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A MEMBER of the Tanzania People’s Defence Forces (TPDF) and two others yesterday received 40-year jail terms each, while a Chinese national escaped 20-year custodial sentence after paying 110m/- fine, for unlawful possession and dealing in government trophies. Before Resident Magistrate Maira Kasonde at Kisutu Resident Magistrate’s Court in Dar es Salaam, the TPDF member, Sergeant George Senda, Nia Bakari and Shafii Muhibu, were convicted of unlawful dealing and possession of ten pieces of elephant tusks, valued at 198m/-. The Chinese national, Liu Xiu Feng (40), decided to pay 110m/- fine to escape the 20-year-jail term after being found in possession of two lion teeth, which are government trophies worth 11,029,900/-, without a permit from the Director of Wildlife. In the case involving the TPDF member, the Magistrate ordered each of the convict to go to jail for 20 years on each count without providing an option of fine. He, however, directed the convicts to remain behind bars fo

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - China delayed a U.S. request for a United Nations Security Council committee to blacklist 33 ships, 27 shipping companies, and a Taiwan man for violating international sanctions on North Korea, diplomats said on Friday.  North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a grand military parade celebrating the 70th founding anniversary of the Korean People's Army at the Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, in this photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) February 9 2018. KCNA/via REUTERS   The United States submitted the request a week ago, a move it says is“aimed at shutting down North Korea’s illicit maritime smuggling activities to obtain oil and sell coal.” The U.N. request coincided with the United States imposing its largest package of unilateral sanctions against North Korea on Friday, intensifying pressure on Pyongyang to give up its nuclear weapons and missile programmes. China did not give a reason for placing a hold o

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump, after shocking markets with the risk of a global trade war, came under intense pressure on Friday from U.S. business interests and foreign trading partners to moderate his threat to slap tariffs on steel and aluminium imports. U.S. President Donald Trump announces that the United States will impose tariffs of 25 percent on steel imports and 10 percent on imported aluminum during a meeting at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 1, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque Trump dispatched pro-tariff advisers Wilbur Ross and Peter Navarro to TV news studios to defend his plan, while White House aides scrambled to downplay the prospect of a resignation by free trade advocate Gary Cohn, the top White House economic adviser, over the matter. Cohn is part of a faction in Trump’s administration that warned the Republican president for months not to threaten the 25-percent steel and 10-percent aluminium tariffs that he pledged to impose in a ch

LONDON (Reuters) - A British supporter of Islamic State was found guilty on Friday of trying to recruit children he was teaching into an“army” of jihadists to help carry out a wave of attacks across London. Umar Haque, 25, showed the children beheading videos and other violent militant propaganda, forced them to re-enact deadly attacks on the British capital and made them role-play attacking police officers. “His plan was to create an army of children to assist with multiple terrorist attacks throughout London,” said Dean Haydon, head of the Metropolitan Police’s Counter Terrorism Command.“He tried and he did, we believe, radicalise vulnerable children from the ages of 11 to 14.” Despite having no qualifications and being employed as an administrator, police say Haque used the guise of teaching Islamic studies to groom 110 children into becoming militants at the Lantern of Knowledge, a small private Islamic school, and at a madrassa connected to the Ripple Road Mosque in east London.

GENEVA (Reuters) - Syrian government air strikes on the besieged Syrian enclave of eastern Ghouta and shelling from the rebel-held zone into Damascus probably constitute war crimes and must be prosecuted, the top U.N. human rights official said on Friday. Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, said the perpetrators of such crimes in Syria should know they were being identified and that dossiers were being built for future prosecutions. In one of the deadliest offensives of Syria’s war, government air strikes and bombardment have killed hundreds of people over 12 days in eastern Ghouta, an area of besieged towns and farms in the last major rebel-held region near the capital. The U.N. Security Council called on Feb. 24 for a 30-day ceasefire in eastern Ghouta, where 400,000 people live. “Despite this rare example of unanimity, civilians in Eastern Ghouta have reported that air strikes and shelling continue,” Zeid told the Geneva rights forum during an

