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EAC manufacturers seek reforms to boost regional production

Dar es Salaam. Manufacturers and policymakers in the East African Community (EAC) have called for predictable trade policies, affordable industrial financing and reliable raw material supplies to strengthen regional manufacturing and value addition. They also want time-bound reforms to address constraints affecting industrial competitiveness and reduce the region’s dependence on imports. The proposals were made […]

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DC Lugangira ataka uwajibikaji, uadilifu bima ya afya kwa wote

Arusha. Mkuu wa Wilaya ya Arumeru, Neema Lugangira, amewataka viongozi na watumishi wa sekta ya afya kuzingatia uadilifu, uwazi na uwajibikaji katika utekelezaji wa Mpango wa Bima ya Afya kwa Wote, ili kuhakikisha wananchi wanapata huduma bora bila vikwazo. Amesema viongozi wa wilaya, halmashauri na wataalamu wa afya katika ngazi zote wana wajibu wa kuhakikisha […]

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Makosa ya kibinadamu yanavyogharimu maisha ya watu kwa ajali barabarani

Dar es Salaam. Makosa ya kibinadamu yameendelea kuwa chanzo kikuu cha ajali za barabarani nchini, yakichangia asilimia 96.2 ya ajali zote. Makosa hayo yamesababisha ajali 1,296 kati ya 1,347 zilizorekodiwa mwaka 2025. Hali hiyo inaonyesha ukubwa wa changamoto ya uzingatiaji wa sheria na kanuni za usalama barabarani, huku uzembe wa madereva na vyombo vya moto […]

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Tanzania targets 625,000 households in universal coverage’s second phase

Mtwara. Tanzania is targeting 625,000 households in the second phase of its Universal Health Insurance (UHI) programme, with the government pledging to pay premiums for people unable to afford them. The miniser for Health,  Mohamed Mchengerwa, announced the target yesterday during the national launch of the second phase at Sabasaba Grounds in Mtwara. Similar launches […]