Workshop charts path for climate proofing Tanzanian agriculture

Dodoma. The push for accelerating the integration of nature-based solutions (NbS) into Tanzania’s development and investment frameworks received fresh impetus after leading organisations convened a key meeting to discuss the agenda. The CEO...

SportPesa Tanzania named Africa’s best sports betting brand at the best brand Africa awards

From over 12,000 brands across the continent, SportPesa Tanzaniahas emerged as a continental champion — recognized as Africa’s Best Sports Betting Brand at the Best Brand Africa Awards. This recognition isn’t just a title; it’s proof that the...

Blue economy project to benefit 2000 individuals

BAGAMOYO: OVER 2,000 individuals in Bagamoyo and Kinondoni districts are set to benefit from a five-year Community Managed Savings Groups (CMSG) project, which incorporates Blue Economy activities. This follows the signing of an agreement between...

Trading cools as yields compress in Dar market

FOR the week ending October 17, 2025, the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange (DSE) reflected a softening of trading intensity after weeks of elevated momentum. Total equity turnover fell 21.7 per cent to 12.27bn/- , with 8.52 million shares traded...

Govt fulfills key promises to teachers, says Dodoma RC

DODOMA: THE government has made significant progress in addressing longstanding issues affecting teachers, including promotions, salary adjustments and various benefits, a move that has greatly improved teacher welfare and strengthened the public...

Amnesty warns Tanzania General Elections won’t be free and fair

Prime Africa Amnesty International has accused Tanzanian authorities of carrying out “systematic human rights violations” in the run-up to the country’s October 29 presidential election, which has already been marred by the exclusion of key...

The Coca-Cola Company and Gutsche Family Investments Agree to Sell Controlling Interest in Coca-Cola Beverages Africa to Coca-Cola HBC AG

ATLANTA & ZUG, Switzerland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 21, 2025-- The Coca-Cola Company and Gutsche Family Investments have agreed to sell a 75% controlling interest in Coca-Cola Beverages Africa Pty. Ltd. to Coca-Cola HBC AG, the companies announced...

Kenya attracts Sh117bn capital as investors shift from tech to real-economy sectors

AGRICULTURE, Education and Energy have emerged as the sectors that attracted the most capital for Kenya as investors changed tact and started channeling investments to early-stage startups. New market data for the three months to September 2025,...

Zimbabwe’s lobby to lift ivory trade ban stutters

The Hwange National Park, the country’s largest game reserve hosted the African Elephants Conference between May 23 to 26, where Zimbabwe hoped to influence a common position for the continent on ivory trade ahead of the Convention on...

TISEZA, TCB Bank partner to open investment, banking services for the diaspora

DAR ES SALAAM: TANZANIA Investment and Special Economic Zone (TISEZA) has partnered with TCB Bank and the Tanzanian High Commissioner to Canada held talks with Tanzanian diaspora in a bid to boost investment and banking services, particularly...

North Korea launders $1.6B in crypto for weapons funding

The Multilateral Sanctions Monitoring Team (MSMT) reported that North Korea’s elite cyber unit laundered around $1.65 billion in cryptocurrency between January and September. The illicit funds were reportedly used to support the country’s illegal...

Tanzania unveils strategies that assure jobs for graduates

DAR ES SALAAM: PRIME Minister Kassim Majaliwa said the Tanzanian government will establish special programs to enable young people who have graduated from higher and secondary education institutions to either be employed or be self-employed. He...

Hope for Rufiji as Samia pledges permanent solution to floods, economic revival

Ikwiriri. CCM presidential candidate, Samia Suluhu Hassan has pledged to end the recurring floods that have been destroying homes, washing away farms, and crippling livelihoods in Rufiji Valley. For decades, the Rufiji Valley has been a symbol of...

Tanzania joins Turkiye to mark the 102nd anniversary as trade ties intensified

DAR ES SALAAM: THE Minister for Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation, Ambassador Mahmoud Thabit Kombo, has joined the Embassy of Türkiye in celebrating the 102nd Anniversary of the Founding of the Republic of Türkiye and reaffirmed...

Tanzania strengthens its poultry industry through cooperation with the Netherlands

TANZANIA – Tanzania is working with the Netherlands to modernize its poultry industry through a joint effort aimed at raising production, promoting sustainable farming, and training local producers with advanced technology and practical expertise....

Federal Bureau of Public Service Reforms Awards PalmPay as the Digital Governance Company of the Year 2025 

PalmPay won the Digital Governance Company of the Year (Fintech Innovation) at the Nigeria GovTech Awards 2025, organised by the Bureau of Public Service Reforms. The award ceremony at the Presidential Villa in Abuja honoured organisations driving...

Tanzania cautions employers to respect directives on the newly set minimum wage

DAR ES SALAAM: FOLLOWING the government’s increase of the minimum wage in the private sector, employers have been warned not to reduce the salaries of employees who were already earning above the newly set minimum levels, which will officially...

Foot Slopes Tours and Safaris Launches New Tanzania Safari Collection

Toronto, Canada, October 17th, 2025, FinanceWire Foot Slopes Tours and Safaris, a safari operator based in Arusha, has announced the launch of its new line of Once-in-a-Lifetime Tanzania Safari Vacations. The collection offers tailored travel...

Burundi : the US dollar drops — currency exchanges cry losses, consumers wait for price drops

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, October 18, 2025 — This decline comes amid a chaotic economic climate. The small east African nation is experiencing the worst economic crisis in its history, marked by shortages in almost every sector. The fuel...

Odinga and Nyerere: The economics of defiance

DAR ES SALAAM: RAILA Odinga’s demise marks more than the death of a political figure; it closes a generational loop linking two moral economies and that is Kenya’s democratic reformism and Tanzania’s nation building idealism. In East Africa’s...