Of ‘benevolent dictators’ and ‘democratic misfits’

TFF and filling vacant Simba SC post: Benevolent influence or co-management?
IPPmedia
The crisis that is still smouldering in Simba SC took a minor turn at midweek when the Tanzania Football Federation (TFF) directed that the club should hold polls to fill the vacant position of vice chairman. It was apparently the federation's committee on legal ...

The Democratic Republic of Style

Wagombea wa urais wa Marekani katika chama cha Democratic wamemshambulia bi , Hilary Clinton,wakisema ni sharti dunia ipambane na itikadi za kigaidi

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The Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA) has injected USD 1.25million (equivalent to 2.1bn/-) to support the Democratic Empowerment Project (DEP) in the country. According to a communiqué released yesterday, the funds are a result of an agreement signed by DANIDA and United Nations Development Project (UNDP) on August 26, this year. The statement noted that the agreement was aimed to strengthen credibility and capacity of key institutions of democracy in Tanzania to effectively...

No one democracy model can be expected to fit all states, all the time. Since the Greek invention of democracy many centuries back, scholars, thinkers, policy makers and the public have continuously puzzled over what actually constitutes a suitable democracy model for any society.

President Jakaya Kikwete said yesterday that multi-party system was crucial and has helped create checks and balances, strengthen democracy and hold the government accountable than in the past.

Clerics urge continuation of democratic transition
Daily News
CLERICS have underscored the need for continued tradition of peaceful and democratic transition of leadership at the national level, the practice that earned Tanzania the reputation of being the most stable country South of Sahara. Addressing journalists in ...

Dispensing from her fund of valuable political capital, Michelle Obama is criss-crossing the United States with a single objective -- slaying the familiar foe haunting Democrats in mid-term elections: low turnout.