President of the United Republic of Tanzania, Samia Suluhu Hassan has urged world leaders to commit to ways to combat causes and effects of climate change. While delivering a speech at the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 26) in Scotland, President Samia emphasized on the importance of working together to change the world...
From December 2021, fuel prices in Tanzania are expected to drop following as the government adapts an economical system of importing petroleum products. With the new system, the government will directly import the products from refineries owned by countries through Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) rather than the current way of private companies importing the...
Tanzania Ministry of Agriculture to work closely with USAID to improve the agriculture sector through intensive agriculture research and utilize the role of agriculture extension officers. Minister of Agriculture, Prof. Adolf Mkenda met with Kate Somvongsiri, Mission Director for USAID Tanzania and discussed the ministry’s plan to improve agriculture production and ways for them to...
Despite having laws and regulations in place, rape and violence against women is still in increase in Manyara, Tanzania. Manyara is currently the second leading region in the country for gender based violence incidents after Iringa, with 3,641 cases reported between July 2020 and march 2021. From January to October 2021 there have been 49...
THREE members of the same family are in police custody as suspects of digging up and stealing a coffin with Heri Kijangwa’s remains (a man with albinism) in Lushoto, Tanga. Kijangwa (45) died on June 4, 2020 from cancer and was buried in Tanda village. On October 26, 2021 the perpetrators dug up the grave...
It is nearly two weeks since October 18, when Samwel Gibuyi, a pilot for an organization for combating poaching went missing while on a special mission over the vast Selous Game Reserve in Tanzania. Gibuyi’s plane is said to have lost communication before it went missing and nothing has been heard of neither the plane...
Over 10 regions in Tanzania and eight sectors are likely to face drought in the next three months, starting November 2021 and expected to last till January 2022. Tanzania Meteorological Authority (TMA) has reported that Iringa, Katavi, Lindi, Mara, Mbeya, Motogoro, Mtwara, Rukwa, Ruvuma and Songwe are among regions likely to experience below-normal rains starting...
The President of the United Republic of Tanzania, Samia Suluhu Hassan applauded Twiga Stars for coming on top in the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) Women’s Cup as they presented the trophy at Ikulu, Dar es Salaam today, October 27, 2021. President Samia urged sports boards to be fair when dealing with players...
With the rising demand for improved healthcare services in Africa due to having insufficient specialized personnels, access to modernized equipment and medical technology, countries including Tanzania are taking measures to bring costful treatments mainly found abroad closer to their citizens. Even though there are private health facilities offering some of these expensive and highly skilled...