GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 16th Jun 13
There is no doubt that Tanzanians are eager to have a new mother law of the land. Enthusiasm, concern and desire to participate seriously in this national exercise are clear indicators which lead us to the above remark.
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THE GUARDIAN | 11th Jun 13
The Benjamin William Mkapa HIV/AIDS Foundation (BMAF) recently held a two-day meeting with the objective to reflect and share with key stakeholders, the foundation’s experiences on programmes and institutional development.
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THE GUARDIAN | 10th Jun 13
On 5th June 2013, the Minister for Education and Vocational Training (MoEVT), Dr. Shukuru Kawambwa presented his ministry’s 2013/2014 budget speech at the National Parliament in Dodoma, soon after re-announcement of the 2012 National Form Four examination results.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 9th Jun 13
There were all sorts of feelings when the President of the United Republic of Tanzania came up with the announcement that the country would embark on a historic project of writing a new constitution to replace the current one, which has been overtaken by events in many ways.
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THE GUARDIAN | 4th Jun 13
Some employers have expressed concern on the quality of graduates produced by the country’s colleges and universities. They say there is a big gap between what is taught in school and the requirement of the labour market.
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THE GUARDIAN | 3rd Jun 13
For most countries, developed and less developed, the sources of education revenue invariably involve a combination of public and private financing sources.
There are various sources of education revenue including fiscal sources; user charges including various forms of cost recovery and cost sharing sources; student loans which constitute as a revolving fund which generates income out of which loans are offered to students; and various forms of community contributions (Galabawa, 2007).
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 2nd Jun 13
The Media Council of Tanzania (MCT) needs no much introduction as it is often in the limelight, for a simple reason that it is active. It is a voluntary Non-Governmental institution whose membership is several media organizations.
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THE GUARDIAN | 28th May 13
Education stakeholders are now questioning the quality and education standard offered in our universities. This is because there are allegations that some master’s degree students are hiring relatives and experts of the same field to do their dissertation or simply copy past dissertations stored in different libraries or soft wares.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 26th May 13
The obviously polluted social and political atmosphere in the country seems to have tempted the ruling class and other members of the elite to contemplate all sorts of measures to take in order to stabilize the situation and maintain the image of the country as an island of peace and harmony in Africa.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 26th May 13
After winning the Mainland Premier League title, Yanga now turn their focus to the Kagame Cup, which is looming large on the horizon.
Indeed, the Kagame Cup, which brings together East and Central Africa’s leading football teams, will start soon on June 18 and end on July 2 in Sudan.
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THE GUARDIAN | 21st May 13
Last week more than 100 talented young men and women contested at the Global Innovation through Science and Technology (GIST) startup boot camp East Africa. During the innovation competitions, a Tanzanian youth, Arnold Minde who is a software developer and a University of Dar es Salaam Computer Engineering graduate emerged the overall winner.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 19th May 13
Unlike in the previous years, this time the World Press Freedom day was jointly commemorated by stakeholders in the East African Community member countries, who met in Arusha for two days during the first week of this month.
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THE GUARDIAN | 14th May 13
The government’s decision two weeks ago to nullify Form Four examination results has received mixed reactions from teachers, civil society organisations and other education stakeholders.
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THE GUARDIAN | 13th May 13
Since independence, our education system has gone through a number of significant changes, some of which according to my opinion were necessary and some were not.
As we obtained independence, it was necessary to make some changes from the colonial education system to fit our political and economic orientation.
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THE GUARDIAN | 7th May 13
Maintaining peace and harmony is very important for any nation’s development. It is also very important in Tanzania at the moment now that our peace is in jeopardy. Our reporter GERALD KITABU interviewed the Chairman of Good News for All Ministry, BISHOP CHARLES GADI whose church has organised countrywide prayers for the nation’s peace, on the need to preserve peace and harmony in the country.
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THE GUARDIAN | 6th May 13
Last week, the Iringa University College of Tumaini University organised an “Entrepreneurship week” with the aim to further foster the entrepreneurial mind-set at the university.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 5th May 13
When Prime Minister Mizengo Pinda tabled estimates for his office and institutions under it during the second week of last month, he took that opportunity to also give an overview on the country’s economic performance for the current fiscal year, which is soon coming to an end.
