The United Nations General Assembly (UN) has voted in favour of a proposal to adopt a new map that more accurately reflects the actual size of Africa. The resolution was supported by 164 countries, while the United States was the only country to vote against it, and six countries abstained. The Mercator map, which has...
A group of 152 tourists from Egypt has arrived in Zanzibar through a newly launched direct flight route connecting Cairo and Zanzibar, operated by EgyptAir. The inaugural flight is expected to boost tourist arrivals to Zanzibar and create more opportunities for the tourism sector. Zanzibar’s Minister for Works and Transport, Dr. Khalid Salum Mohamed, and...
The government has announced that elderly veterans who fought to defend the country during the Idi Amin War will begin receiving payments within the current financial year, following amendments to the law to establish a framework for identifying and recognizing them. Prime Minister Dr. Mwigulu Nchemba said the delay in making the payments was due...
A new collateral law tries to fix the country’s narrowest bottleneck: banks that will lend only against land THE ARITHMETIC of Tanzanian enterprise is unforgiving. A trader in Kariakoo may own a delivery lorry worth more than the shop it serves, a fishmonger in Mwanza a freezer and a boat, a miller in Iringa a...
President Samia Suluhu Hassan has urged the newly sworn-in leaders, particularly Regional Commissioners, to carry out their duties with confidence and to regard the responsibility entrusted to them as a duty to oversee all government activities in their respective areas. President Samia made the remarks today at the Tunguu State House in Zanzibar shortly after...
The Energy and Water Utilities Regulatory Authority (EWURA) has announced a reduction in petrol and diesel prices for September. According to the new prices, petrol has decreased by an average of TZS 102 per litre, while diesel has dropped by TZS 101 per litre. The reduction has been attributed to changes in global oil prices...
During the 2025/2026 financial year, the Muhimbili Orthopaedic Institute (MOI) treated 270 patients from outside Tanzania. MOI Executive Director, Ambassador Dr. Mpoki Ulisubisya, said the patients came from Comoros, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Rwanda, South Sudan, Uganda, Burundi, Kenya and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
The Bank of Tanzania (BoT) has warned that deliberately tearing or damaging banknotes in circulation is a criminal offence. Anyone found guilty will be fined TZS 500,000 for each damaged note. BoT further stated that failure to pay the fine could result in one year imprisonment for every banknote damaged.
The government has announced an amnesty for the surrender of illegal firearms from September 1 to October 31, 2026. People in possession of illegal firearms have been urged to surrender them at police stations, local government offices, or ward executive offices, without facing legal action. Minister for Home Affairs, Patrobas Katambi, said anyone found in...
Samia Suluhu Hassan is betting a $79 billion economy on gas, graphite and geopolitical non-alignment. The numbers, so far, are on her side. When Samia Suluhu Hassan stood up at Chamwino State House in January 2026 and told a room of diplomats and investors that Tanzania wanted “trade, not just aid,” it landed as the...