October 12, 2023
Tanzania: Rukwa Spotted As Cybercrime Hotspot
Rukwa Region is reported to lead in the country for allegedly committing cybercrime through telecom handsets, according to the Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA). Read more »
Tanzania: Minister Issues Directives on Land Surveys
THE Minister for Lands, Housing and Human Settlements Development Jerry Silaa has directed the country's land sector experts to ensure that all land survey plans are in line with… Read more »
Tanzania: Dual Citizenship Emerges as President Suluhu Receives Foreign Affairs Performance Report
State House President Samia Suluhu Hassan has received a report from a committee formed to review the performance of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation. Read more »
Tanzania: Govt Intensifies Efforts to Check Girls' School Dropout
THE government plans to conduct a study to identify the main challenges that have been fueling girls to drop out of schools, so as to come up with recommendations for a permanent… Read more »
Tanzania: Judiciary Land Invaders Irk Principal Judge
PRINCIPAL Judge Mustapher Siyani has expressed disappointment over the increasing incidents of people invading and sometimes sale land belonging to the Judiciary. Read more »
Tanzania: Morogoro Has 2000-Km All-Weather Roads, Says TANROADS
THE Tanzania National Roads Agency (TANROADS) said here on Tuesday that Morogoro Region has 2,071.23 kilometres of all-weather road network and called on users to cooperate in… Read more »
Tanzania: Govt Wins Accolades From Clerics for Efficiency in Infrastructure
THE sixth phase government has been hailed for its unprecedented work in implementing different infrastructure projects, specifically roads across the country. Read more »
October 11, 2023
Tanzania: Govt Assures Protection to Whistleblowers, Witness
THE government has assured whistleblowers and witness of their safety and protection thus people should not fear to offer information and allegations of wrongdoing that are of… Read more »
Tanzania: Govt Issues Medical IDs to 600,000 Elders
THE government has issued medical Identity Cards (ID) cards to 585,600 needy elders as part of implementation of the plan for better health services for such a special group. Read more »
Tanzania: Why President Suluhu Hassan Was Honoured in India
President Samia Suluhu Hassan becomes the first woman to be conferred with an Honorary Doctorate (Honoris Causa) degree by Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) of India. Read more »
Africa: Tanzania Becomes Africa's Seed Bank Hub
TANZANIA is poised to become a Seed Conservation Hub, following the construction of a state-of-the-art seed bank in Arusha. Read more »
Tanzania: Zanzibar Records Increased Inflation
INFLATION in Zanzibar has increased in the last twelve months until September this year, driven by soaring prices of food items and non-alcoholic beverages. Read more »
Tanzania: Embrace New Technology, Mwinyi Tells Broadcasters
ZANZIBAR President, Dr Hussein Mwinyi on Tuesday challenged public broadcasters in the Southern Africa region to embrace technology lest they lose relevance. Read more »
Tanzania: Govt Contemplates Abolishing Capital Punishment
THE government is contemplating on coming up with an alternative to capital punishment, after considering views from various stakeholders, majority of them considering it as… Read more »
Tanzania: Optimism High as Oil Survey Concluded in Six Districts
THE project to collect 2D seismic data in the Eyasi Wembere Basin has been completed as experts express their optimism that the exploration will identify and classify areas with… Read more »
Tanzania: Hospital Offers Free Screening to Mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month
THE Ampola Tasakhtaa Hospital in Zanzibar has organised a three-day medical camp for breast cancer screening. Read more »
Tanzania/Djibouti: FIFA U20 Women's WCQ - Tanzania Eliminate Djibouti On 12-0 Aggregate
Tanzanite have bundled out Djibouti in the 2024 African Under-20 Women's World Cup qualifiers thanks to a 12-0 aggregate win. Read more »
October 10, 2023
Tanzania: Authorities Vow to Address Loopholes Leading to Tax Evasion
THE authorities here have vowed to leave-no-stone unturned in ensuring people pay tax as per existing laws and regulations, without evasion which leads to loss of public funds. Read more »
Tanzania: Zanzibar Launches Minerals Prospecting, Exploration
ZANZIBAR Ministry of Water, Energy, and Minerals of Zanzibar and Aseel Oilfield Services Limited have jointly launched research activities aimed at understanding the mineral… Read more »
Tanzania: 'Digital Innovation Key to Effective Provision of Health Services'
DAR ES SALAAM: THE Health Promotion and System Strengthening (HPSS) 'Tuimarishe Afya' project implementers have called for digital innovations in health sector to enhance reforms… Read more »
Tanzania: Govt Hailed for Efforts to Uplift Reading Culture
COAST REGION: THE government has been commended for its efforts in uplifting the reading culture among school children and members of the public at large. Read more »
Tanzania: Government Allocates 16.2 B/ - for Citizens' Land Compensation in Road Projects
SIMIYU: MINISTER of Work, Mr Innocent Bashungwa has said President Dr Samia Suluhu Hassan has allocated a total of 16.2 b/- as a compensation fund for all citizens forgoing their… Read more »
October 09, 2023
Tanzania: AU Underscores Tz Efforts in Fighting FGM
DAR ES SALAAM: THE African Union has appreciated Tanzania's efforts in fight against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), with its decision to host the second International Conference… Read more »
October 07, 2023
Tanzania: Small Scale Mining Areas to Be Connected to Power
THE government has started to implement a special project to connect electricity to small-scale mining areas to minimize production costs and promote the use of technology in the… Read more »
Tanzania: Stop! PM Tells Land Surveying Companies
PRIME Minister Kassim Majaliwa has ordered strict legal action to be taken against all companies that failed to complete land surveying exercises in Dodoma City and all other… Read more »