GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 26th May 13
Food aid agencies are happy with acceptance of a policy shift on the part of the United States, where a substantial portion of grain supplies provided as food aid will be purchased locally, which US officials say will take up around 40 per cent of the value of food aid provided by the US.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 26th May 13
Understandably, President Barack Obama’s planned visit to Tanzania has raised both excitement and heated debate among Tanzanians from all walks of life.
Those excited believe that the American president’s visit, the second by a sitting American president in less than ten years after George Bush junior, would, among others, raise Tanzania’s international profile, globally, apart from opening up business opportunities between the two countries.
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THE GUARDIAN | 22nd May 13
Forget about the thorns that appear at the end of a sisal leaf, which may from now and then prick your hands when you harvest the fruits of the plant.
The highly precious leaves take off from the main stem of a sisal plant and normally sprout sideways-the length of a metre or so.
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THE GUARDIAN | 20th May 13
During political campaigns in the country, candidates make promises to induce voters to give them their votes. Among such promises are employment opportunities, construction of health centres, roads and many more others.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 19th May 13
Mtwara is making headlines again; it’s not making headlines for good but for bad; the news about a looming strike over its recently discovered natural gas.
Over the weekend, a section of the media reported that the southern town of Mtwara was at a standstill after news broke out that the natives were planning another deadly strike to protest over what they describe as “unfair distribution of gas revenues”.
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THE GUARDIAN | 19th May 13
Insightful observers are raising questions as to the rationale and ‘feasibility study’ conducted by high level authorities of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) before the regional organ forcefully brought the United Nations Security Council to its view of things.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 19th May 13
One of the Whisperer’s most reliable sources this week came up with one of the most outrageous allegations!He told the Whisperer, the very man responsible for running this third rate column that one of Tanzania’s most reliable government institutions, the Police Force, was as good as dead!Can you believe such serious allegations? Now your guess is as good as mine.
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THE GUARDIAN | 17th May 13
Kibaha district authorities may not know exactly how much of their remaining indigenous forests are being illegally harvested but they see the size of bare land that was otherwise covered by trees increasing at an alarming rate.
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THE GUARDIAN | 17th May 13
Remembrance of the father of the nation and the first President of the United Republic of Tanzania, Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere through the annual Mwalimu Nyerere Professorial Chair popularly known as ‘Kigoda cha Mwalimu’ triggers reflections of not just remembering him but also doing so through practically carrying forward what he stood for.
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THE GUARDIAN | 16th May 13
A local organisation, Bagamoyo Non-Governmental Organisation Networking (BANGONET), has launched an ambitious project aimed to restore the district’s ecological balance by engaging in community capacity building on environmental conservation, good governance and sustainable resource utilisation.
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THE GUARDIAN | 15th May 13
A large percentage of Dar es Salaam families live in a single room. This means parents and their children, regardless of their age share a room.
And this is believed to be the cause of what we witness today, children engaging in sexual activities early.
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THE GUARDIAN | 15th May 13
The government’s decision to standardise last year’s form four examination results has been received with different attitudes by different groups and individuals.
To parents of the students who scored division zero and the students themselves, it is a kind of relief even though it’s not as yet known if they would land on a better atmosphere after the standardisation.
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THE GUARDIAN | 14th May 13
“You can if you think you can” Norma Vincent says in his book ‘The Power of Positive Thinking.’ This appears to be the best inspiration that University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) staff, alumni and friends should adopt as they implement the institution’s vision 2061.
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THE GUARDIAN | 10th May 13
Any sign of a forest that you see on either side of the road when you travel between Dar es Salaam and Chalinze merely covers up the bad news: there are almost no indigenous forests in Kibaha District of Coast region, save for Ruvu Kusini, Zumbamlungu and some small ones all of which, however, have been seriously degraded.
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THE GUARDIAN | 9th May 13
Most of us know someone who lost their life giving birth, or who died from pregnancy-related complications.
A friend of mine lost his wife last year while giving birth at the Muhimbili National Hospital.
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THE GUARDIAN | 8th May 13
Six months ago, a few minutes after midnight, Sarafina (38) decided enough was enough, packed her things and left her matrimonial home with her four children.
That night, her husband had returned from God knows where and picked a fight with Sarafina moments after he entered the bedroom.
