Tz news from AllAfrica

Zanzibar's Mafunzo (Prisons) player Kazija Salim keeps possession as Jeshi Stars Anominisiata Anthony looks during Union netball league opener played at the TCC Chang'ombe grounds in Dar es Salaam yesterday. Holders Stars edged the visitors 39-23 goals.

Experts in economics at the University of Dar es Salaam are urging the Government to set a decent minimum wage for workers.

Reform of the public sector to create an enabling environment for the growth of private investment is a goal the Government has clearly set for itself. To ease services to businesses and even individual citizens, old policies are being reviewed to facilitate these changes and embrace new initiatives.

The government announced yesterday that it was assessing activities of private money lending companies to see how they can be put under the control of the Bank of Tanzania (BoT).

The Citizen feature writer Salome Gregory has won the 2008 Water Sanitation Hygiene (Wash) Media Award in the gender category.

The Serengeti district commissioner has said a hunting company owned by a US investor was asked to help in anti-poaching activities not to take over the responsibility of Government to protect wild animals.

Five per cent of 1,171 Muslims and Christians, who voluntarily tested for HIV here during the first week of the exercise initiated by leaders of the two religions were found to be positive.

Tanzania has announced plans to issue an international bond to raise money for infrastructure financing.

UK's African Eagle Resources plc has announced the discovery of early nickelassay on the basis of results from drilling at its Dutwa gold and base metals project in Mwanza Region.

The quality of education provided in the country is by regional and international standards poor and a detriment to competitiveness of the national economy, the World Economic Forum has said.

Mobile firm Zain Tanzania Ltd is the leading operator in the country in terms of coverage and reaching people in rural areas, a senior official said in a statement yesterday.

High incidences of disease, worsened by inadequate animal health services have caused the poor state of the livestock sector in the country, officials have said.

The basketball league for Dar es Salaam secondary schools continued yesterday with matches played at two centres of Don Bosco and Zanaki Secondary School.

Kisutu Court principal resident magistrate Addy Lyamuya yesterday ordered Zain (formerly Celtel) country director to produce before the court a printout of alleged threat messages sent to the editor of MwanaHalisi Mwanahalisi tabloid, Mr Said Kubenea.

Efforts are underway to revamp some sports categories that have been dormant over time, the National Sports Council (NSC) secretary general, Leonard Thadeo, has said.

Mobile telephone operator Zain Tanzania will tomorrow announce names of 26 schools across the country that will receive books under its 'Build Our Nation' programme.

Barclays Plc has announced that it would be sponsoring three Mandela Rhodes Scholarships permanently as part of its contribution to the development of homegrown leaders in Africa.

Five more community banks (CBs) are set to open countrywide by mid next year, the banks' association has revealed.

Arusha Motor Sports Club driver Gamdust Hadji combined well with navigator Bashir Suleiman to seal off his maiden national motor rally championship title that ended in Arusha at the weekend. The duo used a Subaru Impreza N10 to outclass overnight leader Amarjit Dhillon to wrap up the historical victory in the event held to mark Nane Nane Day.

British Airways manager to Tanzania Saada Juma presents a Sh1.8m dummy cheque to winner of the BA Derby goat race Karen de Brauwer. Brauwer donated the cash prize into Charity fund pool. The event was held at Kenyatta Drive ocean shore in Dar es Salaam last Saturday.