Worries as plans for voter education stuck

Poverty, health and education are the foremost concerns for the majority of Tanzanians as 2015 nears—the year that they are expected to participate in a referendum on the proposed new constitution and the General Election.

Tanzania needs a bold informed electorate that can make sound decisions through the ballot box, Mr Deus Kibamba, Constitution Forum chairman, said in Dar es Salaam on Thursday.

Media role in voter education emphasised
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JOURNALISTS have been urged to educate the public on the importance of elections towards the building of democracy. “There are people in our communities who do not understand why we have elections or why they should vote. They need to be reached ...

Tanzanians are heading for a landmark General Election, slated for October 2015. Landmark, because any sincere commentator is likely to note that for the first time in Tanzania’s democratic history, no one can say for sure who our next president is going to be.

With at least two months before the General Election, civic education among residents of Dar es Salaam is still low and they want the National Electoral Commission (Nec) to do something about it.

Limitations that civil societies encountered in the provision of voter education contributed to poor turnout and technical hitches during the Biometric Voter Registration (BVR); civil society organisations said yesterday.

>About 52 per cent of people on the Mainland would have voted for the Proposed Constitution had the referendum been held between January and February this year, according to a Twaweza opinion poll.

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Plans for education for sustainable development in school curriculum
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The Tanzania Institute of Education (TIE) is working to incorporate education for sustainable development in the education curriculum for schools. The Tanzania Institute of Education (TIE) is working to incorporate education for sustainable development in the ...

Catholic Church set plans for quality education
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THE Catholic Church is committed to improving quality of education by deploying the required standards at all levels of learning. Speaking in the city on Friday, the Archbishop of Dar es Salaam Catholic Diocese His Eminence Polycarp Cardinal Pengo ...