The President of the United Republic of Tanzania, Her Excellency Dr. Samia Suluhu Hassan, has been honored with the Mother of the Nation Order, one of the highest civilian honors bestowed by the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The medal was conferred on behalf of the UAE President, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan,...
Shinyanga Region has received over TSh 1 trillion over the past four years, which has been used to fund development activities across all sectors. Out of this amount, TSh 17 billion was allocated to the agriculture sector for various initiatives. Government Spokesperson Gerson Msigwa stated this on May 3, 2025, noting that the President has...
Tanzania has made notable progress in international press freedom rankings, climbing from 97th position in 2024 to 95th in 2025. According to the latest report from Reporters Without Borders (RSF), released yesterday, while Tanzania’s ranking improved by two places, its overall score has slightly decreased from 54.80 in 2024 to 53.68 this year. The annual...
In a tragic turn in a case that gripped South Africa, the mother of a young girl who vanished more than a year ago has been convicted of kidnapping and trafficking her own daughter. Kelly Smith, along with her boyfriend Jacquen Appollis and their friend Steveno van Rhyn, were found guilty on Friday of abducting...
IT’S all smiles for workers in the country after President Samia Suluhu Hassan yesterday announced a significant salary increase for public servants effective July 1st this year. The biggest beneficiaries of the new announcement are the minimum wage earners, who will see their monthly pay rise from 370,000/- to 500,000/-, a 35.1 per cent increase...
THE Tanzanian government has promoted and paid entitled benefits to 412,000 public sector workers in the four-year presidency of Samia Suluhu Hassan, the government revealed yesterday, May 1st, in Singida. The Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office (Labour, Youth, Employment and Persons with Disabilities), Ridhiwani Kikwete, said today during the celebration of the...
Shadow Minister for Industry and Trade from the ACT-Wazalendo party, Advocate Mwanaisha Zuberi Mndeme, has officially declared her candidacy for the Kigamboni parliamentary seat in the upcoming General Election set for October. Speaking at a press conference in Dar es Salaam after collecting nomination forms, Advocate Mndeme affirmed her commitment to representing the people of...
The Tanzanian government said the capacity of its power plants has skyrocketed as the country continues to strengthen electricity generation through the various projects. By April this year, Tanzania has recorded a significant increase in electricity production, according to the Energy Ministry’s statement released today, April 28, in Dodoma. In one year, the capacity of...
HELIUM One has paid over 100 million Tanzanian shillings in compensation to residents of five villages in Momba District, Songwe Region, as it prepares for large-scale exploration and production activities. The beneficiaries include residents from Itumbula, Lwatwe, Masanyinta, Mkonko, and Muungano villages, who voluntarily offered land for the project, which aims to establish Tanzania as...
President Samia Suluhu Hassan has granted clemency to 4,887 prisoners as part of the celebrations marking 61 years of the Union between Tanganyika and Zanzibar. Out of the total, 42 inmates are being released unconditionally on April 26, 2025, while the remaining 4,845 will continue serving their sentences, but with a reduction in the duration...