Elsewedy Electric is in the process of making Tanzania its main hub for the production of some of its main products, including transformers and electric cables. Speaking at the factory during the permanent secretary for Investment visit, the Managing Director of Elsewedy Electric Tanzania Eng. Ibrahim Qamer said, “we are committed to ensuring Tanzania feeds...
Tanzania continues to improve the investment climate through regulatory reforms. During the month of February 2023, the government has tabled before the Parliament a bill to amend the Public-Private Partnership Act through GN No. 2 of 2023. The bill proposes to amend the PPP act, Cap 103 [RE 2018] by removing the obligation for a...
The government is set to start importing fertiliser from Tanzania in July in a bid to enhance agricultural output and decrease the cost of food production, according to Agriculture and Livestock Development Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi. During a visit to Itracom, the manufacturer of Fomi fertiliser in Tanzania, the CS noted that by importing fertiliser...
The value of exports of goods and services in Tanzania increased to $12.0 billion during 2022 from $9.87 billion recorded in 2021, driven by non-traditional exports, particularly manufactured goods and minerals and services receipts from tourism according to the Bank of Tanzania (BoT) Monthly Economic Review for January 2023. “The increase in exports of manufactured...
The prominent Hollywood megastar Idris Elba plans to invest in a major film studio in Tanzania, the Director of Presidential Communication, Zuhura Yunus revealed upon briefing journalists on Monday about the outcome of President Samia’s recent trip to Davos Switzerland. Idris Elba and his wife Sabrina Elba encountered President Samia at Davos in Switzerland at...
Today on January 25, 2023, the Chadema Deputy Chair, Tundu Lissu and the former MP for Eastern Singida in Tanzania arrived from Belgium, where he was self-exiled since 2020 after the general elections. Mr Lissu immediately flew out of the country after being defeated in the 2020 presidential race by the late John Pombe Magufuli,...
January can be a dark, miserable, and very long month after the festive fun of Christmas. Some of us may have eaten too much, drunk too much, or spent too much (and maybe all three)?! The start of the year can be pretty challenging sometimes. Many people experience financial hardships in January as many life...
President William Ruto, while ushering New Year at State House, Mombasa, announced that his government planned to abolish the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) that has sustained millions of university students for decades. The President remarked that he sought to provide a better alternative to address university students’ challenges. Subsequently, he announced that the government will expunge...
It is only a few days to 2023, and this year becomes history. There have been goodies as well as challenges in 2022, but next year can be better off with proper things to do. The remaining days in 2022 can be used to make next year a better one. Here are 10 things you...
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...