ZANZIBAR is planning to review the law surrounding sexual assaults so that it comes up with tougher penalties to reduce the increasing incidents of sexual violence in isles.
There has been an outcry from the people in Zanzibar over lighter penalties...
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Task force formed to transform Dodoma into world-class capital
A TEN-MAN national taskforce has been formed to help plan Dodoma and give the city the look and feel of a government seat, Premier Kassim Majaliwa revealed yesterday.
He said the team visited China last month and would soon visit Singapore to learn...
NMB chief says SMEs constitute 14pc of giant bank’s business
SMALL and Medium size Enterprises are an important element of the economy which the country’s largest commercial bank by branch network, National Microfinance Bank Plc is dedicated to serve.
Speaking in Dodoma last weekend during the launch of Makole...
Gigy money spreads her secret video on the media
Katika Hali Isiyo ya Kawaida,Video Queen wa Bongo Fleva Gigy Money amewaacha watu kinywa wazi ambapo alidhubutu kujirekodi video akichezewa sehemu zake za siri na bwana wake na kuiweka mitandaoni.
Katika pia huku na kule Hii hapa Video Yenyewe ...
Tanesco officials allay fears of rationing due to prolonged droughts
AS most part of the country are currently dry with no rains for a couples of months now, Tanzania Electricity Supply Company (TANESCO)’s leadership has said all of its main hydro power sources including Mtera and Kidatu, have enough water.
Hydro...
Leaders and Members from Chadema shift to ccm
Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (Chadema), kimeendelea kupata pigo baada ya wanachama 200, wakiwamo viongozi wa Kitongoji cha Kwemghogho Mahezangulu kujitoa na kujiunga na Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) .
Akizungumza baaada ya kupokea...
Increased mobile money fraud prompts TCRA CCC to issue alert
INCREASED cased of mobile money fraud in recent days has convinced Tanzania Communication Regulatory Authority – Consumer Consultative Council- (TCRA-CCC) to issue an alert to the public to be careful
TCRA-CCC acting Executive Secretary, Mary Shao...
Anne Kilango is Appointed again to be a member of Parliament
Rais Magufuli sio mtu wa mchezo kwani aamua kumteua tena Anne Kilango kuwa mbunge na jesho ndio siku ya kuapishwa tena kabla bunge halijaanza. kila mmoja atakuwa anajiuliza maswali mengi sana kwa uteuzi huu.Habari kamili itakujia hivi karibuni...Endelea...
All 15 miners rescued alive
Survive 78-hour ordeal trapped deep underground as police, fire brigade, first aid workers, other miners, surrounding community unite for bigsaving effort
FIFTEEN miners stuck hundreds of feet underground for the past three days at a gold mine in...
Sefue appointed to key AU oversight job
FORMER Chief Secretary Ombeni Sefue has been appointed to join the Panel of Eminent Persons of the African Union’s African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) following his nomination by the government.
According to information confirmed yesterday by the...
Goalkeeper Dies yesterday
Golikipa wa timu ya Kagera Sugar, David Abdalah Burhan ambaye pia amewahi kuchezea klabu mbalimbali za ligi kuu amefariki dunia usiku wa kuamkia Jumapili katika Hospitali ya Rufaa ya Bugando.
Rais wa Shirikisho la Mpira wa Miguu Tanzania (TFF),...
Muslims turned away from US after Trump ban
MUSLIM travellers have reported being prevented from boarding flights and turned away at US border control after President Donald Trump signed an executive order banning citizens of seven Middle Eastern countries from entering the United States.
Trump...
President Erdoğan's Africa agenda From business to embassy-building
TURKISH President RecepTayyipErdoğan’s visit to Tanzania, Mozambique and Madagascar last week marked his third tour of sub-Saharan Africa in the past 12 months. He visited Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria and Guinea in February-March 2016; Kenya, Uganda...
Village councils told to come up with land use plans
MINISTER for Lands, Housing and Human Settlements Development William Lukuvu has urged government village leaders to put in place the best plan land use in their localities.
He said there was need to ensure that any changing plan of the land use...
World Bank impressed by TASAF projects in combating household poverty
THE World Bank (WB) has expressed its willingness to continue supporting the Tanzania Social Action Fund (TASAF) programme as the global organization believes that the funds it offers are in safe hands and are likely to transform the lives of thousands...
