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Mining minister expands crackdown on idle mining licences

Tanzania, July 18 -- Mwanza. The government has intensified its crackdown on inactive mining licences, with Minerals Minister Antony Mavunde warning that licences held by investors who fail to develop... Read More


Tanzanian researchers develop AI platform to transform onion, garlic farming

Tanzania, July 18 -- Arusha. Researchers at the Institute of Accountancy Arusha (IAA) have developed an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered digital platform to provide onion and garlic farmers with t... Read More


Saka hat-trick powers England to World Cup bronze as Mbappe breaks scoring record

Tanzania, July 18 -- Miami. Bukayo Saka scored a superb hat-trick as England defeated France 6-4 in a sensational FIFA World Cup third-place playoff on Saturday, securing the Three Lions' best finish ... Read More


Tanzanian investor Rostam Azizi meets Uganda's President Museveni

Tanzania, July 18 -- Entebbe. President Yoweri Museveni on Friday, July 17, 2026 held talks with Tanzanian businessman Rostam Azizi, the incoming majority shareholder of Nation Media Group (NMG), in t... Read More


How Tanzania High Court dismissed petition against Justice Lila Commission

Tanzania, July 18 -- Kigoma. The High Court has upheld the legality of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry into Criminal Acts Connected with the Violence during and after the 2025 General Election,... Read More


Polygamist in Dodoma marries son's ex-wife after her parents fail to refund dowry

Tanzania, July 18 -- Dodoma. An 86-year-old resident of Mbisi Hamlet in Bahi District's Chipanga Division, Mr Klarensi Usakazi, has married his son's former wife, Mary, 20, reportedly after her parent... Read More


'Gold cannot be tarnished': Defiant Heche vows to fight on

Tanzania, July 18 -- Tarime. Chadema vice-chairperson (Mainland) John Heche says his determination to fight for justice has grown stronger despite targeted mudslinging campaigns against him, including... Read More


Tanzania High Court rejects rapist's appeal, upholds 30-year sentence

Tanzania, July 18 -- Arusha. The High Court has dismissed an appeal by a man serving a 30-year jail term for rape, throwing out claims that the Musoma District Court denied him a Sukuma interpreter de... Read More


Eyes on Monday as Tanzania launches maize purchases to stabilize falling prices

Tanzania, July 18 -- Dar/Upcountry. As maize farmers complain about falling prices, the government has urged them to remain patient until Monday, July 20, 2026, when it will issue official guidelines ... Read More


Outrage in Tanzania's Dodoma as wealthy polygamist weds son's ex-bride

Tanzania, July 18 -- Dodoma. An 86-year-old resident of Mbisi Hamlet in Bahi District's Chipanga Division, Mr Klarensi Usakazi, has married his son's former wife, Mary, 20, reportedly after her parent... Read More