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Turning mineral wealth into broad-based prosperity

TANZANIA, Sept. 29 -- TANZANIAS mineral sector is entering a potentially significant phase of growth, with mineral sales reaching 7.78tri/- in just six months between January and June this year. The ... Read More


Africa must invest in its mothers, children

DAR ES SALAAM, Sept. 28 -- AFRICA cannot achieve sustainable development while millions of women and children continue to face preventable deaths and unequal access to essential healthcare. Maternal ... Read More


Do not wait for leaders to fix problems

DAR ES SALAAM, Sept. 20 -- A GOVERNMENT earns public confidence not only through major projects and policy announcements, but also through how promptly public institutions respond to everyday problems... Read More


AFCON is our home call

TANZANIA, Sept. 18 -- AFRICA is coming to Tanzania. Not just to watch football. Not just to fill stadiums. It is coming to experience a country, a people and a football culture. That is the real mea... Read More


Parents must reject dubious offers targeting schoolgirls

DAR ES SALAAM, Sept. 17 -- THERE is nothing wrong with a child enjoying a well-earned break after Standard Seven examinations. After months of books, pencils and examination nerves, a little rest is d... Read More


Bodaboda recklessness is endangering everyone on roads

DAR ES SALAAM, Sept. 9 -- WHETHER we like it or not, Tanzanias roads are not private playgrounds for bodaboda riders. They are shared public spaces where motorcycles, cars, pedestrians, cyclists and p... Read More


Cut the waste, deliver the projects

Dar es Salaam, Sept. 8 -- PRIME Ministers directive to councils across the country to cut unnecessary expenditure and channel the savings into priority development projects could not have come at a mo... Read More


Why we should never play around with peace

DAR ES SALAAM, Aug. 30 -- PEACE is one of the greatest assets any nation can possess, yet its value is often fully appreciated only when it is threatened or lost. Any nation should, therefore, never p... Read More


We must convert macro credibility into microeconomic productivity

DAR ES SALAAM, Aug. 26 -- FITCH Ratings revision of Tanzanias economic outlook to Positive, while maintaining its ‘B+ sovereign credit rating, is a significant vote of confidence in the countrys... Read More


JNHPP: Powering Tanzania's economic future

DAR ES SALAAM, Aug. 23 -- THE official commissioning of the 2,115-megawatt Julius Nyerere Hydropower Project (JNHPP) marks a defining moment in Tanzanias economic transformation. More than a power-ge... Read More