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,...
The United Nations General Assembly (UN) has voted in favour of a proposal to adopt a new map that more accurately reflects the actual size of Africa. The resolution was supported by 164 countries, while the United States was the only country to vote against it, and six countries abstained. The Mercator map, which has...
A group of 152 tourists from Egypt has arrived in Zanzibar through a newly launched direct flight route connecting Cairo and Zanzibar, operated by EgyptAir. The inaugural flight is expected to boost tourist arrivals to Zanzibar and create more opportunities for the tourism sector. Zanzibar’s Minister for Works and Transport, Dr. Khalid Salum Mohamed, and...
The government has announced that elderly veterans who fought to defend the country during the Idi Amin War will begin receiving payments within the current financial year, following amendments to the law to establish a framework for identifying and recognizing them. Prime Minister Dr. Mwigulu Nchemba said the delay in making the payments was due...