From Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, USA
By Dr. Jennifer Hayes
Editor's note: Fond du Lac native Jennifer Hayes is spending a month in Mwanza, Tanzania, teaching anesthesia techniques to medical staff. She agreed to send The Reporter periodic updates on her adventures.
I've settled into Mwanza, the second largest city in Tanzania (after Dar es Salaam, the capital), located on Lake Victoria in the Northwest of the country -also the second largest freshwater lake in the world, after Lake Superior.
I live near Lake Victoria in a guesthouse on a hill overlooking the lake with somewhat of a view of the water below. Reminds me of Lake Winnebago in a way, but there are many inherent differences between this lake and the waters of Lake Winnebago, including the fact that it is infested with a parasite which causes schistosomiasis, so swimming is not recommended.
Read more:
http://www.fdlreporter.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071031/FON0101/710310333/1289/FONnews
Wednesday, 31 October 2007
Tuesday, 30 October 2007
All aboard in Tanzania
From CNN.com
By Lizzie Cameron for CNN
The Musoma Engineering Project is the only charity of its kind in the region and aims to provide teaching and support for local disabled children and teenagers.
With the project Lizzie will be helping the teachers teach skills like woodworking, leatherwork and dressmaking. Follow her experiences in her blogs and video diaries.
October 30, 2007
Dennis and I have just returned from Mwanza. We did the five hour journey in proper African style this time and took the local public bus. The buses are independently owned by the local people and are all painted, by hand, in various eye-catching colors and patterns.
Read more:
http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/10/30/btc.lizzie.blog.mwanza/
By Lizzie Cameron for CNN
The Musoma Engineering Project is the only charity of its kind in the region and aims to provide teaching and support for local disabled children and teenagers.
With the project Lizzie will be helping the teachers teach skills like woodworking, leatherwork and dressmaking. Follow her experiences in her blogs and video diaries.
October 30, 2007
Dennis and I have just returned from Mwanza. We did the five hour journey in proper African style this time and took the local public bus. The buses are independently owned by the local people and are all painted, by hand, in various eye-catching colors and patterns.
Read more:
http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/10/30/btc.lizzie.blog.mwanza/
TRL must ensure passenger safety
From Daily News, Dar es Salaam
By The Editor
RESUMPTION of train services along the central railway line between Dar es Salaam, Mwanza and Kigoma on Thursday is welcome news indeed.
Prior to the resumption, passengers to Mwanza and Kigoma from Dar es Salaam had to travel by road to Dodoma to catch the train to their inland destinations. Passengers to Dar es Salaam from Mwanza and Kigoma had to disembark in Dodoma where they had to board buses at their own expense.
All this of course inconvenienced travellers a great deal. Travellers, some of them moving with their families and belongings, had to bear additional costs for meals and at times, accommodation, while waiting for their preferred buses to Dar es Salaam. Their ordeal would now be over with the resumption of the full-stretch services.
Read more:
http://www.dailynews-tsn.com/page.php?id=9329
By The Editor
RESUMPTION of train services along the central railway line between Dar es Salaam, Mwanza and Kigoma on Thursday is welcome news indeed.
Prior to the resumption, passengers to Mwanza and Kigoma from Dar es Salaam had to travel by road to Dodoma to catch the train to their inland destinations. Passengers to Dar es Salaam from Mwanza and Kigoma had to disembark in Dodoma where they had to board buses at their own expense.
All this of course inconvenienced travellers a great deal. Travellers, some of them moving with their families and belongings, had to bear additional costs for meals and at times, accommodation, while waiting for their preferred buses to Dar es Salaam. Their ordeal would now be over with the resumption of the full-stretch services.
Read more:
http://www.dailynews-tsn.com/page.php?id=9329
Monday, 29 October 2007
SPORTS NEWS: Mwanza City Basketball team criticises TBF
From IPP Media, Dar es Salaam
By Bahati Mollel
The first runners-up in the national basketball championship, Mwanza Region team, has criticized the governing body, Tanzania Basketball Federation,for poor organisation of local tournaments.
The captain of the team, Mr.Kizito Bahati, said in Dar es Salaam on Friday that the daily per diem of Tsh.8.000/- for each player, meant for accommodation, tea, lunch and dinner was too little.
"Just imagine, how can you pay for hotel room and eat bearing in mind the high cost of living in Dar es Salaam?" argued Mr.Kizito.