  THE historic FIFA summit held at the Julius Nyerere International Convention Center (JNICC) in Dar es Salaam has left behind a legacy that will go down to the memory lane forever. There is no doubt that Tanzania, the country that hosted it, will reap the proceeding benefits as it was the summit that aims to bring football to the next level. Graced by FIFA President Gianni Infantino, the summit surfaced many issues which are of much importance towards the improvement of football in the country and the whole world at large. It was simply an opportunity for the Tanzania Football Federation (TFF) top officials led by its president Wallace Karia to air out burning issues to the world football governing body boss and his delegation about what strategies they have put ahead to reach the required development. Also, all the agendas which were discussed throughout the meeting were of much significance as far as promotion of football in the country is concerned. For instance, the issues of

A TOTAL of 105 bags of imported sugar have been impounded in a joint operation organised by Korogwe and Handeni districts authorities. The Acting Korogwe District Commissioner, who is also Handeni District C o m m i s - sioner (DC), Mr Godwin Gondwe, said the seized bags of sugar were caught in a truck in Korogwe township. He explained as ongoing operation in the two districts was aimed at curbing illegal imports of sugar, that has been denying the government millions of money in taxes and undermining local sugar producers. “We as government initiated a joint operation in the two districts of Handeni and Korogwe in collaboration with security organs to seize illegal imports of sugar from traders who have evaded taxes,” he said. “The government is aware of all the ‘panya’ routes used by business men to import illegal goods. Those who will be caught without any legal supporting documents will be taken to the court of law to face charges.” H o w - ever, he appealed to all business men

PREPARATIONS are in final stages to connect residents of peri-urban areas of Ukonga Constituency in Ilala District with electricity through a rural electrification project, the Deputy Minister for Energy and Minerals, Ms Subira Mgalu, has said. Ms Mgalu said that the government was finalising preparations for extension of the project to the area, including tender announcement for contractors and site evaluation. “We are yet to award the contractor to start installation of the rural electricity in all the eligible peri-urban areas in Ukonga,” she said when addressing public rally at some of the villages lined up for rural electrification in Ukonga Constituency. Ms Mgalu was accompanied by Ukonga MP, Mr Mwita Waitara and Senior officials from Tanzania Electric Supply Company (TANESCO) and Rural Energy Agency (REA). She said electricity project in the area would be implemented under the third phase of REA project. Ms Mgalu who called for patience from the residents said that some 187 v

KIBO Mining has received commitments to raise 750,000 UK pound (some 2.4bn/-) before expenses for coal-to-electricity project in Mbeya. The firm, listed at London Stock Exchange’s AIM, said they would raise the money through placing of 17.6m shares at 4.25p each. Proceeds from the placing will be used to build on the company’s plans to create a strategic regional electricity supplier. “Our portfolio of power projects, including our flagship 300MW Mbeya coal to power project, is rapidly advancing and I look forward to updating both new and existing shareholders on progress soon.” said Chief Executive Officer, Louis Coetzee. The placing is being carried out by Kibo’s UK broker, Beaufort Securities and the company expects to pay an aggregate of 75,000 UK pound(240m/-) in expenses. Kibo is a Tanzania-based minerals exploration and development company. Application will be made for the New Ordinary Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM and the JSE AltX markets. Trading in the

CRDB Bank shares trade at a discount of 25 per cent from current market price, according to a report, providing a good bet to stock investors for good returns. The bank share currently trades at 200/- which a brokerage firm, Zan Securities, said in an equity research report that they are supposed to trade at 245/- apiece. The report, released recently, attributed it finding based on the second stage Dividend Discount Model (DDM) method and relative valuation method. “We [Zan Securities] believe the fair value of CRDB to be 245/- per share or 25 per cent discount to the current market price. “We initiate coverage of CRDB with a ‘Buy Rating’ and a target price of 245/-,” the report showed. CRDB is the biggest bank in the country controlling 23 per cent market share. Its share price appreciated by 25 per cent to 200/- since the beginning of this year. The target price was based on two stage DDM where researchers considered the impact of improving loan performance on the future

