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Bunge: Reduce expensive vehicle purchases, foreign travels to boost development financing

Tanzania, June 15 -- Dodoma. Parliament's Budget Committee has proposed a raft of measures to curb government expenditure, including reducing purchases of expensive vehicles, cutting foreign travel an... Read More


Parliament urges reforms as 800,000 youths enter job market annually

Tanzania, June 15 -- Dar es Salaam. Parliament's Budget Committee has urged the government to invest more in labour-intensive sectors, strengthen vocational training and streamline youth financing pro... Read More


Lawmakers question economic returns from Tanzania's rail investments

Tanzania, June 15 -- Dar es Salaam. Members of Parliament have expressed concern that Tanzania is yet to fully reap the economic benefits of its expanding railway network, citing persistent challenges... Read More


Electric mobility firm plans EV push

Tanzania, June 15 -- Dodoma. Electric vehicle company Zera has unveiled plans to transform Tanzania's transport sector through expanded electric mobility, wider charging infrastructure and increased a... Read More


South African artists losing international opportunities over xenophobia concerns

Tanzania, June 15 -- Pretoria. South African artists are reportedly losing international performance opportunities as growing perceptions of xenophobia in the country begin to affect the arts, enterta... Read More


Airtel Africa commits $6.2m in education, digital programmes

Tanzania, June 15 -- Dar es Salaam. The Airtel Africa Foundation has committed $6.2 million to programmes aimed at expanding education, digital inclusion, financial inclusion and environmental sustain... Read More


Ex-Trump aide says US should cut support for Israel to ensure Iran deal holds

Tanzania, June 15 -- Washington. Former director of the US National Counterterrorism Center, Joe Kent, has welcomed the recently announced US-Iran peace agreement, arguing that Washington should recon... Read More


Lawmakers warn as Universal Health Insurance plan faces Sh489.5 billion funding gap

Tanzania, June 15 -- Dar es Salaam. Tanzania's Universal Health Insurance (UHI) programme faces a major financing challenge, with Parliament's Budget Committee warning that the scheme is currently sho... Read More


Improving healthcare in Zanzibar: Dr Mehta's journey making impact

Tanzania, June 15 -- Dr Ameesh Mehta is a third-generation Zanzibari, born and raised on the island. For ten years, the qualified physician called Houston, Texas, home. He relocated to the country to... Read More


Tanzania police rescue missing child in Kitulo Forest, father linked to abduction

Tanzania, June 15 -- Mbeya. Police in Mbeya Region, through a special anti-crime unit, have rescued a five-year-old boy, Razaki Mwakatundu, after he was found alive but abandoned in Kitulo Forest Rese... Read More