The Government of Tanzania, through the Office of the Treasury Registrar (OTR), has unveiled a renewed reform drive aimed at improving the governance, productivity, and accountability of the country’s public investments and state-owned enterprises (SOEs), which collectively hold assets worth over TZS 92.3 trillion. The announcement follows the re-election of President Samia Suluhu Hassan, who...
Abdul Halim Hafidh Ameir is a Tanzanian businessman and philanthropist, and son of the President of the United Republic of Tanzania, Samia Suluhu Hassan.Mr. Ameir’s business interests span from energy, food processing, agriculture, spare parts and retail. With over 20 years of experience in business enterprise, he is also a Databases Engineer highly skilled in...
Sudan’s army-backed government has accused Kenya of acting as a conduit for weapons supplied by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a group locked in a brutal conflict with Sudan’s regular army since April 2023. This accusation, announced on Tuesday, has cast a shadow over relations between Sudan and Kenya,...
By 2050, Tanzania is planning on growing its economy to an impressive U$1 trillion, transforming the nation into one of Africa’s most dynamic growth frontiers. But behind every ambitious projection lies a harder truth – sustainable growth demands systems that deliver. It is not simply about money, but about management, discipline, and governance. At the...
The Chairman of the opposition party Chadema, Tundu Lissu, has requested that his ongoing treason case be broadcast live to prevent incidents of his supporters being beaten outside the court and to allow them to follow proceedings remotely. Lissu also objected to the prosecution’s repeated reference to him as “our colleague,” insisting that he is...
Na; Mbaruku Fauzi Mbaruku, Zanzibar Kwa mtu aliyewahi kushika nyadhifa nzito za kidiplomasia akihudumu kama Balozi wa Tanzania katika mataifa zaidi ya moja na pia akishika nafasi ya Katibu wa Itikadi na Uenezi wa Chama cha Mapinduzi, kufanya kosa la aina hiyo kunafikisha ujumbe wenye uzito mkubwa. Katika hotuba yake katika siku ya jana kupitia...
Dar es Salaam. Tanzania’s economy is rapidly transitioning towards a cashless system, with mobile money, merchant payments, and point-of-sale (POS) transactions posting double-digit growth, while traditional payment methods such as cheques and cash withdrawals via ATMs continue to lose ground. Data from the Bank of Tanzania’s (BoT) National Payment System Annual Report 2024 show that the...
Tanzania has reduced maternal mortality by 80% in a seven-year period, from 556 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2016 to 104 per 100,000 in 2022. The success is attributable to increased political commitment, an increased number of Emergency Obstetric and Newborn care (EmONC) facilities, a growing health workforce, a strengthened obstetric referral network, capacity...