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President Emmerson Mnangagwa arrived in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania on Sunday en-route to Dodoma, where he will join other African leaders at a special funeral ceremony for the late Tanzanian leader John Magufuli.
President Mnangagwa left Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport on Sunday afternoon accompanied by Pan African Parliament acting President and president of the Zimbabwe Council of Chiefs, Senator Chief Fortune Charumbira.
The President’s entourage also included Foreign Affairs and International Trade Acting Minister Professor Amon Murwira, Deputy Chief Secretary in the Office of the President and Cabinet responsible for Communication George Charamba and senior Government officials.
They were seen off by Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, Chief Secretary to the Office of the President and Cabinet Dr Misheck Sibanda, Service Chiefs and senior Government officials.
According to a funeral programme announced by the Tanzanian President, Samia Suluhu Hassan, Tanzanians started paying their last respects on Saturday for five days. She said:
<blockquote>On Monday, March 22, Dodoma residents will mourn and pay their last respects before the body is transported to Mwanza.
Magufuli’s family and residents of Chato and neighbouring areas will mourn him and say farewell to their beloved leader on March 24.</blockquote>
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.bernama.com/en/world/news.php?id=1944093">Bernama</a>, <a href="https://www.herald.co.zw/president-arrives-in-dar-es-salaam/">The Herald</a></h4>

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ED In Tanzania For Magufuli Special Funeral Ceremony

The recently inaugurated new president of Tanzania, Samia Hassan Suluhu has pledged to correct the wrongs that were done during the time of her predecessor John Magufuli who died on Wednesday in Dar es Salam.
Hassan rises to power amid criticism at the government over its approach to the coronavirus. Her predecessor’s claims that the coronavirus had been defeated by prayer is said to have triggered complacency among many.
She will finish Magufuli’s second five-year term, set to run until 2025. peaking during her inauguration ceremony on Friday in Dar es Salam, she said:
<blockquote>I can assure Tanzanians that there is nothing that will go wrong during this time. We will start where Magufuli ended.
Let us all be patient and unite as we move forward.</blockquote>
Her brief speech came after she took the oath of office, inspected a special guard and received a 21-gun salute.
Samia Hassan Suluhu becomes Tanzania’s 6th president, the Eastern country’s first female president, and the only other current serving female head of state in Africa alongside Ethiopia’s Sahle-Work Zewde, whose role is mainly ceremonial.
Hassan is not new to the international community after attending most of the international gatherings including all African Union meetings, some UN meetings, and SADC meetings on behalf of Magufuli who only made 8 international visits since his election in 2015.
She appeared on state television on Wednesday night to announce that Magufuli, absent from public view for three weeks, <a href="https://www.enca.com/news/tanzanian-president-john-magufuli-dies">had died from a heart condition</a> adding that “The Bulldozer” would be buried next Thursday in his hometown of Chato in northwest Tanzania.
Citizens have been invited to pay their respects at events in other cities from Saturday. Former presidents have typically been displayed in an open casket, but it is unclear whether this will be the case for Magufuli.
More: <a href="https://www.enca.com/africa/tanzanias-president-calls-unity-after-magufulis-death">AFP</a>

New Tanzania President Suluhu: Nothing Will Go Wrong This Time

Samia Hassan Suluhu has been sworn in as Tanzania’s new president following the death of the Eastern country’s president, John Magufuli.
Taking her oath of office this Friday, Suluhu, dressed in a black suit and red headscarf before dignitaries at a ceremony in Dar es Salaam, said:
<blockquote>I, Samia Suluhu Hassan, promise to be honest and obey and protect the constitution of Tanzania.</blockquote>
Suluhu will serve as the president until the end of the current term as per the East African country’s constitution. The current term runs through 2025 as Magufuli who was initially elected in 2015 secured a second five-year term in polls in October last year.
The constitution also states that after consultation with their party, the new president will, in consultation with her party, propose a deputy, the choice to be confirmed by the votes of no fewer than 50 per cent of the National Assembly.
Samia Hassan Suluhu has on several occasions represented president Magufuli who made a few international trips since his election into office allegedly due to ailing health.
She attended various and huge conferences such as the African Union summits and United Nations meetings.
More: Agencies

