Zambian Dennis a menace for Tanzania

Defender Dennis Banda was the unlikely hero as Zambia forced a last-gasp 1-1 draw with Tanzania in Ivory Coast Saturday and reached the African Nations Championship semi-finals.

The result coupled with a 0-0 stalemate between Ivory Coast and Senegal in the other Group A match left the Zambian 'Copper Bullets' top of the table on goal difference.

Unbeaten Zambia and Senegal completed their three-match schedules with five points each, improving Tanzania finished one point behind and Ivory Coast, the team seeded to win the mini-league, managed a solitary point.

Zambia return to the Ivorian economic capital Abidjan for a Wednesday showdown against the Group B runners-up while Senegal travel to the central textile city Bouake to confront the Group B winners.

Pacesetters Demcratic Republic of Congo play underperforming Ghana and surprise package Zimbabwe tackle Libya Sunday in the final Group B matches with all four countries in contention for last-four places.

The maiden edition of a tournament reserved for home-based footballers may lack the glamour stars like Emmauel Adebayor, Didier Drogba, Michael Essien and Samuel Eto'o bring to its 'big brother', the African Nations Cup.

But the Nations Championship offers the likes of Banda from Zambian army club Green Buffaloes a chance to share the international spotlight with the African footballers based in Europe.

Zambia were trailing Tanzania 1-0 at the Peace Stadium in Bouake and staring elimination when he ventured forward for a corner four minutes into stoppage time and volleyed the equaliser.

Tanzania had gone ahead two minutes from full-time when another defender, Shadrack Nsajigwa from champions Young Africans, fired a penalty awarded for handball past Davy Kaumbwa.

Ivory Coast, whose coach Georges Kouadio boasted before the tournament kicked off last Sunday that his team would become the first holders of the trophy, dodged a third consecutive defeat in a dour Abidjan struggle.

A capacity 35,000 crowd saw them crash to Zambia in their opening match, but just 2,000 die-hard 'Elephants' supporters turned up at Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium to watch them tackle physically formidable Senegal.

The woodwork deprived a midfielder from each team in the West Africa derby with a shot from Senegalese Vito Badiane rebounding off the crossbar in the opening half and Ivorian Aboubacar Diomande out of luck after half-time.

John Walembo, Ivory Coast

Whitecap to miss trip to Tanzania.

Geordie Lyall didn't have to think twice about turning down a trip to Africa with his Vancouver Whitecap teammates. No, really, he didn't. It wasn't his decision to make. Off-season ankle surgery will be keeping him home from the Whitecaps' historic three-game pre-season tour of Tanzania next month.

It doesn't change the fact that even if Lyall wasn't rehabbing, he wouldn't be going. Not if it meant someone else on the team wouldn't have the opportunity. The Victoria native has twice visited Africa -- most recently in November of 2005 when he was invited to join the Seattle Sounders for their tour of Tanzania -- and is the type of person who would never deny someone from experiencing the life-changing event for the first time.

"It's a completely different trip than many of these guys have been on in terms of soccer," said the Whitecaps defender, who was limited to just eight regular season games last season due to a lingering ankle problem. "The game against the Tanzanian national team was like 25,000 people in the stands and they are pretty passionate fans, all wanting to see their team win. We went and did some kids camps and seeing how much effort they put in was amazing. To go to the game reserves, safaris, the Ngorongoro Crater and [Mt.} Kilimanjaro -- sights like that you've got to kick yourself and be very thankful for the opportunity."

The Whitecaps depart on March 4, arriving in Dar es Salaam early on March 6. Two days later they will play Tanzania's national team, ranked 103rd in the world, in front of the country's president, Jakaya Kikwete. Vancouver will also play a pair of games against the Young Africans and Simba, top Tanzanian Premier League sides. All three matches will be played at the 60,000-seat Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium. The team will also be visiting four schools and participate in two clinics with local youth clubs.

It marks the first time the Whitecaps will play overseas since 1981, when they toured Europe as a member of the now-defunct North American Soccer League. The franchise has never played a club or international side from Africa.
The focus of the trip, whose details were officially released on Wednesday, is three-fold.

"It's a great opportunity for the team to get to know each other, for me to get to know the new players and work with them in terms of preparing them for the season," said Whitecaps head coach Teitur Thordarson. "It will be a great life experience for everyone. It's a totally different culture with lots to explore. Guaranteed, it's a great thing, but I don't look at it as strictly tourism."

Injured midfielder Justin Moose and four players called to represent Canada at the CONCACAF U-20 championships next month will also miss the trip. Along with Lyall, it meant Thordarson didn't have to make any tough decisions on who was going to Africa and who would be staying at home.

"To get to go in the first place is such an opportunity," said Lyall, who also travelled to the continent with his family while in university. "I've been pretty fortunate to get the opportunity not once, but twice and going back a third would be amazing, but it's better for me to stay and continue what I'm doing here. Even if I wasn't rehabbing I pass up my chance."
To know Lyall, even just a bit, is to believe him.

Msomaji

Vancouver, Canada

MABADILIKO.

Ulimwengu sasa umebadilika. Mabadiliko au maendeleo yaliyotokea duniani kwa miaka kumi tu iliyopita ni makubwa mno. Dunia sasa imeletwa pamoja na haya maendeleo. Ni rahisi sana sasa kuwasiliana, kusafiri, kufanya biashara hata kuelimisha. Sayansi na teknolojia vimekuwa kiasi kwamba mabadiliko ya mwaka hadi mwaka miaka hii ya elfu mbili ni makubwa kuliko mabadiliko yaliyokuwa yanatokea kati ya miaka mitano wakati wa miaka ya sitini, sabini na themanini. Mabadiliko yatakuwepo na yataendelea kutokea, hivyo swala ni je sisi pia kama wana CCM tunabadilika na haya mabadiliko?

Kitu cha kwanza ninachoona sisi kama wana CCM inabidi mtazamo wetu wa uongozi ubadilike. Kuongoza kwa mtu mmoja bila kuwa na timu kumepitwa na wakati. Inabidi tujifunze kuongoza kwa kushirikiana. Inabidi mshikamano katika uongozi uzidi na kutegemea kichwa cha mtu mmoja kuishe. Kinachotakiwa ni kuwa na malengo ambayo wote tutakubaliana yanahitaji kufikiwa halafu tunaanzisha timu ambazo zitafanya kazi pamoja kwa ushirikiano, heshima na uelewano kuyafikia hayo malengo. Kama kufanikiwa basi tunafanikiwa kama timu na kama kuanguka basi tunaanguka kama timu. Ni miaka ya elfu mbili lakini msemo wa enzi zile wa “kidole kimoja hakivunji chawa” unaweza ukatufundisha mengi sana.

