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Tanzanians brighten Serengeti Bonanza in Belgium
Daily News Tanzania
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August 18, 2025
ANTWERP: The Kilimanjaro, a team of Tanzanians living in Sweden, won the Serengeti Sports Bonanza held in Antwerp, Belgium, over the weekend. Besides sports, the bonanza served as a platform for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to share information...
Tanzania court bans broadcasting of opposition leader trial
Africanews
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August 18, 2025
A Dar es Salaam court on Monday banned media from live broadcasting the trial of Tanzania's main opposition leader, Tundu Lissu, who is charged with treason. Principal Resident Magistrate Franco Kiswaga said the ban was put in place to protect the...
Tanzanian sports sector hits a golden era with massive investment
Daily News Tanzania
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August 18, 2025
DAR ES SALAAM: MASSIVE investments made by the Tanzanian government under Samia Suluhu Hassan in the sports sector have positioned Tanzania as a key sports hub in Africa, the Secretary General of the Ministry of Information, Culture, Arts and...
Tanzania seeks safe energy to preserve medicinal plants
Daily News Tanzania
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August 18, 2025
DAR ES SALAAM: TANZANIA has insisted on the use of safe energy as a means to fight pollution, which experts claim to the major source of climate change. The country’s campaign on safe energy aims to safeguard the environment, whose main components...
Tanzania’s insurance beneficiaries hit 25.9m in 2025
Daily News Tanzania
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August 18, 2025
DAR ES SALAAM: THE Commissioner of the Tanzania Insurance Regulatory Authority (TIRA), Dr. Baghayo Saqware, has said that the beneficiaries of insurance services in the country have increased from 14 million in 2021 to 25.9 million in 2025 as the...
Tanzania court bans live coverage of opposition leader Tundu Lissu's treason trial
Times LIVE
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A court in Tanzania on Monday banned the live coverage of treason proceedings against the East African nation's main opposition leader Tundu Lissu, who criticised the decision. Principal resident magistrate Franco Kiswaga said the ban would help...
Tanzania, India cherish ties in health, education, trade, defense sectors
Daily News Tanzania
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August 18, 2025
DAR ES SALAAM: THE relationship between Tanzania and India in various areas, including health, water, education, defense, infrastructure, trade, and international diplomacy, has continued to be strong and stead,y benefiting both countries....
Tanzania envisions a civilized General Elections campaign
Daily News Tanzania
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August 18, 2025
DAR ES SALAAM: The Registrar of Political Parties, Justice Francis Mutungi, has called on political party leaders in Tanzania to ensure that campaigns for the 2025 General Election are conducted peacefully in a civilized manner, without the use of...
Tanzania court bans live coverage of opposition leader's treason trial
The Malaysian Star
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August 18, 2025
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) -A court in Tanzania on Monday banned the live coverage of treason proceedings against the East African nation's main opposition leader, Tundu Lissu, who criticised the decision. Principal Resident Magistrate Franco Kiswaga...
Tanzania’s path to sustainable finance leadership
The Citizen
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By Mbazi Gabriel Marisa, Forestry and Development Expert The age of free money is over. The era when overseas aid flowed unconditionally from the 1960s through the 2000s—has ended, and it may never return. For Tanzania, this is not a crisis, but...
Tanzania police hunt traditional healer linked to student’s death
The Citizen
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Arusha. Police in Manyara Region are hunting for a traditional healer alleged to have provided misleading divination that led to the killing of a Form Four student, Yohana Konki (17), at Qash Secondary School in Babati District. The student is...
Data surge powers Vodacom Tanzania’s business growth, digital future
Daily News Tanzania
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August 18, 2025
Dar es Salaam: Vodacom Tanzania has reported a significant surge in data traffic across its network in the financial year ending March 31, 2025, a trend that is not only driving business performance but also propelling the country’s broader...
Burundi and Tanzania launch standard-gauge project
International Railway Journal
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August 18, 2025
Ceremony held to mark the construction of the first railway in Burundi which will link with the new Tanzanian standard-gauge network. A symbolic section of track and two electrification masts were installed to mark the launch of the project....
Empty Seats in Tanzania Leave CAF Disappointed
Kenya Today
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August 18, 2025
When the Confederation of African Football (CAF) chose Tanzania as one of the hosts for continental matches, many expected stadiums to be packed. To attract fans, tickets were sold cheaply going for as little as Tsh 10,000. But despite the low...
Live coverage of opposition leader Lissu’s treason trial banned by Tanzania court
BusinessLIVE
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A court in Tanzania on Monday banned live coverage of treason proceedings against the East African nation’s main opposition leader Tundu Lissu, who criticised the decision. Principal resident magistrate Franco Kiswaga said the ban would help...
Tanzania: Samia pushes mining boom as demand for rare metals soars
Zawya
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Tanzania is fast-tracking key mining projects under the Samia administration ahead of the country’s general election in October, signing a series of new, multimillion-dollar deals with international investors over the past fortnight. Two of the...
Tanzania minister: Foreigners come as investors, then become petty traders
Zawya
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Tanzania says it imposed a ban on foreigners from doing certain businesses to stop a continual abuse of investment rules under which they had entered the country. Trade and Industry Minister Selemani Jafo, speaking for the first time since...
New minimum wage for the Tanzanian private sector is underway
Daily News Tanzania
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August 18, 2025
ARUSHA: THE government is set to sign new minimum wage guidelines for Tanzania’s private sector in a move aimed at improving workers’ welfare and aligning labour policies with current economic realities. Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s...
Why Kenyans root for Morocco against Tanzania
Star
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Harambee Stars join fans in celebrating when they secured victory over Zambia in their Group A fixture/ CHARLENE MALWAAfter the end of the group stage matches in the ongoing African Nations Championship (CHAN), Kenya topped arguably Group A, which...
Tanzanian trio triumph at CRDB Marathon in Dar
Daily News Tanzania
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August 18, 2025
DAR ES SALAAM: JOSEPH Panga from Tanzania won the men’s half marathon, while his fellow Tanzanians Silia Ginoka and Boayi Maganga excelled in the 10km race in the men’s and women’s categories, respectively, during the CRDB Bank Marathon held in...