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Jubilee Life Insurance Tanzania grabbed its fifth straight continental trophy at a weekend ceremony in Dar es Salaam after being voted the most reliable life insurance provider in the country. Chief Finance Officer Hillary Godson said the Consumer Choice Awards Africa recognition shows...

Tanzania's minerals minister dropped plans to pump up tanzanite's reputation and get better prices for the local mining scene in Mirerani. Anthony Mavunde told dealers and brokers at the Tanzanite Exchange Centre that the gemstone pulled in 161 billion shillings before, and the whole mining...

Zanzibar's agriculture minister told farmers and government workers they need to stop acting like solo players if they want the islands to actually feed themselves long-term. Suleiman Masoud Makame checked out irrigation setups, livestock spots, and forestry projects in North Unguja, and he said...

Tanzania is dealing with post-election chaos that trashed infrastructure and freaked out investors, and officials are begging young people to stop burning down their own country. President Samia Suluhu Hassan said destroying stuff accomplishes nothing literally except scaring away tourists and...

Tanzania sits on a goldmine of historical spots that locals barely touch while foreigners drop serious cash to study the same heritage. Stone Town in Zanzibar pulls tourist crowds for spice tours and slave trade history, but most Tanzanians skip it unless they are showing off the place to...

Zanzibar's government is telling everyone that keeping good records matters for basically everything the country does, from economics to culture. Minister Saada Mkuya Salum checked out the archives building in Kilimani and said losing documents to bad storage means future generations miss out on...

Zanzibar officials are gunning to wipe out malaria completely by 2030, and they say cases have already dropped enough that kids and old people are way healthier than before. Salim Slim from preventive services told people at a meeting run by the Zanzibar Malaria Elimination Programme that fewer...

Zanzibar officials are telling anti-trafficking groups to get creative and hit harder at the actual reasons people end up trafficked, since women and kids keep getting wrecked the most. Siajabu Suleiman Pandu from the Second Vice-President's office said agencies need to work together better, and...

RwandAir just started flying direct between Kigali and Zanzibar, and officials are hyped about what it means for tourism and business. Seif Abdallah Juma from Zanzibar Airports Authority said the route proves the islands have leveled up their aviation game with terminal upgrades and...

Tanzania just dropped major reforms to protect small-scale miners from getting screwed over by license holders and foreign investors. Minerals Minister Anthony Mavunde told people in Nyang'hwale District that the new rules stop the common scam where locals dig up gold, and then license owners...

Tanzania's union and Zanzibar officials are telling everyone to chill and keep doing their thing after some chaos went down late last month. Hamza Hassan Juma, the minister handling union affairs, said security forces have things locked down after people trashed police stations and government...

President Samia Suluhu Hassan told elders in Dar es Salaam that Tanzania would defend itself hard after election violence broke out, and she wants older folks to mentor young people before they get manipulated into chaos. She said the post-election mess was organized with serious funding and...

Access Bank Tanzania dropped a new program called Access Wezesha to teach young people how to handle their money, and they kicked things off by teaming up with AIESEC at IFM to run workshops for over 200 university students covering budgeting and saving habits. Irene Mutiganzi from the bank's...

Zimbabwe cops just rolled out body-worn cameras for traffic officers across all provinces to crack down on corruption and keep interactions transparent. Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed the gear got distributed nationwide, with training still happening for officers who will use the tech to...

Zimbabwe plans to take some of its better-performing state-owned companies under the Mutapa Investment Fund and list them on the stock exchange during the National Development Strategy 2 rollout. The government wants to increase transparency, pull in both local and foreign cash, and deepen...

Zimbabwe is pushing its weed industry past basic farming after Agriculture Minister Anxious Masuka checked out a Bulawayo operation run by Mike Querl at Thathokuhle Farm. The government wants growers to stop selling raw flower and start making oils, extracts, medical formulations, and industrial...

Highlanders FC kicked off their centennial celebration plans at a corporate breakfast in Bulawayo, with board chairman Luke Mnkandla laying out how the club wants to mark a century since its 1926 founding. The team is hunting for corporate partners to back community outreach programs, youth...

A 35-year-old guy from Gwanda named Philani Sibanda got busted for hitting up a Bulawayo supermarket with some buddies who are still on the run. They rolled up to Hamara Supermarket in Pumula East wearing balaclavas and packing pistols, then made everyone hit the floor while they grabbed $370...

Power FM personality Miss Tee landed a Bulawayo Arts Awards nomination for Outstanding Radio DJ after building her rep through Lunch Time Radio and The Night Signal shows. Thokozani Mkandla is competing against Skyz Metro veterans like Mjox and Leonard Ncube at the December ceremony happening at...

President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa told Zanu-PF's 389th Politburo session that the National Development Strategy 2 and Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube's 2026 budget basically copied party conference resolutions word for word, which apparently proves the government listens to members. The...