Tanzanian politician Humphrey Polepole recently suggested on social media that a 15-kilogram cylinder of cooking gas in Cuba costs just 2,000 Tanzanian shillings (around 75 U.S. cents). The claim, while striking, sits uncomfortably against mounting evidence that Cuban households are enduring one of the island’s most severe energy crises in decades. Reports from Havana Times...
Tanzania imejiwekea lengo la kufikia uchumi wa USD trilioni 1 ifikapo mwaka 2050, ikitoka kwenye USD bilioni 85.42 mwaka 2024, huku ikipandisha kipato cha kila mtu hadi USD 7,000, kutoka USD 1,277 mwaka 2023. Hadi sasa, taifa limepiga hatua kupitia ukuaji wa uchumi wa wastani wa 6.2% kwa mwaka, kupunguza umasikini uliokithiri kutoka 36% hadi...
The Tanzanian government has signed USD 105.6 million contracts to connect Kagera Region to the national grid for the first time. The project includes a 220 kV transmission line from Benako to Kyaka and a 220/33 kV substation, ensuring reliable electricity for over 3 million residents across multiple districts. The project involves the construction of...
With U.S. government assistance, Tanzania repatriated one woman and three children from the Roj displaced persons camp in northeast Syria on Monday, August 11. Approximately 14,500 individuals from more than 70 countries outside Syria remain in the al-Hol and Roj camps, most of whom are children under the age of 12. The only durable solution...
Dar es Salaam. The Tanzania Railways Corporation (TRC) has announced plans to recruit 2,460 employees under the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) project, covering two sections from Dar es Salaam to Makutopora. These positions come on top of more than 115,000 jobs already generated by contractors working across the first six phases of the project. According...
Tanzania has set a bold target to reduce cancer deaths by 30% by 2030, as the country grapples with rising cases of non-communicable diseases. Cervical cancer is the leading killer among women, while prostate and oesophageal cancers dominate among men. Health experts cite late diagnosis, limited specialists, and costly treatment as key challenges. But with...
President Samia Suluhu Hassan has been awarded the prestigious Presidential Global Water Changemakers Award 2025, presented by the Global Water Partnership in collaboration with the African Union. The award was officially announced on Wednesday, August 13, 2025, by Botswana’s President Duma Boko, who also chairs the award committee. It was received on President Samia’s behalf...
President Samia Suluhu Hassan has directed the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries to designate John Malecela Grounds (Nanenane Grounds) in Dodoma as the national headquarters for agricultural extension services. The directive was issued on Friday during the official closing of the Nanenane Exhibition, an annual national event for farmers, livestock...
Tanzania’s President Dr. Samia Suluhu Hassan, who is seeking re-election under the ruling party Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM), is expected to collect her presidential nomination forms tomorrow (August 9, 2025) from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Dodoma. Her running mate, Dr. Emmanuel Nchimbi, will also collect his forms. The announcement follows INEC’s release...
Tanzania’s commercial banks recorded a combined net profit of Sh1.2 trillion in the first half of 2025, marking a 9% increase from Sh1.09 trillion posted during the same period in 2024, according to an analysis by The Citizen. The strong performance was driven by robust growth in both interest-based and non-interest income, reflecting sustained momentum...