Report warns on e-waste, GMOs, biofuels

>A regional think-tank has advised the Tanzanian government to clearly separate its activities from those of the ruling party, Chama Cha Mapinduzi, if it is to hold the country together should the outcome of the General Election be hotly contested.

>Social security funds could be thrown into a pension crisis due to a whopping Sh9 trillion debt the government owes, according to Controller and Auditor General (CAG) Mussa Juma Assad.

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 Stakeholders in the seed sector have accused the  government  of dragging its feet on biotechnology, stating that Tanzania is taking too long to embrace the technology despite a policy being in place.

Genetically modified organisms (GMO) technology can boost food production in Tanzania, but it has to be well regulated, a leading research scientist has posited.

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Waste disposal continues to be a problem in our country even as we boast a literacy rate that is among the highest in Africa. People discard waste virtually anywhere and everywhere when they should know better.