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Let’s decongest our jailhouses

Let’s decongest our jailhouses

IT is a fact -- and the government has even acknowledged it-- that the country’s prisons are overcrowded while there is no solution in sight to redress the situation.

over 6 years ago

Local contractors deserve fair share of the ‘cake’

Local contractors deserve fair share of the ‘cake’

WE carried a story on 'Daily News' on Monday quoting some engineers as complaining over the ‘tiny participation’ of local contractors in the country’s fast growing construction sector and pleading for special favours in the execution of state-funded projects.

over 6 years ago

London ‘Hunger Summit’ must consider Africa

London ‘Hunger Summit’ must consider Africa

WORLD leaders gather in London this week at what is disparagingly known as ‘Hunger Summit’. The meeting will endorse a chain of ongoing initiatives that are tailored to ‘modernise’ agriculture.

over 6 years ago

Greedy investors impoverish villagers

Greedy investors impoverish villagers

WORLD leaders gather in London this week at what is disparagingly known as a “Hunger Summit.”

over 6 years ago

Malaria situation in Muleba should be tamed urgently

Malaria situation in Muleba should be tamed urgently

REPORTS that over 20 people mostly children have died from malaria in Muleba district are very sad bearing in mind that there are a number of government programmes to curb such unnecessary deaths.

over 6 years ago

Simba, Yanga clash should be hassle-free

Simba, Yanga clash should be hassle-free

SOCCER fans across Tanzania are crossing their fingers that the Mainland Premier League match between Simba and Young Africans in Dar es Salaam on Saturday ends peacefully.

over 6 years ago

Prostitution shames the nation, it must be banned

Prostitution shames the nation, it must be banned

A SPECIAL Seats legislator, Ms Catherine Magige (CCM), railed rather emotionally in the National Assembly on Tuesday at the proliferation of prostitution in Tanzania, a situation that reflects moral decay. This growing societal canker, she said, shames the nation.

over 6 years ago

Yes, Dar es Salaam needs ring roads

Yes, Dar es Salaam needs ring roads

DAR ES SALAAM residents must have heaved a sigh of relief when they heard the Minister for Works, Dr John Magufuli, tell Members of Parliament on Monday that his ministry envisages eliminating traffic congestion which is now an annoyance in the city.

over 6 years ago

Government must intervene to save our ‘white gold’

Government must intervene to save our ‘white gold’

WE reported in our Sunday’s edition of the ‘Daily News’ that cotton production is projected to drop by 40 per cent this season allegedly because of poor farming methods and political interference.

over 6 years ago

Tanzania must reap more from its minerals

Tanzania must reap more from its minerals

THE government has reaffirmed its determination to see the country getting more benefits from minerals and other available natural resources.

over 6 years ago

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