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Tanzania’s police chief vows to fight new wave of gang crimes
Tanzania's Inspector General of Police Simon Sirro on Saturday vowed to fight what he described as a new wave of gang crimes.
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Tanzanian minister raises alarm over destruction of water catchments
A Tanzanian minister on Thursday raised the alarm in parliament over unprecedented destruction of water catchments in the country, saying the malpractice could cause...
Tanzania starts to deal with taxation hurdles
Tanzanian authorities on Saturday began addressing taxation hurdles that had been forcing some business people to close their businesses and move to other countries.
Mwigulu...
Tanzania president suspends port authority chief for alleged graft
dpa/GNA - President Samia Suluhu Hassan Sunday has suspended the director general of the Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) over alleged embezzlement of 1.55...
Tanzania swears in new president after Magufuli’s sudden death
dpa/GNA – Samia Suluhu Hassan was sworn in as Tanzania's first female president on Friday, two days after the government announced late president...
Tanzanian government denies rumors that president ill with Covid-19
dpa/GNA - The Tanzanian government on Friday assured citizens that President John Magufuli was doing well, after days of unconfirmed reports that he...
Tanzania succeeds in stopping locust invasion
Tanzania has succeeded in eliminating all locusts that invaded the country from neighboring Kenya, a cabinet minister said on Tuesday.
The Minister...
Tanzania to translate over 400 laws into Kiswahili
Tanzania's Ministry of Constitutional and Legal Affairs (MoCLA) has given guidelines to all government ministries and institutions over the translation of 450 laws from...
Tanzania arrests 135 immigrants over illegal fishing
Tanzanian immigration authorities said on Thursday 135 illegal immigrants were arrested over illegal fishing in Lake Tanganyika.
Augustine Malembo, an officer with...
Tanzania’s Zanzibar president appoints new First Vice-President
Tanzania's Zanzibar President Hussein Ali Mwinyi on Monday appointed Othman Masoud Othman Sharif as new First Vice-President.
The appointment of Sharif was...
Tanzanian police arrest four over spreading COVID-19 misinformation
Tanzanian police said on Monday they have arrested four people in connection with disseminating false information on deaths caused by COVID-19, leaving the public...
Four children killed by lightning strike in southern Tanzania
At least four children, three of whom were from the same family, have been killed after they were hit by lightning in Tanzania's southern...
Mobile phone operators in trouble over poor service in Tanzania
Tanzania's telecommunications regulator on Wednesday imposed fines amounting to 38.1 billion Tanzanian shillings (about 16 million U.S. dollars) for what it described as poor...
Tanzania’s Zanzibar First Vice-President Hamad dies at age 77
Tanzania's Zanzibar First Vice-President Seif Sharif Hamad died on Wednesday at the Muhimbili National Hospital where he was admitted for treatment.
Zanzibar President Hussein Ali...
AU chalks huge success in combating malaria amidst the COVID-19 pandemic
Launches initiative to engage youth and a new digital platform for data-driven malaria responses on the continent
President Uhuru Kenyatta, chair of the African...
Tanzania cancels key annual agricultural show to fund farming extension services
Tanzanian authorities on Wednesday announced cancellation of this year's Nane Nane National Agricultural Exhibitions, saying funds for running the exhibitions will be used to...
Stray elephants storm villages and destroy crops in southern Tanzania
A Tanzanian Member of Parliament (MP) told the National Assembly Monday that stray elephants were causing devastation in parts of the country's southern villages.
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Tanzanian health authorities refute reports on outbreak of strange disease
Tanzanian health authorities on Sunday refuted local media reports on an outbreak of a strange disease in the country's southern highlands that has already...
Tanzanian authorities arrest 46 illegal immigrants
At least 46 Ethiopian illegal immigrants have been arrested in eastern Tanzania, immigration authorities said on Friday.
Angela Shija, a senior immigration...
Tanzania and Oman sign pact on ports master plan development
Tanzania's Zanzibar and the Oman Investment Authority on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at implementing a ports master plan development along the...
Number of pigs killed by African swine fever in Tanzania rises to 1,155
The number of pigs killed by the African swine fever in northern Tanzania has risen from 500 to 1,155, an official has said
Hezron Nonga,...
EU pledges continued support for Tanzania’s investment drive
The European Union (EU) has pledged continued support to Tanzania's efforts aimed at improving the investment environment in the east African nation, a statement...
Tanzania warns immigration officials against facilitating illegal immigrants
Tanzanian authorities warned on Sunday they will take punitive measures against immigration officials who facilitate illegal immigrants to gain entry in the east African...
Game rangers charged in Tanzanian over facilitating invasion of protected area
Three Tanzanian game rangers, six farmers and a village leader were on Friday charged with invading the Kilombero game-controlled area, posing a threat to...
Tanzanian leader pledges support to Zanzibar’s Government of National Unity
Tanzanian President John Magufuli on Thursday pledged support for Zanzibar's newly formed Government of National Unity (GNU) that looked forward to making the archipelago...
Tanzania, and Mozambique pledge to strengthen economic, trade ties
Tanzanian and Mozambican leaders on Monday pledged to strengthen economic, trade and security cooperation between the two neighboring countries.
Tanzanian President John Magufuli and his...
Tanzania suspends private television station over airing offensive content
The Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) on Tuesday suspended a private entertainment television station Wasafi for six months after it aired offensive content.
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JUST IN: Train accident kills 3 in central Tanzania
Three people were killed and 66 others injured after a passenger train derailed in central Tanzania on Saturday evening, said the Tanzania Railways Corporation...
Tanzanian PM suspends senior ports officials over misuse of funds
Tanzanian Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa on Sunday suspended two senior officials with the Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) and ordered thorough auditing of five ports...
At least 4 injured as Tanzania’s Zanzibar landmark historic building collapses
At least four people were injured on Friday when a section of Tanzania's Zanzibar historic landmark building collapsed.
The four, part of...