After almost a month of relentless online noises from activists and many other regular users against the imposition of additional electronic levies on electronic transactions, the government has heard the wailings of the citizens and finally decided to slash and reduce some of the electronic levies. The controversial Minister of Finance and Planning, Hon Mwigulu...
Zitto Kabwe, a prominent oppositional leader of ACT – Wazalendo, a fledging political party, took on Twitter to express his affirmation of President Samia Suluhu’s strategy to Tanzania’s political reconciliation. Zitto’s statement comes a few days after President Samia released her statement upon celebrating The World’s Democracy Day on September 15, 2022. In her statement,...
Queen Elizabeth II reigned for 70 years, from 1953 to 2022. Join us on a trip back through history to discover our favourite facts about the Queen. 1. Queen Elizabeth II was born at 2.40 am on 21 April 1926 To parents, the Duke and Duchess of York, who later became King George VI and...
The fight against malaria has received another breakthrough after scientists at Oxford University developed a cheaper vaccine that can be manufactured at a greater scale. The new vaccine can offer protection for two years and has been referred to as a ‘game changer in the fight against the disease. Malaria remains one of the top...
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%....