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  • All herbal healers must register
  • Take stern measures against conmen
  • Cancer threat is real, must be fought by all
  • Wisdom should prevail in housing row
  • Clerics push for harmony
  • Human traffickers are notorious criminals
  • Time for clubs to shine
  • It should be the last lesson
  • House demolition should have human face
  • Local manufacturers need to improve on quality
  • Malaria must be fought – left, right and centre
  • Youth unemployment a ticking time bomb
  • Tanzania yet to maximize its potential in sports
  • Traditional medicines must get due attention
  • We need no lectures on what is best for us
  • Tax compliance is a legal obligation
  • Now for another 50 years!
  • Dangerous criminals should remain in jail
  • A moment of great glory
  • Yes, women’s rights must be protected
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    All herbal healers must register
    THE government has virtually failed to register and regulate the activities of traditional healers and business people who sell herbal medicines. The main reason is that most healers and sellers suspect the motives of the government in this initiative. This being the case, only 1,000
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    Take stern measures against conmen
    IT is troubling to learn that there has been a gang of conmen going around soliciting bribes from public leaders. These are impostors with the aim of ripping off public leaders, with claims that the latter's names appear on the most wanted list of the Ethics Tribunal. The Ethics Secretariat
    Author: EDITOR, Uploaded on: 28th December 2011 @ 15:20, Total Comments: 0, Total people who read this story: 1205
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    Cancer threat is real, must be fought by all
    THE news that our hospitals and health centres in various places in the country are receiving over 40,000 cases of mild and severe cancer annually is worrying. The situation could be worse given the fact that the number could be higher. This means that immediate intervention is needed to save
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    Wisdom should prevail in housing row
    FOR more than four years now, National Housing Corporation (NHC) and its tenants country-wide are involved in a war of words over rapidly increasing housing rents and fears that most tenants will lose their houses in a new wave of development at the corporation. It is clear that for many years,
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    Clerics push for harmony
    CHRISTIANS in Tanzania on Sunday joined their brethren all over the world to celebrate Christmas, marking the birth of Jesus Christ in Bethlehem over 2,000 years ago. In their homilies most of the clerics pushed for compassion, peace and love in the country and other parts of the world, leading
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    Human traffickers are notorious criminals
    A recent Interpol report has implicated some Tanzanians in human trafficking, a diabolical trade that mainly involves the selling of unsuspecting people, mostly children and young women, into slavery and servitude. It also involves immigrants. The Minister for Home Affairs, Mr Shamsi Vuai
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    Time for clubs to shine
    THE Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) has released fixtures of the continental Club Championship Cup that involves country's champions and the Confederation Cup that pits runners-up. Tanzania will be represented by Simba and Young Africans from the Mainland while Zanzibar envoys are
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    It should be the last lesson
    THE deadly floods which hit many parts of Dar es Salaam over the last two days should serve as a stark reminder on the need to observe the law and regulations on human settlement. The heavy rains that pounded the city on Tuesday and on Wednesday have reportedly claimed at least twelve lives,
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    House demolition should have human face
    THE government is implementing extensive road construction projects, extending thousands of miles across the country, which is one big step forward in the development of the infrastructure. However, the size of the projects has also triggered a number of problems and one of them is compensation
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    Local manufacturers need to improve on quality
    THE government's latest assurance for the protection of the local manufacturers is a timely boost on the economy. Both top government leaders, President Jakaya Kikwete and Prime Minister Mizengo Pinda, had in different occasions pledged to ensure that local manufacturers are fully supported to
    Author: EDITOR, Uploaded on: 19th December 2011 @ 16:00, Total Comments: 0, Total people who read this story: 1235
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    Malaria must be fought – left, right and centre
    THE malaria eradication campaign is making headway in Kagera Region with authorities acquiring 12 tricycles for health centres, especially those in remote areas. Regional Medical Officer Dr Alex Mwita says the motorcycles would help expectant mothers and children under five who are the most
    Author: EDITOR, Uploaded on: 18th December 2011 @ 15:44, Total Comments: 0, Total people who read this story: 1226
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    Youth unemployment a ticking time bomb
    PRESIDENT Jakaya Kikwete said at the just-ended International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) Summit in Kampala, Uganda, that youth unemployment in Africa poses a serious threat to the well-being of societies. He appealed for intervention. He also advised that incisive intervention
