President John Magufuli’s Mineral Sands Probe Findings Shake Tanzania
A day after President John Magufuli ordered security organs to investigate parties involved in the mineral sand saga, the Prevention and Combating of Corruption Bureau (PCCB) and the Police are already on their toes implementing the directive. President Magufuli issued the instruction on Wednesday following revelations of massive thieving within the mining sector, apparently engineered […]
Thousands Nabbed in Anti-Drugs Campaign, Says PM Kassim Majaliwa
The anti-drugs campaign has led to the arrest of 11,303 suspects in seven months (between July 2016 and January 2017) the Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa said in Parliament today. Tabling his 2017/18 budget Mr Majaliwa said suspects were nabbed for manufacturing, distribution, peddling and abusing drugs. About 9,174 suspects were found guilty by the courts […]
Regional Team to Step Up Tanzania’s Anti-Drugs War
Police have formed a regional task force to combat drugs. It will arrest drug dealers and consumption as well as destroy marijuana and khat farms. Police have also directed the municipality to remove all children loitering in streets. They said many of the children were abusing drugs including sniffing glue. They spend most of their […]
