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  1. Munyaradzi Mafaro

    Dar traffic gets a big boost, the president signs off on funds

    President Samia Suluhu Hassan just dropped 54 billion shillings to fix traffic nightmares around Dar es Salaam and the Coast regions. Works Minister Abdallah Ulega broke the news while checking out the Mbagala Rangi Tatu to Kongowe road expansion, and he told TANROADS bosses to stop letting...
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    Mikumi airstrip upgrade lifts park, tourists keep soaring

    Jambo Aviation pilot Hammad Hassan says the upgraded Kikoboga Airstrip at Mikumi National Park is pulling way more planes and tourists than before. The park used to be dead during this season, but he's literally shuttling groups back and forth with only two hours between flights because people...
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    Mbeya youth shake up farming, Cleopatra sets new pace

    Cleopatra Kuniberty Limandora started making banana wine in her mom's kitchen with 300,000 shillings after getting an IT diploma from SAUTI University, but couldn't land a job. She joined the YEFFA program under AGRA, and that changed everything because it taught her that agriculture could...
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    Mwanza maids lead training drive, rights win new respect

    Twenty-five domestic workers who got certified through the Tanzania Labour College in Mbeya are running training sessions for other house workers across Mwanza. They went through a five-day program with the ILO, CHODAWU, and the government about workplace rights, safety, and basic protections...
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    Simba chases record haul, fans rally for badge pride

    Simba Sports Club wants to pull in 29.5 billion shillings next season, which is about 13.5 percent more than what they budgeted last time around. They only hit 24 billion because M-Bet bailed on their sponsorship deal, and the club is suing them over it. Their main sponsor bumped their...
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    Tanzania U-17s clinch AFCON spot, Kenya left trailing

    Tanzania's under-17 squad locked down their spot at the Africa Cup of Nations after wrecking Kenya 3-1 in the CECAFA semi-final at Abebe Bikila Stadium in Addis Ababa. Nhingo Luzelenga got things started, and Luqman Mbalasalu made it 2-0 before Kenya's Armstrong Omondi tried to mount a comeback...
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    Livestock power surges in Tanzania, farmers cash in

    Tanzania's livestock game has been leveling up hard under President Samia Suluhu Hassan. The sector pulled in 6.2 percent of GDP this year with 5 percent growth, and it's keeping about 4.6 million households employed. Total livestock value jumped from 30.49 trillion shillings to 33.22 trillion...
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    TanTrade heads to Kigoma, border traders eye new perks

    Tanzania's trade development agency is opening up shop in Kigoma to make cross-border business easier with Burundi and the DRC. Director General Latifa Khamis said the new office will help traders get better access to services, and they're planning to expand to more border zones like Tunduma in...
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    Container tax scrapped, manufacturers cheer cost relief

    Tanzania's industrial lobby is celebrating after the government killed a container tax that manufacturers said was bleeding their margins dry. The Confederation of Tanzania Industries told business owners during a Coast Region meeting that scrapping the 150,000-shilling levy for both loading and...
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    Loose talk lands in court, defamation law bites hard

    Some Tanzanian legal explainer dropped a breakdown about how defamation works after people keep wrecking each other online without reading the Media Services Act. The law treats typed posts and spoken rumors the same way because both tank someone's reputation if random people hear the claim and...
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    Organic market opens in Dar, small farmers set to profit

    Some Tanzanian agricultural group threw a market day in Dar es Salaam to push organic crops after getting about 1.2 billion shillings from Bio-Vision and Swiss aid orgs. Sustainable Agricultural Tanzania wants small-scale farmers ditching chemical fertilizers and hitting both local plus...
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    DUCE’s four top grads wow with rare 4.7 GPA achievement

    Four students at Dar es Salaam University College of Education just pulled off identical 4.7 GPAs at graduation, which basically never happens anywhere. Ramadhani Seif studied science education, while Julius Gonelimali did similar work, and Scharion Benedicto plus Masalu Sasila grabbed...
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    Drug resistance surges, united action key to save lives

    Drug-resistant infections are wrecking people across East and Central Africa because antibiotics that used to work just stopped doing their job, and some health specialist from the East Central and Southern Africa Health Community says the crisis is hitting newborns, farmers, and regular...
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    Youth win mining rights, Lemshuku gem hub takes shape

    Tanzania's minerals minister rolled out a bunch of licenses for young miners in Lemshuku and told them they can actually hold mining rights instead of grinding for richer dudes who already have permits. Anthony Mavunde handed 21 groups a total of 423 small-scale mining licenses while promising...
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    TAZARA art show rekindles unity, railway revival on track

    Tanzania and China opened an art show celebrating the 50th anniversary of the TAZARA railway that connects Dar es Salaam to Zambia. The National Museum hosted paintings and artwork from Chinese and Tanzanian artists who mixed traditional techniques to tell the story of how thousands of workers...
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    Tanzania’s youth urged to build, not break, the nation

    Some op-ed writer is telling Tanzanian kids they need to chill with the protests and focus on building stuff instead of wrecking things. The piece argues that over 60 percent of the population is under 35, and this crew could either push the country forward through tech startups and community...
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    Heatwave scorches Tanzania, TMA warns of sun’s return

    Tanzania's weather agency dropped a heat warning after thermometers hit unusual peaks across multiple regions, with Moshi station clocking 35.7 degrees Celsius and running 4.2 degrees hotter than typical November averages. Ilonga and Morogoro town also logged mid-30s readings while Dar es Salaam...
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    Mtera dam upgrade powers up Dodoma, Iringa economy

    Tanzania finished a 10-billion-shilling upgrade at Mtera Power Station, and the substation can pump out 80 megawatts for districts around Dodoma and Iringa. Deputy energy minister Salome Makamba told miners and farmers in Mpwapwa, Chamwino, Kibakwe, and Isimani that they can expect steady power...
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    HIV fight far from over, youth called to end stigma

    Tanzania still has a serious HIV problem, and some op-ed writer thinks young people are getting complacent about testing and prevention. The piece argues that loads of new infections hit youth because stigma keeps them from getting checked or asking questions, and social media makes things worse...
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    UVIMA Saccos grows loan power, rural members cash in

    A savings group in Marangu pumped out 6.4 billion shillings in loans since launching back in 2007, and the manager says they went from 6 million in startup cash to over 234 million without borrowing from outside sources. UVIMA Saccos serves more than a thousand members, and their shares jumped...
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