Read more:
http://www.ippmedia.com/ipp/observer/2007/10/28/101319.html
By Bahati Mollel
The first runners-up in the national basketball championship, Mwanza Region team, has criticized the governing body, Tanzania Basketball Federation,for poor organisation of local tournaments.
The captain of the team, Mr.Kizito Bahati, said in Dar es Salaam on Friday that the daily per diem of Tsh.8.000/- for each player, meant for accommodation, tea, lunch and dinner was too little.
"Just imagine, how can you pay for hotel room and eat bearing in mind the high cost of living in Dar es Salaam?" argued Mr.Kizito.
Read more:
http://www.ippmedia.com/ipp/observer/2007/10/28/101319.html
SPORTS NEWS: Yanga win as Simba falter
From IPP Media, Dar es Salaam
By George Ramadhani, Mwanza
The newly-promoted Toto Africans of Mwanza hit Simba 3-2 in a Vodacom Premier League match played at the Kirumba Stadium in Mwanza yesterday.
Philipo Arando scored two goals for Toto Africans in the 45th and 59th minutes while the other goal was registered in the 57th minute by Simba defender Said Kokoo when he was trying to clear the ball from danger.
Lethal striker Joseph Kaniki scored the first goal for Simba in the 79th minute before Haruna Moshi added the second in the injury time.
Read more:
http://www.ippmedia.com/ipp/guardian/2007/10/29/101379.html
By George Ramadhani, Mwanza
The newly-promoted Toto Africans of Mwanza hit Simba 3-2 in a Vodacom Premier League match played at the Kirumba Stadium in Mwanza yesterday.
Philipo Arando scored two goals for Toto Africans in the 45th and 59th minutes while the other goal was registered in the 57th minute by Simba defender Said Kokoo when he was trying to clear the ball from danger.
Lethal striker Joseph Kaniki scored the first goal for Simba in the 79th minute before Haruna Moshi added the second in the injury time.
Read more:
http://www.ippmedia.com/ipp/guardian/2007/10/29/101379.html
Saturday, 27 October 2007
Geita Gold Mine spends 1.4bn/- on community projects
From IPP Meadia, Dar es Salaam
By Felix Andrew
Geita Gold Mine (GGM) has spent 1.4bn/- for supporting various social projects in Geita district, Mwanza region.
Speaking to reporters early this week Monday in Geita, the GGM Managing Director, Brent Horuchuk, said that funding was committed for seven years period and it focused on education, health and management.
GGM for instance has been organizing the Kilimanjaro climb challenge since 2002, in which monies collected are donated to various beneficiaries in the country.
Read more:
http://www.ippmedia.com/ipp/guardian/2007/10/27/101249.html
By Felix Andrew
Geita Gold Mine (GGM) has spent 1.4bn/- for supporting various social projects in Geita district, Mwanza region.
Speaking to reporters early this week Monday in Geita, the GGM Managing Director, Brent Horuchuk, said that funding was committed for seven years period and it focused on education, health and management.
GGM for instance has been organizing the Kilimanjaro climb challenge since 2002, in which monies collected are donated to various beneficiaries in the country.
Read more:
http://www.ippmedia.com/ipp/guardian/2007/10/27/101249.html
Friday, 26 October 2007
Upcountry train services resume next week
From Daily News, Dar es Salaam
By GODFREY OBONYO
PASSENGER train services from Dar es Salaam to Mwanza and Kigoma that were suspended by the now defunct Tanzania Railways Corporation (TRC) for almost one year will resume next Thursday.
The operations will resume under a new management set up led by the newly established Tanzania Railways Limited (TRL). For almost a year, passengers to Mwanza and Kigoma had to travel to Dodoma to board the train to their respective upcountry destinations.
Dar es Salaam-bound passengers from Mwanza and Kigoma and other stations along the railway line had to disembark in Dodoma where they had to board buses.
Read more:
http://www.dailynews-tsn.com/page.php?id=9266
By GODFREY OBONYO
PASSENGER train services from Dar es Salaam to Mwanza and Kigoma that were suspended by the now defunct Tanzania Railways Corporation (TRC) for almost one year will resume next Thursday.
The operations will resume under a new management set up led by the newly established Tanzania Railways Limited (TRL). For almost a year, passengers to Mwanza and Kigoma had to travel to Dodoma to board the train to their respective upcountry destinations.
Dar es Salaam-bound passengers from Mwanza and Kigoma and other stations along the railway line had to disembark in Dodoma where they had to board buses.
Read more:
http://www.dailynews-tsn.com/page.php?id=9266
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