If CCM wants to remain at the centre of Tanzanian politics and governance, it must look within itself and change before it is too late.
Small-scale traders at Coco Beach plead for President Samia’s intervention to stop their eviction, which threatens their livelihoods and the privatisation of a public space.
What I am left with is something more uncomfortable: the recognition that progress is real, and insufficient, and reversible.
Moves to “Africanise” democracy are often a pretext for rolling back human rights and stifling dissent across the continent.
A deep dive into two decades of economic data reveals why Tanzania’s growth has been steady but not spectacular, held back by a lack of ambition and alignment rather than a scarcity of resources.
President Samia Suluhu Hassan touts major reforms and infrastructure projects to attract foreign capital to Tanzania, but data suggests a more complex picture on the ground.
All acts of mingling and intervention from external sources – be it through military interventions, economic sabotage or political and social manipulation – are nothing but unlawful and disgraceful, as they abscond the pact of mutual respect and undermine the dignity of the nation and its nationals.
Before any commission of inquiry succeeds, deliberate measures must be taken to build trust, allow for expressive freedoms and safeguard basic liberties.
As a result, end-of-year shows have vanished, artists have canceled song and album releases, and unlike previous years, the top trending song is not a local hit but a piece embraced by activists: “Makomborero.”
The shocking brutality of the 2025 election exposed a nation’s lost moral centre and the perilous decay of its institutions.
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