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THE GUARDIAN | 8th May 13
The most recent annual international report on the extent of freedom that journalists, media outlets and the citizenry enjoy has brought Tanzania in the limelight.
The 2013 World Press Freedom Index, which was released recently by Reporters Without Borders, shows that press freedom shrunk considerably in Tanzania last year.
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THE GUARDIAN | 7th May 13
Tanzania has huge land suitable for fresh fruit production and has therefore a potential to become among major producers of fruits in the world. One of the fruits Tanzania can produce and get huge market for in the world is pineapple.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 5th May 13
Motives are still being searched for in the decision by the government to annul the published results of Form IV students 2012 exams, and instead use the same scores to give different grades.
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THE GUARDIAN | 3rd May 13
Occupational-related diseases cause huge suffering and loss in the world, yet the occupational or work–related diseases remain largely unseen in comparison to industrial accidents, even though they kill six times as many people each year.
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THE GUARDIAN | 3rd May 13
A few years ago when Yusuf Makamba was the Dar es Salaam Regional Commissioner, he begun his May Day speech by asking journalists a question.
He asked them whether they too write about their problems or if they only write about other people’s problems.
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THE GUARDIAN | 2nd May 13
Gladness (35) is a mother of three and a resident of Tongwe village in Muheza District. She and her brood were forced to live a pastoralist-kind of life for four years because they were rendered homeless by her husband’s family following his death.
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THE GUARDIAN | 1st May 13
Maureen Anyango, a community development student at the Kampala International University in Dar es Salaam and Florence Mwitwa, a medical student at the Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences in Mwanza, have been chosen to represent Tanzania in a global conference that addresses issues on women’s health.
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THE GUARDIAN | 30th Apr 13
Anastazia John (28) did not believe it when the nurse at the antenatal clinic told her she was HIV positive. She stared blankly at the nurse for sometime before the truth sank in that she was infected with HIV.
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THE GUARDIAN | 26th Apr 13
In the next few months after the form six examination results come out, the Tanzania Commission for Universities (TCU) will select students who will join various universities in the country.
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THE GUARDIAN | 25th Apr 13
Chiku Mbukuzi* (42), a widow and a mother of three lives at Msomera village, about 20 kms from Handeni town in Tanga Region.
She lost her husband 12 years ago to a mysterious disease when her children were still very young.
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THE GUARDIAN | 24th Apr 13
Lynching of law offenders, also known as mob justice, is being carried every new day in our society. This is due to the fact that law offenders usually remain at large, even after being arrested, tried and sometimes convicted.
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THE GUARDIAN | 23rd Apr 13
The farm was small with little yields but for years, Hamed Maokola, a resident of Marambo village, in Nachingwea District, kept on growing maize because he had no other alternative.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 21st Apr 13
My buddy at Matapeli Clearing and Forwarding Ltd (EA), Maneno Mingi is certainly someone no self respecting man should tug along with. Indeed, he is such a devious man that the result of my friendship with him in many instances has cost me this or that.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 21st Apr 13
The East African Health Platform (EAHP) was launched recently in Kigali, Rwanda.
The new Platform – which was initiated with facilitation from the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) – aims to harmonise policies and legislation related to health undertakings in the region.
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THE GUARDIAN | 20th Apr 13
Loliondo: Is hunting business better than the locals
In a remote corner of northern Tanzania, Boeing 747 planes land on a private airstrip, trucks with United Arab Emirates (UAE) number plates drive across the plains, and anyone with a cell phone receives an unlikely text message:
"Dear guest, welcome to UAE.
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THE GUARDIAN | 19th Apr 13
My sisters, am taking a little walk, crossing busy roads and dirty streets of Dar es Salaam. While in Kariakoo, I see you my sisters, selling tea and snacks as you hold your children right on your laps.
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THE GUARDIAN | 18th Apr 13
Heads bent and talking in low tones, a dozen or so Chinese experts sat in rows as they waited for the big day to start. They were at the newly-built open conference complex at Kasera, the junction and headquarters of Mkinga District in Tanga Region.
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THE GUARDIAN | 17th Apr 13
Accessing medical care can be a challenge at times, especially when one is penniless. Like a saying of the wise goes, ugonjwa haubishi hodi, meaning illness often comes without warning.
