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Mbeya Resident Magistrate's Court has sentenced Mbeya Urban Member of Parliament Joseph Mbilinyi alias Sugu and Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (CHADEMA) Southern Highlands Secretary, Emmanuel Masonga to five months in jail for using abusive language against the President. Delivering the judgement today (Monday), the presiding Magistrate, Michael Mteite agreed with prosecution that the duo should be given deterrent punishment. But the defense lawyer Peter Kibatala asked the court to give Sugu and Masonga an alternative sentence but Magistrate Mteite didn't rule in their favour.

THE Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA), has recovered about 289.5m/- unpaid tax through public auction of properties owned by Kabanga Inn Limited, it has been revealed. The Kagera Regional TRA Manager, Mr Adam Nth’oga told the ‘Sunday News’ here that the auction was conducted yesterday morning by Mr Lyasuka Swalehe from Suka Security Auction Company at Kamachumu Township, Muleba district. Kabanga Inn Limited had accumulated unpaid tax amounting to 289,480,932/-. The auctioned properties were for the water producing factory, adding that the highest bidder, M/s Kabanga Bottlers Limited offered 370m/-. He paid 100 per cent of the amount. One of the directors for Kabanga Bottlers Limited, Mr George Kabantega, said the company will continue to produce natural spring water. “We are determined to push ahead the industrialisation agenda and support efforts by the Fifth Phase Government under President John Magufuli. The new owners will purchase modern machinery and increase job opportunities,

WHILE the government rolls out regi s t r a t i o n s for children under five years of age, similar weight will now be thrown into registering deaths, it has been stated. Speaking in an exclusive interview with the ‘Sunday News’ here on Friday, the Registration, Insolvency and Trusteeship Agency (RITA) Acting Chief Executive Officer, Ms Emmy Huddson said the registration of deaths will now be done as soon as they occur, giving almost equal weight to births. According to her, statistics of deaths available with RITA were discouraging; forcing the state to ignite a special programme to make sure the situation was improved. “We are moving on well with under five birth registration, but we are equally determined to scale up more programmes on other registrations like deaths, wills, divorces and marriages,” she said. Of late according to official statistics, records available with the Agency indicate as at this year 481,160 deaths were recorded against 468,510 recorded last year, 456,193 r

REFORM of African national science, technology and innovation policies to enhance development that drives progress in achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is crucial, according to a new study published yesterday by the African Academy of Sciences. The study, Africa Beyond 2030: Leveraging Science and Innovation to Secure SDGs, is based on extensive literature review, surveys and interviews with scientists, policymakers and development partners between 2016 and 2017. It further details specific policy measures that countries must take individually and collectively to leverage Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) to achieve the SDGs. In the past, STI policies have been criticised for short changing monitoring and evaluation frameworks and budgets and failing to incorporate national strategies on sustainable development. These may have resulted in weak government capacity and poor public understanding and ownership. The new study calls for harnessing STI to achieve SDGs and