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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,...

Mtoto mmoja nchini Kenya aliyetambulika kwa jina la Gracious Amani amejikuta akitajwa na msanii mkubwa wa muziki Duniani, Alicia Keys baada ya video yake inayomuonesha akiimba wimbo wa ‘Girl On Fire’ kusambaa nchini Kenya. Video ya mtoto huyo ilianza kusambaa kwa kasi mwanzoni mwa mwezi huu nchini Kenya ambapo Amani alionekana akiimba kwa ustadi mkubwa wimbo wa ‘Girl On Fire’ wa Alicia Keys kitu ambacho kiliwavutia mamilioni ya watu nchini Kenya. Ukweli ni kwamba Alicia Keys naye amemsikiliza mtoto huyo na kuposti video ya mtoto huyo kwenye kurasa zake za mitandao ya kijamii na kuandika “Look at this beautiful soul!! SHINE!!!!“.   Kwa mujibu wa mahojiano aliyoyafanya mtoto huyo na kituo cha runinga cha NTV cha nchini Kenya, Amani anatoka Githurai jijini Nairobi na Baba yake ni muandaaji wa muziki. Maoni ya watu wengi waliokomenti kwenye posti hiyo ya Alicia Keys wanamtaka amsaidie mtoto huyo kwa hali na mali ili aweze kutimiza ndoto zake. alagardienI sa...

Muigizaji wa Nigeria na mchekeshaji Benjamin Nwachukwu, anayejulikana na mashabiki wake kwa jina Shuga Shaa, amezua mjadala katika mji wa Lagos kwa kusema kwamba ana uhusiano na mwanasesere wa ngono kwa jina Tonto Shaa. Mwanasesere huyo mrembo ana nywele bandia, kucha zilizotengezwa vizuri na huvalia vito pamoja na marashi ya bei ghali- na sasa pia ana gari lake. Shuga Shaa alionekana akienda kutazama filamu ndani ya gari lake na mpenzi wake mpya. Baadhi ya mashabiki wake walisikitishwa na kumtaja kuwa 'mwenda wazimu' na mtu 'aliye na tatizo la kiakili'.

Mshambuliaji wa klabu ya Swansea City, Wilfried Bony amefunguka kuwa anaupenda wimbo wa Chura wa Snura huku akisifia baadhi ya waigizaji filamu hapa Bongo. Bony ambaye yupo nchini Tanzania akizungumza na Waandishi wa Habari leo hii jijini Dar es salaam, amesema kuwa wimbo wa Chura ni wimbo mzuri kusikiliza na video yake inavutia kuitazama hususani kwa wanaume kwani ina wanawake wanaocheza vizuri wimbo huo.

Msanii wa muziki Bongo, Harmonize ametaja ugumu uliopo ndani ya label ya WCB. Harmonize ambaye anatamba na wimbo DM Chick amesema ugumu uliopo WCB ni kila msanii ana uwezo mkubwa, hivyo kila mmoja anahakikisha anafanya kazi nzuri. “Ugumu ni pale ambapo unafanya kazi na wasanii wote ambao ni talented, so way competion katika kurekodi ngoma kila mtu anataka kutoa ngoma yake kali kumshinda mwenzake, so ugumu unaanzia hapo,” Harmonize ameiambia Planet Fm. Utakumbuka kuwa Harmonize ndiye msanii wa kwanza kusainiwa katika label ya WCB ambapo kwa mara ya kwanza alitoa wimbo uitwao Iyola uliomtambulisha katika Bongo Flava. Baada yake ndipo wakafuata wengine kama Rayvanny, Rich Mavoko, Queen Darleen, Lava Lava na Mbosso.

Msanii wa muziki wa Bongo fleva Gift Stanford maarufu kama Gigy Money amefunguka na kuelezea majuto yake kuhusiana na uamuzi wake wa kutaja orodha ya wanaume aliowahi kubanjuka nao. Kwenye mahojiano na Kipindi cha Kikaangoni cha East Africa Tv, Gigy Money amekiri anajutia kutaja orodha hiyo ya wanaume kwani mpaka leo kuna wanaume wanaogopa kumtongoza kwa kuogopa kuanikwa. “Kuwataja wanaume nilipitaga nao najutiaga sana, inafanya kuna muda nikose vitu vya maana kwa kuogopa kuwa nitaropoka. "Kumbe ule ni utoto na ni foolish age kila mtu lazima apitie hata uikimbie ni bora uipitie ukubwani usiirudie. Kwahiyo najutia kuwataja wanaume niliowahi kutembea nao ila sijutii kupitia ile hatua,“amesema Gigy Money. Mwaka jana Gigy Money alitaja wanaume zaidi ya 10 wengi wakiwa mastaa wa muziki wa Bongo Fleva na watangazaji wa Redio na Tv.