Tanzania Budget Push for Digital Growth: Dodoma’s 2026/27 budget totals Sh62.33tn, up 10.3%, with a plan to fund about 74% from domestic revenue and drive a “resilient economy” through digital transformation and investment. Parliament Tightens Spending and Tax Controls: The Budget Committee urges cutting costly vehicle purchases, foreign travel and trimming subsidies, while warning that weak controls, tax exemptions and smuggling—plus gaps in electronic fiscal device use—are eroding revenue and hurting compliance. Jobs and Skills Focus: Lawmakers say over 800,000 youths enter the job market yearly, but formal jobs lag, so they want more labour-intensive sectors, stronger vocational training and better-targeted youth financing. Biodiversity and Research: Tanzania launches a three-year push to protect 57 highly threatened tree species, backing seed collection, restoration and capacity building. Health Tech Link: A study reports that mass treatment for elephantiasis in southwest Tanzania coincided with a decline in new HIV infections, raising questions about adding parasite control to HIV prevention. Education and Digital Access: Airtel Africa Foundation pledges $6.2m, connecting 3,296 schools to the internet and funding STEM scholarships including Tanzania. Mining Data for Small-Scale Operators: Tanzania will ring-fence 10% of gross mineral revenue into a Mineral Research Fund to improve geological surveys and make small-scale mining more data-driven. Energy and Industry: Nuberg EPC wins a chlor-alkali plant contract in Tanzania, while EPRA sets new retail fuel prices for mid-June to mid-July.