  TANZANIA Standard (Newspapers) Limited (TSN) has partnered with GS1 Tanzania Limited to promote domestic products within and outside Tanzania, as a move to implement industrial economy. TSN Managing Editor, Dr Jim Yonazi (pictured), said in Dar es Salaam yesterday that the partnership intends to implement directives given by Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa recently, to all industries and manufacturers to brand their products with the barcode, to enhance easy penetration in market. “TSN as a state media company has an obligation to inform the general public on PM’s Majaliwa directives on barcodes, therefore, we decided to formulate joint partnership with GS1, an organisation mandated to register and issue barcode numbers to business entities,” he said. The memorandum of understanding (MOU) between TSN and GS1 will be signed at the end of this month and the agreement communicated to ministers for which the two organisations belong. He noted that TSN has mandatory to inform the gene

  THE report, commissioned by ICAEW and produced by partner and forecaster Oxford Economics, provides an analysis of the African continent’s economic performance. The report provides a regional overview, and focuses on South Africa and Zimbabwe. According to the report, Kenya’s GDP growth projection is expected to rise to 5.7 percent, an improvement from the previous quarter’s 4.6 percent growth projection. Despite the improved projections, Kenya’s growth is still moving at a slower pace than regional competitors Tanzania, Ethiopia, and Uganda. “The period of political uncertainty that plagued Kenya’s economy is gradually fading, and this bodes well for the country’s economic prospects. However, Kenya still has some distance to go before it matches the growth seen in other EAC nations,” said Michael Armstrong, Regional Director of ICAEW Middle East, Africa and South Asia. Tanzania and Ethiopia are expected to remain as two of Africa’s fastest growing economies, with their growth r

TWELVE teams from the Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA) have qualified for the round 16 of two CAF major tournaments. The number of CECAFA entries makes about 19 per cent of 64 African teams that have qualified for CAF Champions League and Confederation Cup’s best of 16 stage. CECAFA has six teams out of 32 teams in the Champions League while the zone has other six teams out of 32 in Confederation Cup. Sudan has remained with threteams after the exit of El Mereikh, who were beaten by Township Rollers at the Preliminary stage. Sudan has one team at CAF Champions League discipline and two teams at the Confederation Cup. Tanzania, Rwanda and Ethiopia have managed to enter two teams each while Kenya, Burundi and Uganda have each entered one team. Zanzibar whose two envoys JKU and Zimamoto lost their preliminary matches to Zesco and Wolaita Dicha respectively has no team at this stage and so are Burundi, South Sudan and Somalia. The six teams tha

  ACTRESS Wema Sepetu has denied involvement in illicit drugs, but she confessed before a police officer that she has been using bhang for pleasure. The former Miss Tanzania said before the court that she has not been involved in any business relating to dealing with illicit drugs. This revelation was made at the Kisutu Resident Magistrate’s Court in Dar es Salaam yesterday during the drugs abuse trial of Wema and her two house girls, Angelina Msigwa and Matrida Abas. Before Principal Resident Magistrate Thomas Simba, a prosecution witness WP Marry narrated that on February 4, 2017, while at the Central Police Station she was summoned by her boss for direction. Led by State Attorney Constantine Kakula, for the prosecution, the witness explained that she was directed to take Wema from the lockup and escort her to her house at Bunju areas in Kinondoni District to facilitate searching exercise at her home. The witness said that she was accompanied with four other police officers. Whi

NATIONAL women soccer team, Twiga Stars, have been drawn against Shepolopolo of Zambia in the Africa Women Cup of Nations qualifiers. According to the Tanzania Football Federation (TFF) Media and Communication Officer, Clifford Ndimbo, the two legged first round qualifying matches will be played in April, this year. Ndimbo said the first leg is set for April 4th, while the return leg is scheduled for April 10th. The finals will be staged in Ghana later this year. Twiga Stars have been training regularly in Dar es Salaam under Head Coach, Sebastian Nkomwa to shape up for the qualifiers. Twiga Stars qualified for their first CAF Women’s Championship finals in 2010, after defeating Eritrea 11-4 on aggregate. Meanwhile, Ndimbo said the national Under-20 soccer team, Ngorongoro Heroes have been drawn against The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) side in the Africa Under-20 Cup of Nations qualifiers. The first round, first leg encounter will be staged in Tanzania on either March 30, 31 a

