ONE way of beginning a news item and that may appear rather trendy is, for instance: “Some big shots have established a racket to sell human skulls in the city,” we can now reveal. Or another one will say: “There are three men, who parade on street in the city as beggars, but are in reality millionaires,” our paper can reveal.
LAST week, our sister newspaper HabariLEO carried a very interesting but disturbing news item purported to have been revealed by Parliamentary Standing Committee on HIV/AIDS that excessive overcrowding of remand prisoners at Segerea has culminated in unimaginable free sex in that prison.
Today, I explore the world of teenagers with particular emphasis on their conduct. Most teenagers, especially the boys, invariably exhibit determination to look for more excitement than everyday life generally offers. This behaviour is more apparent among urban dwellers.
THE riots that rocked Zanzibar and resulted in the torching of some six churches as well as other property made front page news in most papers of 28 and 29 May. The Custodian (28 May) told the story under the heading: “Isles Police hold 7 rioters.”
MOST of us, last weekend, woke up with a jolt. We were jolted by the news that the peaceful islands of Zanzibar were ablaze – and of all the things that one can conceive of – churches had been deliberately torched! Coincidentally, I was in Zanzibar last weekend and I was most jolted if not surprised.
I withdrew an amount of Tsh 20M on the 31st of October last year. The very next day ie 1st November a further amount of Tsh 20M was fraudulently debited from my account. When I initially reconciled my account, it somehow did not strike me but now that my annual audit has been done, this fraud has been picked up. The bank is saying I waited too long to report it to them and hence I cannot be refunded. What should I do?
Whether you like it or not, the buzzword – “Austerity” is here to stay and will continue to haunt us, just not as individuals, but even as a countryman.
THE veteran ruling political party in Tanzania — the Party of the Revolution ‘Chama cha Mapinduzi’ (CCM) — has come out with several proposals outlining its stand regarding the ongoing Constitution-making processes countrywide.
This week I was rather amused that my nine year old actually has an admirer. Coming home late from work she was more than excited as she showed me two cards wishing her success in exams and a couple of chains she had received from a pupil in a higher class in her school.