Hassan Suluhu Sworn In As Tanzania's New President

Samia Hassan Suhulu is set to be sworn in this Friday as the country’s 6th President and first female president in Tanzania following the death of President John Magufuli on Wednesday.
The constitution of Tanzania stipulates that when the president dies, his or her deputy must be sworn in as the new president until the unexpired period of the current 5-year term.
Government Spokesperson Dr. Hassan Abbas confirmed the swearing plans in a media briefing Thursday, saying the day would start with an address to the world by acting President Samia Suluhu at 9.30 am. He said:
<blockquote>After the Vice President announces the schedule tomorrow the people will see how they will be able to take part in his farewell and there will be mourning books across the country, let’s calm down and pray for our elder.</blockquote>
She will also have to propose the name of the person who shall be the next vice president in consultation with her political party, Chama Cha Mapinduzi.
Such appointment shall be confirmed by the National Assembly by votes of not less than fifty percent of all the Members of Parliament.
Samia Hassan Suluhu became the first female vice-president when Magufuli was elected in 2015 after serving as an MP for the Makunduchi constituency from 2010 to 2015 and as the Minister of State in the Vice-President’s Office for Union Affairs since 2010.
Samia Hassan Suhulu announced Wednesday night that Magufuli succumbed to a heart condition in Dar es Salam but unofficial reports suggest that the late leader had contracted COVID-19.
Posts on social media on Thursday suggest that the amount of grief displayed in the streets and villages of Tanzania was only second to that of President Samora Machel.
President Magufuli, ‘The bulldozer’ made only eight visits abroad -Ethiopia, Kenya, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Uganda (twice) – since he was elected Tanzania president in 2015.
That means acting president Samia Suluhu Hassan was the face that everyone is familiar with, representing Tanzania at all the UN, African Union, SADC, and East African Community meetings held outside their country.
More: <a href="https://www.independent.co.ug/tanzania-samia-suluhu-hassan-to-be-sworn-in-4pm-today/">The Independent</a>

Samia Hassan Suluhu To Be Sworn In Today As 1st Female President Of Tanzania

President Emmerson Mnangagwa and opposition MDC Alliance president Nelson Chamisa have expressed their condolences on the passing away of Tanzanian President John Magufuli.
Magufuli’s death was announced by the country’s Vice President Samia Suluhu Hassan in a televised address to the nation late on Wednesday.
Hassan said the 61-year-old president had died of a “heart condition” in Dar es Salaam.
In a statement on Twitter, President Mnangagwa said:
<blockquote>My deepest condolences to the family of His Excellency President John Magufuli and the people of Tanzania. Africa mourns with you. May his soul rest in peace.</blockquote>
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My deepest condolences to the family of His Excellency President John Magufuli and the people of Tanzania. Africa mourns with you.
May his soul rest in peace.
— President of Zimbabwe (@edmnangagwa) <a href="https://twitter.com/edmnangagwa/status/1372437800730120193?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 18, 2021</a></blockquote>

Chamisa also took to Twitter to express his sorrow over Magufuli’s death. He wrote:
<blockquote>With sadness, I note the passing on of H.E @MagufuliJP of Tanzania. My sincere condolences to the Magufuli family and the great people of Tanzania.
Our prayers are with them all during this difficult time. Wishing Tanzania a democratic and peaceful transition. RIP Mzee.</blockquote>
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With sadness, I note the passing on of H.E <a href="https://twitter.com/MagufuliJP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MagufuliJP</a> of Tanzania. My sincere condolences to the Magufuli family and the great people of Tanzania. Our prayers are with them all during this difficult time.Wishing Tanzania a democratic and peaceful transition. RIP Mzee.
— nelson chamisa🇿🇼 (@nelsonchamisa) <a href="https://twitter.com/nelsonchamisa/status/1372480022636859392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 18, 2021</a></blockquote>

