Take charge of economy, Z’bar govt told

>If you live in a neighbourhood with an open plot that is at risk of being grabbed, you can take it easy—courtesy of a government move to protect vacant land from grabbers threatening to lay their hands on the few recreational grounds here and in other major cities. The strategy involves giving neighbours “user rights” that would enable them to keep away speculators and people with ill intentions.

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Science labs in schools: Govt should take charge
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Only years ago, Tanzania was critically short of public secondary schools. In fact, in some districts in upcountry regions there were no more than two secondary schools. In most of these schools there was a serious shortage of teachers as well as basic needs ...

Ukawa presidential candidate Edward Lowassa yesterday hit out at President Jakaya Kikwete’s government, saying it was responsible for the hardships Tanzanians were facing.

Main opposition Chadema presidential candidate Edward Lowassa said yesterday that indecisiveness and and poor performance of the current government was a major cause of extreme poverty among Tanzanians.

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.

There are a number of discussions that have been held before the 2015 general election in Tanzania. There will also be a number of discussions after the election.

>The government has admitted that the contribution of the mineral sector to the national economy was still minimal and that mineral smuggling was still a major problem despite efforts to try and end it.

The National Trade Policy, which came into being in 2003, has not been able to spur Tanzania’s export growth as originally envisioned.

The Tanzania Homes Expo has pleaded with the government to scrap value added tax (Vat) on construction materials and houses.