June 17

• Tanzania: Perilous ID Racket Exposed At Dar Port

  WITH an additional 5,000/- on the price of a boat ticket to Zanzibar, a person can travel without having an ID, contrary to a directive by the Surface and Marine Regulatory... Read more »

June 7

• Tanzania: Court Grants Bail to Four Accused in Passport Theft Case

  THE Kisutu Resident Magistrate's Court in Dar es Salaam rejected the prosecution's objection to bail four people, including Immigration Department official Shemweta Mustafa... Read more »

May 30

• Tanzania: State Collecting Data On Immigrants

  THE government is collecting fresh data to determine the population of illegal immigrants in Kagera Region, in which each ward has been provided with a register to keep records on... Read more »

• Tanzania: Over 10,000 Aliens Nabbed

  AT least 10,000 illegal immigrants were nabbed from January to December 2012, the Deputy Minister for Home Affairs, Mr Perreira Ame Silima, has said. Read more »

May 23

• Tanzania: Kagera Seeks to Fish Out Illegal Immigrants

  AUTHORITIES in Kagera Region have embarked on an exercise to screen foreigners in public and private sectors to establish genuine experts and provide more jobs to qualified... Read more »

May 17

• Tanzania: Aliens Worry Ngara Residents

  RESIDENTS in Ngara District have raised a security concern at Rusumo on the Tanzania- Rwanda border, fearing invasion by M23 soldiers from the neighbouring Democratic Republic of... Read more »

May 3

• Tanzania: Kagera RC Appeals for Funds to Repatriate Illegal Immigrants

  KAGERA regional authorities have appealed for funds to enable them deport hundreds of illegal immigrants hiding in various villages. Read more »

May 1

• Tanzania: Illegal Immigrants Arraigned in Court

  A TOTAL of 42 suspected illegal immigrants who came and settled in the country illegally were arraigned before the court in Mwanza Region. Read more »

April 25

• Tanzania: 'One-Stop-Border-Posts' Bill Waits Endorsement By Heads of State

  THE East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) has endorsed the 'One-stop-border- post' Bill which is set to become a law and expected to be assented by the five East African... Read more »

March 6

• Tanzania: Rukwa Police Nab 40 Illegal Immigrants

  POLICE in Rukwa Region have arrested 42 Burundians, including 32 children for allegedly entering the country illegally. The illegal immigrants, who are residents of Makamba Region... Read more »

February 28

• Tanzania: Wildlife Migration Likely to Stop

  EARLY indicators show that the world famous Serengeti Migration involving a massive movement of more than 2.5 million Serengeti National Park wild animals may not enter Kenya's... Read more »

February 26

• Tanzania: Dar Seeks to Improve Immigration Services

  TANZANIA has undertaken a study on how best it can improve its immigration services by using electronic systems commonly referred to as e-immigration. Read more »

February 4

• Tanzania: Human Trafficking a Must-Fight Menace

  IT has come to light that underworld criminal agents lure teenagers, especially girls, into accepting job offers overseas, mainly in Arabia. Read more »

January 24

• Tanzania: 12 Aliens Pay Fines, Avoid Jail Sentences

  SINGIDA District Court has sentenced 12 foreigners who entered the country illegally to pay afine of 100,000/- each or serve three months in jail. The convicts had earlier pleaded... Read more »

December 27, 2012

• Tanzania: State to Repatriate Illegal Fishermen

  AUTHORITIES in Rukwa Region have opted to repatriate 28 illegal fishermen to Zambia instead of charging them in the country's courts. Read more »

December 21, 2012

• Tanzania: Police Impound 55,500 Kilos of Narcos

  THE police issued its annual report showing an increase in the volume of impounded narcotic drugs and a sharp rise in the number of arrested illegal immigrants. Read more »

December 19, 2012

• Tanzania: Illegal Immigrants Must Stay Away

  IT was reported in the press early this week that Immigration Department officers have apprehended 96 illegal immigrants who were travelling in a lorry. Read more »

December 18, 2012

• Tanzania: 100 Illegal Migrants Netted in Arusha

  IMMIGRATION officers in Arusha region have impounded a lorry which was allegedly ferrying about 100 illegal immigrants through Longido district. Read more »

December 17, 2012

• Tanzania: Ngara Sends 20 Illegal Aliens Home

  A TOTAL of 20 people from neighbouring Rwanda who were hiding at Kasenge village, in Ngara district, have been repatriated to their country. Read more »

November 23, 2012

• Tanzania: Funds Needed to Deport Illegal Immigrants in Kagera

  AUTHORITIES in Kagera Region have appealed for enough funds to enable them deport hundreds of aliens hiding in various villages in the area. Read more »

November 14, 2012

• East Africa: Tanzania Facing Influx of Illegal Aliens - Official

  TANZANIA is facing huge influx of illegal immigrants compared to other East Africa Community member states, necessitating deployment of adequate personnel and equipment to deal... Read more »

November 6, 2012

• Tanzania: Doors Wide Open to Investors, Says Minister

  THE government has pledged that it would continue creating favourable environment to Tanzanians living in the Diaspora to encourage them invest at home. Read more »

• Tanzania: Dar es Salaam Steps Up Border Security

  PLANS are afoot to install modern devices at major border posts to inspect passengers and cargo entering the country as a measure of beefing-up security, Deputy Minister for Home... Read more »

November 4, 2012

• East Africa: East Africa Gets Ready for Common Visa

  THE East African Community is finalising plans for a single destination visa that will offer tourists to the region an opportunity to visit different parts of East Africa. Read more »

October 28, 2012

• Tanzania: Are You Ready for the American Dream? [opinion]

  THERE are those who keep asking me whether the Green Card lottery is something that one can win. If so, they always want to know the names of those who migrated. Read more »