President Dr. John Magufuli has directed security agencies in the country to take legal action against people involved in narcotics irrespective of fame or position they hold.
12 out of 112 arrested suspects have appeared at Kisutu resident magistrate's court in Dar es Salaam to face charges of drug abuse.
A fire has gutted a drugs and chemicals storage facility at Sunflag textiles, mosquito net and household factory at themi area in Arusha.
Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa has said the government is ready to support local sugar producers in order to increase production and control prices.
The government has began an exercise to evict more than 2, 000 residents from an area in Mzizima village in Tanga to pave way for construction of the biggest cement factory in east Africa.
President Dr.John Magufuli has called on the judiciary to support economic growth by placing national interest in the forefront.
Iron deficiency in women in Tanzania has become a threat to maternal health causing complications during pregnancy and child birth. Young girls between the ages of 10–19 are the most affected and treatment at an early stage is necessary to rectify this deficiency rather than during pregnancy.
Kagera region authorities have banned all human activities in Biharamulo and Nyantakala forest reserves and directed relevant agencies to evict all invaders from the forest areas.
Geita region commissioner retired Major General Ezekiel Kyunga has directed food traders not to sell their crops out of the region in order to address the problem of food shortage caused by low rainfall.
