Tanzania and China have signed an agreement to strengthen technical and vocational education, with a focus on practical skills, industry partnerships and expanding employment opportunities for young people. The agreement, signed in Tianjin on Saturday October 17, 2026, by Tanzania’s Deputy Minister for Education, Science and Technology, Ms Wanu Hafidh Ameir, and China’s Vice Minister of Education, Wang Guangyan, provides for the establishment of a Luban Workshop, a technical training centre that will use modern technologies to improve vocational education. According to a statement issued by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, the partnership will also strengthen training in...

About 10 tonnes of fruit and vegetable waste generated daily at Tandale Market could help farmers improve soil fertility as a processing plant converts them into fertilisers. Authorities are pushing traders to separate biodegradable materials for processing. The waste is collected and transported to a fertiliser-processing plant in Mabwepande, Kinondoni, where it is converted into an agricultural input, turning discarded produce into a potential source of income and an alternative to conventional waste disposal. However, the initiative's benefits depend on traders separating biodegradable materials from plastics and other unsuitable waste, a practice that market officials say remains a challenge. Speaking...

The government plans to expand access to quality education for learners with disabilities by improving school infrastructure, training teachers and providing specialised learning materials under a Sh12 billion-plus inclusive education investment. The initiative forms part of the Fourth National Strategy for Inclusive Education, covering the 2026/27 to 2030/31 period, which seeks to ensure learners with disabilities and special needs can participate fully in the education system. Launching the strategy in Dodoma on Friday, October 16, 2026, the Minister for Education, Science and Technology, Prof Adolf Mkenda, said the investment would support the construction and improvement of schools and dormitories, teacher...

The former head of state’s rapprochement with rebel’s leaders marks a major political break and gives a new dimension to his opposition to Tshisekedi.

The High Court has ruled in favour of lawyers representing Chadema chairman Tundu Lissu in a constitutional petition challenging restrictions on their consultations with him at Ukonga Prison, finding that prison officers violated regulations protecting lawyer-client confidentiality. In a judgment delivered on Friday, October 16, 2026, the court found that the lawyers had proved their claims that prison officers could overhear their legal consultations with Lissu, who is being held on treason charges. The court ruled that the practice contravened Regulation 13 of the Prisons Regulations, 1968, and undermined the conditions necessary for preparing Lissu’s defence. It ordered prison authorities...

A 26-year-old man has died after allegedly being attacked over claims that he danced for an extended period with the wife of a suspected attacker during a blessing ceremony in Same District, Kilimanjaro Region. Bernard Kiluwa, a resident of Mheza Village, is alleged to have been attacked following a dispute reportedly fuelled by jealousy after dancing with the woman at the ceremony. Kilimanjaro Regional Police Commander Simon Maigwa confirmed the incident on October 16, 2026, saying it occurred at night on October 12 in Kalemane hamlet, Mheza Village, Maore Ward, Same District. According to Commander Maigwa, preliminary investigations suggest that...

Tanzania will use domestic revenue from the mining sector to finance a major mineral exploration programme, aiming to increase the area covered by detailed geophysical surveys from 16 percent to at least 50 percent by 2030.

Pregnant women have been warned against smoking shisha, with health experts cautioning that the practice can harm foetal development and increase the risk of complications before and after birth.

The change of tone could signal acceptance that war won’t end without diplomacy, or a result of mounting pressure from Washington.

The State Mining Corporation (Stamico) plans to develop three new mines, two for gold and one for graphite, as revenue climbed to Sh147.8 billion in the 2025/26 financial year, up from Sh1.3 billion in 2018/19.