On 16 January 1972, the Tanganyikan African National Union (TANU), the ruling party, decided to end the rivalry between the papers and forced a merger.
The move was aimed to extend its readership and keep abreast with latest developments in Information and Communication Technology (ICT).
Habari Leo Archived 29 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine is the Swahili language sister paper.
Lawi Joel, Antony Tambwe, Tony Zakaria, Amby Lusekelo, Ali Mzige, Karl Lyimo, Jagjit Singh, Anne Outwater, Natasha K'okutangilira, Lusuga Kironde, and Makwaia wa Kuhenga.
They include Sammy Mdee, Benjamin Mkapa, Haji Konde, Karim Essack, Clement Ndulute, Albert Mnenge Suluja, Godfrey Mwakikagile, and Shamlal Puri, all Tanzanians; David Martin, Trevor Grundy, and Ian Christie, British; Philip Ochieng, Kenyan; Zambian Francis Kasoma and Malawian Kanyama Chiume.