EDITORIAL: Flood damage could be much less if we cared

>The long rains are here; the skies are opening up with a vengeance. Lives and properties are all at risk. As of yesterday, 10 people had died in Dar es Salaam while reports indicated that two died in Morogoro Region.

TheCitizen

Habari Zinazoendana

10 years ago

BBC

VIDEO: Recovering from Ghana's flood damage

Can the Ghanaian economy keep its head above water following the floods in the capital?

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

23 Mar

EDITORIAL: Chaos caused by rain is self-inflicted damage

>The long rains are here again, and the old, bad situation revisits us. Damaged roads, swept-away buildings and bridges, worsening of the normally bad traffic jams in our cities, especially Dar es Salaam… the list of woes that come with the opening of heavens is too long.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

12 Jun

Have you ever cared to see beyond your own nose?

Imagine you are driving a car on a busy, major road. Apart from several vehicles to the rear and in front, you are equally aware of pedestrians and cyclists on both sides.

 

11 years ago

BBC

VIDEO: Baby rhino cared for by sheep surrogate

A baby rhino who was saved after his mother was killed by poachers is on the road to recovery, his rescuers have said.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

19 Apr

DC sued over damage in livestock operation

>Pastoralists, whose hundreds of livestock were seized during an operation to evict illegal herdsmen in 2011, have sued Morogoro District Commissioner, claiming that during the move the DC’s order robbed them of their land and devastated their lives.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

09 May

Dar assesses rain damage

>After three consecutive days of heavy rains that caused flash floods in Dar es Salaam, authorities yesterday started assessing the damage caused by the torrent.

 

11 years ago

BBC

SA mine strike damage 'irreparable'

Leaders of South Africa's platinum mines have said the nine-week long strike by workers has caused 'irreparable' damage and cost the sector nearly $1bn.

 

11 years ago

Daily News

17 Apr

Rains damage houses in Rorya

Rains damage houses in Rorya
Daily News
HEAVY rains and strong winds have damaged some 300 houses belonging to villagers of Rorya District in Mara Region, the District Commissioner (DC), Mr Elias Goroi has said. “Out of these 137 houses are grass-thatched and 160 were of iron sheet roofs.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

07 Dec

Coca-Cola Pulls Offensive Ad, but the Damage Is Already Done

In an ad distributed by Coca-Cola Mexico, pretty, young white people do their holiday good deed by bringing bottles of soda to a remote village and build a wooden Christmas tree in the town square.

 

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