Writing in the GUARDIAN (August 16th) Xan Rice describes how the three British senior managers of City Water were forcibly escorted out of Tanzania on June 1st 2005 to mark the end of City Water’s involvement in water supply in … Continue reading
Issue 50 (January 1995) contains a message from Julius Nyerere (reproduced above). Issue 51 (1995) features an article by Christine Lawrence concerning the negative impact of the Canadian supported wheat scheme on the local Barabaig communities in Hanang district, and … Continue reading
The following appeared in TA Issue 100, and contains brief notes on some of the more unusual and memorable stories to have featured in Tanzanian Affairs over the years, with apologies for the large number of articles which have been … Continue reading
UK water company Biwater failed in its bid to claim up to US$20 million in damages from the Tanzanian government following the collapse of the controversial water privatisation contract in 2005 (see TA previous issues). The case was heard at … Continue reading
NEW AFRICAN in its May issue included an interview under the heading ‘Jakaya Kikwete – SADC cannot abandon Zimbabwe.’ The first question was: “You have been to Europe twice in recent months. Did Zimbabwe come up in your discussions with … Continue reading
The Dar es Salaam Water and Sewage Corporation (DAWASCO) has started to disconnect some 40,000 non-paying customers. At the end of July some DAWASCO staff were temporarily detained by angry customers who attempted to resist water disconnection, demanding an explanation. … Continue reading
On the 13th of May the Government terminated its contract with City Water Services for the management of Dar es Salaam’s water supply. The contract, in which the British firm Biwater was involved, was terminated on the grounds that the … Continue reading
Dar es Salaam has always had problems in ensuring its water supply and the vast growth in the population of the city in recent years has exacerbated these problems. November last year was a particularly difficult month – most of … Continue reading
The leader of a Sussex Chamber of Commerce trade mission to Tanzania told the ‘Business Times’ that trading opportunities in the country were increasing following notable improvements in macro economic fundamentals. He cited the low inflation rate, and good GDP … Continue reading
Of 326 state-owned firms privatized in Tanzania so far, 122 have been sold to local investors. The Parastatal Sector Reform Commission (PSRC) has announced that of those enterprises sold to foreign investors only 14 were 100% foreign owned. The rest … Continue reading