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Hatufanyi usanii suala la Z’bar - JK/JK restates stand on Zanzibar

HABARI Hatufanyi usanii suala la Z’bar - JK ::: Ajali nyingine ya magari yaua watu watano Moro ::: Chuo Marekani chakipa vitabu Chuo kikuu Huria ::: Wanafunzi kortini kwa kuwa na bangi ::: Kamati ya Bunge kupokea taarifa ya TICTC leo ::: Jaji Mkuu naye aomba Mahakama iongezewe fedha ::: Polisi waua majambazi waliotaka kuiba Dar ::: Tabata Dampo wakubali kulipwa fidia ya milioni 20/- ::: Serikali inusuru vifo visivyo vya lazima Mererani ::: Miili mingine saba yaopolewa Mererani ::: Tuzo ya kalamu Aprili 11 ::: Atuzwa jiwe la Tanzanite ::: AFC yafuzu ligi ngazi ya Mkoa ::: Wainaina kuchangisha fedha ::: Vodacom yaipa shule ya Rahaleo milioni 3.5/- ::: Akabidhiwa gari droo ya kwanza ya Celtel ::: Tigo yazindua promosheni mpya ::: Tujifunze kutokana na janga la Mererani ::: CUF yaigomea CCM ::: Tanzania yajitoa michuano ya CAF ::: Henry, Yondani waondoka na Stars ::: Waliobomolewa Tabata Dampo kufidiwa Sh milioni 20 kila mmoja ::: Ofisa wa BMT kuzikwa kesho ::: Cheka aelekeza macho kwenye matangazo ::: Tanzania mwenyeji wa Scrabble ::: TBF yaandaa mpango wa kumuandaa bondia wa Olimpiki ::: Wanachama Saccos Shinyanga wapata mikopo nafuu ::: Kampuni ya uwekezaji yasaka wanahisa Iringa ::: Kitengo cha kontena bandari Dar chanunua winchi nne ::: Wafanyabiashara China, Afrika kukutana Arusha ::: Jumatano Apr 02, 2008

Rais Jakaya Kikwete, akihutubia Taifa katika Ukumbi wa Diamond Jubilee Dar es Salaam jana. Kushoto kwake ni Waziri Mkuu Mizengo Pinda na wa kwanza kulia ni Mkuu wa Mkoa wa Dar es Salaam, Abbas Kandoro. (Picha na Athumani Hamisi).

HABARI INAYOONGOZA LEO:: Hatufanyi usanii suala la Z’bar - JK MWENYEKITI wa Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM), Rais Jakaya Kikwete amekisihi Chama cha Wananchi (CUF), kurejea kwenye meza ya

Katibu Mkuu wa chama upinzani (CUF), Seif Shariff Hamad, ambaye ameondoka nchini kwenda nchi za Ulaya ambako inadaiwa atakishtaki chama tawala (CM) kwa kuzorotesha muafaka wa kisiasa Zanzibar.

Maalim Seif wa CUF aenda Ulaya kuishitaki CCM Makanisa Tanzania yaungana kukabili masuala ya kitaifa Maiti zaidi waopolewa Mererani kufikia 23 kati ya maiti 70 zilizonasa Mbunge Slaa atishia kulipua taarifa mbaya ya Tume ya Ihefu Bungeni Serikali yaombwa kufanikisha mkutano wa Sullivan Mwanamke asakwa kwa kuidanganya mahakama kuwa amebakwa Wafanyakazi mgodi wa Buhemba kupeleka kilio cha fidia kwa Waziri MKuu Makampuni ya simu za mikononi yapigwa faini kwa rangi za kuchukiza

HEADLINES JK restates stand on Zanzibar :::Traffic police in court over bribery :::Kilimanjaro SACCOS benefits from CRDB loans :::TTCL to extend services in Mtwara rural :::Conservation project supports beekeeping groups :::Tabata Dump residents now accept govt compensation :::Mererani rescuers locate 30 more bodies :::CUF rejects referendum :::Mob beats robbery suspects to death :::Dar burial dispute for amicable settlement :::Rowdy mob burns Chato ward office :::Ten more bodies recovered at Mererani :::JK injects 50m/- in filariasis fund :::Eight die in road accident :::Four perish in Rongai accident :::Rains cause loss to Tanesco in Moshi :::Health insurance for Kilimanjaro coffee farmers in pipe line :::Tanzanian charged with US embassy bombing :::Slow pace of ratification of protocol irks court president :::Govt to pay owners of demolished houses 1.76bn/- :::TPDC to name natural gas supplier today :::Forest reserve invaders face eviction :::CCM-NEC keen on business, politics divide :::Dar man stabs friend on theft claims :::Lack of funds delays ICT project :::It’s referendum for Zanzibar :::TSN management wins RAAWU’s case :::Minister challenges private sector to build tourist hotels :::Opposition wants dump evictees’ compensated :::Tug-of-war hits Moshi elevation plans :::

PRESIDENT Jakaya Kikwete addresses the nation from the Diamond Jubilee Hall in Dar es Salaam yesterday. Second left is the Prime Minister, Mr Mizengo Pinda and right is the Dar es Salaam Regional Commissioner, Mr Abbas Kandoro. (Photo by Athumani Hamisi) TOP STORY :: JK restates stand on Zanzibar PRESIDENT Jakaya Kikwete yesterday came out strongly defending recent decisions made by CCM National Executive Committee (NEC) on EDITORIAL Train services must resume LOCAL HEADLINES JK restates stand on Zanzibar Traffic police in court over bribery Kilimanjaro SACCOS benefits from CRDB loans TTCL to extend services in Mtwara rural Conservation project supports beekeeping groups Tabata Dump residents now accept govt compensation Mererani rescuers locate 30 more bodies CUF rejects referendum Mob beats robbery suspects to death Dar burial dispute for amicable settlement Rowdy mob burns Chato ward office Ten more bodies recovered at Mererani JK injects 50m/- in filariasis fund Eight die in road accident