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Tanzanian Lecturer Charged With Insulting President On WhatsApp

A University lecturer in Tanzania has been charged with insulting President John Magufuli in a WhatsApp message, a senior police official said on Friday. The development brings the number of people charged under a tough new cybercrimes law to 10. Magufuli, nicknamed “the bulldozer” for pushing through his policies, has won some praise from Western […]

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How Tanzania Is Attaining Economic Diversification Through Skill-Based Education

As a low income country striving to attain middle-income status, Tanzania education aims to create employment for the nearly 1 million youth joining the labour-force every year. This calls for expansion of existing firms and creation and growth of new enterprises. However, the quality of the education and training systems is compromising the quality of […]

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Over 20,000 Miss A Level In Tanzania

At least 24,528 students from last year’s Form Four students will miss out on further education in Tanzania, at least for the short term. At a communication by the Minister of State in the President’s Office, the affected students include those selected to join vocational training. It is a very challenging situation, but we are […]

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What East African Countries Are Planning To Spend On Education

On 08th June 2016, the Finance Ministers in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda delivered the respective budget speeches for their countries. The statements outlines the progress of fiscal expenditure and revenue collection for 2015/2016, and then outline the expenditure plan for the new fiscal year which begins on 01st July 2016. As the largest economy […]