Mghwira calls for calm over vote-rigging fears by rivals

The CUF secretary general and Zanzibar presidential aspirant, Mr Seif Sharif Hamad, has warned the ruling party, CCM, that they won’t tolerate rigging in the October General Election.

Tanzania’s ruling party candidate has been declared the winner of a controversial presidential election marred by claims of vote rigging and fears of violence.John Magufuli, nicknamed “the bulldozer” for his track record as works minister, won 58.46% of the vote, compared with 39.97% for his main rival, Edward Lowassa.“I duly declare John Pombe Magufuli to have been duly elected president of the United Republic of Tanzania,” the head of the electoral commission, Damian Lubuva, said on...

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Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza calls for calm following the assassination of a senior general.

The Legal and Human Rights Centre (LHRC) has commended voters for their enthusiasm and peaceful conduct during Sunday’s elections despite some logistical problems.

Ms. Joyce Mends-Cole, the UNHCR Representative in Tanzania.
Burundian families who fled their country wait to be registered as refugees at Nyarugusu camp in northwest Tanzania on June 11, 2015. (Aglietti / AFP / Getty Images).
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the World Health Organization appeal for calm amid reports of the death of a Burundian refugee, suspected to have contracted the Ebola virus, in Kigoma region in North West Tanzania. The reports emanated...

Voice of America
Vote spurs calls for faster change in resource-rich Tanzania
Daily Times
DAR ES SALAAM: On the streets and in board rooms, Tanzanians are calling for change as they head to elections next month, demanding growth that reaches the poor, an end to red tape that holds back business and a crackdown on pervasive corruption.
Tanzania tightens security ahead of October pollsThe Herald
Dar es Salaam works to double capacity, cut dwell timesJOC.com

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The Daily Star
Tanzania opposition calls for vote recount, Zanzibar poll nullified
The Daily Star
Armed Tanzanian police stand guard outside a vote counting center at Maji Matitu Primary School in Mbagala, in the Temeke district of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015. (AP Photo/Khalfan Said). RSS; Follow; Email; Print; Share. Reuters.

Former Miss Tanzania 1999, Hoyce Temu on field during the recording of her  TV talk show.

She also has her own talk show, Mimi na Tanzania (Me and Tanzania), which focuses on CSRs, fundraising, and supporting women and children through the promotion of human rights, gender equality, and access to healthcare and education.

Please nominate her on this category: “Journalists, reporters, presenters who stand out in their field”

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