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Mbarali MP presses government to secure farmland for smallholder farmers

Mbarali legislator Bahati Ndingo says seasonal farm rentals are eroding smallholder earnings, prompting commitments from the Vice-President and Agriculture Minister to find a lasting land-access solution.

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African women’s land campaign turns 10 with demand for official ownership data

Women’s land rights advocates from 22 African countries meeting in Arusha have marked a decade of the Mount Kilimanjaro campaign by demanding official data on how many rural women own land, saying the gap makes progress impossible to measure.

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Tanzania MPs push for land bank to ease public servants' housing shortage

A Tanzanian parliamentary committee has urged the government to set up a dedicated land bank to speed up housing delivery for public servants, as Watumishi Housing Investments pursues 739 units in the 2026/27 financial year.

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DIT Songwe Develops Locally Made Construction Materials With EU Funding

Tanzania's DIT Songwe campus is testing locally available natural materials, including soil, for use in construction under a EUR 87,681 European Union research project run with Ardhi University.

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South Sudan Asks Tanzania for Land to Build Inland Cargo Depot

South Sudan has formally asked Tanzania to allocate land for an inland container depot, after securing designated space at the ports of Dar es Salaam and Tanga earlier this year.

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Tanzania Woos Algerian Investors as Construction Sector Booms

Tanzania's ambassador to Algeria has invited Algerian construction firms to invest in Tanzania, citing a sector that contributes about 13 per cent of GDP and grows roughly 10 per cent a year, during the Bati-Est Expo 2026 in Constantine.

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Tanzania pays 49bn/- compensation for 887 hectares for Bagamoyo Port project

The Tanzanian government has paid 49 billion shillings in compensation to residents relocating to pave the way for the Bagamoyo Port Strategic Project, with valuation and acquisition of 887 hectares now complete.

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GEMS school in Zanzibar to expand to 1,500 places as construction nears

Construction of the GEMS International School of Zanzibar is expected to begin soon, with planned capacity raised from 1,100 to 1,500 students at the Infinity Hills mixed-use development near Stone Town.

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VETA Kigamboni College Construction Reaches 85 Per Cent in Dar es Salaam

Construction of a new VETA vocational college at Gezaulole in Kigamboni, Dar es Salaam, has reached 85 per cent completion, with the first courses expected to begin in November.