Banning tobacco growing will prevent many diseases

It is in the news again. Second-hand imports must be proscribed in East Africa in a bid to promote local industries. Targeted for banning are clothing, leather goods and vehicles.

>One of the most common arguments for trade barriers is that they are needed to create or protect domestic jobs.  It is an easy argument to make because it sounds patriotic, even if it is flawed.

>A report released by a global organisation The Pew Research Centre April 15, 2010 named Tanzanians as the most superstitious in Africa.

>The 16th ordinary meeting of the heads of states of the East African Community (EAC) was held on the 20th February 2015 in Nairobi Kenya. These Presidents of Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi made a number of resolutions. Among them is the resolution to speed industrial development in the regional block through banning importation of second hand clothes and vehicles popularly known as mitumba in Kiswahili.

>As the world marks the No Tobacco Day today, whose theme is to raise taxes as a deterrent to smoking, there will be no special event to nationally commemorate the day in Tanzania, The Citizen on Saturday has reliably learnt.

Food poisoning is an illness that most of us have faced at least once in our lives. It is more common after eating outside especially at large social functions or while travelling. Thousands of people die because of it every year.

It may seem that there’s nothing you can do about stress. The bills won’t stop coming, there will never be more hours in the day, and your career and family responsibilities will always be demanding.

A BBC investigation uncovers evidence that one of the UK's biggest companies bribed officials in East Africa.

Chadema presidential candidate Edward Lowassa has promised Tabora residents that he will raise tobacco prices if he is elected. The opposition coalition flag-bearer also declared war on traders who are yet to pay tobacco farmers their outstanding arrears.