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THE GUARDIAN | 1st May 13
Over the years, a lot of foreign aid has been given to Africa but many believe that a great chunk of this aid has been squandered, to the detriment of those people on the continent, who were supposed to be the main beneficiaries of this assistance.
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THE GUARDIAN | 30th Apr 13
As uranium exploration and mining take off in several parts of the country, effective laws and regulations are needed for protecting citizens and for sustainable management, as well as ensuring equitable benefits accrued from the mineral.
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THE GUARDIAN | 29th Apr 13
According to Simon Appleton, Geeta Kingdon, John Knight, Måns Söderbom and Francis Teal, in their research report titled “Does investing in education reduce poverty? Evidence from Ghana, Uganda and South Africa”, three broad facts about education have emerged from recent research.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 28th Apr 13
The issue of clear signs of religious disharmony which are unfolding daily is now being so much talked about that one would have been surprised not to hear it from the parliamentary corridors as well.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 28th Apr 13
The Taifa Stars will soon head to Morocco to face-off against their hosts in a crucial 2014 World Cup qualifier.
Having totally outplayed Morocco 3-1 recently on home soil, the Taifa Stars should be well aware that the Atlas Lions (Morocco) will provide ferocious opposition, especially on their home turf.
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THE GUARDIAN | 23rd Apr 13
The discovery of uranium, gas and oil in Tanzania, particularly in the southern part of the country has generated interest from foreign mining companies to invest and carry out mining activities in the country.
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THE GUARDIAN | 22nd Apr 13
Poor health and malnutrition have been shown to be important underlying factors for poor performance, early drop out from school, low enrolment, and absenteeism, and are constraints on both “Education for All” and the second and third Millennium Development Goals of achieving universal primary education and gender-based equitable access to quality education.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 21st Apr 13
The country audit report for 2011/2012, unveiled by the Controller and Auditor General (CAG) in Dodoma, last week, is not interesting to read, highly informative as it may be. Basically it reveals two things - First, is the fact that the public accounts books are in a man-made mess.
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THE GUARDIAN | 16th Apr 13
Miss Tanzania and Miss World Africa 2005, Nancy Sumari recently launched her Kiswahili children’s story book titled “Nyota Yako.” Our columnist GERALD KITABU caught up with the beauty queen and had a word with her on the book.
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THE GUARDIAN | 15th Apr 13
Form Four exams trend in Tanzania in the past five years has shown that 2012 Form Four examination results hit the records in the history as the worst Form Four exams results in the country.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 14th Apr 13
The take off of the budget session for the year 2013/2014 has, fortunately or unfortunately, coincided with an average of about 20% urban commuter and long distance bus fare rise as well as substantial increase in train fares, a development which affects the common citizen negatively - hence the huge cry over this matter heard, everywhere since the new fares became operational this week.
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THE GUARDIAN | 9th Apr 13
Our columnist GERALD KITABU recently interviewed Mathias Koni, the Chairman of the Rukwa Development Association on how the available resources and opportunities in Rukwa Region can enhance and improve people’s development.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 7th Apr 13
One of the special or rather unique aspects of this year’s Easter occasion is the fact that security was exceptionally observed, especially in areas around Christian places of worship.
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THE GUARDIAN | 2nd Apr 13
This week our columnist GERALD KITABU interviewed Lushoto District’s agricultural farm inputs coordinator, SADIKI MSHANGO on how the district is implementing the government subsidized farm inputs programme to improve productivity among farmers:
QUESTION: When was the programme introduced in your district?
ANSWER: This programme started in the 2009/10 agricultural season and it was aimed for the irrigation projects in the district.
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THE GUARDIAN | 1st Apr 13
The first Uwezo Tanzania assessment was conducted in May 2010, after extensive preparation and pre-testing. It involved 38 out of 133 districts. In each district 30 villages were randomly selected, and in each village all children aged 5-16 in 20 households were assessed.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 31st Mar 13
As expected, the media globally had field-day when the family of Professor Chinua Achebe made it public that one of Africa’s literary giants was no longer with us.
That was on Friday, March 2013, and in no time newspapers were awash with stories, and obituaries on the departed African master story-teller.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 31st Mar 13
The past several days have witnessed largely encouraging results for the behemoths of East African football.
