Locally registered cocaine boat seized

>A man holding a Kenyan passport was caught by the special drugs task force for carrying 131 pellets of cocaine.

A Sicilian fishing boat with seven crew has been seized by armed men 65km (40 miles) off the coast of Libya, a Sicilian fishing co-operative says.

The demand for locally made furniture is increasing. Many big furniture makers have a lot of orders.

The government has been advised to repeal the 2008 law which allows foreign currency usage locally in a bid to prevent ‘dollarisation’ from taking root in the country.

The government yesterday asked Tanzania Electric Supply Company (Tanesco) to consider stopping to spend billions of shillings on purchasing wooden electricity poles from outside the country.

One of the companies that has benefitted most from Tanzania's fast economic growth is Mohammed Enterprises Tanzania Limited (METL). The BBC's Lucy Hooker met up with its chief executive.

According to the World Bank, Tanzania's economy has been growing steadily for the last decade.One of the companies that has benefitted most from that growth is Mohammed Enterprises Tanzania Limited (METL).

Meeting the day-to-day needs of ordinary consumers, it makes products that range from cashew nuts to toothpaste, bicycles to soap.

And they are all gradually being united under one brand called "Mo" - named after the company's chief executive, Mohammed Dewji. The BBC's Lucy Hooker met up...

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According to the World Bank, Tanzania's economy has been growing steadily for the last decade. One of the companies that has benefitted most from that growth is Mohammed Enterprises Tanzania Limited (METL). Meeting the day-to-day needs of ordinary consumers, it makes products that range from cashew nuts to toothpaste, bicycles to soap. And they are all gradually being united under one brand called "Mo" - named after the company's...