Our oceans are as remarkable as they are mysterious; the deep dark waters as foreign to us as far-reaching planets. Though ...

Defence Minister Angie Motshekga acknowledges parliamentary criticisms of the Department of Defence's budget and outlines plans for improvement.

All Isaac wants is to live freely as himself, a gay man. That aspiration is denied in Tanzania, where homosexuality is taboo ...

China has paid tribute to a Chinese doctor in Tanzania who died saving a woman in distress in the sea, saying his heroism exemplified the deep China-Africa friendship and the dedication of Chinese ...

Residents of Mafia Island in Tanzania don’t really eat sea cucumber; they call it jongoo bahari, or “ocean millipede” in Swahili. But sea cucumbers are a prized delicacy in East Asia, where ...

Tanzania will establish two new marine protected areas off the eastern coast of Pemba Island in the semiautonomous region of Zanzibar, the fisheries minister for Zanzibar announced at the United ...

To protect this important ecosystem, Comoros, Madagascar, Mozambique, and Tanzania have joined forces to manage, protect, and restore more than 87,000 hectares of connected land and sea areas.

An aerial drone photo taken on April 23, 2025 shows the Kilwa Fishing Harbor under construction near Kilwa Kisiwani, Tanzania. [Xinhua] A gentle sea breeze stirs the trees on a quiet island off ...

Back on the beach, women wade out to sea with baskets on their head to harvest seaweed, covered from head to toe in brightly coloured kanga (traditional Swahili dress).

Lake Natron is a soda lake in northern Tanzania with a volcanic geology that maintains the water's pH around 10.5, which is almost as caustic as ammonia. Some life-forms thrive there nevertheless.

23 May 2025 I apply my aquatic-science training to empower Tanzania’s seaweed farmers Amenipa Kyando supports coastal communities to enhance their livelihoods while protecting their environment.