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Tanzania threatens trade ban on Malawi and South Africa over continued import restrictions
Mwangi Maina  |  Apr 17, 2025

All three countries — Tanzania, Malawi, and South Africa — are members of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), raising concerns about gr...

Tanzania's main opposition party calls election ban unconstitutional
Reuters  |  Apr 15, 2025

CHADEMA failed to sign an election code of conduct document, making it ineligible to contest the presidential and parliamentary polls expected in Octo...

Who is Tundu Lissu, Tanzania opposition leader accused of treason?
Reuters  |  Apr 11, 2025

That uncompromising approach has seen Lissu, a former presidential candidate, detained numerous times and face charges such as sedition. Analysts say...

Tanzanian businessman Mo Dewji named East Africa’s only billionaire worth Sh284.9 billion
Lucy Mumbi  |  Mar 30, 2025

Dewji, commonly known as Mo, is now worth $2.2 billion (Sh284.9 billion), making him the richest person in East Africa and the only billionaire from t...

Political test for Tanzania's Chadema as Mbowe and Lissu seek top party position
Mwangi Maina  |  Dec 31, 2024

Lissu has previously expressed concerns over what he described as a "huge and unprecedented" amount of "dirty money" within the party.

How Diamond Platnumz influenced Somali refugee to rise to musical fame
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Jul 27, 2024

King Ojalia began dressing like the Tanzanian singer and hitting the streets of Eastleigh to dance to every new release

Tanzania orders all transactions in local currency to curtail US dollar supremacy
Alfred Onyango  |  Jun 17, 2024

According to Finance Minister Mwigulu Nchemba, the move aims to curb the widespread use of dollars within the country to address the economy's critica...

Probe on after Tanzanian businessman found dead in his Eastleigh apartment
Mary Wambui  |  Mar 25, 2024

Some residents said Gerald Mangela's death may have resulted from business rivalry or a deal gone wrong.

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