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Vice President orders swift action to address El Niño impacts
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Vice President orders swift action to address El Niño impacts

Vice President Deogratius Ndejembi has directed relevant authorities and institutions to take immediate measures to prepare for, prevent and mitigate the impacts of the El Niño rains expected to begin in October this year. The Vice President issued the directive after receiving a government preparedness and response report following a warning issued by the Tanzania...

Kenya leads Africa in tourist arrivals to Zanzibar
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Kenya leads Africa in tourist arrivals to Zanzibar

Kenya has emerged as the leading African source of tourists to Zanzibar, contributing 7,911 visitors in August 2026, equivalent to 6.4% of all international arrivals to the islands. The figure represents a 75.2% increase compared with the 4,515 Kenyan visitors recorded in August 2025, and a 13.7% rise from the 6,959 visitors recorded in July...

Man sentenced to death for killing businesswoman
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Man sentenced to death for killing businesswoman

The High Court of Tanzania, Tabora Zone, has sentenced Simon Misonge, popularly known as “Fimbo,” to death by hanging after finding him guilty of the murder of businesswoman Magreth Mvyombo. The court heard that Misonge fatally attacked the victim with a machete on the night of July 13, 2024, in Mayeye Street, Cheyo Ward, Tabora...

Algeria suspends diplomatic relations with the UAE
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Algeria suspends diplomatic relations with the UAE

NEW:Algeria announces it has decided to suspend diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates No official reason was stated, except that ‘all means to preserve bilateral ties have been exhausted’. Algerian state media call the UAE a destabilizing force that interferes in national and regional affairs, and accuses it of being a Zionist puppet.

DAWASA: Water shortage in Dar es Salaam and Pwani due to maintenance
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DAWASA: Water shortage in Dar es Salaam and Pwani due to maintenance

The Dar es Salaam Water Supply and Sanitation Authority (DAWASA) has said it has shut down the Ruvu Juu water treatment plant, located in Kibaha District, Pwani Region, resulting in a water shortage for approximately 12 hours in some areas of Dar es Salaam and Pwani today, as part of preparations to mitigate the potential...

Message of Gratitude from President Samia Suluhu Hassan
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Message of Gratitude from President Samia Suluhu Hassan

President Samia Suluhu Hassan has expressed her sincere gratitude to Heads of State and Government, national leaders, diplomats and the international community, religious leaders, and all Tanzanians for their messages of condolence, prayers and comfort throughout the period of mourning, as the three-day mourning period following the death of her husband, the late Maalim Hafidh...

Police detain security guard accused of fatally shooting truck driver
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Police detain security guard accused of fatally shooting truck driver

Police in Morogoro Region are holding Hussein Idd, 37, a security guard and resident of Kayenzi in Morogoro Municipality, on allegations of fatally shooting Feisal Yaqoob, 43, a Scania truck driver from Mbagala, Dar es Salaam. According to police, the incident occurred at around midnight today at a fuel station in the Viwandani area of...

Tanzania Reduces Plot Survey Charges to TZS 130,000
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Tanzania Reduces Plot Survey Charges to TZS 130,000

DODOMA — The Tanzanian Government has reduced the cost of planning and surveying a single plot in developed areas to TZS 130,000, in a move aimed at making land formalisation more affordable for residents. The reduction was announced in Parliament on August 31, 2026, by Deputy Minister for Lands, Housing and Human Settlements Development Kaspar...

Tanzania’s Exports Hit TSh53 Trillion in Year to July 2026
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Tanzania’s Exports Hit TSh53 Trillion in Year to July 2026

Tanzania’s ability to earn foreign currency from selling goods and services to the rest of the world is continuing to expand, with total export earnings reaching almost TSh53 trillion in the year ending July 2026. According to the Bank of Tanzania’s latest economic review, exports of goods and services rose by 16.5% to US$19.99 billion...