The Court of Appeal has set free an aunt of a murdered seven-year-old child, Ms Mwasiti Abdallah, after it identified reasonable doubt in the evidence linking her to the murder. In its judgment delivered on Monday, August 31, 2026, the court upheld the death sentence against Mr James Makuri, having satisfied itself that the remaining evidence proved his involvement in the murder of the child, Kaijage Odilo. Kaijage, aged seven, was killed on March 14, 2021, in the Uwanja wa Ndege area, Madewa Ward, Singida Region, where his body was found abandoned. A bench of three judges: Patricia Fikirini, Agnes...

While Africa is rich in resources, talent and ambition, the continent’s greatest challenge is cultivating the leadership, values and institutions needed to turn those assets into collective power.

The government has clarified that the estimated Sh730 billion required to address the potential impacts of El Niño is not a direct allocation from the 2026/27 national budget, but a projection covering a broad, multi-sector response before, during and after possible disasters. Addressing journalists on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, in Dodoma, Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office (Policy, Parliament, Co-ordination and Persons with Disabilities), Prof Palamagamba Kabudi, said the estimate forms part of the national emergency plan for responding to the potential effects of El Niño. He said the plan involves government ministries, departments and agencies, regional and...

Tanzanian businesses are being urged to resist the temptation to let artificial intelligence make critical decisions about their customers, as the technology becomes increasingly capable of building products, analysing data and automating routine business tasks. While AI can dramatically reduce the time and cost of developing digital products, businesses still need people who understand their customers well enough to determine what they actually need, according to Black Swan Chief Technology Officer Mr Harvey Kadyanji. Speaking during Innovation Week Tanzania 2026, Mr Kadyanji said the rapid development of AI-assisted software was changing the economics of starting and running a business. Entrepreneurs...

Police in Morogoro Region are holding 30-year-old tailor Jovita Budyo, a resident of Mafisa, on suspicion of murdering her husband, Mr Abeli Charles, 44, following a domestic dispute over denied conjugal rights.

Events from the 2025 General Election emerged in the treason trial of Chadema national chairman Tundu Lissu, as state prosecutors questioned a defence witness over the poll and post-election violence.

Dr Emmanuel Nchimbi is undeniably not the first political heavyweight within the ruling CCM to suffer the ultimate sanction of expulsion.

Farmers in Unguja South have asked the government to address unreliable electricity, poor roads, counterfeit farm inputs and weak markets that they say are undermining agricultural production.

When most people throw away an old mobile phone, laptop or circuit board, they rarely think about where it goes next.

When most people throw away an old mobile phone, laptop or circuit board, they rarely think about where it goes next.