Mnangagwa, Chamisa Mourn Magufuli

Tanzania is set to have Samia Hassan Suluhu as its first female president following the <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/2021/02/22/john-magufuli-admits-tanzania-has-a-covid-19-problem/">death of President John Magufuli on Wednesday</a> in Dar es Salam.
The Tanzania Constitution stipulates that where the office of President becomes vacant by reason of death, the Vice-President shall be sworn in and become the President for the unexpired period of the term of five years.
This means Samia Hassan Suluhu, who became the first female vice-president when Magufuli was elected in 2015 is now set to be sworn in as Tanzania president.
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Suluhu will, in consultation with her political party, Chama Cha Mapinduzi, propose the name of the person who shall be Vice-President.
Such appointment shall be confirmed by the National Assembly by votes of not less than fifty per cent of all the Members of Parliament.
In a televised address on Wednesday night, Tanzania vice-president Samia Suluhu Hassan said that <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/2021/03/17/tanzanian-president-john-magufuli-dies-aged-61/">Magufuli had died of heart complications.</a>
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Born on January 27, 1960, Suluhu was an MP for Makunduchi constituency from 2010 to 2015 and has been Minister of State in the Vice-President’s Office for Union Affairs since 2010.
Suluhu did a postgraduate diploma in economics at the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom.
In 2014, she served as the vice-chairperson for the Constitutional Assembly which was tasked with drafting Tanzania’s new constitution.
More: <a href="https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/africa/2021-03-18-samia-suluhu-tanzania-to-get-first-female-president/">The Star</a>
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Magufuli's Death: Tanzania Set To Get Suluhu As Its 1st Female President

Tanzania’s President John Magufuli has died aged 61, the country’s vice-president has announced.
In a televised address to the nation late on Wednesday, Vice President Samia Suluhu Hassan said the 61-year-old president had died of a “heart condition” in Dar es Salaam.
Hassan said Magufuli had first been briefly admitted to the Jakaya Kikwete Cardiac Institute on 6 March but was subsequently discharged.
However, he was rushed to the hospital again on March 14 after feeling unwell.
Magufuli has not been seen in public for more than two weeks, and rumours have been circulating about his health and whereabouts. Vice-President Hassan said:
<blockquote>It is with deep regret that I inform you that today… we lost our brave leader, the president of the Republic of Tanzania, John Pombe Magufuli.</blockquote>
She said there would be 14 days of national mourning and flags would fly at half-mast.
Magufuli was declared president on his 56th birthday in October 2015.
He was elected on promises to tackle corruption and boost infrastructure development. He won a second term in a disputed poll last year.
Nicknamed the “Bulldozer”, Magufuli was a vocal COVID-19 sceptic. He had long downplayed the severity of COVID-19, urging Tanzanians to pray or use local remedies to protect themselves from the coronavirus.
In April 2020, the East African country stopped releasing infection numbers, weeks before Magufuli declared the country coronavirus-free in June through divine intervention.
But a week before he was last seen, Magufuli conceded the virus was still circulating, after the vice president of Zanzibar, a semi-autonomous archipelago in the Indian Ocean, died of COVID-19.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-56437852">BBC</a>, <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/17/tanzanian-president-john-magufuli-is-dead-vp">Al Jazeera</a></h4>

Tanzanian President John Magufuli Dies, Aged 61

Tanzanian president, John Pombe Magufui, a known COVID-19 sceptic, is reported to be on life support following a stroke induced by the viral disease.
Opposition leader Tundu Antiphas Lissa reported Tanzania Intelligence and Security Service (TISS) sources saying Magufuli is currently paralysed on one side and from the waist down after a stroke.
Lissu left Tanzania for Belgium after disputing his election defeat to Magufuli last year. He tweeted:
<blockquote>VP Samia suggested today that the Dictator is sick somewhere. My own sources in TISS say he’s on life support with COVID and paralyzed on one side and from the waist down after a stroke. Tell the people the truth! Release Peter Silayo na Melchiory Shayo detained in Kilimanjaro!</blockquote>
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VP Samia suggested today that the Dictator is sick somewhere. My own sources in TISS say he’s on life support with COVID and paralyzed on one side and from the waist down after a stroke. Tell the people the truth! Release Peter Silayo na Melchiory Shayo detained in Kilimanjaro!
— Tundu Antiphas Lissu (@TunduALissu) <a href="https://twitter.com/TunduALissu/status/1371409951109869571?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 15, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Magufuli has not been seen in public since 27 February and reports suggested that he had been airlifted to India for treatment after contracting the coronavirus.
However, two officials recently <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/12/hes-ok-tanzania-denies-magufuli-sick-with-covid-19" rel="noopener" target="_blank">told Al Jazeera</a> that Magufuli is in good health and working normally. Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa is quoted on Friday as saying:
<blockquote>Tanzanians should be at peace. Your president is around, healthy, working hard. To spread rumours that he is sick is just an outcome of hate.
… I have decided to say this to give hope to Tanzanians that our president is around. If he were sick, would I talk to him on the phone? He sent his greetings to you.</blockquote>