CAF inter-clubs competitions envoys Young Africans and Simba have breathed a sigh of relief after the Mainland Premier League matches were shelved to pave way for them to prepare for the continental assignments. The Tanzania Premier League Board (TPLB) yesterday announced changes made to the league fixture. Yanga dispatched off St Louis of Seychelles 2-1 on aggregate in the preliminary round of CAF Champions League to book a ticket into the first round, where they will face Botswana’s Township Rollers. The Botswana side saw off after winning the tie 4-2 on aggregate. The first leg will be played at the National Stadium in Dar es Salaam on Tuesday, while the return leg encounter will take place in Gaborone, Botswana a week later. In CAF Confederation Cup, Simba recorded a resounding 5-0 aggregate win over Gendarmarie of Djibouti to sail though into the first round and will meet Al Masry of Egypt. The Egyptians bundled out Zambia’s Green Buffalos despite losing 2-1 at the Nokoloma Sta

MINISTER for Information, Culture, Arts and Sports, Harrison Mwakyembe, is expected to grace this year’s edition of the Kilimanjaro Marathon which is expected to take place on Sunday in Moshi, Kilimanjaro region. Speaking in Dar es Salaam, the Managing Director for Executive Solutions, Agrey Marealle, whose company is the national coordinator for the marathon, said the minister has confirmed that he will grace the occasion. “On behalf of our sponsors, I want to sincerely thank the minister for his invaluable support to sports specifically athletics, as he has seen the need to come to Moshi to witness this tournament, which is so far the biggest athletics events in Tanzania,” he said. He lauded the Ministry of Sports for the cooperation it has been extending to the event since it was started. “We as organisers and coordinators promise the government that we will continue to ensure that the Kilimanjaro Marathon follows all the athletics rules and regulations because this is an IAAF r

NATIONAL junior golf team will travel to Morocco this Saturday to compete in All Africa Junior Golf Challenge. Tanzania Golf Union (TGU) Chairman, Joseph Tango told the ‘Daily News’ in Dar es Salaam yesterday that all players are in good health ready for the continental level championship that starts on March 6 to 8 and ends set to ten off from 6-8 March this year. Tango said that preparation for the trip is finalised and juniors are well prepared for the same. The team is made up of experienced Jay Nathwani, Manraj Singh, Alilaza Kermalli and Garv Chadha - all from Arusha Gymkhana Club (AGC) - while Isihaka Daudi is from Tanzania People’s Defence Forces (TPDF) Lugalo Golf Club of Dar es Salaam. “All players are in good health after several months off camp training since all of them are at school,” said Tango. He said that the team will bank on experienced youngster Nathwani who is currently studying at a golf academy in South Africa. Tango said Nathwani is expected to jet in today

  THE 2018 Advanced Players Cricket League (APL) starts showdown today at the Dar es Salaam Gymkhana Club (DGC) grounds, with sixes matches opening this year’s event. APL is an annual tournament organised by the Tanzania Cricket Association (TCA), with a view to improving the performance of local players by providing regular 50 overs and Twenty20 competitive opportunities to players who are keen to play competitive games. However, the TCA has recently introduced sixes format event and this year, four teams will compete in the category, which is also being sanctioned by the International Cricket Council (ICC). The sixes event is designed to encourage aggressive batting and high scoring because every player (except the wicket- keeper) is required to bowl one over. According to cricket experts, the format suits allrounders. Games are played between two teams of six players and each game consists of a maximum of five six-ball overs bowled by each side (eight-ball overs in the final ma

