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President Samia Suluhu Hassan will on September 8 inaugurate phase two of the Mtumba Government City in Dodoma, a Sh698 billion ($270 million) complex of 26 ministry buildings expected to house about 18,510 government employees.
Property owners in Dar es Salaam's Sinza ward say they will file a court case challenging the draft 2026/2046 redevelopment plan, which they claim threatens their property rights.
Tanzania's Deputy Minister for Lands, Housing and Human Settlements Development has clarified that landowners get a six-month grace period to pay annual land rent before interest is charged, at 0.5 per cent per month.
Tanzania has reduced the cost of planning and surveying a plot in developed areas to TZS 130,000 under the 2021 Regularization Guideline, down from as much as TZS 400,000, as the government pushes more urban landholders to formalise titles.
The Tanzanian government is assessing whether land tribunals are still needed now that courts across the country can handle land-related disputes, Prime Minister Mwigulu Nchemba has told Parliament.
Tanzania's Ministry of Lands says Lupita Island in Lake Tanganyika is being transferred to another investor and has not been sold, after US investor Tim Draper announced plans to sell his investment.
Average annual rent for a high-end two-bedroom apartment exceeds $40,000 in Abidjan, Africa’s most expensive rental market, according to a Fortren & Company report.
Researchers at Aga Khan University's Arusha Climate and Environmental Research Centre are showing how applied research can help Tanzania address its land crisis, as experts warn more than 80% of the country's land is degraded.
Zanzibar has stepped up El Niño preparedness, warning that 105 buildings in Stone Town are in risky condition and urging residents in high-risk areas to relocate before rains intensify.