According to the latest National Bureau of Statics released on 8th September 2022, Tanzania’s annual inflation for August has slightly increased to 4.6% in August from 4.5% in July. The increase headline inflation explains that the speed of the price change for commodities for the year ended August 2022 has increased compared to the speed...
Archaeologists working on Zanzibar’s famous Stone Town have discovered that the settlement was not built by Omani Arabs, who were major traders in the area in the 18th century. Instead, it was established by local Swahili people. “Our excavations found walls of houses, stone architecture and established it was urbanized in a much earlier period...
Six months before the contest begins, every family chooses one unmarried man to prepare for the challenge. He goes into a hut where he drinks cow’s blood and milk, and he must not have sex while he prepares for the contest. He drinks blood at sunrise quickly before it coagulates, but this is not a...
The content committee of the Tanzania Communications Authority (TCRA) has warned Broadcasting agencies in the country to focus on ethical broadcasting to protect society from inappropriate content. The Committee’s statement issued on August 29, 2022, explained that, in recent days, some social media users have been warning about the presence of television content on children’s...
Since President Samia Suluhu took office in 2021, one of her top agendas has been to ease investment and business environment for both domestic and private investors in order to attract more investments to create more jobs and generate government’s income. One of the notable measures in response to President Samia’s order in addressing the...
The mining sector growth chart line is on ascendance with the industry worth of revenues each year, according to the latest records. Minister for Minerals, Dotto Biteko, reveals that the mining sector is currently leading in foreign currency generation while its contribution to the country’s GDP has also been upped from 7% to nearly 8%....
Tanzania is expected to expand its economy by nearly 15trn/- in 2022, to 177.1trn/- ($74bn) at current market prices, from 161.5trn/- recorded last year, a European think tank has suggest. FocusEconomics, a Spanish consensus forecasts for 132 countries in Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americans based in the Catalona, said the Tanzanian economy will predominantly...
Bank of Tanzania has released the report on Tanzania’s economic status ending the second quarter of 2022, which begins from April – June. In the quarter ending June 2022, the economy continued to experience spillover effects of high commodity prices in the world, as well as tight financial conditions and monetary policy tightening by central...
The government has successfully eradicated Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) in 67 out of 77 found with the disease. NTDs coordination at the Ministry of Health Ambakisye Mhiche said yesterday in a strategic meeting with stakeholders to ensure the diseases are eradicated by 2030. He said the government was working hard to eliminate the disease in...
Officials of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) in Kirinyaga have been thrown into mourning following the mysterious death of their colleague, Mr Geoffrey Gitobu. Mr Gitobu, the Gichugu Constituency returning officer, collapsed on Monday and died. Laikipia East police boss John Tarus told the media in Kenya that Mr Gitobu’s death was reported...