Location
It is headquartered at Plot No. 34/35 Tabata Relini on Mandela Road, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. It is part of theHistory
The history of Mwananchi Communications Ltd. can be traced back to 1999 when Hon. Ferdinand Ruhinda started a communications company known as Media Communications Ltd, which saw an important need to introduce a daily Swahili paper '' Mwananchi'' registered on April 20, 2000. On May 27, 2000, the first copy of ''Mwananchi'' was launched. It was a 12-page newspaper retailing at Sh150. The market at the time was not as fragmented as it is now, as there were only three mainstream daily Swahili newspapers in the market as opposed to the eight mainstream daily Swahili papers today. This paper has since had continuous improvement for format and presentation that has seen its leadership position in the market sustained. Shortly after the launch of ''Mwananchi'', a biweekly sports newspaper '' Mwanaspoti'' was launched on February 12, 2001, respectively. It was a 12-page sports paper retailing at only Sh100. This paper has also gone through tremendous improvement for content and format to ensure that the ever changing needs of its readers are met. After two and half years of successful operations of the two products, in April 2001, the role of publishing was handed over from Media Communications to a newly registered publishing company, Mwananchi Communications Ltd. In December 2002, Nation Media Group of Kenya purchased controlling interests in the company and this has since helped to ingrain the company with world class values in editorial management including standardizing the group's editorial policies. Having registered ''The Citizen'' with Tanzania Information Services (Maelezo) on March 2, 2001, the paper was only fully launched and published on September 16, 2004, to become the fifth English daily newspaper in the market. The Company's publications were printed by contract until 2005, when it acquired a secondhand printing press from Australia. In 2020 it was ordered by theNewspapers
;English language newspapers *''The Citizen'' – An independent English newspaper in Tanzania *''The Citizen on Sunday'' – The Sunday edition of ''The Citizen'' ;Swahili-language newspapers: *''Mwananchi'' – Leading daily newspaper in Tanzania *''Mwanaspoti'' – A biweekly sports and entertainment newspaper *Mwanaspoti Kenya - Kenya’s first and leading Kiswahili sports newspaper *''Mwananchi Jumapili'' – The Sunday edition of Mwananchi newspaper *Mwananchi Scoop - Swanglish digital magazine for youth that covers stories on entertainment and sports, stories, gossip, career and skills, technology, health, fashion and money managementMagazines
;English language magazines: *''Your Health'' – a health magazine published every Monday and carried in ''The Citizen'' *''Political Platform'' – a political review magazine published every Wednesday and carried in ''The Citizen'' *''Success'' – an education review magazine published every Monday and carried in ''The Citizen'' *''The Beat'' – a magazine focusing on entertainment and showbiz issues published every Friday and carried in ''The Citizen'' *''Business Week'' – a business magazine published every Thursday and carried in ''The Citizen'' *''Woman'' – a woman's magazine published every Saturday and carried in ''The Citizen'' * ''Sound Living'' - A family magazine that features uplifting stories that happen in society ;Swahili-language magazines: *''SpotiMikiki'' – a sports magazine published every Monday and carried in ''Mwananchi'' *''Siasa'' – focuses on analysis of the recent political events and investigative stories; a pullout published every Tuesday and carried in ''Mwananchi'' *''Maarifa'' – a platform for sharing among students and teachers. It is a pullout published every Wednesday and carried in ''Mwananchi'' *''Uchumi'' – a magazine that focuses on business news, events, and economic matters, it is published every Thursday and carried in ''Mwananchi'' *''Jungukuu'' – a society issues magazine published every Friday and carried in ''Mwananchi'' *''Starehe'' – a sports magazine published every Saturday and carried in ''Mwananchi'' *''Johari'' – a special pull-out magazine targeted at the female reader, with articles on fashion, decor, beauty, short stories, parenting advice etc., published every Sunday and carried in ''Mwananchi Jumapili''References
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