Magufuli’s live speech quashes health scare rumours
Social media had been rife with rumours that President John Magufuli might be seriously ill, or possibly even undergoing treatment abroad.
Magufuli relocates from capital city Dar to Dodoma
Tanzania’s President John Magufuli has announced that he has shifted his base from the country’s commercial capital and largest city, Dar es Salaam, to the capital Dodoma. The move was the brainchild of the country’s first President Julius Nyerere. President Magufuli announced the relocation over the weekend while registering as a voter ahead of local […]
Five things Magufuli has banned in Tanzania
This year began with a new ban in Tanzania — all public hospitals were forbidden from televising entertainment programmes and told to show only health-related content. Since President John Pombe Magufuli, nicknamed “The Bulldozer”, came to power three years ago, his government has been infamous for issuing hasty directives. Just days after taking office in […]
Magufuli praises official who caned students
Tanzanian President John Magufuli has praised a senior government official for caning a group of secondary school students who were accused of setting fire to their dormitories. A widely-shared video shows regional commissioner Albert Chalamila administering beatings to a group of students who were lying face down. Earlier, a government minister had criticised Mr Chalamila as […]