Tanzania News

In this Feb. 17, 2008, file photo President George W. Bush speaks at a joint news conference with Tanzanian President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete at the State House in Dar es Salaam, while on a five-nation visit to Africa.

Paradise lost? No, in fact it's closer than you think. From a tree-climbing butterfly to Beach Boys, from spices to snorkelling and giant tortoises, Zanzibar's accessibility makes it an attractive tropical island get-away. In recent years, it has become a destination that offers South Africans a chance to experience tropical paradise for a ... (more)

A girl carries a bucket of water on her head while families displaced by the floods wait to be registered under a large tree in Baue resettlement centre, in Mutarrara, Tete Province, in this photograph released by UNICEF on January 21, 2008.

Kathy Marks is Asia-Pacific for The Independent, based in Sydney. She has also worked for Reuters and The Daily Telegraph.

Dynamic full of energy with a keen eye for beauty, Subira Wahure has taken on the fashion industry in the country by storm with a penchant for promoting the African touch in her creations.

THE government suffers over 15bn/- loss annually in revenue due to smuggling and improperly taxed cement imports through Zanzibar, an industry source said in Dar es Salaam over the weekend.

A LAW maker expressed concern over the shortage of coins in various parts of the country, noting that the situation is affecting efficiency among petty business people.

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, May 16, 2013 - African Press Organization - Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird and Bernard Membe, Tanzania's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation, today issued the following statement upon signing the Canada-Tanzania Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement : "The agreement signed today ... (more)

Zanzibar is a semi-autonomous part of Tanzania comprising an archipelago off the mainland.

ZANZIBAR champions Stone Town succumbed to a 89-90 defeat at the hands of Rangers in a thrilling Unguja Zone Basketball League encounter at the Maisara courts here on Monday evening.

Internal medicine and infectious disease specialist Isaac Bogoch and his colleagues turned an iPhone 4S into a fairly accurate microscope by attaching an eight dollar, three-millimeter ball lens to the smartphone's camera lens using double sided tape.

Cellco Tigo Tanzania has launched commercial 3G/3.5G W-CDMA/HSPA+ mobile broadband services, marketing the new network as 'The most affordable network in Tanzania'. Devices available to users at launch include a Tigo-branded modem with datacard and a Wi-Fi router .

WAM ZANZIBAR, May 14th, 2013 -- The President of Zanzibar, Dr. Ali Mohamed Shein, has received in his Zanzibar City office the UAE Ambassador to the Republic of United Tanzania, Abdullah Ibrahim Al Suwaidi.

THE European Union will provide 19bn/- to Tanzania to support Non-State Actors in Zanzibar and the sugar sector.

The 12 Rooti dolls are programmed to speak in several African languages. Amongst them, there's Nina, a "vibrant girl" with Nigerian parents, who "loves watching Nollywood" and can interact in the Nigerian languages of Igbo, Yoruba, Hausa [...] [...] Ms.

WORKS Minister John Magufuli on Monday unveiled the ministry's 1.23tri/- 2013/14 budget that envisages funding road projects countrywide and curbing traffic jams in Dar es Salaam.

Fastjet, the latest entrant in the Tanzania aviation industry, is getting stronger on important routes with increased customers and number of flights.

ONCE not known to have attacked people in Kilimanjaro region due to its attitude and temperature, malaria is now becoming a real threat.

NORTHERN Highland region residents have been urged to apply science and technology in agricultural activities to increase productivity in the area, which is the country's bread basket.

Tanzania has released three Emiratis and one Saudi held in connection with the bombing of a church this month and charged a local man with murder, Tanzanian police said.