    Author: EDITOR, Uploaded on: 17th December 2011 @ 15:30, Total Comments: 0, Total people who read this story: 1717
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    Tanzania yet to maximize its potential in sports
    LAST Friday, the nation celebrated its 50th independence anniversary, amid a belief that it had developed a very strong international sporting pedigree and tradition. Just for the record, Filbert Bayi and Suleiman Nyambui both won track and field medals in the 1980 Summer Olympics. Bayi's
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    Traditional medicines must get due attention
    MEDICAL experts have expressed worries over health service delivery saying some people suffering from chronic illnesses such as diabetes, HIV/AIDS, epilepsy and hypertension have stopped attending clinics and opted for traditional medicine. In a report issued in Dar es Salaam this week, medical
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    We need no lectures on what is best for us
    ON Monday the government announced that it has rejected the demands of the 18th United Nations Human Rights Council meeting to reform the country’s laws, accommodate certain rights and ban certain practices. The UN wants us to ban polygamy and payment of dowry while at the same time we are
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    Tax compliance is a legal obligation
    LAST week, the Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) hosted a function in Dar es Salaam at which several companies and individuals were awarded certificates and trophies for outstanding tax compliance. The National Microfinance Bank (NMB) won the overall award at the annual event that sought to
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    Now for another 50 years!
    NOW that the 50th Independence Anniversary, celebrated with much pomp and pageantry on Friday under the theme “Tumethubutu, Tumeweza na Tunasonga mbele (We dared, We managed and We are marching ahead), is over, it is now time to march forward with the resolve to accomplish more. The progress
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    Dangerous criminals should remain in jail
    A PRESIDENTIAL amnesty has been extended to 3,803 prisoners who landed in jail after committing punishable offences. Beneficiaries to the amnesty will include inmates serving short terms, the terminally ill and the elderly, mainly those aged over 70 years. Prisoners with mental disorders,
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    A moment of great glory
    AT midnight 50 years ago today, the proud people of Tanganyika, as Tanzania Mainland was then known, went into frenzied and emotional jubilation as Her Majesty the Queen’s Union Jack was lowered and in its place went up the free Tanganyika flag. Almost at the same time atop Mount Kilimanjaro,
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    Yes, women’s rights must be protected
    IN an effort to curb gender-based violence, the government plans to amend two laws, the Marriage and Inheritance Acts. It intends to invite public views on how best to reconstitute the two laws for fair protection of women’s well-being. The government’s initiative follows complaints to the
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    Kudos for state in recovering the radar money
    FINALLY Tanzania will receive 76.7bn/- (£29.5 million) from the BAE Systems, being excessive amount the country paid to the British company in 2001 for purchase of a military radar. It is reported that the money paid as compensation for the overpriced radar system will be used to buy textbooks
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    Time to drop unnecessary taxes on fuel
    THE Energy and Water Utility Regulatory Authority (EWURA) has announced yet another new fuel prices that came into effect from Monday. EWURA said that there is a slight drop in the price of petrol while diesel has seen a minute increase. The regulator says that the instability has been caused
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    Industrial sector needs revamping
    IT is encouraging to note that the administration in Tanga Region has seen need to revamp the ailing industrial sector in the region that was once upon a time only second to Dar es Salaam in terms of industrial ‘boom’. With its rich sisal industry background and the country’s second largest
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    HIV/AIDS war can be won, we must all play our part
    Tanzania this week joined the international community to mark the World AIDS Day on December 1 which is an annual event dedicated to reflect the collective responses to crusade against the scourge that has claimed lives of millions of people worldwide. We have come a long way since early 1980s
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    Pinda is right on Taifa Stars
    WHEN adjourning the fifth meeting of the 10th session of the Parliament in Dodoma last month, Prime Minister Mizengo Pinda stepped in to implore Tanzanians to back the national soccer team, Taifa Stars, to ensure it performs well in group stage of the 2014 World Cup qualifiers. Stars have
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    All is well for the constitution review process
    PRESIDENT Jakaya Kikwete has assented to the Constitution Review Bill, 2011, paving the way for the constitution review process. It is a welcome move. The significance of the move is that it came just a day after the president and CHADEMA amicably and successfully concluded a two-day meeting
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    Authorities must act on water shortage in schools
    A TIMELY intervention by the Lions Club of Dar es Salaam will help protect pupils of Mnazi Mmoja Primary School from contracting communicable and water borne diseases. The pupils can now draw water from a 8.5 m/- worth well, which they are free to share with a neighbouring secondary school.
