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Starting my own 3D printing business as a 19M

I recently got my 3D printer and have been trying to find a way to grow my customer base aside from social media I wanted to see if anyone would be interested in providing advice to help me grow my business I plan to have my own print farm but for now I’m running on one printer

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u/WAR_HERO20 — 16 hours ago

NATIONAL HOUSING (Mwanza)

*Admin this is not a buy/sell post

Habari zenu wadau,

Nahitaji nyumba ya 3 bedroom ya National housing Mwanza mjini.

Kuna yeyote ana connection?

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u/TattooBubbleGum — 17 hours ago

Tanzania still imports water after 64+ years of independence

The bottle contains 500 ml of liquid. It is almost entirely water. The label says it is "0.9% w/v" Sodium Chloride (salt). This means that 99.1% of the bottle is water. In this 500 ml bottle, there are about 4.5 grams of salt.

The rest roughly 495ml is sterile water. This has been imported from India via either sea or air freight. Imagine, containers of 99% water crossing oceans to arrive in Tanzania from India because our country cannot make enough of these.

After 64 years of independence, we are importing water into the country! We are not under any US or UN sanctions. I weep for this country.

u/Data_Hunter_2286 — 1 day ago

can we get rid of bajajs and bodabodas in tanzania ?

Guys, I think we have a serious problem in tz that nobodys talking about. there are way too many bajajs and pikipikis here and it really isnt a good look. you cant even drive comfortably cos youre always on the lookout for them. you cant go for a run , the city's noisy as hell and you can be sure that the air quality's not exactly improving. as a darian, i always wonder how we allowed for it to get this bad. dar used to be so pretty and laidback way back in the day. now its just so intense ! i get that people need a way to make a dollar for themselves and their families but ive always felt that this is a lousy solution and cant be sustainable. how about we set up factories to create jobs for the youth ? my dream is to see all these bajajs and bodabodas gone ! i want my city back !

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u/ConsciousBee2032 — 1 day ago

Hotel recommendations - CBD vs Masaki - Hotels ≤ 180USD/470KTZS

Hi,

Travelling to Dar es Salaam on business. Our meetings will be in the City Centre (Central Business District). Should we stay in the CBD or in Masaki? I like the look of Masaki and traffic doesn't look too bad on google maps? Do you have any hotel recommendations?

Thanks.

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u/___thomas__ — 1 day ago

Advice on Tanzania Ecommerce

hi all - I work for a business in Middle East and looking to use an ecommerce platfom (like Amazon) from https://impala.co.tz to deliver some prizes to our app users. Is Impala trustworthy ? are there any other reputable ecommerce sites that Tanzanians use ? any input much appreciated thank you.

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u/tobieallen — 1 day ago

Thinking to setup agri business in TZ - thoughts?

Hi friends, I am not from Africa. I come from India living in Europe.

I am exploring these days ideas on how to invest in Africa (it seems good, not too far from europe and also a lot of potential). And, when I think of it I am targeting agriculture as major sector. Mainly wanna grow fruits like avocado and all 😄 and later export to Europe and world.

I see land prices are not so expensive (my source is this https://iph.co.tz/properties?layout=sidebar&features[]=14&features[]=15&title=Farms%20and%20Ranches )

My main questions:

- how accessible it is for a foreigner not form there to manage that - is there anyone doing so already? Money risk is not huge but still I wanna use time and efforts properly.

- Is english accessible overall as medium to talk? Say with local manager or labour?

- how locals see it as someone from abroad coming to do all these stuff? I heard Tz is very friendly country just curious.

u/Romaaaaaaaaaaaaaa — 1 day ago
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Solo 65K on the road.

On Sunday May, 17th I ran 65K. I am training for 100K run when the time is right. This was done in Njombe - Makete road in Southen Highlands of Tanzania. Cheers.

u/jfute — 3 days ago

Expat buying land?

Has anyone here had experience trying to buy land as a foreigner and building on it, or even buying a finished home? I know we can’t own it’s on a lease, but still interested so I can have a place of my own. This land would be for personal use but perhaps one day when I figure out the resident laws I may build Airbnb on the same property, but focused on personal home.

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u/LuckyTranslator8795 — 3 days ago

PlayStation 2-step verification code

Hello guys, i am a gamer in Tanzania i use PlayStation, i changed my password 5hrs ago managed but the problem is i had my 2-step verification on, i used to receive the codes on my phone but all of a sudden i don’t receive them anymore and i am now logged out my PlayStation acc in all platforms(ps, pc and mobile) when i try to login another device, it still asks for the code, my account is registered as Malaysia since Tanzania is not in sony regions. Please assist anyone. I don’t know what else to do.

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u/Jona_gamer7 — 2 days ago

Looking for people serious about building something in agriculture

I’ve been spending a lot of time learning about agriculture, irrigation, storage, supply chains, and how food systems actually work at scale in places like Tanzania and East Africa.

The more I learn, the more I realize agriculture isn’t just “farming” — it’s logistics, water systems, infrastructure, commodity trading, storage, energy etc.

I’m interested in connecting with people who are:

  • thinking about starting agricultural projects
  • interested in irrigation or water systems
  • Invested in processing raw material
  • exploring commercial farming
  • Trading agriculture commodities
  • interested in scalable agriculture
  • or just obsessed with figuring out how to build efficient agricultural systems

I’m still learning and researching, but I’m serious about eventually building something real.

Not looking for “get rich quick” ideas — more interested in people who think long term and want to solve real problems.

If this sounds like you, comment or DM me. Would be cool to connect with like-minded people and exchange ideas.

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u/_Iammclovin — 2 days ago

Ebola outbreak in DRC, will it affect travel into Tanzania this summer?

Any advice or insight on the evolving situation in neighboring Congo would be greatly appreciated. Have to make some decisions soon on travel for the summer.

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u/Prestigious_Mix_8977 — 2 days ago

Lushoto or Pangani?

I did a solo trip to Tanga for the first time over Easter and spent two days over there. I didn't have a great experience as such but probably its due to not having a local friend to show me around the interesting places. I'd like to redo the trip and maybe get an authentic Tanga experience and venture further from Tanga town too. Between Pangani and Lushoto which would be the better choice to visit?

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u/Poa2Sana — 3 days ago

USD vs TZShs

The difference beteeen $1 and 1 TZShs is so big that even if you earn 1 TZSh every day, you won’t make $1 in 6 years.

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u/omondiptr — 3 days ago

Zanzibar has a long history of slave revolts pre-revolution. Some of them were successful.

Nobody wants to work in servitude for the rest of their lives. People who were born to slavery are more relegated to their situation though, and most of them wouldn’t revolt for fear of reprisals from their enslavers. Being a slave is all they have known.

That being said, slavery was also used a punishment for petty crimes and treason against the Sultanate of Zanzibar. Those people were far more inclined to revolt as they’ve already known what freedom is like. This is the same for the slaves who were captured in the interior of Africa and sent to Zanzibar to work on clove plantations. Africans would be captured in what is called a razzia, where they would subjugate entire villages and capture whoever they can.

One slave revolt was so successful that the Zanzibaris would ship them back to the interior of Africa unharmed.

My question is: without the British invading and taking over Zanzibar as an autonomous protectorate, would slavery have ended sooner or later? Would it still exist in someway in the form of debt peonage and informal bondage? Was the revolution inevitable? An independent Zanzibar seems like a fun alternate history scenario to explore.

Sources:

SLAVERY AND SLAVE REVOLTS IN THE SULTANATE OF ZANZIBAR IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY
G. A. Akinọla

u/mauritaniah8 — 2 days ago