The 16.4bn/- Membe Irrigation Project in Dodoma Region is now more than 90% complete, positioning it to significantly enhance agricultural production and protect vital national infrastructure, including the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR). During a visit by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Industries, Trade, Agriculture and Livestock, Raymond Mndolwa, Director General of the National Irrigation Commission...
HELIUM One has paid over 100 million Tanzanian shillings in compensation to residents of five villages in Momba District, Songwe Region, as it prepares for large-scale exploration and production activities. The beneficiaries include residents from Itumbula, Lwatwe, Masanyinta, Mkonko, and Muungano villages, who voluntarily offered land for the project, which aims to establish Tanzania as...
President Samia Suluhu Hassan has humbly expressed her gratitude after receiving a heartfelt message from the late Pope Francis, written just days before his passing. In the letter, the Pope extended his best wishes to Tanzania on the 61st Union Anniversary of Tanganyika and Zanzibar, celebrated on April 26, 2025. On April 27, 2025, President...
President Samia Suluhu Hassan has granted clemency to 4,887 prisoners as part of the celebrations marking 61 years of the Union between Tanganyika and Zanzibar. Out of the total, 42 inmates are being released unconditionally on April 26, 2025, while the remaining 4,845 will continue serving their sentences, but with a reduction in the duration...
President Samia Suluhu Hassan has urged Tanzanians not to misuse the 4R philosophy—Reconciliation, Reform, Resilience, and Rebuilding—as a justification for breaking the law or creating conditions that threaten the peace, security, and stability of the nation. She emphasized that the implementation of this philosophy must go hand in hand with adherence to the Constitution and...
The government of President Samia Suluhu Hassan has allocated over 30 billion Tanzanian shillings for the rehabilitation of key roads across the country that have been damaged by ongoing heavy rains. The announcement was made by the Minister of Infrastructure, Abdallah Ulega, during an emergency visit to Morogoro Region. He visited the area following the...
Kiongozi wa upinzani nchini Kenya, Raila Odinga ameasa viongozi wa Chama Cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (CHADEMA) wazingatie msingi mmoja wapo wa falsa ya 4R ambayo ni maridhiano. Odinga amesema hayo kupitia ukurasa wake wa mtandao wa kijamii wa X baada ya kutembelewa na viongozi wa juu wa Chadema akiwemo Mwenyekiti Tundu Lissu. “Tulibadilishana mawazo kuhusu...
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Tanzania is set to enhance specialised healthcare services as Bugando Medical Centre (BMC), a referral hospital in the Lake Zone, prepares to introduce kidney transplant procedures later this year. Speaking at the commemoration of World Kidney Day yesterday, the director of Surgical Services at BMC, Dr Alicia Masenga, confirmed the development. Dr Masenga, who was...
The value of registered investment projects in Tanzania surged by over 142 percent in the third quarter of 2024, reaching $3.9 billion in total capital, according to the Tanzania Investment Centre (TIC). This marks a significant increase from the $1.61 billion registered in the previous quarter, from April to June 2024. TIC Executive Director, Mr...