News & Current Events

After the failure of its risky exploration strategy this year, Norwegian oil firm Statoil is cutting costs as fast and deep as it can to preserve cash for dividends - and may be jeopardising...

The 100-megawatt electricity generating plant built by Independent Power Tanzania Limited in Tegeta, Dar es Salaam, in the 1990s. As the nation awaits what will transpire this week in...

The entry of a Tanzania-based miller into the local flour production industry is causing jitters among established milling companies and some cereal farmers. There are fears that the milling...

Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism Lazaro Nyalandu speaks to journalists in Dodoma yesterday about the story by the UK Guardian on eviction of 40,000 Maasai from Loliondo. Right is...

Prevention and Combating of Corruption Bureau (PCCB) boss, Edward Hoseah. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) yesterday heard how some top government officials and MPs were paid billions of...

TANZANIA is the first country in Sub-Saharan Africa and ninth globally for demonstrating most conducive environments for financial inclusion, according to the new Global Microscope 2014 by The...

By Peti Siyamne Mpanda — JENNIFA Leonard (17) who just completed Standard Seven in Mpanda District, Katavi Region this year, has committed suicide after learning that she had failed the final...

China and Tanzania have concluded a month-long naval training exercise, the first joint training exercise in the history of bilateral military relations between the two countries. The...

Corruption among political leaders, crime, unreliable electricity supply and water pollution are leading causes of concern to Tanzanians, a new study has shown. Other issues causing wananchi...

Mr Harbinder Singh Sethi Pan African Power Solutions (T) Limited (PAP) did not legally acquire 70 per cent of Independent Power Tanzania Limited (IPTL) from Malaysia-based company...

Through its operations in four countries MMI Steel says it creates direct and indirect employment of more than 5000 people across the region. MWANZA, Tanzania – Tanzania's Motisun Group...

The plan to upgrade Tanzania's central corridor got into high gear last week after the African Development Bank (AfDB) committed $2.6 million to finance feasibility studies and design. The grant...

Prime Minister Mizengo,Pinda. Poverty, health and education are the foremost concerns for the majority of Tanzanians as 2015 nears-the year that they are expected to participate in a referendum...

Twaweza outgoing chief executive officer Rakesh Rajan speaks in Dar es Salaam yersterday during a forum on people's views on political leadership ahead of 2015 elections If elections were held...

As the race for President Kikwete's succession intensify within the ruling party, fresh findings show that Mr Edward Lowassa was leading by 17 per cent, followed closely by Prime Minister Mizengo...

Russia's President Vladimir Putin arrives for a meeting on Ukraine's crisis with Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko alongside European leaders, yesterday on the sidelines of the 10th...

THE High Court's Commercial Division has dismissed with costs the petition lodged by Vodacom Tanzania Limited to challenge an arbitral award for payments of over 1bn/- to a local IT Consulting...

Philippe Dongier, World Bank Country Director for Tanzania, Uganda and Burundi A recently released Word Bank report says in Tanzania, contribution of the agriculture sector to overall GDP has...

Tanzanian Natural Resources and Tourism minister Lazaro Nyalandu. Tanzania will soon join Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda in implementing the single entry tourist visa as part of efforts to boost...

Despite having the biggest number of players in the banking industry, Tanzania has the lowest number of bank customers among the East African Community (EAC) member states. According to a 2012...