Indeed, our very own Taifa Stars condemned the highly rated Atlas Lions of Morocco 3-1 to spark memorable scenes of jubilation and euphoria across the country.
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NIPASHE JUMAPILI | 31st Mar 13
Mtu wa kwanza kujitokeza hadharani na kuhoji mamlaka makubwa aliyonayo Mkurugenzi wa Mashtaka (DPP), alikuwa ni Mkurugenzi Mkuu wa Taasisi ya Kuzuia na Kupambana na Rushwa Tanzania (Takukuru), Dk.
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THE GUARDIAN | 27th Mar 13
Correspondent GERALD KITABU this week talked to NOEL KWAI, training officer of Tanzania Organic Agriculture Movement (TOAM) on the role of organic agriculture in food security and poverty reduction.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 24th Mar 13
Private broadcasters have held two press conferences this month in an effort to communicate with members of the public on their experiences since the first step to introduce exclusive digital broadcasting in our society was taken when we switched off analogue transmission in Dar es Salaam on 31st December, 2012.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 24th Mar 13
Today, Taifa Stars host the Atlas Lions of Morocco in a crucial 2014 World Cup qualifier at the state-of-the-art National Stadium in Dar es Salaam.
Both teams are in Group C of the qualifiers, which is currently being led by the mighty Elephants of Ivory Coast, with Tanzania encouragingly in second place.
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THE GUARDIAN | 18th Mar 13
Food insecurity refers to the state of, or risk of, being unable to provide food (to oneself, a family, or a nation). A household or society is considered food-insecure when its occupants live in hunger or fear of starvation.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 17th Mar 13
It is good news that Kenya elections, billed as watershed event, have been successfully and peacefully concluded, making our neighbours and their fellow East Africans sigh with relief.
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THE GUARDIAN | 12th Mar 13
This week our columnist GERALD KITABU interviewed a lawyer and protection officer for Tanzania Human Rights Defenders Coalition, BENEDICT ISHABAKAKI, on security management for journalists following a series of attacks against them.
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THE GUARDIAN | 11th Mar 13
In Tanzania just like many African countries, people have been living in communities with characteristics of sharing available resources, closely engaging in community development activities such as farming, animal husbandry, child rearing and many more.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 10th Mar 13
One of the disturbing aspects of the disastrous 2012 form IV national examination results, which are conspicuous for the large number of mass failures, is the fact that even the number of examinees who wrote insults and carefree statements on answer sheets increased dramatically as well.
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THE GUARDIAN | 5th Mar 13
Correspondent GERALD KITABU this week interviewed the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Tanzania Human Rights Defenders Coalition (THRD-Coalition) ONESMO OLENGURUMWA on the protection of human rights defenders in the country.
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THE GUARDIAN | 4th Mar 13
Monday morning greetings, which finds me in sombre mood. Last week, writing about people with psychiatric problems, now described as being ‘mentally challenged’, I’d missed the fact that this paper, a few days previously, ran a headline of “mentally challenged man kills his mother”.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 3rd Mar 13
Operation “Arrest Dar Water Thieves” was announced beginning last week and implementation began immediately in Kinondoni district. In a single day’s crackdown more than 25 electric water pumps used by crooks to divert the precious liquid from the distribution network to their homes or illegal water selling centres were impounded.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 3rd Mar 13
As they put the finishing touches to their preparations for today’s return leg of their CAF Champions League tie against Recreativo de Libolo of Angola, Simba were all too aware that they are under fire at the moment.
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THE GUARDIAN | 26th Feb 13
This week our columnist GERALD KITABU interviewed a lawyer and protection officer for Tanzania Human Rights Defenders Coalition, BENEDICT ISHABAKAKI,(pictured) on the death penalty in Tanzania.
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THE GUARDIAN | 25th Feb 13
Following announcements of the Form Four results recently, there has been a public commotion, as many Tanzanians laymen and education experts denounce the results.
