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THE Dar es Salaam Water and Sewerage Authority (Dawasa) has vowed to supervise closely all water project contractors to ensure there are no more delays in completion of projects. Dawasa Acting Chief Executive Officer, Dr Suphian Masasi said this yesterday after the Minister for Water and Irrigation, Professor Makame Mbarawa issued a warning to two firms, Jain Irrigation System and Overseas Infrastructure Alliance who are undertaking water projects in Dar es Salaam and Coast regions for failure to meet their deadline and underperforming . Dr Masasi said they are going to review scheduled activities of all contractors conducting projects under Dawasa, especially those with problems. Earlier on his tour on various projects, Prof Mbarawa warned two Indian firms for unnecessary delays of their projects that denied people rights to have access to safe and clean water. The minister was dissatisfie

PRESIDENT John Magufuli yesterday led thousands of Dar es Salaam residents to receive the newly procured Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, silencing his critics. President Magufuli proved that he is a man of action, telling his audience at the Julius Nyerere International Airport (JNIA) that whoever doubted his capacity to deliver on his promises was wasting time. Flanked by Vice-President Samia Suluhu Hassan, Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa, acting US Ambassador in the country Inmi Patterson and other government officials, President Magufuli thanked God for enabling his government to bring the modern plane in the country. He said the government decided to revive the national airline for the major objectives of accelerating the growth of tourism sector, among others. Dr Magufuli argued that countries with tourist attractions in the world have been attracting good number of tourists every year, with their respective national airlines playing a critical role. He cited Kenya, Egypt, Mauritius and

THE government is embarking on strategies to revamp palm farming and palm oil production, with Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa planning a one week camp in Kigoma region this month to campaign for the drive. Speaking here over the weekend, the premier said the government is determined to end importation of cooking oil in the near future through tapping the immense palm oil potentials, domestically. Officiating at the climax of the International Day of Cooperatives national cel-ebrations in the lakeside city, Mr Majaliwa reaffirmed the government commitment to revive the dormant food and cash crop on which Kigoma region and the country at large depend. “While we make policy decisions on vibrant agriculture and strong cooperative societies, we have equally decided to ensure no more importation of cooking oil in the future because we can improve our own production, domestically,” he said. Citing palm oil, the premier recalled the shining past when Tanzania used to donate oil seeds to Mala

THE much awaited arrival of the government owned Dreamliner yesterday brought together Tanzania Tourism Board (TTB) and Air Tanzania Company Limited (ATCL) to deliberate on strategies to attract more tourists for betterment of both aviation and tourism sectors. The meeting, which the Deputy Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism Dr Aloyce Nzuki, also attended, saw both sides agreeing on common goal to enable the revived national flag carrier to achieve the intended objective of boosting the tourism sector. Dr Nzuki directed TTB to ensure that all its promotional adverts feature ATCL, especially the 262-seater Dreamliner, which will be making international flights to various destinations, including China and India. “The importance of this bigger plane is on its capacity to make long direct flights…these two institutions need to work together to promote our national flag carrier,” he said. He noted that the presence of direct flights to Tanzania will reduc

BOEING 787-8-Dreamliner touched the Tanzanian soil last evening, confirming the government’s resolve to reclaim the country’s lost glory in the domestic air transport industry. There are clear indications that Tanzania may soon become both the regional air transport and tourism hub. According to Air Tanzania Company Limited (ATCL), the new aircraft is scheduled for domestic flights for one month before launching its first international route to Mumbai, India. ATCL Head of Business Lily Fungamtama said the Dreamliner, with a 15-hour cruise capacity, will initially fly from Julius Nyerere International Airport (JNIA) to Kilimanjaro and Mwanza airports. ATCL is currently operating domestic routes, including Kilimanjaro, Mwanza, Mbeya, Tabora, Kigoma, Bukoba and Zanzibar. The airline also flies to Comoro and plans are afoot to launch Bujumbura and Entebbe routes in Burundi and Uganda, respectively. ATCL Business Director Patrick Ndekana said the firm has been performing well in business,