By Elias Mhegera – AFRICAN civil societies have been warned not to leave the issue of tax administration in the hands of the governments alone, instead they should form parallel institutions to monitor the same. This call was made on Monday last week at the Kunduchi Beach Hotel during an International Training in Tax Administration. The training to representatives of civil societies drew attendants being trainers and other participants from East Africa, West Africa and Southern Africa. In the workshop that was convened by the Policy Forum NGO. It was learnt that tax collection is turned into a political weapon... Continue Reading
By Elias Mhegera – ONE of the highly respected judges in Tanzania Justice Damian Lubuva recently failed to satisfy his audience on how he could balance his loyalty between the president and that of his duty as chairman of the National Electoral Commission (NEC). Justice Lubuva was guest of honour at the International Conference with a theme Elections and Transitions to Democracy in Africa, where he presented his paper with a title Elections Management in Africa: Tanzania Experience. The two days conference was held at the Coral Beach Hotel in Dar es Salaam a fortnight ago. Distinguished academicians in the... Continue Reading
By Special Correspondent, Dodoma – Members of Parliament were surprised to learn that the government of Tanzania has failed to pay its annual fees for eight years now to the African Union governance assessment body-the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM). Speaking during the budget discussions on Monday for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation under Minister Bernard Membe which coordinates the APRM process in Tanzania, the shadow opposition Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ezekia Wenje (Nyamagana) said Tanzania has not paid its annual fees of USD 100,000 per annum for eight years now in arrears of USD 800,000. “The... Continue Reading
By Alan Rushesha – Famous arts practitioner and musician Albert Nyathi said artist should desist from openly partaking in politically motivated functions as it destroys the main core of music in society. “Music has the effect of influencing the society easily and is bound to spread very fast. Our role as musicians is to ensure that we perform to the benefit of the economic growth, said Nyathi. This came out clearly in a discussion forum held in the capital based on the role of arts in a society. The debate was also polished by well- known playwright and culture analyst... Continue Reading
By Elias Mhegera -HUMAN rights defenders in Tanzania were in the hiding at the Kibaha Conference Centre in Kibaha to discuss how they should mitigate their working strategies following a wave of indecent attacks to them. The meeting which was conducted for three days was meant to assist human rights defenders (HRDs), to analyze a new wave of threats and what it could implicate in general in the political scenario in Tanzania. Apart from preparing their strategic plan the HRDs analyzed events of indecent attacks to them and other people who have become ‘unpleasant’ in the eyes of some unscrupulous... Continue Reading
