Tanzania’s Cereals and Other Products Board (CPB) is set to spend US$8.7 million to finance the construction of 3 flour manufacturing plants. The first processing unit will be set up in the city of Mwanza and is set to accommodate a daily production of 125 tons of flour mixtures made from maize and cassava. The second,...
NASA’s administrator Bill Nelson recently expressed concerns over China’s aims in space and, in particular, that China would, in some way, claim ownership over the moon and other stop other countries from exploring it. In an interview with the German newspaper, Nelson cautioned, “We must be very concerned that China is landing on the moon...
The veteran oppositional leader and long-serving chairperson for Tanzania Labor Party (TLP), Augustino Mrema, has said that the new constitution is not a solution to all people’s problems. Mremba made those controversial remarks in Dodoma before the special committee appointed by President Samia Suluhu to collect opinions that will be used to sharpen and strengthen...
A form Two student of Malava Girls’ Secondary School in Kakamega County has allegedly committed suicide after her transfer request was rejected. The 15-year-old student, Dorothy Kageha, allegedly took poison on Tuesday, July 12, at her parents’ home in Kimang’eti Village, Malava Sub-County. She’d been taken to Kimang’eti Health Centre, where first aid was administered...
Energy Minister January Makamba will begin a 21-day tour of 14 regions to bring services to the people and explain the ministry’s plans to address the sector’s challenges. Speaking before the press yesterday, Hon Makamba revealed that he plans to break down the Tsh.500 billion allocated by the government in this 2022/23 financial year to...
The High Court has approved Special Seats MP Halima Mdee and 18 others to file a counterclaim against the expulsion of their CHADEMA membership after the court agreed with five arguments stated by Halima and 18 others. Similarly, it has given Mdee and his colleagues 14 days to file the case as required by law,...
Their numbers are growing faster than the transactions they handle. A decade ago, Jackeline Muheirwe was the only mobile-money agent in her patch of Kampala, the Ugandan capital. These days there are ten others within a minute’s walk, taking in and giving out cash from shopfronts or colourful kiosks. “You can’t make money out of...
After squeaking through scandal after scandal, U.K. prime minister Boris Johnson finally resigned, taking his country to the brink of a full-blown constitutional crisis. Before he fell on his sword, no fewer than 59 members of his government departed in the space of some 48 hours: a mass exodus that made history books and boosted...
Uganda Investment Authority has awarded TDPC for its remarkable role in ensuring the successful implementation of the crude oil deal (EACOP) between the two East African Community members. According to TPDC Director Dr James Mataragio, Tanzania has contributed over 60% to the deal’s success with Uganda, which he confirmed yesterday at the award-receiving ceremony in...
Tanzania Ports Authority is currently implementing a 5-year strategic plan to overhaul all ports in the country. The Deputy Minister of Works, Engineer Godfrey Kasekenya, said the plan was implemented from 2021/22 to 2025/26. The government revealed its zeal to improve ports around the country when the CCM MP, Ms Tunza Malapo, raised the question...