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Congrats, Tanzania. You're officially on the straight and narrow to failure

09 November 2018 - 08:00 By tom eaton
Tom Eaton Columnist
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Tanzanian authorities detained journalists Muthoki Mumo and Angela Quintal in Dar es Salaam.
Tanzanian authorities detained journalists Muthoki Mumo and Angela Quintal in Dar es Salaam.
Image: CPJ

“How To Turn A Struggling But Hopeful Country Into A Failed State” is a long read. If you don’t have time for the whole thing, just skim the EFF’s election manifesto.

But if you do read it, you’ll discover that on Wednesday night, Tanzania was following Chapter 1 to the letter when it detained veteran South African journalist Angela Quintal.

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