December 14, 2022
Tanzania: Report Suggests Improvements in Laws, Policies to Address Climate Change
New report by the Gender and Climate Change Tanzania Coalition (GCCTC) network has proposed for strengthening of laws and policies with a view to addressing climate change effects. Read more »
December 15, 2022
Tanzania: Government Encourages Community Policing to Curb Crime
THE government has advised members of the public to resume community policing in their residential areas so as to stop escalating crimes in the society including armed robberies… Read more »
East Africa: EALA Passes Finance Bill
THE East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) has approved the EAC Financial Services Commission Bill, 2022, during its Second Meeting of the Fifth Session of the Fourth Assembly. Read more »
December 12, 2022
Tanzania: Zanzibar First Lady Calls for Continuous Efforts to End GBV
Zanzibar First Lady Maryam Mwinyi has called for continuous efforts to fight Gender Based Violence which is still rampant in the country. Read more »
December 11, 2022
Tanzania: GBV Victims in Higher Learning Institutions Encouraged to Speak Out
VICTIMS of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in higher learning institutions have been encouraged to report such cases to relevant authorities within the campuses so as immediate actions… Read more »
Tanzania: President Pardons 1,631 Inmates
President Samia Suluhu has pardoned 1,631 prisoners from different correctional facilities across the country as part of the 61 union anniversary. Read more »
December 10, 2022
Tanzania: Analysts Commend Ruling Party's Constitutional Amendments
ANALYSTS have welcomed the constitutional amendments endorsed during the 10th National Congress of the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) that sat for two days at the Jakaya kikwete… Read more »
November 29, 2022
Tanzania: RC Suspends 21 Linked to Fire Incident At Tanga Port
Tanga Regional Commissioner, Omar Mgumba has suspended 21 servants allegedly burning a warehouse with smuggled goods at Tanga Port October, this year. Read more »
November 24, 2022
Tanzania: Govt - Tz Needs More Ethical Hackers
THE government has urged private sector to train more ethical hackers in efforts to combat criminal hackers in the country. Read more »
November 15, 2022
Tanzania: Chief Justice Hypes Court Digitalisation
The Chief Justice, Prof Ibrahim Juma, has urged Tanzanians to start preparing for the digitalisation of courts as one method of increasing transparency and improving access to… Read more »
Tanzania: Anti-Doping Body Nabs Man With Cocaine Disguised as Biscuits
The Drug control and Enforcement Authority (DCEA) is holding a businessman Abdulnasir Haruon Kombo, 30, for allegedly possessing 50 packets of cocaine, disguised as biscuits. Read more »
Tanzania: Plane Crash - Cabinet Demands Thorough Probe
THE cabinet has directed local experts to team up with their foreign counterparts in the aviation industry to investigate the source of the accident involving Precision Air and… Read more »
Tanzania: Govt Traces Origin of Seized Minerals in India
The government is making a follow-up on reports of four Indian nationals travelling from Tanzania, who were arrested last Friday at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj… Read more »
November 14, 2022
Tanzania: Court Dismisses Petition Against Goverment Proceedings Act Provisions
THE High Court, Main Registry, has dismissed the constitutional petition lodged by a citizen, Ms Pili Kisenga, to challenge some provisions under the Government Proceedings Act,… Read more »
November 10, 2022
Tanzania: Rukwa Police Arrest 60 in Connection With Witchcraft Acts
POLICE in Rukwa Region have apprehended 60 traditional healers nicknamed 'lambalamba' for allegedly involving themselves in practices related to witchcraft. Read more »
November 08, 2022
Tanzania: Govt Urged to Adopt Action Plan for Persons With Albinism
LEGAL and Human Rights Center (LHRC) and Tanzania Albinism Society (TAS) have requested the government to officially adopt the National Action Plan for Persons with Albinism to… Read more »
November 07, 2022
Tanzania: Appeal Court Orders Retrial of Duo's Murder Charge
THE Court of Appeal has ordered retrial of murder case involving two people, Nuru Mangula and Sedeki Mlugula, who were sentenced to death by hanging by the High Court for killing… Read more »
November 06, 2022
Tanzania: Tanzania Sees New Dawn in War Vs Doping
THE Ministry for Culture, Arts and Sports has instructed the National Sports Council and the Tanzania National Anti-Doping Committee to submit a legal draft for anti -doping within… Read more »
Africa: African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights Gets Under Way in Tanzania
THE African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights (AfCHPR) will today begin its 67th Ordinary Session here in Arusha. Read more »
November 03, 2022
Tanzania: Illegal Fishing Gears Impounded in Muleba
AUTHORITIES in Muleba District have impounded various illegal fishing gears worth 37m/- in a crackdown mounted along shores of Lake Victoria and Burigi. Read more »
October 30, 2022
Tanzania: Samia Joins Korean Leader to Mourn 151 Killed in Halloween Stampede
President Samia Suluhu Hassan has sent condolences to the South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol following the death of some 151 people who were killed in a crowd crush in Seoul's… Read more »
October 21, 2022
Tanzania: Paralegals Resolve 65,000 Disputes
A total of 65,000 out of 88,000 legal disputes were solved by paralegals across the country last year, thanks to a reach out programme by a Non-Governmental Organisations, Legal… Read more »
Tanzania: Women, Children Agenda - State Mulls Legal Reform
PRESIDENT Samia Suluhu Hassan has said the time is ripe to conduct an assessment on various laws for the sake of identifying and filling the gaps that will help in promoting… Read more »
October 20, 2022
Tanzania: IGP Makes Minor Reshuffle
Inspector General of Police (IGP) Camillus Wambura has on Thursday made a minor reshuffle at the Police Force by appointing SACP Ulrich Matei to head Auxiliary Police Services and… Read more »
October 17, 2022
Tanzania: Be Ethical, Trustworthy, Police Officers Told
Police officers in Rukwa Region are reminded to be ethical, trustworthy as well as adhering to professionalism, while executing their duties. Read more »