The Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) has announced plans to phase out airtime scratch cards as part of efforts to promote the use of digital platforms. TCRA said the move will help reduce the production, distribution and disposal of airtime scratch cards and their environmental impact, while supporting the development of a more efficient and...
Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office (Policy, Parliament, Coordination and Persons with Disabilities), Palamagamba Kabudi, has thanked President Samia Suluhu Hassan for giving all political parties equal opportunities to meet with her, engage in discussions and share their views. Kabudi said the move demonstrates the President’s willingness to listen to the views of...
Fuel prices in Tanzania have increased by more than Sh200 per litre, with the new rates taking effect from October 7. In Dar es Salaam, petrol now sells at Sh4,057 per litre, up from Sh3,796 in September, while diesel has risen to Sh4,086 from Sh3,877. Kerosene recorded the highest increase, climbing to Sh4,067 per litre...
Police in Mara Region are holding lawyer Keneth Nkiko, 28, over the alleged killing of Magreth Richard, 22, a businesswoman and resident of Mkendo, Musoma Municipality. Mara Regional Police Commander Pius Lutumo said the incident occurred on October 5, 2026, in Mwigobero Street, Musoma Municipality. Commander Lutumo said Nkiko, whose role involved providing legal assistance...
Tanzania is facing a funding gap of more than TZS 31 trillion for climate change mitigation and adaptation efforts, with total financing needs estimated at USD 19.3 billion. Finance Minister Ambassador Khamis Mussa Omar made the remarks while speaking at a Climate Change Financing Dialogue held at the Bank of Tanzania (BoT) in Dar es...
Police in North Pemba are investigating the killing of a Form One student, Raiyan Hemed Amour, 15, a resident of Kwale Mpona Village in Finya Shehia, Wete District. According to a police statement issued on October 5, 2026, the student’s body was found in a bush with an injury to his right hand, believed to...
The Kyela District Court in Mbeya has sentenced Boniface Charles, a resident of Ibanda; Sadick Mwanyemba, a resident of Itope; and Biko Mwabulambo, a resident of Kajunjumele, to 30 years in prison for armed robbery. The three were found guilty of attacking an 80-year-old man at his home at around 7pm on January 1, 2026....
The High Court of Tanzania has overturned an order for the arrest and extradition of online activist Edger Mwakabela, popularly known as Sativa, ruling that the orders were legally invalid. The decision was delivered on September 29, 2026, by High Court Judge Dafina Ndumbaro after hearing Sativa’s appeal against a ruling issued by the Kisutu...
Police in Kenya have arrested a Tanzanian couple suspected of being part of a criminal syndicate that drugs passengers on long-distance buses travelling between Nairobi and Mombasa before robbing them. The investigation began after a passenger boarded a Dreamline bus from Nairobi to Mombasa on September 18, 2026, and was allegedly drugged by a person...
The Drug Control and Enforcement Authority (DCEA) has said that some vehicles used to transport bodies to different regions across the country are being exploited by drug traffickers to transport khat, cannabis and skunk. Speaking to journalists, DCEA Commissioner General Aretas James Lyimo said intelligence reports had revealed that some vehicles transporting bodies from Dar...