Cedi still Africa’s best-performing currency in 2025 – World Bank

Despite a slight dip in recent weeks, the Ghana cedi remains Africa’s top-performing currency eight months into 2025, according to the World Bank’s latest Africa Pulse Report. The report reveals that the cedi has gained over 20 percent in value...

Unlocking Liberia’s Tourism Potential: A Path to Economic Growth and Cultural Preservation

Liberia is a hidden gem in West Africa, brimming with untapped potential to become a premier tourism destination. Its breathtaking natural beauty, rich historical significance, and vibrant cultural heritage make it uniquely positioned to attract...

CRDB Super Cup 2025 hits ground running

Dodoma: The CRDB Super Cup was launched in Dodoma over the weekend, featuring 23 teams from across the country and Inzovu Football Club from Burundi. Launching the competition in the capital city, CRDB’s Director of Banking Operations, Mr Adimin...

Mwalimu’s vision materialises via Dodoma projects

DODOMA: THE late Father of the Nation, Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere’s dream of transforming Dodoma into Tanzania’s administrative and development capital has now become a reality through a series of flagship projects currently reshaping the...

Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance Offers Course on Competition in Digital Financial Services

October 13, 2025 @ 11:06 pm By JD Alois The Cambridge Centre of Alternative Finance (CCAF) has revealed a new course on competition in digital financial services. CCAF is the leading independent research entity chronicling the development of...

SportPesa Tanzania named Best Sports Betting Brand in Africa

Dar es Salaam. SportPesa Tanzania has reached a major milestone after being officially named Best Sports Betting Brand in Africa 2025 by Best Brand Africa. According to SportPesa Tanzania Head of Marketing Tracy Humplick, out of more than 12,000...

Tanzanian farmers endure a threat of the climate change

DODOMA: FARMERS in Dodoma, Singida, Morogoro, and Manyara regions are facing growing challenges in sustaining agricultural production due to the adverse effects of recurrent droughts, erratic rainfall, and rising temperatures. According to the...

Tanzania eyes to reap 7tri/- from graphite mining

MOROGORO: THE Minister for Minerals, Anthony Mavunde, has officially launched the construction activities at the Kinywe graphite mine, operated by the Faru Graphite Corporation from which the Tanzanian government will collect over 7tri/- through...

Tanzania to lead Africa’s push for health‑centric climate action at COP 30

Dar es Salaam. African climate negotiators have unveiled a five-point “Package for Delivery” ahead of the COP30 climate summit in Belém, Brazil, reaffirming the continent’s determination to secure tangible outcomes on finance, adaptation, and a...

TARURA sinks 302.9bn/- on major road projects in Dodoma

DODOMA: TANZANIA Rural Roads Agency (TARURA) has completed construction of a major road infrastructure project in Dodoma worth 262.46bn/- in the past four years, the agency’s Chief Executive Officer, Engineer Victor Seff, has revealed. He said...

Tanzania Health Summit becomes key platform for healthcare innovation

Dar es Salaam. From modest beginnings, the Tanzania Health Summit (THS) has grown into a force shaping the national health agenda, bringing together leading minds to devise solutions for the country’s most pressing medical challenges. The 12th THS...

Dodoma city growth boosts land value

DODOMA: DODOMA Regional Commissioner (RC) Rosemary Senyamule has said that land value in Dodoma continues to rise rapidly due to the city’s ongoing economic, social and infrastructural transformation. Speaking in Dodoma during a meeting with...

Absa reaffirms support for social, economic growth

DAR ES SALAAM: ABSA Bank Tanzania has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting customers in achieving social and economic progress by expanding access to a broad range of banking services. Absa Tanzania Managing Director, Mr Obedi Laiser, said the...

Legal experts tackle challenges Tanzania faces in the technological era

DAR ES SALAAM: LAW students, legal professionals, and judges from various institutions across meet in Dar es Salaam to deliberate on ‘Taxation of Digital Assets in Tanzania as this year’s central theme THE fifth edition of the Victory Attorneys...

COLUMNS: Mobile money and banking safety in Tanzania: Part 2

DAR ES SALAAM: OCTOBER is the Cyber security Awareness Month, and in our second week we focus on a topic that touches nearly every Tanzanian household, business and corporate organisation: Mobile Money and Banking Safety. Protecting Your Money in...

Tanzanian farmers receive training in vegetable production

More than 62,000 smallholder farmers across Tanzania have taken part in training provided by the World Vegetable Center – Eastern and Southern Africa (WorldVeg), under the Accelerated Innovation Delivery Initiative (AID-I) project aimed at...

Tanzania’s energy future is built on stable growth, digital innovation

TANZANIA is entering a new energy era, and an exciting one, with the full commissioning of the Julius Nyerere Hydropower Project (JNHPP) in early 2025. Tanzania’s energy landscape is set to undergo a dramatic transformation. The 2,115MW facility,...

FUNGUO programme expands funding to Sh6.5bn for high-potential startups

Dar es Salaam. The FUNGUO Innovation Programme has expanded its catalytic funding to a total of Sh6.5 billion, marking a major milestone in its efforts to strengthen Tanzania’s innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem. The latest round of...

Matinyi lead Tanzania’s quiet takeover of Nordic deals

SWEDEN: RECENTLY, in the grand yet crisp halls of the Grand Hotel in Oslo, Ambassador Mobhare Matinyi, Tanzania’s representative to Sweden (and by extension the Nordic and Baltic region), strode to the podium and didn’t just shake hands, he shook...

Tanzania hosts global AI forum to tackle climate change

DAR ES SALAAM: TANZANIA has made history as the first country in the world to host an international forum dedicated to leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) to address the growing challenges of climate change. The UNFCCC Technology Executive...