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Chadema rejects Tanzania poll results after Suluhu win
The opposition outfit called on the international community not to recognize Suluhu as the leader of Tanzania, claiming she lacks legitimacy.
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CHADEMA presses for urgent medical care for sick detained leader John Heche
According to CHADEMA, Heche is being held at Mtumba Police Station, where his health has deteriorated due to heart complications, fever and intense weakness. The party insists that despite repeated concerns, po...
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Tanzania orders public servants to work from home amid post-election security alert
Government spokesperson Gerson Msigwa announced the directive on his official Instagram account, clarifying that only essential staff whose duties require physical presence are expected to report to work.
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Key Tanzanian opposition figure Heche arrested, claims Chadema
On Wednesday, John Heche, deputy chairperson of opposition party Chadema, became the latest member of his party to be arrested after officers detained him outside the High Court in economic capital Dar es Salaa...
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Tanzania to hold October 29 elections without main opposition
The Independent National Electoral Commission confirmed the date on Saturday and announced that candidate nominations will take place from August 9 to 27.
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Tanzanian opposition leader blocked from entering Kenya
Lema revealed that he had been flagged on a government-issued "stop list," which barred his exit.
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Chadema calls for close monitoring of Lissu's treason case
Lissu is expected to appear at the Kisutu Resident Magistrate's Court, in Dar es Salaam on Monday.
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Tanzanian priest known for bold criticism of state attacked in Dar es Salaam
Fr Kitima was attacked at night by two individuals in a canteen restroom near his home in Dar es Salaam after attending a full-day church meeting.
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Karua responds after being blocked in Tanzania
Karua expressed her disappointment with Wasira’s comments, highlighting his lack of response to the violent suppression of opposition figures and Tanzanian citizens.
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Tanzanian police detain opposition leaders before Lissu’s court appearance
The detained individuals, John Heche, the Deputy Chairperson of the CHADEMA party, and John Mnyika, the party’s Secretary General, were arrested while traveling to the Kisutu Magistrate Court in Dar es Salaam.
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Another Tanzanian opposition leader taken into custody
In a statement, Chadema accused the government of orchestrating the arrests to cripple the opposition’s constitutional role, silence public dissent, and shrink democratic space in the lead-up to critical nation...
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Lissu is missing from jail, Tanzania's Chadema now claims
Tanzania's prisons service denied that Lissu had been moved from jail.