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Tanzania’s digital governance platform wins global recognition, offers lessons for Africa
JACK ZIMBA Lusaka Tanzania’s cutting-edge digital health initiative, e-Mrejesho V2, has earned global recognition at the WSIS+20 Forum in Geneva, underscoring the continent’s growing embrace of technology to transform public health and governance...

Brilliant Bahrain trounce Tanzania
CRICKET – BAHRAIN claimed an impressive win against Tanzania yesterday in the Arjun Menon Memorial T20 Cup, currently being played in Malawi. After the Bahrainis won the toss and elected to bowl, Tanzania posted a competitive total of 154/7 in...
Tanzania, Oman in meeting to deepen diplomatic, labour ties
MUSCAT: ENHANCING Diplomatic relationship and employment heralded today’s talks between Tanzania and Oman in Muscat where the Tanzanian ambassador, Fatma M. Rajab, met with the Omani Minister of Labour, Professor Mahad Said Ali Baawain. The two...
Tanzania sees success in digitalized tax system
ARUSHA: THE Minister for Finance, Dr. Mwigulu Nchemba, has stated that complaints from business people regarding tax collection procedures have significantly decreased, indicating that the system is now better understood and more widely accepted...

Banks eye global market
By Kingsley Jassi: At least three of the locally built banks have either expanded into the region or are making progress in negotiating to purchase controlling stake in foreign banks. This is said to signify the country’s strength in the financial...

How Kiswahili builds cultural bridge between China, Tanzania
Legonga (second right) helps Chinese students study Kiswahili in Dar es Salaam in Tanzania on July 4, 2025. – Xinhua photo DAR ES SALAAM (July 11): On a quiet morning, inside a sunlit classroom at the Confucius Institute at the University of Dar...

How Uchumi Bank ended 2024 remarkably, profit after tax increases by 17.46%
Uchumi Bank, headquartered in Moshi Town, Kilimanjaro Region, has continued to perform well in the year 2024. The bank recorded a profit of Sh1.507 billion after tax, compared to a profit of Sh1.283 billion in 2023, an increase of 17.46%. The...

Tanzania to spend Sh1.48tr on geothermal power by 2030
Dar es Salaam. Tanzania plans to invest over Sh1.48 trillion by 2030 to develop two major geothermal power projects at Ngozi Crater and Kiejo-Mbaka in Mbeya region, aiming to diversify its energy mix and strengthen electricity supply. The projects...

Tanzania wins global e-health award for innovative digital health card
Dar es Salaam. Tanzania has received international acclaim after winning the 2025 WSIS Prizes Award in the e-Health category, in recognition of the Kadi ya Matibabu digital health card that is transforming healthcare access and delivery in...
POTENTIAL HOT SPOTS: The Mozambique Threat
July 12, 2025: In the southeast African nation of Mozambique there has been there have been a growing number of violent political demonstrations in the north since late last year. So far, the police have shot dead over 300 violent civilian...

Sports Betting Online in Tanzania: Helabet
Helabet is a Tanzanian licensed bookmaker with an African presence and over 1,000,000 registered users. It offers sports betting and casino games across multiple African markets, with top odds, popular payment options like M-Pesa, and big bonuses....
Tanzania earns 4.79bn US dollars from the Barrick-Twiga partnership
KAHAMA: TANZANIA has reaped $ 4.79 billion from the Twiga-Barrick partnership, which marks its fifth year today. The partnership has earned Tanzania 558m US Dollars in the first half of 2025 alone. The Twiga partnership with Barrick Mining...
Financial inducement, pressure, threats tools for democracy capture — Study
Financial inducement, political pressure and threats of removal from office have been identified as the dominant tools used to capture democracy across 10 African countries, including Ghana. A study by the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development...

Retention in HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Tanga, Tanzania
Introduction Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection remains a global public health challenge, with an estimated 39.9 million people living with the virus worldwide by 2023. 1 The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) global...

Cypriot foreign minister makes first visit to Tanzania
The Cypriot government announced on Friday that Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos had made an official visit to Tanzania – the first by a Cypriot foreign minister to the east African country. Kombos met with his Tanzanian counterpart, Mahmoud...

Dutch embassy in Tanzania launches ‘No Waste’ campaign to promote recycling, protect marine life
Dar es Salaam. The Embassy of the Netherlands in Tanzania has launched a new public awareness campaign dubbed No Waste, aimed at promoting environmental cleanliness through improved waste management and recycling practices. The initiative, which...

Gambia eyes Tanzania model for skills training overhaul
Unguja. The Gambia has sent a high-level delegation to Tanzania to learn from its progress in vocational education and training, as the West African nation prepares to establish a similar framework with support from the World Bank. The nine-member...

What Form Six national exam results mean for Tanzania’s tech agenda
Dar es Salaam. The 2025 Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education Examination results for have painted a complex picture for the country’s ambitions in science and technology. While the Basic Applied Mathematics (BAM) subject posted a...
Business reforms underway but bottlenecks persist-IMF
USA: TANZANIA’S determination to attract investment and boost private sector growth is evident through a series of ongoing reforms. Yet, the country continues to face significant obstacles that hamper business competitiveness, as highlighted in...

Mobile-First Innovation and Cultural Strategy Drive SBC Summit 2025’s Focus on Africa
Reading Time: 3 minutes As part of its Emerging Markets conference focus, SBC Summit 2025 will shine a spotlight on Africa’s booming gambling ecosystem, offering stakeholders targeted insights and real-world strategies for growth in the region....