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TFS Warns 328 New Employees Over Unauthorized Absence

The Tanzania Forest Services Agency (TFS) has warned 328 newly recruited employees against leaving their assigned work stations without following official procedures, saying unauthorized absence could result in disciplinary action. The warning was issued on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, by TFS Deputy
September 15, 2026

Venezuela Earthquake Death Toll Nears 1,500

Rescue teams equipped with specialised dogs are racing against time to find survivors trapped beneath collapsed buildings after one of the most devastating earthquakes in Venezuela’s modern history left nearly 1,500 people dead and entire communities struggling to recover. Emergency crews from
June 29, 2026

The Currency Shift Challenging Global Finance

In financial centres around the world, a quiet transformation is taking place. Central banks are exploring new payment systems, governments are strengthening local currencies and emerging economies are searching for ways to reduce vulnerability within a financial system that has shaped international
June 29, 2026

Samia Hosts Dangote As Investment Talks Intensify

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has held high-level talks with Africa’s richest businessman, Aliko Dangote, in a meeting widely seen as reinforcing Tanzania’s ambition to position itself as one of East Africa’s leading destinations for industrial investment and energy development. The meeting,
June 29, 2026

Smart Grid Prevented Bigger Tanzania Blackout

The Tanzanian government has defended the country’s nationwide power outage, saying the blackout was not the result of a catastrophic grid failure but rather the successful activation of an automated protection system designed to prevent far more serious damage to the national
June 29, 2026

Tanzania Moves To End Annual Elections

Tanzania is preparing to introduce significant reforms to its local government leadership structure, with the government set to table legislation that would abolish the annual election of deputy mayors and deputy council chairpersons in a move aimed at improving stability, reducing public
June 27, 2026

Tanzania’s Rally Ban Sparks Political Storm

 Tanzania has entered a new phase in the debate over the balance between national security and constitutional freedoms after the government temporarily suspended all public political rallies, citing intelligence reports and concerns over planned nationwide demonstrations. The decision, announced by Minister for
June 27, 2026

Tanzania Drops Controversial Motorcycle Tax Plan

Tanzania has withdrawn a controversial proposal to impose a 5 percent excise duty on motorcycles, marking another significant revision to the government’s 2026 Finance Bill as lawmakers continue reshaping the country’s fiscal agenda. The decision, announced during parliamentary deliberations on the Finance
June 27, 2026

Tanzania Shifts Sugar Tax To Imports

Tanzania has revised its proposed fiscal measures by scrapping a planned levy on domestically produced sugar and shifting the tax burden to imported sugar, in a move aimed at protecting local manufacturers while strengthening the country’s domestic sugar industry. The change was
June 27, 2026

Ebola Border Closure Strangles Cross-Border Trade

 What was once one of East Africa’s busiest commercial crossings has fallen unusually quiet after Uganda temporarily closed its border with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in an effort to contain the spread of the Ebola virus, leaving thousands of traders
June 27, 2026
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