EDITOR'S PICKS · DAR ES SALAAM
AN anonymous saying of the wise runs thus: “Forests are the world’s air-conditioning system – the lungs of planet Earth – and we are on the verge of switching it off.”
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For decades, correspondent banking has underpinned global commerce. Now tokenisation, AI and digital assets are creating new possibilities and new challenges.
BUSINESS · DAR ES SALAAM
If there is one thing central bankers tend to agree on, it is that monetary policy affects demand, not supply.
BUSINESS · DAR ES SALAAM
Barrick, which operates in Tanzania through a joint venture with the Government under Twiga Minerals, says its investment in the country is demonstrating how mineral wealth can contribute to government revenues, GDP, employment for Tanzanians, opportunities for local businesses and the development of professionals needed for the future economy, in line with Tanzania’s National Development Vision 2050.
BUSINESS · DAR ES SALAAM
The bond market is today by far the biggest, broadest, and most important part of the global financial system.
SPORTS · DAR ES SALAAM
UNISOFT Aces is aiming for a successful campaign in the 2026 Tanzania Cricket Association (TCA) DC League 2, following the squad's seven-wicket defeat of Union Youths in Dar es Salaam last weekend.
SPORTS · DAR ES SALAAM
TANZANIA head coach Miguel Ángel Gamondi has urged patience as he continues to build a new look Taifa Stars side after his team drew 1–1 with Madagascar in their Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2027 Group L qualifier in Meknès, Morocco.
SPORTS · DAR ES SALAAM
YOUNG Africans SC have officially resumed training at KMC Complex as preparations intensify for the highly anticipated Dar es Salaam Derby against Simba SC on October 10, with club spokesperson Ally Kamwe confirming that the squad is yet to be complete due to international commitments.
SPORTS · DAR ES SALAAM
FORMER Tanzania international Amri Kiemba has been unveiled as Kagera Sugar’s first assistant coach as the club reshuffles its technical bench following a difficult start to the Mainland Premier League season.
FEATURES · DAR ES SALAAM
EVERY decision a teacher makes is read by parents and the wider community as a statement about what the school stands for. Those readings shape how society views the school and, in time, the teaching profession itself.
FEATURES · DAR ES SALAAM
IT was during her teenage years that Mary began to become anxious in social situations. It got so bad she developed depression and had to have time off school.
FEATURES · DAR ES SALAAM
NEARLY two years after U.S. President Trump’s decision to dismantle international development agency USAID removed nearly $1 billion from global conservation and environment funding, the agency’s absence is being felt across the world, a new analysis says.
FEATURES · DAR ES SALAAM
PLANT geneticist Alice Muchugi recalls meeting a group of furious fruit sellers on the side of a dusty road not far from Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare, in 2024.
NEWS · DAR ES SALAAM
SMALLHOLDER farmers in Karatu District are set to benefit from improved agricultural production following the completion of irrigation boreholes funded entirely by the Sixth Phase Government under President Samia Suluhu Hassan.
NEWS · DAR ES SALAAM
ZANZIBAR authorities have designed 17 emergency health centres, deploying more than 20 ambulances and training 168 healthcare workers to respond to emergencies in view of El Niño threats.
NEWS · MAREKANI
WOMEN should be given direct and meaningful roles in peace negotiations rather than being treated as observers or participants without decision-making powers.
NEWS · DAR ES SALAAM
THE government is intensifying efforts to formalise Tanzania’s rapidly expanding transport sector through increased vehicle registration, driver certification and integrated digital monitoring systems aimed at improving road safety and service delivery.
NEWS · DAR ES SALAAM
PRESSURE is mounting on the government to accelerate the start of implementation of the long-awaited liquefied natural gas (LNG) project at Likong’o in Lindi municipality.
NEWS · MAREKANI
PRESIDENT Samia Suluhu Hassan has been commended for advancing Africa’s efforts to eliminate preventable maternal and child deaths, with the continent still accounting for nearly 70 per cent of global maternal deaths and about two-thirds of deaths among children under five.
EDITOR'S PICKS · DAR ES SALAAM
GLOBAL stakeholders are sounding out positively on steps that they believe ought to be taken towards eradicating ‘PPR’.
BUSINESS · DAR ES SALAAM
ITAC has opened a four-week public consultation on preliminary findings from the second phase of its wide-ranging review of the country’s steel tariff structure.
BUSINESS · DAR ES SALAAM
A shortage of affordable housing, a lack of school space, and the urban heat island effect—Munich’s urban planning faces monumental challenges.
BUSINESS · DAR ES SALAAM
National Railways of Zimbabwe, NRZ, is in talks with the African Export-Import Bank, Afreximbank, for $115 million in financing to buy 10 locomotives and 315 wagons and repair parts of its infrastructure.
FEATURES · DAR ES SALAAM
TWO recent books draw on more than a decade of research into South Africa’s minibus taxi industry. A Fork in the Road?