Declining donor funding threatens Tanzania’s maternal health supplies

Dar es Salaam. The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) yesterday warned that Tanzania could face a severe shortage of maternal health supplies, including contraceptives, within the next two to three months if the decline in donor funding persists. The …

Tips on safe fasting as Tanzania bakes in heatwave

Dar es Salaam. As Muslims observe the holy month of Ramadan and Christians mark the Lenten season, fasting under Tanzania’s scorching heat has become a significant challenge. With temperatures soaring, particularly in regions such as Dar es Salaam, Tanga, …

Tribute Portfolio Marks Its Debut in Tanzania’s Northern Safari Circuit with the Opening of Turaco Ngorongoro Valley, a ...

Tribute Portfolio - part of Marriott Bonvoy's (www.Marriott.com) growing collection of characterful, independent hotels - welcomes its first safari lodge with the launch of Turaco Ngorongoro Valley, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel in Karatu, Tanzania. Set …

1.5-Million-Year-Old Bone Tool ‘Factory’ Discovered in Tanzania

Paleoanthropologists have documented a bone tool assemblage from a single horizon dated to 1.5 million years ago at Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania. These bone tools precede other evidence of systematic bone tool production by more than 1 million years and sheds …

Strategic Initiatives Fuel Tanzania’s Market

Tanzania is strengthening its position in the global lithium market, driven by a combination of government initiatives and active participation from international exploration and production companies. The country has witnessed a surge in investment since …

Tanzania issues first-ever helium mining licence to Helium One Global

The ‘freedom railway’: China’s new plan to take on the US in Africa

Mukololo Chanda still recalls the glory days of Africa’s “freedom railway”. Almost four decades ago, fresh from high school in Zambia, she began working as a switchboard operator on the railway built by Mao Zedong’s China that she believed would steer her …

The World's Deadliest Lake Turns Animals To Stone

The African continent contains three of the world's top 10 largest lakes: Lake Victoria, Lake Tanganyika, and Lake Malawi. These lakes facilitate trade and commerce in the region and also play an important role in the spiritual lives of millions of …

With women on the rise, it won’t be a man’s world for much longer

Last Friday, the 5th edition of The Citizen Rising Woman Gala Dinner was held at Mlimani City Conference Hall in Dar es Salaam and I was lucky to have been invited to also celebrate the resilience, achievements and contributions of Tanzanian women in …

Dodoma, Coast lag in incomes despite economic significance

Dar es Salaam. Dodoma may be Tanzania’s capital city and home to the standard gauge railway (SGR), yet its residents remain among the poorest in the country, official figures reveal. Similarly, the Coast Region’s proximity to Dar es Salaam and its …