Central Press Club is one of the pioneer and leading regional press clubs formed in the country late in 1990s for journalistic ethics promotion and strengthening the media practitioners' skills and knowledge through capacity building in order to provide media services to the society smoothly by using trainings, lobbying, advocacy, sensitization, information, research and investigative journalism among others.

Central Press Club is an acronym for Central Press Club. It is a development media organisation (Media NGO) aimed at facilitating people - centred development initiatives within local conditions. CpC was established in November 1999 and acquired official registration in June 2, 2000 in Tanzania under Societal Ordinance Act (1954) and awarded registration certificate Number: SO.NO. 10,351