Tanzania grapples with higher electricity costs
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (Thomson Reuters Foundation) — When Omar Mganga bought his latest stock of pre-paid electricity coupons via his smartphone, the confirmation message came as a shock. On January 1, the country’s state-run power company increased its rates by 40 percent, meaning Mganga got far less energy than expected for his cash. “This is daylight robbery! How on …
‘Watumishi umma wala rushwa ni watumwa’
WATUMISHU wa umma wanaokumbatia rushwa wamefananishwa na watumwa wanaoabudu wenye mali. “Mtumishi wa umma mla rushwa ni mtumwa anayeabudu wenye mali na kamwe hawezi kuwa na ufanisi kazini”, alisema Emmanuel Mlelwa, Kaimu Mkurungenzi wa Halmashauri ya Wilaya ya Ludewa. Mlelwa alizungumza hayo wakati wa semina ya siku moja iliyoandaliwa na Taasisi ya Kupambana na Kuzuia Rushwa Tanzania (Takukuru) kwa wakuu …