EDITORIAL: Government must be model by clearing its bills fast

The state owes the Medical Stores Department (MSD) over Sh70 billion in bills for medicines and other medical supplies.

Facing Criticism, Tanzanian Government Pledges Further Review of Media Bills
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The International Press Institute (IPI) today welcomed a decision by Tanzanian lawmakers to heed demands from media groups and withdraw two proposed acts that purported to strengthen free expression and access to information but would instead ...

Some of our institutions qualify as national icons because of their importance in our history. They have literally become the national heartbeat because of their role in shaping the direction of the country. For that reason, we have an obligation to cherish and safeguard them so they can continue to serve the nation.

>The drive for good governance has gained prominence under Tanzania’s multi-party political dispensation that is a little over 20 years now. Coupled with today’s freer media, which is a far cry from the restrictions that defined the single-party era, the demand for better governance is now bolder and louder.

>Ellygyver Godwin, a Tanzanian renowned model and rising entrepreneur is setting the perfect example of the proverbial “beauty with brains”.

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The government spends Sh500 million annually on clearing imported medicine for treating neglected diseases and distributing them countrywide.

Freight forwarders are divided over the government crackdown against tax evasion.