Government ministries and institutions have been directed to work together to ensure research prototypes and innovations with the potential to solve national challenges are taken through all necessary scientific, regulatory and accreditation procedures before being adopted and scaled up as locally made products. Prime Minister Mwigulu Nchemba issued the directive in Tanga yesterday while closing the National Education, Skills and Innovation Week, challenging the government to make better use of research generated by Tanzanian universities and institutions instead of continuing to rely heavily on imported solutions. He insisted that an innovation should not end at an exhibition stand or remain...

A man believed to have a mental health condition allegedly set fire to the old Moshi Primary Court building in Kilimanjaro Region on Monday, August 24, 2026, destroying a records room and documents stored inside.

Pastor Patience Kokundeka Museveni Rwabwogo, daughter of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and First Lady Janet Museveni, has been consecrated as an Episcopal Bishop of Covenant Nations Church in Uganda and beyond. The consecration took place on Sunday, August 23, 2026, at Covenant Hill in Maya, Wakiso District, during celebrations marking the 20th anniversary of Covenant Nations Church, which she founded two decades ago as a small house fellowship. The ceremony marked a milestone in Uganda’s Christian community, with Rwabwogo becoming the first woman to be consecrated to the office of bishop in Uganda, according to Ugandan media reports. The consecration...

Tanzania’s ambition to become a knowledge-driven, high-income economy by 2050 will depend not only on how much it invests in science, technology and innovation (STI), but on whether it can build a system that turns research and ideas into technologies, businesses, jobs and solutions to national problems. That was the message emerging from the National Education, Research, Skills and Innovation Forum, held as a side event during the National Education, Skills and Innovation Week at Usagara Secondary School in Tanga on August 22, 2026. The forum brought together researchers, innovators, educators and private-sector players to examine what Tanzania must do...

President Samia Suluhu Hassan and African Diaspora Development Institute (ADDI) president Arikana Chihombori-Quao have discussed ways of strengthening cooperation between Tanzania, the institute and the African diaspora to support development across the continent. Their talks on Monday, August 24, 2026, at State House in Dar es Salaam focused on equipping young Africans with knowledge of the continent’s history, their role in development and the political and economic changes shaping the world, according to a statement from the Directorate of Presidential Communications. The discussions come at a time when African countries seek to strengthen the participation of young people and the...

The investments in transport systems in Kigoma are expected to reinforce Tanzania’s role along the Central Corridor

Foreign judges appointed to Tanzania’s Commission of Inquiry into violence and alleged breaches of the law during and after the October 2025 General Election have pledged to use their judicial and regional experience to help establish what happened and ensure the investigation is conducted independently. Namibia’s Deputy Chief Justice Petrus Tileinge Damaseb and Uganda’s Court of Appeal Judge Barishaki Bonny Cheborion are among the six commissioners appointed to investigate those who planned, financed, coordinated or participated in the violence, as well as allegations of excessive use of force, deaths, injuries and disappearances. Speaking in Dar es Salaam on Monday, August...

The Council of Presidents and Ministers of the East African Community (EAC) has lifted the recruitment freeze across all organs and institutions of the bloc and approved a phased staffing plan starting in the 2026/27 financial year. The decisions were reached in Mombasa, Kenya, from August 18 to 21, 2026, during an Extraordinary Meeting convened to address urgent personnel matters. Uganda’s First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for EAC Affairs, Ms Rebecca Kadaga, who is the current chairperson of the EAC Council of Ministers, chaired the meeting, according to an EAC media statement released on Monday, August 24, 2026. Ministers,...

Minister for Constitution and Legal Affairs Dr Juma Homera has warned public servants against behaving like “small gods” by blocking subordinate staff from transferring to other duty stations, reminding them that even the authorities who appointed them can relocate them immediately. Dr Homera made the remarks on Monday, August 24, 2026, while responding to journalists shortly after the ‘Speak with the Minister’ programme, where he expressed concern over the conduct of the Director of Kakonko District Council in Kigoma Region. “I am not his disciplinary authority, and I know there are authorities above him. But in this matter, I am...

Head of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania (ELCT), Dr Alex Malasusa, has urged believers to use their tongues wisely, saying the small organ can bring gain or loss, promote or destroy peace, and earn a person honour or contempt. Dr Malasusa said that, when used well, the tongue could be a great blessing, noting that some people are respected because of how they use it. He was speaking on Sunday, August 23, 2026, at the 17th General Assembly of Meru Diocese in Arumeru District, Arusha Region. He said that although the tongue is a small organ, its improper use...