News & Current Events

By Prof Mwesiga Baregu For someone who not only witnessed but was directly involved in this campaign, it is depressing as well as distressing to note that since that time education in Tanzania...

Africa’s future is urban. Quality of life for Africa’s city dwellers will, however, directly depend on the quality of urban governance. Urbanisation can spur development but under current...

An offshore gas and oil rig. Dar es Salaam. Pressure is mounting on the Norwegian oil company, Statoil, over the alleged leaked details of a contract between it and the government. A...

Tuesday, January 3, 2017 Why quake relief cash wasn’t given to survivors: JPM President John Magufuli consults with Kagera Regional Commissioner Major General Salum Kijuu during a visit to...

Thursday, December 29, 2016 Development expenditure struggles In Summary Development expenditure for October was set at Sh713.7 billion, financed by local and foreign resources, but only...

Tanzania has the lowest mobile data cost in Africa as it reaps the benefits of the rollout of 4G LTE network by state-owned TTCL and intense competition from numerous operators. According to ICT...

Tanzania is on the spot again over international sanctions after an investigation found out that about 50 vessels owned by—or linked to—North Korea, have been using the country’s flag since March...

By Samantha Cole of Tanzania Business Ethics President Dr. John P Magufuli openly stated in a news conference at State House in Dar es Salaam, that mining companies must make greater...

President Idriss Deby with Tanzania's Prime Minister, Kassim Majaliwa during his recent visit to Tanzania Chadian President Idriss Deby Thursday courted Tanzania to break a regional pledge to...

The Citizen (Dar es Salaam) Tanzania: House Construction Costs Up 30% Despite Fall in Cement Prices Dar es Salaam — The cost of developing a house has gone up by about 30 per cent in four years...

PIPELINE DEAL PAPERS SIGNED In Summary •The two-country 24-inch pipeline will deliver about 200,000 barrels of crude oil per day •The Tanzanian and Ugandan presidents first revealed the j...

Russian agency to start building power research reactor as a first step to introducing nuclear energy in the region. Russia’s nuclear energy agency, Rosatom, said it was planning to start...

The owner of the ship, Tawariq- 1, which was tendered in court as exhibit during the trial of two Chinese, Hsu Chin Tai and Zhao Hanquing and others, is Mr Said Ali Mohamed al Araimi, who is...

Jamii Forums Founder, Maxence Melo has been charged with three offences before a court in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The charges are: 1: Management of a domain not registered in Tanzania under...

A Tanzanian Professor, Chris Maina Peter, was on Thursday voted member of the United Nations’ International Law Commission (ILC) by the UN General Assembly. Prof Maina, who is currently a...

Ireland today provided the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) with a contribution of EUR 500,000 to support refugees hosted in Tanzania. With these funds, Ireland is helping WFP maintain...

Tanzania has suspended community-based HIV/AIDS prevention programs for gay men, the health minister said on Monday, in the latest crackdown on the high-risk group. Ummy Mwalimu, Tanzania's...

Dar es Salaam. Motorists arrested for traffic offences will no longer have to pay the fines on the spot. The Traffic Police Division yesterday signalled that it would be launching a new...

Tanzania has been ranked the leading country in East Africa and sub-Saharan Africa in 2016 in terms of having an enabling environment for financial inclusion, the latest survey shows. According...

Hi guys. Today was one of the biggest days in my timetable as expected a lot from the journalists because the president was face to face with potential people. The president himself cannot be...