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Tanzania: Airtel Doubles Voice Packs, Extends Validity

Airtel Tanzania has said that its customers can now enjoy longer talk times with more than double minutes allocated while extending validity periods of bundles thus giving them more airtime for boosting their economic activities. “Airtel Tanzania is constantly developing innovative products that are meant to deliver value for our consumers and enhance their lives,” […]

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Tanzania: Dcb Marks Women’s Day Recounting 500bn/ – Support

DCB Commercial Bank has issued loans to women and youth groups in the country worth 500bn/- in a period of 20 years since the financial institution was established. The bank’s Commercial Director, Zacharia Kapama disclosed this at an event to celebrate International Women’s Day organized by Dar es Salaam City Council and sponsored by DCB […]

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Tanzania: Chinese Heavy Duty Truck Group Eyes Car Assembly Plant in Tanzania

CHINA’s heavy truck group, Sinotruk International plans to establish a car assembly plant in Tanzania to promote the auto industry development in the country. The Country Manager of Sinotruk International in Tanzania, Mr Li zhongyuan said in Dar es Salaam over the weekend that the move is motivated by the friendly investment environment which creates […]

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Tanzania: CSOs Women Directors Appeal for Support to Samia

AHEAD of the International Women’s Day today, some female leaders of Civil Society Organisations (CSO’s) have appealed for support towards President SamiaSuluhu Hassan, so that she attains her mission. The CSOs top managers made plea in Dar es Salaam recently during a launch of the CSO’s Women Directors’ Forum and a book titled: Queen Mothers. […]

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Tanzania: NMB Supports Amana Hospital, Three Schools

NMB has donated various equipment to Amana Hospital and three schools in Ilala District being part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) for which 2.8bn/- has been set aside for supporting education and health sectors this year. Some of the equipment handed over by the NMB Dar es Salaam Zone Manager, Donatus Richard to Ilala […]

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Tanzania: Geita to Spend 3bn/ – for Loans to Special Groups

The Geita Town Council is set to spend over 3.07bn/- within five years (2017-2022) for providing interest free loans to special groups namely youth, women and people with disabilities. The Council’s Public Relation Officer, Mr Albert Auson presented the report over the weekend on development projects to the Association of Local Authorities of Tanzania (ALAT) […]

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Tanzania: Get Rid of Sexual Corruption, Lecturers Reminded

AHEAD of the International Women’s Day on March 8, employees in public and private higher learning institutions have been told to avoid sexual corruption while in duty. The call was made by Deputy Secretary of the Public Service Commission, Salvatory Kaize, who argued that avoiding sexual corruption would lead to eliminating sexual harrassment. He made […]

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Tanzania: Administrator Samantha Power Meets With President Of The Republic Of Tanzania

The below is attributable to Spokesperson Rebecca Chalif:‎ Today, Administrator Samantha Power held a virtual meeting with Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan to share that the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) will provide a surge of COVID-19 resources to Tanzania through the U.S. Government’s Initiative for Global Vaccine Access (Global VAX). Announced in […]

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Tanzania: Residents to Reap Big From Sumbawanga-Kasanga Road Project

Sumbawanga — RESIDENTS of Sumbawanga District Council will breathe a sigh of relief as construction of the 107 kilometres strategic road project stretching from the council to Kasanga port terminal has reached 99 per cent. Speaking here during the 44 Regional Road Board (RRB) meeting, Rukwa Regional Commissioner (RC), Mr Joseph Mkirikiti said the completion […]

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Tanzania: Azam Call for Patience After Home Draw

AFTER being held to a barren draw by Coastal Union, Azam have called on for unity in the team saying the poor results they have recorded in the two matches are partof football. It was another long night for the Ice Cream makers as they dropped crucial two pointson Tuesday night at their Azam Complex […]

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Tanzania: Madina Eyes Entebbe Ladies Open Conquest

TANZANIA top golfer Madina Iddi is among the top East and Central African players vying for theEntebbe Ladies Golf Open Championship which tees off on Friday in Uganda. The annual two-day 36 holes tournament tees off on Friday and climaxes on Saturday at the par 71 Entebbe course in Uganda. Organised byEntrebbe Club in collaboration […]

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Tanzania: Oil, Gas Sector Attracts UAE Investors

TANZANIA’S participation in the Dubai Expo 2020 has paid off as the country has attracted a number of international companies that have shown interest to invest in the oil and gas sector. Some of the areas that have attracted foreign companies include supply of natural gas, construction of the Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) stations, and […]

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Tanzania: Tanesco-Masdar Strike Agreement to Boost Power Generation

THE Tanzania Electricity Supply Company Limited (TANESCO) has signed an agreement with the global energy investment company -MASDAR Based in Abudhabi, to support the development of various power generation projects in the country. The agreement, signed at the Business and Investment Forum held alongside the Dubai Expo 2020, was witnessed by President Samia Suluhu Hassan […]

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Tanzania: Norway Grants U.S.$3 Million for Capacity Building in Environmental Conservation

THE Norwegian government has disbursed 3 million US dollars to Tanzania for capacity building in institutions involved in environmental conservation to reduce emissions caused by deforestation. The capacity building initiative will be implemented through the REDD+ project in efforts to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation as well as to foster conservation, sustainable management […]

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Tanzania: WB to Support Improvement of Judicial Buildings

Nyasa — THE government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the World Bank (WB) to continue supporting the Judiciary to execute the second phase of the improvement of its building infrastructure. In the agreement the Judiciary is expected to build nine more Integrated Justice Centres (IJCs) in regions that do not have High […]

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Tanzania: Experts Discuss Study Findings to Boost Rice Yields

Moshi — RESEARCH in agriculture has been described as a solid basis for increasing food production, including rice, whose consumption has increased significantly in recent years. This was stated by the Kilimanjaro Regional Administrative Secretary, Willy Machumu, during a meeting to present and discuss the technical manual for contributing water use efficiency at irrigation schemes, […]

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Tanzania: Rukwa Irked By 10-Year Airport Construction Delays

Delays in the construction of Sumbawanga Airport in Rukwa Region took the centre stage as members of the Regional Road Board (RRB) met here over the weekend. The members of the 44 RRB expressed dissatisfaction over the delay of 55.9bn/- airport project for almost a decade. The members also aired similar concern last October during […]

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Tanzania: Improve Customer Care, Police Gender Desk Told

Dodoma — THE MINISTRY of Community Development, Gender, Women, and Special Groups has advised the Police Gender and Children Desk to improve customer care for impressing citizens to report gender-based violence incidents. The advice was issued in Dodoma over the weekend during stakeholders meeting whose objective was to implement the National Plan of Action to […]