Crooked officials under fire

The government’s vow this week that it would never part with money to bail out co-operative unions that owe banks huge sums of cash unless they take legal action against dishonest officials first, should serve as a timely warning.

No doubt acting out of curiosity, a reader emailed to ask me what the heading to this column, ‘Friendly Fire From Yesteryears,’ is intended to portray. How can fire be friendly, the fellow asked - perhaps bearing in mind such episodes as the Great Fire of London in 1666!

>The General Election is just around the corner, so it is no wonder campaigns are already underway despite the warning by supreme organs of political parties that everybody should wait for the whistle before anyone starts canvassing for votes.   The polls are slated for October, so there are only eight months to go before Tanzanians pick who they want for councillor, MP and president.

>Despite criticism and even condemnation from educational psychologists, the practice of giving the so-called pre-Form 1 or pre-Form 5 training continues to thrive.

We are fast approaching October 25 when the Tanzanian electorate will speak with their voter card and elect leaders at the civic, parliamentary and the presidential levels. These will be men and women in whose hands we shall place our destiny, at least for the next five years. Maligned as politicians generally, these are important people, for to all intents and purposes, they will be our rulers.

Telegraph.co.uk
Giraffe With Crooked Neck Keeps His Chin Up, Giraffes Like A Champ
Huffington Post
A giraffe in Tanzania doesn't seem too bent out of shape for having its neck ... uh, bent out of shape. Wildlife photographer Mark Drysdale captured these images of this remarkable animal while on safari in the Serengeti earlier this month. zig zag giraffe.
Giraffe has zig-zag spine (but don't worry, all the other giraffes treat him normally)Telegraph.co.uk
Amazing video shows giraffe which survived...