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Air Tanzania’s Acting Chief Executive, Captain Milton Lazaro, yesterday announced in Dar es Salaam that the airline would resume operations with their leased B737-500 this Friday, now that the discussions with the Dubai-based lessor have apparently been ended. The airline will attempt to recover some level of market share following their unceremonious withdrawal of services some months ago, which left their already soiled reputation in further tatters, as passengers scrambled at the time to get refunds from them to permit buying tickets on Precision Air, which immediately added extra flights to Kilimanjaro, Arusha, and Mwanza. In fact, it was learned that it will be the Dar es Salaam – Kilimanjaro – Mwanza route that ATCL wants to tackle first, and information from travel agents in Dar speaks of throw-away fares on offer for the service. Once the airline’s crashed Bombardier Q300 has been repaired and inspected before getting the certificate of airworthiness back, A...

This happened in Ngorongoro crater last year when two hungry hyenas couldn't let the pregnant wildebeest cross their way

Physical Characteristics Kirk's dikdiks are tiny antelopes that exhibit in shades of color depending on habitat—the drier semidesert areas usually have paler individuals. Dikdiks have large dark eyes surrounded by a white ring. A black spot below the inside corner of each eye contains a preorbital gland that produces a dark sticky secretion. Dikdiks insert grass stems and twigs into the gland to scent-mark their territories. To prevent overheating while minimizing need for water, the dikdik has evolved a particular cooling mechanism. Their elongated snouts have bellows-like muscles by which blood is pumped. Airflow and subsequent evaporation cools this blood before it is recirculated to the body. However, this panting is only implemented in extreme conditions—dikdiks can tolerate temperatures of up to 104° Fahrenheit. Habitat Dikdiks live in various habitats with good cover and plentiful browse, but without tall herbage. They are known to move to different range...

KUKAMILIKA MAANDALIZI YA KONGAMANO LA KWANZA LA AFRIKA KUHUSU USIMAMIZI WA UTALII ENDELEVU KATIKA HIFADHI (Ilitolewa mbele ya Waandishi wa Habari Dar es Salaam tarehe 10 Oktoba 2012) Nimewaiteni hapa leo kuwajulisha kuwa Makamu wa Rais wa Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania Mheshimiwa Mohamed Ghalib Bilal atakuwa Mgeni Rasmi katika ufunguzi wa ‘Kongamano la Kwanza la Afrika kuhusu Usimamizi wa Utalii endelevu katika Hifadhi za Taifa’ ambao utafanyika katika Kituo cha Kimataifa cha Mikutano cha Arusha (AICC) kuanzia tarehe 15 hadi 18 Oktoba 2012. Wizara ya Maliasili na Utalii imeandaa Kongamano hilo kwa kushirikiana na Shirika la Utalii Duniani (UNWTO) na Kamati ya kitaifa iliyoundwa na Wizara. Jumla ya watu 412 kutoka nchi 40 za Afrika walisajili ushiriki wao kabla ya siku ya mwisho ya usajili, tarehe 5 Oktoba 2012. Kati yao washiriki 242 (yaani asilimia 59) watatoka Tanzania na washiriki 170 (asilimia 41) wanatoka nchi zingine za Afrika. W...

Minister for natural resource and tourism addressing the business and international conservationists in a lunch meeting organized to him by the national fish and wildlife foundation whereby he had an opportunity to present various conservation challenges in the country and the way forward Tanzania delegation led by the minister of Natural resource and tourism Mr. Khamis Kagasheki (third left) and the chairman of the parliamentary committee on land resources and environment Mr. James Lembeli(third right) in a group picture with Lila Helms(forth left) who is a professional staff member of the US Senate committee on Appropriations at US Senate Capitol Hill.

Miss Tanzania contestants at the Ngorongoro main gate entrance Miss Tanzania contestants looking the Ngorongoro crater floor

Wildebeest, also known as gnu, are large muscular antelopes that weigh 120-300kg. They have a large head, a robust muzzle and impressive horns that grow upwards and curve inwards. Their short hair is grey to dark brown in color and they also have black manes, tails and faces. They can live to around 20 years of age. Wildebeest form small herds made up primarily of females and calves. Young males form small bachelor groups or at around 4-5 years old attempt to establish territories on their own. These territories are seldom held for long as wildebeest are engaged in a migratory cycle that keeps them on the move. During the dry season, smaller herds merge to form one of the great spectacles of the natural world, often dubbed the Great Migration. Over a million wildebeest plus half as many zebra and gazelle follow the rains northward from the Serengeti in Tanzania to the Mara, and back again in October. The single gre...