Tanzania Rebounds: Stability Restored and Growth Back on Track
Tanzania’s post-election unrest in late October 2025 marked a rare interruption in a nation long regarded as one of Africa’s…
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Vodacom M-Pesa Tanzania Launches Cross-Border payments across the Globe
Vodacom Tanzania, the country’s leading telco company, is revolutionizing cross-border trade and digital financial inclusion with the launch of M-Pesa Global Payment. In partnership with VISA, Alipay, Network International, Magnati, and MTN Uganda, customers can now make global Tap & Pay transactions using the M-Pesa Visa tokenized card, pay merchants in China via Alipay, enabled […]
The Digital Disruption: How Technology is Reshaping Tanzanian Media
After the first four media chronicles, I finally…
Mining Insights
Policy Watch: How Tanzania’s Reforms Shape Nyanzaga
Every mine carries geology in its rock, but Nyanzaga carries law in its licence. Unlike Geita or Bulyanhulu, which were born in the freer 1990s and later retrofitted into new terms, Nyanzaga is the…
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Burying Emissions, Not Guilt: Why Waste CCS Trumps Carbon Credits?
Based on my deep dive into Norway’s waste-to-energy CCS model versus carbon credit systems, Norway’s Øygarden island represents a striking convergence of natural wonder and climate innovation, serving both as…
Agriculture & Food Security
Sugar Wars: U.S. Sweetener Debate Meets Tanzania’s Supply Crisis.
The recent announcement by Coca-Cola to introduce a cane sugar-sweetened soda in the U.S., following President Trump’s public endorsement, has reignited debate over high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) versus cane sugar. Here’s a breakdown of…
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Economics & Investment
The Southern Corridor and the SGR Dream
Southern Tanzania has always depended on its roads. Trucks carry cashews from Newala, maize from Ruvuma, and timber from Lindi to Mtwara or Dar es Salaam, rattling over long stretches of tarmac and gravel.…
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Technology & Innovation
Vodacom M-Pesa Tanzania Launches Cross-Border payments across the Globe
Vodacom Tanzania, the country’s leading telco company, is revolutionizing cross-border trade and digital financial inclusion with the launch of M-Pesa Global Payment. In partnership with VISA, Alipay, Network International, Magnati, and MTN Uganda, customers…
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General Insights
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The Digital Backbone, From Connectivity to Citizenship
Beneath the soil of Tanzania runs a quiet revolution: cables of glass thinner than a strand of hair, carrying light across vast distances. The National ICT Backbone (NICTBB), a network…