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Thabit Jacob, PhD

Thabit Jacob, PhD

Tanzania- DP World Saga: Muzzling of dissenting voices must be condemned

Hi there, hope everyone is having/has had a wonderful summer, special greetings to folks from the autonomous ungovernable Republic of…

5 min readJul 20, 2023

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Tanzania- DP World Saga: Muzzling of dissenting voices must be condemned

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Thabit Jacob, PhD

Surprise cabinet reshuffle and Mulamula’s departure. Samia’s ruthlessness on full display again

Lots of things normally happen in Tanzania when I take Twitter breaks; this time was no different; it’s been eventful. The biggest was a…

3 min readOct 7, 2022

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Thabit Jacob, PhD

TPDC decision to hire international adviser: A good move or return to Mabeberu?

Holla, good people; I hope everyone is doing well. I had a chat last night with my young brother Tito Magoti, as part of our regular catch…

3 min readJan 27, 2022

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Thabit Jacob, PhD

Latest mini cabinet reshuffle: Same old faces and a blow to Magufuli loyalists

President Samia Suluhu last night announced her long-rumoured mini cabinet reshuffle, appointing a new defence minister and attorney…

4 min readSep 13, 2021

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Thabit Jacob, PhD

Tanzania should account for COVID funds and stop hiding behind the façade of sovereignty.

On Thursday 19 November, two African countries rose to the top of the agenda at the European Parliament in Brussels. The parliament’s…

6 min readNov 22, 2020

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Thabit Jacob, PhD

CHADEMA 2020 Election Manifesto: Key Proposals for Mining, Oil and Gas, Energy, and State-Owned…

In my previous piece, I discussed ACT-Wazalendo’s election manifesto and key promises made by the party for mining, oil and gas, energy…

9 min readSep 29, 2020

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Thabit Jacob, PhD

Stop Demonizing BBC journalists

I would like to thank the BBC for inviting me to analyze Tanzania’s mining reforms for the fourth time last week. Thanks to many of you…

2 min readSep 25, 2020

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Thabit Jacob, PhD

ACT-Wazalendo 2020 Manifesto: What are their policies on mining, oil and gas, energy, and…

The Alliance for Change and Transparency, ACT-Wazalendo, launched its 2020 election manifesto on Monday this week with the slogan…

8 min readSep 2, 2020

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Thabit Jacob, PhD

Why we should stop watching President Magufuli’s live Coronavirus addresses

President Magufuli has been criticized both locally and internationally over his poor handling of the coronavirus crisis, the latest…

4 min readMay 3, 2020

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Thabit Jacob, PhD

Thabit Jacob, PhD

Some sporadic unfiltered and non-peer reviewed thoughts and rants from me. Mostly about Tanzanian political economy, extractives, energy and much more..

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