Data from the Tanzania Communication Regulatory Authority (TCRA) shows that there about 20.5 Million smartphones in the country by June 2024. Mostly owned by people aged between 20 and 34
In our briefing today: Pressure Mounts on Tanzania’s President Over Police’s Alleged Involvement in Forced Disappearance Incidents;
One person shot dead during protests against child abductions in Lamadi-Simiyu;
Human Rights Defenders urge President Samia to visit Ngorongoro to hear residents’ concerns;
Victim testifies on day four of Yombo girl gang rape case
CHADEMA and ACT-Wazalendo want police reined in and reformed to end extrajudicial measures by its officers and deliver free and fair elections in 2025.
Deusdedith Soka who was taken by a group of men on August 18, 2024, in the Buza area alongside two colleagues Jacob Godwin Mlay and Frank Mbise.
In our briefing today: 108 People Arrested In Lamadi-Simiyu Protests Against Child Abductions;
Pressure mounts over the fate of missing activist Deusdedith Soka and his two colleagues;
Ngorongoro Maasai’s demonstration enters its fourth day;
High Court to rule whether PO-RALG should oversee November local govt elections;
Communication expert and a Doctor testify in Yombo girl gang rape case
The petitioners argue that the government announcement is illegal as the minister has no mandate to coordinate, organise, and supervise the civic elections.
In our briefing today: Tanzania delists all wards and villages in the contested Ngorongoro area. Stakeholders warn the plan is unconstitutional;
One witness testifies in a gangrape case that sparked national outrage;
Tanzania to connect 3,060 hamlets in a new electrification drive;
Uchawa Vs. Professional networking: Understanding key differences
While the plan will affect villages in other parts of the country, Ngorongoro is the only area disproportionately affected, as all its villages have been singled out for delisting.
In our briefing today: A Senior Police Officer in Tanzania Allegedly Described a Gang-Rape Victim As a ‘Likely Sex Worker.’ It Didn’t End Well;
Weather Conditions Delay the Reception of a New Aircraft in Zanzibar;
LHRC Demands Justice in the Case of a Girl Who Was Raped and Sodomized, Calls on Authorities to Provide Appropriate Responses.
Within hours, the regional police commander was removed from her position, and four suspects in the incident were produced before the court to answer for their actions.
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