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Banyana Banyana Coach Ellis Eyes Tanzania Victory to Secure Knockout Qualification

Banyana Banyana Coach Ellis Eyes Tanzania Victory to Secure Knockout Qualification

Banyana Banyana coach Desiree Ellis remains cautious ahead of Tanzania clash. Victory would secure knockout qualification before final group match.

Donors Urged to Cut Tanzania Aid After Opposition Leader Tundu Lissu ‘Poisoning Attempt

Donors Urged to Cut Tanzania Aid After Opposition Leader Tundu Lissu 'Poisoning Attempt

Donors urged to suspend aid to Tanzania after alleged poisoning attempt on detained opposition leader Tundu Lissu, who survived 2017 shooting.

Burn, baby, burn: Why its time Tanzania embraced coal

Burn, baby, burn Why its time Tanzania embraced coal

Prime Wednesday, March 19, 2025 Tanzania’s energy landscape is a labyrinth of contradictions. On one side, the government champions an “energy transition” fuelled by imported LPG gas—a costly scheme redirecting rural women’s meagre earnings to Middle Eastern gas giants. On the other, hydropower remains the darling of politicians despite decades of drought-induced blackouts. Only God knows why we keep overlooking coal, a homegrown resource as black as African soil. The LPG delusion The government’s fixation with imported LPG gas is a case study in political delusion. Consider a rural mother in Tabora: she gathers free firewood but is now told to buy LPG at Sh3,600 per kilogramme—a price more than double that of Tanzania’s own LNG. This doesn’t sit well with me: I think there is something very wrong with