More needs to be done to fight children sexual abuse YAKOBE CHIWAMBO Unlike other types of abuses like physical or psychological torment, child sexual abuse in most cases happens secretly. This makes it difficult for culprits to be made answerable. In the first place, it is difficult to find data about children sexual abuse. Children exposed to being abused…
This way, Kilimo Kwanza is just another useless song By Saumu Jumanne Once again the country runs the risk of suffering acute food shortages. That is why from April, the Government of Tanzania (GoT) halted food exports, especially maize. According to the Minister for Agriculture, Prof Jumanne Maghembe, the ban runs from April to June this year. The good…
Era of big shame for Tanzania, thanks to irresponsible leaders By Saumu Jumanne We have become a nation that expects too much for investing too little in productive actions. We want to lead luxurious life for no hard work. Students want excellent exam results from total neglect of studies! And good heavens sometimes it happens. The trend goes on…
Downtrodden motherhood, little prospects of economic freedom Mother – a truly magical word that have made poets of all ages go gaga. Our mothers bear us in blood, sweat, and tears. For our fathers, we come from the pleasure of sex and no physical pain for them afterwards – supporting the expectant mother is an option. A man can…
Our girls, education and lost dreams in mire of poverty Every other girl that you see has a dream -an aspiration for a better life- for her own and the larger family. The most ultimate thing that can make those dreams come true is education, and unfortunately, after primary school, few of our girls go ahead, and they are…
Innovation, not complaints will take us there Saumu Jumanne If there was a gold medal for complaining many Tanzanians from the lowest to the highest echelons would be potential winners. Grumbling have become so embed in our national psyche almost becoming a way of life. In parliament, at public rallies, in the offices, classrooms and even at pubs, it…
After giving the hawkers a loaf of bread made of stones, NSSF should stop whining By Saumu Jumanne Do you want to eat a loaf of bread made of stones? It seems that is exactly what the authorities in Dar es Salaam could be asking hawkers to do. That is, by forcing them to operate exclusively at the magnificent…
Mkulo’s sweat and the poor man’s sweat…the big difference By Saumu Jumanne Unlike our Finance Minister Brother Mustapha Mkulo, who is a so well versed in matters to do with finance and economic sector- having worked his way up for many years, I have very limited know how on the same. And so are the majority Tanzanians. However, as…
The Loliondo miracle, collapsed health systems and traditions Saumu Jumanne In Tanzania an academic doctor, a medical doctor and an illiterate villager, once a goat thief turned into a witchdoctor – are all, merrily called doctors. Actually deep in the rural villages, the children grow up calling the village witchdoctor, ‘daktari,’ the Kiswahili equivalent of a doctor. They learn…
By correspondent Ernest C. Ambali. Believe this and you will rise to success!! Forsake it, you will fall into the gaping abyss!!. That is: you must have a strong, positive vision of success – and you will succeed. You will not need Albino’s body parts or a chain talisman. In other words, there is nothing like luck. You create…