Modern farming technology benefits over 1,000 Tanzanian farmers

DODOMA: THE Tanzanian government, through the Prime Minister’s Office (Labour, Youth, Employment and Persons with Disabilities), has unveiled a programme to provide up-skilling training to 1,000 smallholder farmers and producers across four...

CRDB Bank Signs Landmark Partnerships

CRDB Bank has entered three landmark partnerships with leading development finance institutions, FinDev Canada, DEG (KfW Group, Germany), and Shelter Afrique Development Bank (ShafDB), marking a significant milestone in its transformation journey...

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...

Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote eyes US$1 billion industrial expansion in Zimbabwe

The visit, expected soon, signals a renewed commitment from the Dangote Group, which previously explored Zimbabwe opportunities in 2015 and 2018. According to organisers familiar with the itinerary, momentum is building for the project, which they...

Leaving Her Comfort Zone to Support Tanzanian Moms

Three-time alumni volunteer Sophia Hughson said more daunting than the backroads on the way to Ipalamwa, Tanzania was sharing her personal perspectives on adulthood with Tanzanian mothers she’d just met. But the 18-year-old student was lured by...

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....

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...

Former Irish Examiner columnist abducted while travelling in Tanzania

A former Irish Examiner columnist and author was abducted and threatened with death while travelling in Tanzania.Dan MacCarthy was held hostage by five men in the "kidnappers' paradise" of Dar es Salaam on Thursday morning after a bogus taxi...

Transporters temporarily halt services heading to the elections

DAR ES SALAAM: SEVERAL land and marine transport companies have announced a temporary suspension of their services from today, October 28, to October 29, to give room for the voting exercise as the General Elections take place countrywide...

What you need to know about Tanzania's election

How does Tanzania's electoral system work? Tanzania has a first-past-the-post system, with the president and vice president jointly and directly elected via simple majority popular vote. They serve five-year terms, which are renewable once. The...

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...

Former 'Irish Examiner' columnist abducted while travelling in Tanzania

A former Irish Examiner columnist and author was abducted and threatened with death while travelling in Tanzania.Dan MacCarthy was abducted in Dar es Salaam on Thursday, his sister, the journalist, broadcaster and author, Flor MacCarthy wrote on...

Ex-Malawi Speaker Msowoya leads SADC team observing Tanzania polls

Dar es Salaam. With just eight days to go before Tanzania’s general election on October 29, 2025, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Election Observation Mission (SEOM) has begun preparations to assess the country’s democratic...

China exports first batch of poultry hatching eggs to Tanzania

CHINA – China is sending its first batch of locally bred poultry hatching eggs to Tanzania, marking a new chapter in agricultural trade between the two countries. The consignment, comprising around 35,000 white-feathered broiler hatching eggs, was...

Wildlife foundation hands over K9 unit facility to strengthen Tanzania’s fight against wildlife trafficking

Arusha. The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) has handed over a K9 Unit Management Facility to the Tanzania Wildlife Management Authority (TAWA) to bolster the country’s efforts in combating illegal wildlife trafficking. The facility, valued at...

What you need to know about Tanzania's elections

How does Tanzania's electoral system work? Tanzania has a first-past-the-post system, with the president and vice president jointly and directly elected via simple majority popular vote. They serve 5-year terms, which are renewable once. The...

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...

Tanzanian Catholic Archbishop Appeals for Continued Prayers for Mwalimu Nyerere’s Canonization Cause

The Tanzanian-born Catholic Church leader, who began his Episcopal Ministry in the Catholic Diocese of Dodoma in March 2011, emphasized that holiness is not a calling for Catholics alone but for all people, explaining that when individuals do good...

Fawaaz Basadien’s Afcon dreams on hold, but time on his side for Bafana Bafana World Cup squad

Over the past year and a half, Fawaaz Basadien was in a good place. He was seen as one of Stellenbosch FC’s most important players, and he was starting to make a name for himself with the national team. Just this past June, Bafana Bafana head...

EACOP community programme: WASCO trains, equips Tanzanians to contribute to local development

Wasco Energy, through its whol­ly owned subsidiary Wasco ISOAF, has trained 124 young Tanzanians in technical and vocational disciplines as part of its community develop­ment efforts in regions along the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP)...