The Government of the United Republic of Tanzania has voiced its disappointment over a recent resolution passed by the European Union (EU) Parliament concerning the case of opposition figure Tundu Lissu, criticizing the move as based on one-sided information and lacking prior diplomatic engagement. In an official statement released on May 8, 2025, the Ministry...
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...
Retired ACT-Wazalendo party leader Zitto Kabwe has collected a nomination form to run for Member of Parliament for Kigoma Urban constituency in the 2025 General Election. Zitto picked up the form at the party’s constituency office, accompanied by a large number of party leaders and members. Speaking to the leaders and members after collecting the...
The government is in the process of introducing a new license specifically for salt production, aiming to remove the commodity from the general category of other minerals. This was revealed yesterday in Dodoma during a meeting between the Minister of Minerals, Anthony Mavunde, and the leadership of the Tanzania Salt Producers Association (TASPA), as part...
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...
President Samia Suluhu Hassan has officially launched the Cooperative and Agricultural Development Bank, marking a key milestone in the government’s efforts to boost agricultural financing and rural development. The bank, which starts operations with an initial capital of TZS 58 billion, is expected to enhance access to credit for farmers and cooperative societies across Tanzania....
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...
The Ministry of Agriculture has formally announced the lifting of all restrictions previously imposed on the importation of agricultural products from South Africa and Malawi. This decision follows ongoing diplomatic and technical engagements aimed at resolving the matter. A statement issued by the Ministry indicates that the governments of Malawi and South Africa have been...
The Drug Control and Enforcement Authority (DCEA), in collaboration with the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB), has intercepted 14 tones of industrial chemicals allegedly intended for the production of illicit drugs. The seized chemicals – 4,000 kilogrammes if 1-Boc-4-piperidone and 10,000 kilogrammes of acetic anhydride were imported from Asia without documents detailing their intended use....
