Zanzibar President and Chairman of the Revolutionary Council, Dr. Hussein Ali Mwinyi has announced a new 20-member Cabinet as he embarks on his second term in office.
Dar es Salaam. President of the Republic of Singapore, Tharman Shanmugaratnam, arrived in Tanzania on Monday night, June 8, 2025, for a three-day state visit
The opposition party argues that the mandatory enlistment violates the semi-autonomous status of the archipelago and bypasses constitutional procedures.
Some stakeholders who attended meetings with the envoy during the visit described them as receptive, noting that the envoy listened attentively to their concerns and perspectives.
ACT Wazalendo has condemned the decision as a criminal act designed to eliminate evidence of widespread irregularities.
In our briefing today:
Dr. Mwigulu Nchemba Appointed New Prime Minister of Tanzania;
LHRC Reports Police Seizure of Staff Devices Following Hotel Incident in Dar es Salaam;
Zanzibar President Unveils Expanded Cabinet, Reserves Key Ministerial Posts for ACT Wazalendo;
Op-Ed: Our Tiananmen Moment: Tanzania’s Cry for Justice Amid the October Massacres;
Op-Ed: Lessons from the 2025 Tanzania Election: Strengthening Our Unique Democracy.
Hemed, who represents Kiwani Constituency in the Zanzibar House of Representatives, has been reappointed to the position for a second term under President Mwinyi’s Eighth Phase Government.
INEC has suspended the Siha parliamentary election after the death of CUF candidate Daud Wilbard Ntuyehabi.
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.
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