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From school uniforms to fashion success

DAR ES SALAAM, June 25 -- FOR many successful entrepreneurs the journey begins with a simple observation that later grows into a life-changing idea. For Esther Kelvin, popularly known as Essy Fashion,... Read More


Roads driving TZ's economic transformation

DAR ES SALAAM, June 25 -- FOR decades, many parts of Tanzania were separated not by distance, but by the poor quality of roads connecting them. Farmers struggled to access markets, patients spent hour... Read More


Millions of seedlings boost Kilimanjaro coffee recovery

DODOMA, June 25 -- MORE than three million improved coffee seedlings have been distributed in Kilimanjaro Region to help reverse falling coffee production and improve farmers incomes. Deputy Minister... Read More


Foreign workers misusing business visas face action

DAR ES SALAAM, June 25 -- THE government has uncovered widespread abuse of short-term business visas by some foreign nationals working illegally in Tanzania and will take firm action against offenders... Read More


TFC's new fertiliser plant signals fresh hope for Tanzania's farmers

DAR ES SALAAM, June 25 -- FOR years, many Tanzanian farmers have struggled with declining soil fertility, rising fertiliser costs and inconsistent crop yields. While fertiliser remains one of the mos... Read More


Why global investors continue betting on Tanzania

DAR ES SAALAM, June 25 -- A FEW years ago, an international manufacturing company searching for a strategic investment destination in Africa faced a difficult choice. Several countries offered attrac... Read More


Govt revises Finance Bill, eases tax burden

DODOMA, June 25 -- THE government has accommodated several key changes to the Finance Bill, 2026, following recommendations from the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Budget, in a move aimed at easi... Read More


BoT loans seen as shock absorber

DAR ES SALAAM, June 25 -- ECONOMIC and financial analysts have welcomed the Finance Act, 2026 provision allowing the government to obtain temporary advances from the Bank of Tanzania (BoT), describing... Read More


Former Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe's son Rakhitha and SJB Horana Organiser Charith Abeysinghe arrested

Sri Lanka, June 25 -- The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption arrested Lawyer Rakhitha Nirmala Rajapaksha, the son of former Minister of Justice, Prison Affairs and Constitu... Read More


Emergency Was One of Gravest Assaults On Constitution: LG On Samvidhan Hatya Diwas

JAMMU, June 25 -- The Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday said that the Emergency imposed on June 25, 1975, was one of the gravest assaults on the Constitution and democratic... Read More