  STAND United Assistant Coach Athuman Bilal has his sights set on stopping Simba’s record-breaking unbeaten run in the Mainland Premier League. The Shinyanga-based side will travel to Dar es Salaam to face the runaway league leaders at the National Stadium tomorrow. Simba’s outstanding unbeaten season continued on Monday, when they chalked up a 13th league victory by beating Mbao FC 5-0 at the National Stadium. That left Pierre Lechantre’s side with a commanding lead at the top of the table with a remarkable 45 points from 19 matches. Speaking about his team preparations toward Simba’s tie, Bilal said their 4-3 win on penalties after a barren draw in the Azam Sports Federation Cup (ASFC) match against Dodoma FC has boosted his players’ morale. Stand United’s recent form is giving confidence on the technical bench. They won 1-0 over Singida United at CCM Namfua Stadium in Singida and they drew a goalless draw against Mbeya City at the Sokoine Memorial Stadium in Mbeya. Bilal hopes

  DEFENDING champions Young Africans broke the hoodoo after defeating Ndanda 2-1 away at Nangwanda Stadium in Mtwara, yesterday, to intensify the Mainland Premier League title race. First half goals from Pius Buswita and Hassan Kessy brightened the day for Yanga, but Nassoro Kapama pulled one back in the second half. It was the first victory for Yanga against Ndanda at the Nangwanda Sijaona Stadium and the Jangwani Street lads closed the gap with leaders Simba. Following their victory, Yanga have consolidated their second position with 40 points and are five-point adrift Simba. Yanga have never posted a win there since Ndanda were promoted to the premiership four seasons ago. Still Ndanda looked superior to their visitors in terms of footwork, flair and versatility. Former Taifa Stars player, Mrisho Ngasa who was the best player of the match, seemed to have regained the form and he was the one who carved the assist that earned his team a consolation in the early minutes of the sec

  THE Fair Competition Commission is considering granting incentives to teachers in government schools in a push to fill more champions of consumer education, in a society where million shoppers don’t understand their consumer rights. Consumer Classroom defines consumer education as one concerned with teaching people the skills, attitudes and knowledge required for living in a consumer society. It is a fundamental component of general education, which should support consumers in their attempts to organise their everyday lives in a sustainable way. Frank Mdimi, FCC’s Senior Consumer Education Officer told a meeting of teachers and education officers from across Dodoma municipality meeting here “the incentives will be offered monthly.” The quality control body believes using teachers in public schools will enable reach a wider population in the communities. “Today’s market is predominated by fake and exploitative systems. It is the market where business people reject goods that are

THE passenger train from Dar es Salaam to upcountry through the central railway will start operations on Friday, this week, after termination of service. The services were halted for 48 days due to heavy repairs of part of the railway line damaged by floods in Morogoro Region. Speaking to journalists in Dar es Salaam yesterday, TRL Acting Managing Director, Mr Focus Sahani, said the organisation has lost over 1.6 billion for the days in which the train stopped operations. He said the train terminated routes from Dar es Salaam to upcountry since 11th January, this year, after floods caused by heavy rains damaged the railway infrastructure between Gulwe and Kilosa areas. Due to the destruction, TRL suspended its passenger coach trips between Dar es Salaam and upcountry destinations, noting, however, that technicians have already restored the situation and operations are scheduled to start on Friday 2nd, March, this week. “TRL’s management has been satisfied that the railway

  EITHER Tanzania is free from cases of ‘economic crime,’ or the country could be among those ranked very low, Dar es Salaam apparently has escaped mention in the just released report findings. South African organisations continue to report the highest instances of economic crime in the world, with economic crime reaching its highest level over the past decade, according to PwC’s Biennial Global Economic Crime Survey released yesterday. Kenya ranks second at 75 per cent, becoming the only East African country to make into the rather dark list. Even developed world isn’t spared, because France has taken the third place with 71 per cent. However, according to the report made available in Arusha yesterday, half of the top ten countries that reported economic crime were from Africa, making the situation on the continent more than dire. South Africa tops the bill with around 77 per cent of SA organisations reported to have experienced economic crime; while fraud committed by consumers

