News & Current Events

Mr Feisal Ali Mohammed Police confirmed yesterday the arrest of the suspected mastermind behind ivory trafficking across the East African region. The Deputy Director of Criminal...

Tourists who do not reside within the park will be expected to pay every time they come into the park. Tanzania plans to enforce new rules that confine tourists to national parks, a move that...

Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairman Zitto Kabwe waves to the crowd while holding hands with Civic United Front (CUF) chairman, Prof Ibrahim Lipumba, before speaking at Mashujaa Ground in...

Trucks queue at Namanga border post waiting to be weighed and their documents cleared by Tanzania Revenue Authority before they proceed with their journeys. Traffic police, Tanzania Revenue...

The government launched an investigation yesterday after residents of a village bordering Tarangire National Park killed six lions on New Year's Eve. Natural Resources and Tourism minister Lazaro...

MP Christopher Ole Sendeka A modern primary school valued at 300m/- has been constructed in the remote Loibosiret village in Simanjiro District. The school is a donation from the US-based...

December 27, 2014 Service part-funded by Facebook rolled out in Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia, offering access to health, jobs and social websites. The app allows users free access to popular...

The chairman of CHADEMA in Mbogwe District has been deported to Rwanda. Mr Omari Athanas was an illegal immigrant and was deported along with three other people, according to acting District...

Prime Minister Mizengo Pinda failed to block a parliamentary debate over the allegations Tanzania's prime minister is under pressure to resign over alleged fraudulent payments worth $120m...

For immediate release Dar es Salaam 1st December 2014. Stanbic Bank Tanzania has been made aware of the Parliamentary report regarding IPTL and the Tegeta Escrow account and the...

Musoma Rural MP Nimrod Mkono (pictured) yesterday said he escaped a kidnap attempt by unknown people on Tuesday morning. In a press statement, the MP said, he was involved in a car chase along...

Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) yesterday confirmed that the country is likely to have abundant oil resources following completion of the first stage of the survey in Lake...

Power sector fraud tests the Tanzanian government's integrity and accountability Following the recent tabling and discussion of the Controller and Auditor General's (CAG) report on the...

Press Release Millennium Challenge Corporation Board Says Tanzanian Compact Will Depend on Performance on Anti-Corruption and Policy Reforms December 11, 2014 DAR ES SALAAM...

This is part of EACs plan. Northern Tanzania will now almost exclusively use the port of Mombasa for imports and exports, especially upon completion of the Taita-Taveta one stop border post and...

Malawian President Peter Mutharika Malawian President Peter Mutharika has maintained that his country owns the entire northern part of Lake Nyasa and no negotiation will change that. Tanzania...

AFRICA is a growth aviation market with regional and intercontinental traffic both growing rapidly as a result of the continent's continued economic expansion. With over one billion people...

Tanzania Red Cross Society, beyond any reasonable doubt is the lead humanitarian agency in the Country. It provides relief and support to the communities affected by disasters or large-scale...

Musoma Rural MP Nimrod Mkono speaks to journalists in his office in Dar es Salaam yesterday: "Poison was meant to destroy my kidneys within 72 hours." Musoma Rural legislator Nimrod Mkono (CCM)...

Dear Tanzanians, we do expect to have election on 14 th dec 2014, i advice all tanzanians who have legal right to vote to do so, the aim is to get qualified leaders.