The National Executive Committee (NEC) of CCM has elected Dr Hussein Mwinyi as the party's candidate for Zanzibar presidency in the October General Election. Mwinyi polled 129 votes, beating Shamsi Vuai Nahodha (16) and Dr Khalid Mohamed (19).
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A graphic at UN headquarters in New York compares daily spending on arms versus peace. Credit: IPS UN Bureau.
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NIMR’s Director General, Dr. Mwele Malecela addresses journalists on the 30th Annual Joint Scientific Conference (AJSC) 2016 to be held in Dar es Salaam from Tuesday this week. To her left is the NIMR’s Principal research scientist Julius Massaga.
THE National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR) has called on the private philanthropists and...
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The International Criminal Court in the Hague, Netherlands. Credit: UN Photo/Rick Bajornas.
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