Following the heated strife between the GSM boss, Mr Gharib and the former Dar es Salaam regional commissioner Paul Makonda over the plot located at Regent Estate at Kinondoni district in Dar es Salaam, the government has decided to take the matter at hand. Alex Mgongolwa, Mr Gharib’s lawyer, took the press last week to...
The then vice-president, an incumbent President of Tanzania, Samia Suluhu Hassan, broke the news on the live TV broadcast that tore the hearts of millions of Tanzanias and Africans at large. “Our beloved President passed on at 6 p.m. this evening. All flags will be flown at half-mast for 14 days. It is sad news....
Freeman Mbowe, CHADEMA chairman, a leading oppositional party in Tanzania today on March 16, 2022, has chaired a central committee meeting for the first time after spending eight months in custody. The central committee meeting is attended by prolific CHADEMA members, with others such as Tundu Lissu and Godbless Lema joining other members online. “One...
Lengai Ole Sabaya, the former Hai district commissioner who currently face charges of economic sabotage, fell ill at the court and pleaded for rest. The presiding judge, Patrica Kisinda, adjourned the hearing at 7:03 pm when Sabaya took off his mask and said he was not feeling well but asked the court to proceed because...
The Burundi delegation has arrived in Tanzania for training about running the mining sector and implementing big mining projects, referring to the nickel project about to take off in Tanzania. This comes one month since the international mining investment conference ended in Tanzania, which saw Tanzania reap great success. During the conference, Ibrahim Uwizeye, the...
The government’s domestic debt has risen over 52% in the last four years. The official data reveal that the debt has been dramatically increasing as it stood by Sh. 13 trillion in January 2018 and recorded at Sh. 25 trillion by January 2022. According to Mr Emmanuel Turuba, the permanent treasury secretary, the government uses...
Yesterday March March 15, 2022, the government, through the ministry of foreign affairs, stated that all Tanzanians who were stranded in the war-torn areas in Ukraine have safely reached the neighbouring countries, with some hoping to arrive home anytime soon. “I can confirm that no Tanzanians are remaining in Ukraine. We have managed to take...
The government’s current proposal is to relocate the Maasai from Ngorongoro to Handeni in the Tanga region. However, the idea has been vehemently rebuked by domestic and international activists, citing violations of human rights despite the government’s emphasis that it has observed human rights on the whole process. The Jamhuri newspaper of March 15, 2022,...