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Four things we are going to remember John Magufuli by

Former Tanzanian leader John Magufuli passed away on March 17 after what was described as heart complications although many in the country and outside believe he contracted COVID-19 which got worse with...

Tanzania President John Magufuli has died

Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli has died at the age of 61, the country’s vice-president said. He died on Wednesday from heart complications at a hospital in Dar es Salaam, Samia Suluhu Hassan...

‘You should have caned them even more’ – Tanzania president John Magufuli endorses caning in schools

At a time many African countries and governments are pushing for a departure from the use of canes as a correctional measure in schools across the continent, Tanzania’s President John Magufuli, has...

Chinese loans make us happy, says Tanzania’s President John Magufuli

The president of Tanzania, John Magufuli, has come out to say that he prefers loans from China to those from the West. Magufuli, who was speaking at the opening of a library at the main university...

John Magufuli Is Tanzania’s New President-Elect

After general elections, which took place on Sunday, John Magufuli (pictured) of the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party is now Tanzania’s new president elect, after running against the party’s...

How Tanzania made a U-turn on vaccines after Magufuli’s death

Tanzanians are being actively urged to get Covid-19 vaccines, marking a significant shift in policy for one of Africa’s most populous nations. The vaccination campaign is a U-turn from the former...

Four children die in stampede during Magufuli’s funeral

A woman and four children died in a stampede on Sunday as thousands of Tanzanians pushed their way into the Uhuru Stadium in the city, Dar es Salaam to view President John Magufuli’s body. Suzan...

Who is Tanzania’s new president after Magufuli? Three things you must know

Until Wednesday, the publics in Tanzania and Kenya suspected that Tanzanian leader John Magufuli might have passed away but it took an announcement on state television to confirm that the 61-year-old had...

Tanzania’s Magufuli who declared ‘victory over COVID’ hospitalized with COVID, reports say

President John Magufuli of Tanzania, who has made global news headlines for advocating lax measures in his country in spite of the pandemic, is reportedly in a hospital receiving treatment for a coronavirus...

World Health Organization must also ask President Magufuli to do polio vaccination in Tanzania

World Health Organization (WHO) cannot walk away from the blame for taking a very long time to intervene in Tanzania’s political failures in dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic. It is now one year...

Coronavirus has been eliminated by God in Tanzania – Magufuli declares

President John Magufuli has declared Tanzania coronavirus-free despite concerns that the infection rate in the country is worse than the government would admit. Addressing worshippers in the capital, Dodoma...

Big Brother Africa winner Idris Sultan detained after laughing at old photo of Magufuli

Popular Tanzanian comedian and one-time winner of Big Brother Africa Idris Sultan is being held by police after laughing at an old picture of President John Magufuli in a video he shared online. His...

“God will help us” – Tanzania’s Magufuli steadfast as experts jab him over COVID-19

Tanzania‘s president, John Magufuli, has justified his country’s laissez-faire approach to fighting the spread of the coronavirus, declaring that “God will help us”, at a church...

‘Pawpaw and goats testing positive’ – Tanzania’s Magufuli doubts country’s COVID-19 numbers

The president of Tanzania, John Magufuli, has expressed skepticism about the country’s numbers of confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, alleging that “probably, the technicians are also bought...

Why President Magufuli is pushing women to make Tanzania more like China with their ovaries

Tanzanian women are still being pressurized to produce more children as the country’s president, John Magufuli has reiterated the need to have a higher birth rate to boost the economy. Magufuli,...

Tanzanian President Magufuli’s odd prison reform that is a human rights ticking bomb

Tanzania’s President John Maguguli has called for the reforms in prison management. His recommendations, however, are rubbing human rights groups the wrong way. Top among the recommendations is that...

Tanzania’s Magufuli confers the country’s capital with a city status

President John Magufuli yesterday elevated Dodoma, the administrative capital of Tanzania to a city status. The president announced Dodoma’s new status as he was addressing the masses at the Union...

Magufuli builds huge wall in Tanzania to protect country’s precious mineral

Even before Kenya completes building a border wall to control the activities of extremist groups, East African nation, Tanzania has already built a huge wall in the north of the country not for terrorism...

President Magufuli sacks Ugandan teachers from Tanzania

As part of operations to expel foreign nationals with illegal work permits, Tanzania has sacked hundreds of Ugandan teachers from its country, local media, The Observer reports. The move has caused many...

Tanzanian lawmaker jailed for insulting President Magufuli at rally

Tanzanian lawmaker Joseph Mbilinyi and a local opposition leader Emmanuel Masonga have been sentenced to five months in prison for insulting President John Magufuli at a rally in December last year. The...