EDITORIAL: Nile Perch woes offer fundamental lessons

>The dramatic changes in the fortunes of the Nile Perch-driven economy in the Lake Zone, from the peak to the  rock bottom, are features of a sad narrative. During its heyday from the early 1990s to the mid-2000s, the Nile Perch (sangara)was among the most distinctive features of Mwanza, rivalled only by the picturesque rocks.

TheCitizen

Habari Zinazoendana

10 years ago

Undercurrent News

12 Nov

EU supports efforts to stop Nile perch depletion

EU supports efforts to stop Nile perch depletion
Undercurrent News
The EU is focused on addressing the problem of illegal fishing in East Africa's Lake Victoria, which has seriously depleted Nile perch stocks, reported In2EastAfrica. Through the SmartFish program, the EU has provided financial and management efforts for ...
EU Keen to Stop Nile Perch DepletionAllAfrica.com

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10 years ago

TheCitizen

29 Sep

6-month fishing bans plan to save Nile perch

After years of foot dragging, the three countries sharing Lake Victoria are all set to impose six-month annual fishing shut-downs in a bid to save the dwindling Nile perch and other fish species effective next month, The Citizen can reveal today.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

22 Sep

SPECIAL REPORT: How Darwinian theory emerged in L.Victoria as Nile perch disappears

>It rose from the ashes to become the backbone of the Lake Zone economy, supporting 300,000 livelihoods directly and another 3 million indirectly, but the Nile perch is now on the brink of extinction, posing a serious threat to Lake Victoria, the world’s second largest fresh water lake.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

18 Jan

Chadema advised to pick lessons from NCCR woes

Readers are generally agreed that openness is crucial for consolidating political parties; that constructive criticism should be welcomed, and that, personal interests should not be allowed to cloud party objectives.Plus, that those who set out to wreck their parties should be dealt with firmly.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

20 Jan

Kihwelu, Minziro offer key lessons to youngsters

A local Kiswahili daily on Monday 13th this year published a very interesting story on the loquacious, former Simba Sports Club Assistant Coach, Jamhuri Kihwelu who likes to refer to himself as Julio.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

28 Dec

Events in Eala offer key lessons for regional bloc

Last week’s election of Dan Fred Kidega as Speaker of the East African Legislative Assembly (Eala) was the perfect end of year gift to all those who were tired of the intrigues at the regional legislature.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

25 Jan

EDITORIAL: Tackle premier league woes

>After a three-month lull that saw reinforcement of teams and some changes in the technical panel, the second round of this season’s Vodacom Premier League resumes today with seven matches at different venues.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

28 Jun

EDITORIAL: Sacking coaches is no solution to club woes

>Our clubs really must stop using coaches as sacrificial lambs when they perform poorly, says the Tanzania Football Coaches Association (TAFCA). We could not agree more. Over the years, the clubs--especially those competing in the Mainland Premier League--have developed a habit of firing coaches whenever their teams perform poorly.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

07 Jan

EDITORIAL: Let’s go beyond arrests to make water woes history

>The arrest of 12 water thieves on Sunday in an operation led by the Deputy Minister for Water, Mr Amos Makalla, is most welcome, for it might awaken others of their ilk that we still have a working government, a thing that some might have been querying given the impunity which a few among us display at the expense of fellow Tanzanians

 

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