Ruling party announces special seats nominees

The ruling party CCM has retained its parliamentary seats in Lushoto and Ulanga constituents after its candidates defeated the opposition in Sunday’ polls.

The nominees for the Zuku Bongo Movie awards have been revealed and represent the region’s best in Directing, Cinematography, Editing, Producing and Acting. The nominations were announced at the Mini ZIFF event on Friday, 12th June in Dar es Salaam and Bagamoyo,. The awards acknowledge and celebrate the growing importance of the Bongo Movie industry on cultural and economic development in the East Africa region.

The nominees showcase a diverse group of talent that include breakout...

A record 925 applications from 41 countries representing the continent received for IPA 2015 from Africa’s most talented innovators

 What do an environmentally-friendly minicab, a water distillation system and a fire alert detector have in common?  They all represent outstanding innovation talent across Africa, applied for the celebrated Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) (http://www.innovationprizeforafrica.org) award this year, and are now being considered for the grand share prize of...

Outgoing Special Seats MP crushes opponents
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Outgoing Special Seats legislator for Coast Region Ms Zainab Vullu has won nomination through the Umoja wa Wanawake Tanzania (UWT) ticket after collecting 342 out of 450 votes cast. Another Special Seats MP Ms Subira Mgalu also collected 296 votes ...

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Ester Bulaya (Special Seats, CCM)
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Lawmakers yesterday demanded explanation from the government on emergency plans it has lined up to rescue lives of Tanzanians who are suffering due to the shortage of medicines in hospitals after it failed to settle 90bn/- it owes the Medical Store ...
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Tanzania Opposition Party to Take Ruling Party to Court
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Tanzania's main opposition party, Chadema, says it will file a lawsuit Monday against the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) and its presidential candidate John Magufuli after accusing them of “stealing” the party's symbols, logo and manifesto. This, the ...

Presidential aspirant loses Special Seats ticket
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A MEMBER of Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM), Ms Helen Elinewinga, who was among the party's 38 presidential candidates, has lost her bid to become a Special Seats Member of Parliament (MP). She was defeated by Ms Shally Raymond, the chairperson of ...

Dodoma Special Seats MP Mariam Mfaki, 68, has died.The former MP succumbed to death after a long battle with cancer. She died yesterday at the Dodoma Regional Hospital where she was admitted.

Some Chadema members and officials in Mbeya Region have complained about the composition of the list of individuals set to be appointed as special seats MPs, claiming there was an element of favouritism in the names released last week.