U-Turn On Success of King’s Airport
After claiming last month (April 2015) that Swaziland’s white elephant King Mswati III (KMIII) Airport was a huge success and had confounded its critics, an aviation boss in the kingdom now says it is not doing well because Swazi people are too poor to fly. The Swazi Observer, a newspaper in effect owned by the […]
Bernard Membe Says Farewell to Ministry
FOREIGN Affairs and International Cooperation Minister Bernard Membe officially bid farewell to his ministry’s employees, expressing contentment on achieving his goal to return home all retired embassy officers and ambassadors. Mr Membe promised to ensure all those appointed to fill the positions left vacant by the retired officers and ambassadors take up offices before he […]
Dead ISIS Leader, Still Alive – ISIS Releases Message
With rumors swirling for weeks that its leader had been incapacitated or killed, ISIS’s media arm released a recording yesterday, claiming to be a message from him. The 34-minute audio clip, which American officials say they have no reason to believe is not authentic, is the first recording of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi released in six […]
Tanzania Suspends Private Companies From Conducting Survey Work
Dodoma — The government has suspended the use of private companies in surveying land for individuals in the country. Deputy Minister for Lands, Housing and Human Settlements Development, Ms Angela Kairuki, told the National Assembly here that they have been receiving a lot of complaints from people on malpractices by private surveyors. “We are getting […]
North Mara Gold Mine Pledges Communal Aid
Tarime — North Mara Gold Mine is committed to continuing its support to development projects in the surrounding villages, the Mine’s Sustainability Manager, Mr Abel Yiga, has said. But the gold mine needs continued cooperation with local communities in order to achieve the goal without unnecessary delays, according to Mr Yiga. The mine official said […]
Tanzania to settle nurses salary arrears
Dodoma — THE government is determined to settle all claims for nurses in Kisarawe District Council which are still pending, the Deputy Minister for Regional Administration and Local Government, Mr Aggrey Mwanri, told the National Assembly. He said that in the 2014/2015 financial year, the government paid a total of 55,150,728.95 to nurses with different […]
Be Vigilant – Togolese President Lauds Liberia With Caution
On the day Liberia held its official program commemorating the end of the Ebola endemic as declared by the World Health organization (WHO), the President of the Republic of Togo, Essozimna Gnassingbe, has congratulated Liberia and its partners for the level of cordial working relationship that led to the achievement against the Ebola virus disease. […]
Austria Determined to Boost Co-Operation With Tunisia
Tunis — Austria is determined to support Tunisia and boost bilateral co-operation, notably in matters of military training, said, Friday, ambassador of Austria in Tunis Gerhard Weinberger during his talk with Minister of National Defence Farhat Horchani. The Minister said that Tunisia completed its democratic transition underlining Tunisia’s determination to fight against terrorism and the […]
Tunisia: President of Republic Called Not to Promulgate Law On CSM
Tunis, — Seven judicial structures, on Saturday, called on the President of the Republic, the Prime Minister and MPs who support the independence of the judiciary to recognise the unconstitutionality of the draft law on the Supreme Judicial Council (French: CSM). “Provisions of the constitution and the rule of law must be respected,” they stressed, […]
General Situation in Tunisia Discussed
Carthage — President Beji Caid Essebsi discussed, Friday, with Tunisian Human Rights League (French:LTDH) President Abdessatar Ben Moussa the general situation in the country and several social issues. According to a Presidency of the Republic press release, Ben Moussa said that the meeting had been an occasion to stress the importance of dialogue to find […]
