Mandarins at the Bank of Tanzania (BoT) will start having jitters over the next few months as MPs start pushing for freedom of Tanzanians to buy shares in regional companies being floated on the stock exchange.

The Government yesterday ordered the police to immediately mount a countrywide crackdown on defective vehicles and remove reckless drivers from the roads.

There is circumstantial evidence that some of the accused who arrested three gemstone dealers and a taxi driver are responsible for their deaths, the High Court was told yesterday.

There are tough times ahead, especially for the majority poor, as it may just be a matter of time before the inflation rate hits the doubt digits, experts have warned.

Robert Mugabe's ZANU PF has rejected calls by African Union chair, Tanzania that executive power should be split equally between Mugabe and opposition president Morgan Tsvangirai in a government of national unity.