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THE GUARDIAN | 15th Apr 13
About fifteen years ago, the electronic media aired a story about a sick man who was sent to hospital in Mbeya. After diagnosis, the doctor asked him to pay 2000/- so that treatment could start.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 14th Apr 13
With positive reviews from both the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for the Tanzania government's wish to borrow from international commercial institutions, partly arising from newly won confidence of natural gas discoveries, more complex fiscal ties to the world market could arise.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 14th Apr 13
It’s interesting how human beings tend to not communicate with certain people until they find themselves caught up in a situation that requires them to “remember” those people.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 14th Apr 13
The race for Tanzania’s 2015 presidency is once again in the Whisperer column brought back by none other than our diligent correspondents.
According to one of the rumour mongers, the race is being fought on two levels; within the ruling party and between Chadema on one hand and the ruling party, CCM, on the other.
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THE GUARDIAN | 12th Apr 13
Using tape, rubber and a tiny glass ball, researchers transformed an iPhone into a cheap, yet powerful microscope able to image tiny blood cells.
Amazing? Well, they’ve also added a clinical grade spectroscope that might be able to measure some vital signs because as a light splitting spectrometer it has just high enough resolution to measure blood oxygen levels.
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THE GUARDIAN | 12th Apr 13
There is a very close relationship between illiteracy and poverty. Poverty and illiteracy in Africa are both at extremely high levels. Four of five Africans earn less than two dollars per day and half try to survive on less than 1 dollar per day.
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THE GUARDIAN | 12th Apr 13
Political will and good leadership are needed to enable all citizens to have an equal share of the national cake, it has been learnt.
Without good leadership, poverty will continue to bite and the majority of Tanzanians will continue to survive on less than a dollar per day.
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THE GUARDIAN | 11th Apr 13
A guest house attendant opened the door for the person who knocked and was astonished to see their neighbour, an elderly man whom she had never seen popping into the house.
Thinking perhaps he had a family visitor for whom he wanted to rent a room for the night, the attendant said; ”Sir, we don’t have a self contained room at the moment, but your visitor may get an ordinary room, using the communal toilet at the end of the corridor.
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THE GUARDIAN | 10th Apr 13
Inhaling deeply on a cigarette he made from dry tobacco leaves grown on his farm, Omari Mokiwa sits on a small dead log outside his home wondering what his family would have for lunch that day.
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THE GUARDIAN | 10th Apr 13
Tanzania has been renowned for peace and political stability since it gained independence in 1961, unlike some African countries which have been experiencing political violence and civil strife all the time.
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THE GUARDIAN | 9th Apr 13
English language has been taught as a subject along with other subjects presumably just after the Germans were ousted by the British.
At first the subject was not taught to pupils in lower classes like standard one to standard four; it was taught to pupils from standard V and above.
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THE GUARDIAN | 8th Apr 13
Susan, in her late 20s is a Diploma holder in Business Administration. She graduated from a college in Uganda three years ago but has never managed to get meaningful employment.
After tarmacking the roads for almost a year in search of a job after graduation in 2009, Susan got a temporary job as a pump attendant at a petrol station in Dar es Salaam.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 7th Apr 13
Nations mark two types of events, just like individuals or families, one version being celebratory events where people in whatever social setting mark their achievements, and another type, marked silently and in private, where the memory of that event is painful or shameful.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 7th Apr 13
Local academics are at present engrossed in serious soul searching for proper and assuring answers as to how to break the 'development jinx,' whose insufficient growth syndrome has persisted despite growth levels hovering close to 7.
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THE GUARDIAN | 5th Apr 13
Dozens of trucks line up in an orange plantation, while drivers and turn boys move from one place to another in separate groups within a large area covered by orange trees.
The trucks crew ask anybody they come across whether there are boys who can be employed to harvest oranges in the plantations.
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THE GUARDIAN | 3rd Apr 13
It is a Saturday – a day when almost every household, particularly women, take out the family’s clothing for washing.
Here, at Kitivo village, people take turns to draw water from a domestic point where it takes only a few seconds to fill a 20-litre bucket.
