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How Kiswahili builds cultural bridge between China, Tanzania
Legonga (second right) helps Chinese students study Kiswahili in Dar es Salaam in Tanzania on July 4, 2025. – Xinhua photo DAR ES SALAAM (July 11): On a quiet morning, inside a sunlit classroom at the Confucius Institute at the University of Dar...
GF Trucks: Our victory at DITF symbolizes local manufacturing growth
DAR ES SALAAM: GF Trucks & Equipment Ltd, a Tanzanian-owned automotive and equipment company, has been crowned the overall winner of the 49th Dar es Salaam International Trade Fair (DITF), a recognition the firm says reflects more than just...

Tanzania caps transaction fees to promote digital financial inclusion
Dar es Salaam. In a bold move to accelerate digital financial inclusion and ease the burden of transaction costs on citizens, the government has introduced sweeping reforms in the financial sector. Effective July 1, 2025, transaction fees for both...

Gambia eyes Tanzania model for skills training overhaul
Unguja. The Gambia has sent a high-level delegation to Tanzania to learn from its progress in vocational education and training, as the West African nation prepares to establish a similar framework with support from the World Bank. The nine-member...
16,000 Tanzanian farmers see fortune in CROPS4HD project
DAR ES SALAAM: OVER 16,000 Tanzanian farmers will benefit from the second phase of the CROPS4HD project, a regional initiative supported by international development partners and coordinated in Tanzania by SwissAid. Also involved in the project is...
Government, partners launch 2025 energy innovation challenge
DODOMA: THE Ministry of Energy, in collaboration with the European Union, the Embassy of Ireland and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), has launched the second cohort of the Energy Efficiency Innovation Challenge 2025. The...

Tanzania gears up for early fertiliser delivery ahead of 2025/26 farming season
Dar es Salaam. Stakeholders in the fertiliser industry have affirmed their readiness to ensure the timely delivery of inputs as Tanzania prepares for the 2025/26 farming season, while commending the government’s continued implementation of the...

Tanzania to spend Sh1.48tr on geothermal power by 2030
Dar es Salaam. Tanzania plans to invest over Sh1.48 trillion by 2030 to develop two major geothermal power projects at Ngozi Crater and Kiejo-Mbaka in Mbeya region, aiming to diversify its energy mix and strengthen electricity supply. The projects...
Tanzania earns 4.79bn US dollars from the Barrick-Twiga partnership
KAHAMA: TANZANIA has reaped $ 4.79 billion from the Twiga-Barrick partnership, which marks its fifth year today. The partnership has earned Tanzania 558m US Dollars in the first half of 2025 alone. The Twiga partnership with Barrick Mining...

Cypriot foreign minister makes first visit to Tanzania
The Cypriot government announced on Friday that Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos had made an official visit to Tanzania – the first by a Cypriot foreign minister to the east African country. Kombos met with his Tanzanian counterpart, Mahmoud...

What Form Six national exam results mean for Tanzania’s tech agenda
Dar es Salaam. The 2025 Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education Examination results for have painted a complex picture for the country’s ambitions in science and technology. While the Basic Applied Mathematics (BAM) subject posted a...

Global tourism on the rise, though industry grapples with challenges
The global tourism and travel (T&T) sector will contribute around $16 trillion to the world’s GDP by 2034, when it hits 30 billion trips yearly. That is according to a report from the World Economic Forum, in collaboration with Kearney and the...
Govt calls on private sector to boost clean cooking energy
THE government has called on the private sector to actively engage in the implementation of the national strategy for clean cooking energy, describing it as a critical step in conserving forests and protecting the environment. The Vice-President’s...
Yas, COPRA partner to digitise agriculture
DAR ES SALAAM: YAS Tanzania and the Cereals and Other Produce Regulatory Authority (COPRA) have signed a strategic partnership agreement aimed at revolutionising how farmers access markets, market prices and payments through digital platforms....
EU lauds Tanzania as beacon of peace
DAR ES SALAAM: THE European Union (EU) has praised Tanzania for maintaining its status as a beacon of peace in the Eastern African region, while wishing the country a smooth and fair electoral process in the upcoming General Election to...

How Tanzania can create more dollar billionaires
Dar es Salaam. Tanzania is being urged to adopt deliberate economic policies to create dollar billionaires and strengthen its international economic influence. According to a new wealth report, the country has only one dollar billionaire and a...

Tanzania’s push for clean energy hinges on $1 billion LPG investment
Dar es Salaam. Tanzania requires more than $1 billion over the next decade to fully exploit its Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) potential and accelerate the country’s transition to clean energy, stakeholders in the business and finance sectors have...

How a Tanzanian startup is moving over $1 billion to Africa and Asia
Oftentimes, ideas are born to address challenges. What were the early challenges you faced, and what opportunity did you see in the market? I began building NALA in 2017. It wasn’t a smooth ride, I built, failed, rebuilt, and failed again. In...

Like in Construction Projects, Let’s Also “plan strategies” to Grow God’s Kingdom: Catholic Bishop in Tanzania
“What strategies are we putting in place to grow the nation of the Almighty God?” he posed, and continued, “You live next to a neighbour who does not pray, what have you done to help them realize that responsibility? They aren’t baptized and...
Tanzania conducts research to review ethics, gambling, legislation laws
DAR ES SALAAM: The Law Reform Commission of Tanzania has announced that it is currently conducting seven critical legal research studies aimed at reviewing laws in various areas, including ethics, gambling, criminal offenses, and legislation...