Exciting prospects lie ahead as the Tanzanian Parliament gears up to discuss and endorse the Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) between Tanzania and Dubai for the development of Dar es Salaam Port. This revelation, brought to light by The Citizen, marks the beginning of a new chapter in the collaboration between the Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) and...
In April 2023, the President of the United Republic of Tanzania, Her Excellency Dr. Samia Suluhu Hassan, granted approval for the recruitment of 21,200 new government employees. Out of these positions, 13,130 were allocated to the teaching profession and 8,070 to various healthcare roles. Following the issuance of the employment approval, @ortamisemitz, an official government...
Tanzania is planning to launch its 5th oil and gas licensing round by the end of 2023 to revive interest in its exploration and production sector. The country has seen a decline in activity in recent years due to anti-private sector policies under the late President John Magufuli. However, since President Samia Hassan took office...
The Kikagati-Murongo hydropower project, a joint venture between Tanzania and Uganda, has its roots in a historical background of regional cooperation and shared energy resources. The idea for harnessing the hydropower potential of the Kagera River, which forms the border between the two East African countries, dates back several years. Recognizing the immense benefits of...
In a significant development, Shell and Equinor have received the green light to forge ahead with their ambitious Tanzania LNG project, following successful negotiations and the signing of crucial agreements with the Tanzanian government. The completion of the highly anticipated host government agreement (HGA) and production sharing agreement (PSA) now allows the two energy giants...
Tanzania’s foreign currency reserves have decreased from $5.581 billion in March 2022 to $5.012 billion in March 2023. This decline can be attributed to various factors, such as the ongoing war in Ukraine and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, which have significantly impacted global commodity prices. In addition, the country’s current account deficit has...
Special Seat Member of Parliament (CCM), Neema Lugangira has called for improvements to political parties and elections to clearly specify the selection of candidates within political parties in various leadership positions. She said this on April 25, 2023 while contributing to the estimates of revenue and expenditures of the Ministry of Constitution and Legal Affairs...
The construction of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) has been challenged in court by the Kampala-based Centre for Food and Adequate Living Rights and three other organizations. The 1,445-kilometre pipeline, which runs from Hoima in Uganda to Tanga in Tanzania, is being contested because it is environmentally unsound and violates the East African...
President Samia Suluhu Hassan has ordered the Tanzania Ports Authorities and Tanzania Revenue Authorities to meet and fix their systems to correspond to each other. The Head of State issued the instruction on Wednesday at the State House in Dar es Salaam shortly after receiving a report from the PCCB Director General, Salum Hamdun, that...
The Director-General of the Tanzania Railway Corporation (TRC), Masanja Kadogosa, has said that the construction project of the Morogoro-Dar es Salaam section of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) has reached 97.93 percent and that the remaining work is to build overpasses for cars and pedestrians. The overpasses being built are somehow delaying full completion as...