How Tanzania can accelerate realization of UHC

TANZANIA: AS Tanzania moves towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC), stakeholders—including development partners—have identified gaps in digital health transformation and proposed solutions to expedite this ambitious initiative. The country has already …

Tanzania begins environmental assessment ahead of uranium mining

Dodoma. The Tanzanian government has initiated an environmental assessment for the Mkuju River uranium mining project in Namtumbo District, marking a crucial step toward the long-anticipated commencement of operations. The deputy minister for Minerals, …

Tanzania finally moves to introduce special status to Diaspora

Dodoma. The government has proposed amendments to its laws so as to introduce a 'special status’ to citizens of other countries with Tanzanian roots. Tabled in Parliament on Friday, November 8, 2024, the Written Laws (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No 4) …

From Korea to Tanzania: KGA Alumni contribute to sustainable healthcare development

TANZANIA: THE contributions of the Korea Foundation International Healthcare (KOFIH) Global Alumni (KGA) to their communities exemplifies the transformative potential of alumni giving back to their communities. The KGA is a network of professionals who …

Tanzania's new innovation fund sparks hope for young innovators

Dar es Salaam. Tanzanian innovators, researchers, and scientists, long hindered by a lack of funding, now can see a glimmer of hope, thanks to the government’s new funding initiative. The ministry of Education, Science and Technology, has announced on …

Former Sundowns coach facing axe in Tanzania

Gamondi was called to a meeting to explain the club's poor run. Miguel Gamondi is facing an uncertain future at Young Africans (Yanga) in Tanzania, Phakaaathi has learned. According to reports, the Yanga hierarchy is not pleased with the club’s start …

Lyrics and insults on exam sheets: Tanzania’s growing moral crisis among students

Dar es Salaam. Each year, when national examination results are released in Tanzania, a troubling trend resurfaces: some students’ results are nullified because they wrote insults or inappropriate content on their exam papers. Most recently, 16 Standard …

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14 Killed in grisly road crash in Tanzania: "Driver's negligence"

A road accident claimed at least 14 lives on the spot in Tabora, Western Tanzania, on Thursday, November 7 A small vehicle rammed into the rear of a Mitsubishi Fuso truck on the Itobo-Bukene Highway, Nzega District The driver of the vehicle, a Toyota Hiace …

Railway Children Africa’s grant to support street youths in Tanzania

TANZANIA: IN Tanzania, thousands of children and young people face the daily struggle of surviving on the streets. Many have fled homes marked by poverty, neglect, or abuse, arriving in urban centres like Mwanza and Dar es Salaam with hopes of a better …