DAR ES SALAAM: UNPRECEDENTED political drama took place in the country this week when the Vice-President submitted a letter to the President resigning his post, as well as retiring from politics; and when, subsequently, he was expelled from the ruling party. The Good Citizen (August 27) highlighted this in a front-page headline in thick black … The post Arusha airport to operate ‘round the clock’ or ‘around the clock’? appeared first on Daily News .
DAR ES SALAAM: UNPRECEDENTED political drama took place in the country this week when the Vice-President submitted a letter to the President resigning his post, as well as retiring from politics; and when, subsequently, he was expelled from the ruling party. The Good Citizen (August 27) highlighted this in a front-page headline in thick black reading: “24 hours of political twist”.
The story opened as follows: “Tanzania witnessed a dramatic 24 hours of political twists and turns as Vice-President Dr Emmanuel Nchimbi resigned, was expelled from the ruling CCM, and Energy Minister Deogratius Ndejembi emerged as the party’s choice to succeed him”.
Throughout the rest of the news item the writer, refers to “the party” in lower case. This may not be correct given the situation that we know what the party is. It should be referred to as “the Party”, capital “p”. On page 4 of the paper is an item titled: “Nchimbi resignation puts CCM’s internal dynamics in focus”, in which a number of analysts give their views.
One of these is quoted as saying: “First, there have been rumours for a long time and they have now become a reality”. When a reader sees: “First”, they expect to see “second”, “third” and so on. Nothing of the sort appears in this item. It is like the writer left out something. Outside the Vice-President’s resignation, life goes on as usual as far as the papers are concerned. On page four, is reference to the ongoing treason trial of the Chairman of a political party.
The news item is titled: “Lissu challenges credibility of prosecution’s witnesses”. The accused Party Chairman is quoted as seeking to: “link the witnesses’ alleged admissions to deaths recorded during the October 29 events, citing figures contained in the report of the Commission led by Justice Joseph Chande”.
Ever heard of Justice Joseph Chande? Not me. The whole world knows of retired Chief Justice Mohamed Chande Othman, who led the Presidential Commission of Inquiry, which investigated the violent unrest and deaths surrounding Tanzania’s October 29, 2025 General Election. Where did the writer get Justice Joseph Chande from?
On its page 5, the Good Citizen portends what could be seen as good news, titled: “Arusha Airport begins 24-hour operations to boost tourism”. The opening paragraph summarises what is happening: “Arusha Airport has begun operating ‘around the clock’ after installing and inspecting a modern runaway lighting system”.
You wish it could be: “round the clock” instead of “around the clock”? Both forms are correct, according to experts, and mean the same thing: doing something all day and all night without stopping. However, there are some regional differences. “Around the clock” is more common in American English, while “round the clock” is more common in British English.
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In terms of grammar, when the phrase comes before a noun as an adjective, it is usually hyphenated as ‘round-the-clock’ or, ‘around-the-clock’ (like in “round-the-clock entertainment”). When it follows the verb as an adverbial phrase, it is left unhyphenated (as in, for example “working around the clock”). So whether you go for “round the clock” or “around the clock”, the choice is yours.
This development according to the writer of the news item: “is expected to provide a major boost to tourism, with Arusha serving as a key gateway to Tanzania’s northern safari circuit, which includes ‘Tarangire, Lake Manyara’ and Ngorongoro Conservation Area”.
The writer assumes that the reader knows what Tarangire and Lake Manyara are. There is need to name these fully to reflect what he/she wanted to portray, that is: “Tarangire National Park”, and “Lake Manyara National Park”.
Tarangire National Park is famous for its giant baobab trees and massive elephant herds; while Lake Manyara is famous for its rare tree-climbing lions, massive herds of flamingos, and a huge concentration of baboons packed into a stunning Rift Valley setting. Hope to pay a visit, one of these days. Enjoy your weekend and see you next month.
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