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How SME innovation, blockchain-enabled financing can change Africa

Dar es Salaam, Dec. 8 -- SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED enterprises (SMEs) are a cornerstone of Africas economy, accounting for roughly 90 per cent of businesses and providing 80 per cent of employment. Yet,... Read More


Tanzania submits clarification report to CMAG on Oct 29 unrest

DODOMA, Dec. 8 -- THE Minister for Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation, Ambassador Mahmoud Thabit Kombo, has submitted a clarification report to the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMA... Read More


Qatar-Tanzania ties grow with youth jobs, new investment on rise

DAR ES SALAAM, Dec. 8 -- THEY say that when two hands wash each other, both become clean. On Thursday in Dar es Salaam, that proverb gained renewed relevance as Tanzania and the State of Qatar celebra... Read More


Samia's speech in focus: Defending stability against engineered disorder

DAR ES SLAAM, Dec. 8 -- AT moments when a nations stability feels strained, it is not the volume of competing voices that determines the way forward but the clarity of thought guiding those entrusted ... Read More


Universities as labs of thought

Dar es Salaam, Dec. 8 -- The discussion, led by Minister of State for Youth Development Joel Nanauka, placed strong emphasis on academic discourse, critical reasoning and constructive civic engagement... Read More


Wisdom thrives: Samia's call for unity, restraint and national healing

DAR ES SALAAM, Dec. 8 -- IN her 2nd December 2025 address to the Dar es Salaam Council of Elders, President Samia Suluhu Hassan spoke to a nation still grappling with the aftermath of recent unrest. ... Read More


Wavinya Ndeti: Only Kalonzo Has Experience to Lead Kenya Now

Kenya, Dec. 8 -- Machakos Governor Wavinya Ndeti has fully endorsed Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka as the sole politician in Kenya currently possessing proven experience to guide the country, asserting ... Read More


Kenya Power slapped with Sh20m penalty for illegal power lines on private land

Nairobi, Dec. 8 -- Kenya Power has been ordered to pay a Nyeri couple Sh20 million in damages after the Environment and Land Court found the utility firm guilty of trespassing and erecting high-voltag... Read More


Woman in Son Heung-min blackmail case jailed

Kenya, Dec. 8 -- A South Korean court handed down a four-year jail term to a woman who was found guilty of blackmailing football star Son Heung-min. The former Tottenham captain was found guilty of b... Read More


IEBC Chair Ethekon: Stealing election not possible in Kenya

Kenya, Dec. 8 -- With the use of enhanced transparency measures, better technology, and stringent audit trails, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) chaired by Edung Ethekon has ... Read More