News & Current Events

Police in Morogoro arrested eight farmers after attacking 108 cattle leaving 68 dead owned by pastoral community in Morogoro. Morogoro regional police commander, Leonard Paul confirmed the...

The government stands to lose over Sh1trillion ($472.8million) meant for implementing projects in the energy sector following US government’s decision to withhold the funds. According to a...

The Committee to Protect Journalists deplores a decree signed by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko today which, according to a copy viewed by CPJ, bans at least 41 international journalists and...

Mr. Alstrup A Danish scientist and a leading lichenologist, Vagn Alstrup, 71, has beenshot and killed during a robbery in the city. Alstrup's wife was also shot and badly wounded during the...

(CNN)What is Africa's most prosperous country? According to new research from the Legatum Institute, which last week ranked prosperity in 38 African countries around criteria ranging from...

Tanzania will resume discussions for $800 million of loans from international lenders after abandoning an earlier plan as borrowing costs increased during the Greek debt crisis, the nation's...

THE shilling has depreciated by almost 24 per cent in eight months since January to close the yester-market at 2,146/- a US dollar. The drop in the first eight months of 24 per cent is four times...

THE Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) has warned of tough actions against cyber criminals as the Cyber Crimes Act, 2015, is set to become operational on September 1. According...

The largest exporter of Tanzanite stones is India, Tanzania comes third after Kenya, the government blames global factors and speculation behind the rapid depreciation of the Tanzanian shilling...

Tanzania has suspended about a quarter of its recruitment agencies in a bid to crackdown on human trafficking after complaints that girls sent as domestic servants to the Middle East were used as...

The OH 86 hominin phalanx overlaid on a modern human hand Archaeologists have unearthed the oldest modern human-esque hand bone while on a dig in Tanzania. The fossil belonged to a hominin...

The Ministry of Health has informed us of a Cholera Outbreak in Dar es Salaam in Kinondoni District since Saturday 15th August, 2015. The total number of suspected cases since 15th to 17th...

Tanzania's current account deficit narrowed 22.5 percent in the year to June, helped by a decline in oil imports and improved performance of tourism and manufacturing sectors, the central bank...

A Journalist namely Omar Ali of Kangani Pemba Region, was yesterday attacked and brutally assaulted by police officers who then abandoned him at Maisara area in Zanzibar. The journalist was on...

A recent media engagement between media practitioners in Tanzania, the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF), and the Economic and Social Research Foundation (ESRF) has indicated that...

The United Republic of Tanzania has successfully endured by balancing tensions between its two constituent parts – mainland Tanganyika and the Zanzibar Isles – at the apex of...

Tanzania's inflation jumped in July due to rising prices of both food and non-food items, the statistics office said on Monday. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said inflation rose 6.4...

By 2025 there could be no more African elephants roaming wild. Serious. ON August 12, the globe marks World Elephant Day. In just 10 years, at currrent poaching rates, the To highlight its...

Energy Sector Management Assistance Programme (ESMAP) Tanzania is mapping its potential to generate energy from renewable sources as part of an effort to bridge the nation's electricity...

Dar es Salaam. Three months remain before Tanzanians go to polls for the 2015 General Election, the race for the presidency will be tight. The big question is who will succeed Jakaya Kikwete for...