Kitu cha pili ni mawasiliano. Inabidi sisi wana CCM tuwe na uwezo wa kuwasiliana, kupeana habari kadri ya tunavyozipata na kupeana changamoto kadri ya zinavyokuja. Mawasiliana mazuri mara nyingi huwa ndio nguzo ya maelewano mazuri. Na sisi kama jumuia tukielewana vizuri basi tunajiweka katika hali nzuri ya kutimiza malengo yetu kwa pamoja kama timu au kama jumuia. Kuwa na mawasiliano mazuri hakumaanishi kwamba hakutakuwa na kupingana, mawasiliano mazuri ni kwamba hoja zote na mikakati ambayo inabidi iwekwe inajadiliwa kwa kina na kuleta hoja mbadala ambazo zitaleta maendeleo. Ubishi wa kuelimishana na kupeana changamoto lazima uwepo ili kuleta maendeleo.

Cha tatu ni kwamba inabidi sasa tujifunze kusikiliza. Nchi yetu ina watu wa aina tofauti. Kuna makabila tofauti mengi, kuna dini tofauti, na kidemokrasia kuna Vyama vya Kisiasa tofauti. Miaka hii ya mabadiliko ya haraka haraka, inabidi tujifunze kusikiliza wenzetu. Tofauti za aina yoyote ile iwe ni dini ama siasa isiwe kikwazo cha kusikilizana na kupeana ushauri wa maana. Sisi kama wana CCM tuna jukumu la kuwasikiliza wenzetu wa vyama vingine kwani mwisho wa siku sisi wote ni Watanzania na tunaitakia Tanzania mema.kusikilizana ni mwanzo wa kuelimishana. Bila kusikiliza hoja za jirani yako sidhani kama mtu anaweza kuendelea. Kusikiliza wengine kunapanua mawazo na kunaleta hoja mpya. Pia inabidi tuwasikilize wenzetu wa nchi nyingine ili tuibe mawazo ya kimaendeleo. Tunaweza kujifunza mengi sana kama tukisikiliza wenzetu wa ulimwegu huu, tuachane na zile za “sikio la kufa halisikii dawa”.

Kwa kumalizia tu, sisi kama wana CCM inabidi tuwe na mtazamo wa kifikra unaoendana na mabadiliko ya kidunia. Na kama umeshabadilika basi mwambie na jirani yako abadilike na uyaweke hayo mabadiliko katika matumizi ya kuleta maendeleo. Tusijifungie tu na siasa zetu au mawazo yetu bila kuangalia dunia inaelekea wapi. Sisi sasa ni raia wa dunia na chochote tutakachoamua kukifanya basi kitasababisha badiliko au mabadiliko sio Tanzania tu bali ulimwenguni kote. Inabidi tuwaze na tutende katika ngazi sio tu ya kitaifa bali ya kidunia, tukumbuke tu “mgaagaa na upwa, hali wali mkavu”.

Freddie Mwisomba.
United States of America

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon with Foreign Affairs minister Bernard Membe on arrival at Dar es Salaam's Julius Nyerere International Airport for a two-day visit yesterday.

Msomaji

Dar es salaam

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on his way to the white house

Msomaji

Dar es salaam

Mr Ban, who is visiting Tanzania for the first time since succeeding Ghanaian Kofi Annan over two years ago, meet with president Kikwete of the United Republic of Tanzania at the white house

Tanzania can succeed, asserts UN boss Ban

Addressing a public lecture at Movenpick Hotel in the city centre, the UN chief said that it was only a matter of time before Tanzania could unlock its potential, but called for both the goodwill and commitment to the goal by its leaders and the international community, including donors.

Msomaji

Dar es salaam

UN chief Ban to visit Tanzania

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is expected to arrive in the country tomorrow to start a three-day official visit. The UN chief's visit follows an invitation extended to him by President Jakaya Kikwete in New York last September.

Mr Ban will hold high-level talks with his host and representatives of international organisations based in Tanzania. Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation minister Bernard Membe said the visiting is aiming at strengthening the relations between Tanzania and the UN.

Msomaji
New York

ZIARA YA RAIS RUPIAH BANDA WA ZAMBIA KIGAMBONI

Rais Rupiah Banda kushoto katikati ni Waziri wa Nishati wa Zambia Kenneth Konga na kulia kabisa ni Naibu Waziri wa Nishati Adam Malima


Rais Rupia na waziri wake akiangalia moja ya mitambo ya TAZAMA Pipe line huko Kigamboni.


Rais wa Zambia Rupia Banda akiongea na Waziri wa Mambo Nje Bernard Membe ndani ya feri jipya la Kigamboni.


Rais Rupiah alitembelea eneo la TAZAMA Pipeline huko Kigamboni ambalo hushughulika na kusafirisha mafuta ambayo hayajasafishwa kwenda Zambia.

Msomaji
Dar es salaam

JINSI MKUU WETU ANAVYOTAFAKARI SWALA LA MAFISADI NA MAENDELEO YAJE.

Mkuu wa nchi akitafakari jinsi atakavyoiendeleza Tanzania yetu.

Hapa anapiga mikakati yake jinsi ya kuendele kuwabana mafisadi .

Msomaji

Dar es salaam

Rais Jakaya Kikwete akiongea jambo na Kiongozi Mkuu wa Dhebu ya Bohora DK ,Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin wakati alipotembelea katika Buruhani Vill Upanga jijini Dar es Salaam.

Msomaji

Dar es salaam

Rais Jakaya Kikwete akiwa katika picha ya pamoja nna Kiongozi Mkuu wa Dhebu ya Bohora DK ,Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin wakati alipotembelea katika Buruhani Vill na wengine ni viongozi walioandamana naye.

Msomaji

Dar es salaam

LIYUMBA AWAFUNGA WATU MIDOMO

Kulia ni Atamus Liyumba akiwa na mtuhumiwa mwenzake Deogratius Kweka wakati wanaingia Mahakama ya Kisutu leo.

Bwana Lyumba akijipanga kujibu mashambulizi baada ya kulejea katika kinyang'anyilo Bw. Liyumba akiulizia sehemu ya kukaa.

