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SportPesa crowns Tanzania's first female Big Aviator winner of Sh400 million

Tanzania, May 24 -- Dar es Salaam. For years in Tanzania, sports betting has been closely connected to football culture. From the excitement of the English Premier League to the intensity of Young Afr... Read More


Why experts believe harsh laws alone cannot stop unsafe abortions

Tanzania, May 23 -- Dar es Salaam. A recent investigation by The Citizen has uncovered the growing scale of Tanzania's underground unsafe abortion network, exposing how women are being drawn into a se... Read More


Chadema rejects cooperation with criminal investigation commission, cites bias

Tanzania, May 23 -- Arusha/Dar. The opposition, Chadema, has said it will not cooperate with the criminal investigation commission established by President Samia Suluhu Hassan, claiming it lacks indep... Read More


US sanctions Tanzanian police officer over human rights violation allegations

Tanzania, May 22 -- Dar es Salaam. The United States has sanctioned Tanzanian Police Force Senior Assistant Commissioner Faustine Jackson Mafwele over alleged involvement in gross human rights violati... Read More


How restrictions have expanded hidden abortion networks in Dar

Tanzania, May 22 -- Dar es Salaam. While Tanzania continues enforcing strict restrictions on abortion, a parallel underground business has quietly expanded in the shadows, drawing in brokers, informal... Read More


Samia appoints new Board Chairs, including PSSSF replacement

Tanzania, May 22 -- Dar es Salaam. President Samia Suluhu Hassan has appointed three chairpersons to lead different government boards, including a new chairperson for the Public Service Social Securit... Read More


Initiative unveiled to boost local startups' skills, funding

Tanzania, May 22 -- Dar es Salaam. A new initiative dubbed Startups za Viwango has been launched to accelerate the growth of Tanzanian startups by connecting young innovators to mentorship, business t... Read More


Tanzanian glass manufacturer protests Kenya's proposed tax

Tanzania, May 22 -- Dar es Salaam. Just two weeks after Tanzania and Kenyan leaders agreed to remove all trade barriers by mid-year in an effort to raise the countries' trade to $1 billion, a Tanzania... Read More


DR Congo shifts World Cup preparations amid Ebola outbreak

Tanzania, May 21 -- The Democratic Republic of Congo has been forced to alter its preparations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup following a deadly Ebola outbreak that has triggered international health con... Read More


Tanzania launches law review to make Form Four compulsory for all citizens

Tanzania, May 21 -- Dodoma. The government has officially launched a major legislative review aimed at making Form Four education the highest level of compulsory basic education, marking another miles... Read More