It was recently announced by the Minister for Education and Vocational Training (MoEVT), Dr.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 24th Feb 13
All sorts of expressions are being used to describe the performance of students in last year’s Form IV examinations, whose results were announced this week. Some describe the mass failure as a “national shame”, others are calling it a “national disaster”, and you have those who talk about “education mismanagement gone mad.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 24th Feb 13
Tanzania’s flag-bearers in the African Confederation Cup, and newcomers to the African club football scene, Azam FC, kicked-off their campaign in the competition last weekend with a 3-1 win over Al Nasr Juba of South Sudan in the first leg of their preliminary round tie.
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THE GUARDIAN | 19th Feb 13
This week our correspondent GERALD KITABU interviewed Advocacy Officer for Tanzania Community Forest Conservation Network (MJUMITA) ELIDA FUNDI on the organization’s sports bonanza on sustainable charcoal production organized in Kilosa District, Morogoro region over the weekend.
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THE GUARDIAN | 18th Feb 13
According to the COSTECH report on “Development of Science & Technology System and Experience of Tanzania on Science & Technology Data Collection” released in 2005, there are no reliable statistics on which to base a realistic estimate of the Research and Development (R&D) manpower.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 17th Feb 13
There is no doubt that Kenya’s first presidential debate, held at the beginning of this week in Nairobi, has generated unprecedented interest, not only in the land of Mwai Kibaki, but also regionally and far beyond.
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THE GUARDIAN | 12th Feb 13
This week Correspondent GERALD KITABU talked to REBECA GYUMI, a lawyer and TV and radio presenter at FEMINA on youth access to information on reproductive health. Excerpts:
QUESTION: Are youth having enough access to information on reproductive health?
ANSWER: I think the answer is no.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 10th Feb 13
There is no doubt that one of the issues which mostly preoccupied the just ended parliamentary session is the ever controversial question of Tanzania’s education status in recent years.
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THE GUARDIAN | 5th Feb 13
This Week our columnist GERALD KITABU interviewed JAMAL JUMA, a lawyer from Lawyers’ Environmental Action Team (LEAT) who is coordinating legal aid for marginalized pastoral communities in Loliondo, Arusha, a project funded by Friends of the Earth International.
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THE GUARDIAN | 4th Feb 13
Last Friday, February 1, 2013, I participated in a press conference and handover ceremony of construction materials, which were 1,530 pieces of corrugated iron sheets worth 30m/-, donated by two prominent corporate.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 3rd Feb 13
It is now a fact that in most developing countries, the abundance of natural resources tends to be a curse or a bane rather than a boon to society, an unfortunate situation, indeed.
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THE GUARDIAN | 29th Jan 13
This week our columnist GERALD KITABU caught up with REBECCA GYUMI, a young multi-talented girl who studied at a community secondary school and later at a special school and managed to score a good first class in all the schools before joining the University of Dar es Salaam where she graduated with an LLB Degree in October last year.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 27th Jan 13
A controversial news story appeared in one of the Kiswahili serious daily newspapers last week and attracted my attention. Since it was on education, a subject of public interest, for one reason or another, but mainly because matters pertaining to education affect many parents and children, other readers might have noted it as well.
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THE GUARDIAN | 22nd Jan 13
This week our columnist GERALD KITABU interviewed the Head of Katavi National Park’s Tourism Department, COSTANCIA MAFFA on Jacana birds which lay eggs and leave them for the males to incubate and parent the new borns.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 20th Jan 13
The recently published report on Dar es Salaam’s environment, which was initiated by the Environment Division of the Vice President’s office, had more other findings apart from the revelation that the city is seriously polluted.
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THE GUARDIAN | 15th Jan 13
Many of you are probably asking yourselves how this can be possible? The answer is simple; anything is possible if you make it possible, isn’t it?
In my opinion, traveling should be an imperative.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 13th Jan 13
One important observation about the research findings on the environmental and socio-economic challenges facing Dar es Salaam, meaning the “Haven of Peace”, is that they are telling us the obvious.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 13th Jan 13
For ages now, we have not heard anything about local table-tennis in the national media.
In fact, it is hard to think of the last time a prestigious national table-tennis championship was held.
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THE GUARDIAN | 8th Jan 13
Correspondent GERALD KITABU this week talked to NASIR GAMA, a Tanzanite dealer, on how the gemstone benefits locals and artisanal miners.
QUESTION: You have been dealing with Tanzanite for more than ten years now; tell us how the gemstone benefits locals and small-scale miners?
