DODOMA, June 30 -- THE Tanzania Parents Wing of the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) has indefinitely postponed its National Parents Week celebrations, which were scheduled to begin on Thursday in Mwanza, following the governments decision to suspend public rallies by political parties.

Speaking to journalists over the weekend in Dodoma, the wings National Chairman, Fadhili Maganya, said the postponement follows a government statement presented in the National Assembly by the Minister for Home Affairs directing the suspension of all public political meetings.

He said the celebrations were expected to climax on Saturday with public rallies, an official launch and other activities under the theme “Good Parenting and Patriotism are t...