The ongoing conflict involving Iran is now pushing up the price of everyday goods, with condoms among the latest products affected as global supply chains come under pressure. The war has disrupted energy markets, particularly through key shipping routes such as the Strait of Hormuz, leading to higher fuel and transport costs. These increases are...
Food vendors in Tanzania are expected to gain from a new government initiative aimed at improving their working conditions and integrating them more effectively into the formal economy. The plan, introduced under President Samia Suluhu Hassan, focuses on upgrading infrastructure, including designated vending areas and improved market facilities. Officials say the move is designed to...
A growing debate over the direction of Tanzania’s opposition has placed Chadema, the country’s largest opposition party, at the centre of an increasingly fragmented political landscape. In recent months, political stakeholders have raised concerns that opposition parties appear more focused on contesting each other than challenging the ruling establishment. At the heart of the debate...
Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have renewed efforts to deepen economic cooperation, in a move aimed at boosting trade, investment and private sector activity between the two countries. Officials say the initiative seeks to reduce barriers to commerce, improve market access and strengthen supply chains, as both countries position themselves as key...
Tanzania has recorded a milestone in its healthcare sector after producing its first specialist in paediatric digestive system diseases, according to local media reports. Dr Livin Mumburi has become the country’s first expert focused on disorders affecting the digestive system in children, a field that has long faced a shortage of specialised professionals. Health experts...
Improvements to infrastructure and the involvement of private operators in managing some berths at the Port of Dar es Salaam have led to significant gains in trade and regional transport, according to official figures. Total cargo handled at the port has risen by 14%, increasing from 14.8 million tonnes to 16.9 million tonnes. Container traffic...
When Alphonce Simbu surged to a second-place finish at the Boston Marathon, the result spoke of an athlete at the peak of his powers. His national record time of 2:02:47 was not just fast—it was historic, setting a new benchmark for Tanzanian distance running. But Boston was not an isolated moment of brilliance. It was...
Tanzania has set out an ambitious long-term plan to transform its economy into a $1 trillion economy by 2050, as part of its Development Vision 2050 framework. The strategy, which replaces Vision 2025, outlines a 30-year roadmap aimed at elevating the country to upper-middle-income status, with a projected per capita income of about $7,000....
Tanzania says it has connected more than 60% of its rural hamlets to electricity, as part of an ambitious plan to achieve universal access by 2030. According to the Rural Energy Agency (REA), around 40,000 hamlets have already been electrified, while efforts are now focused on reaching the remaining 14,000 communities. Officials say...
Tanzania’s renewed push into large-scale infrastructure is quietly rebalancing the country’s economic geography. The proposed 1,000km standard-gauge line from Mtwara to Mbamba Bay—extending inland to Mchuchuma and Liganga—would anchor a southern trade corridor long overshadowed by the central route to Dar es Salaam. If executed as planned, the railway will not merely move goods more...