In our Friday, October 16 edition, we expressed concern over excessive use of abbreviations in headlines. We won’t dwell on the scourge like we did then. We will simply note that a day after we published our article, Bongo readers of the “culpable” newspaper were treated to another front page carrying five stories, with just one going without an abbreviation! Being the fusspots that we are, we will reproduce the said headlines:
Friday, October 23, 2026 - 3 min read

We found this one in downtown Dar, where transport service providers park their vehicles—their TAXIS. One of such vehicles is a TAXI, not a TAX as some artist would like us to believe. Tax is dues you pay to the Government through the TRA. Trust signwriters! PHOTO | AMS
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