Tanzania’s October 29 Unrest: A Crisis of Youth or a Story of Sabotage?
If we truly want to prevent another crisis like October 29, we must start not with more police, but with conscience. Peace is not enforced by guns; it is cultivated through fairness.
A top-down chieftaincy appointment bred suspicion, whereas genuine consultation could have built bridges and aligned ethnic and democratic goals.
In our briefing today:
ZEC Finalizes Election Preparations as Ballot Papers Arrive in Zanzibar;
Tanzanian Opposition Leader John Heche Blocked From Exiting the Country to Attend Raila Odinga’s Funeral;
BoT, Government Refute Money-Printing Allegations to Finance Election Campaigns;
Op-Ed; Trust, Power, and Markets: The Hidden Faultlines of Vision 2050’s Climate Promises;
Op-Ed; Farewell, Jane Goodall, as We Honour the Memory of Mwalimu Nyerere.
Vision 2050 will fail and be remembered as empty promises if its implementation relies too much on markets, fails to address power imbalances and distrust, and lets climate finance disappear before helping people on the ground.
My conversation with a hotel owner reveals the class divide shaping perceptions of President Samia’s economic policies.
In our briefing today:
Tanzania Ex-Diplomat’s Brother Wanted by Police Over Kidnapping Allegations;
National Electoral Commission Revises 2025 Voter Figures Amid Scrutiny;
Tundu Lissu Grills Police Witness as Treason Trial Cross-Examination Turns Fiery;
CUF Parliamentary Candidate for Siha Killed in Mob Attack;
Op-Ed: Lobito Corridor: A Wake-Up Call for Dar es Salaam, or an Opportunity to Reinvent Our Port?
The finding suggest that depreciation of currency will fail to improve the trade balance even during periods of robust trade activity.
In our briefing today: Tanzanian Court to Rule on Jurisdiction in Tundu Lissu Treason Trial on Sept. 15;
Luhaga Mpina: High Court Reinstates Opposition Presidential Candidate, Citing Unconstitutional Disqualification;
ZEC Clears 11 Candidates for 2025 Zanzibar Presidential Race;
Tragic Rorya Accident Claims Seven Lives, Highlighting Tanzania’s Ongoing Road Safety Crisis
In our briefing today:
18 Parties Sign Zanzibar General Election Code of Ethics, CHADEMA Boycotts;
CCM Members Threaten to Vote Opposition After NEC Snubs Primary Winners: ‘Where Is Democracy?’;
Beyond the Ballot: Do Dar Locals Feel They Gain from Multi-Party Democracy?;
Zanzibar VP: World’s Silence Emboldens Tanzania’s Democratic Decline
Inside the Court Ruling that Dismissed the Petition Against Samia’s Nomination as CCM Presidential Candidate for the 2025 Election.
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