Shares & the DSE
CDS accounts, brokers, buying your first share.
How to Open a CDS Account in Tanzania: Step by Step
Learn how to open a CDS account in Tanzania, which documents you need, why a licensed broker is required and how money reaches your broker.
What Is the DSE and How Does It Actually Work?
Learn what the DSE is, how share orders are matched, who handles each step, DSE trading hours, settlement times and the risks of investing.
Hisa Kiganjani: How to Buy Your First Share from Your Phone
Learn how Hisa Kiganjani connects your CDS account and broker, what a buy order contains, how to fund it and what happens after submission.
What Does It Cost to Buy Shares on the DSE?
See the costs of buying and selling shares on the DSE, including brokerage, exchange, regulatory, CDS and payment charges.
How to Read a Company's Results Before You Buy
Learn to read DSE company results using revenue, profit, debt and dividends. Compare three years, check cash flow and ask better questions before buying.
Dividends Explained: When You Get Paid and How Much
Dividends explained for Tanzania: understand payment dates, calculate the cash after 5% withholding tax and check the bank details linked to your CDS account.
Why Share Prices Move—and Why It Isn't Personal
Learn why share prices move as buyers and sellers respond to results, sectors, interest rates and sentiment—and how to examine a falling price calmly.
Why Investment Accounts Are Growing in Tanzania
Investment accounts in Tanzania are growing fast. Learn what the DSE figures show, why mobile access matters and why an account is only a start.