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Tragedy at Tanzania's Himo junction: Court sends mentally unstable killer to psychiatric hospital

Tanzania, Sept. 20 -- Moshi. The Moshi Sub-Registry of the High Court has ordered a resident of Himo in Kilimanjaro Region, Godbless Kawiche, to be detained in a psychiatric facility after ruling that... Read More


Makonda meets Barcelona stars as Spain visit ends

Tanzania, Sept. 20 -- Dar es Salaam. Minister for Information, Culture, Arts and Sports Paul Makonda has rounded off his four-day visit to Spain by meeting FC Barcelona players as Tanzania seeks to de... Read More


Drawing the Line: Why Chadema refuses to work with the government-backed panel

Tanzania, Sept. 20 -- Dar es Salaam. While the Justice Shabaan Lila Commission investigating the 2025 election violence is ongoing, the opposition party Chadema has stated it will not cooperate with t... Read More


Dar es Salaam litterbugs face hefty fines and jail under 2024 bye-laws

Tanzania, Sept. 20 -- Dar es Salaam. Individuals caught dropping a sweet wrapper or a banana peel in Dar es Salaam face fines ranging from Sh300,000 to Sh1 million, a prison sentence of 12 to 24 month... Read More


Dar es Salaam crackdown: Municipalities clear petty traders from streets and roadsides

Tanzania, Sept. 20 -- Dar es Salaam. As the government presses ahead with plans to clear petty traders from informal areas, trader representatives have clarified that they do not oppose the initiative... Read More


Tundu Lissu closes defence after top security chiefs decline to testify

Tanzania, Sept. 19 -- Dar es Salaam. Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Commissioner of Police Ramadhani Kingai has declined to testify as a defence witness in the treason trial facing Chadema ... Read More


Lawyer files case challenging mandatory use of Magufuli Bus Terminal

Tanzania, Sept. 19 -- Dar es Salaam. A private lawyer has challenged in the High Court, Main Registry in Dodoma, a requirement compelling long-distance buses to pick up and drop off passengers at Magu... Read More


EAC trade surges 37pc to $52.3bn as mineral exports drive growth

Tanzania, Sept. 18 -- Arusha. Trade within the East African Community (EAC) rose by 37 per cent to $52.3 billion in the second quarter of 2026, driven largely by a sharp increase in mineral exports. ... Read More


British Airways returns to Tanzania with direct flights to Kilimanjaro and Zanzibar

Tanzania, Sept. 17 -- Dar es Salaam. British Airways is set to return to Tanzania after 15 years, announcing new flights linking London Gatwick with Kilimanjaro and Zanzibar from May 2027. Published ... Read More


Simba make fine margins count against Azam

Tanzania, Sept. 16 -- Dar es Salaam. Simba showed that control does not always have to come with dominance after edging Azam FC 2-0 in a tense Mzizima Derby at Azam Complex. The victory was built on ... Read More