Dar es Salaam or commonly known as Dar,is the largest city and financial hub of Tanzania. It is also the capital of Dar es Salaam Region. With a population of over six million people,Dar is the largest city in East Africa and the seventh-largest in Africa. Located on the Swahili coast,Dar es Salaam is an important economic centre and is one of the fastest-growing cities in the world.
Tanzania,officially the United Republic of Tanzania,is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north;Kenya to the northeast;the Indian Ocean to the east;Mozambique and Malawi to the south;Zambia to the southwest;and Rwanda,Burundi,and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west. Mount Kilimanjaro,Africa's highest mountain,is in northeastern Tanzania. According to 2022 national census,Tanzania has a population of nearly 62 million.
Mbeya is a city located in south west Tanzania,Africa. Mbeya's urban population is 620,000 according to the 2022 census. Mbeya is the capital of the surrounding rural Mbeya region.
The University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) is a public university in Dar es Salaam,Tanzania. It was established in 1961 as an affiliate college of the University of London. The university became an affiliate of the University of East Africa (UEA) in 1963,shortly after Tanzania gained its independence from the United Kingdom. In 1970,UEA split into three independent universities:Makerere University in Uganda,the University of Nairobi in Kenya,and the University of Dar es Salaam.
The Pare people are members of an ethnic group indigenous to the Pare Mountains of northern Tanzania,part of the Kilimanjaro Region. Historically,Pareland was also known as Vuasu and Vughweno to its inhabitants. The location lies on one of the northern routes of the historic East-African long-distance trade,connecting the hinterland with the coast of the Indian Ocean.
The Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH) is a parastatal organization affiliated with the government of Tanzania. It was created by an Act of the National Assembly of Tanzania in 1986 as a successor to the Tanzania National Scientific Research Council. The commission was a subsidiary institution to the Ministry of Communications,Science and Technology (MCST) and is now a subsidiary institution to the Ministry of Education,Science &Technology. The main offices are located in Dar es Salaam.
Tanzania is a country with many tourist attractions. Approximately 38 percent of Tanzania's land area is set aside in protected areas for conservation. There are 17 national parks,29 game reserves,40 controlled conservation areas and marine parks. Tanzania is also home to Mount Kilimanjaro,the highest point in Africa.
Prostitution in Tanzania is illegal but widespread. UNAIDS estimate there to be 155,450 prostitutes in the country. Many women and young girls are forced into prostitution due to poverty,lack of job opportunities,culture,and the disintegration of the family unit. Many university students have to turn to prostitution for economic reasons.
The Dar es Salaam building collapse occurred during the early hours of Good Friday on 29 March 2013 when a 16-floor residential apartment building collapsed on a nearby mosque compound,killing 36 people and trapping over 60 under the rubble.
Medical Stores Department (MSD) was established by the Act of Parliament No.13 of 1993 as an autonomous department under the Ministry of Health,Social Development,Gender,Elderly and Children responsible for develop,maintain and manage an efficient and cost effective system of procurement,storage and distribution of approved medicines and medical supplies required for use by the public health services as the Ministry of Health,Social Development,Gender,Elderly and Children may from time to time approve.
Joyce Lazaro Ndalichako is Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister of Tanzania. Previously she served as Minister of Education,Science,Technology and Vocational Training. She was appointed by the president of United Republic of Tanzania,John Magufuli,as a Member of Parliament and Minister for Education,Science,Technology and Vocational Training from 2015 in Tanzania.
Davis George Mwamfupe is Mayor of Dodoma,the Capital City of The United Republic of Tanzania. He is a member of the CCM,and a professor at the Dodoma University. He also served at the University of Dar es Salaam from 2005 to 2008.
Atashasta Justus Nditiye was a Tanzanian politician who had been involved in the industry since 1990 and had been a member of the ruling party Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) to date. At the time of his death he was the Deputy Minister for Works,Transport and Communication Responsible for Communication and a Member of Parliament.
Japhet Ngailonga Hasunga is a Tanzanian politician through CCM and Member of Parliament for Vwawa constituency since 2015.
Mwita Mwikwabe Waitara is a Tanzanian politician and a member of the CCM political party. He was elected MP representing Ukonga in 2015.He left his political party CHADEMA and join CCM from 28 July 2018. On 10 November 2018 he was appointed as Deputy Minister of State by President John Magufuli. On 13 November 2018 he was officially sworn in as Deputy Minister of State in the President's Office,Regional Administration and Local Government.
Stanslaus Haroon Nyongo is a Tanzanian politician and a member of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi political party. He was elected MP representing Maswa District since 2015 and was a Deputy Minister of Minerals until December 2020.
Constantine John Kanyasu is a Tanzanian politician and a member of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi political party. He was elected MP representing Geita in 2015. On November 10,2018 he was appointed by President John Magufuli and on November 13,2018 he was sworn in as Deputy Prime Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism.
The Mayor of Dodoma is the head of the municipal government of Dodoma,the capital city of Tanzania. The current mayor is Davis G. Mwamfupe,who took office on 1 July 2016. The City Council members elect the mayor. The Mayor is selected for a three-year term and can be re-elected at a local government election,or may be chosen from within the council at a meeting.
Abdallah Majurah Bulembo is a Tanzanian politician and a member of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi political party. He was elected MP representing Dodoma in 2015.
Adolf Faustine Mkenda,is a Tanzanian Minister of Education,Science,and Technology,having previously served as Minister of Agriculture. An associate professor of Economics at the University of Dar es Salaam and a politician who presently serves as a Chama Cha Mapinduzi's Member of Parliament for Rombo constituency since November 2020.
