Tanzania’s leading airline, Precision Air, has introduced a Boeing 737-300 on its existing Dar es Salaam-Mwanza route. The service between the commercial capital and Tanzania’s second largest city, located on the southern shore of Lake Victoria in the northwest of the...

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is inviting young Swahili-speaking entrepreneurs from Tanzania, Burundi, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo to take part in this year’s edition of its Faidika na BBC (Prosper with the BBC) competition. Candidates aged 16-24...

The organisers of the annual Sauti za Busara (Sounds of Wisdom) music and performing arts festival in Zanzibar are seeking performers for the 2009 edition, which will take place from 12-17 February. Prospective participants can make their application on line or...

Major and minor airports in Tanzania are set for an upgrade in line with international security standards and as a result of growing air traffic in the country, “The East African” reports. Minister for infrastructure development Andrew Chenge has said seven...

A standard-gauge railway is to be built between Isaka in central Tanzania and the Rwandan capital Kigali to facilitate the transport of goods and raw materials between the two countries, “The East African” reports. The works are to be carried out...