Shinyanga Region has received over TSh 1 trillion over the past four years, which has been used to fund development activities across all sectors. Out of this amount, TSh 17 billion was allocated to the agriculture sector for various initiatives. Government Spokesperson Gerson Msigwa stated this on May 3, 2025, noting that the President has...
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Zitto Kabwe Joins Kigoma MP Race
Retired ACT-Wazalendo party leader Zitto Kabwe has collected a nomination form to run for Member of Parliament for Kigoma Urban constituency in the 2025 General Election. Zitto picked up the form at the party’s constituency office, accompanied by a large number of party leaders and members. Speaking to the leaders and members after collecting the...
Tanzania Rises in Global Press Freedom Rankings
Tanzania has made notable progress in international press freedom rankings, climbing from 97th position in 2024 to 95th in 2025. According to the latest report from Reporters Without Borders (RSF), released yesterday, while Tanzania’s ranking improved by two places, its overall score has slightly decreased from 54.80 in 2024 to 53.68 this year. The annual...
Tanzania and Malawi Sign Landmark Trade Agreement to Boost Agricultural Cooperation
Following a historic bilateral meeting held on May 2, 2025, in Dodoma, Tanzania and Malawi have officially agreed to restore and strengthen trade relations between the two neighboring nations. In a significant diplomatic engagement, Tanzania’s representatives, including senior officials from the ministries of Foreign Affairs, Agriculture, Industry, and Trade, met with their Malawian counterparts. Among...
Mother Convicted in Kidnapping and Trafficking of Missing 6-Year-Old Joshlin Smith
In a tragic turn in a case that gripped South Africa, the mother of a young girl who vanished more than a year ago has been convicted of kidnapping and trafficking her own daughter. Kelly Smith, along with her boyfriend Jacquen Appollis and their friend Steveno van Rhyn, were found guilty on Friday of abducting...
Government Set to Introduce Special Salt Production License
The government is in the process of introducing a new license specifically for salt production, aiming to remove the commodity from the general category of other minerals. This was revealed yesterday in Dodoma during a meeting between the Minister of Minerals, Anthony Mavunde, and the leadership of the Tanzania Salt Producers Association (TASPA), as part...
Minimum wage increased by 35% to 500,000/- as government rewards workers’ role in economic recovery
IT’S all smiles for workers in the country after President Samia Suluhu Hassan yesterday announced a significant salary increase for public servants effective July 1st this year. The biggest beneficiaries of the new announcement are the minimum wage earners, who will see their monthly pay rise from 370,000/- to 500,000/-, a 35.1 per cent increase...
412,000 Public Workers Promoted, Paid Benefits Under President Samia’s Leadership
THE Tanzanian government has promoted and paid entitled benefits to 412,000 public sector workers in the four-year presidency of Samia Suluhu Hassan, the government revealed yesterday, May 1st, in Singida. The Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office (Labour, Youth, Employment and Persons with Disabilities), Ridhiwani Kikwete, said today during the celebration of the...
Mwanaisha Mndeme to Contest Kigamboni MP Seat, Vows to Tackle Infrastructure Woes
Shadow Minister for Industry and Trade from the ACT-Wazalendo party, Advocate Mwanaisha Zuberi Mndeme, has officially declared her candidacy for the Kigamboni parliamentary seat in the upcoming General Election set for October. Speaking at a press conference in Dar es Salaam after collecting nomination forms, Advocate Mndeme affirmed her commitment to representing the people of...
Govt Collects TZS 192.78B from Online Business
The government has collected TZS 192.78 billion from online business activities, including gambling, between July 2024 and March 2025, from 1,820 officially registered companies. This information was presented today in Parliament in Dodoma by the Deputy Minister for Industry and Trade, Exaud Kigahe, while responding to a question from Special Seats MP (CCM), Dr. Ritta...