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THE National Form Four Examinations which kicked off on November 2nd this year are progressing well, but some education stakeholders advised the government through National Educational Council of Tanzania (NECTA) to provide ‘special exams’ for candidates who are ill, injured or bereaved. According to one education practitioner, who is also community development and project management personnel, Creptone Madunda, stress of compressing months of hard work into couple of hours takes its toll on body and mind. He told the SIMBAYABLOG on Sunday yesterday that during the summer exam season, thousands of students have to sit papers in discomfort or in extreme cases, miss them altogether. “For instance, someone has bad fever or maybe they have broken their arms, so they cannot write properly…,” Madunda expressed. He urged the government through NECTA which oversees O-level and A-level exams to allow ‘special arrangement’ for those suffering ‘temperately disabilities’, ill...

Donald Trump triumphs in shock US election victory IBTimes UK Donald Trump has sent shock waves across the world, sweeping to an unprecedented victory in the US election. The 70-year-old billionaire defeated his bitter rival Hillary Clinton after a ugly campaign that was dogged at every turn by racism, bigotry and scandal. A political outsider who alienated Republicans as well as Democrats during his campaign for the nomination and then the White House, Trump demolished Clinton in key swing states including Florida, North Carolina and Ohio, in which he won 52.2% of the vote to her 43.3%. In his acceptance speech, Trump struck a conciliatory tone, congratulating his rival for her campaign and her service and pledging to "put America back together again." Despite early hopes that Clinton had a chance of winning Florida and, at one point, even Texas, Trump seized both states and their joint 29 and 38 electoral college votes early in what was a dramatic an...

Hospitali ya Rufaa ya Mkoa wa Iringa itaendesha Kliniki ya kupima ugonjwa wa Kisukari na Shinikizo la Damu kwa wananchi wa Manispaa ya Iringa na maeneo yanayozunguka Manispaa hiyo.  Kliniki hiyo itazinduliwa tarehe 10/11/2016 na itaendelea kwa siku tano mfululizo hadi tarehe 14/11/2016 siku mbayo ni kilele cha Maadhimisho ya Siku ya Kisukari Duniani. Akizungumza na SIMBAYABLOG leo (Jumatano) Afisa wa Habari Mkoa wa Iringa Dennis Gondwe, alisema huduma za upimaji zitafanyika katika Bustani ya Manispaa ya Iringa kuanzia saa 2:00 Asubuhi hadi saa 10.30 Jioni kila siku, na kuongeza kuwa huduma zote zitatolewa bure. Siku ya Kisukari Duniani ilianzishwa mwaka 1991 na Mashirika mawili ya kimataifa yaani World Health Organization (WHO) na International Diabetes Federation (IDF) baada ya kuona ugonjwa wa Kisukari unaongezeka sana Duniani na Siku hiyo huadhimishwa Duniani kote kila mwaka ifikao tarehe 14 Novemba.  Alisema kuwa Mkoa wa Iringa kama maeneo mengine...

218 Hillary Clinton 279 Donald J. Trump 270  to win 59,163,539 votes   (47.6%) 59,027,749 votes   (47.5%) States   Counties   Size of lead   Change from 2012 Lead Win Flip Dem. Lead Win Flip Rep. Lead Win Flip Other No results Live Results Forecast » We’re offering live estimates of the presidential race in real time.  See full forecast » Places that tend to vote ... Lead Win Flip Dem. Lead Win Flip Rep. Lead Win Flip Other Much more Democratic STATE DEM. REP. OTH. % RPT. Calif. 62% 33% 3% 97% D.C. 93% 4% 2% 100% Hawaii 62% 30% 4% 100% Md. 61% 35% 3% 99% Mass. 61% 33% 4% 97% N.Y. 59% 38% 2% 97% R.I. 55% 40% 3% 99% Vt. 61% 33% 4% 99% Somewhat more Democratic STATE DEM. REP. OTH. % RPT. Conn. 54% 42% 3% 96% Del. 53% 42% 3% 100% Ill. 55% 39% 4% 99% Me. 48% 45% 5% 90% Mich. 47% 48% 4% 99% N.J. 55% 42% 2% 9...