EDITORIAL: Laudable self-help spirit

Servant of the people” is one of the most abused concepts in politics, thanks to dishonesty and opportunism. During electioneering seasons, many candidates aspiring to become members of national parliaments and the East African Legislative Assembly (eala) project themselves as a very humble lot.

>The Legal and Human Rights Centre (LHRC) on Tuesday launched a film and a new song aimed at educating the public on the process of writing the new constitution. The centre will distribute the draft of the proposed constitution in all 20 regions. It will also distribute the film free of charge in all regions.

>September 8, is the annual event set for marking the International Literacy Day. This year, Tanzania is supposed to join forces with Unesco and the rest of the world in giving priority to literacy as a leading contributor to national development.

The European Union’s offer to construct a museum for Olduvai and Laetoli archaeological sites in Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA) is very refreshing, at least for Tanzanians who acknowledge that historical heritage is one of every country’s most precious possessions.

At last the Young Africans leadership has done what had long been expected of them- apologise to the Zanzibar Revolutionary government for withdrawing their team from the Mapinduzi Cup tournament.

Finally, the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has launched investigations into tax evasion and illegal money transfers by multinational companies doing businesses in Tanzania.

The Prophet Muhammad SAW was once asked, "What is more important than prayer?" He replied, "The spirit of prayer" - the spirit that animates the prayer. He was asked what is more important than fasting - he replied, the spirit of fasting. For each question concerning an Islamic practice the answer was the same - because the spirit brings the action to life and unfolds its potentials. Without this animating spirit, the prayer is only movement, and the fasting only hunger. But when spirit...

The Holy Spirit is alive and well in central Africa

We all know what parliament is, and we are all ashamed of it.” Those are the words of the Scottish author, Robert Louis Stevenson, who penned the novel, “Treasure Island,” whose Swahili translation “Kisiwa Chenye Hazina” was popular across East Africa in the 1970s and 1980s.