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Tanzania invests Sh379 billion in Kaliua–Mpanda meter-gauge railway upgrade

Kaliua. The government has invested Sh379 billion in upgrading the 210-kilometre Kaliua–Mpanda metre-gauge railway (MGR), with the project expected to improve passenger and freight transport. Minister for Transport Prof Makame Mbarawa announced the investment on October 25, 2026, during a visit to a concrete railway sleeper manufacturing plant at Uyumbu village, Kaliua District, Tabora Region. […]

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UDSM marks 65 years with call to protect education legacy, environment

Dar es Salaam. The University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) has marked 65 years of advancing higher education, research and leadership development in Tanzania, using tree planting to renew its commitment to environmental conservation and future generations. The anniversary celebrations, held at the university’s main campus on October 25, 2026, reflected on the institution’s growth […]

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Tanzania targets carbon cash from strategic projects

Dar es Salaam. Tanzania has given public institutions six months to identify carbon market opportunities in major projects, including the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR), Dar es Salaam Rapid Transit (DART) and the Julius Nyerere Hydropower Project, as the government seeks to attract climate finance and green investment. The directive requires ministries, departments, agencies, public corporations […]

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Vyuo vinatafiti, Taifa linanufaika? | Mwananchi

Dar es Salaam. Kila mwaka vyuo vikuu na taasisi za elimu ya juu nchini Tanzania huzalisha maelfu ya tafiti zinazofanywa na wanafunzi na wataalamu katika ngazi mbalimbali za elimu. Tafiti hizo hugusa masuala muhimu yanayolikabili Taifa, ikiwamo afya, elimu, kilimo, ajira, mazingira, teknolojia na maendeleo ya jamii, huku baadhi zikibeba majibu ya changamoto zinazowakabili wananchi. […]

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Joto kali, mvua na upepo waharibu mamia ya nyumba

Dar/mikoani. Wakati wakazi wa maeneo mbalimbali nchini wakikabiliwa na joto kali katika baadhi ya maeneo, mvua zinazoambatana na upepo mkali zimeanza kusababisha madhara kwa wananchi, zikiwamo nyumba kuezuliwa na nyingine kubomoka. Katika Wilaya ya Hanang, mkoani Manyara, nyumba 35 katika Mji Mdogo wa Katesh zimeezuliwa na upepo mkali ulioambatana na mvua kubwa iliyonyesha Oktoba 24, […]

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Tanzania Opens the Lid On 730bn/ – Set for El Niño Preparedness

Dodoma — THE government has clarified that the Sh730 billion associated with preparations to address the effects of El Niño is not a newly allocated budget, but rather the total estimated resources required by various institutions to implement planned activities during the 2026/2027 financial year within their approved budgets. The government Spokesperson, Gerson Msigwa, said […]

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Operesheni za usiku zafichua madereva wasiozingatia weledi

Dar es Salaam. Madereva wasio na leseni, wanaotumia leseni zisizowaruhusu kuendesha mabasi, wanaobeba abiria kupita kiwango kinachotakiwa na wanaoendesha magari wakiwa wamelewa ni miongoni mwa ukiukwaji wa sheria uliofichuliwa na operesheni za usiku za Jeshi la Polisi katika mikoa mbalimbali nchini. Matukio hayo yanaonyesha kuwa changamoto za usalama barabarani hazihusu mwendokasi pekee bali pia sifa […]