  TANZANIA is leading in the East African Community (EAC) member states for having a good number of women representations in various leadership positions, according to statistics from the Inter-parliamentary Union (IPU). Although the country is yet to attain the envisaged 50/50 threshold, Tanzania Gender Network Program (TGNP) Mtandao is happy that the number of women in leadership position is convincing, although more needs to be done to attain gender parity. Speaking at a Women Leadership Summit 2018, TGNP Mtandao Executive Director, Lilian Liundi said worldwide Tanzania was at position 25 with 36.9 percent of women parliamentarians, while Rwanda which was top in the list had 61.3 percent. She was however quick to point out that it was dismaying to see political parties that in the real sense were supposed to have women representation, are still lagging behind on putting trust on women. According to the TGNP boss, there is no single woman at the position of chairpersons of all r

TANZANIA’s population is projected to grow to 54.2 million people by this year, half of whom are minors below the age of 18, with a chilling revelation that the dependency rate from people aged between 15 and 64 from dependents aged below 15 and above 65 years is at 92 per cent. The latest estimates indicate an increase from 46 million people which was recorded during the Population and Housing Census conducted by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in 2012. Finance and Planning Minister, Dr Philip Mpango, unveiled the projections covering 2013 and 2035 in Dar es Salaam yesterday, with figures showing that there is an increase of 1.6 million people in the country each year. Dr Mpango explained that the census data with other information from administrative sources and surveys are of paramount importance in evaluating and monitoring international development programmes, like the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Africa Agenda of 2063.The projection shows that there w

IT is now official; the Tanzanian flagged ships that were seized overseas with illicit drugs were deregistered last year. The Minister of Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation, Dr Augustine Mahiga, made the revelation yesterday at the Julius Nyerere International Convention Centre (JNICC) in Dar es Salaam. Dr Mahiga disowned the Tanzania-flagged ships that Dutch and Greek authorities recently reported to have been found with drugs and explosives on board, when he met ambassadors from five countries that have membership in the UN Security Council. They were from USA, Russia, China, France and United Kingdom (UK). On January 19, this year, President John Magufuli suspended the registration of new ships until further notice, barely a day after Vice-President Samia Suluhu Hassan announced deregistration of two Tanzania-flagged ships that Dutch and Greek authorities had reported to have found with drugs and explosives on board. The Head of State issued the directive at JNICC when

  DODOMA Regional Commissioner Binilith Mahenge (pictured) has resolved a long standing land dispute between Dodoma Municipal Council and Ndachi residents in the municipality here. Addressing the residents here on Tuesday evening, Dr Mahenge, ordered the municipal council to conduct land survey based on new master plan of Dodoma and involve people in the exercise. “Members of the public should also accord maximum cooperation to the council to carry out the exercise efficiently,” said the RC who was accompanied by Dodoma Municipal Council Director Godwin Kunambi. He told the council to consider all cases of land while carrying out the land survey, saying the residents should stop construction to give room for the exercise. “The land survey exercise at Ndachi should be finalised within five weeks from next week,” said the RC. Dr Mahenge said after the land survey, the council will prepare the map, showing areas for farming activities and residential houses to prevent possible land d

  THE prosecution yesterday presented more particulars showing how the former Director General with the Tanzania Broadcasting Corporation (TBC), Tido Mhando, committed five counts of abuse of position, leading to loss of state funds amounting to over 887m/-. Before Senior Resident Magistrate Victoria Nongwa at the Kisutu Resident Magistrate’s Court in Dar res Salaam, State Attorney Dismas Mganyizi alleged that as DG at TBC, Mhando was the accounting officer, responsible in supervising all activities, including signing contracts on behalf of the corporation. He charged that on June 16, 2008, while in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on behalf of TBC, Mhando, who is currently Chief Executive Officer of the Azam Media Limited, signed a joint venture agreement for operating and broadcasting TV programmes between the TBC and Channel 2 Group Corporation. According to the prosecution, the act of the accused to sign the agreement without an invitation for tender was not known to anyone at TBC