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Fuel dealers called upon to abide by laws, rules
Mbeya. The Energy and Water Utilities Regulatory Authority (Ewura) in Mbeya Region says fuel dealers still pose a challenge to the authority for failing to observe applicable laws and regulations. Ewura Deputy Chairman Board of Directors Godwin Samwel said this on Monday during the opening of the authority’s offices in the region for the Southern Highlands. He called upon fuel dealers to abide by the laws and regulations to avoid facing legal action.
Businessman gunned down by unknown people
Mbeya. A trader in Lupa Tingatinga Town, Chunya District, in Mbeya Region, Mr Nestory Kyando, has been shot dead by suspected bandits who broke into his shop and made away with Sh4 million. Speaking to The Citizen, a witness, Mr Ibrahimu Khalid, a resident of the town, said the incident occurred at around 21:15pm on Saturday September 16 at the wholesale shop owned by the businessman.
Ex-Mbeya directors face sabotage charges
Mbeya. Former Executive Directors of Mbeya City Council, Musa Zungiza and Juma Idd, were yesterday added to a case facing the former city mayor, Athanas Kapunga and other five officers over economic sabotage. The accused appeared at the Mbeya Resident Magistrate Court for the mentioning of the case. Reading the charges before the resident Magistrate, Michale Mteite, public prosecutor Mr Shadrack Martin said the new suspects are added to the second and third counts, which are on economic sabotage.
Tanzania: Majaliwa Orders Arrest of 12 Council Executives
By Brandy NelsonDar es Salaam — Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa has ordered Prevention and Combustion of Corruption Bureau (PCCB) to arrest 12 Mbeya city council executives. Statement issued today by the Prime Minister's office (PMO) said Premier Majaliwa made the order in Mbeya today. The list of those to be arrested includes the then Mbeya City Council Mayor, Atanas Kapunga, three directors, acting director, two accountants and four board members.
Majaliwa orders arrest of 12 council executives
Dar es Salaam. Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa has ordered Prevention and Combustion of Corruption Bureau (PCCB) to arrest 12 Mbeya city council executives. Statement issued today by the Prime Minister’s office (PMO) said Premier Majaliwa made the order in Mbeya today. The list of those to be arrested includes the then Mbeya City Council Mayor, Atanas Kapunga, three directors, acting director, two accountants and four board members.
Tanzania: PM Directs Gas Firm to Pay District Councils Sh686bn
By By Brandy NelsonPrime Minister Kassim Majaliwa has directed TOL Gases Limited, a gas distributing company based in Ikama and Kyejo villages, to pay Sh686 billion, which is tax it owes Rungwe and Busokelo district councils. Speaking yesterday, he said the government had to collect all the tax for it to accomplish its development projects.
PM directs gas firm to pay district councils Sh686bn
Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa has directed TOL Gases Limited, a gas distributing company based in Ikama and Kyejo villages, to pay Sh686 billion, which is tax it owes Rungwe and Busokelo district councils. Speaking yesterday, he said the government had to collect all the tax for it to accomplish its development projects. Mbeya Regional Commissioner Amos Makalla said they were already working on the matter and the company would soon start paying the tax it owed the district councils.
PM issues ultimatum to Kyela councillors
Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa yesterday issued a two-day ultimatum to Kyela councillors in Mbeya to resolve their differences or else the government will suspend the authority. The situation, PM said, was undermining the performance of the local government. Mr Majaliwa said that the one-year old differences had led to the failure of the district council to hold crucial meetings. This, he warned, was weakening development progress.
Tanzania: Zonal Lands Office Collects Sh5.8 Billion Tax in 10 Months
By Brandy NelsonMbeya — The Office of the Assistant Commissioner for Lands in the Southern Highlands Zone, in cooperation with district councils, has collected Sh5.8 billion in land tax from July 2016 to May this year. This was said recently by Acting Assistant Commissioner for Lands in the Southern Highlands Zone, Mr Msafiri Mmassy, when speaking to reporters in his office about the difference between land and property taxes.
Tanzania: People With Albinism in Mbeya Fail to Commemorate Their Day
By Brandy NelsonThe International Albinism Awareness Day was marked on Tuesday in Mbeya Region without the presence of the targeted group on claim that there was no money for fare to enable their travel from the areas they were living.
Tanzania: System Launched to Check Illegally Insuared Vehicles
By Brandy NelsonMbeya — The commissioner for Tanzania Insurance Regulatory Authority (TIRA), Dr Baghayo Saqware, has cautioned executives of insurance firms and agents that they will have their licences cancelled and taken to court if discovered to be dishonest and carrying out their activities unprofessionally. He made the statement earlier this week in Mbeya Region at the launch of a new system to ascertain the legality of vehicle insurances in Southern Highlands regions by using mobile phones.
Africa: Dar-Lilongwe Ties Strong - Regional Commissioner
Photo: allafrica.com Malawi President Peter Mutharika and Tanzanian counterpart John Magufuli. By Brandy NelsonMbeya — Bilateral relations between Tanzania and Malawi are at their best, Mbeya Regional Commissioner Amos Makalla revealed. The regional boss said the two countries depend on each other on a number of areas, particularly trade.
1000 tonnes of sugar en route from Malawi
Mbeya. A consignment of 1,150 tonnes of sugar is expected to arrive from Malawi any time from today to curb the deficit that has hit the region. This was revealed by Mbeya Regional Commissioner Amos Makalla during a meeting with traders on Tuesday. The RC hosted the meeting to listen to the various challenges encountered by traders in the region. Mr Makalla told the traders that 10 trucks with over 1000 tonnes of sugar are on their way from Malawi. Already 130 tonnes of sugar had been delivered.
Heroine trafficker sentenced to 25 years in jail
Mbeya. A 35-year-old South African has been sentenced to 25 years in jail for trafficking heroine. The High Court in Mbeya also ordered the South African, Vuyo Jack, to pay a fine of Sh3.1 billion. He was found guilty of trafficking 42.5 kilogrammes of heroine worth Sh1.8 billion. He was arrested in 2010 together with his wife Anastazia Elizabeth. The two were reportedly trying to smuggle the drugs into Tanzania from South Africa through the Tanzania-Zambia border.
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