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And then there were three: Migiro, Ali, Magufuli
Update 12/7/15 00.30am (Tz) – After the three candidates made short speeches to the CCM National Congress and votes were cast, the meeting has been called off for the night. It will continue from 10am...
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How CCM voted: John Magufuli, with Samia Suluhu Hassan
UPDATE 3pm Tz time, 12/7/15: John Magufuli has named Samia Suluhu Hassan as his running mate. More details below Here’s how the CCM Mkutano Mkuu (National Congress) cast their votes to select the...
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How the papers reported Magufuli’s nomination as CCM presidential candidate
The big news story in Tanzania over the weekend was the nomination of John Pombe Magufuli as CCM presidential candidate, including the dramatic exclusion of Edward Lowassa from the final five. The...
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Winners and losers, and one decision pending: cartoons on Magufuli, UKAWA and...
Since CCM announced it’s nomination of John Pombe Magufuli as the party’s presidential candidate, the cartoonists have been busy. I have gathered a selection here, grouped by theme. 1. John Magufuli...
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Magufuli vs Lowassa – the online evidence
Nipashe, 31/7/15 The two main contenders for the presidency in Tanzania’s forthcoming elections are now known. CCM chose John Magufuli as their nominee in mid July, after which Edward Lowassa switched...
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Lowassa’s move to Chadema / Ukawa, in the cartoonists’ eyes
It’s been a busy few weeks in Tanzanian politicians – not least for the cartoonists. Here’s what I have gathered since my last collection, again grouped by theme: 1. The waiting game – will he, won’t...
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Electricity: the elections summed up in a single issue? Let’s hope not
Mwananchi, 7/10/15 Watching the election campaign this week got me thinking: can the whole election be summed up by the way the parties and candidates are addressing the problem of electricity? Here...
View ArticleTanzania Presidential election results, as announced by the National...
As announced by the National Electoral Commission (NEC), earlier today (October 29, 2015): It should be noted that these results are not accepted by the leading opposition candidate, Edward Lowassa of...
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Uhuru na Kazi – Independence and Work
It’s Tanzanian Independence Day, with a difference. President Magufuli has cancelled the usual official celebrations, to save money and focus on a national clean-up exercise instead. From various...
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Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda in the Corruption Perceptions Index 2015
The latest Corruption Perceptions Index was released last week by Transparency International. The index gives each country a score between 1 and 100, representing the level of perceived corruption. (It...
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Has Tanzania passed “peak freedom”? Or is the latest Freedom House rating a...
Tanzania’s freedom rating has dropped. The latest annual report by Freedom House on political rights and civil liberties around the world showed that Tanzania’s score dropped from 3.0 to 3.5. It’s may...
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Dear Chambi: don’t stop blogging, your voice is needed
from Nipashe, Dec 1, 2016 Dear Chambi, I hope you don’t mind me writing you a public letter like this. But it feels like the most appropriate way of saying what I want to say. Because your decision to...
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When security forces draw weapons on a politician, something has gone very wrong
from mwananchi.co.tz A gun was pulled on Nape Nnauye today, in broad daylight in a car park full of journalists in Dar es Salaam, reportedly by a security officer. They were apparently trying to...
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“Be careful, watch it!”– Translated excepts from speech of President Magufuli
Earlier today (March 24, 2017), President Magufuli spoke at a ceremony in to formally appoint new Ministers and Ambassadors. He referred directly to two significant events earlier this week, the visit...
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Wapo! The song that got rapper Nay wa Mitego locked up – A rough translation
Nay wa Mitego, on release from police custody Tanzanian rapper, Nay wa Mitego was locked up on Sunday, for a song. He was released on Monday, after the intervention of President Magufuli and the new...
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“Acacia surrender”: Tz newspaper coverage of mineral concentrates saga
Nipashe 15/6/17 On Wednesday, the President of Tanzania, John Magufuli, met with the Chairman of Barrick Gold, John Thornton, who had flown in from North America for the purpose. The State House...
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Yesterday was Access to Information Day 2017. Meanwhile, in Tanzania …
Mwananchi, 29/9/17 As we marked Access to Information Day, 2017 … … the communications regulator – TCRA – held a consultation on proposed new online content regulations. Among other things, the...
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Has Zitto revealed fake news on Tz economic growth?
The Citizen, 2/11/2017 Zitto Kabwe was arrested last week. He must be getting used to this by now, as he’s been held and questioned by the police on several occasions over the past couple of years....
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Another Tanzanian newspaper is suspended. This time, by its own management
“Do not obey in advance. Much of the power of authoritarianism is freely given. In times like these, individuals think ahead about what a more repressive government will want, and then start to do it...
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Charts: Public support for presidential term limits in Tanzania
The question of presidential term limits came up this week. The Second Vice President of Zanzibar, Seif Ali Idd endorsed the idea of increasing the presidential term from 5 to 7 years, which had...
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