Vol 57 No 23 | TANZANIA The bulldozer's light tread 18th November 2016 President Magufuli is sweeping out corruption but there are some corners the new broom cannot reach Many heads have rolled since President John Pombe Magufuli came to office just over a year ago. Those who have felt the new intolerance of waste and corruption...
Vol 57 No 19 | TANZANIA Push-ups and pushback 23rd September 2016 The President wants to root out corruption and regain control of the economy but bad habits prove hard to break This time last year, John Magufuli was on stage in Karagwe in the north-west doing push-ups before a mass rally of supporters. The idea was to show he...
Vol 57 No 8 | TANZANIA Union at all costs 15th April 2016 The CCM's determination to win the Zanzibar election has undermined stability by leaving the opposition out in the cold President Ali Mohamed Shein begins his second five-year term leading a single party government for Zanzibar and his Chama cha Mapinduzi (CCM) is the sole occupant of the...
Vol 57 No 7 | TANZANIA Shein's tarnished win 1st April 2016 The ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi finally got the electoral victory it wanted in Zanzibar after widespread intimidation, ballot-stuffing and an opposition boycott in the 21 March re-run of...