Tanzania

[Daily Maverick] Treason is punishable by death. The government seeks nothing less than to execute not only a man, but an idea: the idea that Tanzanians deserve free and fair elections, accountable leaders and a state governed by law, not by presidential whim.

[Daily News] Dar es Salaam -- MINING, infrastructure, energy, livestock, and health sectors have been noted as the top-performing areas in Tanzania under the presidency of Samia Suluhu Hassan, who, today, August 28, 2025, officially launched her party's General Elections nationwide campaign.

[Daily News] Arusha -- THE Chairman of the Rural Energy Board (REB), Ambassador (Major General rtd) Jacob Kingu, has announced that all 368 villages in Arusha have been connected to electricity, achieving 100 percent coverage through the Rural Energy Agency (REA).

[Daily News] Dar es Salaam -- BONGO Flava megastars, Diamond Platnumz, Ali Kiba, Marioo, Mbosso, and Ray Vanny enthralled the audience at Tanganyika Packers grounds in Kawe, Dar es Salaam to brightly open the General Elections' nationwide campaign.

[Afrobarometer] Majority of citizens say the government should facilitate international trade to create economic opportunity.

[Daily News] Dar es Salaam -- THE High Court of Tanzania, Dodoma Zone, today, August 28, 2025, begins hearing a case challenging the disqualification of ACT-Wazalendo's presidential candidate, Luhaga Mpina. The party filed the case under a certificate of urgency.

[Daily News] Dodoma -- THE Korea Foundation for International Health Care (KOFIH), in partnership with the Tanzanian government has inaugurated health facilities valued at 1.48bn/- in Kibaigwa, a small town in Kongwa District, Dodoma region.

[Daily News] YOUNG Africans SC have officially confirmed that star striker Clement Mzize has extended his contract by one year, keeping him at the club until at least 2027.

[Daily News] Dodoma -- AS Tanzania targets 700,000 tonnes of cashew production in the 2025/2026 season, Minister for Agriculture Hussein Bashe has directed the Cashew Board of Tanzania (CBT) and the Registrar of Cooperatives to explore using revenues from the crop to finance the construction of small warehouses to ease storage challenges.

[Daily News] Dar es Salaam -- PRIME Minister Kassim Majaliwa has commended the Tanzania Prisons Services (TPS) for successfully formalising vocational training for inmates through the Vocational Education and Training Authority (VETA), a move that has empowered many former prisoners to secure employment or start their own businesses after release.

[Daily News] Dar es Salaam -- TANZANIA Police Force said yesterday that it is well prepared to ensure safety and maintain peace through- out the upcoming election campaign period and beyond.

[Daily News] Egypt -- SIMBA's new signing, Neo Maema, has revealed that Head Coach Fadlu Davids played a pivotal role in convincing him to join the Tanzanian giants, alongside the passion of the club's supporters and the competitive nature of the league.

[Daily News] Dar es Salaam -- THE sharp fall in pigeon pea prices in Tanzania stems from a global slump triggered by abundant supply, according to the Tanzania Mercantile Exchange (TMX).

[Daily News] Zanzibar -- TWO major Tanzanian airports have earned spots among Africa's top 10 busiest airports as of July this year, highlighting the country's growing role in regional travel, business and tourism.

[New Zimbabwe] Founder of the Zimbabwe Achievers Awards (ZAA), Conrad Mwanza, will officially launch his much-anticipated book, The Zimbabwean Dream, during the ZAA Diaspora Forum at the Hyatt Regency, Harare, on Friday, 29 August 2025, starting at 9:00 AM.

[Daily News] Dodoma -- The Tanzanian government has emphasized the importance of close collaboration between the public and private sectors in implementing the second phase of the Agricultural Sector Development Programme (ASDP II), particularly in adding value to agricultural, livestock, fisheries, and forestry products.

[Daily News] Singapore -- BUSINESSMEN and investors from Singapore have expressed strong interest in expanding investment and commercial cooperation with Tanzania, particularly in key strategic sectors such as agriculture, renewable energy, agro-processing, fisheries, and the digital economy.

[Daily News] Dar es Salaam -- PRIME Minister, Kassim Majaliwa, has ordered all public institutions that are yet to adopt e-office systems to immediately embrace it.

[Daily News] Dar es Salaam -- TANZANIA'S improved standing in the Economic Freedom Index 2025 has been welcomed by policymakers, academics, and researchers, who gathered in Dar es Salaam at a validation workshop aimed at strengthening the country's investment and trade climate.

[Daily News] Dar es Salaam -- THE Dar es Salaam Regional Commissioner, Albert Chalamila, has assured adequate security to all political parties during the election campaign, emphasizing that no candidate or political party should face any harm.

[Daily News] Zanzibar -- THE Zanzibar Stone Town Conservation Society (JUHIMKO) has appealed to the government and partners to step up cooperation in tackling the effects of climate change, which increasingly threaten Zanzibar's environment--particularly the UNESCO-listed Stone Town.

[Daily News] Zanzibar -- ZANZIBAR government has received a record of 10.5bn/- as a year-end dividend from the People's Bank of Zanzibar (PBZ) for the financial year ending December 2024.

[Daily News] Dar es Salaam -- A dramatic last-minute goal from Toky Rakotondraibe in extra time secured 10-man Madagascar a place in the 2024 CHAN final, as they edged Sudan 1-0 at the Benjamin Mkapa Stadium in Dar es Salaam yesterday.

[Daily News] Dodoma -- PRESIDENT Samia Suluhu Hassan has tasked the newly appointed Arusha Regional Commissioner (RC) Amos Makalla, with overseeing infrastructure development and public engagement ahead of Tanzania's co-hosting of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).

[Daily News] Singapore -- TANZANIA is leveraging its strategic location as a trade gateway to East Africa to attract foreign direct investment by showcasing a wide range of economic opportunities at the 8th Africa Singapore Business Forum (ASBF), currently underway in Singapore.

[Daily News] Dodoma -- MORE than 550,000 small holder farmers across Tanzania are expected to benefit from a new Partial Credit Guarantee (PCG) scheme aimed at enhancing access to fertiliser, improving supply chain efficiency and boosting productivity.

[Daily News] Dar es Salaam -- TANZANIA'S exports to the Southern African Development Community (SADC) have nearly doubled between 2021 and 2024, driven by improved trade infrastructure, proactive government promotion, regional integration and diversified export products.

[Daily News] Dar es Salaam -- TANZANIA Bureau of Standards (TBS) has called on all bakers in the country to ensure they produce highquality and safe products in compliance with national standards, in a bid to protect consumer health and expand their market reach.

[Daily News] Dar es Salaam -- FOR sure, there is no developed country anywhere in the world that was built without taxes. No strong health system, functioning education system, or reliable security service can exist without the contribution of the people through taxes.

[allAfrica] Since 1986, when Rosemary Shenda Masanja first felt her eyelashes painfully scraping her eyes, she suffered in silence and pushed through her pain out of necessity. Masanja recalls first noticing the problem as a young girl living in Dodoma, Tanzania.