Ilikuwa inasemekana kuwa Bw Liyumba amekimba lakini leo ndio ukweli ulikuwaujulikane kama amekimbia kweli au la. Bw Liyumba kinyume na matarajio ya wengi alikuja Kortini kama alivyopangiwa nakuwaacha watu wengi midomo wazi

Msomaji

Dar es salaam

Waganga tumieni viumbe vingine katika kazi zenu

Jamani kila mtu ana haki ya kuishi, kutoa maoni, na kujua haki yake kisheria. Najua vyombo vya habari vinajitahidi.... katika kulielezea hili swala... mimi binafsi linaniumiza kichwa kwani napata maswali kila kona niendapo kama wakijua natoka Tanzania..........ni aibu na jambo la huzuni....sasa target yetu ni nini......mimi naona mkakati ni kuwa kalia kati hawa waganga kwani hawa ndio wanaosambaza hizi habari zao za uzushi.....

Kwani hata mtoto wa binamu yangu haendi shule....inaniuma sana......tuisaidie serikali kuwakamata hawa mafedhuli******* Basi nyie waganga kwanini msiwaambie wateja wenu order nyingine mkawaacha jirani na ndugu zetu waishi salama na amani, na wawe na furaha duniani......kama watu wengine...ohhhhh Mungu walaani hawa watu! na waangamize

Shaibu Said
Houston
Texas.

Gul says Turkey to open embassy in Tanzania

Turkish President Abdullah Gul arrived in the Tanzanian city of Dar Es Salaam on Sunday on the second stop of his tour to sub-Saharan countries.

Gul was welcomed by Tanzanian President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete with a formal ceremony at Julius Nyerere Airport.

Later, Turkish President Gul met on Sunday Tanzanian nationals who got university education in Turkey.

Gul, speaking to 37 Tanzanians in Klimanjaro Kempinski Hotel, said, "Turkey will open an embassy in Tanzania. But I see Turkey already has 37 ambassadors here.

" Gul told the Tanzanians to pioneer development in their country and continue to be in contact with their friends in Turkey.

It was reported that Tanzanian Minister of Defense & National Service Hussein Mwinyi was among the 200 Tanzanian nationals who got university education in Turkey.

Msomaji
Dar es salaam

Mlezi wa Chama Cha Mapinduzi Bw. Juma Maswanya akitoa hotuba yake katika maadhimisho hayo ya miaka 32 ya kuzaliwa kwa CCM jijini Houston. Bwana Maswanya aliwapongeza watanzania kwa kujitokeza kusherehekea sherehe hizo, lakini pia waliwataka watanzania kutambua na kuzikubali tofauti za kiitika miongoni mwao kwani kukua kwa jumuia ya watanzania inaenda sambamba na kuibuka kwa tofauti za kiitikadi na hivyo ili jamii iendelee kuwa na amani na mshikamano ni lazima jamii hiyo kwanza ielewe na kuzitambua tofauti hizo na kisha kuzikubali kwani haiwezekani jamii ikawa na mtazamo mmoja iwe katika dini, siasa ama tamaduni.

Katibu mwenezi wa CCM tawi la Marekani Miss Zainab Janguo akitanbulishwa katika sherehe nono za kuzaliwa kwa Chama Cha Mapinduzi. Sherehe hizo zilifanyika katika ukumbi wa Safari Jumamosi ya tarehe 07/ Feb/ 09 hapa Texas. Kushoto kwa Miss Zainab ni mweka hazina wa CCM Bw. Innocent Batamula na anayeonekana kwa mbali kidogo ni Miraji Malewa ambaye ndiye katibu mkuu wa tawi.

Mwenyekiti wa Chama Cha Mapinduzi Mh. Michael Ndejembi akiwatambulisha viongozi kwa wanachama na watanzania waliojitokeza katika sherehe hizo. aliyekaa kushoto kwa Mh. Ndejembi ni makamu mwenyekiti Mh. Isaack Kitogo na aliyesimama ni mlezi wa tawi hili Bwana Juma Maswanya.

Baadhi ya wadau mahsusi waliofika katika sherehe kabambe za maadhimisho ya miaka 32 ya kuzaliwa CCM zilizofanyika hivi karibuni jijini Houston Texas wakiwa na mwenyekiti wa tawi hapa Marekani.

Visiting Commonwealth Secretary General Mr. Kamalesh Sharm (L) meets with Tanzanian President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Msomaji
Dar es salaam

Tanzania ranked within top five African investment destinations

Tanzania has joined Nigeria, Ethiopia, South Africa and Mauritius as the top five potential investment destinations in Africa, according to a recent African Rainbow survey.
"Africa is going to overtake the Middle East to become the second fastest growing region in the world after emerging Asia," said African Rainbow chief executive Katharine Pulvermacher, "It will be affected by the global financial crisis but it is much less exposed than many places."
The London-based business consultancy firm ranks the 53 countries in Africa in its Star of Africa index in terms of their investment potentials in various aspects.

Msomaji
London

Babson MBA Elective “Tanzania: Business and Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa”

In January, 14 Babson MBA students left the Massachusetts campus to attend ‘class’ in Tanzania. The international elective “Tanzania: Business and Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa” was created and is taught by management professor Miguel Rivera.

The aim of the course is to provide students with an understanding of the relationship between business opportunities and poverty alleviation in Sub-Saharan Africa, taking the perspective of social entrepreneurs, domestic firms, multinationals, development NGOs, and governments.

Africa includes 18 of the 20 poorest countries in the world, yet it is also the continent in which pre-paid phone cards were invented and in which the only multi-country cell phone network was developed.

Tanzania’s population of 39 million, a growth rate of over 7%, a GDP per capita of $1,300, and one of the safest and most stable environments in the region, provided a great example of what it means to do business in poor African countries and the potential impact of entrepreneurial mindsets.

“As a teaching and learning experience, the course exceeded expectations,” said Rivera. “And the impact of those 15 days immersed in Tanzanian life is immeasurable. It showed us possibilities and opportunities for alleviating poverty through entrepreneurship there and throughout the world.”

At a wrap-up session back on campus, students will present recommendations around specific issues or opportunities identified during the visits. Together, they provide an understanding of what it means to do business in a poor environment and of the impact of both small- and large-scale business activities on poverty.

On Wednesday, February 18, 1:00-2:15 p.m., faculty and students will present a roundtable discussion with Q & A, on the first of a series of spring presentations on Africa. Professor Rivera will speak on the Tanzanian course.

