The ministry of health has announced that there has been a sharp increase of COVID-19 cases from 8 patients in the third week of April to 32 patients in the 4 weeks of April, with Dar es Salaam itself having 70 cases. According to the report of the chief medical officer, Dr Aifelo Sichwale, Dar...
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Tanzania revives $10 billion Bagamoyo port project.
The government of Tanzania has revived the Bagamoyo Special Economic Zone (BSEZ) that was scrapped in 2018 by the former President, the late John Magufuli, who claimed the agreement of the contract to be commercially unviable following its unrealistic conditions. In June 2016, shortly after President Samia Suluhu assumed power, said she is keen...
Samia to grace world’s free press day, government pledges firm corporation with journalists
As the world expects to celebrate the world’s Press Freedom tomorrow, May 3, 2022, Tanzania’s government has pledged to improve the country’s journalists and media working environment. Dr Jim Yonaz, the permanent secretary of the ministry of information and technology, made those remarks today in Arusha at the symposium ahead of the world’s free press...
More than 600 households in Mtwara are connected with natural gas for coooking
More than 600 households in Mtwara can now cook using natural gas connected to their houses by Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC). Ms Adelian Kabwogi, the TPDC development officer, said that the installation of gas pipes in people’s households began in 2020, a move that has brought a ripple effect on environmental conservation as the...
What were Rostam’s dealings in USA on President Samia’s visit? Find out.
Tycoon Rostam Azizi, just two weeks after trending on social media after becoming the new owner of Tigo and Zantel, has again surfaced across social media after being spotted in President Samia’s delegation to the United States of America. Many people online seemed unclear about Rostam’s dealing in the USA, as was seen in a...
Umoja Party breaks silence on Katiba Mpya & the use of Magufuli image
A week ago, some pictures of people wearing t-shirts with the late Magufuli photo, Tanzania’s former President, emerged across social media and incited speculations about the emergency of the new party from CCM renegades who are disgruntled with CCM’s affairs in running the country. However, none of that has been confirmed yet. The young men...
What did Zanzibar do to get close to zero Malaria?
Island close to eliminating killer disease on World Malaria Day Zanzibar, off the coast of Tanzania, has drastically reduced malaria cases in the past decade thanks to multiple interventions. They include public education, insecticide spraying, and treated bed nets that have helped prevent the deaths of pregnant women and children under the age of 5....
Press Release: The Zanzibar’s Police Press Release on Zainab’s tragic night at Warere Hotel.
The report was released on April 18, 2022. Zainab arrived at Nungwi Police around 2 am to report the tragic incident she encountered that night, lodging in Room 3 at Warere Hotel. Two male suspects were all arrested for questioning. The suspects, allegedly for an attempt to rape and steal USD 1,100, belonged to Ms...
‘Royal Tour’: Re-branding of Tanzania’s tourism and investment opportunities
Most of Tanzania’s tourist attraction sites are famously known globally. Despite being some of the most iconic sites in Africa and the world, many of them are shallowly known. Today April 18, 2022, the Tanzania Royal Tour will be unveiled in New York, America, and President Samia Suluhu Hassan will be the guest of honour....
President Samia and VP Kamala Press in brief
President Samia Suluhu left for the United States of America on April 13, 2022, for a 3-weeks state visit. Today, April 15, 2022, President Samia and her host, Vice President Kamala Harris, had a press at the White House in Washington DC. The following is the recap of their press. Vice President Kamala Harris VP...