Mayoral election put off by fracas

The opposition party -- Chadema -- yesterday announced the names of its councillors it nominated to vie for mayoral posts in the Dar es Salaam City amid complaints over a foul play bent on sabotaging the polls.

Tanzania: Chadema Names 3 for Mayoral Election
AllAfrica.com
Dar es Salaam — The opposition party -- Chadema -- yesterday announced the names of its councillors it nominated to vie for mayoral posts in the Dar es Salaam City amid complaints over a foul play bent on sabotaging the polls. The Chama cha Demokrasia ...

Mayoral elections in Tanga City were yesterday marred by chaos that erupted immediately after the Tanga City director, Mr David Mayeje, announced the mayoral poll results by giving victory to Mohamed Mustafa, a CCM candidate.

There is no doubt that Chadema is the biggest and most competitive political party on one side of the fence. On the other sits CCM which has ruled Tanzania since independence

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Police arrest 12 of them in connection with fracas
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Riot police move to bring situation in Mwanza back to normalcy yesterday morning after hordes of small traders ran riot following demolition of their stalls. Business came to a standstill in Mwanza yesterday as riot police pursued petty traders who had gone on ...
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Cameroon international Jean-Armel Kana-Biyik is suspended by his club Rennes after confrontations with supporters.

Bike riders'fracas paralyse Sumbawanga municipality
Daily News
THE main market at the centre of Sumbawanga municipality in Rukwa region turned into a battlefield for nearly an hour pitting members of the Field Force Unit and bajaj operators who closed the highway that connects Sumbawanga to Tunduma. Anti-riot ...

The organizers of Nigerian music award, The Headies released a statement today on the drama that ensued after presentation of the Next Rated Award to Reekado Banks.

Headies has finally come out to respond to what happened at their award night which saw Olamide attack the organizers of the award and Don Jazzy response to his rants. The Headies releases a press statement to clarify everything that happen.

In their statement, they explain that the Next Rated Award is strictly a voting...

As the dust settles on the General Election, political parties have turned their focus on the control of key city and urban authorities—the seats of power at the grassroots level across the country.