COVID-19: Tanzanian President Paralysed On One Side - Opposition Leader

Tanzania’s opposition leader Tundu Lissu has sensationally claimed that Tanzania’s President John Magufuli was transferred from a hospital in<a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/2021/03/10/updated-tanzanias-magufuli-in-critical-condition-bbc/"> Nairobi</a> to India as he is being treated for COVID-19, Aljazeera reports.
Lissu said he got the information from his medical and security sources in Nairobi and he even said the Tanzanian government will probably not be forthcoming when it comes to sharing the information with the people of Tanzania.
Lissu has earlier told Reuters on Wednesday that”@He’s (Magufuli) comatose since yesterday morning” before Kenyan newspapers started circulating reports that an African leader was being treated for COVID and was on a ventilator in Nairobi.
Sharing information about Magufuli’s response to COVID-19 and how he has handled the situation and his current state <a href="https://twitter.com/TunduALissu/status/1369790208913313793?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1369790208913313793%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aljazeera.com%2Fnews%2F2021%2F3%2F11%2Ftanzania-opposition-leader-says-magufuli-in-india-with-covid-19">using Twitter</a>, Lissu said:
<blockquote>Latest update from Nairobi: The Man Who Declared Victory Over Corona “was transferred to India this afternoon.” Kenyans don’t want the embarrassment “if the worst happens in Kenya.” His COVID denialism in tatters, his prayer-over-science folly has turned into a deadly boomerang!</blockquote>
Magufuli last months <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/2021/02/22/john-magufuli-admits-tanzania-has-a-covid-19-problem/">reportedly in a cryptic message acknowledged that Tanzania has a COVID-19</a> problem when he said people should be careful when they take vaccines and practice social distancing and wearing masks.
More: <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/11/tanzania-opposition-leader-says-magufuli-in-india-with-covid-19">Aljazeera</a>

Tanzania President Magufuli Transferred From Kenya To India As He Is Being Treated For COVID-19 - Report

BBC has reported that Tanzanian president John Magufuli is in a hospital in Kenya where he is being treated for COVID-19 and is in a critical condition.
The broadcaster said opposition leader Tundu Lissu was told by well-placed sources that Magufuli had coronavirus and a cardiac arrest with the latter being a sudden, unexpected loss of heart function, breathing and consciousness.
BBC Africa adds that they did not verify the report. Mr Lissu told the BBC’s Africa correspondent Leila Nathoo from exile in Belgium:
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<blockquote>This is someone who has repeatedly and publicly trashed established medicine, he’s relied on prayers and herbal concoctions of unproven value.</blockquote>
Magufuli has not appeared in the public for 11 days prompting rumours that he indeed had contracted the virus which he had for months downplayed.
Tanzania’s approach to COVID-19 has received criticism from various stakeholders including the World Health Organisation (WHO).
More: <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-56347756">BBC Africa</a>
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UPDATED: Tanzania's Magufuli In Critical Condition - BBC

