MPs unhappy with wantonly tree felling, call for swift measures
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MEMBERS of Parliament from two committees Lands, Natural Resource and Tourism and Industries, Trade and Environment have expressed concern over current swift rate of natural forest deforestation, promising to advice the government act by taking concrete measures to stop it.
MPs from two committees: Lands, Natural Resource and Tourism and Industries, Trade and Environment chairmen Aloyce Kwezi and David Kihenzile making their remarks at the meeting that involved their committees and the natural forest conservators in Dodoma over the weekend. Photo: Correspondent Gerald Kitabu
They made the promise in Dodoma over the weekend after the discussion with the natural resource conservators at a meeting aimed at raising awareness so that the two parties could have common understanding and advise the government on the best ways of conserving and managing the swift disappearing natura
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16 April 2021 | Energy
COSTLY EXERCISE: Namcor boss Immanuel Mulunga says the cost-intensive nature of exploration has left government settling for the little shareholding it receives. Photo: file
MATHIAS HAUFIKU
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Namcor boss Immanuel Mulunga says concerns over the government s minimal shareholding in mining and oil exploration projects across the country is due to the cash-intensive nature of the business.
Government has over the years always received 10% shareholding on mining and exploration projects. Namcor is currently as 10% shareholder in the ongoing controversial Recon Africa drilling project taking place in Kavango East.
“You cannot ask for more shareholding if you are not willing to fork out more financial resources, our people need to understand that. There is significant investment that goes into exploration and this cost is mostly carried by the investors,” said the former petroleum commissioner.
Ghosts of colonial segregation haunt Nairobi and Dar es Salaam
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The streets of Masaki, Dar es Salaam, are quiet on a Sunday. The palm trees line the wide roads, and in Oyster Bay, people watch the sun go down over a calm Indian ocean.
In Temeke district, 15km away from the peninsula and just across Selandar Bridge, the story is very different.
The markets are bustling and the streets dusty. In certain districts of Dar es Salaam like Temeke, the city is never quiet, as Tanzania’s informal workers hustle every day to make their living.