Dar es Salaam is the largest city and financial hub of Tanzania. It is also the capital of the Dar es Salaam Region. With a population of over nine million people,Dar es Salaam is the largest city in East Africa by population and the sixth-largest in Africa. Located on the Swahili coast,Dar es Salaam is an important economic center and one of the fastest-growing cities in the world.
Mbeya is a city located in south west Tanzania,Africa,with an urban population of 649,000 in 2023. Mbeya is the capital of the surrounding rural Mbeya region.
The University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) is a public university located in Ubungo District,Dar es Salaam Region,Tanzania. It was established in 1961 as an affiliate college of the University of London. The university became an affiliate of the University of East Africa (UEA) in 1963,shortly after Tanzania gained its independence from the United Kingdom. In 1970,UEA split into three independent universities:Makerere University in Uganda,the University of Nairobi in Kenya,and the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania.
Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) is a public university in Morogoro,Tanzania,specializing in agriculture. The university is named after the country's second prime minister Edward Sokoine.
The Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH) is a parastatal organization affiliated with the government of Tanzania. It was created by an Act of the National Assembly of Tanzania in 1986 as a successor to the Tanzania National Scientific Research Council. The commission was a subsidiary institution to the Ministry of Communications,Science and Technology (MCST) and is now a subsidiary institution to the Ministry of Education,Science &Technology. The main offices are located in Dar es Salaam.
Prostitution in Tanzania is illegal but widespread. UNAIDS estimate there to be 155,450 prostitutes in the country. Many women and young girls are forced into prostitution due to poverty,lack of job opportunities,culture,and the disintegration of the family unit. Many university students have to turn to prostitution for economic reasons.
Sospeter Mwijarubi Muhongo MP is a Tanzanian geologist and a nominated member of the Tanzanian Parliament.
Lazaro Samuel Nyalandu is a Tanzanian politician and former Minister of Natural Resources and Tourism.
Zakia Hamdani Meghji is a Tanzanian politician who served as the first female Minister of Finance from 2006 to 2008. She was the first woman to hold this post. She also served as a Tourism minister,still the longest serving Tourism Minister in the country,who brought many positive changes in the Ministry.
The Dar es Salaam building collapse occurred during the early hours of Good Friday on 29 March 2013 when a 16-floor residential apartment building collapsed on a nearby mosque compound,killing 36 people and trapping over 60 under the rubble.
Joyce Lazaro Ndalichako is Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister of Tanzania. Previously she served as Minister of Education,Science,Technology and Vocational Training. She was appointed by the president of United Republic of Tanzania,John Magufuli,as a Member of Parliament and Minister for Education,Science,Technology and Vocational Training from 2015 in Tanzania.
Tanzania–United Kingdom relations are bilateral relations between Tanzania and the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom has historically been a partner of Tanzania in many areas,particularly trade and security.
Atashasta Justus Nditiye was a Tanzanian politician who had been involved in the industry since 1990 and had been a member of the ruling party Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) to date. At the time of his death he was the Deputy Minister for Works,Transport and Communication Responsible for Communication and a Member of Parliament.
Japhet Ngailonga Hasunga is a Tanzanian politician through CCM and Member of Parliament for Vwawa constituency since 2015.
Mwita Mwikwabe Waitara is a Tanzanian politician and former cabinet Minister. He is a member of the CCM political party and was elected MP representing Tarime urban since 2015.
Stanslaus Haroon Nyongo is a Tanzanian politician and a member of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi political party. He was elected MP representing Maswa District since 2015 and was a Deputy Minister of Minerals until December 2020.
Constantine John Kanyasu is a Tanzanian politician and a member of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi political party. He was elected MP representing Geita in 2015. On November 10,2018,he was appointed by President John Magufuli and on November 13,2018,he was sworn in as Deputy Prime Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism.
The Mayor of Dodoma is the head of the municipal government of Dodoma,the capital city of Tanzania. The current mayor is Davis G. Mwamfupe,who took office on 1 July 2016. The City Council members elect the mayor. The Mayor is selected for a three-year term and can be re-elected at a local government election,or may be chosen from within the council at a meeting.
Adolf Faustine Mkenda is a Tanzanian Minister of Education,Science,and Technology,having previously served as Minister of Agriculture. An associate professor of Economics at the University of Dar es Salaam and a politician who presently serves as a Chama Cha Mapinduzi's Member of Parliament for Rombo constituency since November 2020.
Kitila Alexander Kanyama Mkumbo is a Tanzanian politician and an academic professor.
