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A handful of former ministers and a permanent secretary have been cleared of any wrongdoing in various scandals. The former Energy and Minerals minister Sospeter Muhungo and his permanent secretary…

As the crisis in Burundi deepens and thousands of refugees stream into Tanzania, an ‘extraordinary summit’ of East African Community (EAC) leaders is scheduled take place in Dar es Salaam…

Even as the international community cautioned President Jakaya Kikwete not to sign the controversial cybercrime bill last month, it turns out he had already done so. On April 28, the…

Two Tanzanian peacekeepers have been killed and over a dozen more injured in an attack by suspected Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) Islamist militants. The United Nations confirmed the attack, which…

The government is taking aim at donor dependency in the 2015-2016 budget, but some see the budget as unrealistic. Finance Minister Saada Mkuya says the government wants to lower donor…

It wouldn’t be a trip to Tanzania without some sort of ‘this is Africa’ moment and cheers of ‘Hi, Mr. President’ — well, maybe just the former for most of…

Tanzania’s presidential spokesman says President Jakaya Kikwete will sign the new statistics and cybercrime bills into law ‘soon’ and denied that the bills would infringe on personal freedoms. “There is…

If you thought the Statistics and Cyber Crime bills were bad, think again. The government is still looking to pass the Media Services Bill, which critics say is even worse…

Poor performance on a Kiswahili test may have cost a student their life earlier this week. The form two student was given lashes as punishment for poor grades by three…

Tanzania is the 13th unhappiest country in the world, according to the 2015 World Happiness Report. The report, published by the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network, places Tanzania at…