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Potential flashpoint: The land question
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- Published on Friday, 17 May 2013 02:25
- Written by MAKWAIA WA KUHENGA
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MEDIA reports in the intervening period indicate a potential flash point that may lead to a social explosion if not handled properly.
Tanzania, my country: Still the same motherland I have known?
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- Published on Friday, 10 May 2013 01:25
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AS I am penning this perspective, tears are welling in my eyes. They have been welling ever since I came to terms with the news of that unprecedented savage attack on a house of worship in Arusha.
Those 'same sex' marriages in Europe!
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- Published on Friday, 03 May 2013 02:55
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FOR straight men and women following international news, news from Europe these days is shocking. There is a whirlwind across Europe these days in favour of "same-sex" marriages to the extent where governments are either introducing legislation which would permit such marriage or intend to do so in the near future!
Is our Parliament a pub?
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- Published on Friday, 26 April 2013 02:48
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WHEN a friend asks you to meet him at a pub, he normally means a bar; the two are one and the same thing. It is a place where all sorts of drinks - hard and soft - are served.
Tension in the Korean Peninsula: What’s the Solution?
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- Published on Friday, 19 April 2013 02:13
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IT has certainly been very frightening and nerve wrecking for those following international news in the intervening period. Here was David (North Korea) telling Goliath (the United States) the following words:
On national unity: Well spoken
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- Published on Friday, 05 April 2013 01:27
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Mr President THOSE who followed the end of month speech by President Kikwete last weekend must have been highly impressed by the sincerity of the tone of his message, down-to-earth and genuine appraisal of the situation in the country.
Why China is the winner in Africa
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- Published on Friday, 29 March 2013 02:00
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‘Africa needs knowledge and capital… Those saying that Africa should stay away from China are only trying to scare the continent from diversifying its trade allies so that Africa stays solely with its former colonial masters.’
Central Railway: Germany could make the difference
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- Published on Friday, 22 March 2013 01:25
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A FRONT page news item in the Daily News publication during the second week of this month, caught my eye to the effect that good tidings are in the offing.
Whither Tanzanian’s culture of fraternity?
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- Published on Friday, 15 March 2013 00:06
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AN alien barbaric culture erstwhile heard in distant lands has begun to permeate the Tanzanian cultural fabric. Where before people used to go about their chores of life freely without fear except for normal acts of thefts and burglary, now a certain level of professional groups must walk with their eyes on the alert for fear of vicious attacks that may make them end up blinded or without teeth!
