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Chadema national chairman Tundu Lissu has continued representing himself in a constitutional petition against the Tanzania Prisons Authority as the High Court heard testimony from the fourth and final witness for the respondents. The witness, the officer in charge of Ukonga Prison, appeared before the court to give evidence relating …

Tanzania’s electoral commission has declared President Samia Suluhu Hassan the winner of Wednesday’s general election, securing nearly 98 percent of the vote and extending her leadership under the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party for another five years. However, the landslide victory has been marred by reports of widespread violence …

Tanzanians are voting today in the General Elections of the United Republic of Tanzania, where President Samia Suluhu Hassan of the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party is expected to defend her position for another five-year term. It is the seventh election since the restoration of the multi-party system in …

Vice Chairman of the Democratic Party for Development and Democracy, CHADEMA, John Heche was arrested this morning while outside the High Court to attend a case facing him and other party leaders, as well as to monitor the progress of the treason case facing the party’s Chairman, Tundu Lissu. Click …

Tanzania will hold its general elections on October 29, as announced by the country’s Electoral Commission Chair, Court of Appeal Judge Jacobs Mwambegele, during a briefing in Dodoma. Mwambegele stated that the official campaign period will run from August 28 to October 27, ahead of the polls. The voter register …

The Vice Chairman of Tanzania’s main opposition party, CHADEMA, John Heche and other party leaders have been released by the police a few hours after being arrested while preparing to address a public rally in the commercial capital of Dar es Salaam. Heche told the BBC, “The police had no …

A Tanzanian court has charged Tundu Lissu, the leader of the main opposition party CHADEMA, with treason following remarks he made urging the public to resist upcoming elections scheduled for later this year. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel Lissu, who was the runner-up in the 2020 presidential race, …