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Tanzania’s Ministry of Energy has intensified efforts to promote clean cooking energy, reaching women participating in the National Forum for Rural Women in Kilolo District, Iringa Region, with education on the health and environmental benefits of adopting cleaner cooking technologies. The initiative

Residents of Mpanda in Katavi Region are expected to benefit from improved electricity supply following plans by Tanzania Electric Supply Company (TANESCO) to install a new transformer by December 1, 2026, increasing the town’s power supply capacity to 80 megawatts. TANESCO Managing

The Tanzania Fertiliser Regulatory Authority (TFRA) has called on farmers to adopt proper fertiliser management and modern agricultural technologies to increase crop yields, improve productivity and reduce unnecessary farming costs. The call was made during a learning visit to Sumry Farm, also

Mama Maria Nyerere, widow of Tanzania’s founding President Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere, has officially inaugurated the Sh4.7 billion Maria Nyerere Bridge over the Kalambo River along the Kasitu–Nondo road in Kalambo District, Rukwa Region. The bridge, constructed by the government through the

Tanzania is set to host the 10th General Assembly of the Ministerial Conference of Eastern, Southern and Northern African States on Maritime Transport (MOESNA) on October 15, 2026, in Dar es Salaam, bringing together 26 ministers responsible for transport and logistics from

Tanzania has joined other African countries in a three-day conference aimed at strengthening disaster risk reduction, improving preparedness and building the continent’s resilience against natural and human-induced disasters in Maputo, Mozambique. Deputy Minister for Lands, Housing and Human Settlements Development, Kaspar Mmuya,

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Camillus Wambura on October 12, 2026, visited seven police officers receiving treatment at Muhimbili National Hospital in Dar es Salaam following a road accident in Magole, Kilosa District, Morogoro Region, that claimed the lives of three officers.

Tanzania’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism has intensified preparations to protect tourism infrastructure and ensure the continued accessibility of national parks and other tourist attractions ahead of forecast heavy rainfall. Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism, Dr Ashatu Kijaji, received and