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THE GUARDIAN | 1st Apr 13
When Hussein Mohamed, a resident of Handeni district in Tanga region heard about the much marketed government subsidised farm inputs three years ago, he rejoiced and quickly extended his two hectares to three because he thought the inputs would be given free of charge.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 31st Mar 13
One event where founder president Julius Nyerere failed to carry most of Africa with his often extolled moral examples was the Biafran conflict, or rather the Nigerian civil war, 1967 to 1970.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 31st Mar 13
World attention tied to a recent visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping may have given the world a semblance of Tanzania's wider diplomatic significance globally, but its ties with China touch on more profound parameters of society, as one of the key role models that youthful Tanzania sought to learn and imitate.
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THE GUARDIAN | 29th Mar 13
A 9th century German philosopher, LudwingFeuerbach (1804-18720) will always be remembered by his often quoted statement of man is “what he eats”.
This simply means that a big extent the health of one’s body depends on the kind of food he/she eats.
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THE GUARDIAN | 27th Mar 13
Admittedly, going through the Kenyan 8.4.4 system of education was not only challenging but right out gruesome, or so it seemed.
First thing that comes back to mind, apart from the corporal punishment, is the mountain of a school bag I bore every morning.
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THE GUARDIAN | 27th Mar 13
Soon after independence just over 50 years ago, Tanzania declared war on three enemies: poverty, ignorance and diseases.
Over 50 years down the line, some progress has been made, but we cannot talk of having achieved outright victory as such.
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THE GUARDIAN | 25th Mar 13
Tanzania’s strategic decision to promote stronger ties with China is entirely understandable but sometimes it makes the Western capitals nervous.
Relations between Tanzania and China date back to the Cooperation Agreement signed 48 years ago.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 24th Mar 13
Our event-based media were this week awash with the story about the jailing of 50 supporters of Sheikh Ponda Issa Ponda.
But rumour mongers focused elsewhere; they trained their eyes on the sports sector, and in particular, football and it was apparently not difficult to guess why they did so.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 24th Mar 13
Nigerian novelist and veteran US-based academician Chinua Achebe has died at his Brown University, New York abode where he has been professor since 2009, having worked for US universities for long periods since 1972.
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THE GUARDIAN | 23rd Mar 13
How the modern century, technology, and pills changed the way we date and interact romantically
By Nick Paumgarten, The NEWYORKER
In the fall of 1964, on a visit to the World’s Fair, in Queens, Lewis Altfest, a twenty-five-year-old accountant, came upon an open-air display called the Parker Pen Pavilion, where a giant computer clicked and whirred at the job of selecting foreign pen pals for curious pavilion visitors.
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THE GUARDIAN | 22nd Mar 13
“As far as education is concerned, I anticipate to take the new district of Butiama to a next level, I am doing this not only due to the love I feel for it and its people, but also as to honor Mwalimu Julius Nyerere’s pursuit on education as it is one of the things he dealt with during his lifetime.
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THE GUARDIAN | 21st Mar 13
The deaf in Kibaha have made it. In what the district officials and the public in Kibaha have termed ‘one of the biggest achievement for people with disabilities in the country’ the Tanzania Association of the Deaf (TAD)-Kibaha has managed to train some of its officials in some strategic areas in the district in sign language so that they could handle their cases easily when they go for services.
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THE GUARDIAN | 20th Mar 13
Women living in rural areas, particularly the underprivileged, including those who come from poor families, normally have least access to skilled health attendance when time comes for them to have their babies.
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THE GUARDIAN | 20th Mar 13
Correspondent Sikwese Austin this week interviewed Dr Eugena Kafanabo, the Head of Education Psychology and Curriculum Studies at the Dar es Salaam University College of Education on what curriculum is all about and other key educational issues.
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THE GUARDIAN | 19th Mar 13
A protracted battle against fake and substandard medicines in Africa is increasingly becoming a major concern, as many governments have failed to develop practical interventions to get rid of the menace.
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THE GUARDIAN | 19th Mar 13
Tanzania has a total of six social security funds, but the coverage in terms of number of members remains abysmally low relative to the country’s population.
The 2012 National Population and Housing Census puts the number of Tanzanians at 44.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 17th Mar 13
The establishment of National Health Insurance Fund (INHIF) in Tanzania came out of necessity in the light of economic constraints that existed during the mid 1980’s.
It follows therefore that the main purpose of establishing the Scheme was to have a reliable and stable system of financing the health sector outside the general taxation system (which was by then overstretched) to ensure sustainability of services.
