Since the United States and Europe hit Russia with a fusillade of sanctions that cut off Russian banks from the international financial system, Russia has been pondering on the available way possible to retain its strength. The EU is currently designing another pact of sanctions, particularly on Russian gas and oil. However, banning Russian oil and gas...
In the bid to revive Tanzania’s national air carrier, the government has already purchased another five new planes. While reading his budget speech in the parliament in Dodoma, Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa, today, April 6, 2022, has said that, until February 2022, the government has already paid an advance for the purchase of five new...
President Samia Suluhu Hassan has said that the edible oil situation in Tanzania is desperate as the prices constantly rise. Today, March 31, 2022, President Samia made those remarks while receiving the 2020/2021 Controller Audit General report at the State House in Dodoma Chamwino. In the previous budget, President Samia said the government had adopted...
President Samia’s government has dished out a chunk of Tsh. 2.5bn/- toward the completion of Machinga Market with the capacity to hold over 4000 small traders. The minister of finance, Dr Mwigulu Nchemba, made those remarks in Dodoma during his visit with the Machingas at the project site. “The project will enable you, small traders,...
On behalf of Tanzania, the minister of finance and planning, Dr Mwigulu Nchemba, has thanked the OPEC Fund for International Development for investing $218 million (Tsh 504) into different development projects. Dr Mwigulu Nchemba met with OPEC representative in Dodoma yesterday, March 29, 2022, Dr Alkhalifa Abdulhamid and agreed on further cooperation between Tanzania and...
In October 2019, while on tour at Rubondo Island in Lake Victoria in the Mwanza region, the late President Magufuli directed wildlife authorities to set up special bushmeat stores so people could benefit from the natural resources available in the country. In 2020, the first bushmeat butchery was opened in Dodoma, with authorities insisting on...
In the bid to improve transportation service and effective taxes collection, the government has ordered all the up-country buses to start using e-ticketing by July 1, 2022. In 2021 the system was introduced and failed to replace traditional paper tickets after travellers and bus operators pointed out many shortcomings. According to Tanzania Bus Owners Association...