Zanzibar free from outbreak of Marburg virus
2023-04-07
The Zanzibar government has on Friday April 7 assured international travelers that the Isle is safe and open for business.Continue Reading
Karume faults lease of Zanzibar Islets
2023-04-07
Diplomat Ali Karume has faulted the decision by the revolutionary government of Zanzibar to lease the islets that surround the islands of Unguja and Pemba to private developers saying it was absolutely not in Zanzibar’s national interests.Continue Reading
How new crop insurance will change farmers’ fortunes
2023-03-29
Initiative is a shot in the arm for agriculture, which is currently virtually uninsured with just 0.17 percent of all general insurance sales.Continue Reading
How diplomatic intervention kept Air France, KLM in Zanzibar
2023-03-24
It has, however, emerged, that the Netherland and France sought a diplomatic solution to a standoff at the Abeid Aman Karume International Airport, warning that it could disrupt Air France and KLM flights into Zanzibar, and later Dar es Salaam.Continue Reading
‘Pilot error’ caused Precision Air crash
2023-03-24
Reports says prevailing poor weather led to the pilots failing to heed warning signals.Continue Reading
High Court rejects Transworld’s application
2023-03-18
The High Court in Dar es Salaam has struck out an application in which Transworld Aviation, a ground handler at the Abeid Aman Karume International Airport (AAKIA) was seeking permission to sue the Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority (TCAA).Continue Reading
‘Sovereignty alone won’t solve Zanzibar economic woes’
2023-03-14
The ruling party in Zanzibar on Monday , March 13, responded to growing demands for full autonomy in the Islands, saying sovereignty doesn’t guarantee economic strength.Continue Reading
CCM ready to task state organs on Zanzibar Airport deal
2023-03-10
Ruling party Chama Cha Mapinduzi-Zanzibar has said it is ready to task state organs to investigate some of the claims against its government that have been raised by opposition politicians on the Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (AAKIA).Continue Reading
Mwinyi lashes out at Zanzibar Airport, Port inefficiency claims
2023-02-28
Zanzibar President Hussein Mwinyi has lashed out at the Opposition ACT Wazalendo, saying that the claims it raised about inefficiency in three areas within his Government were only meant to mislead the publicContinue Reading
Ground handling firms in Zanzibar start cutting jobs
2023-02-28
ZAT and Transworld, companies providing ground handling services at Abeid Amani Karume International Airport, have to lay off workers to stay afloat.Continue Reading
