How anti-FGM drive earned me a boot

Culture is the soul of the nation, but that is putting it broadly. Otherwise, a case-by-case assessment of the cultures and traditions of Tanzania’s 120-plus tribes would reveal that, some of them are barbaric, loathsome and should be discarded.

Tanzania has the dubious distinction of having the highest child marriage rates in the world. This should embarrass us all. It is estimated that two out of five girls here are married off before they turn 18. Thousands drop out of school due to early motherhood, when many of them are barely more than children themselves

 President John Magufuli hit the ground running immediately after he was sworn in following his victory in the October 25 General Election. He has since put a performance that took Tanzanians and many others outside the country by surprise. However, as the election dust settles, Dr Magufuli’s performance has resulted in a wave of criticism on the last government led by former President Jakaya Kikwete.

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has urged the government to resume the anti-poaching campaign -- Operation Tokomeza -- to help in efforts to end the slaughter of elephants.

Frankfurt Zoological Society (FZS) has donated 11 vehicles to the government of Tanzania in support of the anti-poaching efforts.

There have been a lot of heated debate on whether President Jakaya Kikwete has been taking any serious measures aimed at taming poaching.

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>Scientists seeking a vaccine against malaria, which kills a child every minute in Africa, have developed a promising new approach intended to imprison the disease-causing parasites inside the red blood cells they infect.

>Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism Lazaro Nyalandu has announced success in fighting poaching as the country has recorded zero elephant killing in the Selous Game Reserve in the past three months.