Prime Minister Dr Mwigulu Nchemba has directed regional and district medical officers to allocate funds for ambulance fuel in their health service budgets to ensure that patients requiring emergency referrals are not delayed while being asked to contribute towards fuel costs. He issued the directive on Monday, November 9, 2026, while addressing residents of Iselamagazi...
Prime Minister Dr Mwigulu Nchemba has said the government will continue implementing all recommendations made by the Controller and Auditor General (CAG), warning that strict action will be taken against anyone found guilty of misappropriating public funds. He made the remarks on November 6, 2026, while delivering a speech during the adjournment of Parliament. He...
The Government has announced that it has developed the National Graduate Internship Programme (2026/27–2030/31), which aims to provide 10,000 graduates with work experience opportunities every year. Responding to a question in Parliament, Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office (Labour, Employment and Industrial Relations), Dr. Evaline Munisi, said the programme seeks to bridge the gap...
Vice President Deogratius Ndejembi has urged countries in the Great Lakes Region to give women meaningful roles in decision-making, peace negotiations and conflict resolution, stressing that resolutions must be backed by practical and measurable actions. He made the call while representing President Samia Suluhu Hassan at the opening of the First International Conference of Women...
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...