He said nation building is hampered when enemies are embedded and ready to sabotage the government of national unity
In past elections results were tampered with and reversed, ballot boxes were seized and results cancelled in key constituencies, and voters ID’s have been withheld, which means they cannot vote
Zanzibar’s first vice-president in its government of national unity died of Covid-19 last week.
COMMENT: Opposition candidates and party can increase their chances of success at the polls by putting aside minor differences and presenting a united front
Sixteen bullets and 27 operations later, Tanzania’s main opposition leader has recovered from a brutal assassination attempt – and is now in the middle of an even bigger fight
Having missed the chance to form a coalition, a so-called ‘endorsement’ may be the next-best step
People call John Magufuli ‘The Bulldozer’. But in his haste to get things done, he might be wrecking the very foundations of his country’s democracy
Ali Mohamed Shein of the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi was declared the winner of Zanzibar’s elections.
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/ 1 November 2010
Tanzania await official poll results with federal president Jakaya Kikwete likely to clinch re-election.