Tag Archives: Politics of Tanzania

Things fall apart in Tanzania: on media manipulation and hypocrisy

February 16, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

By Edward Clay A Tanzanian journalist, who won an award for journalists of exceptional potential enabling him to work for British newspapers in 2009, gave evidence for the defendant in November 2012 in a libel trial in London brought by … read more »

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Tanzania: Britain increasingly accepting of partnership with corrupt government

August 30, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Sarah Hermitage The BAE ‘saga’ – which involved the sale of a military air traffic control system to the Tanzanian government in 2001 in a deal that was blatantly corrupt* – raised its ugly head again last week with … read more »

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Survivors cling helplessly to a mattress after 190 drown in ferry disaster inTanzania

September 11, 2011 by benim

These dramatic pictures show the desperate attempts of Tanzanian civilians fighting desperately to stay afloat after an overloaded ferry sank of the tourist island of Zanzibar. At least 190 people died yesterday, whilst more than 600 survivors were rescued in … read more »

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