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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Tanzania dropped serious cash on diagnostic gear, and radiographers from five East African countries got together in Dodoma to talk about keeping up with the tech. The government installed almost a thousand ultrasound machines, hundreds of digital X-ray units, and dozens of CT scanners and MRIs...
Tanzania's minerals minister checked out the start of gold exploration work in Hanang District after giving permits to a local outfit called COBRA Resource Solution. Anthony Mavunde told villagers in Bassuto that the government won't kick anyone out until compensation gets sorted, and he thinks...
Tanzania's deputy lands minister told city planners they need to get their act together and make urban areas competitive for business while keeping them climate-proof and livable. Kaspar Mmuya issued the directive at a conference in Mwanza, saying proper planning would boost economic growth...
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