Tanzania
Thu, 11 Nov 2021 09:17:27 GMTNkasi Out to Market Kabwe Port to DRC
[Daily News] NKASI district in Rukwa is out to market Kabwe port to its neighbours across the Lake Tanganyika in a bid to boost cross border business.
Thu, 11 Nov 2021 09:28:07 GMTTanzania's Coronavirus Death Toll Hits 725
[Daily News] Tanzania confirmed Wednesday a total of 725 coronavirus fatalities from more than 26,160 cases that had been reported since the deadly virus was first detected in the East African country.
Wed, 10 Nov 2021 15:52:08 GMT725 Have Died From Covid-19 Since Its Outbreak in Tanzania
[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -- Tanzania has recorded 725 Covid-19 deaths since the outbreak of the pandemic almost 20 months ago.
Tue, 02 Nov 2021 16:56:54 GMTNew Forum to Boost Proper Internet Use Among Youth
[Daily News] INTERNET Society Tanzania Chapter (ISOC-Tanzania) has initiated a forum through which youth could earn skills and awareness over internet governance matters.
Thu, 11 Nov 2021 09:57:32 GMTU.S. Envoy Wishes to See Zanzibar Bar-Style Cooperation On the Mainland
[Citizen] Mwanza -- US ambassador to Tanzania Donald Wright says he hopes the situation of democracy, freedom of expression and freedom of the press in the country will continue to improve - unlike how the situation was a few years ago. Addressing re...
Thu, 11 Nov 2021 09:17:31 GMTOnline Platform Out to Address Youth Unemployment
[Daily News] A new online matchmaking platform for skills is set to address the scourge of youth unemployment in Arusha region.
Thu, 11 Nov 2021 09:17:30 GMTExpert Insists On Use of Research Findings in Decision Making
[Daily News] THE government and the general public have been advised to use research findings in decision-making process in order to come up with permanent solutions on socio-economic challenges facing communities.
Thu, 11 Nov 2021 09:17:30 GMTGovt Vows to Implement Project to Up Digitalization
[Daily News] THE government has assured of implementation of the Digital Tanzania Project funded by the World Bank (WB) with a loan of US dollars150 million.
Thu, 11 Nov 2021 09:53:17 GMTCag Ready to Audit National Debt After Calls From MPs
[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -- Controller and Auditor General (CAG) Charles Kichere says he is ready to audit the national debt over the past five years.
Thu, 11 Nov 2021 09:53:16 GMTTanesco, Indian Firm Ink $30 Million Effiency Deal
[Citizen] Dodoma -- Tanzania Electric Supply Company (Tanesco) yesterday signed a $30 million deal with Indian technology firm Tech Mahindra to improve efficiency in the power utility company that is undergoing transformation.
Thu, 11 Nov 2021 09:53:16 GMTBarclays Bank Ordered to Pay Tanzania Roads Agency Sh5.5 Billion
[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -- The High Court (Commercial Division) has ordered Barclays Bank PLC to pay the Tanzania National Roads Agency (Tanroads) Sh 5.5 billion over alleged failure to en-cash bank guarantees for the upgrading of the 26-kilometre Ki...
Thu, 11 Nov 2021 09:53:13 GMTZanzibar Seeks Stakeholders' Views On Cryptocurrencies
[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -- The Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar is seeking stakeholders' views on digital currencies, whose uptake is gaining momentum around the world.
Thu, 11 Nov 2021 09:27:33 GMTTanzania, Egypt Trade Volume Reaches 87.3bn/-
[Daily News] The trade volume between Tanzania and Egypt has increased from 8.4bn/- in 2018 to 87.3bn/- in 2020 as the two sides determine to reduce existing trade imbalances among themselves.
Thu, 11 Nov 2021 06:15:35 GMTPresident Samia Suluhu Visits Egypt
[East African] Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan will on Wednesday head to Egypt for a three-day State visit.
Thu, 11 Nov 2021 05:46:11 GMTBoost to Kilifi Fishmongers as Tanzanian Fishermen Arrive
[Nation] The Kilifi fishing sector is set to gain from the expected arrival of fishermen from Pemba, Tanzania.
Wed, 10 Nov 2021 15:52:09 GMTHow the Health Sector Was Revolutionised
[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -- Despite failing to achieve the goal of healthcare for all by the year 2000 the government's successes in the health sector, though modest, are an evidence of what political will and clear policies can achieve, even in a sit...
