Cargo handled by Tanzanian ports increased by 14.9% to 19.8 million tonnes in the last financial year as businesses rebounded from the COVID-19 outbreak in the wake of improved port infrastructure. According to the Bank of Tanzania (BoT), cargo handling at sea and lake ports in the country amounted to 19.8 million tonnes in the...
The Bank of Tanzania’s (BoT) latest Monthly Economic Review (MER) for November 2022 has put Tanzania’s stock of external debt – for both the public and private sectors – at $27.482 billion as at the end of October 2022. While the amount symbolises a $140.4 million increase compared to what it was at the end...
Tanzania’s foreign exchange reserves can now cover only 4.2 months of imports, the shortest five-year period. The Bank of Tanzania has attributed this to the economic consequences of the war in Ukraine. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 triggered rising energy costs, surges in commodities prices, and significant damage to the global value chains....
President Samia Suluhu’s 4Rs philosophy, which includes Reconciliation, Resiliency, Reforms, and Rebuilding, seems to sit well with Chadema’s supreme leader, Freeman Mbowe, as he believes to be the cornerstone toward resolving contemporary issues affecting the country’s social, political and economic issues. Chadema national chairman Freeman Mbowe has revealed his party’s decision to continue holding discussions...
From Moroccan-based rule of Iberia to a Portuguese fortress in the Maghreb, the two former foes share a bloody past. After a sensational victory over Spain in the last 16, Morocco will take on Portugal in the World Cup quarter-final on Saturday. The match against the Spanish, which the Atlas Lions won in a penalty shootout, was layered...
I studied ways to be less awkward and learned some exciting things that improved my relationships. I’ve spent most of my life awkward and in my head. I always wanted to make a good impression, so I learned a ton from my mistakes and did everything possible to improve my relationships. Here are some curious...
The report revealed that the Police Marine unit at the nearby Bukoba port was informed about the Precision Air crash 15 minutes after the crash. Still, its patrol boat arrived at the scene more than two hours later, and divers could not perform rescue duty for a lack of oxygen in the bottles. Dar es...
By Hamza Bavuai, Unguja The 8th phase government in Zanzibar under the leadership of HE. Dr Hussein A. Mwinyi has prioritized deliberate efforts to attract investment in Zanzibar. A very tall order, all things considered, seeing as President Mwinyi took office in the middle of a global pandemic. The fact that a significant portion of...
Tanzania is now banking on support from the USA to end the scourge of Malaria – one of the world’s biggest killer diseases – by 2027. The new five-year anti-malaria programme to combat malaria infections, both in Tanzania mainland and in Zanzibar, targets destruction of breeding points for mosquitoes, the vectors that help malaria parasites...