The government has tabled objections before the Kinondoni resident magistrate court against Saed Kubenea’s charges upon Paul Makonda, the former Dar es Salaam regional commissioner. Paul Makonda was charged for abuse of public office, including the raiding of Clouds Tv office in 2017. Kubenea’s allegations met strong objections from the office of the Director of...
The former Tanzanian Ambassador to Canada, Dr Wilbrod Slaa, has shocked the crowd by saying he ditched party politics since September 1, 2015, when he withdrew or resigned from CHADEMA when serving as party’s secretary. Dr Slaa made those remarks today in Mwanza at St. Augustine University on a symposium about the late Magufuli’s political...
Today, the East African Court of Justice in Arusha has ruled that the political parties act amended by the Tanzanian Parliament in 2019 is contrary to the East African Treaty. The court has ruled that sections 3,4,5,15, and 29 of the Political Parties Act 2019, violate the Convention of East African Community Treaty; thus, they...
The former Dar es Salaam Regional Commissioner, Paul Makonda, is expected to submit counter-affidavits to the court against charges of abuse of public office filed on him by Saed Kubenea. In early March 2022, the Kinondoni resident court summoned Paul Makonda to answer charges of abuse of office that were filed against him by Saed...
To ensure that SMEs in the mining sector benefit from the mining value chain, North Mara Gold Mine in Tanzania has announced that 15 local companies will graduate from its local business program. The program was launched last year November, 2021. Since then, four workshops and mentorships have already taken place purposely to build capacities...
ACT Wazalendo through its sectorial spokesperson for water and environment, Ms Ester Thomas, has strongly rebuked the report on river Mara contamination released to the public on March 19, 2022. The report met with public uproar, with some citing deception and corruption intending to hide the truth from the public. ACT vehemently disapproves the findings...
Court of Appeal, Iringa region today, March 23, 2022, has dropped charges against the ACT Youth Wing Chair, Abdul Nondo. Nondo, the fledgling politician, was accused of disseminating false information about his abduction and providing false information to a civil servant in Mafinga. On November 5, 2018, the Iringa Magistrate Court ruled to release Nondo...
The Tanzania Prevention and Combating of Corruption Bureau has unleashed an investigation on the former Dar es Salaam Regional Commissioner Paul Makonda, who is currently facing charges of abuse of public office and raiding of a radio station (Clouds FM) in 2017. The Director for PCCB Commissioner Salum Hamduni said that PCCB officials are now...
