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Perseus, Tanzania finalise Nyanzaga gold project terms
Gold miner Perseus Mining has signed agreements with Tanzania’s government that will govern the development and operation of the Nyanzaga gold project. The documents included an addendum to the framework agreement dated 13 December 2021 and an...

How Tanzania's cardiac care transformation saves lives, strengthens economy
Dar es Salaam. Until just over a decade ago, a diagnosis of heart disease in Tanzania often carried a silent sentence: overwhelming costs, a long journey abroad, or, in the worst cases, the gradual loss of hope. Before 2008, advanced cardiac...

Japan to empower Tanzanian youth in the construction sector
Dar es Salaam. Tanzania and Japan have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate on developing human resources in the construction sector. The MoU was signed on Thursday, August 22, 2025, by Tanzania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and...

Misconceptions delay hydrocele treatment along Tanzania’s coast
Dar/ Coast. Misconceptions about hydrocele persist along Tanzania’s coast, despite available treatment, with fear and stigma preventing many from seeking medical care, subjecting an estimated 778,415 people to remain at risk. Bagamoyo is among...
Congolese Actor Stranded in Tanzania Amid Passport Delays
Congolese actor and musician Anzor Alem is currently stuck in Dar es Salaam due to his country’s slow rollout of a new biometric passport system. The well-known artist, recognized for his work in African cinema, entered Tanzania using a...
Get Ahead of Property Tax and Business License Compliance
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400Kv power project to transform Dodoma-RC
DODOMA: DODOMA Regional Commissioner, Rosemary Senyamule has said that the completion of the 400-kilovolt (kV) ChalinzeZuzu transmission line project will transform the capital city into a hub for electricity distribution. RC said this during the...

Türkiye-Tanzania Steel Trade Mission 2025 next month
DAR ES SALAAM: THE Türkiye-Tanzania Steel Trade Mission 2025 will be held in September, uniting leading Turkish steel exporters and Tanzanian businesses for a day of strategic trade engagement and B2B meetings. Organised by the Turkish Steel...

Piped bulk LPG to transform ferry market
DAR ES SALAAM: IN a milestone move to expand access to clean cooking energy, the popular Ferry Fish Market in Dar es Salaam has entered a new chapter with the introduction of piped bulk Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG). The modern system, launched...

Tanzania is losing its mangroves. These women are bringing them back
By Zuhura Shaweji, 2025 Ocean Restoration Steward On the shores of Bagamoyo, where the Indian Ocean whispers secrets into the roots of tangled mangroves and swaying seaweed beds, a quiet revolution is growing. This stretch of Tanzania’s Swahili...

Tanzania and Burundi begin construction on $2.15bn line
Tanzania and Burundi have officially commenced the construction of a $2.15bn cross-border standard gauge railway that will connect Uvinza in western Tanzania to Musongati in eastern Burundi. The line will be used for passenger services and frieght...

Filip: Czech explorer’s unfiltered view of Tanzania and the world
The turbulent voyage in Lake Victoria when he was in Mwanza did not faze Filip; it is a part of his adventurous life. For a man who recently went to Iraq as a tourist, he has had his share of eventful adventures. Filip Vodicka is half of the ‘Live...

Clean cooking push gains traction in Dar, Dodoma
Dar es Salaam/Dodoma. Tanzania’s clean cooking agenda has received a fresh boost following two major developments—one led by Deputy Prime Minister Dr Doto Biteko in Dodoma and the other by ORYX Energies Tanzania in Dar es Salaam. In Dar es Salaam,...

Exploring Psychosocial and Economic Support for Children with HIV/AIDS: Perspectives of Health and Community Workers in the Katuba Health Zone, Lubumbashi
Introduction The global response to HIV, which has spanned several decades,1,2 is currently at an inflection point. By 2023, the number of individuals receiving life-saving antiretroviral therapy had reached nearly 31 million, while the number of...

Justice Ministries of Japan, Tanzania Sign Memorandum on Legal Cooperation, Aiming to Boost Economic Development
Yomiuri Shimbun file photo The Justice Ministry The Yomiuri Shimbun 13:06 JST, August 22, 2025 The Justice Ministry announced Thursday that it has signed a memorandum of cooperation with Tanzania’s Ministry of Constitutional and Judicial Affairs,...

UGTSARIO Secretary-General meets with Tanzanian Minister of Labor and several African trade unions
Dar es Salaam (Tanzania), August 21, 2025 (SPS) - The Sahrawi cause and support for the just struggle of its people formed the core of bilateral talks and communication meetings held by the Secretary-General of the General Union of Workers of...

Business News | Spotted! Mahesh Babu's Secret Shoot Sparks Buzz - Not a Film, Not an Ad? Then What?
NewsVoir New Delhi [India], August 21: Tollywood circles are in a frenzy, and it all points to one man - Superstar Mahesh Babu. The Prince of Tollywood just lit up Instagram Stories with a cryptic teaser, and fans can't stop guessing what's...

Tanzania, Japan sign landmark construction deal at TICAD9 Summit
YOKOHAMA: TANZANIA has become the first country in Africa to sign an agreement with Japan in a bid to enhance human resources development in the construction sector. Today, August 21, 2025, or yesterday in Japan time, Tanzania and Japan signed a...

Tanzania and Kenya are in a joint bid to combat the Illegal fauna, flora, wildlife trade.
YOKOHAMA: TANZANIA and Kenya have announced a joint bid to champion digital public infrastructure, a regional command and control centre to address human-nature conflicts in Africa, as per the Lusaka Agreement Known officially as the Lusaka...

Tanzania’s Development Vision 2050 and important lessons from Singapore
Tanzania’s National Development Vision 2050 is motivated by a collective aspiration for a better society by 2050. Its main aim is to transform Tanzania into an industrialised, knowledge-based, upper-middle-income country, with a $1 trillion...