The Zanzibar government has completed offshore oil and natural gas exploration and has begun announcing the issuance of licenses and blocks for investors. This announcement was made on March 18, 2024, by the Minister of Blue Economy and Fisheries of Zanzibar, Shaaban Ali Othman, who declared the launch of the first round of the licensing...
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RAK GAS might lose acreage in Zanzibar next month
By Hamza Bavuai, Unguja The 8th phase government in Zanzibar under the leadership of HE. Dr Hussein A. Mwinyi has prioritized deliberate efforts to attract investment in Zanzibar. A very tall order, all things considered, seeing as President Mwinyi took office in the middle of a global pandemic. The fact that a significant portion of...
The famous Zanzibar Stone Town was not build by Oman Arabs, new groundbreaking research shows.
Archaeologists working on Zanzibar’s famous Stone Town have discovered that the settlement was not built by Omani Arabs, who were major traders in the area in the 18th century. Instead, it was established by local Swahili people. “Our excavations found walls of houses, stone architecture and established it was urbanized in a much earlier period...
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....
Serengeti: “Africa’s Leading National Park”
Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park has once again for the 3rd time in a row since 2019 won the ‘Leading National Park in Africa’ title in World Travel Awards (WTA) 2021. Serengeti is popularly known for the great migration, it is a home for millions of wildlife including the Big 5. In this year’s awards WTA...