NASA gives Tz chimpshelping hand with habitat analysis by satellite
THE US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has released satellite images showing the impact of deforestation in the region around Gombe National Park in western Tanzania.
NASA collaborated with the US Geological Survey (USGS) to...
We’ll continue to support govt through research
LOCAL think-tank, REPOA, has reiterated that it will continue to support the government through investment in research that is likely to give positive results in the development of the country.
Ranked as the top think tank in Tanzania by the Global...
Over 2,000 villagers to benefit from TASAF dam project
AT least 2,000 residents of Vikuge Village in Kibaha District, Coast Region, are set to benefit from a new dam project to be constructed at the village under the Tanzania Social Action Fund (TASAF) programme.
The 26.9m/- dam will be able to reserve...
We should eat more meat, says agro minister
DESPITE having livestock in abundance, Tanzanians apparently don’t eat enough meat - an average of just 12 kilograms per person annually, which is far lower than the 50kg recommended by the UN Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO).
Official statistics...
Soldiers Kill 7 Al-Shabaab Militants in Somalia
Nairobi — Seven Al-Shabaab militants have been killed by the Kenya Defense Forces working under AMISOM in Badhaadhe area of Somalia.
KDF spokesperson Lt Col Paul Njuguna says the militants had taken control of a mosque and a police station in the...
Kenya: U.S. Expanding Military Ties to Kenya With Sales, Donations and Training
A US National Guard unit is conducting "overseas deployment training" with th
The four-month set of exercises begun in December by the Massachusetts branch of the National Guard at Thika Barracks coincides with the recent announcement of a pending...
Tanesco offers explanation on brief countrywide power blackout
The Tanzania Electric Supply Company (Tanesco) has said that the countrywide power blackout that occurred yesterday morning was due to a fault in a socket-breaker that supplies power to Chalinze and Tanga Region.
Briefing reporters during a visit...
Six Army officers held over fatal shooting of 4 civilians
POLICE are holding six officers attached to SUMA-JKT, the income generating arm of the Tanzania People’s Defence Forces (TPDF)-affiliated National Service division, over the killing of four civilians in fatally controversial circumstances in Arusha...
More than 50,000 Tana River County residents are staring at death
By Galgalo Bocha and Wycliff Kipsang,
More than 50,000 Tana River County residents are staring at death because of the ongoing drought, Governor Hussein Dado has warned.
Mr Dado said the figure could rise to 90,000 if the dry spell continues.
The...
Head teachers demoted over misconduct, exam failures
TWENTY-ONE primary school head teachers in Ukerewe District have been demoted for various alleged acts of misconduct, negligence and poor performance in last year’s examinations
Fifteen were stripped of their leadership roles because their schools...
East African nations in talks to expand one-area mobile network
The East African Community (EAC) is holding talks on expanding the one area mobile network to cover all member states
The Director General of the Communications Authority of Kenya, Francis Wangusi, told a regional internet forum in Nairobi that...
PM urges empowerment council to seek low-cost loans
PRIME Minister Kassim Majaliwa yesterday urged members of the National Council for Economic Empowerment (NEEC) to meet with financial institutions owners to explore the possibility of providing low-cost loans
The Premier made the remark in Dar es Salaam...
Government now considers charcoal tax to save forests
The government is considering placing a tax on charcoal with the aim of discouraging use of the fuel, which is a popular source of energy for cooking but also a major contributor to deforestation.
Officials say they believe making charcoal more...
Turkey now officially a ‘close’ pal of Tanzania going forward
TANZANIA and Turkey yesterday signed a total of nine partnership agreements aimed at accelerating bilateral ties between the two countries in various areas including transportation and communication.
In transportation, the revamped national carrier...
TRA blocks 30 million/- fish load on transit from local sale
TAX officials in Mbeya Region have impounded 25 tonnes of fish worth more than 30 million/- from China that were destined for neighbouring Zambia but being offloaded ostensibly for sale in the local market.
The consignment being transported from...
UDOM starts Chinese courses for immigration officials
The University of Dodoma (UDOM) in collaboration with Chinese Confucius Institute has started offering Chinese language training to Tanzania’s immigration officers
The move is meant to plug a communication gap between Tanzanian officials and Chinese...
Top secret CIA files expose US covert operations in Tanzania
The United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has made public more than 12 million pages of declassified documents online, some of which reveal the US spy agency's history of spying on Tanzania.
The extraordinary database, which was put online...
