Between April and September 2026, the Prevention and Combating of Corruption Bureau (PCCB) in Shinyanga Region recovered TZS 236 million through revenue collection controls and monitoring the use of funds allocated for development projects. Shinyanga Regional Deputy PCCB Head, Mwamba Massanja, said TZS 75.5 million was recovered through monitoring electronic revenue collection at Old Shinyanga...
The Commander of the National Service (JKT), Major General Rajabu Mabele, has invited young Tanzanians to join the voluntary National Service training programme for the 2026/27 period. Speaking at a press briefing held on November 12, 2026, at JKT Headquarters in Chamwino, Dodoma, on behalf of the Commander, JKT Director of Administration, Brigadier General Hassan...
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 Songwe Regional Police Force says it is searching for individuals involved in a violent incident in which two suspects were freed from police custody, leaving one person dead. The incident occurred on November 5, 2026, at around 6:00 a.m. in Msungwe Hamlet, Kapele Ward, Momba District. In a statement, police said officers had earlier...
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...
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...
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...
Police in Mbeya Region have reported that on October 16, 2026, a guesthouse attendant, Nice Kabuje, reported to police that the bodies of two women had been found hidden under a bed at Igogwe Guesthouse in Makunguru Street, Ruanda Ward. According to a police statement, officers arrived at the scene and began investigations. One of...
The Tanzania Meteorological Authority (TMA) has reported a low-pressure system over the Indian Ocean near the Seychelles Islands, approximately 1,600 kilometres off the coast of Tanzania, which is expected to intensify into a cyclone within the next four days. According to TMA, the system is moving towards the Tanzanian coast and could strengthen weather systems...