Feature: Hope, friendship, and beyond -- Tanzanian "green gold" to debut at China's import expo

by Xinhua writers Hua Hongli, Lin Guangyao, Lucas Liganga NJOMBE, Tanzania, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- In the highlands of Njombe Region in southern Tanzania, 38-year-old Juliana Yotham Mwalyepelo surveys rows of thriving avocado trees. As the chief...

Strengthening Africa’s Research Landscape: ORTARChI Annual Gathering kicks off in Kampala

South Africa’s National Research Foundation (NRF) is co-hosting the annual O.R. Tambo Africa Research Chairs Initiative (ORTARChI) gathering, taking place from 27–31 October 2025 at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda. The event is set to...

Tanzania receives credentials from Iranian Ambassador-Designate  

DAR ES SALAAM: THE Minister for Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation, Ambassador Mahmoud Thabit Kombo, has received credentials from the Ambassador-Designate of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Tanzania, Mohammad Javad Hemmatpanah, during a...

NATKERN takes leading role in Tanzania’s digital advertising innovation

In this era where digital advancement is the engine driving business growth and competition, NATKERN is rapidly emerging in Tanzania. This company has earned a solid reputation as a leader in digital advertising solutions in the country, making...

Strengthening Capacities of Airport Leaders for Technology-Focused Airport Development

The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) successfully concluded its fourth regional workshop of 2025 on “Future-Proofing Airport Development: Leveraging Technological Innovations for Enhanced Terminal Operations” in...

Tanzania's electric SGR train involved in accident minutes after leaving Dar es Salaam

The Tanzania Railways Corporation (TRC) confirmed that three cars came off the tracks around 8:00 am Train services between Dar es Salaam and Ruvu were immediately suspended as technical experts and security teams began investigations into the...

COLUMN: Tanzania’s digital future: Can we win the cybersecurity battle? Part 4

DAR ES SALAAM: AS Tanzania surges forward with its digital transformation, from mobile money in our pockets to smart city plans on the horizon, a silent war is being waged in the digital shadows. This October, during cyber security awareness...

Tanzania gears up for UNESCO conference

ZANZIBAR President Dr Hussein Mwinyi yesterday met with officials from the Tanzania National Commission (TNC) for UNESCO at the State House, Stone Town, where discussions centred on the country’s preparations for the forthcoming 43rd UNESCO...

Vision 2050 to take centre stage during this year’s Tanzania Startup Week

Dar es Salaam. More than 2,000 startup founders, investors, policymakers and innovation leaders are expected to converge in Dar es Salaam from December 1 to 5, for the 2025 edition of Tanzania Startup Week, as the country positions itself at the...

Friendships Aren’t Just About Keeping Score – New Psychology Research Looks at Why We Help Our Friends When They Need It

Despite how natural friendship can feel, people rarely stop to analyze it. How do you know when someone will make a good friend? When is it time to move on from a friendship? Oftentimes, people rely on gut intuitions to answer these kinds of...

Tanzania affirms commitment to transform its education system

DODOMA: THE government has reaffirmed its commitment to transforming Tanzania’s education system to equip learners with the skills and knowledge needed for a fast-changing, technology-driven economy and to drive inclusive growth under Vision 2050....

TCNPC lures researchers to embrace digital data technology

DODOMA: TANZANIAN researchers have been encouraged to embrace Digital Data Collection and Analysis measures to facilitate data efficiency and save the environment. This has been remarked by the Tanzania Community Networks Polytechnic College...

Researchers Are Rethinking Polygamy and What It Reveals About Human Relationships

In July 2025, Uganda’s courts swiftly dismissed a petition challenging the legality of polygamy, citing the protection of religious and cultural freedom. For most social scientists and policymakers who have long declared polygamy a “harmful...

Tanzania begins to erect 280 communication towers in strategic areas

SONGWE: THE Tanzanian government, through the Universal Communications Service Access Fund (UCSAF), is set to construct a new phase of 280 communication towers across the country, focusing on border zones, wildlife reserves, and key railway...

Tanzanian experts see fortunes in the BAASANA Africa Conference

ARUSHA: TANZANIAN experts are the beneficiaries of the BAASANA Africa Conference, convened here as a vital platform for knowledge, demonstrating the country’s significant progress in finding solutions to social and economic challenges Hosted by...

Fuelling change: A cookstove revolution for rural India is transforming into a scalable clean energy business

With over three million cookstoves in homes in India and abroad, Greenway Appliances provides a great solution for the challenge of inefficient, smoky cooking in rural areas. Its patented, high-efficiency biomass cookstoves are designed to burn...

From Dar to Kigali: Serengeti Bytes fuels East Africa’s creative and tech synergy

Kigali. Tanzanian-based communications and technology company, Serengeti Bytes, has officially expanded its footprint to Rwanda, marking a bold step in its vision to become one of the most disruptive and innovative Pan-African firms shaping the...

Tanzanian surgeons remove a tumor weighing 7kg from a 14-year-old girl

BUKOBA: A surgical team, working together with specialists from the Regional Referral Hospital in Bukoba, Kagera region, has successfully performed a major operation to remove a tumor weighing seven kilograms from the reproductive organs of a...

What if charcoal were treated like crude oil?

When people think of billion-dollar commodities or international trade negotiations, charcoal rarely makes the list. It evokes images of open-air markets, village kilns, and weekend barbecues, not oil rigs and OPEC meetings. Yet imagine if Nigeria...

Learn about Microsoft’s $15.2 billion USD investment in the UAE

As Abu Dhabi and Dubai kick off a significant week hosting annual energy and technology conferences, we want to share details of our ongoing and planned investments in the United Arab Emirates. Roughly two and a half years ago, we embarked on a...