Although this system of internal vetting by ‘wajumbe’ has long existed, it was the 2015 General Election that thrust it into ...

TANZANIA: GENERAL Elections fever has begun to grip regions across Tanzania with Kawe constituency in Dar es Salaam and ...

Record numbers of CCM hopefuls have forced Tanzania’s ruling party to extend its candidate vetting, setting the stage for a ...

DODOMA: TANZANIAN President Samia Suluhu Hassan has stated that the issue of a new constitution will begin to be addressed ...

Historically, Saba Saba Day, celebrated annually on July 7, is a public holiday in Tanzania, commemorating the 1954 formation ...

Tanzania's Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa has announced that he will not seek re-election in the forthcoming parliamentary ...

His move follows that of Mr Makonda, who picked up his forms a day earlier, signalling a high-stakes internal contest in one ...

Majaliwa, 64, had earlier said he would defend his seat for a fourth term but made a surprise announcement on Wednesday, ...

FIVE members of the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) have declared their intention to succeed Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa ...

The Tanzanian prime minister Kassim Majaliwa has surprised many with his unexpected exit from active politics. He stated that ...

Tanzania's ruling party, Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM), has opened talks with the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) aimed at deepening cooperation between the two parties.

In past elections results were tampered with and reversed, ballot boxes were seized and results cancelled in key ...