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Charles Boniface Mkwasa, Kocha mkuu wa timu ya Taifa ya Tanzania Siku kadhaa baada ya nahodha wa muda mrefu wa Stars Nadir Haroub ‘Cannavaro’ kutangaza kustaafu kuichezea timu ya taifa ‘Taifa Stars’, hatimaye kocha mkuu wa kikosi hicho Charles Boniface Mkwasa amesema hajapata taarifa rasmi na kuongeza kuwa, Cannavao bado yupo kwenye mipango yake ya timu ya taifa ya Tanzania. “Mimi nafikiri si vizuri kuzungumza kwasababu nimekuwa nikizungumza muda mrefu na nikizungumza tutazidi kuchochea, mimi nafikiri maamuzi yatakuwa yamebaki kama nilivyozungumza”, amesema Mkwasa. “Ninaheshimu maamuzi ya Cannavaro, ni mchezaji mzuri nimekaanaye ni kongozi mzuri anahamasisha vizuri na bado mimi namuhitaji. Lakini nilichokifanya ni mabadiliko ya kawaida tu kwenye timu kwakuwa yeye niliamini anaweza kuwaongoza watanzania kwenye mashindano ya CHAN na nilimpa taarifa mapema lakini sasa sitaki kulumbana nafikiri hivyo ndivyo itakuwa imebakia”. “Nimshauri kwamba, bado anahitajika na ...

Mwili wa aliyekuwa Mbunge wa Viti Maalum (Chadema), Leticia Nyerere aliyefariki dunia wiki iliyopita nchini Marekani umewasili leo jijini Dar es Salaam. Marehemu Leticia alifariki dunia akiwa Maryland nchini Marekani alikokuwa akipatiwa matibabu. Kabla ya mauti kumkuta, alijiunga na CCM mwaka jana baada ya kutofautiana na viongozi wa Chadema. Historia fupi ya marehemu Leticia Alizaliwa mwaka 1959, Kwimba mkoani Mwanza na kusoma katika Shule ya Msingi Mnazi Mmoja kati ya mwaka 1966 hadi 1973. Kati ya mwaka 1974-75, alisoma Shule ya Sekondari Jangwani kidato cha kwanza hadi cha nne na 1976-78 alisoma kidato cha tano na sita katika Shule ya Sekondari ya Arusha Meru. Mwenyezi Mungu ailaze roho ya marehemu mahali pema peponi. AMEN.

  The opposition Civic United Front (CUF) in Pemba yesterday said it intends to conduct peaceful demonstration to back the report issued by the party’s Secretary General Seif Sharrif Hamad earlier this week condemning nullification of the Isle’s General Election results.   The announcement was made by CUF secretary for Chakechake district Salehe Nassor Juma at a meeting with contestants for House of Representatives seats, district chairpersons and secretaries and members of the party’s national leadership council in Pemba.   Juma said they have already submitted a letter to Chakechake Officer Commanding District (OCD) informing him that the demonstration is to be held this Sunday and will start from Chanjani and proceed to Kibirizi.   He said the peaceful demonstrations are to show support for the report delivered by their Secretary General and what he described as ‘Sharrif’s efforts to fight for the democratic right of Zanzibaris.’ ...

                             Jumla ya wanafunzi 342,068 wakidato cha pili sawana asilimia 89.12 ya wanafunzi 363,666 waliofanya mitihani ya upimajimwaka jana wamefaulu kuendelea na masomo ya kidato cha tatu      BOFYA HAPA KUTAZAMA MATOKEO

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TRANSPORT VACANCIES ANNOUNCEMENT The National Institute of Transport (NIT) was established by Act of parliament, Number. 24 of 1982. The history of NIT dates back to 1975, when due to the complexity of the transport sector and the intricacies involved in its management necessitated the introduction of comprehensive training programmes for development of the sectoral manpower. Currently the institute is under the Ministry of Works Transport and Communications. It is fully accredited by the National Council for Technical Education (NACTE) will the Certificate of Registration Number REG./EOS/009 of 2002. It offers education and training programmes leading to qualifications recognized nationally and internationally. Rector of the National Institute of Transport invites all suitable qualified Tanzanians to apply for the following vacancies: 1. Tutorial Assistant in Mechanical/Civil Engineering (3 Posts) Qualifications and Experience Holde...

