Unlike in 2019, when the party withdrew from the election, CHADEMA has insisted it will remain in the race this time. The party has called on its zonal leadership to develop local-level strategies to counter suppression
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Opposition parties CHADEMA and ACT-Wazalendo have already complained that authorities across the country have “baselessly” disqualified thousands of their candidates for the November 27 local government elections, a precursor of what’s to come in 2025.
Narrowly and naively, we often envision and define democracy along the sole lines of elections.
Arajiga’s right decision on Bacca should only wake us up and make us understand that much work remains to improve the quality of referees.
With its non-aligned foreign policy, Tanzania has emerged as an attractive partner for Russia, a point emphasised by Reshetnikov, who remarked, “Tanzania remains as one of Russia’s centres of direction in Africa.”
Ukiangalia maamuzi mabovu yanayoendelea sasa hivi, huoni kama yanawakera Simba na Yanga, na kama ni jambo linalohitaji kukemewa na kuchukuliwa hatua sahihi.
Serikali inasema inafanya kila linalowezekana kurekebisha hali hiyo, lakini inakiri kwamba bila ushiriki wa jamii na familia, juhudi hizo zinaweza kushindwa kufanikisha malengo yake.
Kitabu cha Paulo Freire, Pedagogy of the Oppressed, kinaweza kutusaidia kulifahamu tatizo linalotukabili kama Watanzania, na namna ya kulitatua.
While the 2019 elections saw our country sliding towards a single-party era, the 2024 civic elections must signal a return to democracy.
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