DAR ES SALAAM, May 2 -- IN a postgraduate programme in which I am currently involved, there is a course titled ‘Financing Infrastructure Development, addressing matters related to financing of big infrastructure such as highways, power generation and supply, ports, water works, irrigation, railways and others.

Financing SGR is among the important topics. As such, the front page headline, in thick black, reading: “Government ‘extended $1.28 billion loan for SGR fourth lot”, appearing in the Custodian of 30 April, was too attractive to pass unread. But was the phrasing correct?

Was the government extended the huge loan? Luckily, these days, you can always consult. While the heading is grammatically correct, that is...