Independent candidates excluded from Tanzania elections

Independent candidates have been excluded from the forthcoming presidential and parliamentary elections in Tanzania following an appeal court ruling upholding the constitutional obligation for all contestants to be members of fully registered political parties. The verdict overturned two earlier rulings...

Brazil plays pre World Cup friendly match in Dar es Salaam

Dar es Salaam will be the centre of one of the last pre-World Cup matches when the city hosts the Brazilian team in a friendly game against Tanzania’s national squad, the Taifa Stars, on 7 June. However Brazil’s most popular...

Nuclear power for Tanzania?

French nuclear energy giant Areva has expressed interest in developing Tanzania’s nuclear power potential, regional and international news sources report. Areva vice president Judy Nwokedi told Reuters the company would be “following up” on remarks made by the energy and...

New satellite cities for Dar es Salaam

Dar es Salaam is to get two new satellite cities as part of efforts to relieve traffic and housing pressure on the commercial capital. The local newspaper The Guardian reports that new urban areas are to be built in Kigamboni...

Tanzania gets new mining law

Parliament has given its backing to new legislation regulating the mining sector in Tanzania. The Mining Act 2010 increases the royalties paid on minerals such as gold from three to four percent. It also requires the government to own a...

New hydropower project for Tanzania

Help could be at hand for the struggling national grid with the revival of a long-standing project to build a 2100MW hydroelectric power station on the Rufiji river in the Selous Game Reserve southwest of Dar es Salaam. The so-called...

Tanzania’s Precision Air buys new aircraft

Tanzania’s leading airline Precision Air is to acquire a Boeing 737 and five new ATR aircraft over the next two years as part of its plans to expand into the regional and continental markets, the Daily News reports. The Boeing...

Workers’ strike in Tanzania

The Trade Union Congress of Tanzania (TUCTA) is planning an indefinite strike beginning on 5 May over what it considers to be the government’s failure to respond to workers’ demands. The protest has the support of the Tanzania Teachers Union...

Tanzania to produce Overmeer wine

Tanzania is to consolidate its position as the second largest wine producer in Africa after South Africa by making the semi-sweet and fruity white wine Overmeer from locally grown grapes, the East African newspaper reports. The project is being led by...

Tanzania gets new election expenses law

President Jakaya Kikwete has signed into law a bill for cleaner and fairer campaigning by candidates in the run-up to parliamentary and presidential elections scheduled for October 2010. The Election Expenses Bill introduces new regulations for the conduct of election campaigns...