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.

TheCitizen

Habari Zinazoendana

10 years ago

TheCitizen

26 Nov

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.

 

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.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

03 Oct

EDITORIAL: Stop forced contributions

>A salary is the property of the person who earns it. Deducting any portion of it without their  approval is illegal and smacks of theft. Exceptions are appropriate ones like PAYE, social security  funds  and loan repayments.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

03 Feb

EDITORIAL: We can stop carnage on our roads if we want to

>Is anybody safe on our roads?  This question inevitably came to the fore after Friday’s accident involving a bus and a saloon car that left five police officers dead near Dodoma Municipality.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

22 Dec

EDITORIAL: Stop this water wastage!

>Less than half of Dar es Salaam residents enjoy constant supply of piped water, and their pain of having to hustle for this key commodity is furthered by the knowledge that close to 60 per cent of the precious liquid that leaves the sources is wasted en route to the consumers.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

07 Oct

EDITORIAL: Procurement watchdog should stop politicking

>Early, this year, the public procurement watchdog—Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA), announced it was probing the controversial $117 million tender to buy biometric voters registration kits (BVRs).

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

12 Apr

EDITORIAL: Stop cheap propaganda on the Escrow scandal

>There has been a sustained campaign to mislead the nation since the Controller and Auditor General (CAG) and the Prevention and Combating of Corruption Bureau (PCCB) completed their investigations--upon which the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) tabled its report in Parliament.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

22 Sep

EDITORIAL: Stop pointing fingers at govt over garbage!

>Our most important city is chocked stinking, with garbage strewn everywhere. It is a shame, for we shouldn’t allow it to be that way, given that the Haven of Peace (as Dar es Salaam is affectionately referred to) should personify the United Republic of Tanzania’s goodness! It should be exemplary in all aspects, including tidiness.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

31 Oct

EDITORIAL: Stop personality clashes at Eala and serve people!

>The latest developments in the East African Legislative Assembly (Eala) cast doubt on the credibility of the regional organisation and the quality of those elected to serve the people.

 

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