Tanzanian Activist Mdude Nyagali Remains Missing Following Bloody Attack at His Home, Police Deny Involvement
As Tanzania moves toward the 2025 elections, the ability of the press to remain independent may well determine the credibility of the entire democratic process.
In our briefing today:
Tanzania Episcopal Conference (TEC) Condemns Attack on Father Kitima, Demands Transparency and Warns Against Distortion of Investigation Reports;
Tanzanian Government Raises Minimum Wage for Public Workers by 35.1 Percent;
Kisutu Court April 24 Fiasco: Epitome of Impunity and Tanzania’s Police Brutality;
Engage or Disengage? Tanzania’s Opposition Faces a Critical Decision
The fact that police in their ranks decided that it was going to arrest people and dump them in some bushes speaks volumes about the level of impunity within our state institutions.
This salary increase, which will take effect in July this year, will raise the minimum wage from TZS 370,000 to TZS 500,000.
Boycotts, rather than delegitimising authoritarian regimes, often backfire by granting incumbents easy victories, weakening opposition parties’ credibility, and silencing dissenting voices.
In our briefing:
Tanzania Government Says It’s Avoiding Past Mistakes in Mining as It Negotiates LNG Project;
ACT Wazalendo: Can Tanzania’s Left-Leaning Party Overcome the Odds to Challenge CCM in 2025?;
What Tanzania Can Learn from the US–China Trade War;
In Tanzania, It Appears That Authorities’ Best Strategy to Maintain Peace Is to Break It into Pieces.
The aim, he said, is to secure better contracts that avoid the mistakes made in earlier deals within the extractive sector.
Defying crackdowns and historical setbacks, the opposition party bets on electoral participation—but can it turn mobilisation into meaningful change?
However, hitting the sharks or any other sea creature over the head is not going to remove the undercurrents of bitterness and frustration.
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