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    New Moshi beer plant a major economic plus
    THE Prime Minister, Mr Mizengo Pinda is expected to launch a new plant for Serengeti Breweries Limited (SBL) in Moshi this morning. The construction of the plant comes almost ten years after the closure of another brewery initially owned by East African Breweries Limited (EABL). The decision to
    Author: EDITOR, Uploaded on: 28th November 2011 @ 18:00, Total Comments: 0, Total people who read this story: 1355
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    Inter-party harmony good for Tanzania
    WHEN Tanzania settled for multi-partyism democracy in 1992, holding its first multi-party general elections in 1995 after several decades of single-party rule, the stage had been set for a new era of the much-cherished ''government of the people, by the people and for the people'' system. The
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    Let us strive for a free gender based violence society
    TANZANIA this week joined the international community to mark the 16 days of activism against genderbased violence starting November 25, an international day for the elimination of violence against women, to December 10, an international human rights day. The 16 days of activism has been
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    Best of luck to all our boys
    ON Monday, December 13, last year, President Jakaya Kikwete hosted the Mainland soccer team Kilimanjaro Stars at the State House in Dar es Salaam for a luncheon, following their Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup triumph. The then Jan Poulsen's side had beaten Ivory Coast 1-0 the previous day in the
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    One good turn deserves the other Chadema
    ONE good turn deserves another. When Chadema formed a seven-people team and sought an audience with President Jakaya Kikwete, they didn’t expect such a prompt consenting response. The fact that their request was granted so fast is ample testimony of responsible statesmanship at work. Such a
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    Tanzanians must be proud of Kiswahili
    TWO days ago in Dodoma, our beloved national language, Kiswahili, got one more big support from an ‘unlikely’ source, a manager of a commercial bank; unlikely in the sense that many would have expected the banker to dwell mainly on banking business. Addressing a function, the ‘unlikely’ ,
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    Bulk oil importation good news to firms
    TANZANIA’S dream for bulk oil importation could be realised soon when the winning company would be picked on Friday this week. This follows a long process of negotiations between the government and oil marketing companies over the new system that would replace the existing one whereby each firm
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    Mosquito spraying should never cease
    MOSQUITOES, particularly many species of female mosquitoes, are blood sucking pests and dangerous vectors of diseases such as malaria. Their elimination is, therefore, a matter of paramount importance. It is a matter of life and death. Mosquitoes come in various types, the most known being
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    Schoolgirls need books, not husbands
    IT has been reported that police in Rukwa have arrested a man and a schoolgirl in a reception hall during their wedding ceremony. The law enforcers claim that the man was engaging the secondary school student in a punishable, illegal marriage. While we do not wish to see arbitrary legal action
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    Local coaches ideal for Kilimanjaro Stars
    THE Tanzania Football Federation, TFF, recently appointed local coaches Charles Boniface Mkwasa and Jamhuri Kihwelo to take charge of the Mainland soccer team, Kilimanjaro Stars, ahead of the forthcoming CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup. According to the TFF, the decision to appoint Mkwasa as head
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    Terrorism alert must be taken seriously
    THE Minister for Home Affairs, Mr Shamsi Vuai Nahodha, on Wednesday issued a warning on the possibility of terrorism attacks in the country, following reports that some Tanzanians were collaborating with Somalia's al-Shabaab militants. This is the second time within a month that the government
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    That was not good Chadema, NCCR
    ON Monday, Chadema and NCCR-Mageuzi MPs walked out of the National Assembly in protest of the second reading of the Constitutional Review Bill, 2011. The walkout was shortly after the Shadow Minister for Constitutional and Legal Affairs, Mr Tundu Lissu, who is also the chief whip, presented the
