More than 15,000 hectares of Mkweni mountain reserve area in Kahama district, Shinyanga region are in danger of depletion due to high rate of tree felling by residents living in neighbouring areas.
Four pastoralists including Businde ward councilor in kyerwa district are being held by the police in Kagera region following invasion of land allocated for development projects.
For the first time ever Tanzania electricity supply company – TANESCO says is operating at a profit as a result of huge investments by the government and reduced operating costs.
The prevention and combating of corruption bureau-PCCB has said that the number of people involved in corruption incidents have increased and that people have been using more sophisticated means of committing graft.
The government has revoked the position of coordinator of Tanzania social action fund-TASAF in Kinondoni district which was held by Onesmo Koyamba and directed the police force in collaboration with the prevention and combating of corruption bureau to investigate charges facing him including loss of more than 266 million shillings alleged to have been issued to ghost beneficiaries.
More than 300 hectares of sugarcane crops at Mtibwa sugar factory in Mvomero district Morogoro region have been destroyed by more than 500 cattle incurring a loss of more than 800 million shillings.
Pastoralists led by their elders in Simanjiro district Manyara region in wards affected by theft of donkeys which are being stolen for their skin have started a campaign of building pens to protect the animals.