The students were from the 2-year, 1-year, and evening MBA programs and included James Carpenter, Laura Carraway, Eric Crawley, Mark Higgins, Tim Igo, Matthew Keigan, Bhavna Lal, Ryan Lynch, Neil Martelle, Benjamin Mohr, Alberto Querejeta, Adam Schreiner, Timothy Seamans, and Erik Servies.

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Chinese president vows to enhance ties with Tanzania

Visited Chinese President Hu Jintao addressed a welcoming rally attended by people from various sectors in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Chinese President Hu Jintao on Monday called on China and Africa to enhance mutual trust and political, economic and trade ties.

China is ready to have closer high-level exchanges with African countries and strengthen strategic dialogue through various consultation mechanisms, Hu said in a key-note speech at a welcoming rally here attended by people from various sectors.

China firmly supported the efforts of African countries, the African Union (AU) and other regional organizations to safeguard state sovereignty and independently resolve African issues, Hu said.

China will continue to be actively involved in UN peacekeeping operations in Africa and play a constructive role in women, non-governmental groups, media organizations, and academic institutions of the two sides, and enhance human resources operation, he said.

The president also pledged to strengthen coordination with Africa in international affairs.

China will intensify cooperation with African countries in the United Nations, the World Trade Organization, and other multilateral institutions, and jointly address such global issues as climate change, food security, poverty reduction and development, he said.

China appreciates Africa's desire to increase its representation and voice in reforming the global financial system and supports the AU's participation in the upcoming G20 financial summit in April in London.

The president also noted that China was ready to enhance coordination with Africa in jointly promoting the development of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation.

China is ready to strengthen institutional building of the forum and bring into full play its role of giving political guidance to the overall China-Africa relations, he said.

Speaking highly of the relationship between China and Tanzania, Hu said China-Tanzania relationship has become "a model for both China-Africa and South-South cooperation."

In recent years, under the leadership of President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, Tanzania has worked hard with "New Zeal, New Vigor, and New Speed" to boost its economy, improve the well-being of its people, maintain political stability and play an important role in African and international affairs, Hu said.

China rejoices at the achievements of Tanzania, a country he said is renowned as the "oasis of peace" in Africa.

As for the friendship between the two countries, Hu quoted an old Chinese saying: "Nothing can separate people with common goals and ideals, not even mountains and seas."

The Chinese government has decided to invite 50 students from Tanzania to visit China within this year as part of the efforts to promote exchanges between the young people of the two countries, Hu said.

As for the ongoing global financial storm, Hu called on China and Africa to strengthen solidarity and mutual assistance to jointly tide over the crisis.

"We know fully well the difficulties we face at home; we are also keenly aware of the difficulties faced by our African friends," Hu said.

The president pledged to "earnestly follow through" on the eight measures announced at the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in 2006, which include massive tariff cuts, debt exemptions, and doubling aid to Africa over a three-year period, among others.

"It is heartening to see that the implementation of these measures is well under way," said the Chinese president, who paying his second visit to Africa since the landmark China-Africa summit in 2006.

China will continue to increase assistance to Africa and cut debts owed by African countries as its ability permits, he said.

China will expand trade and investment and strengthen practical cooperation with Africa, he said, noting that two-way trade exceeded 100 billion U.S. dollars last year for the first time.

During times of adversity, it is all the more important for China and Africa to support each other, work in concert and tide over the difficulties together, he said.

On Sunday, Hu attended the completion ceremony of Tanzania's state stadium and paid tribute to a cemetery for Chinese experts who had worked and died in the country.

Tanzania is the fourth leg of Hu's week-long tour, which has taken him to Saudi Arabia, Mali and Senegal. He will later visit Mauritius.

Msomaji
Dar es salaam

Visiting Chinese President Hu Jintao (C, front) and Tanzanian President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete (R) attend the completion ceremony of the Tanzania National Main Stadium, built by a Chinese contractor with financing from the governments of both Tanzania and China, in Dar Es Salaam, capital of Tanzania.

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Dar es salaam

MISSOURI:

CHAMA CHA MAPINDUZI (CCM)

SHINA LA MISSOURI

KINATOA POLE NYINGI KWA MH. MIRAJI MALEWA

KWA KUONDOKEWA NA MAMA YAKE MZAZI

HIVI KARIBUNI.

SISI KAMA CHAMA NA WATANZANIA WENZAKO

TUNAKUPA POLE NYINGI

WEWE NA FAMILIA YAKO NA TUNAWAOMBEA MUWE NA

UVUMILIVU KATIKA KIPINDI HIKI KIGUMU. TUNAELEWA

YALITOKEA NI MAPENZI YA MUNGU NA NI YEYE

NDIYE ATAKAYEKUONGOZA KATIKA UVUMILIVU HUO,

ILI HATIMAYE

UREJEE UKIWA TAYARI KUONGOZA FAMILIA YAKO NA CHAMA NA

WEWE UKIWA KAMA KATIBU MKUU WA TAWI LETU HAPA MAREKANI.

BWANA ALITOA NA BWANA AMETWA JINA LAKE LIHIDIMIWE.

DEOGRATIAS RUTABANA

M/KITI

CCM-SHINA LA MISSOURI.

Visiting Chinese President Hu Jintao (L) meets with his Tanzanian counterpart Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

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Dar es salaam

NDUGU WANAJUMUIA

UONGOZI WA CHAMA CHA MAPINDUZI (CCM)

TAWI LA MAREKANI

UMEPOKEA KWA MASIKITIKO MAKUBWA KIFO CHA MAMA MZAZI

WA MIRAJI MALEWA KILICHOTOKEA MAPEMA IJUMAA

NYUMBANI TANZANIA.

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NA WATANZANIA KATIKA KUMFARIJI NDUGU YETU

BWANA MIRAJI MALEWA AMBAYE PIA NI KATIBU MKUU WA

CHAMA CHA MAPINDUZI (CCM)- MAREKANI.

UONGOZI UNATAMBUA KWAMBA HIKI NI KIPINDI KIGUMU

SANA KWAKE NA FAMILIA YAKE NA HIVYO UNATOA POLE NA

MWITO KWA WANACHAMA KUMFARIJI

KWA HALI NA MALI BWANA MIRAJI NA FAMILIA YAKE.

