Several sex workers in East Africa are still ignoring the use of condoms despite the increasing HIV/Aids awareness campaigns in the country. Perhaps this could explain current HIV high infection rates in Uganda, Tanzania and East Africa in general.

The Tanzanian National Statistics of 2007/2008 show that the country’s infection rate was over 6.5 per cent. Research figures in Dar es Salaam indicate that urban areas in Uganda and Tanzania lead in new infections with over 8.7%.

Reports indicate that sex workers and some of their customers have an infection rate of 7%. This is according to the USAID report of the year 2009. But other research in Tanzania recently done by Voluntary Centres show that the infection rate for the prostitutes stands at 9.74% in Dar es Salaam alone.

The survey conducted by the World Health Organisation and UNAIDS in 2002 further indicated that infections to sex customers in Dar es Salaam alone increased from 29 per cent in 1983 to over 50 per cent in 1993.

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An annual International Ethnomusicology Symposium took place yesterday at the Department of Fine and Performing Arts of the University of Dar es Salaam.

This year’s event brought together over 200 scholars, musicians, students and others interested in the study of the music traditions of East Africa, Central Africa and Southern Africa.

The symposium coordinator, Prof Mitchel Strumpf of the Department of Fine and Performing Arts of the University of Dar es Salaam, told news men that all interested people were welcomed and attended. Admission was free for all.
The ethnomusicology symposium is an international event where lectures are delivered and music performances are made.

This year, participants came from Kenya, Malawi, South Africa, Sudan, Uganda, Zimbabwe, the US, Austria, Canada, Italy and South Korea.

Keynote lectures were presented by Prof Gerhard Kubik who has studied and written about the music traditions of Tanzania and East Africa in general since 1960 and Prof Frank Gunderson who has researched historical music traditions and specifically the music of the Wasukuma and has published widely in the field.

Mr Ludumo Magangane, a South African choral director led evening choral workshops and also gave a presentation on choral transcriptions.

The Goethe Institute in Dar es Salaam, the Swiss Programme for International Development, the US Embassy in Dar es Salaam and the Tanzania Cigarette Company financially supported the event.

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East African Community LLM & PhD Scholarships: Applications for admission and scholarships are invited from candidates in member states of the East African Community, who wish to receive a scholarship and to take part in the postgraduate study programme in law (LLM or PhD) offered by the Tanzanian-German Centre for Postgraduate Studies in Law at the University of Dar es Salaam School of Law (Formerly Faculty of Law) in cooperation with the University of Bayreuth (TGCL).

The purpose of the programme is to train future leaders in East Africa. University of Bayreuth (TGCL) grants ten LLM scholarships and five PhD scholarships each year.

Scholarships are granted for one year in the case of LLM students and three years in the case of PhD students.

Scholarship Requirements and Qualifications:

The requirements for admission to the LLM and PhD programmes are those applicable at the University of Dar es Salaam School of Law (Formerly Faculty of Law).

For the LLM programme:

• A Bachelor’s degree in law (LLB) with a minimum GPA of 3.0 or its equivalent from a recognized institution of higher legal education.

For the PhD programme:

• An excellent LLM degree from a recognized institution.

Scholarships start from 1st October each year.

For more information and scholarship application see; East African Community LLM & PhD Scholarships

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East African Community LLM & PhD Scholarships: Applications for admission and scholarships are invited from candidates in member states of the East African Community, who wish to receive a scholarship and to take part in the postgraduate study programme in law (LLM or PhD) offered by the Tanzanian-German Centre for Postgraduate Studies in Law at the University of Dar es Salaam School of Law (Formerly Faculty of Law) in cooperation with the University of Bayreuth (TGCL).

The purpose of the programme is to train future leaders in East Africa. University of Bayreuth (TGCL) grants ten LLM scholarships and five PhD scholarships each year.

Scholarships are granted for one year in the case of LLM students and three years in the case of PhD students.

Scholarship Requirements and Qualifications:

The requirements for admission to the LLM and PhD programmes are those applicable at the University of Dar es Salaam School of Law (Formerly Faculty of Law).

For the LLM programme:

• A Bachelor’s degree in law (LLB) with a minimum GPA of 3.0 or its equivalent from a recognized institution of higher legal education.

For the PhD programme:

• An excellent LLM degree from a recognized institution.

Scholarships start from 1st October each year.

For more information and scholarship application see; East African Community LLM & PhD Scholarships

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