A woman went berserk in Nzega District on Saturday, slashing six children to death with a machete and seriously wounding four others. Five of the children were hers and one was her brother's, Tabora Regional police Commander Emmanuel Nley said yesterday.
Earthquake of magnitude 5.1 - 53km E of Sumbawanga, Tanzania
Tanzania has suspended The Citizen newspaper for seven days after saying it "deliberately published misleading information" in a story about the depreciation of the shilling against the dollar. The publication's website and Twitter feed are offline.
Health Ministry Condemns Killing of Children in Njombe Region: Tanzania
Kenya: 3 Tanzanians given 15-year jail terms over terrorism
2 year agoODM leader @RailaOdinga holds talks with President @MagufuliJP in Dar; says they compared notes on regional issues.
2 year agoThe Industry and Trade minister, Mr Joseph Kakunda, has hailed the business and investment forum, saying it will benefit the country. The forum has been organised by the Tabora Regional Authorities.
Egypt signs MoUs with Tanzania to enhance cooperation
2 year agoTurkey ratifies five-year military agreement with Tanzania that includes military training of troops and military intelligence sharing, today's official registry records show.
Governor of Tanzania's largest city, Dar es Salaam, has vowed to begin hunting down and mass arrests of "homosexuals in our city" starting next week
Surveillance squad to find and arrest gay people in Tanzania's largest city, where male homosexuality is punishable by up to 30 years in prison - BBC/CNN
2 year agoMwanza: The number of people who died in the LakeVictoria MV Nyerere ferry tragedy has reached 225 but the number will likely go up as the search for more bodies and/or survivors continues.
CGTN: Survivor found in Tanzania's capsized ferry two days after the deadly disaster on Lake Victoria; the current death toll stands at 167 which is likely to rise, AP reports TanzaniaFerry
Death toll in Victoria Lake's ferry disaster climbs to 79: Tanzania media
Tanzania: more than 40 dead in the sinking of a ferry on Lake Victoria (authorities)
More than 40 dead, hundreds missing after ferry capsizes on Lake Victoria in Tanzania - AFP
3 year agoTanzania in short of three million houses, says deputy minister
Tanzania’s government has closed a critical newspaper for the second time in three months, banning the weekly MwanaHalisi for two years after accusing it of inciting violence.
Residents of Nholi Village in Bahi District have asked President John Magufuli to close down a gold mine in the area because it was being operated in contravention of the laid down procedures
UN probes Tanzania and Uganda for violations of sanctions against North Korea
Tanzania opposition MP Tundu Lissu reportedly shot in Dodoma, rushed to hospital in critical condition.
Tanzania's Govt to "start using Zipline drones for on-demand delivery of blood, vaccines, and medications" in early 2018
Tanzania revokes newspaper licenses
Dar es Salaam. Public transport services at a famous daladala stand, Simu200, were paralysed for over four hours on Monday August 21, after commuter bus operators went on a strike.
Leading elephant conservationist Wayne Lotter shot dead in Tanzania
4 year agoNarcotics Control Bureau arrested one Tanzanian and one Nigerian national with 4kg cocaine worth approx Rs 40cr from IGI Airport, reports ANI
Tomorrow President El-Sisi starts off an Africa tour with stops in Tanzania, Rwanda, Gabon, and Chad
Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa has given 15 days to the treasurer of Sikonge District Council, Mr Evans Shemdoe, to explain why he has failed to attain 80 percent of internal revenue collections.
4 year agoTanzania's Magufuli rejects calls to extend rule beyond two-term limit
Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba begins tour of Mozambique, Tanzania with an aim of exploring new avenues of bilateral defence cooperation
