Tanzania: Tazara Flyover Construction Scheduled for October
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- Published on Thursday, 28 July 2016 11:48
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Actual construction of the longawaited flyover at the junction of the Nelson Mandela Expressway and Nyerere Road in Dar es Salaam is set to begin in October, this year, it was revealed yesterday.
The Resident Engineer from Oriental Consultants Global, Kiyokazu Tsuji, told this paper in Dar es Salaam that currently the contractor is preparing diversion roads before the actual construction begins.
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City Women Generate Food & Income on Tiny Urban Plots
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- Published on Monday, 12 May 2014 11:12
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"It's a lot of work", says Mama Lulama Jim as she takes respite from the wind in a makeshift container kitchen. She pauses to study her notes made during an early morning inspection of the current crops of cabbage, carrots, spinach, brinjal and spring onion.
"It's a lot of work, but we manage because we have a passion for farming".
Mama Jim is part of a revival of urban agriculture in the townships of Cape Town. On the back of higher food and commodity prices, micro farmers like Mama Jim are using tiny parcels of land to grown food for their families and to generate an income.
She and three other women, all over the age of 60, run a communal food garden in Gugulethu, a township on the outskirts of Cape Town.
Gugulethu, like many other areas in South Africa where black people were resettled under apartheid, faces widespread unemployment.
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Tanzania's Economy Is On A Positive Trajectory
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- Published on Monday, 12 May 2014 08:46
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Tanzania's economy has demonstrated remarkable resilience and growth, particularly in recent years. In 2023, the country's economy grew by 5.2%, driven largely by the services sector, which expanded by 7.3%. Financial and insurance services, transport, storage, and trade were significant contributors to this growth. The agriculture sector, despite environmental challenges, also saw a growth of 3.4%.
Inflation has remained moderate, with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation decreasing from 4.9% in January 2023 to 3.0% in January 2024. This stability is attributed to eased global commodity prices, fiscal subsidies, and tight monetary policies. The Bank of Tanzania has adopted an interest-rate-targeting regime to further strengthen inflation controls.