Spika wa Bunge la Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania, Mhe. Job Yustino Ndugai. TAARIFA KWA UMMA KUHUSU UTEUZI WA WABUNGE  KWENYE KAMATI ZA KUDUMU ZA BUNGE. Katibu wa Bunge anatoa taarifa kwa umma kwamba: (a) Kwa mujibu wa Kanuni ya 116 (3) ya Kanuni za Kudumu za Bunge, Toleo la Aprili, 2013, Spika wa Bunge la Jamhuri ya Muungano amepewa mamlaka ya kuteua Wajumbe wa Kamati za Kudumu za Bunge kwa namna ambayo itawezesha kila Mbunge kuwekwa kwenye Kamati mojawapo. Katika kufanya uteuzi huo, Spika huzingatia vigezo mbalimbali vilivyoainishwa katika Kanuni ya 116 (5);(b) Spika wa Bunge la Jamhuri ya Muungano, Mhe. Job Yustino Ndugai (MB), ametekeleza mamlaka yake ya uteuzi kwa mujibu wa Kanuni tajwa hapo juu, kwa kuwateua kwanza Wabunge Kumi na Tano (15) kuwa Wajumbe wa Kamati ya Kanuni za Bunge. Kamati hiyo imeundwa na kutangazwa kabla ya Kamati zingine ili ifanye marekebisho ya Nyongeza ya Nane ya Kanuni za K...

Muhanga wa bomoabomoa hiyo akiongea kwa uchungu. Stori: Makongoro Oging’ na Issa Mnally, UWAZI DAR ES SALAAM: Zoezi la bomoaboa ambalo limeikumba Jiji la Dar es Salaam kwa karibu mwezi mmoja sasa na kusitishwa hivi karibuni, limeacha vilio na kusababisha vifo huku mazito zaidi yakiibuka, Uwazi lina ripoti ndefu. Wiki iliyopita, timu ya Uwazi iliingia mitaani katika maeneo mbalimbali ya jiji yaliyokumbwa na zoezi hilo na kufanya mahojiano na baadhi ya wafiwa na wananchi pia viongozi wa serikali za mitaa ambapo wengine walisema zoezi hilo lilikuwa gumu na kuishukuru serikali kwa kutambua hilo na kuamua kusitisha licha ya kwamba kuna waliobaki yatima na wajane. HUYU ALIFARIKI KWA MSHTUKO Hussein Jovit (26), mtoto wa marehemu Jovit Hussein Kobelo (54), ameliambia Uwazi hivi karibuni kwamba baba yake alifariki dunia saa 2:45 usiku wa Desemba 21, mwaka jana kwenye Hospitali ya Mwananyamala ambako alikimbizwa kwa matibabu. Moja ya familia iliyokumbwa na sekeseke hilo. ...

Addressing the media in Dar es Salaam shortly, Maalim Seif ruled out the participation of his party (CUF) to the anticipated re-election insisting that there was no evidence of irregularities of the previous elections that prompted nullification by the Zanzibar Electoral Commission (ZEC) Chairman, Jecha Salum Jecha. Maalim Seif was the presidential candidate of CUF during October 25, 2015 elections. He expressed confidence on the ability of President Magufuli to unlock the talks leading to amicable resolve of the matter. CCM insists that the election will be repeated while CUF insists otherwise.

  Education, Science, Technology and Vocational Training Minister, Professor Joyce Ndalichako, issued the directive in Dar es Salaam when she visited the NECTA offices for a familiarisation tour. She gave the ultimatum as she was not convinced by the response given by the council’s Executive Secretary, Dr Charles Msonde, on the change in the grading system for Form Four and Form Six results, effective 2014 when the results were graded in GPAs instead of in divisions. Prof Ndalichako, who had served as NECTA Executive Secretary for nine years, said she has been receiving numerous complaints on the grading system since becoming minister, “hence the need for professional answers on what prompted the move’’. She also directed NECTA to, within the same period, state the professional and logical reasons that made them give private candidates in secondary schools paper two examination which serves as a continuous assessment. “I have not been satisfied with the rea...

  The case will come before Principal Resident Magistrate, Respicius Mwijage of the Kisutu Resident Magistrates’ court in Dar es Salaam. Earlier, State Attorney, Estazia Wilson had informed the court that the case had come up for hearing but the prosecution’s intended witness was on leave. Magistrate Mwijage expressed his disappointment regarding the fact that the prosecution had not availed alternative witnesses to cover the position of the one who was absent. “I dislike situations whereby people come up with this kind of excuse when hearing is supposed to be in good progress,” said the Magistrate. He urged the prosecutor to avail two or more witnesses on the specified dates for the hearing and cautioned them that he was going to issue a ruling if otherwise. Ngonyani, who resides at Magomeni Mapipa, becomes the first person to face the new law since it was endorsed by President Jakaya Kikwete to operate in Tanzania last year. The accused is charged under sec...

The Higher Education Student’ Loans Board (HESLB), among other things, is entrusted by the Government through HESLB Act. No.9 of 2004 (as amended) to recover all loans owing by former students loan beneficiaries who benefited from Higher Education Loans since July, 1994 to date so that the same money can be used for re-lending to other needy students. In the process of recovering higher education loans, employers are required to fulfill   the following mandatory obligations as mentioned in the above cited Act for assisting the Board to recover loans from employed loan beneficiaries:- (i)            Upon employment of a person who undertook his/her studies at any university or other Higher Learning Institutions within or outside the country for ...

