EDITORIAL: Nkurunziza should seize chance and guide change

>Burundi, our neighbour to the west, is steeped in a huge crisis, thanks to the decision of President Pierre Nkurunziza, who has been in power since 2005, to vie for a third term of five years at the helm. The Opposition took the matter to a constitutional court and their petition was thrown out.

TheCitizen

Habari Zinazoendana

5 years ago

BBC

19 May

Burundi election: Nkurunziza set to become 'supreme guide'

Burundi's president did everything to remain in power five years ago but is now stepping down - officially at least.

 

9 years ago

AllAfrica.Com

05 Sep

Chance for Historic Change in Tanzania

Chance for Historic Change in Tanzania
AllAfrica.com
In October Tanzanians go to the polls. Many members of the governing party have crossed over to the opposition. Experts expect a close finish - and a test of the strength of East African democracy. October 25 is election day for 24 million eligible ...

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

23 Aug

EDITORIAL: Let reasoning guide people

With poverty rising by the day, more people are looking for shortcuts to get rich. This social phenomenon is manifested in more and more people turning to witchcraft and other dubious practices. There are adverts all over the country promising to make you rich or successful without working hard. All you have to do is try out these shortcuts and all the riches you want will be yours.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

10 Oct

EDITORIAL: Guide Wananchi well on next Katiba phase

>October 8, 2014,  will feature in  the annals of Tanzania’s political history as one of the most momentous days of our lives. It roughly marked the half-way point in the process of getting a new constitution—the  all-important document that is alternately known as the Mother Law.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

02 Sep

EDITORIAL: TZ is not a monarchy, so give all a chance in polls

>It isn’t surprising that, as the 2015 General Election tempo builds up, rough play is emerging. It is like some among us are bent on proving—as it oft said—that politics is a dirty game. Electioneering is a component of politics in which crooked conduct comes to the fore as individuals vie for political posts that are up for grabs from the grassroots to the national level.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

26 Mar

EDITORIAL: Let wisdom, consensus guide CA Chairpersons

>With all CCM legislators and Zanzibar House of Representatives members being delegates to the Constituent Assembly (CA) by virtue of their designations, the party has a massive majority in Dodoma

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

21 Jul

EDITORIAL: Don't issue warnings to fake healers; Seize them!

Our health care system has a myriad of problems. Government health facilities lack essential drugs and medical equipment; one physician serves 30,000 patients while the World Health Organisation (WHO) recommends 1,000. We have only one pharmacist for 50,000 Tanzanians while a single nurse contends with 60,000!

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

29 Apr

EDITORIAL: Witchcraft: Change needed

>Yesterday, we reported that Chimedeli villagers in Bahi District, Dodoma Region, have vowed not to stop consulting witchdoctors, for they have been seeing them for a long time and their problems had been solved.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

28 Jun

EDITORIAL: Tackle climate change

>If there is a continent that should thank God, it is Africa. We are not so prone to natural disasters such as mega floods, which is one of the deadly impacts of climate change. What we suffer most from is food insecurity, which is also part of the impacts of climate change.

 

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