28th Apr 11

 With the cost of living continuing to skyrocket, urgent measures are needed to save the general public from economic hardships they are currently enduring. Fuel prices have surpassed the 2000/- per
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2nd Feb 11

 The National Examination Council of Tanzania (Necta)'s 2010  Form Four examinations results were published last week amongst concerns of poor performance by students. The pass rate dropped sharply
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26th Jan 11

 IT’S an indisputable fact that low income of the majority of Tanzanian population to a large extent hinders their accessibility to health services as medicines and other services are unaffordable.   This
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19th Jan 11

 ON January 5, this year, police shot dead at least two unarmed civilians and left a dozen others nursing gunshot wounds following street demonstrations organised by Tanzania's main opposition party,
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11th Jan 11

 The Ministry of Health and Social Welfare recently closed 16 dispensaries and health centres in Kilimanjaro Region found to have been operating illegally. Though the exercise is commendable and goes
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7th Jan 11

 TWO years ago the government launched a massive crackdown on fabrication of academic credentials which is increasingly becoming trend in the country.   The crackdown zeroed in on fake university
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7th Dec 10

 As the world is getting drier and water sources are becoming more scarce due to changing weather patterns, the only way out for our countries is to adopt irrigation technology.   The essentiality
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30th Nov 10

    Tanzania joins the rest of the world this week to mark the World AIDS Day and this comes at a time when the country is said to be one of the 56 countries in the world that have managed
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16th Nov 10

 THE increase in spoilt votes and low voter turnout witnessed during the October 31 General Election is a cause for concern and  a thorn in the flesh for democracy. Election stakeholders recently
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10th Nov 10

 AS we join other well wishers in congratulating President Jakaya Kikwete on his re-election to lead this country for his final five year term, we would like to remind everyone to get down to business,
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25th Oct 10

      AS the country goes to the polls next Sunday to choose its leaders for the next five years we would like to remind our fellow countrymen to put national interest ahead of their
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12th Oct 10

 We salute the National Electoral Commission (NEC) for vowing to do its best to ensure that it conducts a credible, free and fair election that would be the pride of all Tanzanians.   It is
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5th Oct 10

 Tanzanians this month join the world in marking breast cancer month aimed at conscientising the world of a silent killer that continues to claim innocent lives. Breast cancer constitutes 10.4 percent
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28th Sep 10

 AS the Election Day draws near, we all need to come to our senses and reflect on the challenges each one of us faces in redeeming this country from our three major enemies – poverty, diseases
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31st Aug 10

 OUR country has been fighting a major domestic war with mediocre troops. This war is against ignorance, said to be the major cause of underdevelopment all over the world.   What the government
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24th Aug 10

 THE battle lines for the forthcoming general election have been drawn with the National Electoral Commission (NEC) officially launching the campaigning window by formally clearing candidates to vie
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3rd Aug 10

 FEW people have flattering words for the Tanzanian prison services, but to be fair and honest, are not among the worst in the world even though they need reforms to match with the obtaining material
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27th Jul 10

 THE Tanzania police force has pledged maximum security countrywide during the entire process of the general election which will culminate with the October 31 election of new leaders.   According
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29th Jun 10

For many years, various people have been expressing sympathy and concern for policemen’s appalling conditions, decrying poor pay, ramshackle accommodation and lack of working gears despite their
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22nd Jun 10

THE ruling by the Court of Appeal last week, that the issue of private candidates in elections can only be settled by Parliament, seems to have been the final nail on the coffin of prospective independent
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15th Jun 10

ONE of the good things about the national budget for the financial year 2010/11 presented on Thursday by the Minister for Finance and Economic Affairs, Mr Mustafa Mkulo, is the fact that the government
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8th Jun 10

FEW people have flattering words for the Tanzanian prison services, but to be fair and honest, are not among the worst in the world even though they need reforms to match with the obtaining material conditions. Over
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25th May 10

ALL is not well at the Tanzania National Roads Agency (TANROADS) as the government continues to lose billions of shillings as a result of decisions made by the agency’s CEO contrary to procedure
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18th May 10

DAR ES SALAAM and other major towns across the country are currently witnessing a surge in the number of beggars, including children and aged persons, despite the government’s repeated attempts to
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11th May 10

IT is no secret that there are some unscrupulous traffic police officers who pull over motorists to demand bribes when they violate traffic laws. It is not surprising therefore that traffic police is perceived
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3rd May 10

A lot has been said already about how Tanzania loses some two percent of her GDP through preventable road traffic accidents. Unfortunately, however, a lot continues to be reported too about the unending
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27th Apr 10

TANZANIANS breathed a sigh of relief when the long awaited Mining Bill was finally endorsed by Parliament in Dodoma on Friday, bringing fresh hope to the wananchi to start reaping the benefit of their
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20th Apr 10

THE emphasis on education since our country won independence from Britain in 1961 has been so tremendous that the general opinion is that we are passing through an era of educational revolution without
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13th Apr 10

THE involvement of the private sector in providing health services in this country is vital as it complements government efforts to ensure that every citizen has access to the vital service. Though
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30th Mar 10

IT’S an undeniable fact that low income of the majority of Tanzanian population to a large extent hinders their accessibility to health services as medicines and other services are unaffordable. This
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23rd Mar 10

IT is a known fact that Tanzania faces an acute shortage of medical workers in its health care system. It is also evident that there is unemployment of health workers who have been trained. This situation
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16th Mar 10