According to the Tanzania Football Federation (TFF), Information Officer, Baraka Kizuguto, the player will be accompanied by the federation’s Secretary General, Selestine Mwesigwa. Kizuguto said TFF president Jamal Malinzi and the federation wish Samatta all the best in his bid to win African Player of the year Award for those based in Africa for 2015. The ‘Taifa Stars’ lethal striker is the first ever Tanzanian to be nominated for the continental award following his brilliant performance with the Congolese Club. The head coaches of the national associations affiliated to CAF, will vote in their order of preference to decide on the eventual winners of the two categories. In his category Samatta will compete against Abdeladim Khadrouf (Morocco & Moghreb Tetouan), Baghdad Bounedjah (Algeria & Etoile du Sahel), Felipe Ovono (Equatorial Guinea & Orlando Pirates) and Kermit Erasmus (South Africa & Orlando Pirates). Other contestants are (Mohamed Meft...

  TRA acting Commissioner General, Alphayo Kidata, said today they have collected 1.4tri/- last month compared to July-November average of 900bn/-. The acting CG attributed the good performance to proper strategies put in place , among other things, seal loop-holes for tax evasion. Mr Kidata said between July and December last year, TRA collected 6.4tr/- against a target of 6.6tr/- for five months to December 2015, showing that the overall performance was below target. Previous, the Minister for Finance and Planning, Dr Phillip Mpango, said they target to collect 1.3tri/- in December and hitting on expanding tax base. The revenue collection, according to Bank of Tanzania(BoT), have shown an increasing trend since September 2015, when domestic revenue amounted to 1.16tri/-, which was 86.9 per cent of the target. Domestic revenue collected by the central government was 1.12tri/-, which was 87.3 per cent of the target.

  This observation by the ‘Daily News’ established that the climate in East Africa’s fastest growing city has soared to an all time high from Friday when the temperature reached 34 degrees centigrade. Other cities in the continent where temperatures have peaked their most high this time are Luanda in Angola (30-310C) and Khartoum in Sudan with the average of 26 to 310C, contrary to cities to the north of Africa that are near to the Sahara Desert where temperatures are between 17- 260C. The weekly weather forecast for some cities in northern Africa countries effective January 1 shows that the temperature in Cairo, Egypt, ranges between 17.7 and 230C; Casablanca and Marrakesh in Morocco (18-250C) and Algiers in Algeria (18- 210C). The city of Dar es Salaam has of late experienced soaring temperatures, with most residents in the country’s commercial capital complaining of the scorching sun and humid to hot weather, especially in the past three days. A survey by...

The ports authority and the Port of Dar es Salaam have of late been the focus of national attention as tours by the president and the Prime Minister, Mr Kassim Majaliwa, exposed several ills that have tarnished its image, including defaulting on proper revenue collection. TAFFA Chairman Stephen Ngatunga said at extraordinary annual meeting that brought together about 300 participants in Dar es Salaam yesterday that it was also high time they met the Minister for Finance or even the prime minister to expose the 'rot at the port’ to open the gates for accurate collection of government revenue. “This will lead to a lasting solution,” the freight forwarders leader enthused. He alleged that manipulation of computer records at the port denied the government billions of shillings in revenue but the blame was wrongly shifted to other stakeholders, including freight forwarders. He pointed out at the sickening corrupt practices by technicians at the IT section of TPA,...

  Initially, the tournament was supposed to get underway yesterday but the local organizing committee extended the kick-off of the annual tournament by 24 hours to pave way for Mainland giants Simba to honour their Vodacom Premier League (VPL) match against Ndanda FC at the Nangwanda Sijaona Stadium in Mtwara on Friday. Simba won 1-0. A fixture between Yanga and Mafunzo will kick off at 04:15 pm at the Amani Stadium, which is the venue for all matches. The match will be graced by the Zanzibar Deputy Minister for Communication and Infrastructure, Issa Haji Gavu. Eight teams will compete for the title and the Zanzibar Football Association (ZFA) Secretary; Hashim Salum said all necessary preparations were complete for the tournament to kick off. Hashim said official opening will be the match between Mtibwa Sugar and Azam FC. Azam FC, Young Africans, Mtibwa Sugar and Simba, the best four teams in the league standings, have taken this year’s Mapinduzi Cup quite ser...

Arsenal moved two points clear of Leicester at the top of the Premier League table with a win over Newcastle. The unconvincing Gunners looked set for a point on a soggy Emirates Stadium pitch until defender Laurent Koscielny came to the rescue with a close-range poked winner in the 72nd minute. The Magpies should have come away with at least a point, having been on the front foot for much of the second half. Georginio Wijnaldum went closest but his shot was saved by Petr Cech. Relive the action as it happened One-nil to the Arsenal... just Play media ...