
October 2025: Our Vote and the Pursuit of Happiness
The October 2025 elections must not be reduced to just another date on the calendar. They are a test of whether our social contract is alive—or broken

The October 2025 elections must not be reduced to just another date on the calendar. They are a test of whether our social contract is alive—or broken

The initiative strives towards protecting the ocean while unlocking the true potential of East Africa’s Blue Economy.

Mikoa iliyoongoza katika kuzalisha ajira mpya ni pamoja na Dar es Salaam, ikifuatiwa na Morogoro, Mwanza, Mbeya na Geita.

Wakazi wa Kimara, Dar es Salaam wanasema wagombea ni lazima wazungumzie kero za maji, barabara na usumbufu askari jamii wanawapatia waendesha bodaboda.

Residents of Kimara, Dar es Salaam, say candidates must address the problems of water, roads, and the harassment community guards inflict on bodaboda riders.

Kuna wanaotamani kukuza mitaji yao kupanua biashara zao, wanaotamani elimu bora kwa watoto wao, na wale wanaotamani kuacha kuishi kwenye nyumba za kupanga.

From owning a home to growing businesses and securing quality education for their children, these are the aspirations driving everyday people forward

Three decades in, systemic imbalances and repressive politics raise urgent questions about Tanzania’s democratic future.

Tukuze uchumi ndiyo, lakini tuhakikishe ukuaji huo hautokei katika namna inayoathiri maslahi ya watu walewale ambao nguvu na jasho lao ndiyo zinategemewa kujenga nchi.

In our briefing today:
Zanzibar Sets October 29 Election Date, Keeps Disputed Two-Tier Voting System Despite Opposition Outcry;
Tanzanian Court Bans Live Broadcast of Treason Trial Against CHADEMA Leader Tundu Lissu;
Registrar of Political Parties Warns Parties to Adhere to the Law: “The Registrar is Watchful”;
One Year On: CHADEMA Honors Deusdedith Soka Amid Unsolved Disappearance;
Op-Ed: State-Enabled Dispossession Masked as Conservation Emergency: The Hidden War Against the Maasai in Ngorongoro;
Op-Ed: A Critical Review of Tanzania’s Development Vision 2050.
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