When viruses have payroll for breakfast, I go begging

The government yesterday announced plans to introduce another payroll fee. Labour and Employment deputy minister Makongoro Mahanga said the funds to be collected would be used to finance research and collect data on workers who die and or are injured at workplaces.

Viruses don't have a metabolism; but some have the building blocks for one  Phys.orgViral Dark Matter: Giant Viruses Have Metabolic Genes – Even Though Viruses Don’t Have a Metabolism  SciTechDailyViruses don't have a metabolism; but some have the building blocks for one  EurekAlertView Full coverage on Google News

YC startup Felix wants to replace antibiotics with programmable viruses  TechCrunch

Everything is going smart. We have smart phones, smart management and smart this or that. The art of begging also calls for smart skills.

About 1.2 million people have lost their jobs since coronavirus hit the East African state in March.

President Jakaya Kikwete yesterday chided CCM officials for failing to cash in on hundreds of land plots it owns throughout the country while continuing to pass a bowl asking the rich to finance its operations.

Apple fans may think they can't get viruses but Cupertino disagrees: WWDC 2020 dev summit goes online-only  The RegisterApple's WWDC will still take place in June, but online - GSMArena.com news  GSMArena.comApple announces online-only WWDC 2020 due to coronavirus spread  The VergeApple Responds To Coronavirus: WWDC 2020 Will Be “Online Experience”  ForbesApple’s WWDC 2020 Moves Online Due to Coronavirus Fears  BeebomView Full coverage on Google...

A recent brief encounter with a long-lost ex-schoolmate in Dar es Salaam prompted me to reflect casually on issues spinning around pity that a better-off person extends to, or withholds from, a less-endowed one.

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Minister cautions people profiting from begging
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THE government has said it will take stern action against people who have been using beggars to make money. The Minister of State in the Prime Ministers Officer (Policy, Coordination and Parliamentary Affairs) Mr William Lukuvi told the National Assembly ...