Dar es Salaam. The national debt increased by $3.9 billion in one year as the government is implementing infrastructure projects and improve provision of social services. According to the Bank of Tanzania’s (BoT) monthly economic review, the debt stood at $33. 7 bill at the end of July this year,…
Dar es Salaam. Some call the coconut ‘the tree of life,’ while others have named it ‘the pension tree’ to describe its long-term benefits that can last for over 100 years. Tanzania is a major producer of coconuts in Africa with an annual production of nearly 800 million coconuts, especially…
She grew up in a family of boxing enthusiasts, and her dream was to one day become a professional boxer. Born in Galappo, Manyara Region, Hellen Njau - popularly known as ‘Pendo Njau’ - is the third-born in a family of eight children. Although she is known as Tanzania’s first…
Today, September 18th, is World Water Monitoring Day (WWMD) which was so-established in 2003 by America’s Clean Water Foundation (ACWF) as a global educational outreach programme. Not to be confused with ‘World Water Day’ – an annual UN Observance Day held on March 22 to highlight the importance of fresh…
Industrialisation has been among the major policy goals in Tanzania since independence 60 years ago. In more recent times, it got major policy push in the fifth phase government under President John Magufuli. This policy push goes continues under President Samia Suluhu Hassan. It is very important for Tanzania’s industrialisation…
The other day, I was reading an article in one of these international media outlets about a 73-year old parish priest of Accra’s King Catholic Church. This priest, Father Andrew Campbell, born in Ireland, arrived in Ghana in 1971 to work as a missionary - and acquired Ghanaian citizenship. However,…
We think of political leaders as powerful, and talk about a particular politician or political party being “in power”. But it has long been recognised that, in practice, the influence of political leaders over individual members of their government and civil servants is limited. A President can issue a directive,…
The Controller of Budget (COB) has flagged Treasury for Sh1.657 billion paid to secure future borrowing, saying the loans should be cancelled to ease the debt load on taxpayers. Commitment fees are charged on borrowers for credit that has not been advanced and is a way of guaranteeing that a…
Travellers from Kenya will now be allowed into the United Kingdom from next week after Britain revised its Covid-19 travel list in a fresh boost for tourism, which is currently in its peak season. The UK moved Kenya from its Red List to Amber along with seven other countries –Egypt,…
From counting calories, doing blood tests to determine which foods best work with someone’s body, drinking juiced vegetables to getting rid of carbohydrates, diet trends are evolving daily. And Kenyans seeking leaner physiques, ways to reduce their appetites and to ward off lifestyle diseases are turning to them. But is…