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 [...]
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February 20, 2012
Monday: February 20th, 2012 Page One: Key stories of the day Deputy Minister Harrison Mwakyembe insists he was poisoned Despite police finding no evidence of foul play, Minister Mwakyembe, and his ally Minister Samuel Sitta, are convinced that he is a victim of an assassination attempt. Tanzania deemed a haven for money laundering schemes Along [...]
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February 17, 2012
February 16th, 2012 Page One: Key stories of the day Women’s parliamentary special seats debate divides MPs A suggestion that term limits should be imposed on women MPs occupying special seats polarizes parliament. PAC does it again: Tsh25bn/- disappears from the Ministry of Tourism The Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) accuses officials at the Ministry [...]
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February 16, 2012
February 16th, 2012 Page One: Key stories of the day It’s the economy, stupid: Inflation falls, but is it enough to re-instill confidence? Tanzania’s inflation rate fell slightly in January but there is a question mark as to how much that will improve the country’s economic outlook. The Prime Ministers’ office cited for mismanagement of [...]
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February 15, 2012
Wednesday: February 15th, 2012 Page One: Key stories of the day Transparency: Public figures’ wealth under spotlight The Ethics Secretariat announces plans to carry out nationwide verification of leaders’ declared assets. Streamlining bureaucracy: Government to create a single agency for work permits In a bid to stem the abuse of the country’s immigration system, the [...]
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February 14, 2012
Tuesday: February 14th, 2012 Page One: Key stories of the day CCM Politics: The fall-out from the party’s announced new constitution The ruling party’s attempt at reforms viewed with skepticism from supporters and opponents alike. Arumeru by-election: Charges of nepotism hit CCM’s primary process After the son of the former MP announced his intention to [...]
Igunga, Political Discourse and The Future of Ideas
October 6, 2011
As everyone living in Tanzania now knows, Igunga, the constituency abandoned mid-term by Rostam Aziz, has been a CCM safe seat for the past 17 years, unassailable to politicians of all hues. This changed when Rostam (as he is so casually known) quit in disgust at what he called the ‘gutter politics’ that the nation [...]