Battle lines drawn ahead of parliamentary election

Dodoma/Dar. A new battleground was shaping up yesterday between media owners and rights activists on one hand and the state on the other over a proposed Bill to make it easier for members of the public to get information from the government.

> After a five-month rest, the Vodacom Premier League ushers in a new season with six opening matches that will be played at different stadia in the country.

The stage is now set for a bruising battle between two rival parties as campaigns for Kalenga by-election kicks-off in style today.

The battle that lies ahead at the Oscar Pistorius murder trial

The ruling party, CCM, is likely to face stiff opposition from Civic United Front (CUF) as tension heightens here ahead of the local government elections on December 14.

It has been over 3 month now since Ukawa announced that it will field one candidate in the 2015 elections

Nigeria's influential council of state decides to press ahead with presidential elections on 14 February, rejecting calls for a postponement.

 In one of the unexpected setbacks the ruling Chama cha Mapinduzi (CCM) was defeated in Serengeti constituency. The party did not only lose the parliamentary seat, but also the Council after many of its councillors were defeated by the opposition. While CCM will be licking its wounds, contemplating why it has failed, the outcome of the October 25 General Election has been lesson to the opposition that if they unite their forces, it is possible to beat the might CCM.

>Just a year or so to the next General Election, the leading opposition party — Chadema — is going through rocky times. Some analysts have warned that if the turmoil is not handled well, this might well be the beginning of the end for the party.