EDITORIAL: We must join hands to curb motorbike crime

>Reports that crime by motorcycle riders is on the rise is most disturbing. It is a great pity that while the society acknowledges bodaboda (as motorcycle taxis are popularly known) for their role as a source of employment for thousands of our youth, criminal elements are penetrating it, giving it a bad name.

TheCitizen

Habari Zinazoendana

11 years ago

TheCitizen

08 Jul

Let’s join hands to end this barbaric practice

It is a matter of deep concern that some communities in the country are still embracing the primitive and potentially dangerous traditional ritual of female genital mutilation (FGM) in the 21st century.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

10 Aug

Let’s join hands to fight gender violence

The Zanzibar President, Dr Ali Mohammed Shein, has once again expressed disgust over the alarming rise of cases of abuse against children and women in Zanzibar compared to the situation in the past.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

28 May

Apt parenting, education, more jobs can curb crime

Youth gangs terrorised several Dar es Salaam neighbourhoods for over a month, until 149 of them got arrested following a coordinated police swoop that climaxed at the weekend. We are talking about the notorious outfit of youngsters calling themselves “Panya Road”.

 

10 years ago

Dewji Blog

15 Jul

Merck, UNESCO and Cambridge University join hands to build Research Capacity in Africa with the aim to fight against Ebola

*UNESCO- Merck Africa Research Summit – MARS 2015 aims to prepare for the road ahead in Africa’s development as an international hub for research excellence and scientific innovation

 Merck (http://www.merckgroup.com), the world’s oldest pharmaceutical and Chemical company in partnership with UNESCO , Cambridge University and University of Rome  plan to conduct UNESCO-Merck Africa Research Summit – MARS which will be held on the 19th and 20th of October in...

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

27 Oct

EDITORIAL: Curb household pollution

A group of adults chatting  in a residential neighbourhood create an impression of a happy lot; so do energetic children playing hide-and-seek. Behind the veneer are many sick people, victims of ailments like pneumonia and numerous other respiratory illnesses caused by emissions from charcoal and wood used in indoor cooking. Gradually, the erstwhile healthy people become critically ill, some of whom end up dying!

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

28 Mar

EDITORIAL: Curb pollution, live longer

>Solid waste management in many parts of the country, particularly Dar es Salaam, is below standard.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

29 Apr

EDITORIAL: Curb use of the dollar to rescue ailing shilling

>The Tanzanian shilling is in very bad shape, so much that some analysts describe it figuratively as a currency that is in its death throes. It is cause for concern for us all, for it pains that while you could have purchased a dollar at around Sh600 in the late 1990s, you have to cough up Sh2,000 today for a single greenback.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

18 Nov

EDITORIAL: Control size of herds if we’re to curb conflicts

>Tanzania is endowed with abundant natural resources, which include land, water, forage and a large livestock resource base. Out of the total 94 million hectares of land area, 24 million are used for grazing.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

16 Jan

EDITORIAL: Curb rampant smuggling to boost sugar industry

>Tanzania has the capacity to produce more sugar than its requirements, yet it is not, the major reason being that our plantations are heavily rain dependent.

 

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