Tanzania Links Security With Economic Growth Momentum
President Samia Suluhu Hassan has underscored the critical role of national security in supporting Tanzania’s economic growth, highlighting that a stable and secure environment
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Court Weighs New Evidence In Lissu Treason Case
The High Court in Dar es Salaam is expected to rule on whether prosecutors can introduce additional evidence in the treason case facing Tundu
Dar Fibre Boom Sparks Regulation, Urban Planning Concerns
The fast-growing spread of fibre-optic cables across Dar es Salaam is transforming how residents connect to the internet, but it is also raising new
Tanzania Extends Election Violence Inquiry Amid Rising Questions
The government of Tanzania has granted a 42-day extension to a national commission investigating violent unrest linked to the October 2025 general election, in
Slaa Warns Justice Must Precede National Reconciliation
Veteran Tanzanian politician Wilbrod Slaa has urged the country to confront the painful human reality behind last year’s election violence, saying genuine reconciliation cannot
President Samia Sends Condolences Cardinal Pengo Death
The President of the United Republic of Tanzania, Samia Suluhu Hassan, has extended heartfelt condolences following the passing of Polycarp Pengo, the retired Archbishop
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Tanzania vows to deal with irresponsible ICT users
Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa has assured the public that stiff punishment will be taken to those who use Information Communication Technology (ICT) irresponsibly. He made the remarks at the parliament in Dodoma during Thursday’s during the Prime Minister’s Questions session in Parliament
House contemplate putting Samia’s image in currency
The government has received the recommendation of putting President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s image in the Tanzanian currency as a way of keeping a permanent record of the country having the first female President. Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa made the statement at the
AFCON 2023 FINAL: It’s a show down between the “Elephants & Eagles”
Western Africans states, Nigeria and Ivory Coast, have sail through to the #Afcon2023 final after seeing off South Africa and Congo Democrat Republican respectively. The winners are going to meet in the final match which will decide the new champion of the
Presidential candidate of Ghana’s ruling party outlines main policies
Ghana’s Vice President Mahamadu Bawumia said he was ready to lead the nation in a campaign launch speech, pledging to revive the battered economy, fight graft, and boost the private sector if elected president in December. The 60-year-old economist was overwhelmingly voted
Ghana media blacklist MP over journalist attack
Ghanaian MP Farouk Aliu Mahama has been blacklisted by the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) for allegedly attacking a journalist. Mahama and his entourage reportedly attacked Mohammed Aminu M. Alabira, who works for Accra-based Citi TV, while he was covering a political event
Zimbabwe’s cabinet backs abolition of death penalty
Zimbabwe’s cabinet has supported proposed legislation to end the death penalty. Information Minister Jenfan Muswere said that the cabinet’s decision was made following countrywide consultations. Should parliament approve the bill, life imprisonment will serve as the maximum sentence. President Emmerson Mnangagwa has
Zanzibar ex-minister questioned amid alcohol shortage
Tanzania’s ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi party (CCM) has questioned the former Zanzibar tourism minister, weeks after he resigned amid shortage of alcohol in the islands. Simai Mohamed Said appeared before the party’s ethics committee on Tuesday but did not disclose why he
Ex-Egyptian presidential candidate Tantawy found guilty of forgery
Former Egyptian presidential hopeful Ahmed Tantawy was found guilty on Tuesday of forging election documents and ordered to pay a fine and barred from upcoming elections, four security and judiciary Reuter’s sources said. Twenty-one members of his campaign were handed a one-year
“No plans to gag Press Freedom “-Nape Nnauye
The government has insisted that it has no plans to curtail media independence, nor does it plan to limit political freedom, the Minister for Information, Communication and Information Technology, Nape Nnauye has affirmed. The minister was addressing a media conference in Dodoma