The medieval settlement of Unguja Ukuu, on the Zanzibar Archipelago off the coast of Tanzania, was a key port in an extensive Indian Ocean trade network that linked eastern Africa, southern Arabia, ...

Unguja. The Zanzibar presidential candidate for the ruling CCM, Dr Hussein Ali Mwinyi, has pledged to build a permanent jetty for Tumbatu Island residents, ending the long-standing challenge of being ...

Zanzibar’s tourism sector continued its strong performance in September 2025, with the Isles welcoming 84,154 visitors, ...

My quest to visit all the ancient Swahili trading cities now leaves world heritage site Kilwa Kisiwani, which lies on the Kilwa archipelago on the south-eastern Coast of Tanzania and Sofala located in ...

Zanzibar — Fire destroyed some parts of five tourists' hotels in Paje coastal area, Unguja South on Saturday Night, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Gaudianus Felician Kamugisha, responsible for ...

Unguja. The NCCR-Mageuzi presidential candidate for Zanzibar, Ms Laila Rajab Khamis, has pledged to tackle unemployment, enhance healthcare provisions, and significantly boost trade across the islands ...

ZIMAMU Yussuf Salum, a resident of Jambiani-Kibigija coastal village, South Unguja Region has been working as a seaweed farmer for more than 15 years. She says patience and hope for bright future made ...

Twenty years ago this autumn, an island off the coast of Tanzania became the first in Africa to get rid of the tsetse fly thanks to a nuclear technique. Prior to eradication, losses to livestock due ...

ZANZIBAR: CCM Zanzibar’s presidential candidate, incumbent Dr Hussein Mwinyi has stressed that peace is the foremost ...

South African divers begin searching the bottom of a sunken ferry off Zanzibar in a bid to recover around 200 bodies after one of Africa's worst maritime disasters of the past decade Twelve South ...

CCM presidential candidate in Zanzibar Dr Hussein Ali Mwinyi yesterday urged residents to disregard statements opposing the ...