The Independent National Electoral Commission has announced that by-elections for the Peramiho parliamentary seat and the Shiwinga ward councillor position will be held on Thursday, February 26, 2026, marking an important moment in Tanzania’s electoral calendar. In a statement released in Dodoma,

The Deputy Mayor of Dar es Salaam and Councillor for Kinyerezi Ward, John Ryoba Mrema, has officially launched a wide-ranging local development drive aimed at transforming internal infrastructure and improving daily life for thousands of residents in the rapidly growing ward. The

President Samia Suluhu Hassan has joined Tanzanians from all walks of life in mourning the death of veteran public servant, economist and opposition figure Edwin Mtei, hailing him as a principled leader whose influence on the nation’s economic and political journey will

Joseph Waryoba Butiku, Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of the Mwalimu Nyerere Foundation, has publicly dismissed speculation suggesting that he has knowledge of the whereabouts or circumstances surrounding former Tanzanian ambassador Humphrey Polepole, ending weeks of political murmurs and public curiosity.

President of the United Republic of Tanzania, Samia Suluhu Hassan, has congratulated Uganda’s President-elect, Yoweri Museveni, following his victory in the country’s general election held on January 15, 2026, reaffirming Tanzania’s commitment to strengthening long-standing bilateral ties between the two neighbouring states.

The opposition party ACT Wazalendo has yet to declare whether it will participate in Zanzibar’s Government of National Unity following the October 2025 General Election, choosing instead to maintain a cautious silence as political consultations continue. Speaking to journalists in Dar es