Zinduka anti-malaria concert in Dar

On 13 February musicians from Tanzania will gather in Dar es Salaam for a concert to launch an anti-malaria campaign targeting the country’s youth. Participants include Lady Jay Dee, Professor Jay, Marlaw, Bi Kidude, Banana Zorro and Mwasiti, who have...

East African Community studies Dar to Burundi railway

The East African reports that the African Development Bank has pledged $8.15 million to study the viability of a railway connecting Dar es Salaam with Burundi and Rwanda. The project is being overseen by the East African Community (EAC) development...

Tanzanian rail bridges collapse

Several railway bridges have been destroyed by recent floods on Tanzania’s Central Line railway between the capital Dodoma and Dar es Salaam, the country’s largest city and crucial sea port. The collapse of the bridges has also cut rail links...

Tanzania to get new SMS money transfer service

Tanzanians should soon be able to shop online and pay for bills using their mobile phones. Wide International Network, a Tanzanian company, is to offer about 30 services in the financial, business, tourism, education, manufacturing and health sectors by March....

SMS for life

An innovative system using mobile phones has been set up in 135 rural villages in Tanzania, covering a population of about one million, to keep track of stocks of anti-malarial drugs. Each week the local health facilities are sent an...

Tanzanian police in road safety drive

There were 13,748 traffic accidents and 2,145 road deaths in Tanzania in the first nine months of 2009 according to recent data from the Tanzanian police force. In an exclusive interview in the daily newspaper, The Citizen, the acting head...

Local drivers register for FIA Tanzanian rally

15 Tanzanian drivers are expected to sign on for the Kenol/Kobil Tanzanian Rally scheduled to take place in Dar es Salaam on 19-21 February. In the last two years only three Tanzanian nationals competed in the FIA (Federation Internationale de...

UN-Habitat head Tibaijuka wins sustainable development award

Tanzania’s Dr Anna Kajumulo Tibaijuka, under secretary-general of the United Nations and executive director of the Nairobi-based housing and urban development agency UN-Habitat, has won the Göteborg Award for sustainable development for her work to improve the urban environment. She...