News Tanzania: Tanzania’s foreign policy has changed. How it’s being shaped by domestic power struggles
Tanzania’s foreign policy has changed in the past five years. There is a clear break from the mood, tone and actions of President John Magufuli, who ran the country from 2015 until his death in 2021.
News Tanzania: Tanzania’s mining sector wins as Geita Gold Mine secures $500m financing
The facility is among the largest mining financing transactions arranged by Nedbank CIB, reinforcing the role of international financial institutions in supporting capital-intensive mining...
News Tanzania: Tanzania’s mining sector eyes gains in the 5th Local Content Compliance Forum
MWANZA: THE Minister for Minerals, Mr Anthony Mavunde, is expected to officiate at the Fifth Local Content Compliance Forum (LCCF 2026), which will be held in Mwanza from July 22 to 24, bringing ...
News Tanzania: Neos launches direct flights to Tanzania, lands at KIA with over 210 tourists
Italian carrier Neos has officially launched direct flights to Tanzania, after its maiden flight landed at Kilimanjaro International Airport (KIA) on Wednesday.
News Tanzania: Chada Katavi: Tanzania’s wild west
Katavi National Park, in western Tanzania, had been all but abandoned when Chada was established as a primitive bush camp. Thirty years on, it is considerably more comfortable, but it still has the ...
News Tanzania: Bank of Tanzania raises benchmark rate to 6.25 percent as Middle East conflict heightens inflation risks
The Bank of Tanzania (BoT) has raised its benchmark Central Bank Rate (CBR) by 0.5 percentage points to 6.25 percent for the third quarter ending September 2026, citing mounting inflationary...
News Tanzania: Tanzania seeks to expand access to affordable infrastructure financing after talks with ShafDB
NAIROBI: TANZANIA has announced a bid to expand access to affordable housing and infrastructure financing following discussions between the Ministry of Finance and Shelter Afrique Development Bank ...
News Tanzania: Tanzania’s rice belt faces growing Aphid menace
KILIMANJARO: FOR decades, rice farming has been a reliable source of income and food security for thousands of households across Tanzania. From the irrigated plains of Mabogini in Kilimanjaro region to the vast rice fields of Morogoro, Mbeya and the Lake Zone, farmers have depended on the crop to sustain their livelihoods. Today, however, a
News Tanzania: Citizen-Centric Justice in Tanzania: Expanding and Modernizing Court Services
DAR-ES-SALAAM, May 23, 2017 – At Kinondoni Primary Court, Magistrate Esther Kihiyo meets with about 33 people a day. She takes handwritten notes for the case file on the evidence they put before her ...
News Tanzania: Tanzania: Justice on trial, democracy at stake
As Tanzania approaches its 29 October 2025 general elections, the country has witnessed an alarming escalation of state-sanctioned repression that threatens the very foundations of democratic ...
News Tanzania: Govt offers relief to Mwanza flood victims
MWANZA: MINISTER for Works, Mr Abdallah Ulega yesterday comforted traders at Mkuyuni Market in Mkuyuni Ward, Mwanza Region, following floods that struck the area last Tuesday after heavy rains that lasted for more than two hours. Speaking during a visit to Mkuyuni Bridge, Mr Ulega said the floods caused significant hardship to traders, many of
News Tanzania: Tanzania provides 6bn/- for the polio vaccine in the Lake Zone
DAR ES SALAAM: THE Tanzanian government has provided 6bn/- for the polio droplet vaccine to be given to six million children under 10 years of age in the seven regions of Mwanza, Shinyanga, Simiyu, Geita, Tabora, Singida and Mara. Geita Regional Commissioner Martin Shigela said this on behalf of the Mwanza Regional Commissioner representing the
News Tanzania: Tanzania: Dar Exports to South Africa Surge
TANZANIA'S gold exports to South Africa have increased significantly over the past five years, boosting trade between the two Southern African Development Community (SADC) member states to approximately 5.7tri/-.
News Tanzania: Ruvuma region: Upcoming tourist icon in Tanzanian Southern Highlands
RUVUMA: RICH in nature, historical heritage sites, culture and Lake Nyasa beachside, Ruvuma region is an upcoming tourist attractive site in Southern Highlands of Tanzania. Ruvuma region is named after the Ruvuma River and which forms the region’s southern border with Mozambique. It is bordered to the North by Morogoro, North East is Lindi, to
News Tanzania: Vijana Platform ignites youth-driven transformation in Mtwara
MTWARA: THE air in Mtwara carried more than just the ocean breeze and the promise of a new day. It carried ambition, expectation and, above all, the unmistakable energy of young people determined to shape their own future. As the Vijana Platform was officially launched in the region, one message rang out clearly: youths are
News Tanzania: RC urges Mtwara traders to support TRA’s tax education campaign
MTWARA: THE Mtwara District Commissioner, Abdallah Mwaipaya, has called on traders to fully cooperate with the Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) in its ongoing tax education campaign, including ensuring timely payment of taxes. The appeal was made today, March 9, 2026, during a meeting with TRA officials who visited his office as part of the Door-to-Door
News Tanzania: Tabora calls for more boxing clinics to develop regional talent
TABORA: THE Tabora Regional Sports Officer, Isack Dotto, has called on the Tanzania Boxing Federation (BFT) to organise regular boxing clinics in the region, saying Tabora has the potential to excel at national and international level with sustained support. He made the appeal on Monday during an event to distribute boxing equipment to four local
News Tanzania: Two Tanzanian lawmakers, four councillors in court over corruption charges
The Prevention and Combating of Corruption Bureau (PCCB) in Geita Region has arraigned two Chato MPs over corruption allegations.
