EDITORIAL: Tackle poverty by action, not sentiment

It would be naïve for anyone of us to think or demand that, conquering poverty – the bane of this country’s majority –  is an easy, short term engagement, since  resources needed to achieve this are in short supply.

TheCitizen

Habari Zinazoendana

11 years ago

Daily News

22 Jan

Forum told of need to tackle poverty

Forum told of need to tackle poverty
Daily News
THE road to 'zero extreme poverty' in the country will only be achieved through coalition, alliances and collaboration with other development sectors with government taking the leadership role. The remarks were noted by the Permanent Secretary in the ...

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

03 Nov

THE CULTURE BEAT : Here’s how we can tackle poverty in Africa

In 2013, the World Bank Group announced two goals that would guide its development work worldwide. The first is the eradication of chronic poverty. More formally, it is the target of bringing the number of extremely poor people, defined as those living on less than 1.25 ppp-adjusted dollars a day, to less than 3pc of the world population by 2030.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

06 Jun

Set politics aside at eala, tackle poverty

A 2010 report by the African Development Bank (AfDB) has data that should generate a long and intense debate for members of the East African Legislative Assembly (Eala).

 

10 years ago

BBC

Zurich start legal action for tackle

FC Zurich are to launch a criminal case for a tackle on their former Ivory Coast international Gilles Yapi-Yapo.

 

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.

 

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.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

26 Nov

EDITORIAL: Let us be practical if we’re to end poverty

>On Monday, Vice President Mohammed Gharib Bilal attributed the abysmal performance in Tanzania’s poverty fight to the sluggish growth in the agricultural sector.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

03 Sep

EDITORIAL: Tap forest wealth to tackle desk shortage

>Newspaper photographs depicting pupils sitting on dusty floors, bricks and stones in ramshackle classrooms have literally ceased to be news. This is because lack of decent furniture for learners is publicised so frequently that it is common knowledge except to first-time visitors to the country.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

24 Mar

EDITORIAL: Target majority’s needs to end chronic poverty

>A report by the Chronic Poverty Advisory Network released over the weekend provides a disturbing scenario: 20 million people in East Africa are chronically poor!

 

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