Vol 38 No 8 | TANZANIA Baby Tiger 11th April 1997 At last some good economic news to bolster President Mkapa's multi-party democracy Tanzania may not be an economic tiger yet but visitors to Dar es Salaam (population: 3 million and growing fast) can easily see that the sleepy days are over. Everywhere buildings ...
Vol 38 No 7 | TANZANIA Kolimba and critics 28th March 1997 A hero's funeral was accorded to Horace Kolimba. Yet when he died on 13 March, he was central to a fierce row in the traditionally united ruling Chama cha Mapinduzi. Controversy br...
Vol 37 No 21 | TANZANIA Against the odds 18th October 1996 Anti-corruption crusader Mrema is testing the government's democratic credentials After a good and popular start, President Benjamin Mkapa's anti- corruption campaign is running into trouble. His Finance Minister and friend, Professor Simon Mbilinyi, has been ac...
Vol 37 No 17 | TANZANIA No man an island 23rd August 1996 Anyaoku's Commonwealth visit offers a solution for Zanzibar's warring parties Zanzibar's politicians have moved a few inches nearer to resolving their quarrel. After meeting both sides on 5-6 August, Commonwealth Secretary General Emeka Anyaoku left proposal...
Vol 37 No 9 | TANZANIA Oil on its own 26th April 1996 Separatist-minded Zanzibar has declared independence from the mainland over oil procurement. Ending purchases from the state- owned Tanzania Development Company, Zanzibar President...
Vol 37 No 8 | TANZANIA Offshore, offside 12th April 1996 President Ben Mkapa is doing well on the mainland but struggling with Zanzibar The President insists that he does not want to be called Mtukufu (Your Excellency) or have his picture on banknotes and does not want to hear his name on the radio unless he has ac...
Vol 37 No 5 | TANZANIA Island mentality 1st March 1996 President Salmin Amour is living up to his opponents' expectations and they are living up to his. Immediately after the announcement of the (rigged) results of the last elections, ...
