On taking office President Mkapa had to move quickly to creating environments for entrepreneurs to flourish in Tanzania. More than half the 400 existing parastatal firms were privatised, interest and exchange rates were liberalised and an environment more conducive to foreign investment created (...

Have come across this Swahili word Nane Nane?Nane Nane ('eight eight' in Swahili) is a public holiday in Tanzania observed on August 8th each year. Formally it was known as Farmers' Day, this day marks the contribution of farmers to the national economy.When did Nane Nane came from?The importance ...