Tanzanian leader John Magufuli has seemingly denied his countrymen the right to be vaccinated as he constantly said there is no corona in the East African nation, ABC News reports.
Last week Magufuli urged his citizens to be firm as he said the vaccines were inappropriate when he said:
<blockquote>If the white man was able to come up with vaccinations, then vaccinations for AIDS would have been brought, tuberculosis would be a thing of the past, vaccines for malaria and cancer would have been found. Be firm. Vaccines are inappropriate.</blockquote>
According to ABC he further told the held ministry to take their time:
<blockquote>He urged the health ministry not to rush into vaccinations without being satisfied about their safety. He offered no evidence for his claims.</blockquote>
Magufuli has even accused those who went to get vaccinated in other countries of bringing the virus to Tanzania. Since April last year, Tanzania has not been actively tracking COVID-19 cases and not publishing statistics on the progression of the virus.
Tanzania has not yet announced a vaccination rollout program like other African countries. However, CSOs, Churches, and opposition party leaders have said Tanzania is not an island and Tanzanians deserve to be vaccinated by denying the existence of the virus  the country is putting itself at the back of the queue for vaccines.
More: <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/tanzanias-president-expresses-doubts-covid-vaccines-75559281">ABC News </a>

Be Firm Vaccines Are Inappropriate - Tanzanian President To Citizens

President Emmerson Mnangagwa left Harare for Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on Wednesday for the inauguration of President John Magufuli following his re-election last week for a second five-year term.
The swearing-in ceremony will be held at Jamhuri Stadium in Tanzania’s administrative capital, Dodoma.
Mnangagwa is accompanied by Foreign Affairs and International Trade Minister Sibusiso Moyo.
He arrived at Julius Nyerere International Airport in Dar es Salaam where he was met by Zimbabwe’s Ambassador to Tanzania, Lieutenant-General (Retired) Anselem Sanyatwe.
President Magufuli of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party won 84 per cent of the vote while his main challenger, Tundu Lissu of Chadema party, garnered only 13 per cent.
CCM has been in power since Tanzania attained independence from Britain in 1961.
Observer missions from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the East African Community (EAC) commended Tanzanians for voting in a peaceful manner.
However, the poll was reportedly marred by violence against opposition candidates and widespread stuffing of ballot boxes.
Meanwhile, in Mnangagwa’s absence, Vice President Constantino Chiwenga is the Acting President.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.herald.co.zw/president-in-tanzania-for-magufulis-inauguration-2/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Herald</a></h4>

ED In Tanzania For Magufuli's Inauguration

Tanzanians today voted in the East Africa country’s presidential polls characterized by a violent crackdown on opposition parties, Aljazeera reports.
John Magufuli who is seeking a second term in the elections has been accused of running the country with an iron fist, reportedly cracked down on opposition party members and banned prediction polls among other ills.
According to Aljazeera, local and international observers say Tanzania has seen a worrying crackdown on the opposition.
Here are some of the eventualities that occurred in Tanzania before the election day in which Magufuli is poised to win:
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<li>Crackdown on the opposition and freedom of speech</li>
<li>Opinion polls banned,</li>
<li>His top opposition challenger is Tundu Lissu, a survivor of an assassination attempt in 2017, who returned from exile earlier this year to campaign. He was banned from campaigning for a week earlier this month by authorities who accused him of making seditious comments.</li>
<li>Hate speech and intimidation of candidates</li>
<li>There are legitimate concerns that the heavy police and army deployment across Zanzibar is intimidating residents and creating fear and despondency that could deter voters from turning out.</li>
<li>Authorities made it difficult to accredit thousands of their own observers.</li>
<li>Deadly violence erupted ahead of the vote as Tanzania’s other top opposition party, ACT Wazalendo, accused police of shooting dead nine people in the semi-autonomous region of Zanzibar.</li>
<li>The opposition accused the governing party supporters of shooting dead two people at a rally in a town in the northeast.</li>
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Meanwhile in Zimbabwe by-elections are banned because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
More: <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/10/28/tanzania-votes-for-president-amid-fears-of-violence-fraud">Aljazeera </a>

