NEWS that social security, despite its importance, is only accessed by a few people in the country is not amusing. Available records show that only six per cent of the eligible working population has access to the social security funds.
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THE incident in which portions of walls at the Ubungo Bus Terminal (UBT) in Dar es Salaam crumbled under pressure of a falling signboard on Monday, crashing into and damaging more than 20 motor vehicles, some of them brand new, cannot pass without comment.
THE controversy surrounding the proposed construction of a natural gas pipeline from Mtwara to Dar es Salaam has now taken a new, and a very saddening twist, following allegations that some foreign firms have their hands in the saga.
THE move by the Tanzania Building Agency (TBA) to work on reports that some buyers of government houses have violated the contract which requires them not to resell the units until after 25 years is laudable though long overdue.
Villagers in the remote area of Kendwa in North Unguja have every reason to smile after a solar power project was installed in their neighborhood, thanks to sponsorship from the Government of India, through its Consul General in Zanzibar, Mr Pawan Kumar.
THE imminent departure of incumbent TFF President Leodegar Tenga, should not spell doom to plans to boost soccer in the country. It should instead open new avenues for further development.
THE decision by police forces in the region to work together in fighting cross border and regional crimes has been long overdue.
THE action taken by hundreds of students from various institutions of higher learning in Dar es Salaam on Monday in which they brought operations of a pontoon serving the Kigamboni Creek to a standstill for some hours cannot pass without comment.
REPORTS that an Omani investment consortium plans to inject 100 million US dollars (over 160bn/-) in the ailing Air Tanzania Company Limited (ATCL), though good news, should be handled cautiously.
THE news that the portrait of Mwalimu Julius Nyerere has been reinstated in the line-up of great African statesmen (based on geographical representation) at the African Union (AU) headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, is indeed sweet music to the ears.
NEWS that social security, despite its importance, is only accessed by a few people in the country is not amusing. Available records show that only six per cent of the eligible working population has access to the social security funds.
