Vice President Deogratius Ndejembi has said Tanzania is positioning itself to become a centre of excellence for cancer treatment expertise and training in Sub-Saharan Africa. Speaking at the IAEA Scientific Forum in Vienna, Austria, he said Tanzania has made significant progress in cancer prevention, diagnosis and treatment through investments made by the government under the...
Zanzibar President, Dr Hussein Ali Mwinyi has appointed a 10-member joint committee to oversee negotiations between CCM and ACT Wazalendo on the formation of a Government of National Unity (SUK). The committee comprises five representatives from each party and was formed following an agreement signed by CCM and ACT Wazalendo on July 9, 2026. The...
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Vice President Deogratius Ndejembi has directed relevant authorities and institutions to take immediate measures to prepare for, prevent and mitigate the impacts of the El Niño rains expected to begin in October this year. The Vice President issued the directive after receiving a government preparedness and response report following a warning issued by the Tanzania...
The High Court of Tanzania, Tabora Zone, has sentenced Simon Misonge, popularly known as “Fimbo,” to death by hanging after finding him guilty of the murder of businesswoman Magreth Mvyombo. The court heard that Misonge fatally attacked the victim with a machete on the night of July 13, 2024, in Mayeye Street, Cheyo Ward, Tabora...
The Dar es Salaam Water Supply and Sanitation Authority (DAWASA) has said it has shut down the Ruvu Juu water treatment plant, located in Kibaha District, Pwani Region, resulting in a water shortage for approximately 12 hours in some areas of Dar es Salaam and Pwani today, as part of preparations to mitigate the potential...
President Samia Suluhu Hassan has expressed her sincere gratitude to Heads of State and Government, national leaders, diplomats and the international community, religious leaders, and all Tanzanians for their messages of condolence, prayers and comfort throughout the period of mourning, as the three-day mourning period following the death of her husband, the late Maalim Hafidh...
Police in Morogoro Region are holding Hussein Idd, 37, a security guard and resident of Kayenzi in Morogoro Municipality, on allegations of fatally shooting Feisal Yaqoob, 43, a Scania truck driver from Mbagala, Dar es Salaam. According to police, the incident occurred at around midnight today at a fuel station in the Viwandani area of...
Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism, Dr. Ashatu Kijaji, has said that efforts to contain the wildfire on Mount Kilimanjaro have been more than 90% successful, with additional measures underway to ensure the fire is fully extinguished and further damage is prevented. During her visit to inspect the progress of the firefighting operation, Dr. Kijaji...
The Chief of Defence Forces of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has ordered that men who urinate by the roadside in public, including in the presence of children, be arrested immediately and jailed for a period of no less than five years. However, the statement has been criticised by legal experts,...