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THE GUARDIAN | 15th Mar 13
Before the early 1960s, cases of dynamite fishing were unheard of.By then, fishermen used traditional fishing methods -- acceptable fishing nets manufactured by local experts-specifically made to ensure that marine ecosystem was not harmed.
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THE GUARDIAN | 14th Mar 13
The education system in Tanzania has had much criticism recently. However, the criticism has not addressed the key issues behind the failure of students in Mathematics.
To be successful in Mathematics students need a thorough understanding of basic concepts.
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THE GUARDIAN | 14th Mar 13
We are living in this 21st century as witnesses of many scientific and technological inventions, which affect our lives in many ways.
Development in our country is clearly recognized by environmental changes; vast acres of arable land have and are being cleared to make space for buildings; while along the highways petroleum filling stations are scattered.
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THE GUARDIAN | 13th Mar 13
Water is almost certainly the most precious element of all, and yet we often squander it as though worthless. Having been a plastic pipe producer himself for many years, Derek Pitfield asks us here to consider adopting a new way of thinking about water conservation.
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THE GUARDIAN | 13th Mar 13
Janet, (58) (not her real name], wakes up rather late and hurriedly prepares herself for a kilometer trek to Mikanjuni Primary School where she is a teacher.
She takes a quick bath and rushes out-skipping her breakfast.
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THE GUARDIAN | 13th Mar 13
Destined for the city centre, Omari Hussein, 72, (not real name) stands by the roadside to await transport that would take him to a private medical facility where he has an appointment with a medical practitioner.
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THE GUARDIAN | 12th Mar 13
Many women in Tanzania die giving birth. It is estimated that 8000 women die every year from child birth.
Most die due to lack of care given the staff shortage in many of our hospitals.
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THE GUARDIAN | 11th Mar 13
Tanzania and Democratic Republic of Congo have launched an ambitious project to address challenges of strengthening the smooth flow of transit goods through the Dar es Salaam port.
The ultimate goal is to combat all brands of fraud which include smuggling and dumping, promote custom cooperation and secure transit goods in the international logistics of trade.
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THE GUARDIAN | 11th Mar 13
Those who knew the Institute of Education (IE) which was part of the University of Dar es Salaam will wish to know the fate of the curriculum developers who shaped the Institute.
Many will recall the establishment of the Institute in 1964 at the University hill to coordinate teacher training activities in teachers’ training colleges throughout the country.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 10th Mar 13
It's been a week of tension and uncertainty, no doubt caused by the elections that have been going on in one of our East African countries, Kenya. As people turned out in large numbers to vote, it was obvious from the small talk being engaged as they queued that memories of the post-election violence that happened in 2008 were still fresh in people's minds.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 10th Mar 13
On arrival at the port a cool breeze sweeps across the decks and the clock seems to slow down. There’s a palpable of mosaic colours and an air of calm among the people on the land -- all warm and friendly.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 10th Mar 13
When opinion makers of different hues and stripes almost constantly talk about carrying forward Mwalimu’s legacy, it is interesting to see how Mwalimu himself saw that legacy, in the twilight years of his life.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 10th Mar 13
Certain political quarters, either in active political organization or in the business of watching and guessing political trends, are beginning to affirm that the mass failures in secondary school examinations will be a major agenda for the 2015 general elections.
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THE GUARDIAN | 9th Mar 13
Located between two national parks in Tanzania’s northern tourist circuit is Burunge Wildlife Management Area, about two-hour southbound drive from Arusha city.
The area lies between Tarangire and Manyara national parks, both internationally famed for their wildlife habitat.
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THE GUARDIAN | 8th Mar 13
A few years ago, I attended a graduation ceremony at some primary school in Kigoma rural. Among those present was a 13-year-old girl who watched the event from a distance. She too was supposed to be graduating that day.
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THE GUARDIAN | 8th Mar 13
A sick man who thought he could not live for another week, dictated his will like this.“After my death, my wife shall continue living in our family house with the children, but she must not under any circumstances bring in a lover.
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THE GUARDIAN | 8th Mar 13
Looking back, Lucia*, a mother of five wishes she had had access to reproductive health education during her adolescence. She would not have undergone all the abortions she underwent.
