On the occasion of the 36th Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC Summit), we the undersigned members of the Coalition for an Effective SADC Tribunal, are raising serious concerns over state parties insistence in denying access to justice to the citizenry of this region as per the revised SADC Tribunal Protocol. The Protocol strips the Tribunal of its jurisdiction to hear complaints from individual citizens of SADC.

Kiteto councilors committed themselves to demand for explanations, justifications and clarifications from their authorities in the course of executing their roles in serving the Tanzanian citizens. This was said by Kiteto councilors during a training on their roles and responsibilities in social accountability monitoring (SAM) conducted by the Policy Forum Local Government Working Group to 31 councilors in Kiteto on 18th-23rd July 2016.

Kindly be informed that Policy Forum Secretariat office will be closed for Christmas and New Year Holiday from 21st  December 2015 to 13th January 2016.

The office will be opened and resume its regular activities and operations on Wednesday 13th January 2016.               

We apologize in advance for any inconvenience that this may cause.                         

Advocacy work to curb illicit financial flows and increase financial transparency that can spur development is only getting started, the Financial Transparency Coalition said at the end of the 6th Financial Transparency Conference held in Jakarta, Indonesia last week.

The coalition which brings together civil society, governments, and the world’s foremost experts on illicit financial flows, explored ways to stop the illicit financial flows that are stifling economic growth and development and to strengthen the broader movement for financial transparency. 

A call has been made by civic actors to the new government to enhance budget transparency and public participation in the budget processes. This call was made by Boniventura Godfrey, Manager for Research and Policy Analysis Unit at HakiElimu ,a presenter of the Policy Forum Breakfast Debate held on 25th September 2015 at the British Council Auditorium.

PRESS STATEMENT
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Issued by: The Coalition for an Effective SADC Tribunal
Date: 14 August 2015

On the eve of the SADC Heads of State Summit on Sunday 16th August the Coalition for an effective SADC Tribunal calls on heads of state to uphold the rule of law and human rights in the region by reinstating the SADC Tribunal.

There is now more negative public perception of Tanzania’s economic condition than a decade ago, a forum in Dar es Salaam was told today.

According to the Afrobarometer, an African-led, non-partisan research network that conducts public attitude surveys on democracy, governance and economic conditions on over 30 African countries, people in Tanzania are dissatisfied with the current economic condition of their country despite the average economic growth rate of above 6% that Tanzania has enjoyed throughout the last decade.

Kindly be informed that Policy Forum Secretariat office will be closed for Christmas and New Year Holiday from 22nd December 2014 to 13th January 2015.

The office will be opened and resume its regular activities and operations on Tuesday 13th January 2015.               

We apologize in advance for any inconvenience that this may cause.                         

The use of social media in organizational activities has been increasing in all parts of the world including Tanzania both for individual communication and for organizational information sharing with stakeholders. In most cases, organizations including Civil Society Organizations have become users of social media aiming at improving organizational performance. The aim of this study was to assess the role of social media in organizational performance at Policy Forum and selected nine member organizations under Policy Forum.

The National Audit Office of Tanzania (NAOT) is developing an initiative to enhance public participation in the audit process in the country as a means of advancing transparency and accountability in the use of public resources, the Controller and Auditor General (CAG), Mr. Ludovick Utouh, informed a multi-stakeholder platform in Dar es Salaam recently.

According to the CAG, history was being made by National Audit Office as it seeks to provide opportunities for media, citizens and their organisations to make significant contributions to the audit process in Tanzania.