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Tanzania launches MV New Mwanza, Lake Victoria’s largest ship built at Sh120 billion

Prime Minister Dr Mwigulu Nchemba has officially launched the MV New Mwanza, the largest freshwater passenger ship in Africa, marking a milestone in the country’s maritime transport sector.

  1. From Petrol to Electric: How bikes offer cleaner, cheaper, faster mobility

  2. ADB disburses Sh336bn to coffee farmers, herders in Kagera

  3. BoT cautions public over improper cash storage

  1. Xi Jinping intensifies military purge, investigates close ally

  2. Universal Health Insurance rolls out nationwide today

  3. Zelenskiy says US security guarantees for Ukraine ready for signing

  4. Taifa Gas leads tree planting and education drive in Moshi

  5. Ministry of Health steps up efforts to end leprosy by 2030

  6. How research is refining palm oil value chain to boost incomes

Africa

Malema sentencing looms, raising stakes for South Africa’s EFF party

Thousands of supporters of South African opposition politician Julius Malema gathered outside the East London Magistrate’s Court on Friday as the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader awaited...

  1. Museveni’s son tightens grip on Uganda’s political future

  2. Uganda detains 2,000 opposition supporters, 30 killed after disputed election

  3. Guinea Bissau sets December 2026 election date after coup

  1. Nigerian troops rescue 62 hostages, kill two militants in northwest operations

  2. Army returns to strategic east Congo town after rebel withdrawal

  3. Uganda partially restores internet after Museveni election win

  4. Ugandans to know next president on Saturday

  5. Museveni sure of win in fraught election amid internet blackout

  6. South African rand buoyed by gold prices as markets mull US inflation prints

World

Xi Jinping intensifies military purge, investigates close ally

China’s President Xi Jinping has extended his anti-corruption campaign deep into the top ranks of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA)

  1. Zelenskiy says US security guarantees for Ukraine ready for signing

  2. Trump threatens Canada with 100 percent tariff over trade deal with China

  3. No compromise in sight as Russia, Ukraine resume UAE negotiations

  4. US warned against overstepping international law in immigration crackdown

Business

What Tanzania’s credit mix says about growth

Tanzania’s private sector credit continues to expand above 20 percent annually, but analysts warn that dominance of personal loans underscores a growth model that is still heavily supported by...

  1. How Barrick North Mara royalties fund vital services in rural Tarime

  2. EACOP, REA in Sh7.5 billion deal to bring electricity to villages along pipeline route

  3. Stanbic Bank reinforces capital markets with Sukuk structuring

  4. Tanzania’s private sector poised for growth as credit hits Sh43 tr

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