EDITORIAL: No excuse for such poor showing in ICT

The 2015 All Africa Games have gone. Egypt, South Africa and Algeria bathe in reflected glory after a medal-haul in various sports.

Poor English decried for dismal showing in exams
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ZANZIBAR Education Development Organisation (ZEDO), a non-governmental body, argues that lack of proper understanding of the English language has been one of the major causes of poor performance in national exams in Zanzibar. “Many students do ...

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ICT testing, quality assurance poor - minister
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Lack of testing and quality assurance tools to certify Information Communication Technology (ICT) software applications before adoption is a challenge that needs immediate redress. Minister for Communication, Science and Technology Prof Makame ...

The business community in Tanzania wants to hold public debates and invite candidates vying for public posts to state their case before the general election is held in October. The idea is to provide a platform for the business community and other stakeholders to get to know their potential leaders and share ideas on what ought to be done if they are elected.

What is more, our farmers continue to engage in old school forms of tilling the land. About 70 per cent of our farmers use the hoe. Inputs that would boost productivity per hectare, such as fertiliser and insecticides, are very minimal.

The wife came home early to find her husband making love to a beautiful sexy young woman.

“You unfaithful, disrespectful jerk! What are you doing? How dare you do this to me the faithful wife, the mother of your children!

I’m leaving this house and I want a divorce!”

The husband, replied, “Wait! Wait a minute! Before you leave, at least listen to what happened.”

“It’ll be the last thing I will hear from you so make it fast, you cheating creep.”

“While driving home this young lady asked for...

Wife beating is wrong, yet it is a practice that is so widespread in Tanzania that it has come to be taken for granted. A survey conducted in 2011 by an NGO, Champion, shows that 54 per cent of women and 38 per cent of men aged between 15 and 49 years believe that husbands are justified in beating their wives!

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BVR hitches not excuse to foment chaos - Lubuva
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The National Electoral Commission (NEC) has warned political parties about evading using Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) as an excuse for disturbances in the coming voter registration process. The statement was issued by Damian Lubuva yesterday in ...
Somaliland:Waddani Position paper on Somaliland electionsSomaliland Sun
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After the decamping of former Prime Minister Edward Lowassa from Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) to Chadema and his nomination as presidential candidate, the political situation in the country has changed tremendously.