Parliamentary handling of escrow issue will amplify constitutional balances

Finally, the puzzle on the IPTL, PAP and Tegeta escrow account has been solved in Parliament amid hot debates among MPs.

Presidential Pardon, Amnesty, Reprieves Constitutional Issue?
AllAfrica.com
LAST week I came across a very interesting news story from our local press on the General Meeting of Simba Sports Club held recently at the Police Officer's Mess, Oysterbay in Dar es Salaam. What touched me most was the endorsement to allow anyone ...

Power balances under S3z Union

Zitto Kabwe

In the ongoing constitutional making process discussions have centred on the structure of the Union. While pro status quo are calling for continuation of the two tier structure of the Union whereby Executives of Union and that of Tanganyika are merged and a separate of executive for Zanzibar, pragmatic pro reforms are after one executive for each Union partner and a Union Executive for Union matters. Chambi Chachage is for the former with strong...

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An opportunity for African journalists to reconfigure state-society relations and contribute to the development of the continent

UNDP (http://www.undp.org) has launched today a global storytelling contest, Voices2Paris (http://www.apo.af/fcz6IA), to contribute to raising public awareness on the negative impacts of climate change as well as on the opportunities and solutions seen in actions by individuals and governments alike across vulnerable developing countries worldwide.

“We want to...

Why handling multi-party politics with care is vital to our peace
IPPmedia
Some of President Jakaya Kikwete's remarks made at the opening of the National Executive Committee conference of his ruling party, a few days ago, are too important to pass without comment. Indeed, reaction to some of the controversial statements he ...

The Public Procurement Regulatory Authority has raised queries about the Registration, Insolvency and Trusteeship Agency (Rita) and the Government Employees Providence Fund (GEPF). Their concerns have to do with transparency in these public organisations’ construction projects in Dar es Salaam.

Ask your preschooler to clear his train set off the kitchen table so you can serve dinner and he retorts, “No way!” Does this display of attitude mean you’re in for years of sassing?