WHAT would happens if fuel merchants started selling petrol and diesel at 5,000/- per litre today instead of 2,000/-? Upcountry bus operators would probably increase the fare from Dar to Mwanza from 45,000/- to 115,000/- while those traveling to Moshi might need to cough up 75,000/- instead of 30,000/-.
THE ruling party caucus in Parliament was this week reportedly up in arms against a new constitutional amendment Bill tabled in the National Assembly yesterday, that accommodates the views of one of the opposition political parties.
ONE evening, the moment I reached home from a hectic day in office, my little daughter Samiksha, aged just above 11 years enthusiastically approached me.
IT was an image of the year. On Thursday one Kiswahili tabloid ran a memorable photograph on its front page and it spoke volumes. Its uniqueness was in its simplicity. There she was, a lone Ms Anne Kilango (Same East-CCM) in the august House attentively following proceedings flanked by empty seats.
BREAK down your resistance to medical care. A doctor is not just someone to fix you when you are not well. Through preventive medicine, a doctor can keep you healthy in the first place. Try thinking of your doctor as your coach taking you through the game of life - a trained professional who knows how to keep you healthy. The two of you should form partnership whose objective is to keep you active and productive to ripe old age.
DEAR readers. Today, my mind is on the effect of deafness in children. Deaf children are, indeed, quite unfortunate. I must mention at the outset that deafness has four categories.
IT started with a scratch to the head. Normally I have a hair cut once a month. This time though, it appeared it was more than a month since I last cleared the black grass on my head. Now as I moved my hand through my hair I was almost surprised at it size.
SAGCOT (Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor of Tanzania) is yet another juicy acronym in this country which last week knocked the corridors of World Economic Forum (WEF) at Davos in Switzerland. Unlike other past acronyms such as COSATA, SUKITA which came and died, SAGCOT has a mission to accomplish.
