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 13, 2012
Tuesday, March 13th, 2012 Page One: Key stories of the day President Kikwete addresses the doctors’ strike President Jakaya Kikwete finally wades into the doctors’ strike in a highly anticipated address to Dar es Salaam’s city elders. Former President Benjamin Mkapa campaigns for Sioi Sumari in Arumeru East CCM brings in a heavy hitter in [...]
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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 7, 2012
Wednesday, March 7th, 2012 Page One: Key stories of the day Stand-off between doctors and the government goes continues for another day Prime Minister Mizengo Pinda tells reporters that dictating to government is unlikely to get doctors what they want. President Kikwete urges the police to root out corruption in their midst At the annual [...]
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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 29, 2012
Wednesday, February 29th, 2012 Page One: Key stories of the day CCM’s candidates get ready for a run-off in Arumeru East Following CCM’s central committee’s decision to declare a run off between its top two candidates in the primary in Arumeru East, the two camps are getting ready to make their case, once again, to [...]
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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 [...]