ANSWER: Before I start talking about Tanzanite, let me say that Tanzania is a very beautiful nation, endowed with variety of minerals, which alone could turn it into a wealthy nation if these natural resources are properly managed.
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THE GUARDIAN | 7th Jan 13
Woodhall (2002) argues that higher education enrolment has increased rapidly in most developing countries in the past three decades with the average participation rate increasing from 4 to 18 per cent between 1965 and 1988.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 6th Jan 13
Reports indicate that the Tanzania Paralympics Committee (TPC) are earnestly looking for 8 million shillings to send the national wheelchair tennis team to Kenya so that they can participate in a tournament due to be held mid this month.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 6th Jan 13
Our transport sector is one of the sectors experiencing all sorts of bottlenecks, whose effects spill over to other activities and cripple national development.
It is gratifying that since the last quarter or so of the just ended year, some measures to improve the sector, in an attempt to provide better transport services, have been initiated or concluded.
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THE GUARDIAN | 1st Jan 13
It`s almost impossible to wake up nowadays without hearing something “negative” or horrible somewhere in the world trumpeted in the media, whether a natural or man-made disaster.
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THE GUARDIAN | 1st Jan 13
Correspondent Gerald Kitabu interviewed pastor Ephraim Mwansasu of Evangelistic Assemblies of God Tanzania on how Tanzanians should live in 2013: Excerpts:
QUESTION: What’s your message age as Tanzanians celebrate the New Year today?
A: As a religious leader, my message to all Tanzanians is for them to maintain peace and harmony in this 2013.
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THE GUARDIAN | 25th Dec 12
Correspondent Gerald Kitabu this week talked to Apostle John Simon Komanya of the Cathedral of Joy International Ministry on peace and harmony as we celebrate Christmas today. Excerpts:
QUESTION: Tanzanians are celebrating Christmas today, being a religious leader what is your message to them?
ANSWER: As we celebrate Christmas and New Year my massage to Tanzanians is for them to remember their identity which is characterized by love and peace.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 23rd Dec 12
Christmas, a special occasion which comes once a year is around the corner, and all signs indicate that the festival mood has already gripped most of us -both Christians and non-Christians.
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THE GUARDIAN | 18th Dec 12
I read a quote today on Facebook from one of those pages that write about wisdom of life. It was quite long but what caught my attention were three words: “Live Life Unhurried”.
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THE GUARDIAN | 18th Dec 12
Correspondent Gerald Kitabu this week interviewed Sense International-Tanzania Community-Based Rehabilitation programme officer Benjamin Kihwele on special needs for persons with deaf-blindness: EXCERPTS:
QUESTION: What are the special needs for persons with deaf-blindness?
Answer: Before I talk about special needs, I would like to highlight on what exactly deaf-blindness is and the associated challenges.
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THE GUARDIAN | 17th Dec 12
Michael Latham in his paper ‘public-private partnership in education’ released in March 2009, argues that in recent years we have seen an expansion and broadening of the private sector‘s role in the financing and provision of education services in many countries.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 16th Dec 12
Whoever has taken trouble to monitor proceedings of meetings held by the Commissioners of the Constitutional Review Commission to collect views on what should be included in the envisaged mother law of the land, must have noted that all sorts of ideas are being aired - some serious, others conspicuous for their entertainment value.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 9th Dec 12
When Ventures Africa, a monthly Pan African Business magazine came up with a list of the richest business persons in the continent, a few weeks ago, it also pointed out that there are many more unlisted millionaires out there.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 2nd Dec 12
Talk about our newly rich compatriots who are reported to have kept billions of shillings in foreign banks is in the air, and is likely to keep heads rolling for as long as the riddle surrounding the identity of the characters involved remains unsolved.
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THE GUARDIAN | 26th Nov 12
In May 2010, President Jakaya Kikwete announced that in a few years to come every secondary school student will have access to internet-connected individual computer. In addition, the then Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education and Vocational Training, Prof.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 25th Nov 12
Now that the Cecafa Challenge Cup has kicked off, all teams are doubtlessly raring to go in the competition, which is greatly respected across East and Central Africa sphere.
