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The digger and the bulldozer – Zitto Kabwe’s arrest
Zitto Kabwe at Kisutu Magistrate’s Court, 2/11/2018. Photo from The Citizen “For a citizen, there is no patriotism greater than criticising your country’s government. The bigger patriotism is to defend...
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“Traditional healers” and us. What it means when children are being murdered...
The Citizen front pages, Jan 30 and Feb 3, 2019 The tragedy is unspeakable, the acts incomprehensible: eleven children murdered in and around the town of Njombe in the space of a few weeks. There are,...
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The Citizen gets suspended. And for what?
The Citizen newspaper was suspended today by the Government of Tanzania, for a period of seven days. The paper has reported that their front page article from Saturday 23 February was given as the...
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“Is this sanction proportionate?” The diplomatic response to attacks on media...
We’ve seen a display of unity from eight embassies / ambassadors / high commissioners to Tanzania today, responding the suspension of The Citizen newspaper with a series of tweets:...
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A win for freedom of expression in Tanzania!
The East African Court of Justice ruled earlier today (March 28) that several sections of Tanzania’s Media Services Act “violate the Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community”. The...
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Covid-19 hits Tanzania
Originally published in Tanzanian Affairs First cases of Covid-19 in Tanzania[Editor’s note: As this is a fast-changing situation, the details provided here are likely to be somewhat out of date by...
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Originally published on African Arguments In contrast to most leaders, Magufuli’s main strategies are to limit information, treat fear as the main threat, and keep the economy running. Chapter One of...
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What the models say about Covid-19 in Tanzania
From Africa Centre for Media Excellence, Uganda One of the first casualties of the Coronavirus outbreak in Tanzania has been truth. At this point there is simply no good data on the state of the...
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Smells like trouble? Google searches as a sign of Covid-19
With the continued lack of data on Covid-19 cases and deaths in Tanzania, many have been wondering what other ways there might be to monitor how the outbreak is progressing? Drawing on some work by...
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Julius Nyerere: Development as Rebellion – some thoughts
Development as Rebellion, by Issa Shivji, Saida Yahya-Othman and Ng’wanza Kamata. Published by Mkuki na Nyota. In this 900-page, three-volume work, Issa Shivji, Saida Yahya-Othman and Ng’wanza Kamata...
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