In Ifakara District, Morogoro Region, where palm oil cultivation has long been a household economic activity, production has traditionally remained small-scale, labour-intensive, and low value. For years, farmers and processors relied on inherited techniques that yielded oil of inconsistent quality and limited market reach.

African universities, policymakers, and business leaders have been urged to strengthen the link between business, technology, and sustainability to drive competitive and resilient enterprises across the continent.

The Chairperson of the University Council, Hon. Ambassador Mwanaidi Sinare Maajar, has reaffirmed the University’s commitment to continuity, institutional memory, and respect for leadership legacy during a courtesy visit to former Council Chairperson, Hon. Damian Z. Lubuva (Retired Judge) at his residence in Oysterbay, Dar es Salaam, on 15 January 2026.

The University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM), through its Business School (UDBS), has once again affirmed its national leadership in professional accountancy education after emerging overall top performer among 24 higher learning institutions in the November 2025 Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Final Examinations 

The President of the United Republic of Tanzania, H.E. Dr. Samia Suluhu Hassan, has ushered the University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) into a new chapter of marine science, research and innovation following the official inauguration of a state-of-the-art Academic and Administration Building at the Institute of Marine Sciences (IMS)

The University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) has reaffirmed its position as a national leader in inclusive development by hosting the climax of the 2025 International Day of Persons with Disabilities on 30 December 2025, an event that placed disability inclusion at the centre of institutional transformation, innovation and public accountability.