EDITORIAL: Rhetoric takes us nowhere

>Reports about the woeful state of Tanzania’s public education system are so frequent that it would be understandable if we chose to ignore any more outpourings. If anything, millions of our compatriots would rather embrace a positive change by way of good news focused on solutions--even partial ones, for a start--to problems such as the  shortage of teachers,  books, desks and toilets.

TheCitizen

Habari Zinazoendana

11 years ago

TheCitizen

11 Jul

EDITORIAL: Stop the empty rhetoric and act on bombings now

>Following Monday’s bomb attack in Arusha, there have been conflicting statements from leaders whose job it is to protect Tanzanians. On Tuesday, top crime boss Isaiah Mngulu said Arusha and Zanzibar are targeted because the two towns are the favourite destinations of Western tourists.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

21 Jan

Leaders' rhetoric won't help to sterngthen EA

Many people in the region are not sure if President Jakaya Kikwete and his Rwanda counterpart, Paul Kagame, have resolved their misunderstandings results from the former’s comments on FDLR rebels. Such uneasy relations between top leaders, puts the regional integration agenda in serious doubt.

 

9 years ago

The Volante

10 Dec

Xenophobic rhetoric bolsters terrorists

The Volante
Xenophobic rhetoric bolsters terrorists
The Volante
The Statue of Liberty reads: Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free. When faced with victims of terror and oppression and violence the United States gives care to anyone looking to be safe and escape oppression. We ...
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9 years ago

BBC

07 Nov

UN condemns Burundi violence 'rhetoric'

UN Secretary-General condemns language "aimed at inciting violence" in Burundi, as political killings continue.

 

9 years ago

IPPmedia

29 Sep

Businesses urge politicians to tone down rhetoric

IPPmedia
Businesses urge politicians to tone down rhetoric
IPPmedia
Leading presidential candidates currently on campaign trails should tone down rhetoric which businesses say threaten to erode confidence of investors in the country. Tanzania Private Sector Foundation (TPSF) Executive Director, Godfrey Simbeye and the ...

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

02 Sep

Poll campaigns long on rhetoric, short on issues

It is now two weeks into the campaign trail with ruling CCM and their bitter rivals from opposition coalition Ukawa waging a neck to neck battle to win the hearts and minds of Tanzanians, however one thing remains constant and it is that both sides are short of explanations on how the will execute their campaign promises if they are elected.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

25 Nov

France should stop hate rhetoric in wake of Paris terrorist attacks

As French and Belgian authorities react to killings and bombings in Paris, they need to avoid rhetoric that might contribute to rising Islamophobia in Europe.

 

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