Tanzania News

[Daily News] DEEP sea fishing activities are set to receive a boost following the ongoing review of the 2009 regulations by the Deep Sea Fishing Authority (DSFA).

[East African] It is difficult, in the African setting, to write honestly when you are dealing with a departed person, especially to cast what may be seen as aspersions about someone who has passed on and who occupied a prominent place in society such as that of the former Tanzanian President Benjamin Mkapa.

[Daily News] NOT always classroom lectures are effective especially when students are made passive listeners.

[Daily News] THE youth have been advised to attend different camps, in order to get exposure for improving their talents, thereby converting them into more resourceful innovators and national development agents.

[Daily News] THE government is committed to making sure that Cooperative Unions contribute to the growth of industrial economy in the country.

[Daily News] CHAMA Cha Mapinduzi (CCM), the ruling party and longest reigning party in Africa, created on 5th February 197 under the able leadership of Julius Nyerere, began the journey of presidential, legislators and councillors by allowing primaries to take place in July 2020.

[Daily News] AFTER Simba men squad won treble this season, the club fans are now bracing for another title feat as Simba Queens close in on Women Mainland League title.

[Daily News] IN efforts to create awareness on soil health, researchers have come up with new technology known as 'Fertilizer Optimizer App' that would educate farmers on how to identify types of soil in the field.

[Daily News] THE Minister for Agriculture, Mr Japhet Hasunga has extended the Nane Nane agriculture exhibitions for two days countrywide.

[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -- The Tanzania Football Federation (TFF) will on August 10 make a decision on signature forgery claims filed by Ghanaian midfielder Bernard Morrison against his current club, Young Africans.

[Daily News] PRESIDENT John Magufuli is today expected to pick presidential nomination forms from the National Electoral Commission (NEC) headquarters in Dodoma.

[Daily News] DESPITE a big drop in the number of maternal deaths in the country, haemorrhage and eclampsia remain major problems and a cause of maternal deaths in Njombe Region.

[Daily News] AS the country moves towards October general elections, people have been assessing the performance of the outgoing political leaders on how they have fulfilled their promises.

[Daily News] WINNING Azam Sports Federation Cup (ASFC) was what champions Simba needed most to end last season as kings with treble and still look to be a side capable to dominate next season.

[Daily News] THE government is finalising the process to employ 12,000 teachers in continued efforts to strengthen the education sector.

[East African] I liked Tanzania's former President Benjamin William Mkapa. In his early years in office, my liberal-democratic sensibilities didn't take too well to his ham-fisted handling of the media and the opposition.

[Daily News] THE Universal Communication Service Access Fund (UCSAF) is holding a discussion with the public broadcaster-Tanzania Broadcasting Corporation (TBC) and Radio Free Africa (RFA) on how to improve FM broadcasting among the most economically disadvantaged areas in the country.

[Daily News] IFAKARA Health Institute (IHI) has contributed in the formulation of the latest World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines on Tuberculosis (TB) diagnostics, following its systematic review findings on the impact of new technology - Xpert MTB/RIF on patients.

[Daily News] ZANZIBAR has invested 59bn/- in construction of irrigation infrastructure on 1,524 hectares in Unguja and Pemba to boost agricultural production and guarantee food security in the country.

[Daily News] MOTHERS in the country have been reminded to practice good parenting of orphans to protect them from stress caused by loss of their parents.

[Daily News] ENERGY and Water Utilities Regulatory Authority (EWURA) has clarified that the country has sufficient fuel stocks, further warning oil marketing companies of creating an artificial fuel crisis in the country.

[Daily News] THE Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children has warned employers over shortening statutory paternity leave of male staff, whose wives deliver that it is against labour laws and employment standards.

[Daily News] PLANS are afoot to launch the first ever Braille dictionary that would help people who are blind or have low vision to boost their learning capabilities.

[Daily News] STUDENTS seeking to join higher learning institutions both in the country and abroad have been urged to be cautious when applying for opportunities to avoid getting enrolled in bogus or unrecognised institutions.

[Citizen] The history of resistance to antimalarials in Africa is not a happy one. At one time, chloroquine was the leading recommended treatment against malaria. Resistance to this medicine first emerged in Southeast Asia in the late 1950s, and then spread to Africa over the next 30 years, devastating the fight against the disease.

[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -- The government said yesterday that it will decide on the fate of Kenya Airways' (KQ) flights between Nairobi and its Tanzania destinations pending responses on the ongoing diplomatic discussions between the two countries.

[New Times] Following his release after just one year with Tanzanian giants Young Africans, forward Patrick Sibomana has bid an emotional farewell to the club's teammates and fans.

[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -- Recently revised internet use regulations have stirred up a sharp debate among the public, some feeling that authorities have further tightened the noose on free speech and individual liberties as enshrined in the Constitution.

[Citizen] The motorcycle taxi navigates the rocky path that leads to Victoria Primary School in Malimbe Mwanza, after some minutes we are there and my fixer and I are welcomed to the school by a security guard who was manning the gate. Inside, children are playing being the third day since schools reopened after a 3-month break, which came as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. The sudden break came as a surprise to many children and during the long break they faced numerous challenges.

[MISA] The Tanzanian government has banned organising or supporting any form of demonstrations online and ordered citizens not to share information about the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.