Wednesday, March 21st, 2012 Page One: Key stories of the day The campaign in Arumeru East’s by-election descends into silliness The early promise of a policy-driven campaign for the Arumeru East parliamentary by-election, has evaporated after CCM and Chadema’s senior officials traded barbs, accusing each other of lies and corruption. Mwakyembe’s mysterious illness revealed Medical [...]
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March 8, 2012
Thursday, March 8th, 2012 Page One: Key stories of the day Doctors ignore Government pleas, go ahead with the strike Despite last minute urging from the Prime Minister to return to the negotiating table, the Medical Association of Tanzania (MAT) instructed its members to go on strike until Minister of Health Haji Mpondo and his [...]
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March 5, 2012
Monday, March 5th, 2012 Page One: Key stories of the day Another doctors’ strike looms as they issue a three-day ultimatum to the government President Jakaya Kikwete’s government sees its authority tested yet again by another threat of a nationwide doctors’ strike. Investment in Tanzania and the challenging business environment The cashew nut industry struggles [...]
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March 2, 2012
Tanzania Friday, March 2nd, 2012 Page One: Key stories of the day Sioi Sumari wins the Arumeru East primary run-off CCM has finally settled on a candidate for the Arumeru East by-election after Mr. Sioi Sumari defeated Mr. William Sarakikya in a run-off to apparently secure his party’s nomination. Africans petition President Kikwete on small-scale agriculture [...]
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March 1, 2012
Tanzania Thursday, March 1st, 2012 Page One: Key stories of the day President Kikwete critical of the mining industry in Tanzania President Jakaya Kikwete has called out some mining investors for what he said were their attempts to avoid paying taxes and refusal to abide by commitments to help surrounding communities. Primary school children drown in [...]
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February 28, 2012
Tuesday, February 28th, 2012 Page One: Key stories of the day CCM’s Central Committee orders a re-run of its party’s primary in Arumeru East Mr. Sioi Sumari and his closest competitor Mr. William Sarakikya will now compete in a run-off to determine who will be CCM’s nominee for the vacant parliamentary seat of Arumeru East. [...]
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February 27, 2012
Monday, February 27th, 2012 Page One: Key stories of the day CCM’s Central Committee nullifies the results of the Arumeru East Primary Sioi Sumari’s bid to replace his father in the Arumeru East parliamentary seat is in jeopardy after his nomination to contest the by-election was invalidated by his party’s central committee. Speaker Anna Makinda [...]
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February 23, 2012
Thursday, February 21st, 2012 Page One: Key stories of the day Protests over unsolved murders in Songea turn deadly All the front pages today are covering the story of clashes between police and demonstrators in the southern town of Songea that has lead to scores being injured and a number dead. Tanzania’s economy in good [...]
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February 22, 2012
Wednesday: February 22nd, 2012 Page One: Key stories of the day Campaign in the Arumeru by-election starts in earnest With the parties settled on their nominees, politics now becomes the focus as the campaign begins in earnest. Chadema leadership in trouble with the law Two of the highest ranking Chadema Dr. Willbroad Slaa and Freeman [...]
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February 21, 2012
Tuesday: February 21st, 2012 Page One: Key stories of the day Dowans rears its controversial head, again. The legal wrangling over the awarding of damages over what the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) .ruled to be an illegal termination of contract by TANESCO continues. East Arumeru by-election gets underway. As the parties settle on their [...]