MWANZA, TANZANIA - Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS) has introduced the first national helmet standard aiming at ensuring, manufacturers and importers supply quality helmets for motorcycles riders’ safety.
The applicable new standard is TZS1478:2013 protective helmets for motorcycle riders-specification, TBS...
KAMPALA, UGANDA - Ugandans living in Kasese town (western Uganda) will have the opportunity to smile if Kilembe copper mines resumes work.
Kasese is one of the known districts in the country not because of the Rwenzori mountains or the...
KAMPALA, UGANDA - The Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS) has equipped MV Kalangala ship with first aid supplies to enable the operators attends to any minor injuries and ailment of passengers on board.
MV Kalangala operates on Lake Victoria from...
KIGALI, RWANDA - By all measures, 2012 will pass as a very successful year for Rwanda, at least on a business front.
In the year, there were more than a billion dollar investment projects registered, over 9000 new businesses and...
Kampala Uganda - There is no doubt that Uganda has made big strides in Information and Communications Technology.
The sector has evolved greatly comparing to the previous years. Many telecommunication companies have been opened shop; projects like e-government have been...
The Kenyan cabinet last week approved an additional $870 million supplementary budget to ease government functions ending months of speculation and anxiety.
The fate of most government operations lay in the balance following a decision by members of parliament to...
DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA - The derailing Tanzania Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) has announced the purchase of six new Diesel Electric (DE) mainline locomotives from China.
Part of the acquisition also includes the re-commissioning of two out of four heavy...
NAIROBI, KENYA - The probe into the fire that gutted a huge section of the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) has already claimed a number of casualties with the Kenya Airports Authority Managing Director Stephen Gichuki leading the exit...
ARUSHA, TANZANIA - East African Community (EAC) in cooperation with Arcadia University (Glenside, USA) is offering scholarship opportunities for undergraduate students from EAC Countries interested in Peace and Conflicts in Africa.
A statement issued by the Arusha based Nyerere...
ARUSHA, TANZANIA - Kenya and Tanzania are set to benefit from the African Development Bank (AfDB) $300 million to finance a wide range of projects in local currencies across Africa.
The funds to be managed by the South African based...