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    Shilling should be kept stable
    LATEST financial markets reports show that the shilling is stabilizing further, thanks to strategic measures by the Bank of Tanzania (BoT) which has adopted a tight liquidity plan. Bankers predict that the shilling may appreciate to below 1,750/- a US dollar by the end of this month against
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    More efforts needed to tame cervical cancer
    A PLAN by the government to start vaccinating women against cervical cancer is very good news indeed. It is a welcome move. The plan, announced by Health and Social Welfare Minister Dr Hadji Mponda in Arusha on Saturday during the launch of the nationwide vaccination campaign against polio,
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    Human trafficking elements must be curbed
    There was a shocking revelation on Friday that immigration officials in Rukwa region had apprehended a large number of alleged illegal immigrants with 44 children in their tow. What is even more shocking is the fact that the children are not related to the adults. The fact that most of the
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    Time to revolutionize women football
    THE Tanzania Football Federation (TFF) in collaboration with the world football governing body, FIFA, recently hosted Women’s Football Unity Seminar to help create opportunities for and improve women’s football across the country. The four-day workshop, held in Dar es Salaam, drew over 75
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    Garlic importation is unacceptable
    IN what appears to becoming a common trend, the Tanzania Food and Drugs Authority (TFDA) has seized and ordered for immediate exportation of 29 tonnes of garlic imported from China feared to be unfit for human consumption. The consignment, said to be property of the city-based Bravo Electric
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    People’s culture must be respected
    IN what was an obvious gesture of respect to people’s culture and beliefs, the British Minister for African Affairs, Mr Henry Bellingham, has said his country has no plan to cut its aid to Tanzania. The minister was reacting to ongoing verbal protests against threats by British Prime Minister,
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    Swift action needed to tame fuel crisis
    FOR the past week, there have been widespread rumours that the country is heading towards acute shortage of fuel. This has sent motorists panicking as some stocked the commodity in bulky for fear of being caught in the crossroads. Latest reports show that a number of filling stations are not
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    Big welcome to the royal couple
    THE Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall who arrived in Tanzania on Sunday for a four-day visit is highly welcome because Britain and Tanzania have throughout enjoyed warm and cordial relations that transcend their cultural differences. The Father of the Nation, Mwalimu Julius Nyerere,
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    Homosexuality? Not in Tanzania!
    TANZANIA has rejected firmly Britain’s suggestion that homosexuality must be legalized in this country, short of which British aid will tapper off. What a nasty conundrum! Homosexuality is a heinous crime that will never be legalized in this upright country. In Tanzania, proven offenders are
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    Need for more competent youth coaches
    AN expert from Germany recently described coaching standard in Tanzania as ‘very’ low, claiming that bringing in foreign coaches should not be considered as the last option, if they too, don’t pass their knowledge and skills for the locals to learn. Hans Peter Thumm, who was in Tanzania for
    Author: EDITOR, Uploaded on: 3rd November 2011 @ 16:00, Total Comments: 0, Total people who read this story: 1498
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    Save children from greedy school operators
    REPORTS that a school has been operating at a building that once served as bar and guest house in Dar es Salaam for 12 years are shocking to say the least. The school, Ecole Francophone Des Grands Lacs (EFGL), which roughly translates as French School in the Great Lakes region, located in Sinza
    Author: EDITOR, Uploaded on: 2nd November 2011 @ 16:00, Total Comments: 0, Total people who read this story: 1501
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