KUWASILIANA NA MIRAJI:

832 741 4452 cell phone

281 575 6887 home phone

KATIBU MWENEZI BI. ZAINAB JANGUO

ATAPOKEA NA KUWASILISHA

SALAMU ZA RAMBI RAMBI KWA NIABA

YA CHAMA.

KUWASILIANA NA ZAINAB

JANGUO: 832 206 6277 cell phone.

michael ndejembi

M/kiti.

Chinese president kicks off state visit to Tanzania

Chinese President Hu Jintao (L, front) is greeted by Tanzanian President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete upon his arrival at the airport in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Feb. 14, 2009. Hu arrived here on Saturday night for a state visit to Tanzania.

Chinese President Hu Jintao (2nd R, front), who is greeted by Tanzanian President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete (1st R, front), shakes hands with a child upon his arrival at the airport in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Feb. 14, 2009. Hu arrived here on Saturday night for a state visit to Tanzania.
Chinese President Hu Jintao (R, front) is greeted upon his arrival at the airport in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Feb. 14, 2009. Hu arrived here on Saturday night for a state visit to Tanzania.

This is Hu's second African tour since the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in 2006 when he announced eight policy measures to promote ties with Africa, including massive tariff cuts and debt exemptions for scores of African countries, and doubling aid to Africa over a three-year period.

Msomaji

Dar es salaam

Naomba kueleza yale yanayo fanya watu wazidi kupata ugumu katika maisha ni pamoja na mazingira yetu tunayo ishi, sio hili eneo tuu! ambalo linaonekana kama hivi jamani kwanini tusijitahidi kuondoa udhia huu, kwa kudumisha sera nzima ya usafi sio Downtown tu, mpaka anapoishi jirani yangu.......

Shaibu Said
Houston
Texas.

Chinese President Hu Visits Tanzania Bearing Gifts, Friendship

President Hu Jintao arrives in Tanzania tomorrow bearing gifts and offering hope that his country can help the southern African nation weather the global financial crisis.

Hu, currently on a four-nation African tour that includes stops in Mali, Senegal and Mauritius, is scheduled to officially open a Chinese-funded $60 million sports stadium, which seats 60,000, in Dar es Salaam, and break ground on a $25 million conference center named after Tanzania’s first president, Julius Nyerere.

Tanzania is looking to China for help to spur economic growth amid the global crisis. Central Bank Governor Benno Ndulu has said spending cuts may be needed because of pressure on foreign aid, which covered 34 percent of the 7.22 trillion shilling ($5.5 billion) budget this year. China’s trade with Tanzania rose 30 percent in 2007 to $688 million.

“Increasing trade with China provides us a degree of freedom,” Humphrey Moshi, an economics professor at the University of Dar es Salaam, said in an interview yesterday. “It’s come to the time when our budget is difficult to meet, so we can use this chance to see how we can fill in the gaps with Chinese help.”

China’s trade with Africa jumped 10-fold to $106.8 billion last year from just over $10 billion in 2000, according to China’s Ministry of Commerce. Its African investments have focused on oil, such as in Angola, the continent’s top supplier of crude to China, and Sudan, and minerals in Congo and Zambia.
Tazara Railroad

Economic cooperation with Tanzania dates back to the early 1970s when China built the $500 million Tazara railroad that runs 1,860 kilometers (1,162 miles) from Zambia’s northern copper-belt region to the port of Dar es Salaam. Chinese aid also supported a textile factory that helped start a once-thriving industry now under pressure to compete with cheap garment imports from southeast Asia and a growing second-hand clothing market.

“We are very thankful to the Chinese government,” Foreign Minister Bernard Membe told reporters in Dar es Salaam Feb. 9. “It’s a bilateral relationship of two friends since the 1960s.”
China, sixth on the list of foreign investors in Tanzania that is topped by the U.K. and India, made 174 investment deals ranging from telecommunications and tourism to road-building worth $450 million from 1990 to 2006, according to Tanzania’s ministry of industry and trade.

Tanzania may seek Chinese help in rescuing two state-run assets. A Chinese company based in Hong Kong, China Sonangol International, is in talks to acquire a 49 percent stake in debt- saddled national carrier, Air Tanzania, which stopped flying for a month in December, the Deputy Minister of Infrastructure Development, Hezekiah Chibulunje told parliament Feb. 4.

Tanzania and Zambia are considering a proposal to privatize the Tazara railway, and if they agree on it, Chinese investors will be the preferred bidder, Tazara’s Acting Deputy Managing Director, Damas Ndumbaro, said in an interview in Dar es Salaam on Feb. 10.

“We are giving priority to the Chinese because they made the sacrifices,” he said.
For Tanzania, trade with China remains unbalanced, Moshi said. Its main exports to China include dry seafood, raw leather, logs, coarse copper and wooden handcrafts, according to the Web site of China’s foreign ministry.

“We are sending raw materials to China, not value added goods,” Moshi said.
Timber

China is a top importer of Tanzania’s timber, a state- regulated trade plagued by corruption, poor management, and illegal logging, Traffic, a Cambridge, U.K.-based conservation group, said in a May 2007 report. China imported 10 times more timber than Tanzania’s export records document over the 2004-2005 period, suggesting a 90 percent loss of revenue, the report said.

Roughly 20 percent of merchandise circulating in Tanzania is counterfeit or pirated, with many of these goods such as clothes, mobile phones and spare car parts manufactured in China, according to an April 2008 study by the Confederation of Tanzania Industries.

Efforts to bring Chinese investors into Tanzania’s western Kigoma region were frustrated by differences in language and the vast geographical distance, Joseph Simbakalia, the regional commissioner, said on Feb. 10.

“We need better cultural familiarity with China, like we share with our traditional trade partners in Europe and the United States,” Simbakalia said in an interview from the regional capital, Dodoma.

Msomaji
Dar es salaam

Waziri mkuu Mh. Mizengo Pinda akisalimiana na viongozi na baadhi ya wanachama wa Maalbino Tanzania alipomtembelea Bungeni mjini Dodoma. Viongozi walifika bungeni kumpongeza Mh. Pinda kwa kuwa mstari wa mbele katika kusimamia vita dhidi ya wanaopoteza maisha ya Maalbino nchini Tanzania.

Msomaji.

Rais JK Kikwete akiwa katika picha ya pamoja na viongozi, wachezaji na wafadhili wa timu ya taifa (Taifa stars) walipowaalika kwenye chakula cha mchana kilichoandaliwa na Mh. JK.

