His death marks the end of a long and eventful political career that saw him rise through the ranks of the ruling Chama Cha ...

His ambition, charisma and ability to galvanize the youth and middle class was too much for the conservative inner circle of ...

Dar es Salaam. Just a month before Tanzania’s 2025 General Election campaigns officially commence, questions are swirling within the ruling party, Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM), about whether it will ...

Several Cabinet and deputy ministers risk losing their parliamentary seats following internal Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) primaries in Zanzibar that have proved unforgiving to many incumbents.The ...

For the Mainland presidential seat, the nominees are Aaron Kalikawe and Luhaga Mpina, who recently defected from the ruling ...

Analysis - As the country slides towards electoral authoritarianism, even SADC and EAC election observers have been excluded ...

CALM and order prevailed across the country yesterday as Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) held its nationwide primary elections to select parliamentary and councillorship candidates ahead of the October 29 ...

DAR ES SALAAM: POLITICAL analysts have hailed the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party’s diverse list of aspirants for the ...

Studies estimate that a modest 10 per cent increase in productivity, coupled with better processing and market access, could boost the constituency’s GDP by about 5.2bn/- annually— Kilimanjaro ...

Above all, East Africans themselves must demand better. Elections should be about the country, not the candidate. The price ...

Jakaya Kikwete, presidential candidate for the ruling Revolutionary Party, took an early lead today in Tanzania’s third elections since multi-party politics were reintroduced in 1992. The winner ...

This changed around 2010, when Chama Cha Mapinduzi’s vote-share drop started to alarm the regime. It was after Chadema began to make significant inroads that Chama Cha Mapinduzi started to move ...