, but judicial and enforcement barriers remain." In his New Year's address to the nation, President Jakaya Kikwete said the nation that the government would step up efforts to stamp out the albino...

Albino Killings - Obama Asked to Put Pressure On Kikwete [AllAfrica.com - 02/03/2010]

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