The prominent Hollywood megastar Idris Elba plans to invest in a major film studio in Tanzania, the Director of Presidential Communication, Zuhura Yunus revealed upon briefing journalists on Monday about the outcome of President Samia’s recent trip to Davos Switzerland. Idris Elba and his wife Sabrina Elba encountered President Samia at Davos in Switzerland at...
Today on January 25, 2023, the Chadema Deputy Chair, Tundu Lissu and the former MP for Eastern Singida in Tanzania arrived from Belgium, where he was self-exiled since 2020 after the general elections. Mr Lissu immediately flew out of the country after being defeated in the 2020 presidential race by the late John Pombe Magufuli,...
Trade volume between Tanzania and the 27 member states of the European Union (EU) stood at 1,306 million Euros (about 3.265tri/-) during the year 2021, with the latter enjoying the lion’s share of trade and investment. Speaking in Dar es Salaam yesterday ahead of the EU-Tanzania Business Forum slated for February 23 and 24 this...
African leaders are calling for more excellent private sector investment and support to fully realise the continent’s potential in the global energy transition. According to the president of Tanzania, building regional power pools in East and Southern Africa can ensure energy security across the continent. Africa is rich in natural resources and has the potential...
Online freelancing platforms such as Upwork, Fiverr, and Freelancer, where individuals can offer their skills and services to clients from around the world. Social media platforms like Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube, where individuals can build a following and earn money through sponsored posts, affiliate marketing, and creating and selling their own products. Online marketplaces like...
Tanzania’s minister for Agriculture Hon, Hussein Bashe, has stated that Tanzania is not ready for GM crops. However, Tanzania has allocated funds for two high-end labs to research and understand GM crops before taking any further steps. “We first want to understand GMOs through research and then educate our farmers before we start using them”,...
The Zanzibar Revolution, which occurred on January 12, 1964, was a significant event in the history of Zanzibar and East Africa. The revolution saw the overthrow of the Sultan of Zanzibar and the establishment of a socialist government. The revolution was led by the Afro-Shirazi Party (ASP), a political party that had been formed by...
Verification was designed to protect innocent consumers against fraudulent and fraudulent online activities. Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) said over two million unverified Subscriber Identification Modules (Sim cards) could be misused for criminal offences. In collaboration with mobile network operators, the regulator is verifying Simcard registration by ensuring the subscribers’ fingerprints match those in the...
A few days after President Samia Suluhu lifted the ban on political rallies in Tanzania that her late predecessor placed in 2016, oppositional leaders around the country have praised the move, calling it the restoration of Tanzania’s democracy. Chadema’s oppositional leader and the former Tarime MP, John Heche, has praised President Samia’s historic decision and...
Tanzania’s economy grew at 5.2 percent in the third quarter of 2022 compared as 5.5 percent attained in the third quarter 2021, according to the latest National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) figures. The Third Quarter (July – September) Gross Domestic Product 2022 report released by the statistics body further shows that during the third quarter...