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FILE: President Cyril Ramaphosa. Picture: @GovernmentZA on Twitter

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Ramaphosa: Tanzania's Magufuli played vital role in helping SA defeat apartheid

By Sifiso Zulu

President Cyril Ramaphosa has paid tribute to the late Tanzanian President John Magufuli at his funeral in Dodoma.

  • FILE: Image of Getrude Mongella at UN Women conference in 2015. Picture: Twitter/@UN_Women

    Gertrude Mongella pays glowing tribute to Tanzania’s Magufuli, Hassan

    Following the death of John Magufuli on Wednesday, Mongella spoke exclusively to Eyewitness News about the newly sworn-in President, and the first woman head of state in East Africa Samai Suluhu Hasaan.

    463 days ago
  • FILE: Tanzanian President John Magufuli's absence has led to a flurry of rumours on social media, with the hashtag #Pray4Magufuli trending in neighbouring Kenya on Wednesday, with many speculating he may have COVID-19. Picture: AFP

    Tanzanian opposition demands answers on president's health

    President John Magufuli's absence has led to a flurry of rumours on social media, with the hashtag #Pray4Magufuli trending in neighbouring Kenya on Wednesday, with many speculating he may have COVID-19.

    472 days ago
  • Tanzania's incumbent president and presidential candidate of ruling party Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) John Magufuli casting his election ballot on 28 October 2020. Picture: @ccm_tanzania/Twitter

    Tanzania opposition rejects 'illegitimate' election, alleges fraud

    President John Magufuli, who is seeking a second term, has the lead in just over a dozen constituency results announced by the Tanzania election commission, out of 264.

    604 days ago
  • A Tanzanian electoral official checks the voter's roll at a polling station in the outskirts of Stone Town, Zanzibar, on 28 October 2020. Picture: AFP

    Tanzania holds election marred by accusations of fraud

    Long deemed a haven of stability in East Africa, observers say Tanzania is sliding into autocracy under President John Magufuli and his Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party, which has been in power since 1961.

    605 days ago
  • In this file photo taken on 31 August 2005 Tanzania’s former President Benjamin Mkapa speaks to African Union diplomats during a session of the African Union, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, ahead of key WTO talks in Hong Kong, in December. Picture: AFP.

    Tanzania's former president Benjamin Mkapa dies, presidency says

    Mkapa died while receiving treatment at a hospital in Dar es Salaam, President John Magufuli said, without giving more details.

    702 days ago
  • FILE: Tanzanian President John Magufuli has called on citizens to turn to God to fight the coronavirus. Picture: AFP

    God, not masks: Magufuli's Tanzania is an outlier on virus response

    Magufuli, who called for three days of prayer from last Friday to fight the virus, is one of a handful of world leaders still brushing off the seriousness of the disease.

    797 days ago
  • Flag of Tanzania. Picture: Supplied

    Tanzanian people with albinism say they fear for lives after exhumation

    The Tanzanian Albino Society called on President John Magufuli to "intervene personally and denounce this bestial act and provide financial support for programmes aimed at eradicating this barbarism against albinos."

    1154 days ago
  • FILE: Tanzania's President John Magufuli delivers a speech during the swearing-in ceremony in Dar es Salaam in November 2015. Picture: AFP

    Donors cut aid to Tanzania after rights crackdown

    The European Union, Tanzania's biggest development partner, and the World Bank have recently taken measures to sanction repressive policies.

    1275 days ago
  • FILE: Tanzania's president John Magufuli. Picture: AFP

    Tanzania president orders army to buy nuts

    The move comes just days after Tanzania president John Magufuli fired the Agriculture and Trade ministers for 'failing in their obligations' to the cashew industry.

    1321 days ago
  • FILE: Tanzanian President John Magafuli. Picture: Twitter/@KupetaNoah1.

    Tanzania's Magufuli shuffles Cabinet, sacks home affairs minister

    Minister Mwigulu Nchemba, who had led the home affairs portfolio that includes police and domestic security, was replaced by Kangi Lugola, who had been deputy environment minister.

    1454 days ago
  • FILE: Tanzania's president John Magufuli. Picture: AFP.

    Tanzania govt wins court case to impose online regulations

    Digital activists say the rules are the latest crackdown on dissent and free speech by President John Magufuli.

    1488 days ago
  • FILE: Tanzanian President John Magufuli. Picture: AFP

    Tanzanian anti-government protests flop as Magufuli calls for peace

    Nine demonstrators marched in Tanzania’s commercial capital, Dar es Salaam, on Thursday. They were quickly arrested.

    1521 days ago
  • FILE: Flag of Tanzania. Picture: Supplied

    Popular Tanzanian singer arrested in latest internet crackdown

    Tanzania has become more socially conservative since the election of President John Magufuli in late 2015.

    1530 days ago
  • FILE: Tanzanian president John Magufuli. Picture: AFP

    Tanzanian president's salary one of lowest among African leaders

    President John Magufuli is pursuing a much-criticised policy of deep public spending cuts.

    1726 days ago
  • FILE: Tanzania's president John Magufuli. Picture: AFP

    Tanzania's Magufuli threatens to shut mines if firms delay tax talks

    Magufuli has sent shock-waves through the mining community in Africa's fourth-largest gold producer since his election late in 2015.

    1800 days ago
  • FILE: Tanzania's President John Magufuli. Picture: AFP.

    Tanzania orders arrest of opposition MP for insulting president

    The opposition has accused President John Magufuli, nicknamed "the Bulldozer" for his blunt leadership style.

    1817 days ago
  • President Jacob Zuma is welcomed by President of the United Republic of Tanzania, His Excellency John Pemba Magufuli at the State House Magogoni. Picture: GCIS

    Tanzania's Magufuli urges SA to help construct railway

    President John Magufuli has asked Jacob Zuma to help Tanzania to secure soft development loans from the New Development Bank, which South Africa co-owns with other BRICS countries, Brazil, Russia, China and India.

    1871 days ago
  • Tanzanian president John Magufuli. Picture:AFP

    Tanzanian govt dismisses ‘miniskirt ban’ reports

    The government has released a statement in which it calls recent reports as false and ‘reckless’.

    2348 days ago
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