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
President Samia Suluhu Hassan has announced her fourth cabinet reshuffle this year, marking the fourteenth such change since 2021. The latest reshuffle sees the return of former ministers Palamagamba Kabudi and William Lukuvi to the cabinet, while two other ministers, Angela Kairuki and Ummy Mwalimu, have been removed.
In our briefing today: Police say investigations into gang rape allegations involving TPDF officers continue;
Tanzania Embassy in the UK issued a warning to citizens following racist attacks across multiple British cities;
A British citizen of Tanzanian origin appeals for help after her husband allegedly threatened to kill her;
EU issues Sh97b in budgetary support to Tanzania;
Amnesty International issues report accusing private companies of complicity in the ‘eviction’ of Maasai in Loliondo;
Tanzania’s new e-procurement system to comply with the open contracting data standard.
In our briefing today: Tanzania: Presidential Commission on Tax Reforms announced;
Human Rights Watch: Indigenous Maasai endure coercive relocation;
Kilimanjaro police deny reports of child murders ;
A parable of sacrifice for conservation
Wanafunzi wadai kusitishiwa ufadhili wa masomo, au kucheleweshewa malipo, bila taarifa, hali wanayosema inawasababishia usumbufu mkubwa.
Wananchi wanalalamika Serikali kutumia mabavu kuwahamisha kwenye ardhi yao iliyobadilishwa kuwa hifadhi bila ushirikishwaji wa wanavijiji.
They urge authorities to abandon plans to take natives’ lands and turn them into game reserves. The government says it just upholds the law.
Eid Al Fitr itutafakarishe kuhusu mustakabali wa jamii zetu, ikiwemo kujiuliza endapo kama tunatoa mchango wetu ipasavyo kuzifanya kuwa bora zaidi kuliko zilivyo sasa.
Gunmen, who had been tailing his car, opened fire at close range. Despite the danger, Ole Sendeka and his driver emerged unharmed. He returned fire, causing the attackers to retreat momentarily, allowing him to flee to safety.
The Ngorongoro conservation area is the only place in Tanzania where its residents have to be inspected to get to their homes from wherever they go. It’s as if NCA is a country within a country.
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