The Burundi delegation has arrived in Tanzania for training about running the mining sector and implementing big mining projects, referring to the nickel project about to take off in Tanzania. This comes one month since the international mining investment conference ended in Tanzania, which saw Tanzania reap great success. During the conference, Ibrahim Uwizeye, the...
Fear over domestic debt, hiked over 52% in four years, BoT reports
The government’s domestic debt has risen over 52% in the last four years. The official data reveal that the debt has been dramatically increasing as it stood by Sh. 13 trillion in January 2018 and recorded at Sh. 25 trillion by January 2022. According to Mr Emmanuel Turuba, the permanent treasury secretary, the government uses...
PUTIN neither lived nor worked in Tanzania, evidence shows
Since the start of the Russia- Ukraine war, an old black and white picture has circulated online showing a white man, falsely claimed to be Vladimir Putin’s training liberation movement in Southern Africa. Since the war started, each faction has garnered the world’s support to justify its course. According to BBC, it has been used to justify why...
UNESCO backs Maasai displacement from Ngorongoro
The government’s current proposal is to relocate the Maasai from Ngorongoro to Handeni in the Tanga region. However, the idea has been vehemently rebuked by domestic and international activists, citing violations of human rights despite the government’s emphasis that it has observed human rights on the whole process. The Jamhuri newspaper of March 15, 2022,...
PM issues a warning against incitement on Ngorongoro relocation
Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa has issued to warning to people whom he accuses of incitement about the relocation of the Maasai in the Ngorongoro conservation area. Following the government’s announcement about the Maasai who wish to vacate the area voluntarily, the government has revealed a location (400,000 acres) in Handeni district in the Tanga region....
TRA: Online businesses must be registered
Today, March 11, 2022, the Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) has asked businessmen conducting their businesses online to ensure that they are registered with the agency. TRA stated that the aim is to limit those who use such methods to evade paying tax. “We realize there are people who do not have shops and do not...