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Rotary International President-elect Sam F. Owori died unexpectedly on 13 July due to complications from surgery. Sam was a member of the Rotary Club Kampala, Uganda, for 38 years. “Rotary has become a way of life for me – with the intrinsic value and core belief in mutual responsibility and concern for one another as a cornerstone,” Sam said when he was nominated last year. “I feel immense satisfaction knowing that through Rotary, I’ve helped someone live better.” Sam's term as Rotary’s 108th president would have begun on 1 July 2018. “Please remember Sam as the outstanding, hardworking Rotarian he was,” said Rotary International President Ian Riseley. “In this difficult time, I ask you to keep his wife, Norah, the Owori family, and Sam’s millions of friends around the world in your thoughts.” Under Sam's leadership, the number of clubs in Uganda swelled from nine to 89 over the course of 29 years.  Sam saw in Rotary members "an incredible passion to make a d...

Definition and Introduction Local government refers collectively to administrative authorities over areas that are smaller than a state. The term is used to contrast with offices at nation-state level, which are referred to as the central government, national government, or (where appropriate) federal government. "Local government" only acts within powers delegated to it by legislation or directives of the higher level of government. ( Wikipedia Encyclopedia ). Common names for local government entities include state, province, region, department, county, prefecture, district, city, township, town, borough, parish, municipality, shire and village. For administrative purposes, Tanzania is divided into regions; on the mainland, on Zanzibar, and on Pemba. Districts have been created to further increase local authority. These districts are also now referred to as local government authorities. The urban units are classified further as city, municipal, and town council...

Mtanzania Martin Chegere (30) ameweka rekodi ya kuwa mmoja ya Watanzania wenye umri mdogo zaidi kuhitimu Shahada ya Uzamivu (Ph.D) katika Uchumi. Martin alipitishwa jana na Chuo Kikuu cha Gothenburg nchini Sweden. Mafanikio ya Martin katika ku×kia kiwango hicho cha elimu kwa umri humo mdogo umepongezwa na wengi kutokana na ukweli kwamba ni kazi ngumu kwa nchi za kiafrika ku×kia kiwango hicho katika umri mdogo namna hiyo kutokana na mfumo wa elimu na maisha kwa ujumla. Martin Chegere ambaye sasa anafundisha Chuo Kikuu cha Dar es Salaam (UDSM) katika Idara ya Uchumi, alisoma Shahada Uzamivu (PhD) katika vyuo viwili vya UDSM Tanzania na kile cha Gothenburg nchini Sweden. Chegere amekuwa na historia nzuri katika maisha yake ya kitaaluma ambapo matokeo ya kidato cha nne mwaka 2004 aliibuka na kushika namba moja kwa ufaulu nchini (Tanzania One). Elimu yake ya sekondari alisoma Maua Seminary mwaka 2001 hadi 2004 mkoani Kilimanjaro. Aliendelea na elimu ya kidato cha tano na sita katik...

Justinian F. Rweyemamu  (28 September 1942 – 30 March 1982) was  Tanzania ’s first major economics scholar. Considered by many as the outstanding representative of the post-independence African scholars, he was also a pan-Africanist, political strategist, and international civil servant. Early life and education Rweyemamu was born on 28 September 1942 in Katoma, a small village in the outskirts of  Bukoba  town located in  Kagera Region ,  Tanzania . In 1958 he joined St. Thomas More College Ihungo, a Catholic Secondary School in  Bukoba , and in 1961 graduated top of his class. He then went to the USA on a scholarship to pursue undergraduate education on the eve of his country’s independence from the British. He enrolled at  Fordham University , where he majored and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics, Applied Mathematics and Philosophy (1965). At Fordham he was an active member of the university's Economics club an...

Tanzania General Information What is Tanzania's currency? What time is it in Tanzania? How can I make a call to or from Tanzania? When going on holiday to Tanzania for the first time, these are important questions most travellers ask – below we've tried to answer these frequently asked queries as well as we can.   Time in Tanzania Tanzania is three hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT+3). It doesn't operate daylight saving time, hence there's no time difference between their summer and winter months.   Currency in Tanzania Tanzania's currency is the Tanzanian shilling (TZS).   Visit www.oanda.com for the latest rates. Buying Tanzania's currency in Europe or America can be difficult; many visitors will wait until they arrive in Tanzania to buy local currency. Tanzania's International Dialing Code The International Dialling Code for Tanzania is +255, followed by area codes (e.g. (0)22 for Dar es Salaam, or (0)27 for Arusha and Kilima...

Tanzania has been placed among the Top 10 most attractive destinations for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Africa for the period 2015/2016, in a report recently released by Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) of South Africa. The report titled “Where to Invest 2015/2016”, constructs investment attractiveness scores based on combination of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), forecasted economic growth for the next five years and an operating environment index. Tanzania ranks in the tenth position with an overall punctuation of 5.0 with GDP at USD 79.4 billion, GDP average annual growth of 7.0% in 2013-2018 and operating environment score of 4.5. South Africa heads the list with an overall punctuation of 5.7, GDP at USD 596.5 billion, forecasted GDP growth of 2.7% in 2013-2018 and operating environment score of 6.4. In addition, the report highlights the fact that Africa received USD 57 billion in FDI net inflows in 2013 which was 7.0% higher than in the prior year. Tanzania, whic...