Budget Self-Reliance: Tanzania’s Tsh62.33trn ($24bn) 2026/27 budget targets at least 75% funding from domestic sources, with a revenue push via digital tax systems, formalising informal businesses, and tighter tax incentives—while prioritising rail, roads, water and clean energy. Regional Fiscal Pressure: East African tax agencies face rising pressure to fund expanded spending as deficits widen and external support shrinks, with Tanzania’s domestic-revenue target spotlighted. Mining Data Drive: Government will retain 10% of gross mineral revenue for a Mineral Research Fund to improve geological data and make small-scale mining more bankable and less speculative. Small-Scale Mining Human Cost: Reports from Geita highlight child labour in rock-breaking and mining-linked informal work, renewing calls for stronger enforcement. Electric Mobility Setback: Tanzania is lagging in East Africa’s e-mobility race as investors favour Ethiopia and the DRC over slower policy and market readiness. Telecom Connectivity: TTCL steps up Faiba fibre expansion in Arusha, while AXIAN secures major development finance to expand and modernise telecom networks across Africa, including Tanzania. Zanzibar Investment & Labour: Zanzibar attracts Singapore investors and reports 7.6% child labour (5–17), with a 2026–2032 action plan under consultation. Transport & Trade Links: Air Tanzania launches direct Dar–Zanzibar–Moscow flights, aiming to boost tourism and trade ties with Russia. Water Implementation Push: PM directs faster water projects and a national water grid, with funding reforms proposed for water, electricity and roads. Business Operations Warning: Experts urge Tanzanian firms to rethink payments, cash flow and foreign exchange risk—not just chase sales. EAC Health Funding: EAC and Germany secure €8m to strengthen regional Ebola/Mpox preparedness and response. Road Safety: Zambia records multiple deadly road crashes, including incidents involving vehicles and pedestrians.