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3 Jan 2022 TANGA

Tanzania Commissioner Awards Tenders For Rural Supply Project

Investment in rural water supply system will greatly expand access

11 Jun 2019 NIJMEGEN, Netherlands

International Banks Urged Not To Support Controversial Uganda Oil Pipeline

A letter on behalf of 30 international and African NGOs and activists has been sent to Standard Bank and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation urging the lenders to reconsider their initial support for an oil development project in Uganda, citing threats to water and livelihoods aamong othe objections...

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11 Dec 2014 DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania

Tanzania Moves to Protect Water Sources

The Tanzanian government is drawing up new measures to protect the country's water sources and catchment areas from human activity.The measures, which will be implemented by local authorities, include evicting people who have encroached on water sources, as well as curbing tree felling, farming and animal herding in protected areas...

21 May 2014 DAR ES SALAAM

Tanzania Deputy Minister Says Water Shortages Reduced Significantly

Deputy Minister for Water, Mr Amos Makalla, has said that the availability of water services in all major cities in the country with an exception of Dar es Salaam and newly formed regions is 86 percent. He was answering the main question from Mr Ramadhani Haji Saleh (CUFBumbwini), who wanted to know how prepared the government was in addressing water shortages...

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15 May 2013 DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzanian

Public Water Utilities Draining Government Coffers in Africa: Tanzanian Minister

Loss-making public water utilities have become a major drain of public finances in Africa, Tanzania Water Minister Jumanne Maghembe said on May 13. The minister told a five-day scientific and technical council meeting of Africa Water Association in Tanzania’s capital, Dar es Salaam, that these utilities have continued to record losses and are not yet able to stand on their own without government and donor financial backing...

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