Josephine Christopher
Business Reporter at The Citizen (Tanzania)
Business Reporter at Mwananchi
Byline @TheCitizenTz, coffee, and chaos. Not always in that order.
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3 days ago |
thecitizen.co.tz | Julius Maricha |Josephine Christopher
Dar es Salaam. With just months to go before Tanzania’s 2025 General Election, the country’s political contest is increasingly shifting to the digital realm, where slogans have become a central weapon in the race for influence, legitimacy, and mobilisation.
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1 week ago |
thecitizen.co.tz | Josephine Christopher
Dar es Salaam. Members of Parliament have commended the government for scaling up investment in agriculture under the 2025/26 national budget, while calling for deeper reforms in crop processing, fertiliser production, and a shift towards organic farming. Lawmakers heaped praise on Friday, June 20, 2025, in Parliament in Dodoma during the debate on the Sh56.49 trillion budget tabled last week by Finance Minister Mwigulu Nchemba.
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1 week ago |
thecitizen.co.tz | Josephine Christopher
Dar es Salaam. As the 12th Parliament nears its closure ahead of the October 2025 general election, deputy speaker Mr Mussa Azzan Zungu has encouraged Members of Parliament (MPs) to confront upcoming elections not with hostility or division, but with facts and results, specifically the accomplishments of President Samia Suluhu Hassan. “Go to your constituencies with facts and figures about what the President has achieved.
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1 week ago |
thecitizen.co.tz | Josephine Christopher
Dar es Salaam. The government’s decision to impose a 10 percent withholding tax on retained earnings has ignited spirited debate inside and outside Parliament, attracting both cautious optimism and stern warnings.
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1 week ago |
thecitizen.co.tz | Josephine Christopher
Dar es Salaam. Members of Parliament have ramped up calls for comprehensive reforms to expand Tanzania’s tax base, as the government targets Sh34.1 trillion in revenue for the 2025/26 financial year. Finance and Planning minister, Dr Mwigulu Nchemba, told Parliament that the Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) is expected to collect Sh32.31 trillion in tax revenue, with an additional Sh1.79 trillion projected from non-tax sources.
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