Voting due to begin in CAR elections

Karin Giannone reports on the start of the defence case in the trial of South African athlete Oscar Pistorius, which is expected to begin on Friday.

>Tanzania’s commercial capital, Dar es Salaam, was not spared of logistical hitches which characterised yesterday’s civic polls across the country forcing returning officers to postpone the voting for some stations.

Masasi, Ludewa voting today in by-elections
IPPmedia
Residents of Masasi Urban and Ludewa constituencies will today cast their votes for candidates of a parliamentary seat, following the cancellation of the parliamentary poll for two constituencies by the National Electoral Commission (NEC) during the ...

Dispatch Times
Voting starts in tight Tanzania general elections
Flemingsburg Gazette
Other candidates for the presidential seat are Anna Mghwira of Alliance for Change and Transparency (ACT), Hashim Rugwe of Chama cha Ukombozi wa Umma (CHAUMMA), Lutalosa Yembe of Alliance for Democratic Change (ADC), Janken Malik of ...
Only female candidate in Tanzania poll has soft spot for children, refugeesThe Standard Digital News (satire) (press release) (registration) (blog)

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Civic education to impart knowledge on importance of voting in elections
IPPmedia
Provision of civic education in Tanzania is, basically, aimed at imparting knowledge on the necessity of voting and selecting leadership of one's choice. Unfortunately, however, no serious strides have been made by the government in this regard. As if ...

The Guardian
Scores of women 'divorced or abandoned' for voting in Tanzanian elections
The Guardian
Many women did not take part in the election for fear of being abandoned by their husbands, according to activists. Photograph: Daniel Hayduk/AFP/Getty Images. Reuters. Monday 7 December 2015 22.46 EST Last modified on Monday 7 December 2015 ...
Over 50 women divorced over Tanzania polls- lawyersCitizen TV (press release)
Tanzanian lawyers say up to 50 women divorced for defying husbands in...

International Business Times
Tanzania Elections 2015: Christians Banned From Voting By Church
International Business Times
Faithfuls attend the Sunday church service at the Evangelistic Assemblies of God on Nov. 23, 2013, in Zanzibar, off the coast of Tanzania. Nichole Sobecki/AFP/Getty Images. Thousands of Christians in Tanzania reportedly have been banned from voting in ...
Church Prohibits Followers From VotingAllAfrica.com

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International Business Times
Tanzania Elections 2015: Christians Banned From Voting By Church, Report Says
International Business Times
Faithfuls attend the Sunday church service at the Evangelistic Assemblies of God on November 23, 2013, in Zanzibar off the coast of Tanzania. Nichole Sobecki/AFP/Getty Images. Thousands of Christians in Tanzania were apparently banned from voting in ...
Church Prohibits Followers From VotingAllAfrica.com

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The Independent
Scores of Zanzibar women forcibly divorced for voting in Tanzania elections
The Independent
Up to 50 women in Zanzibar have been divorced for taking part in the recent Tanzanian elections against the will of their husbands, according to lawyers and women's rights campaigners. Mzuri Issa, coordinator of the Tanzania Media Women's Association ...
Women in Zanzibar divorced for voting in elections, suffrage the first battle ...Firstpost
Scores of women 'divorced or abandoned' for...