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Unicef (Free subscription) | yesterday
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, 6 November 2009– On Wednesday, Tanzania's Parliament, the Bunge, passed a bill known as the Law of the Child Act 2009. This landmark legislation effectively domesticates the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child and provides the legal framework through which the rights of the country's children can be protected and realized.
Soc 202 - Current Events (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
On Friday, in northern Tanzania, four people were sentenced to death for the murder of an albino man. The man was believed to be targeted for his body parts; which were believed to have special powers. The four were sentenced to death by hanging for removing the body parts of the 50 year old man. Over the past two years there have been seven people sentenced to death for the killings of over 50 Tanzanian...
CNN (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
A court sentenced four people to death in northern Tanzania for the killing of an albino man who was targeted for body parts believed to have special powers, authorities said Friday.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Oxfam Tanzania says it aims to make teachers more professional and help students get quality education.
EarthWire Africa RSS News Feed (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Here are the key findings of the study conducted by The Norwegian University of Life Sciences in cooperation with the University of Dar es Salaam to investigate the environmental impact of the mining activity in Geita (Anglo Gold Ashanti) and North Mara (Barrick Gold)mines. "Extremely high levels of arsenic, cadmium, cobalt, copper, crom, nickel and zinc at the area around the spill. The environment...
Nonprofit Blog Exchange (Free subscription) | yesterday
10 Elements of an Effective Nonprofit or Do-Good Blog (Have Fun • Do Good) The TwitterKids of Tanzania (Epic Change Blog) Why Every Nonprofit Should Be On YouTube (See What's Out There) Boost your Cause Through Seasonal Fundraising (The Biddery Blog) The Transparency Litmus Test (eJewish Philanthropy) How a Facebook Event Transformed an Organization (Community Organizer 2.0) Email is Dead? Long...
Net News Publisher (Free subscription) | yesterday
Malawi is currently experiencing a shortage of petrol, diesel and paraffin at its fuel pumps due to technical problems at the Ports of Beira in Mozambique and Dar es Salaam in Tanzania, an official said Friday. Acting Executive Director for Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) Alexander Saiwa said in Lilongwe that despite having enough supplies at [...]
Calling England (Free subscription) | yesterday
Worshippers at one of Britain’s biggest mosques [East London] reacted to the Fort Hood shooting yesterday by saying Muslims who serve in the Armed Forces are complicit in killing their “brothers and sisters” in Afghanistan. Mustapha, 26, from South London, said that the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq were wars against Muslims and he would not consider joining the Army nor encourage...
All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
Zanzibar President Amani Abeid Karume's meeting with
growabrain (Free subscription) | yesterday
Albinism in Tanzania
CHROMA (Free subscription) | yesterday
Origin of the Species Written by Bryony Lavery Arcola Theatre , London until November 21st 2009 Reviewed by Richard Canning This is a seriously entertaining revival of a most intelligent and witty play. An early work of lesbian playwright Bryony Lavery, it’s a two-hander about Darwin’s theory of evolution, as the title suggests. This production, ably directed by Tom Littler and featuring...
Jews sans frontieres (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
Voting record of UN members on the General Assembly resolution: In favor: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Comoros, Congo, Cuba, Cyprus, Democratic People’s...
Nasa (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
The remaining ice fields atop famed Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania could be gone within two decades and perhaps even sooner, based on the latest survey of the ice fields remaining on the mountain. (Ohio State University Institute press release)
Mr. Ernest Bazanye (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
To those who have had the recent misfortune of hearing my incessant crowing about a flight to “outside countries”, I must confess now that the only outside country I was journeying to was Tanzania. Not impressive, I know, for we all consider Tanzania a step down in terms of urban sophistication from Wakirundannimilo Subcounty, Kooki. The [...]
Poverty News Blog (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
A plant that is found in China is being used by it's government in diplomacy with the African continent. A wormwood shrub that is prevalent in Asia contains artemisinin, one of the drugs used to fight malaria. The Chinese government ships artemisinin to countries that it has diplomatic relationships with. However, the Chinese are reluctant to teach Africans how to grow the shrub on their own. From...
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