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“A journalism of integrity”: Mwananchi and The Citizen take a stand

Favourable press coverage in return for money? That sounds like corruption to me. According to an announcement published in Mwananchi newspaper last month, it sounds like corruption to them as well:...

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Chart(s) of the week #7: There’s more to the constitution than the union...

Some charts from Twaweza’s latest Sauti za Wananchi brief this week, asking Tanzanians about their views of the second draft new constitution – the one that’s supposed to be under discussion by the...

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Chart of the week #8: Democracy in Tanzania, according to Afrobarometer

More from the excellent Afrobarometer surveys this week, from the latest report on their 2012 surveys. The topic is democracy. First, what is the demand for democracy in different parts of Africa? This...

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Chart of the week #11: Who supports CCM and Chadema, by age?

Source: Afrobarometer.org, data from 2012 The trend is clear: Chadema’s support is much stronger among younger Tanzanians (33%) than older Tanzanians (14%) CCM’s support goes the other way: much...

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Chart of the week #21: What happened to election turnout between 2000 and 2010?

84% of registered voters voted in 2000, just 42% in 2010. That’s an incredibly fast drop-off. So what happened? Well, I don’t think anyone really has the answer. If you look at the more detailed...

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Chart of the week #22: Trying to explain the low turnout

Last week, I drew attention to the extremely low turnout figures recorded at the Tanzanian 2010 presidential election. This week, I thought I would look at whether these turnout figures vary between...

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Tanzania bans another newspaper

The Citizen, 27/01/15 Once again, the Tanzanian government has banned a newspaper. In late 2013, Mtanzania was suspended for 90 days and Mwananchi for 14. In June 2012 it was MwanaHalisi, which remains...

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How many registered voters does Tanzania need for the elections to have...

Tanzania’s Biometric Voter Registration process is now proceeding at full pace. It had previously been delayed for several months while waiting for voter registration kits, which meant it was...

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Another Tanzanian newspaper is suspended. This time, by its own management

“Do not obey in advance. Much of the power of authoritarianism is freely given. In times like these, individuals think ahead about what a more repressive government will want, and then start to do it...

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Does Kinana’s resignation signal the final goodbye to CCM’s 2012 rebranding...

I am delighted to be able to provide space for this guest post from Aikande Kwayu, but also sad that it is necessary. Aikande has very understandably decided to close down her own blog following the...

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