East Africa:   CCM Downplays Edward Lowassa's Defection to Opposition

East African, 29 July 2015

Tanzania's ruling party CCM has moved to downplay the impact of former Prime Minister Edward Lowassa's defection to the opposition. Read more »

Tanzania:   Former PM Heads to Opposition as Presidential Race Heats Up

East African, 28 July 2015

Tanzania's opposition coalition Ukawa has officially welcomed former Prime Minister Edward Lowassa into its ranks in a plan to reinforce their efforts to defeat the ruling party… Read more »

Tanzania:   Ukawa Invites Lowassa to Join Four-Party Coalition

Daily News, 28 July 2015

THE Coalition of Four Opposition Parties, Ukawa, on Monday officially invited former Prime Minister, Mr Edward Lowassa, to join them ahead of the general elections in October. Read more »

Tanzania:   Lowassa Quits CCM, Joins Chadema

Daily News, 28 July 2015

Former Prime Minister Edward Lowassa officially quit Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) and joined opposition Chama Cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (CHADEMA), vowing to fight poverty should he… Read more »

Tanzania:   Edward Lowassa Ditches CCM for Opposition Party

East African, 28 July 2015

Tanzania's former prime minister Edward Lowassa officially quit the ruling party CCM and joined the main opposition party Chadema in a historical move in the country's recent… Read more »

Tanzania:   'No Action On Divergent Members'

Daily News, 27 July 2015

The ruling Chama cha Mapinduzi (CCM) has made it clear that it has no plans to institute disciplinary action against its senior members of the Central Committee (CC) who publicly… Read more »

Tanzania:   CCM - We Are Strong and Stable

Daily News, 22 July 2015

CCM Deputy Secretary General (Mainland) Rajabu Luhwavi has stated that the party is still strong and stable despite lessons and challenges that emerged during the just-ended… Read more »

Tanzania:   I Won't Contest for Katavi Seat - Pinda

Daily News, 20 July 2015

The Prime Minister, Mr Mizengo Pinda, yesterday reiterated his early standpoint in politics, saying he would not vie for the Katavi parliamentary seat despite being approached by… Read more »

Tanzania:   CCM's Self-Inflicted Injuries - Its Biggest Hurdle in the 2015 General Elections

Daily News, 9 July 2015

ACCORDING to the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, the word 'self-inflicted injury' is described as an injury such as a wound, etc, which one inflicts deliberately upon… Read more »

Tanzania:   'The X Factor' in CCM's Presidential Nomination

African Arguments, 9 July 2015

As Tanzania's dominant party since independence, CCM has always won both the Union and Zanzibar elections. Party stalwarts boast that whomever CCM nominates as its presidential… Read more »

Tanzania:   CCM Party Meets to Choose Presidential Candidate

SANF, 9 July 2015

Tanzania's main political party, Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM), will choose its presidential candidate by mid-July to contest national elections set for 25 October 2015. Read more »

Tanzania:   Opposition Politician to Sue Presidential Aspirants

Daily News, 8 July 2015

NATIONAL Chairman of the Democratic Party (DP), Reverend Christopher Mtikila, plans to sue Chama Cha Mapindiuzi (CCM) and its six presidential aspirants for flouting the country's… Read more »

Tanzania:   Four Presidential Aspirants Fail to Beat Deadline

Daily News, 3 July 2015

Four aspirants seeking Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM)'s approval to fly its flag in the October elections failed to meet Thursday's presidential nomination forms submission deadline. Read more »