Our education is a mess and we must mend it now

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.

TheCitizen

Habari Zinazoendana

9 years ago

TheCitizen

29 Sep

Here is the education mess that needs fixing

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.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

21 Oct

EU’s banks on the mend: study

Europe’s battered financial sector is showing furtherfinancial sector is showing further signs of mending and banks are increasingly competing for custom by lowering credit standards, a key European Central Bank survey showed yesterday.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

30 Nov

Let Bunge mend its public image in this

There is a famous English adage that goes, “All is well that ends well,” but this Parliamentary session started sluggishly, then picked up pace when the issue of IPTL and Tegeta Escrow Account saga were being discussed. However, it ended in shame.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

29 Oct

New govt will need to mend disrupted economy

The past four days have not been good for businesses, which is understandable. Many businesses remained closed on Sunday when Tanzanians went to the polls. Similarly, on Monday and, to some extent on Tuesday, Dar es Salaam and other major urban areas were not as busy as they normally are as many residents remained indoors to follow election results on radio and TV.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

25 Jun

Don’t mess with nature

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

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

31 Jul

Sort out Dodoma mess

On numerous occasions, the Capital Development Authority (CDA) has demolished houses in Dodoma Municipality, leaving hundreds of families homeless and without compensation, causing them to suffer a huge loss. Just recently, 170 houses were pulled down in Msalato Ward.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

16 Dec

Leaders angered by poll mess

>Political parties yesterday expressed  dismay over the just-concluded civic polls that were marred by irregularities.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

29 Apr

Students say shortages will mess school

In a bid to boost academic performance at Lukole Secondary School, students have asked the government to help address a shortage of social services which they are currently encountering.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

12 Apr

It’s citizens who pay for the mess politicians make

>A few months ago, a split in the leadership ranks of the military-political establishment that runs Uganda made headline news for a few weeks.

 

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