Paul Makonda’s elevation to deputy minister tells a story far larger than one man’s political comeback. It represents the culmination of a slow but deliberate reversal of Tanzania’s democratic...
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NEW FOUNDATION TARGETS EDUCATION INFRASTRUCTURE TO DRIVE TRANSFORMATION IN TANZANIA
Mr. Sanjeev Mansotra, Chairman of Planet One Group, yesterday announced the launch of the Sanjeev Mansotra Foundation (SMF) in Tanzania, marking a significant step in the Foundation’s mission to...
TANZANIA is witnessing the fiercest protests in its 64 years of independence – an unprecedented uprising triggered by what many citizens describe as the most brazen electoral theft in...
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RAILA ODINGA: AN ENIGMA WHO DEFINED KENYAN POLITICS AND LEFT LESSONS FOR EAST AFRICA’S OPPOSITION
WHEN Kenya was engulfed in President Daniel arap Moi’s dictatorship, the country needed Raila Odinga to counter it with his blood and life. When the Kenya African National Union...
Revisiting Post Abolished 40 Years Later: Why This Story Must Be Retold …………………………………………………………………. NEARLY four decades ago, a single letter altered the course of one woman’s life. The letter...
WANASIASA machachari wa Chama cha Ukombozi wa Umma (CHAUMMA), Edward Kinabo na Yeriko Nyerere, kesho wanatarajiwa kuchuana vikali na wazungumzaji wa Chama cha Mapinduzi (CCM) pamoja na ACT-Wazalendo katika...
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TANZANIA’S ELECTION: BATTLE LINES BETWEEN ‘RAIS WA MASELA’ AND ‘MAMA SAMIA’
Salum Mwalimu’s streetwise pitch to the youth clashes with President Samia Suluhu’s promise of stability and megaprojects. Three weeks into the campaign, Tanzanians face a sharp choice between continuity...
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MAGUFULI’S DEATH AND THE BATTLE FOR TRUTH: WHY POLEPOLE’S NARRATIVE DOESN’T HOLD
WHEN Tanzania’s President John Pombe Magufuli disappeared from public view in late February 2021, the silence was deafening. For a man who thrived on public appearances and political theatrics,...
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FAREWELL TO ADVOCATE JOSEPHAT RWEYEMAMU: A GUIDING HAND AND SOURCE OF STRENGTH WHO SHAPED MY JOURNEY
WITH deep sorrow and profound gratitude for a life well-lived, I am grieving the passing of Advocate Josephat Sebastian Rweyemamu, one of Tanzania’s most distinguished lawyers of his generation,...
EDWARD Kinabo, Mkurugenzi wa Itikadi, Mafunzo na Elimu kwa Umma, wa Chama cha Ukombozi wa Umma (CHAUMMA) amesema chama hicho kikiingia madarakani kitatumia “sera ya kuthaminisha ardhi kuwa hisa”...