Dar es Salaam, Dec. 29 -- AFTER five years of inactive Government of National Unity (GNU), which was formed in 2009 to heal Zanzibar socio-political wounds, the year 2020 has notably ushered in the beginning of a new era of political tolerance in the Isles.

The GNU came to life in 2009, but ceased post the 2015/16 general elections when the main opposition party, Civic United Front (CUF), opted against participating in the re-election in March, 2016.

However, post 2020 General Election, Zanzibar refused to let GNU remain in the papers as the newly-elected Zanzibar President Dr Hussein Mwinyi made it real, again.

Dr Mwinyi swore in Maalim Seif Sharif Hamad from the opposition party ACT-Wazalendo, as the First Vice-President of Zanzibar ...