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Tanzania says no mandatory 7pc loan rate for workers

The government has said it will not impose a fixed interest rate of 7 or 8 percent on loans taken by Tanzanian workers, maintaining that lending rates in the country are determined by market...

  1. Tanzania sets aside Sh7bn for youth fish-farming loans

  2. China's Xi calls for 'equal, multipolar world'

  3. Middle East does not need Iran-US war, diplomatic adviser says

  1. SpaceX acquires xAI in record-setting deal

  2. UDSM moves to align university curricula with global labour market

  3. Uber's exit from Tanzanian market raises questions

  4. Shift to national water grid takes shape as Samia marks 100 days

  5. Mothers’ pain as stunting hits home

  6. Tanzania unveils record Sh61.9tr budget framework for 2026/27

Africa

Morocco evacuates 50,000 as flooding threatens city after weeks of heavy rain

The national dam-filling rate is now close to 62%, with several major reservoirs reaching full capacity, according to official data.

  1. UN to deploy ceasefire monitoring mission in Congo, Qatar says

  2. US warns Uganda over General Muhoozi’s tweets, signals review of security ties

  3. South Africa expels Israel’s top diplomat, sparks tit-for-tat retaliation

  1. Burkina Faso military government dissolves all political parties

  2. Rwanda seeks arbitration in Britain's cancelled asylum deal

  3. Sudan's army says it breaks siege of southern city, survivors recount hunger and death

  4. African countries now sending more money to China than they receive in new loans

  5. Muhoozi denies allegation of assault on opposition leader's wife

  6. Islamic State‑linked militants kill 22 in eastern Congo, UN report says

World

China's Xi calls for 'equal, multipolar world'

China and Uruguay should work together to advance an "equal and orderly multipolar world", President Xi Jinping told his counterpart Yamandu Orsi on Tuesday, as their nations signed up to...

  1. Middle East does not need Iran-US war, diplomatic adviser says

  2. SpaceX acquires xAI in record-setting deal

  3. What's next for Trump's Gaza plan after Rafah reopening?

  4. Ukraine's capital of Kyiv, other cities under Russian attack, officials say

Business

Iringa divided as TRA’s new 2pc forest produce levy takes effect

Economic observers suggest that the tax has the potential to revolutionise record-keeping and market trust in the forestry sector

  1. How private sector shaped Tanzania’s $1 trillion Vision 2050 target

  2. How Tanzanian banks earned Sh2.47tr in net profits in 2025

  3. Tanzania lauds GGML’s 25-year role in mining sector

  4. Woolworths Tanzania opens new store at Kunduchi Mall

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