Msomaji,

Viongozi wa Chama Cha Mapinduzi tawi la London akiwaongoza wanachama wa tawi hilo kuimba wimbo wa chama chetu cha-mapi~nduzi cha jenga nchi!

Bi. Vick Kamata ambae amejizolea umaarufu mkubwa kwa uimbaji wa nyimbo za injili nae alikuwepo katika maadhimisho hayo ya miaka 32 ya CCM-London.

Mmoja ya wasanii kutoka Tanzania bw. Frank Mfalila akitoa burudani kabambe kabisa katika shughuli za maadhimisho ya kuzaliwa kwa Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) tawi la Londoni jumamosi iliyopita Jiji London.

Tanzania port prepares to handle cargo for region

The number of containers transiting Tanzania is expected to climb by as much as 1,200 percent in the next 20 years, requiring a huge increase in handling capacity, the national audit office said last week.

Tanzania’s main port in the commercial capital Dar es Salaam processed more than 350,000 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs) last year, well over the 250,000 TEUs it was designed for.

The government plans two new ports on the Indian Ocean coast to feed growing economic activity at home, as well as landlocked neighbours Zambia, Burundi, Malawi, Rwanda and Uganda.

“There is need to plan for handling future volumes, projected to grow to between 2.483 million and 4.717 million TEU per annum by the year 2028,” the National Audit Office said.

An inefficient rail service, which currently handles only 10 percent of cargo from Dar es Salaam port, has also lengthened transit times, meaning most containers end up using expensive road transport, it said in a report.

In a addition to the two new ports planned at Bagamoyo and Tanga, the government says it will expand an existing port in Tanga and another in Mtwara in the southeast of the country.

Msomaji
Dar es salaam

Polls: JK cautions CCM on Opposition

President Jakaya Kikwete, who is also the national chairman of Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM), yesterday cautioned the party's MPs against complacency.

Speaking during the 32nd CCM anniversary celebrations, President Kikwete warned that if the MPs would not tread carefully, they risked losing their seats to the Opposition in next year's General Election.

He was commenting on claims by several CCM regional leaders that some of the MPs had never visited their constituencies since they were elected in 2005.

The President reminded the politicians that they were not elected to pursue their own interests, but to effectively represent their constituents in the National Assembly.

He said he planned to meet the ruling party's MPs in Dodoma later in the year to strategise on how CCM could secure another landslide victory in the coming General Election.

He would also take to task the MPs accused by the regional leaders of having abandoned their constituencies. Explaining the progress made in implementing the promises in the party's previous election manifestoes, the President challenged the CCM leaders to consolidate those gains before the next poll.

He cited the Sh250 billion project to pump water from Lake Victoria to Shinyanga municipality, Kahama town and villages, as one of the biggest achievements. Mr Kikwete directed the Water and Irrigation ministry to reduce connection fees for potential consumers by 50 per cent. The

CCM national anniversary celebrations were held at Kambarage Stadium in the municipality.In Zanzibar, Vice-President Ali Mohammed Shein said the implementation of CCM�s election manifesto was proof of the party�s commitment to serve the nation. Dr Shein was addressing party supporters who staged a procession to mark its 32nd anniversary.

Speaking at the CCM offices in Urban West in Unguja, Dr Shein appealed to Tanzanians to be proud of the progress so far achieved.The Vice-President also appealed to CCM members to make use of the celebrations to reflect on their own contributions to the development efforts.

In Dodoma, Prime Minister Mizengo Pinda said CCM had implemented its election manifesto pledges, exceeding the targets it had set. Speaking at Kikombo village, 40km east of Dodoma municipality, Mr Pinda cited the provision of education, health, and water and the building of infrastructure, especially roads.

"Though our colleagues in the Opposition have been criticising we have recorded tremendous achievements," he said.From Singida, Correspondent Awila Silla reports that Speaker of the National Assembly Samuel Sitta advised the opposition parties to merge and form one strong party if they hoped to unseat the CCM.

Addressing hundreds of supporters at the CCM regional headquarters grounds, Mr Sitta said the new party should have appealing policies for it to win majority support.

He said the needless bickering among the opposition leaders scared away potential supporters. He said there was no need to have many political parties. Mr Sitta said: "But even if they unite under one party now, they will still not be a threat to CCM, which still has a strong base formed by its founders.

" In Karatu, Mussa Juna reports that the NCCR-Mageuzi district secretary, Mr John Bura Dodo, was among 469 people who joined CCM on Friday.

Mr Dodo joined the party during 32nd CCM anniversary celebrations officiated at by Arusha regional chairman Onesmo Ole Nangole.

Speaking after receiving his CCM card, Mr Dodo said he was fed up with "dictatorship within NCCR-Mageuzi", hence his decision to return to the ruling party.

Mr Dodo failed to unseat NCCR-Mageuzi national chairman James Mbatia in the party�s recent elections. Mr Nangole said: "We need to forge a strong unit to recover the constituency from the opposition."Chadema Secretary-General Willibrod Slaa holds the seat.

Msomaji
Shinyanga

TANZANIA TO SELLS 49 PCT OF AIRLINE TO CHINESE FIRM

DAR ES SALAAM,

Tanzania plans to sell a 49 percent stake in its state-run Air Tanzania to a Chinese firm that will help it buy nine planes, a senior government official said on Wednesday.

The Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority (TCAA) suspended the carrier's operating license in December, but the firm has since resumed operations.

"The government has ... found a private investor ready to enter an agreement with Air Tanzania by buying a 49 percent shareholding," said Hezekiah Chibulunje, deputy minister for Infrastructure Development.

He told parliament that the investor, China Sonangol International, was willing to help with the purchase of more aircraft.

"It has agreed to help the government to look for funds to implement Air Tanzania's investment strategy that involves buying nine planes ... for domestic and international flights."

Since establishment in 1977, the airline has made operating profit in one or two years only and was unable to meet its direct operating costs for the whole of 2008, according to documents from the government's audit office.

It is the second time Tanzania has sought a partner for the loss-making carrier. In 2006, South African Airways [SAA.UL] gave up a 49 percent stake in the airline for $20 million after only five years of being a shareholder.

Established in 2004, Sonangol is largely involved in exploration for oil, gas and minerals, crude oil trading and large-scale national reconstruction projects.

