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Hold onto your gems, Spyro bros. That long-rumored fourth game might actually be happening. The scoop comes from a developer's LinkedIn profile, showing nearly two years of work on Spyro through last March. Since the Reignited Trilogy wrapped ages ago, this points to fresh content. The studio...

Dodoma Regional Commissioner Rosemary Senyamule has a new pitch for locals: grow apples, but listen to the experts. She made the call during a tour of a demonstration farm in Mwegamile Village, Chamwino District, where trials are happening. Senyamule stated only three specific apple varieties...

Tanzania's National Audit Office is rolling out Braille versions of its audit reports. NAOT Senior Economist Emanuel Lazaro announced the move during a journalist training in Morogoro, stating it aims to include people with visual impairments. He said these citizens also need to grasp the...

Zanzibar President Hussein Mwinyi used his birthday to open a new housing development named after him, Dr Hussein Mwinyi City, in Mombasa within the Urban West Region. He told the Zanzibar Social Security Fund, which built the project, to keep pursuing big infrastructure investments, even...

A hospital in Siha District is putting TB patients to work in vegetable gardens. The Kibong'oto Infectious Disease Hospital, or KIDH, started this farming project to help people stuck there for months of treatment. Director Dr. Leonard Subi explained that the long hospital stays and strong daily...

Taifa Stars coach Miguel Gamondi is taking positives from a 2-1 loss to Nigeria at AFCON. The Argentine told reporters his Tanzania squad showed clear growth, especially compared to a previous friendly against Kuwait. He pointed to a more aggressive attacking approach and overall player...

The head of the Zanzibar Law School, Dr. Ali Uki, is pushing for better-trained cops at the island's Gender and Children Desks. He spoke directly to officers from Unguja regions during a skills workshop at the Zanzibar Police College. Uki called these specialized police units a critical resource...

Tanzania's Deputy Minister for Industry and Trade, Patrobas Paschal Katambi, says the country needs to fight for its factories with research and brains, not weapons. He made these comments during a visit to the Tanzania Industrial Research and Development Organisation, or TIRDO, in Dar es...

Madaba District in Ruvuma is getting a major agribusiness makeover. A company named Jenga Tanzania Agriculture Limited is behind the push, with large farms already operating in Lutukira and Ndelenyuma villages. The district council's Executive Director, Advocate Sajidu Mohamed, gave the project...

Indonesia is putting a billion dollars into the BRICS development bank. The country's economic minister, Airlangga Hartarto, confirmed the funding pledge. Indonesia joined the bloc earlier this year, partly seeking other markets amid tense trade relations. The contribution to the New Development...

A conference in Arusha focused on making government and business contracts more inclusive. A speaker at the event pushed for Gender Responsive Procurement. Humphrey Simba, from ASNL Advisory, said this approach helps women entrepreneurs get fair access to deals. He argued it breaks down old...

Twenty-seven students from a local university's Chinese language program got scholarships. The Confucius Institute at the University of Dar es Salaam handed out the awards. A cement company called JUYE Tanzania helped fund them. The institute's Tanzanian director, Dr. Mussa Hans, said the money...

The Prime Minister called for the firing of employees linked to a major funds scandal. Mwigulu Nchemba gave the order during a visit to a ferry service in Dar es Salaam. He stated workers at the transportation agency TEMESA embezzled two and a half billion shillings. Nchemba said this corruption...

Airtel Tanzania just flipped the switch on five new cell towers. These are in Mkuranga, Kilimanjaro, Dodoma, Karatu, and Simiyu. Company managers in each area held launch events. They said the move tackles the big gap between city and rural service. The Dodoma manager, Salum Ngururu, called...

The Home Affairs Minister visited a key border crossing and pushed for tighter security. George Simbachawene toured the Mutukula post between Tanzania and Uganda. He told government workers to prioritize national safety above all. Revenue collection comes next, he said, because it funds national...

Saudi Arabia says it will boost relations with Tanzania, specifically by backing youth programs. This pledge came during a meeting with Tanzanian officials. Foreign Minister Mahmoud Thabit Kombo delivered a message from President Samia Suluhu Hassan to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman...

Students at a Turkish regional studies center are now learning Kiswahili. The BAM Center in Ankara runs the program. A group from the center met with Tanzania's Ambassador to Türkiye, Iddi Seif Bakari. They explained that the training prepares professionals with language skills for East African...

The Sea Cliff golf tournament in Zanzibar wrapped up the year with a big competition. Players faced off on an eighteen-hole course at the resort in Mangapwani. Rob Maunder took the overall win with thirty-six points. Godfrey Kilenga came in second, just one point behind him. Patrick O’Rourke got...

New roads in Iringa are changing a lot more than commutes. For years, rainy seasons would flood rivers and turn routes to mud, cutting off whole villages. People couldn't get to hospitals, schools, or markets reliably. That meant lost income, spoiled crops, and real danger for anyone needing...

That warehouse receipt system in Geita is really doing work for lentil farmers. Over two years, it moved over three thousand tons of pulses in more than a dozen auctions. That brought in around three billion shillings. The acting Regional Administrative Secretary, Dr. Elfas Msenya, broke down...