Monday, March 12th, 2012 Page One: Key stories of the day Arumeru East’s by-election campaign heats up While Chadema continue to insist that CCM’s Sioi Sumari’s candidacy is invalid, the ruling party has enlisted former President Mkapa to lend his help in the campaign . CUF’s Chairman Professor Ibrahim Lipumba gets a rousing welcome from [...]
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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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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 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 [...]
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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 [...]