An open letter from President Samia Suluhu. TODAY, Tanzania marks 30 years since we officially restored the multiparty political system. During that period, our nation has passed through happiness, sadness, turmoil and endured all kinds of challenges whilst treading the new path. This was never meant to be a smooth transition because such times have...
Executive Director of the Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC), Dr James Mataragio, said, “By March 2023, the Corporation will have completed the construction of four compressed natural gas (CNG) filling stations and started working on cars and homes. TPDC revealed the plan on June 8, 2022, during the signing of an agreement between TPDC and...
The mission of the Minister of Culture, Arts and Sports Hon, Mohamed Mchengerwa, led by the Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Mr Saidi Yakubu, met and held a meeting with the Ambassador of Qatar in Dar es Salaam Hon. Hussain Ahmad Al Homaid on Tanzania’s participation in the World Cup. The leaders held a...
Rwanda and Congo are on the verge of sliding back into bloody war again. If the regional powers like Tanzania and Kenya won’t take drastic measures to halt the imminent bloodshed, the two long enemies might fall into bloody war for the third time. Rwanda and Congo are countries in the great lakes region, one...
The CCM central committee meeting ended after two days in Dodoma at Chamwino State House. Chairperson of the revolutionary party, CCM led the meeting, who is also an incumbent President Tanzania, Samia Suluhu Hassan. CCM Ideology and publicity secretary Shaka Hamdu Shaka took the press to make brief statements on the resolutions of CCM’s executive...
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has elected RwandaAir’s Chief Executive Officer, Yvonne Makolo, as the group’s next chair. Makolo becomes the first female to hold that position in the office of IATA as she will replace Mehmet Nane, who secured a one-year term from this year. Ms Makolo will assume the chair in June...
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation, Amb. Liberata Mulamula has assured the international community that Tanzania will is committed to embracing the voluntary repatriation of refugees since it heeds to human rights principles and the dignity of the people who are forced to flee their native countries for different reasons. Amb. Mulamula...
Tanzania Ports Authority is currently implementing a 5-year strategic plan to overhaul all ports in the country. The Deputy Minister of Works, Engineer Godfrey Kasekenya, said the plan was implemented from 2021/22 to 2025/26. The government revealed its zeal to improve ports around the country when the CCM MP, Ms Tunza Malapo, raised the question...
Here are some habits that are capable of ruining your day. 1. Checking your phone The first thing most people do when they wake up is pick up their phones to check what’s new on social media. Social media is full of bad news that can put you in a sore mood for the rest...
Tanzania is set to inoculate young girls and boys with the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine for girls and boys between nine and fourteen. The program is a significant step toward reaching the WHO global strategy to accelerate the elimination of cervical cancer. Among other targets outlined in the plan is tha by 2030, 90% of...