Tanzanians Vote Amid Reports Of Widespread Irregularities

According to MISA Zimbabwe Tanzania has tightened laws surrounding local media houses aggregating and covering content from foreign media houses, to include a clause that says local media houses will need to seek permission from the Tanzanian Government to broadcast content from foreign media outlets.
According to the organisation:
<blockquote>Under the new regulations, local media houses are now required to seek permission from the government before broadcasting content from foreign media outlets.
The Tanzanian Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA), decreed that local media should apply for a separate licence, which will allow them to broadcast content from foreign media on their channels.
Tanzanian media must re-register and may not broadcast programmes of foreign partners until a new licence is granted, according to the new regulations.</blockquote>
This according to MISA Zimbabwe, this means outlets that have partnered with international outlets like BBC and  Germany’s Deutsche Welle (DW) will be affected by such a law.
This came a few short days after <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/2020/08/03/tanzania-bans-whatsapp-facebook-twitter-protests/">Tanzania also banned</a> social media protests and issued more strict media laws.

Tanzania Bars Local Media Houses From Broadcasting Content From Foreign Media Outlets Without Seeking Permission From The Government

The Tanzanian government has banned the use of social media which in organising, planning and supporting protests in that country.
The development is enshrined in the new Electronic and Postal Communications (Online Content) Regulations 2020, which were published on July 17 and approved by Tanzanian Information Minister Harrison Mwakyembe.
The Citizen, a leading Tanzanian English news site, reported that under the new legislation, organising, planning or even supporting any form of demonstration online is now illegal. State the new regulations:
<blockquote>Contents that are involved in planning, organising, promoting and calling for demonstrations, marches or the like that would lead to public disorder are prohibited.</blockquote>
Publishing content on topics such as sexuality, personal privacy, public security, public safety, religion and false or misleading information about Covid-19 is also prohibited under the new regulations.
Activists in Tanzania say new rules that restrict online content are infringing on people’s freedom of expression.
More: <a href="https://technomag.co.zw/2020/08/tanzania-bans-whatsapp-facebook-twitter-protests/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Technomag</a>

Magufuli Administration Issues Strict Social Media Laws In Tanzania

The Tanzanian government has banned organising or supporting any form of demonstration online and the sharing of information about an infectious disease outbreak without permission has also been outlawed.
According to BBC World Service’s African editor Will Rose, activists in Tanzania say new rules that restrict online content are infringing on people’s freedom of expression. Said, Ross:
<blockquote>Under the new legislation, organising, planning or even supporting any form of demonstration online is now illegal.
The new rules have also banned the sharing of information about an infectious disease outbreak without government permission.
The Tanzanian authorities have removed rules governing hate speech on the basis of sexuality and gender.
Correspondents say the new rules also make it possible for people to be prosecuted for what they write on a shared instant messaging platform, such as a WhatsApp group.</blockquote>
Since becoming president in 2015, Tanzania’s John Magufuli has launched a cracked down on the media, civil society organisations and individuals critical of the government.
In June Magufuli declared the East African country “COVID-19 free”. He attributed the claimed success over the worldwide pandemic to prayers and fasting that the people of Tanzania had offered to God.
At the time of the announcement, Tanzania had 509 confirmed COVID-19 cases with 21 deaths, according to the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-africa-47639452?ns_mchannel=social&amp;ns_source=twitter&amp;ns_campaign=bbc_live&amp;ns_linkname=5f27e622d2be94066180a71a%26Tanzania+bans+organising+protests+online%262020-08-03T10%3A33%3A27.578Z&amp;ns_fee=0&amp;pinned_post_locator=urn%3Aasset%3Aa01c543e-a716-48bf-b4c8-75f0be69c76d&amp;pinned_post_asset_id=5f27e622d2be94066180a71a&amp;pinned_post_type=share&amp;at_custom3=BBC+Africa&amp;at_custom2=twitter&amp;at_campaign=64&amp;at_custom4=1BC7136A-D579-11EA-ABDD-70413A982C1E&amp;at_custom1=%5Bpost+type%5D&amp;at_medium=custom7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">BBC</a>, <a href="https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/tanzanian-president-claims-country-free-of-covid-19/1869961#" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">AA.com</a></h4>

