Business reporter–Mwananchi

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Business reporter–Mwananchi 2026-05-28T06:02:12+00:00

Mwananchi Communications Limited https://mcl.co.tz/

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Dar es Salaam Dar es Salaam 00000 Tanzania

Media Media, Communications & Writing

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2026-06-10T17:00:00+00:00

8 Mwananchi Communications Limited (MCL), a subsidiary of Nation Media Group (NMG), is Tanzania’s largest independent news network with an award-winning presence in print and digital media, and exciting new ventures in innovation and events ecosystems. We are publishers of leading national news brands Mwananchi, The Citizen and Mwanaspoti in print and digital formats and proprietors of the Mwananchi Digital suite of products and Mwanaclick. We are audience-led, market-driven with a clear mission to empower the nation. We are looking for a motivated and highly experienced individual to fill the position of: 1. Business reporter–Mwananchi Purpose Ensures that the business news submitted are factual, of public interest, detailed and well researched in conformity with journalistic ethics, editorial objectives and house style. Main responsibilities

Developing, reports and writing News and Feature stories for the title he/she is assigned to in finished form, so that no major rewrite is required or no extensive additional report is needed. Attending assigned news functions, taking notes on location, carrying out interviews, checking facts and making an audio/visual recording as the case may be; writing News or Features at their own initiative, choice and judgment or at the direction of either the Business Editor or Section Editor; Ensuring that the material so written reflects a thorough understanding of MCL’s style of journalism as defined in the editorial policy guidelines and objectives, the house style and the journalistic code of ethical journalism; Researching and providing background information to make copy complete; Briefing the News Editor on stories gathered and writing the selected ones within set deadlines; Following news leads and maintaining close contacts with news sources; Continually building his/her contacts list and demonstrating its value with consistent exclusive reports or information; Responding promptly to news breaks; Primarily but not solely responsible for the correctness of facts, content and style of his/her news materials; Closely cooperating with photographers from whom he/she orders pictures on the issues he/she covers;

Minimum qualifications & experience

Academic: Bachelor’s degree in Journalism or its equivalent from a recognized institution Experience: 2-3 years of working experience.

Developing, reports and writing News and Feature stories for the title he/she is assigned to in finished form, so that no major rewrite is required or no extensive additional report is needed.Attending assigned news functions, taking notes on location, carrying out interviews, checking facts and making an audio/visual recording as the case may be; writing News or Features at their own initiative, choice and judgment or at the direction of either the Business Editor or Section Editor;Ensuring that the material so written reflects a thorough understanding of MCL’s style of journalism as defined in the editorial policy guidelines and objectives, the house style and the journalistic code of ethical journalism;Researching and providing background information to make copy complete;Briefing the News Editor on stories gathered and writing the selected ones within set deadlines;Following news leads and maintaining close contacts with news sources;Continually building his/her contacts list and demonstrating its value with consistent exclusive reports or information;Responding promptly to news breaks;Primarily but not solely responsible for the correctness of facts, content and style of his/her news materials;Closely cooperating with photographers from whom he/she orders pictures on the issues he/she covers;

Bachelor’s degree in Journalism or its equivalent from a recognized institution

bachelor degree

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Vacancy title:Business reporter–Mwananchi [Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Media, Category: Media, Communications & Writing] Jobs at:Mwananchi Communications Limited Deadline of this Job:Wednesday, June 10 2026 Duty Station:Dar es Salaam | Dar es Salaam SummaryDate Posted: Thursday, May 28 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:Mwananchi Communications Limited (MCL), a subsidiary of Nation Media Group (NMG), is Tanzania’s largest independent news network with an award-winning presence in print and digital media, and exciting new ventures in innovation and events ecosystems. We are publishers of leading national news brands Mwananchi, The Citizen and Mwanaspoti in print and digital formats and proprietors of the Mwananchi Digital suite of products and Mwanaclick. We are audience-led, market-driven with a clear mission to empower the nation. We are looking for a motivated and highly experienced individual to fill the position of: 1. Business reporter–Mwananchi Purpose Ensures that the business news submitted are factual, of public interest, detailed and well researched in conformity with journalistic ethics, editorial objectives and house style. Main responsibilities

Developing, reports and writing News and Feature stories for the title he/she is assigned to in finished form, so that no major rewrite is required or no extensive additional report is needed. Attending assigned news functions, taking notes on location, carrying out interviews, checking facts and making an audio/visual recording as the case may be; writing News or Features at their own initiative, choice and judgment or at the direction of either the Business Editor or Section Editor; Ensuring that the material so written reflects a thorough understanding of MCL’s style of journalism as defined in the editorial policy guidelines and objectives, the house style and the journalistic code of ethical journalism; Researching and providing background information to make copy complete; Briefing the News Editor on stories gathered and writing the selected ones within set deadlines; Following news leads and maintaining close contacts with news sources; Continually building his/her contacts list and demonstrating its value with consistent exclusive reports or information; Responding promptly to news breaks; Primarily but not solely responsible for the correctness of facts, content and style of his/her news materials; Closely cooperating with photographers from whom he/she orders pictures on the issues he/she covers;

Minimum qualifications & experience

Academic: Bachelor’s degree in Journalism or its equivalent from a recognized institution Experience: 2-3 years of working experience.

Work Hours: 8 Experience in Months: 24 Level of Education: bachelor degree Job application procedureInterested in applying for this job? Click here to submit your application now.Interested and qualified candidates should apply by June 10, 2026. Only shortlisted candidates will be. Applications should be in PDF format.

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