EDITORIAL: Floods: Dear price we pay for not preparing

That a three-hour downpour left 200 houses under water in Dar es Salaam Tuesday is enough reason to worry – but it doesn’t come as a surprise. Houses flooded, cars submerged and roads impassable – it’s part of life, sadly ‘acceptable’, this time, year in year out. But why do we never take appropriate action about it? Again, it’s time to reflect.

TheCitizen

Habari Zinazoendana

10 years ago

TheCitizen

29 Nov

Scandal: Pay up or pay the price, says minister

>Legislators wound up a heated debate on the Tegeta escrow account scam yesterday, with Deputy Finance Minister Mwigulu Nchemba directing the taxman to collect all money due from those linked with the scandal through Mkombozi and Stanbic banks.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

30 Dec

EDITORIAL: Floods a man-made problem

>Dar es Salaam’s woefully inadequate drainage system was exposed yesterday when scattered morning rains lasting less than an hour flooded many areas, including parts of the central business district.

 

10 years ago

Daily News

22 Jul

Yes, armed bandits must pay a price

Yes, armed bandits must pay a price
Daily News
IT came to light early this week that police officers have left no stone unturned in tracing the thugs who killed four of their number at Sitakishari Police Station, on the outskirts of the city of Dar es Salaam, when the assailants raided the station ...

 

10 years ago

Daily News

20 May

Yes, greedy people must pay a price

Yes, greedy people must pay a price
Daily News
Among the measures proposed by the MPs include confiscation of property, execution of leaders convicted of corruption and full empowerment of the Prevention and Combating of Corruption Bureau (PCCB). It is understood that corruption is rampant in the ...

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

24 Apr

The e-waste threat is real, manage it or pay the price

Being a developing country and among the poorest nations in the world, Tanzania is still haunted by many challenges. Two of them, which seem to be insignificant in the eyes of most people but are hazardous to health and the environment, are electronic waste (e-waste) and genetically modified organisms (GMOs).

 

9 years ago

Caj News Africa

23 Oct

EXCLUSIVE: Albinos pay the price as political ambitions

Caj News Africa
EXCLUSIVE: Albinos pay the price as political ambitions
Caj News Africa
JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – THE violation of the rights of people with albinism has taken a cruel dimension as some countries in the continent prepare for crucial elections. A spike in such attacks in recent weeks, attributed to the age-old myth albinos ...
Tanzania, Malawi tout albino rights advocacyDaily News | The National Newspaper (press release) (blog)

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9 years ago

AllAfrica.Com

23 Oct

Albinos Pay the Price as Political Ambitions Get Ugly

Caj News Africa
Albinos Pay the Price as Political Ambitions Get Ugly
AllAfrica.com
Johannesburg — The violation of the rights of people with albinism has taken a cruel dimension as some countries in the continent prepare for crucial elections. A spike in such attacks in recent weeks, attributed to the age-old myth albinos' body ...
Tanzania, Malawi tout albino rights advocacyDaily News | The National Newspaper (press release) (blog)
Machete attack on Tanzanian albino ahead of pollsGlobalPost

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11 years ago

TheCitizen

12 Jul

EDITORIAL: Spare us this shame and agony, dear Taifa Stars

>When it comes to passionate fans, no sport does it better than soccer. People all over the world are now in Brazil, both physically and psychologically, to witness the FIFA World Cup.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

20 Jan

What East Africans pay for fuel in wake of global oil price plunge

>As global oil prices continue to fall, with the latest projections putting a barrel at below $46 by April, consumers in East Africa are paying lower but contrasting prices.

 

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