TANZANIA TO IMPORT ELECTRICITY FROM ETHIOPIA

By Nicodemus Ikonko Tanzania is set to import 100 megawatts (MW) of electricity from Ethiopia through Kenya to address voltage outages in northern regions, including Arusha, Kilimanjaro, and Tanga. President Samia Suluhu Hassan announced at a public meeting in Mwanga District, Kilimanjaro Region, recently that Tanzania would be purchasing electricity from Ethiopia. Explaining why Tanzania…

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ARUSHA FLOATS BUS TERMINAL TENDER

By Nicodemus Ikonko Construction of an ultra-modern bus terminal at Bondeni, some 12 kilometres southwest of Arusha City, will start in June this year, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Arusha Urban, Mr. Mrisho Gambo, has said. Once ready, upcountry buses will utilise the outer ring East African By-Pass Road to avoid traffic congestion in…

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TZ IN DIRE NEED OF HEART DOCTORS

By Nicodemus Ikonko Tanzania has tragically only one cardiologist for about 1,200,000 people compared to Europe’s median of 95 doctors per million people, prompting heart specialist Dr. Samwel Rweyemamu to call on young doctors to join his medical specialisation. Responding to questions asked by journalists on the Opening Day of the Heart Diseases Clinic at…

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