Curb hate messages ahead of 2015 poll, TCRA directed

Journalists cautioned against hate messages
IPPmedia
Journalists in the country have been cautioned against the spread of hate messages that place the country's development at risk. Speaking late last week in Dodoma, Depont Ntererwa the Media Manager from Search for Common Ground that is based in the ...

Scary messages threaten voters ahead of Sombetini By-Elections
Daily News
PUSH messages being sent to residents of Arusha, targeting to scare them from the anticipated by-elections to feature a single ward of Sombetini are causing unrest here. The Police, however, say they are yet to receive official complaints from recipients who ...

Thousands of police officers and soldiers have been deployed in some townships as South Africans prepare to head to the polls on Wednesday.

Nigeria's Muhammadu Buhari edges ahead of President Goodluck Jonathan in early election counts, though key states are yet to declare.

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.

The Star
No policy change against Kenya, Kikwete assures ahead of Tanzania poll
The Star
President Uhuru Kenyatta, First Lady Margaret Kenyatta, Tanzania President Jakaya Kikwete and Deputy President William Ruto make a toast during a banquet at State House, Nairobi on Monday evening. Photo/PSCU. BY PSCU. October 6, 2015.
Kikwete assures Kenyans of CCM's victory in pollsDaily News | The National Newspaper (press release) (blog)
JK calls for good working relations between public and private...

Mail & Guardian Africa
Tanzania poll boss in alarm after 'militia training' claims made ahead of ...
Mail & Guardian Africa
The disturbing claim has emerged as campaigning heats up prior to the October 25 ballot in one of Africa's most stable countries. President Jakaya Kikwete (left) congratulates John Magufuli in Dodoma on July 12, 2015, on his nomination as the ruling ...
I'm mature enough for State House - Magufuli.IPPmedia
Warning in Tanzania over political militia groupsYahoo News
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When deputy minister for Communications, Science and Technology January Makamba toured the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in London and subsequently announced he would announce his candidature for the presidency in the upcoming 2015 General Election, the youth, especially those on social networks went abuzz – he appeared to be speaking in “their” tongue.

The stage is set for the 15th amendment of the 1977 Constitution prior to next year’s General Election, following an agreement between President Jakaya Kikwete and the Coalition of Defenders of the People’s Constitution (Ukawa).