Wed, 10 Nov 2021 15:52:08 GMTTanzania Tops in Cases Submitted Before the African Court
[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -- Even as Tanzania has been hesitant to implement decisions of the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights, the tribunal has continued to receive more cases from the country.
Wed, 10 Nov 2021 15:52:05 GMTTanesco, Indian Firm Ink $30 Million Efficiency Deal
[Citizen] Dodoma -- Tanzania Electric Supply Company (Tanesco) yesterday signed a $30 million deal with Indian technology firm Tech Mahindra to improve efficiency in the power utility company that is undergoing transformation.
Wed, 10 Nov 2021 15:51:17 GMTDC Hails Best Student in STD Seven National Exam Results
[Daily News] THE government has commended, Eluleki Haule from St Anne Marie Academy for being one of the best students, who have excelled in Standard Seven National Exams.
Wed, 10 Nov 2021 14:43:07 GMTTanzania Steps Up Climate Change Mitigation, Irrigation Farming to Sustain Food Security #AfricaClimateCrisis
[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -- The Deputy Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture, Prof Siza Tumbo, has said the government of Tanzania was working with diverse stakeholders in an effort to tackle climate change in the agriculture sector.
Wed, 10 Nov 2021 09:21:43 GMTOptimism High As President Mwinyi Marks One Year in Office
[Daily News] IT was on 2nd of this month last year, when Dr Hussein Ali Mwinyi took oath of office as the 8th President of the Revolutionary government of Zanzibar since 1964 when the sultanate British backed administration was overthrown by the loca...
Wed, 10 Nov 2021 09:21:41 GMTPupils Miss STD Iv Exams Over Pregnancies, Forced Marriage
[Daily News] ABOUT 1,226 pupils in Kalambo District, Rukwa region have missed this year's Standard IV national examinations due to various reasons, including truancy, pregnancy and forced marriage, authorities have disclosed.
Wed, 10 Nov 2021 09:21:41 GMTGovt Tackles Climate Change to Sustain Food Security
[Daily News] DEPUTY Permanent Secretary (DPs) in the Ministry of Agriculture, Professor Siza Tumbo, has said the government was making concerted efforts in collaboration with diverse stakeholders in tackling climate change in the agriculture sector.
Wed, 10 Nov 2021 09:21:41 GMTPyramid Scheme Victims Express Thanks to President Mwinyi
[Daily News] VICTIMS of Masterlife Microfinance Company have expressed their appreciation to the government's intervention on their obscurities. They have particularly thanked President Hussein Mwinyi who has pledged to shoulder the burden by refundi...
Wed, 10 Nov 2021 10:41:37 GMTShun Arbitrary Drugs Use, Warns Tmda Seniour Officer
[Daily News] THE Tanzania Medical and Drugs Authority (TMDA) has issues a warning over arbitrary drugs uses, a situation that leads to chronic disorders in human body.
Wed, 10 Nov 2021 10:41:37 GMTTz Exports to Africa Surge
[Daily News] TANZANIA's exports to other African countries recorded an 11.8 per cent increase last year, the East African Business Council (EABC), has said.
Wed, 10 Nov 2021 10:41:33 GMTKalambo Receives Funds for School, Classroom Construction
[Daily News] KALAMBO District Council (KDC) in Rukwa has received over 1.76bn/- for the construction of 34 satellite schools and 59 classrooms for secondary schools.
Wed, 10 Nov 2021 10:38:48 GMTEabc Roots for 35 Percent Tariff Rate for Imported Goods
[Citizen] Arusha -- The East African Business Council (EABC) is urging the partner states to adopt a 35 percent maximum common external tariff (CET) rate for imported goods.
Wed, 10 Nov 2021 10:38:47 GMTNape Calls for Transparency As National Debt Hits Sh78 Trillion
[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -- Member of Parliament for Mtama Constituency, Nape Nauye has warned of the growing in national debt that has reached Sh78 trillion, proposing an audit in the debt's account.
Wed, 10 Nov 2021 10:38:46 GMTWhat to Expect As Bot Acts On Fraudulent Loan Dealings
[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -- Measures by the Bank of Tanzania (BoT) to curb the rise in non-performing loans (NPLs) attributed to fraudulent acts by some of the financial institutions' employees were received with mixed feelings from experts who provid...