Citizens to Magufuli: Fight graft, illiteracy and laziness

Chadema presidential candidate Edward Lowassa declared yesterday that, if elected in the October polls, his government will work hard and apply a policy of zero tolerance of laziness. Mr Lowassa, who has the support of opposition political parties that are members of the Coalition of Defenders of the People’s Constitution (Ukawa), also promised to turn Mbeya into a world-class city when he goes to Ikulu.

US ties approval of $472.8 mln Tanzania aid to graft fight
Reuters Africa
DAR ES SALAAM, Sept 18 (Reuters) - The United States told Tanzania on Friday it must do more to fight corruption if it wants to receive a $472.8 million financial aid package next year. Tanzania has made big discoveries of natural gas and hopes to ...

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Uhuru should act like Magufuli to end graft
The Standard Digital News (satire) (press release) (registration) (blog)
It's barely a month since John Magufuli was inaugurated as the fifth president of Tanzania. Apparently, what he has done in the short time is amazing. President Magufuli has already displayed abundant zeal for austerity and impatience in uprooting ...
Tanzania sacks top transport officials in graft...

Members of Kondoa district business council have been urged to work diligently and do away with the ‘business as usual’ syndrome if they are to raise the district’s economic standing.

Rising illiteracy should be taken seriously
IPPmedia
The recently launched education for all Global monitoring report for 2013/2014, prepared by experts sponsored by United Nations Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO),unfortunately paints a bad picture about Tanzania in regard to illiteracy levels in ...

The regional government has ordered education stakeholders to join forces in curbing illiteracy after finding over 10,000 pupils can neither read nor write.

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New Tanzania President John Magufuli vows to fight corruption
Coastweek
DAR ES SALAAM Tanzania (Xinhua) -- The newly elected Tanzanian President John Magufuli has inaugurated the east African country's 11th Parliament and vowed to clean the mess within the government, including fighting corruption. He said he will ...
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Kalambo District authorities have embarked on the implementation of a plan to eradicate illiteracy among primary school leavers.

Illiteracy increases in Karagwe schools
Daily News
OVER 9,000 pupils in various primary schools in Karagwe District do not know how to read, write, or count. The Karagwe District Education Officer (Primary School), Mr Gideon Mwesiga, said a total of 9,786 pupils in 108 primary schools were found to be ...