The Tanzania Agricultural Development Bank (TADB) has supported the establishment of Mayai Ltd, a modern egg-laying poultry factory located in Kimbwela Village, Simbo Ward, Kigoma Region. According to TADB Business Development Officer Patrick Kapungu, the facility is among the largest in Tanzania’s Western Zone, covering Kigoma, Tabora, and Katavi. It has created both permanent and...
Farmers in Mbinga District, Ruvuma Region, have welcomed the government’s continued provision of subsidised fertiliser and other agricultural inputs, describing the programme as a lifeline that has boosted productivity, incomes, and confidence in farming as a business. Speaking ahead of CCM presidential candidate Samia Suluhu Hassan’s campaign launch in Ruvuma, the farmers said the subsidies...
The Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) is advancing the development of Mbamba Bay Port in Nyasa District, Ruvuma, as part of the government’s strategic investments in modernising and expanding 11 key ports across the country. The project is designed to significantly boost maritime capacity and nearly double the sector’s contribution to the national economy. The development...
Dodoma, Tanzania – September 20, 2025 – Tanzania has been listed by the United Nations among the countries expected to graduate from the group of Least Developed Countries (LDCs) to developing country status, following two decades of sustained economic growth, social progress, and structural transformation. The preliminary review, conducted by the United Nations Conference on...
US President Donald Trump has suggested that some television networks should have their licences revoked, following a controversy over coverage of a recent political killing in Utah. Trump, speaking aboard Air Force One, criticized networks as overwhelmingly negative toward him—“97% against me”—and said their licences “should be taken away” for perceived bias. The Federal Communications...
Dar es Salaam – Tanzania is set to finalize a $3 billion joint venture agreement for the Liganga and Mchuchuma projects by September 30, 2025, a milestone expected to accelerate the country’s industrialisation ambitions. The integrated project in Ludewa District, Njombe Region, combines coal mining, power generation, and steel production. First proposed in 1996, it...
Tanzania is set to make history by hosting its first-ever International Medical Tourism Expo from March 26–28, 2026 in Dar es Salaam, an event poised to position the country as a leading medical hub in Africa. The three-day expo will be coordinated by the Tanlink Healthcare Foundation (THF) in collaboration with the Ministry of Health,...
The government has strengthened regulations to ensure Tanzanian companies play a bigger role in mining. The new rules, issued on September 12, 2025 (GN No. 563/2025), require non-indigenous firms supplying goods or services to form joint ventures with companies fully owned by Tanzanians (ITCs). Previously, ITCs could be partially foreign-owned, but now they must be...
Dar es Salaam Port, now managed by DP World, has delivered record-breaking performance in 2025, showcasing Tanzania’s growing role as East Africa’s gateway for trade and logistics. In July, the port achieved its highest monthly performance ever, handling 29,665 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of containers, nearly 15,000 roll-on/roll-off (RORO) vehicles, 381,000 tonnes of dry bulk,...
The Chairman of the opposition party Chadema, Tundu Lissu, has requested that his ongoing treason case be broadcast live to prevent incidents of his supporters being beaten outside the court and to allow them to follow proceedings remotely. Lissu also objected to the prosecution’s repeated reference to him as “our colleague,” insisting that he is...