Tanzania, Jan. 10 -- Arusha. Businesses reopened in Arusha yesterday amid a cash crunch after the long end-of-the- year festivities.

Workers reported on duty in large numbers at institutions that closed in early December as they braced for resource scarcity in the 'dry' January.

The same fears gripped parents of school-going children who reported to their learning institutions yesterday over fees, uniforms and other requirements.

December is the time when practically all learning institutions countrywide, from kindergartens to colleges, close for the holidays.

The same applies to tens of non-state institutions which would normally send their workers home during the period for a break.

Such holidays are more pronounced with regional o...