Luku woes mess Dar consumers

>More than half of water produced for residents of Tanzania’s major commercial and port city, Dar es Salaam, is lost according to a new report released yesterday. The report further shows that only a small fraction of the people in the city have access to water produced by the public entity.

Dar es Salaam residents were forced to spend long hours queuing at various Luku vending stations after a mobile system went down and Tanesco stopped using Selcom services.

During the annual Cycle Caravan, more than 400 people took to the streets to advocate for cyclists’ rights and to encourage policymakers to recognise that bike lanes help make cities more livable and also save lives.

The Sh65.11 billion project started in February this year, with the lofty goal of ending water shortages in 4.5 million-strong Dar es Salaam.

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Mnyika: Budget for 2013/2014 failed to address Dar water woes
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Ubungo lawmaker John Mnyika (Chadema) has threatened to block the tabling of the 2014/2015 Water and Irrigation ministry's Budget estimates, saying the current budget was not fully implemented. Addressing a press conference in Dodoma yesterday, the ...
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The 2014/15 Budget came into effect yesterday after it was approved by Parliament and the subsequent passing of the Finance Bill 2014 last weekend.

Since it was listed as a protected world heritage site in 1982, Selous Game Reserve has suffered tremendously due to human activity.

Few days are remaining as Tanzanians prepare to vote in the October 25 General Election. As usual, presidential candidates are busy making pledges. However, in the education sector there are key areas that need to be urgently adressed.

There have been reports of Tanzanian pupils who have been admitted to Form One, only for their new teachers to discover they can neither read nor write. Employers complain of receiving incomprehensible job application letters penned by university graduates. Everyone craves good grades, but few are keen to burn the midnight oil to earn them.