They say that if you want to hide something from an African, put it in a book, hatakiona kabisa! An African finds reading an uphill task, something to be avoided by all means, that is why while the other continents are surging ahead, Africa is still lagging behind.
I seem to be having multiple tax problems. First I invested hundreds of millions of shillings to protect the environment in my factory but TRA has disallowed the entire expenditure saying it was not necessary. Secondly there was a delay in paying taxes.
THE other day, the immediate past minister for Industry & Trade, Cyril Chami, reportedly said Tanzania has seen 18 industrial projects established in the six years of Jakaya’ Kikwete’s Presidency (2005—). Unfortunately, the minister didn’t give details of the industries he referred to.
IN the past I have borrowed Dale Carnegie’s advice on being hearty in appreciation and lavish in praise if you wish to win friends and influence people. It does not matter if the friend you want to win or influence is a boyfriend, husband, supervisor or subordinate.
I've always been a gym bunny. I’ve had an off and on relationship with the gym for 8 years. A friend had suggested I join the gym to tone up my arms. You see, genetics played a bad trick and I've received arms from my ancestors and then some.
THE news is not good. “Heart disease begins in childhood,” reports the National Institute of Health in the USA. A recent examination of 360 randomly selected youngsters ages 7-12 revealed that 98 percent of the children already had three or more risk factors.
CHILD morbidity and mortality rates in Tanzania keep soaring. Indeed, the situation is worrisome. Accurate figures in both aspects are hard to come by as not all sick children are taken to hospitals. In the same vein, not all deaths occur in hospitals.
The Bank of Tanzania (BoT) Governor, Professor Benno Ndulu is an academician per excellence. He defends a weak and tumbling shilling as being good for the economy. A strong shilling, he was quoted by the media as saying, could hurt exports and tourist inflows “although it could lead to a lower imports bill.”
