Opposition threatens to boycott 2015 General Election

GENERAL ELECTION 2020: How the 1970 General Election set a new dawn for Tanzania  The Citizen Daily

In exactly 131 days from today, we will be heading to the polls to exercise our constitutional right – electing councilors, legislators and more importantly, our fifth president since we attained independence 54 years ago.

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe may not go to an EU-Africa summit because his wife has not been provided with a visa, officials in Harare say.

December 14, 2014 will probably be recorded as the turning point in Tanzania’s politics.

For Kenya, the main trading partner with Tanzania, there are two presidential candidates who appear to matter most in Sunday’s historic polls among a list of eight who are in the race.

>With about a year to go before the next general election, a worrying trend in intra-party politics has emerged in the country, whereby internal wrangles and differences among leaders are increasingly leading to violent skirmishes between members of rival factions.

In his heyday, Sheikh Yahya Hussein was a household name. He frequently mingled with presidents and kings, including the giants of East African politics, Mzee Jomo Kenyatta and Mwalimu Julius Nyerere.

Persons with disabilities, women urged to take part in 2015 General Election
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More persons with disabilities and women are urged to seek out political posts in the coming elections to increase equal representation in decision making bodies. In a recent interview with community media practitioners during a workshop on ethics, gender ...

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TPSF launches fund to support women participation in 2015 General Election
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The Tanzania Private Sector Foundation (TPSF) yesterday launched a special fund to empower women to stand as candidates in the General Election slated for late next year. A total of 22 elected legislators will be empowered as an incentive for them to ...