News & Current Events

Less developed countries, especially in Africa, seem to be more vulnerable to cyber-attacks due to inferior security systems in place and weak infrastructure – a fact that has been corroborated by...

Tanzania set to clinch 3.5tri/- WB deal for energy, other projects CORRESPONDENT IN WASHINGTON / 07 OCTOBER 2016 Central bank governor,Prof Benno Ndulu THE World Bank (WB) plans to inject about...

Lake Victoria in East Africa will become a hotspot for hazardous thunderstorms due to climate change. This is shown by an international study published in Nature Communications on the 23rd of...

Raia wa Korea ambaye ni Mhandisi wa barabara ameuawa leo baada ya kukanyangwa na tingatinga la kukandamizia lami jijini Arusha. Mhandisi huyo aliyejulikana kwa majina ya Pil Soo Shin alikuwa ni...

A commuter train has crashed into a rail station in the city of Hoboken, in the US state of New Jersey. The New Jersey emergency management system reports more than 100 people have been injured...

The Minister for Energy and Minerals, Prof Sospeter Muhongo, has ordered the drilling of helium to start immediately. Prof Muhongo told The Citizen that the management of the Helium One Company...

Hi, I made a payment of 30,000/ TShs using M-pesa (ref number/ muhamala - 3h585y6u9y ) for traffic fine (car number T638 CVW ) on 6th of August to wrong account number 221188 instead of...

A father is always a hero for his children. He is that driving force which makes you achieve your goals. He is always supportive with all his guidance and efforts and stand by you at all the times...

Air Tanzania (TC, Dar-es-Salaam) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Russia's Irkut Corporation concerning the possible placement of MC-21 short- and mid-range jets with the Tanzanian...

Military factions in Turkey attempted to seize control of the country Friday night, setting off a furious scramble for power and plunging the crucial NATO member and American ally into chaos in...

I would like express my heart felt congratulations to Mr Yusuph Manji for being requested to be Honorary President for Africa as Goodwill Ambassador for Peace in Africa by World Organization for...

Recent data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) shows that Tanzania’s economy took a dent in the first quarter of this year. Bank of Tanzania (BoT) also corroborated the data noting that...

Twaweza in collaboration with Uwezo Tanzania launched the Fifth Uwezo Learning Assessment on 1st September 2016 . In September and November 2014, Uwezo Tanzania at Twaweza conducted the fifth...

THE Anti-Poaching National Task Force has arrested one person, Boniface Mathew Malyango, famously known as ‘Shetani Hana Huruma’, (Pitiless Devil) whom the prosecution also described as ‘King of...

Precision Air Services has extended its annual losses by 9 per cent to Sh91.6 billion. But it is optimistic that it will turn around its fortunes. The company widened losses to Sh91.6 billion in...

Just out of Curiosity or rather a discussion I have been wondering if these games Vodacom are throwing to customers every now and then are real or just another way of milking cash out of poor...

INDIA has appealed to Tanzania to lift the restriction imposed on export of tanzanite weighing over one gram and subsequently double its export tax as a measure to curtail illegal trade of the...

Tanzania misses out 18bn/- each year from international airlines using the country’s skyline due to lack of surveillance radars to guide them, Deputy Minister for Works, Transport and...

A detailed and thought provoking analysis of Tanzania's position in the East African Community. Enjoy!

Tanzania may receive $4.2 billion in foreign direct investment this year, double the average annual amount, boosted by inflows for a single project, the head of the Tanzania Investment Centre...