Tanzania Bans WhatsApp, Facebook & Twitter Protests

Magufuli has ordered that all schools in Tanzania must be opened by the end of this month, SABC News reports. The publication spoke to the Tanzanian Government’s spokesperson who said the country has only 66 active COVID-19 cases. According to the publication:
<blockquote>Tanzania’s President John Pombe Magufuli has ordered that all schools across the country be reopened at the end of this month. He gave the directives during a speech at the dissolution of the 11th parliament on Monday. Prime minister Kassim Majaliwa released data that the country has only 66 COVID-19 cases. This comes after the country had not released data on cases for over 2 months.</blockquote>
Tanzania last released COVID-19 statistics on 29 April 2020 when the country had over 580 cases and their president is on record saying their country is COVID-19 free and God made the East African country COVID-19 free.
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WATCH: Tanzanian President Orders Schools To Re-Open

Tanzania leader, Dr John Magufuli has declared his country COVID-19 free, ZBC News reports. Magufuli who chased WHO out of Tanzania and reportedly sourced herbal medicine to cure COVID-19 from Tanzania while addressing worshipers in Dodoma said;
<blockquote>I want to thank Tanzanians of all faiths. We have been praying and fasting for God to save us from the pandemic that has afflicted our country and the world. But God has answered us. I believe, and I’m certain that many Tanzanians believe, that the corona disease has been eliminated by God,</blockquote>
Magufuli also made a similar statement the previous Friday at a meeting in Tanzania:
<blockquote>The health minister told me that we only have four patients in Dar es Salaam but this will not stop rumours to the contrary.
We need to be careful because some of these donations to fight coronavirus could be used to transmit the virus.
I want to urge you Tanzanians not to accept donations of masks, instead tell the donors to go and use them with their wives and children.</blockquote>
Tanzania stopped publishing official COVID-19 data on 29 April when cases were just over 500. Magufuli also dismissed a US embassy official who said hospitals in Dar Es Salam were overwhelmed with patients.
More: <a href="https://www.zbcnews.co.zw/coronavirus-magufuli-declares-tanzania-free/">ZBC</a>

Magufuli Declares Tanzania COVID-19 Free, Says God Eliminated The Virus In His Country

At the ongoing on 39th Summit of SADC, Tanzanian President John Magufuli, spoke against the sanctions on Zimbabwe in his address. Magufuli is now the Chairman of the regional body.
He also urged SADC members states to speak with one voice against sanctions on Zimbabwe.
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More: <a href="https://twitter.com/NewZiana/status/1162721356267610112">NewZiana</a>

WATCH: Tanzanian President Speaks Against Sanctions On Zimbabwe #SADC

Visiting Tanzanian President John Magufuli told journalists in Harare on Wednesday that he had visited Zimbabwe to cement the existing ties between the two countries.
He was speaking at State House after a two-hour-long meeting with President Emmerson Mnangagwa. He said:
<blockquote>I really enjoyed staying here in Zimbabwe and I think that the cooperation and bilateral relations will continue. I just came here to cement it.
So I can say that I am acting like a catalyst and you know the work of a catalyst, it is to speed up the reaction even if it does not take part in the chemical change.
So I can assure you this good relationship and bilateral relations between the two countries will continue to exist and we have agreed on several issues on trade, tourism, infrastructure, Swahili language, just to mention a few.</blockquote>
Magufuli, who has been in the country since Tuesday, will depart for Tanzania on Thursday (today).
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.chronicle.co.zw/magufuli-extends-zimbabwe-visit-tanzania-president-desires-economic-cooperation/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chronicle</a></h4>

Magufuli Reveals Purpose Of Visit To Zimbabwe

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has arrived in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania for a two-day state visit. Mnangagwa was received by his host Tanzanian President John Magufuli at Julius Nyerere International Airport. A statement from the Tanzanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation says
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President Mnangagwa has so far visited Namibia, Zambia, Mozambique, Angola, Botswana, South Africa and the Democratic Republic of Congo…He will visit the Kaole Arts College after holding talks with President John Magufuli before concluding his visit on Friday.</blockquote>
The visit is expected to improve diplomatic, historical, social and economic bilateral relations between the two countries.
More: <a href="http://www.thecitizen.co.tz/News/1840340-4635844-1nec65z/index.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">The Citizen</a>

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