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 [...]
The Daily Media Tracker
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 [...]
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 [...]
On the Media and Zitto Kabwe’s Budget
June 24, 2011
This is the most important budget season in half a decade. For the Kikwete administration, despite winning re-election with 61% of the vote, the campaign was, nevertheless, a bruising experience. Post-election, Mr. Kikwete, in the words of one commentator, has looked tired and unfocused. The budget debate offered an opportunity for him to pivot away from his political [...]