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THE GUARDIAN | 8th Mar 13
It is almost a week since Gostake Haule, in her 30s gave birth to her baby girl, Rachel. Though she was lucky to deliver her bundle of joy safely, her experience at the hospital is one thing that she is yet to forget or comprehend.
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THE GUARDIAN | 8th Mar 13
During the 1950s and 60s a wave of criticism against the free trade doctrine swelled and broke.
I do not intend to summarize the lively debate that occurred during that period, but a few glimpses at the prevailing ideas of the time may be important in order to provide some historical colour to current discussions.
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THE GUARDIAN | 8th Mar 13
As the world celebrates the International Women’s Day today, Kibaha district has one of the most horrendous gender violence case that a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) known as Picha ya Ndege Paralegal is currently handling.
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THE GUARDIAN | 7th Mar 13
The local Tanzanian community bordering Lake Nyasa is no nearer to understanding what the conflict between their country and Malawi is about, nor why so much is at stake, as mediation efforts between Malawi and Tanzania are expected to begin soon.
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THE GUARDIAN | 6th Mar 13
Gender parity demands equal rights for all.
This being the case, men, in Tanzania, too need a U.B.T (Umoja wa wakina Baba Tanzania) as is U.W.T (Umoja wa Wanawake Tanzania) for women; a day of prayer, representation in parliament and their minister.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 3rd Mar 13
Can you believe that as you read this article (if you are reading it today, 3rd March, 2013), 62 days are gone? It’s hard to believe two are down and we are already on the third month of 2013.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 3rd Mar 13
Kenyans go to the polls any moment now with peace at the forefront of what everyone has been saying on the airwaves and, indeed, the leading candidates have promised to respect poll results – because the country must be saved from being dragged into another conflict as in early 2008.
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GUARDIAN ON SUNDAY | 3rd Mar 13
The proper meaning of a lie is intentional deception, but that definition is applicable chiefly at an individual level, notably in personal relations; collectively the problem of lying becomes slightly more complicated.
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NIPASHE JUMAPILI | 3rd Mar 13
Kwanza kabisa ningependa kuungana na Watanzania pamoja na wapenda amani wote kulaani mauaji ya kikatili yaliyofanywa dhidi ya Padri wa Parokia ya Minara Miwili mjini Zanzibar, marehemu Evarist Mushi, aliyeuawa Februari 17, mwaka huu.
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THE GUARDIAN | 1st Mar 13
In one of his 1982 speeches, the Late Julius Nyerere, Tanzania’s first president, was quoted as saying: “...Because of the importance of agriculture in our development, one would expect that agriculture and the need of agricultural producers would be the beginning and the central reference point of all our economic planning…”
Perhaps Mwalimu Nyerere’s concern was due to the fact that the population and its leadership of all levels had recognized the agriculture sector as the country’s economic backbone to which other sectors could be strengthened yet there was zero efforts to revive the sector.
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THE GUARDIAN | 28th Feb 13
It’s Valentine’s Day and I am at Mwenge’s Marie Stopes hospital. They are offering free family planning services today.
As I wait for my turn to enter the Family Planning consultation room, a young woman in her thirties approaches me.
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THE GUARDIAN | 27th Feb 13
Piracy in the Indian Ocean is now considered the biggest threat to marine transportation in the East African sea routes, according to regional military officials, who warned that the problem has been reported to spread southwards…
To underline the seriousness of the problem, the heads and representatives of navy units from 89 countries gathered in Cape Town, South Africa, last year to discuss options to eliminate the scourge of piracy.
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THE GUARDIAN | 27th Feb 13
The Tanzania economy is failing to reap the benefits of sustained rapid growth because of the failure to deal squarely with the indicators of poverty reduction and reducing malnutrition.
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THE GUARDIAN | 25th Feb 13
Twenty six years ago, when Salama Abdallah was pregnant, she had no clue as to what type of baby she was carrying in her womb would be. What she was sure of, was that ultimately, she would deliver a baby,,just as she did to her other three others.
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THE GUARDIAN | 25th Feb 13
Present global trends prove beyond doubt only those able to get into innovation, think innovation, work over innovation and rightly invest into innovation will be able to secure an advantageous ground in responding and getting hold of the challenges facing human kind in modern times.
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