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Tanzania back as fifth-largest startup funding destination on the continent

Tanzania, July 28 -- Dar es Salaam. Tanzania has staged a remarkable recovery in Africa's startup investment landscape, attracting $52 million in funding during the first half of 2026 to reclaim its p... Read More


Samia swears in top officials, warns against favouritism

Tanzania, July 27 -- Dar es Salaam. President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Monday swore in two deputy permanent secretaries and witnessed four senior government officials take the Public Leadership Oath of ... Read More


Samia, Chapo rally Africa to fast track continental free trade area for economic freedom

Tanzania, July 3 -- Dar es Salaam. Tanzania and Mozambique have called on African countries to accelerate implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and pursue economic liberat... Read More


Digital towers to revolutionise safety across remote airstrips

Tanzania, July 1 -- Dar es Salaam. Tanzania could soon improve safety at some of its most isolated airstrips without constructing expensive control towers if a locally developed digital aviation syste... Read More


Officials link strong data governance to Dira 2050 success

Tanzania, June 30 -- Dar es Salaam. Tanzania's ambition to build a $1 trillion economy by 2050 will depend not only on expanding digital technologies but also on strengthening personal data protection... Read More


Why data privacy matters for economic growth

Tanzania, June 30 -- Dar es Salaam. Tanzania's ambition to build a $1 trillion economy by 2050 will depend not only on expanding digital technologies but also on strengthening personal data protection... Read More


Renewed calls for government to cut expenditure on vehicles

Tanzania, June 26 -- Dar es Salaam. At a time when Tanzania is seeking billions of shillings to expand infrastructure, improve healthcare services, strengthen education and widen access to clean water... Read More


Samia orders investigation into rising childhood cancer cases

Tanzania, June 25 -- Dar es Salaam. President Samia Suluhu Hassan has directed health researchers to investigate the growing number of children suffering from cancer and heart diseases, warning that t... Read More


Comesa pushes digital insurance reforms to ease cross-border trade

Tanzania, June 24 -- Dar es Salaam. Efforts to digitise the COMESA Yellow Card Scheme are expected to enhance regional trade, improve insurance services and ease movement of goods across borders, dele... Read More


Tanzania moves to protect family planning gains after UK-funded programme ends

Tanzania, June 22 -- Dodoma. The government has directed regional and district health authorities to ensure that gains made through a nine-year family planning programme are not lost following the clo... Read More