Zanzibar to build World’s tallest timber tower
2022-10-06
Sizes of units range from studios starting at $79,900 to a vast penthouse with a private pool on the 26th floor at $950,880.Continue Reading
ZIC eyes tapping blue economy benefits
2022-10-06
On the same note, Zanzibar has recently shown signs of oil and gas in the deep-sea, which is also another blue economy opportunity.Continue Reading
Coups are back in fashion, but are they good for Africa
2022-10-06
Coups are back in fashion in Africa. The most recent happened on September 30, 2022, in Burkina Faso, when troops deposed Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba.Continue Reading
Zanzibar airport monopoly puts 600 jobs at risk
2022-10-05
On September 14, 2022, the director general of ZAA issued a directive that gave Dnata Zanzibar Aviation Services Limited an exclusive access to the newly constructed Terminal III, barring other operators.Continue Reading
Sh3. 2 trillion invested in Zanzibar’s Blue economy so far
2022-09-29
The Sh3. 2 trillion investments have been registered mainly because drive for the Blue efficiency was initiated in 2020Continue Reading
Tanzania Taxing the Internet is not only absurd, it is outright dangerous
2022-09-27
In any modern economy, the Internet is regarded as a key service without which it is difficult for countries to achieve their economic growth targets….Continue Reading
Zanzibar signs deal to construct Sh537. 8 billion roads
2022-09-27
Zanzibar signs deal to construct Sh537.8 billion roads. The roads to be involved in the construction are the Tunguu- Makadunchi Road in Unguja South Region, with a length of 48kms and the Kisauni-Fumba Road (West Urban Region), with a length of 12kms, both in Unguja and the Mkoani-Chake Chake Pemba Road with a length of 43.5kms.Continue Reading
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British Investor’s $1.6 billion real estate project in Zanzibar lies in limbo
2022-09-27
The revocation of British developer Pennyroyal’s leasehold for the construction of Blue Amber Resort by the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar has sent shock waves in the nascent property market on the Isles.Continue Reading
Ground handlers at Zanzibar airport given two months to vacate terminal 3
2022-09-27
Ground handling firms currently operating at Zanzibar’s Abeid Amani Karume International Airport have up to December 1 to vacate the newly constructed Terminal III building to give way to a new operator Dubai National Air Travel Agency (Dnata).Continue Reading
Zanzibar land lease controversy with British Developer
2022-09-27
Zanzibar investment lease controversy rumbles on after President Hussein Mwinyi claims the land lease was terminated following a court case which the developer lost Contradictory details come to light.Continue Reading
