Dar es Salaam, March 18 -- DODOMA: THE newly updated National Land Policy of 1995 (2023 Edition) is set to enable Tanzania to update the map of the entire country for the first time in nearly five decades.

The policy permits foreign investors to invest in real estates like constructing affordable houses for renting and selling in Tanzania.

President Dr Samia Suluhu Hassan unveiled the plan yesterday during the launch of the new land policy in Dodoma.

She noted that the update comes at a crucial time as the government implements the National Spatial Data Infrastructure Project, which will lead to the creation of a new, modern map.

“The last map was created in 1978, but Tanzania has changed significantly since then. If you compare...