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Author: Ansbert Ngurumo

Ansbert Ngurumo

Ansbert Ngurumo is a journalist, philosopher and former editor of TanzaniaDaima and MwanaHALISI. The latter was banned for two years following Ansbert's column which criticised the president.

  • Ansbert Ngurumo (left) reads one of the newspapers he previously edited. Credit: John Dande.
    Editor's PicksSocietyTanzania
    By Ansbert Ngurumo
    March 15, 2018
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    I had to flee my home Tanzania for doing journalism. I was lucky.

    I dared to criticise President Magufuli and nearly paid the ultimate price.  When I chose to go into journalism over 20 years ago, I never anticipated ...
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