Indeed, although the tournament is not recognized by FIFA, it serves as an arena in which bragging rights, rivalry and prestige are all at stake for the competing teams on this grand regional stage of football.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 25th Nov 12
Like many other forms of corruption haunting the nation, there is now ample evidence that trade in counterfeit goods, probably in fake services as well, continues to rear its ugly head in our society.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 25th Nov 12
As we were catching up with some local gossip on the telephone, the only sensible way to communicategiven Dar es Salaam’s horrendous traffic congestion, a female friend of mine informed me of her absolute sadness over the death of her friend’s father.
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THE GUARDIAN | 19th Nov 12
In simple definition, an ‘agent of change’ is someone who knows and understands the dynamics that facilitate or hinder change, and utilize his/her knowledge and skills to champion for talking hindrance to change.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 18th Nov 12
One of the major controversies about the trend of education in our society is on the feeling that those with a final say on the sector are apparently not worried about standards.
In other words those who call the shots in this area are accused of being contented with standards of education provided by our schools which critics contend have been declining as time passes, contrary to expectations of parents and other interested parties.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 18th Nov 12
At the moment, the Tanzania Women’s Football Association (TWFA) is holding its elections across the country in different regions.
But the truth of the matter is that women’s football itself is still facing some worrying times on the local sports scene.
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THE GUARDIAN | 12th Nov 12
Recently, Standard Seven students completed their National Examinations. Currently, majority of them are waiting for the results in order to see whether they have passed the examinations and selected to government secondary schools.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 11th Nov 12
Among the key man-courted problems in our society is one of witchcraft related deaths. The story of this kind of deaths does not make interesting reading but writing it is unavoidable, as the reality is that many lives of Tanzanians continue to be lost through beliefs and traditions which are not supposed to exist in the 21st century.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 11th Nov 12
Every time there is a crisis caused by fuel shortages in our beloved Tanzania, my friend convinces herself that the "wananchi" will be so incensed with the situation that our government will have no option, except, to implement effective changes.
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THE GUARDIAN | 6th Nov 12
When I think of travelling it always brings about positive and fond memories. The flashbacks usually put a smile on my face and it literally warms my heart especially when the travel bug - the urge to go somewhere, anywhere exotic, bites me! It’s a feeling that I have had for as long as I can remember, which normally leads to day dreaming about all these foreign lands and its people.
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THE GUARDIAN | 5th Nov 12
On 14th October, 2012, Tanzanians in the country and abroad commemorated Nyerere Day, which is a public holiday, set aside in order to find time to celebrate the life of the first President of Tanzania, Mwalimu Julius Nyerere.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 4th Nov 12
The case study of schoolgirl’s pregnancies in Handeni District of Tanga Region is, to put it mildly, too shocking to pass without the strong comments it deserves.
What has been revealed about schoolgirls pregnancies in the area, however, may not be all that new.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 4th Nov 12
Although Tanzania is a sports mad country, it is no secret that we have failed to make a positive impact on major sporting events for many years.
For example, at this year’s momentous Olympic Games in London, it could be argued that our athletes went there just to make up the numbers.
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THE GUARDIAN | 30th Oct 12
One of my fondest memories as a child is the Eid celebrations specifically those of Unguja, Zanzibar. In fact, Eid is a whole sequence of events before and during the actual Eid days.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 28th Oct 12
It is now crystal clear to all of us that attributes which, since independence, have characterized Tanzania as an island of peace in the often troubled continent are disappearing fast, leaving behind warranted concerns and worry about the future of our country.
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THE GUARDIAN | 23rd Oct 12
One could ask numerous questions about the tourism sector, as answering these questions could bring about more doubts or it could prove that everyone is somehow affected by tourism, directly or indirectly.
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THE GUARDIAN | 22nd Oct 12
On 14th October, 2012, Tanzanians in the country and abroad commemorated Nyerere Day, which is a public holiday, set aside in order to find time to celebrate the life of the first President of Tanzania, Mwalimu Julius Nyerere.
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THE GUARDIAN | 21st Oct 12
The question whether the union between Tanzania Mainland, that is former Tanganyika, and Zanzibar will survive the test of time and continue to exist under the 1964 agreement is as old as the union itself.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 14th Oct 12
One may as well begin by congratulating the old grand “revolutionary” party of Tanzania that is CCM, for conducting its intraparty elections, in line with its constitutional requirements.
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