TANZANIA STEPPING UP CRACKDOWN ON CRITICS AFTER RECENT POLLS, UN WARNS. (PHOTO).

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 Tanzania stepping up crackdown on critics after recent polls, UN warns Tanzania has stepped up its crackdown on opponents after contested elections in October that were marred by deadly violence, the United Nations warned Friday, AFP reported. Rights groups say more than 1,000 people were shot dead during three days of protests over elections on October 29 that the opposition and foreign observers describe as fraudulent. Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan retained the presidency with 98 percent of the vote, but the main opposition candidates were either jailed or disqualified. "The government has intensified a crackdown against opponents since the vote," UN human rights office spokesman Seif Magango told a press briefing in Geneva. "Reports indicate that since mid-November, dozens of individuals including academics, civil society actors and local political leaders have been detained, with several arrests allegedly carried out by unidentified armed personnel....

POLICE SEIZE SUSPECTED PRECIOUS MINERALS AND ARREST 12 DURING OPERATION VALA UMGODI. (PHOTO).


 Police Seize Suspected Precious Minerals and Arrest 12 During Operation Vala Umgodi



Police officers deployed under Operation Vala Umgodi arrested twelve suspects aged between 18 and 49 on Saturday, 17 May 2025. The arrests took place in the Giyani and Malamulele policing areas and were linked to illegal mining, possession of suspected precious minerals, and immigration law violations.


In Mavalani Village under the Giyani policing area, a 41-year-old man was arrested at an illegal mining site. Police seized a shovel, headlamp, and a bag containing suspected precious minerals.


In a separate incident, eleven more suspects were arrested during stop and search operations in Giyani and Malamulele. They were found without valid passports.


All suspects are expected to appear in their respective Magistrate’s Courts soon.

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