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April 12, 2016

Poor skills, lack of capital threaten women engaged in cross-border trade

Women engaged in cross-border trade still face many challenges that are affecting their performance and profitability. Issues like language barrier, insufficient working capital, and the fact that mothers are not allowed to cross some borders with the young children, still impend business growth of women engaged in cross-border trade. Though border customs procedures have been […]

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April 6, 2016

Words of wisdom from women in business

IN SUMMARY WOMEN IN BUSINESS. MTN’s Women in Business dinner attracted women and men from both professional and business circles, who shared and learnt from each other’s experiences. Step up. These two words uttered by Jennifer Mwijukye, chief executive officer and founder Unifreight Group, the keynote speaker, were both the conviction and inspiration that the […]

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April 4, 2016

Words of wisdom from women in business

Step up. These two words uttered by Jennifer Mwijukye, chief executive officer and founder Unifreight Group, the keynote speaker, were both the conviction and inspiration that the women gathered at the 2016 MTN Women in Business awards dinner needed. “CEOs who are seated in the office can no longer sustain their businesses. You must go […]

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March 31, 2016

East Africa’s used-clothes trade comes under fire

GIKOMBA market, just north of Nairobi’s downtown, is a place to buy just about anything. At its entrance, where ragged minibuses push their way through rutted red mud, stalls sell piles of pillows, plastic toys, cutlery and soap. But the most common wares are second-hand clothing. Piles of old T-shirts and jeans; winter jackets, incongruous […]

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March 31, 2016

One step forward, two steps back in Burundi peace process

BUJUMBURU, (CAJ News) – THERE appears to be no end in sight to the deadly political upheavals characterising Burundi as the tiny East African country takes more steps backwards than forward to rediscover peace. This has dashed hopes brought about by the intervention of fellow African countries and President Pierre Nkurunziza, elected controversially in a […]

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March 30, 2016

Dar keen to address challenges in doing business

THE government is determined to address the challenges in doing business in Tanzania in efforts to improve the business environment that will promote trade and investments in the country. Speaking at the launch of TradeMark Africa in Dar es Salaam on Tuesday evening, the Permanent Secretary (PS) in the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, […]

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March 24, 2016

MTN celebrates women in business

On Friday evening, MTN in a big bash at Serena hotel celebrated the women who have excelled in business. It was the fourth year running that the MTN Women in Business awards and gala night was taking place. The red-carpet event was a definition of mixing business with pleasure. It kicked off with cocktails, before […]

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March 21, 2016

Editorial: Pipeline is classic case for EAC integration

The announcement last week that construction of the Tanzania-Uganda crude oil pipleline would begin in August was received warmly by those who have the East African Community’s (EAC) best interests at heart. As a factor of increasing greater regional integration, the pipeline, (like the proposed Standard Gauge railways), will also improve the EAC’s profile as […]

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March 2, 2016

East Africa: Civil Society Urge EAC Leaders to Prioritise Burundi Crisis

By James Karuhanga Two days before the 17th ordinary East African Community (EAC) Heads of State Summit, 17 regional Civil Society Organisations have expressed concerns that the crisis in Burundi is not on the agenda of the upcoming EAC Heads of State Summit. An EAC communiqué announcing the Summit did not mention the Burundi crisis […]

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February 24, 2016

Envoys pledge more support to Tanzania

President Magufuli met with the Ambassadors of The Netherlands, Indian High Commissioner of India and High Commissioner of Zambia while the prime minister met with the Turkey, Switzerland and Ireland ambassadors as well as the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) representative in the country. The talks took place at different intervals at the State House […]

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