When 700 members of Tanzania’s anti-riot Field Force Unit (FFU) arrived in the Loliondo division of Ngorongoro on June 6, no one told local Maasai pastoralists about the purpose of their visit. However, a tense atmosphere followed. A few days prior, the minister of natural resources and tourism announced in parliament that 1,500 square kilometers […]
In 2018, the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) granted an injunction prohibiting the Tanzanian government from evicting Maasai communities from 1,500 square kilometers (580 square miles) of ancestral, legally registered land in the Loliondo division of Ngorongoro, northern Tanzania. Today, 70,000 Maasai pastoralists are once again at risk of eviction after the government disclosed […]
Building last SGR section will employ 15,000 youths
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Building last SGR section will employ 15,000 youths
MORE than 15,000 youths from across the country are expected to benefit from job opportunities in the Standard Railway Gauge (SGR) final part from Mwanza to Isaka in Shinyanga Region.
Tanzania Railways Corporation (TRC) managing director Masanja Kadogosa.
The Tanzania Railways Corporation (TRC) managing director Masanja Kadogosa said at a stakeholders’ consultative conference deliberating on an action plan and private sector involvement in the fifth lot of the SGR project.
Kadogosa said the project will cost 3trn/- and will provide formal jobs to 15,000 people with 75,000 casual employment.