EDITORIAL: Dropout rate alarming

Nearly 71 per cent of 216 students who were supposed to finish Form Four at Bunda Secondary School this year have failed to do so.

Parents and guardians have been blamed for the increase in the number of dropouts and absenteeism in schools with education stakeholders in Nzega District suggesting legal measures be taken against such adults.

>The dropout rate for schoolgirls  at Mipa Secondary School in Sekebugoro Ward, Kishapu District,  Shinyanga Region is expected to decrease after the construction of a dormitory for them.

The regional health department in Rukwa Region has raised concern over the alarming rate at which liver diseases are spreading in the region, saying the consequences of diseases may surpass those of HIV/Aids.

According to the National Examination Council (NECTA), of the 40,753 who sat their A-Levels last May, 38,853 passed, which is equivalent to 98.87 per cent.

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While Tanzania and other nations continue to fight deforestation and environmental degradation, ever-increasing electricity prices will hamper such efforts, analysts say.

>Maternal and Infant Mortality rates in Ngorongoro District, Arusha Region, are still high, well above the national average, according to a recent report by a non-governmental organisation,  Acord.

Bad VAT administration denied government at least 60 per cent of expected revenue generation in recent financial years, tax analysts have found.