In Africa, it has a stake in Angola's Sonair airline.The government audit office said earlier this year that Sonangol signed a nonbinding memorandum of understanding allowing it to give the Tanzanian carrier $21 million for planes.

The government's announcement comes ahead of a visit by Chinese President Hu Jintao to Tanzania later this month.

By:

George Obulutsa,

Feb 4 (Reuters) ,

Rais JK Kikwete akizungumza na wanafunzi wa chuo kikuu cha Dodoma leo mjini Dodoma. Rais pamoja na viongozi karibu wote wa Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) na serikali wamekuwa karibu mno na wanafunzi wa vyuo vikuu licha ya licha ya lawama toka kwa baadhi ya watu kwamba serikali hiyo haiwathamini wanafunzi wa vyuo vikuu. hivi karibuni waziri Mkuu Mh. Mizengo Pinda alikuwa chuoni hapo kuzungumza na wanafunzi, viongozi pamoja na wafanyakazi wa chuo kikuu hicho cha Dodoma.

Msomaji,
Tanzania.

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Ni kweli kwamba hii ndio tafsiri halisi ya kiongozi?

Msomaji.

Rais JK Kikwete akizungumza na waandishi wa habari muda mchache baada kurejea toka Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Rais alikuwa huko kuhudhulia mkutano wa kawaida wa umoja wa Afrika AU.

Msomaji,
Tanzania.

JK AMUWEKEA NGUMU MUAMMAR GADAFFI

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

RAIS Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete jana, Jumanne, Februari 3, 2009, alizima jaribio la kubadilisha msimamo wa Umoja wa Afrika kuhusu mapinduzi ya kijeshi katika Afrika, akisisitiza kuwa kamwe hakuna mapinduzi yoyote ya kijeshi mazuri duniani.

Katika mchango wake uliokatishwa zaidi ya mara nne kwa makofi na mamia ya wajumbe waliofurika katika Ukumbi wa UNCC-ECA mjini Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, kuhudhuria Mkutano wa 12 wa Kawaida wa Umoja wa Afrika (AU), Rais aliwaomba viongozi wenzake wa nchi za Afrika kuwa wakweli katika kujadili masuala muhimu ya maendeleo na ustawi wa Afrika.

Rais Kikwete aliungwa mkono katika hoja yake na baadhi ya viongozi waandamizi wa Afrika akiwamo Rais Idriss Deby wa Chad, Rais Yoweri Kaguta Museveni wa Uganda, na Waziri Mkuu wa Ethopia, Zenawi Meles na hivyo kukatisha mjadala huo.

Rais Kikwete aliingilia kati kuzima jaribio hilo baada ya Mwenyekiti mpya wa AU, Kanali Muammar Gaddafi wa Libya, akiungwa mkono na Rais wa Senegal, Abdoulaye Wade kuwasilisha pendekezo kwenye mkutano huo wa kuzirejeshea tena uanachama nchi za Mauritania na Guinea, ambazo zimesimamishwa kwa sababu ya mapinduzi ya kijeshi.

Katika mchango wake, Rais Wade alisema kuwa mapinduzi hasa ya Guinea ni tofauti na mapinduzi mengine ya kijeshi, na kuwa utawala wa kijeshi wa nchi hiyo unaungwa mkono na wananchi.

Rais Wade alitoa uzoefu wake kuhusu utawala huo wa Guinea baada ya kuwa ametembelea nchi hiyo na kudai kuwa aliona jinsi wananchi wa nchi hiyo walivyozitokeza kwa wingi mitaani kumpokea na kuonyesha kuunga mkono utawala huo mpya.

Majeshi katika nchi hizo mbili yalitwaa madaraka katika Guinea na Mauritania mwaka uliopita wakati wa uenyekiti wa Rais Kikwete, ambaye mara moja aliamuru nchi hizo mbili kusimamisha uanachama wa AU kwa mujibu wa maamuzi ya viongozi wa nchi wanachama wa AU.

“Nawaombeni wenzangu tuwe wakweli katika kujadili mambo haya. Ni rahisi sana kwa jeshi kuwapanga watu mitaani na wakashangilia. Na hilo haliwezi kuwa msingi wa kubadilisha uamuzi wa msingi kabisa wa Umoja huu,” alisema Rais Kikwete na kuongeza:

“Unaweza kufanya lolote ukiwa na bunduki, na niamini mimi kwa sababu nilipata kuwa jeshini. Chini ya utawala wa kijeshi, unaweza hata kuitisha kura ya maoni na kupata asilimia 99,9. Ndugu zangu hebu tuheshimu misingi mikuu ya Umoja wetu kama tulivyokubaliana.

”“Hakuna mapinduzi mazuri ya kijeshi, na lazima tukomeshe utamaduni wa mapinduzi ya kijeshi. Tusirudi nyuma katika miaka ile ya 1960 na 1970. Mtu anayetaka kuwa rais anatakiwa aingie katika siasa na kuomba ridhaa ya wananchi,” alisema, akisisitiza:

“Kama unataka kuwa Rais, unajiuzulu kutoka jeshini.. kama mimi nilivyofanya tena nikiwa na umri mdogo na sasa nimekuwa Rais. Isitoshe, hawa ni watu wanaosema kuwa watakuwa madaraka kwa muda mfupi…lakini angalia yule Lassana Conte wa Guinea aliahidi miaka miwili, akaishia akishikilia madaraka kwa miaka 24.

”Rais Kikwete, kwa hisia na ufasaha mkubwa alielezea historia ya mapinduzi katika Afrika, akitoa mifano ya karibuni zaidi ya mapinduzi katika nchi za Ivory Coast, Guinea, Madagascar na Mauritania. Mwishoni mwa mjadala hata Rais Gaddafi alibadilisha msimamo na kuunga mkono msimamo wa Rais Kikwete na wenzake.

Rais Kikwete aliungwa mkono mara moja na Rais Deby wa Chad ambaye aliwaambia viongozi wenzake: “Kama alivyosema Rais Kikwete, hakuna mapinduzi ya kijeshi mazuri. Tunapoteza muda tu kujadili jambo hilo ambalo tulikwishakulichukua uamuzi….tuache kuzungumzia suala hili, tunapoteza muda tu…

”Naye Rais Museveni alisema kuwa kazi ya jeshi ni kulinda amani ya nchi. “Sasa hawa badala ya kulinda amani ambao ndio wajibu wao wanajaribu kutawala nchi. Hakuna mapinduzi ya kijeshi mazuri na hayajawahi kutokea katika historia. Mapinduzi ya kijeshi ni jam bo lisilokuwa na maana. Ni jambo lisilokuwa na thamani.

