The Tanzania Prisons Service has said that CHADEMA Chairman Tundu Lissu is safe and is not on a hunger strike, contrary to reports by some party leaders, urging the public to disregard the claims. The Service also said Lissu continues to receive visits from his lawyers, who have been allowed to meet with him after...
The Tanzania Police Force has said there have been plans, statements and mobilisation efforts by some religious leaders, politicians and activists, conducted secretly through closed-door meetings as well as openly, with the aim of encouraging people to engage in criminal activities. The police said the planned criminal acts include causing violence, destroying infrastructure used to...
CHADEMA Chief Legal Officer, Dr. Rugemeleza Nshala, has said the party’s chairman, Tundu Lissu, will begin a hunger strike on Monday, October 26, 2026, after being denied his right to meet with his lawyers. Dr. Nshala said Lissu’s decision follows the Ukonga Prison administration’s insistence on using a procedure that had previously been rejected by...
Minister for Works Masanja Kadogosa has removed Engineer Fredrick Mande from his position as Acting Manager of the Tanzania National Roads Agency (TANROADS) in Songwe Region and directed him to return to the agency’s headquarters following poor supervision of the construction of the 1,675-metre Forodha–OSBP–Tunduma road project at the Tanzania-Zambia border. The decision followed Minister...
Zanzibar President, Dr Hussein Ali Mwinyi has appointed a 10-member joint committee to oversee negotiations between CCM and ACT Wazalendo on the formation of a Government of National Unity (SUK). The committee comprises five representatives from each party and was formed following an agreement signed by CCM and ACT Wazalendo on July 9, 2026. The...
President Samia Suluhu Hassan has urged the newly sworn-in leaders, particularly Regional Commissioners, to carry out their duties with confidence and to regard the responsibility entrusted to them as a duty to oversee all government activities in their respective areas. President Samia made the remarks today at the Tunguu State House in Zanzibar shortly after...
Tanzania has unveiled a TZS 222.6 billion ($89 million) budget for its information and communications technology sector for the 2026/27 fiscal year, with most funding directed toward infrastructure as the country accelerates its digital economy agenda. Roughly 94% of the allocation is earmarked for development projects, including expansion of rural telecom towers, extension of the...
Tanzania’s commission of inquiry into the 2025 election unrest has revealed that some individuals were paid or promised money to take part in the violence, reinforcing claims that the disturbances were organised rather than spontaneous. A member of the commission, Said Mwema, said investigators gathered testimonies from more than 63,000 people, including participants who admitted...
Standard Chartered Plc is set to arrange a $2.2 billion financing package for Tanzania’s Standard Gauge Railway (SGR), in a deal that signals renewed momentum for one of East Africa’s largest infrastructure projects. The loan—backed by export credit agencies—is expected to be signed in Dodoma and will fund the third and fourth phases of...
Naibu Waziri wa Mambo ya Nje na Ushirikiano wa Afrika Mashariki anayeshughulikia masuala ya Afrika Mashariki, Mhe. James Millya (Mb.), amemwakilisha Rais wa Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania, Mhe. Dkt. Samia Suluhu Hassan katika sherehe za Maadhimisho ya Miaka 40 ya Utawala wa Mfalme Mswati III zilizofanyika katika Uwanja wa Taifa wa Somhlolo uliopo Ezulwini,...