IT is almost two years now since the Minister for Defence and National Service, Dr Hussein Mwinyi, ordered an official investigation into the succession of accidents involving army helicopters - Agusta
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9th Mar 10

The United States ambassador to Tanzania, Alfonso Lenhardt, last week threw his weight behind the crusade against corruption in the country when he challenged the government to step it up by ensuring that
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1st Mar 10

PRESIDENT Jakaya Kikwete has once again demonstrated in no uncertain terms that he truly means business and is committed to waging the war against corruption to its logical, victorious conclusion. When
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22nd Feb 10

INACTION and reluctance on the part of most governments to uproot elements of corruption within their systems has always been a main reason why global efforts to get rid of the abiding vice once and
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15th Feb 10

A Great deal of debate now surrounds poor performance in last year’s National Form Four examinations after results showed that most ward-based community secondary schools were trailing other public
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8th Feb 10

Dangerous driving, coupled with drunk driving, speeding and driving defective vehicles, has rendered Tanzania a country prone to fatal road accidents. Hardly a day passes in the country without the loss
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1st Feb 10

THE recent spate of severe floods in Kilosa District and elsewhere in Tanzania that devastated thousands of people initiated debate about the leadership -- or lack thereof -- exhibited by the Disaster
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25th Jan 10

Ever since Chloroquine (CQ) was officially withdrawn as the first-line anti-malaria drug in Tanzania in 2001 there has been a lot of uncertainty and confusion with regards to the reliable cure for the
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18th Jan 10

IF there was any refreshing relief the city of Dar es Salaam offered its residents and visitors in the 1960s and 70s, it was the atmosphere of order and calmness. Time was when Dar es Salaam roads were
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13th Jan 10

IT looks like various measures taken by the police force in the recent past to combat crime, including armed banditry, have had no discernible deterrent effect on other bandits who mostly remain armed
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4th Jan 10

THIS past year witnessed an increase in illicit financial transactions involving local banks despite efforts made by the government to curb the trend through establishment of the Financial Intelligence
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28th Dec 09

AS we welcome the New Year  - 2010, there is a need to reflect deeply on the challenges we all face in redeeming this country from the three major enemies of development – poverty, disease and
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21st Dec 09

THE holiday season is here again. It's a period of brisk business with an increase in the number of people on the roads, which is often associated with high incidences of mishaps and accidents. During
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14th Dec 09

AS a nation at age 48, Tanzania must be fully mature and exit from the group of developing nations. But, alas, we still struggle with outstretched hands for assistance from big brothers for almost everything
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7th Dec 09

BEGINNING this week, THISDAY has shifted to a weekly print format so as to offer its readers more in-depth, properly researched and analyzed news reflecting what is actually happening in the country, in
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30th Nov 09

LAST week the Minister for Finance and Economic Affairs, Mustafa Mkulo, intimated that the government expects its usual budgetary dose of donor aid despite the fact that Tanzania continues to post a poor
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28th Nov 09

LOCAL junior tennis players had the opportunity to savour their lovely moment of playing the sport by competing in the BQ Open tournament at the Dar es Salaam Gymkhana Club (DGC) courts last weekend. The
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27th Nov 09

AT a two-day workshop organised for journalists by the Wanawake na Maendeleo Foundantion (WAMA) and the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF), the issue of child and maternal mortality was
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26th Nov 09

THE injection of over 35bn/- towards controlling and managing disasters in  the country will, if properly used, go a long way in easing the effects of disasters such as those likely to be caused by
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25th Nov 09

APPEARING prominently in yesterday's edition of this newspaper (page 3) was a report on how the Tanzania Media Women's Association (TAMWA), one of the leading human rights civil society organizations in
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24th Nov 09

CONTROLLED hunting is an important aspect in Tanzania’s economy, but when hunters invade wildlife sanctuaries to kill animals indiscriminately their activity is illegal. The current situation in
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23rd Nov 09

LAST Friday the heads of state from countries that form the East African Community signed a Common Market Protocol which they hope can spur economic development within the region. The deal will see the
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21st Nov 09

 On Thursday, Tanzanian soccer fans had an opportunity to have a close view of the FIFA World Cup trophy, the most cherished trophy in all sporting events, which tours the country for the second time
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20th Nov 09

 In our yesterday's edition we published a front-page story on the creeping corruption canker-worm. The story quoted results of the corruption perception index released by the global anti-graft watchdog,
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19th Nov 09

 The coming of new information technologies in the business sector brought with it loopholes that many unscrupulous businesspeople take advantage of to become overnight millionaires. Among such practices
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18th Nov 09

The African Commission’s working group on indigenous populations in Africa (WGIP) has thrown its weight behind efforts to ensure that justice prevails in the alleged evictions and destruction of
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17th Nov 09

TANZANIAN President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete is among leaders gathered in Rome, Italy, to address a serious threat of global food insecurity. Hungry mouths are everywhere around the world and their number,
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16th Nov 09

Following a cabinet meeting mid last week, reports are emerging that there is a cabinet shuffle in the offing. While this is the best news for many of us wananchi who are intent on making corruption a
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13th Nov 09

Basic education is fundamental and compulsory for every Tanzanian child as it provides the structure and formative systems where learning and acquisition of skills and knowledge take place.   It
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12th Nov 09

The rains have come at a time when many Tanzanians are still licking the wounds of the 1997/98 El Nino related extreme weather events in the country, that apart from causing infrastructure damage, spawned
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