Mission Fund event at Bay Street Complex

From Independent Online, Malta

The Mission Fund group will be organising a weekend of activities at the Bay Street complex today and tomorrow.

This activity is going to start at 10am till 9pm. on both days. Today there is going to be some entertainment between 7pm and 9pm and tomorrow between 3pm and 6pm.

This year Mission Fund is going to work on some projects in Tanzania. There are two Maltese Missionaries there, Sr Domenica Ciliberti, based in Mwanza, where she works in a clinic which cares for 400 persons who are AIDS afflicted, and Sr Maria Borda, who is also a doctor and is responsible of a 170-bed hospital in Singida.

The Mission Fund plans to furnish Sr Domenica’s clinic; continue the work on the school which was started in the summer of 2008 by this same group; build a centre for homeless children; do maintenance work at the hospital of Sr Maria Borda and also some work at the lepers’ village which houses young children and adults.

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Lake Victoria Mining Company Reports Drill Progress at Geita Gold Project

From CNNMoney, United States

Lake Victoria Mining Company (OTCBB: LVCA) is pleased to provide an up date on drilling progress at its Geita Gold Project in northern Tanzania, about 80 kilometers west of the city of Mwanza.

Exploration Reverse Circulation (RC) drilling started on January 29th and to date three major target locations have been tested; and two drill site locations have been selected for additional follow up infill drill holes. At least five major target locations exist on the property, and the drill program is proceeding systematically to test those targets; the fourth target is scheduled for testing next week.

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TCA to organize Twenty20 tourney

From The Citizen, Dar es Salaam
By Suleiman Jongo

After the successful establishment of the Muhimbili Cricket Academy some years ago, the Tanzania Cricket Association (TCA), has decided to organise an inaugural inter-regional Twenty/20 tournament to be held from March 7 to 9.

An official with the association, Kazim Nasser, said yesterday that the aim of the event is to promote the sport in upcountry regions and to scout for new talents.

"We need to scout for young talents who will later be groomed for their excellence in local and international ICC events," said Nasser.

He named regions whose teams will compete in the three-day 20-over tournament as Dar es Salaam, Morogoro, Mwanza, Arusha, Tanga and Zanzibar.

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TRL introduces another services on Central Line

From The Citizen, Dar es Salaam
By Victor Karega

The Tanzania Railways Limited (TRL) will next month introduce an additional express train service using third class (seating) passenger coaches on the central line to ease overcrowding.

A statement issued by the company yesterday said the new service from Dar es Salaam to Kigoma, would start on March 1.

The new service is intended to increase efficiency, according to a statement signed by TRL managing director Hundilal Chaudhary.

He said the service would be followed by improved punctuality, maintainability and cleanliness of the rolling stock.

According to him, the introduction of two express passenger-service to Mwanza on Saturdays and to Kigoma on Wednesdays early this month, has proved very successful in terms of punctuality and comfort of passengers.

The company's management has called on the traveling public to desist from vandalising the newly introduced third class sleeper coaches.

Since it started its operations in 2007, TRL has been marred by industrial disputes which disrupted its operations.

RC plans vote on albino killers

From The Citizen, Dar es Salaam
By Faida Muyomba, Mwanza

Preparations for a secret ballot to identify criminals linked with albino killings and elderly women, are in final stages, Mwanza regional commissioner, Dr James Msekela, has said.

Dr Msekela called on residents in the region to turn out in numbers for the ballot exercise slated for Thursday next week.

The regional commissioner made the remarks at the weekend while chairing a meeting of the regional Committee on Security and Safety, which dwelt on various issues including on-going killings of the melanin deficient persons facing the Lake Zone regions.

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Magereza, JKT set for handball tourneys

From The Citizen, Dar es Salaam
By Suleiman Jongo

Tanzanian handball giants, Magereza and JKT will represent Tanzania in continental tournaments scheduled for August.

Both teams booked their places for the forthcoming international events after finishing tops at the recently ended tourney held in Mwanza.

Magereza will represent the country in men's tourneys after defeating the former champions, JKT and Ngome, while JKT women managed to retain the title.

Nicholaus Mihayo, Tanzania Amateur Handball Association secretary said the two teams will compete in the Commonwealth games slated for Nairobi, Kenya, next month.

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Tanzania illegal healers arrested

From BBC World News, London, UK

Three traditional healers in northern Tanzania have been arrested for defying a government ban issued last month.

It was meant to stop killings of people with albinism for ritual medicine.

Their arrest follows charges against a pastor, who was allegedly found in south-western Tanzania in possession of the body parts of an albino.

The BBC's Vicky Ntetema in Dar es Salaam says this case is blow to people with albinism, some of whom have been seeking refugee in churches.

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