Boost for women entrepreneurs as clean energy access expands

Dar es Salaam. Hundreds of women entrepreneurs in Tanzania are set to benefit from an expanded clean energy initiative following a renewed partnership between the Puma Energy Foundation and Solar Sister. The collaboration aims to address...

AfDB pledges to offer a Tanzanian bank a 60m US dollar grant

WASHINGTON: THE African Development Bank (AfDB) has pledged to provide a total of 60m US dollars to the Tanzania Agricultural Development Bank (TADB) in 2026 to enhance its capital base further. This was disclosed by the Managing Director of TADB,...

Govt new energy rules shake up appliance market

DAR ES SALAAM: THE government is set to overhaul the country’s appliance market with new energy efficiency rules coming into effect next May, forcing importers and manufacturers to adapt or face exclusion from the local market. Through the newly...

Yunnan exports poultry hatching eggs to Tanzania, marking milestone

A shipment of around 35,000 white feathered broiler hatching eggs departed from Yunnan Province on Friday, marking the province’s first export of domestically produced hatching eggs to an overseas market. The “Guangming No. 2” hatching eggs,...

Drone technology set to revolutionise Tanzania’s agricultural sector

DAR ERS SALAAM: THE Ministry of Agriculture has intensified its efforts to transform Tanzania’s agricultural landscape through the adoption of modern technologies, particularly drone technology, to boost productivity and efficiency. This...

Samia Friendly Stoves: Clean energy revolution arrives

DAR ES SALAAM: THEY don’t hiss, they don’t smoke and they don’t break your bank account. Welcome to the era of Samia Friendly Stoves that is an innovation so timely in the wake of championing clean energy drive. In elaboration, Ilala District...

Private-public collaboration: Key to unlocking Tanzania’s travel industry potential

DAR ES SALAAM: TANZANIA’S travel industry is experiencing a significant boost, thanks to the government’s renewed commitment to investing in the transport sector. This was stressed during a recent Tanzania Society of Travel Agents (TASOTA) Annual...

SAU pledges to promote organic farming, industrial growth

KILIMANJARO: SAUTI ya Umma (SAU) Presidential candidate, Majalio Kyara, has vowed that if elected in the upcoming General Election his government will prioritise organic agriculture as a cornerstone for Tanzania’s economic growth and national...

"I expect prices for Moroccan avocados to stay within the usual limits"

The Moroccan avocado season has begun for green-skin varieties, although most of the early harvests went to Casablanca for the local market, and exports are extremely rare. Exporters are mostly waiting for the start of the Hass variety season amid...

Bishop Munga: The courageous voice for Tanzania’s marginalised

Bishop Dr Stephen Munga joined the Tanzanian diaspora community in Sweden in the early 1990s, when the community was still modest. He moved his family to the Scandinavian country as he pursued his PhD in theology. From the beginning, it was...

What new digital portal means for horticultural business across Tanzania

Arusha. Thousands of horticultural growers across Tanzania will soon sell their produce online through a newly developed web-based market portal designed to transform the country’s agricultural trade landscape. For years, most horticultural...

Consumers face tomato shock amid govt’s inaction

• Price surges to Rs560 per kg • Pulses stay costly despite global drop • Poultry prices fall amid overproduction KARACHI: The price of tomatoes has surged, with rates reaching as high as Rs560 per kilogram in retail markets. Wholesalers, however,...

Tanzanians urged to adopt clean energy to curb health, climate crisis

DODOMA: TANZANIANS have been urged to abandon cooking with charcoal and firewood and adopt clean, alternative energy sources to safeguard their health and protect the environment from rapid climate change impacts. The call was made recently in...

Tanzania’s health, agriculture sectors reap fortunes from TBPL products

KIBAHA: THE Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry and Trade, Dr Hashil Abdallah, has stated that the Tanzania Biotech Products Ltd (TBPL) factory has become a vital pillar in both the health and agriculture sectors by producing...

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...

Innocent: Althaf Salim-Anarkali Marikar's comedy drama gets a release date

The makers of the upcoming Malayalam film, Innocent, have dropped an update on its theatrical release. The comedy drama, which has Althaf Salim and Anarkali Marikar in the lead roles, will hit the big screen next month. Through a new poster, it...

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....

Swiss Coca-Cola HBC announces $2.6bn agreement to take over Africa’s largest bottler

According to Bloomberg, the deal, which has been in progress since 2021, grants Coca-Cola HBC operational control of one of Africa’s largest bottlers, expanding its footprint into 14 additional markets, including Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya,...

Tanzania seeks to build value-added mining industries to create more jobs

TANGA: THE Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Minerals, Engineer Yahya Samamba, has called on the executives of the Mining Commission to encourage the construction of value-added mining industries to increase employment, promote economic...