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Samia directs crackdown on Highland Estate profiteers as Sh30bn farm deal targets smallholders

Rujewa. Tanzania’s government has warned against attempts by wealthy individuals to exploit a Sh30 billion plan to return Highland Estate farm in Mbeya Region to state management, insisting that smallholder farmers must be the main beneficiaries of the scheme. According to a statement issued by the Vice-President’s Office on October 18, 2026, Vice-President Deogratius Ndejembi said […]

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Tanzania: Accurate Data Key to Tsetse Fly Control

Arusha — ACCURATE data collection is essential to strengthening efforts to control tsetse flies in Africa, helping experts establish the extent of infestation, develop appropriate interventions and guide evidence-based decisions. Experts from 16 subSaharan African countries recently gathered in Arusha for a two-week regional training aimed at improving tsetse fly control through science, nuclear technology […]

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Ismaili community joins Coco Beach clean-up

Dar es Salaam. Volunteers from the Ismaili community and partner organisations have joined in the cleaning  up campaign of the Coco Beach. The exercise, held recently, brought together members of Ismaili CIVIC Tanzania, the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) and local non-governmental organisation Africraft. Held under the theme One Purpose, […]

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Tanzania yaanzisha kituo cha kuwaandaa vijana wa Afrika kujadili tabianchi

Dar es Salaam. Tanzania imeanzisha Kituo cha Mafunzo ya Vijana wa Afrika kuhusu majadiliano ya tabianchi, kinacholenga kuwajengea uwezo vijana kushiriki katika maamuzi ya kimataifa yanayohusu mazingira na maendeleo. Uzinduzi wa kituo hicho umefanyika jijini Dar es Salaam, leo Jumanne, Oktoba 20, 2026, ukiwa na lengo la kuwaandaa vijana kushiriki kikamilifu katika majadiliano ya kimataifa […]

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Usikilizwaji kesi kupinga tozo Daraja la Nyerere waiva

Dar es Salaam. Mahakama Kuu, Masjala Ndogo ya Dar es Salaam, imeelekeza kesi ya kikatiba ya kupinga tozo zinazotozwa kwa watumiaji wa Daraja la Julius Nyerere, Kigamboni, isikilizwe kwa njia ya maandishi na kupanga ratiba ya kuwasilishwa kwa hoja za pande zinazohusika. Kwa mujibu wa ratiba iliyotolewa na mahakama hiyo, mlalamikaji anatakiwa kuwasilisha hoja zake […]

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Mchengerwa: No Tanzanian will die because their pockets are empty

Dar es Salaam. Health Minister Mohamed Mchengerwa has declared that no Tanzanian should die because they cannot afford medical treatment, as the government launched the second phase of the Universal Health Insurance Scheme in Mtwara today, October 22, 2026. Speaking at the national launch at Sabasaba Grounds, Mr Mchengerwa said the initiative was intended to […]

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Tanzania: Anaesthesia Fears Delay Surgeries At Bugando

Mwanza — FEAR of anaesthesia, fuelled by misconceptions about its safety, is among the challenges facing Bugando Zonal Referral Hospital, with some patients postponing or abandoning surgical procedures until their conditions become more complicated. Head of the hospital’s Anaesthesia Department, Dr Rebecca Shija, said initial assessments had identified misconceptions surrounding anaesthesia as one of the […]