Ghost workers are costing high to Tanzanian government, reveals the report of Controller and Auditor General (CAG). Nineteen such public entities including National Assembly, Police Force, Judiciary, Fire and Rescue, and Ministry of Education, Science, Technology and Vocational Training have been identified to have paid salaries to 260 such employees […]

Tanzania and Uganda signed two agreements on Wednesday night on energy and civil aviation cooperation at the Joint Partnership Commission (JPC) meeting in Arusha. Both the countries are members of East African Community (EAC), which is composed of six nations of the east African region including Kenya, Burundi, South Sudan […]

Tanzania was forced to increase the prices of petrol and diesels in the country on March 1 due to increase in the prices of crude and refined products in the international market and also weaker in local currency lately. Later this month a revised rate will be issued by the […]

Immediate closure of Moshi Cement factory has been orderd by Minister of State in the Vice-President’s Office, Union and Environment, January Makamba, demanding the implementation of the National Environment Management Council (NEMC)’s recommendations. Makamba said, “This factory should from effective today halt operations pending implementation of NEMC recommendations on environment […]

Four albino children of Tanzania national arrives in the United States Saturday after losing limbs in brutal superstition-driven attacks. Founder of New York-based Global Medical Relief Fund (GMRF), Elissa Montanti, waited for them at the John F. Kennedy International Airport to help them with medical treatment. GMRF hosts children who […]

Bank of Tanzania (BoT) has slashed down the discount rate by 4 percent and with immediate effect the new rate is now 12 percent. This is a major policy stance by the central bank since President John Magufuli came to power in November 2015. In 2016 the government ordered transfer […]