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1 week ago | thecitizen.co.tz | Hellen Nachilongo

Dar es Salaam. Bakhresa Food Products Limited (BFPL), a subsidiary of the Bakhresa Group, has launched a major expansion of its soft drinks factory in Mwandege in the city, aiming to double production and meet growing demand. The $500 million (approximately Sh1.3 trillion) investment will increase the factory’s daily output from 150,000 cartons to 300,000 cartons. The project, spanning 17 hectares, is part of the company’s 50th anniversary celebrations and is expected to be completed next year.

1 week ago | thecitizen.co.tz | Hellen Nachilongo

Dar es Salaam. Gender activists claim that the recently presented budget has not sufficiently incorporated a gender-sensitive perspective, urging for a more inclusive approach to financial planning. These comments were made during the ‘Kijiwe cha Kahawa’ (Coffee Corner) dialogue organised by the Tanzania Gender Networking Programme (TGNP) to discuss the 2025/2026 National Budget from a gender perspective.

1 week ago | thecitizen.co.tz | Hellen Nachilongo

Dar es Salaam. Online ticketing service providers who fail to integrate their systems with the government’s platforms risk being banned from operating from July 1, 2025, the Land Transport Regulatory Authority (Latra) has announced. In a statement issued yesterday, Latra said that all ticketing systems must be connected to the Latra Travel Ticketing System and the Tanzania Revenue Authority’s Electronic Fiscal Device Management System (EFDMS) by the deadline.

1 week ago | thecitizen.co.tz | Hellen Nachilongo

Dar es Salaam. The government has reiterated its commitment to strengthening collaboration with the private sector to spur economic growth and drive industrial transformation.

2 weeks ago | thecitizen.co.tz | Hellen Nachilongo

Dar es Salaam. Stakeholders in the transport sector are calling for greater investment in modern technology and safer, more inclusive road designs in response to a worrying surge in road traffic accidents. The appeal follows President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s recent revelation that road accidents had increased by nine percent over the past four months compared to the same period last year. Between January and April 2025, a total of 1,322 accidents were recorded, resulting in 1,275 fatalities.