High Court’s final rejection of Mpina’s presidential challenge caps systematic dismantling of electoral competition, leaving President Samia facing token opposition in Tanzania’s October 29 poll.
Samia used her example, citing that people did not believe her in the beginning
CCM stalwarts underscored that the forthcoming October 29 elections would be conducted peacefully.
Despite constitutional equality and a 2030 gender parity goal, women in places like Pemba Island face a starkly different reality.
Electoral authorities defends special polling stations for security personnel and officials, while ACT-Wazalendo alleges the procedure could enable fraud.
From the state’s ‘economic strangulation’ to a lack of financial literacy, artists struggle to survive without sacrificing their creative freedom.
Zanzibar’s electoral commission suspends polls; political parties halt campaigns in a show of respect.
In our briefing today:
Catholic Church Warns Clergy Against Political Campaigning Ahead of Tanzania’s 2025 Election;
Death of CCM Candidate Forces Postponement of Fuoni Parliamentary Election;
President Samia Hails Malawi’s Peaceful Poll, Congratulates President-Elect Mutharika;
Poland Condemns Russian Drone Incursion: ‘We Will Not Be Provoked’;
Opposition Youth Leader Speaks Out as Wave of Enforced Disappearances Grips Tanzania.
The warning comes amid growing concerns about the credibility of an election where major opposition candidates have been excluded from the race.
Tanzania is slipping into a competitive authoritarian regime, where elections are held but do not truly represent the will of the people.
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