The US Vice President Kamala Harris’ visit is expected to create further business and investment avenues for Tanzania. The VP is coming at a time when data shows that Tanzania’s exports to the US increased by 67.5 percent to 164 million US dollars last year, and from 97.9 million US dollars in the previous year,...
Top 10 African countries with the highest number of female representation in government
Business Insider Africa presents the top 10 countries with the highest number of female representatives in government. This list is based on the data in the Inter-Parliamentary Union’s database, which shows that Rwanda is the most politically progressive country in the world. The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) is a data platform for authoritative data on the...
Dar to become industrial hub for the African market, Elsewedy
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...
Dar-Moro SGR project reaches 90% of implementation
The Director-General of the Tanzania Railway Corporation (TRC), Masanja Kadogosa, has said that the construction project of the Morogoro-Dar es Salaam section of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) has reached 97.93 percent and that the remaining work is to build overpasses for cars and pedestrians. The overpasses being built are somehow delaying full completion as...
Govt to recruit more teachers
The government intends to recruit more teachers to address challenges brought about by the increased number of students in public schools. More students have been enrolled this year thanks to the increased number of classrooms in primary and secondary schools, colleges, and universities. This was stated yesterday by the Assistant Director of Education in the...
BREAKING: Tanzania reveals the virus that killed 5 people in Kagera District
For the past six days, Tanzania’s scientists have struggled to identify the deadly pathogen that killed five people in Tanzania’s north-western Kagera region. Today, at an impromptu press called upon by the ministry of health under Hon. Minister Ummy Mwalimu, the government revealed the virus after a series of scientific laboratory experiments. The minister of...
New project to connect 300 schools to internet in Tanzania
In collaboration with various partners, the College of Information and Communication Technology (CoICT) of the University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) is implementing a project through which 300 secondary schools in Tanzania will be connected to the internet to help students access learning materials online. The school connectivity project is in its third phase and...
EAC pushes East Africa Monetary Union to 2031, why?
East African Community common currency has long been waited by the people. Unfortunately, dreams and hopes to achieve it seems to fade away as the entire plan is projected to take much longer to come to reality. The establishment of the EAC common currency will now be achieved by 20231 following revised timelines set out...
President Samia’s 2-years in office, a dramatic political U-turn in Tanzania
Two years have gone by since President Samia Suluhu Hassan took office on March 19, 2021, by a constitutional provision following the unprecedented death of the late President John Magufuli, who passed away on March 17, 2022, from a complication related to heart failure. President Hassan is the first female to serve in the position...
Petra’s Williamson Diamond Mine in Tanzania set to restart operations in Q1, 2024
Williamson Diamond mine in Tanzania a subsidiary of Petra Diamonds located 23 kilometers northeast of Shinyanga in Tanzania is scheduled to restart planned operations during the first quarter of the financial year 2024 its parent company Petra Diamond has said. Petra’s Williamson diamond mine’s operations in Tanzania remain suspended following a tailings dam breach on...