”Alisisitiza: “Tokea mwaka 1963, tumekuwa na watu hawa wa kustajabisha…akina Idi Amin. Tutauua Umoja huu kwa mawazo na mijadala ya ovyo na ajabu kama hii. Tuyakatae mapinduzi katika Afrika…na kwenye hili tuko tayari kutofautiana. Hatuwezi kamwe kuzikubali Guinea na Mauritania kurudisha wanachama mpaka zitimize masharti.

”Museveni alisema kuwa yeye ana uzoefu wa kutosha wa kuendesha Serikali zote mbili, ya kijeshi na iliyoingia madarakani kwa kuchaguliwa na wananchi.

“Niamini mimi. Nimekuwa hata mpiganaji wa misituni (rebel). Lakini mchakato wa uchaguzi ni mzuri, unawalazimisha viongozi kufanya kazi. Lakini watu kama Gaddafi wanaukejeli…Ni muhimu kuwapo uchaguzi. Mimi nimeongoza serikali zote mbili, ya kijeshi na isiyokuwa ya kijeshi, najua ninachokisema,” alisisitiza Rais Museveni.

Naye Waziri Mkuu Meles alisema: “Pengine masuala haya ni muhimu lakini siyo ya lazima. Sisi ni viongozi tuache kushinda tunazunguka tu kuhusu hoja zisizokuwa na msingi na kuhusu suala ambalo tayari limeamuliwa. Tuwe na ajenda, vinginevyo tutakuwa sawa na wasusi wa nywele wa jadi katika Ethiopia, ambao kwa sababu wana muda tokea asubuhi hadi jioni, na kwa sababu hawana ajenda, huzungumzia jambo lolote linaloingia kichwani.

”“Hii ni mikutano ya kuzungumzia mambo muhimu na ya maana. Siyo nafasi ya kuja na kupiga picha kwa baadhi ya viongozi,” alisema Meles.

Msomaji,
Tanzania.

Recent U.S. Ambassador to Tanzania Mark Green Named Managing Director of Malaria No More Policy Center

Mark Green, recent U.S. Ambassador to the United Republic of Tanzania, joins Malaria No More as the new Managing Director of the Malaria No More Policy Center in Washington, DC, the non-profit organization announced today. Green brings unparalleled experience and insight into the fight against malaria in Africa to his new role at the Policy Center, where he will shape Malaria No More's advocacy work to engage policymakers in the race to save lives from this preventable and treatable disease.

During Green's tenure as Ambassador to Tanzania, the East African nation celebrated the first-ever official visit by a sitting U.S. president, a dramatic reduction in malaria incidence and deaths on the Islands of Zanzibar and the launch of a nationwide campaign to distribute mosquito nets to all children under five. Green has worked closely with President Kikwete and the Tanzanian National Malaria Control Program, as well as U.S. organizations like USAID and the President's Malaria Initiative, to address the malaria crisis in Tanzania.

"We are thrilled that Mark is bringing his energy and expertise to the Malaria No More Policy Center," said Peter Chernin, Chairman of Malaria No More. "His intimate, behind-the-scenes knowledge of both Washington and Tanzania give the Policy Center a unique perspective on how policymakers can help wipe out the scourge of malaria in Africa. Mark is a key addition to the stellar team that our CEO, Scott Case, is building to help support global efforts to end malaria deaths."

In a statement, U.S. Senator Russ Feingold said, "I congratulate Ambassador Green on his new position, and I am confident that the Malaria No More Policy Center will benefit greatly from Mark's wealth of experience. Mark's commitment to the elimination of malaria is well established and the strong leadership and dedication he has shown on this issue are exactly what is needed if we are to be successful in preventing malaria from taking any more lives."

Green has a long record of public service and international policy, serving as a four-term Congressman from Wisconsin and as an active member of the House International Relations Committee through his work on the subcommittees for Africa and human rights and his help in crafting the U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Act of 2003. Additionally, Green has traveled to West Africa with international organizations including the Academy for Educational Development, Oxfam and Save the Children to work on programs related to women's health and education in Africa and served as an election observer in Kenya in 2005.

"I look forward to working with Malaria No More and its partners to fight this disease and bring hope to the millions of families in Africa who battle it every day," said Mr. Green. "I have seen first-hand how U.S. assistance to fight malaria in Africa has changed lives and improved livelihoods. I will work to ensure that the Malaria No More Policy Center takes every opportunity to raise awareness and help build support for efforts to eliminate this devastating disease."

Malaria No More is determined to end malaria deaths. A non-profit, non-governmental organization, Malaria No More makes high-yield investments of time and capital to speed progress, unlock resources, mobilize new assets and spur the world toward reaching this goal. http://www.malarianomore.org/

Website: http://www.malarianomore.org/

Tanzania witnesses more divorce cases

DAR ES SALAAM, -- The number of divorce cases in Tanzania has increased in the past two years after a decline between 2005 and 2006, a local newspaper reported on Sunday quoting statistics from the Tanzanian Registration, Insolvency and Trusteeship Agency.

Reported in its Sunday News edition that the Registration, Insolvency and Trusteeship Agency had recorded 43 divorce cases for 2007 and 2008, whereas the divorce cases registered with the same agency between 2006 and 2007 were 37.

The agency data as showing that the period between 2005 and 2006 had witnessed the lowest divorce rate in the country since its inception of recording divorce cases in 1994.

The 2005/2006 period posted 28 divorces while the period between 2001 and 2002 saw the highest number of divorce cases with 54.

Tanzania has registered 405 divorces in the past decade but statisticians doubt that most divorces might have gone unregistered.

By
Shav

TRL to increase train fares by 11.6% in Tanzania

The Tanzania Railways Limited (TRL) has announced that starting from February 15 it will increase train fares by 11.6 percent for all its services across the country.
The TRL, a joint venture between India's RITES group and the Tanzanian government, announced the train fare hike through a statement.
Passengers travelling from Dar es Salaam to Mwanza in the northwest of the country will have to part with 59,800 Tanzanian shillings (47.8 U.S. dollars) for the 1,500-kilometer rail travel, the dearest train fare within the TRL routes.
The RITES group holds 51 percent of the TRL company while the government of Tanzania holds the remainder.
The Indian consortium entered the joint venture through a 25-year lease.