ON THE SPOT-CAROLA KINASHA(TANZANIAN DIVAS)

When you talk of Afro-fusion music in Tanzania and leave out Carola's name you will be doing a great injustice. The songstress is one of the great musicians around who maintain a low profile. She spoke to Erick Mchome about herself.
Where were you born? I am a Maasai born in I.ongido in Arusha.
Are you married? Yes, to a fellow Tanzanian and we have two kids.
Where exactly do you live? I am based at Kinondoni in Dar es Salaam.
How many countries have you visited so far? Music has taken me to more than 10 countries.
How do you manage to keep your voice? I do not really take care of it, as I smoke but it is natural and am proud of it.
Who would you like to feature in your music? I prefer those not yet recognized like Anania Ngoliga (Tanzania) while in South Africa, I would go for a woman called Letambulu.
What can't you live without? My children; they are so precious to me.

INVESTORS IN DAR TRANSPORT TO ENJOY TAX EXEMPTION

The Tanzania Investment Centre (TIC) has joined the drive to address public transport woes in Dar es Salaam and efforts being by made by the authorities to end the nagging problem of traffic congestion in the city.
The agency said it is now ready to offer fiscal incentives to enable local investors to import modern buses to create public transport fleets, which are a sure way of safe commuting in cities. The TIC incentives include tax exemptions to transporters who will import new big buses for providing commuter services in the city.
Its director of Investment Promotion Raymond Mbilinyi told BusinessWeek recently that the incentives aim at encouraging local investors to invest in modernizing public transport to overhaul the current wanting system and help to reduce traffic jams on Dar es Salaam roads.
He said investors interested to invest in commuter bus companies can approach the agency for assistance.  
"TIC can assist in providing incentives such as tax exemptions to local investors who form partnerships to acquire modern buses. The incentives will not only attract and retain the investors in the city transport sector, but also help to create formal jobs in the industry and the national economy at large," he said.
TIC has been reluctant in the past to give bus operators such incentives, they said, was important for the sector’s growth and development as well as a measure to increase the safety of passengers.
Owners of upcountry buses have for many years called on the agency to include passenger buses into the list of capital goods which would make them eligible for exemption of some taxes.
Last year, Mr Mohamed Abdullah, the chairperson of the Tanzania Bus Owners Association, told BusinessWeek that its members wanted the government to waive VAT on new buses. He said by doing so, would greatly help to address the problem of accidents on the country’s roads since transporters would be enabled to reasonably acquire news buses.
But with the tax on, he noted, acquisition of new buses is expensive, forcing many transporters to resort to old vehicles that jeopardize the safety of passengers.
It is expected that TIC’s fiscal incentives offer will also include buses plying upcountry routes. Currently, buses providing upcountry transport services, also include those with built on lorry chasses, which logistics management experts say is mechanically wrong.
TIC says tax waiver for public commuting buses will be given to transporters who partner to form companies or associations operating transport fleets. In Kenya, such services are provided by groups of operators who have joined forces to form saving and credit cooperative societies (saccos).
The Surface and Marine Transport Regulatory Authority (Sumatra), has already ordered Dar es Salaam commuter bus owners to form transport such organisations or risk being banned from doing business.
The authority argues that Dar es Salaam public transport currently dominated by individuals owning single buses, would improve if the owners operate as companies or cooperative societies. The present chaotic nature of the city’s transport is due to the fact that each owner tries to maximize revenue in a single day without regard to traffic rules or safety of commuters.
"Only operators who team up to form companies will be licensed and the rest will be banned,” Sumatra director-general Israel Sekirasa had told commuter bus owners at a recent meeting in Dar es Salaam.
He said the plan had many advantages including improving city transport and enabling bus companies to easily get loans from financial institutions. Mr Mbilinyi urged private operators to form partnerships to create medium and large commercial fleets that would facilitate profitable operations.
According to him, engaging the private sector in transport service delivery is important in improving services, adding that private companies or cooperatives can also easily attract local capital and/or foreign direct investment that are required to transform the sector.
The investment promotion expert said transport companies could raise money from banks to finance assets and vehicle acquisition through arrangements such as leasing finance and capital markets.
He urged commuter operators to form saccos as a way of raising long-term capital from various sources since such groupings appeal more to financiers than individuals. He said major benefits of commencing commuter city bus transport companies would include improvement of quality of service and enhancement of planning and management of operations.
Available statistics show that currently, Dar es Salaam has about 6,000 commuter buses that are owned by about 3,171 operators. These buses carry only 43 per cent of the city daily commuters. Most of the commuter buses have a capacity of less than 30 seats. This results into most people resorting into to owning vehicles.
Other benefits to be accrued from forming city bus transport cooperatives is the reduction in vehicle operating costs, improving efficiency and offer quality service to commuters. Logistics expert say such arrangements would also be an incentive for attracting investors to establish bus assembly plants in Tanzania.
Commuting fleets, they argue, would also promote use of compressed natural gas [CNG] or biodiesel for public transport, hence reducing fossil fuel imports. That would also boost possibility of undertaking of clean development mechanism [CDM] transport project, whose focus is reducing carbon emissions.
The CDM transport initiatives are being promoted worldwide to help attract financing of urban public transport using windows of carbon trading. Tanzania is also considering venturing into that area.
Mr Mbilinyi said limitations to efficient and safe public transport in the country include limited incentive packages, constrained financing as result of the global financial and economic crisis, infrastructure limitations and high fossil costs. According to him, investment in modern bus fleets is not only about getting money, but employment of contemporary business management practices.

AJIPIGA RISANI KICHWANI KWENYE HARUSI YA RAFIKI YAKE KISA MCHEZO WA RUSSIAN ROULETTE

Mwanaume mmoja nchini Urusi anashikiliwa na polisi baada ya kuanzisha mchezo wa kuchezea bunduki katikati ya sherehe za harusi na kupelekea mwanaume mmoja ajipige risasi ya kichwa. Huku bwana harusi na bi harusi wakiangalia kwa mshtuko mkubwa, mwanaume aliyepewa bunduki aigize anajipiga kichwani baada ya kuambiwa kuwa bunduki hiyo haina risasi, aliichukua bunduki na kuielekeza kichwani mwake.

Huku watu wengine wakimsihi asijaribu kufanya hivyo, mwanaume huyo aliielekeza bunduki kichwani na alipoifyatua risasi ilitoka kweli na kulifumua fuvu la kichwa chake.

Mwanaume huyo amelazwa hospitali akiwa amepooza mwili wake huku ubongo wake ukiwa umeharibiwa vibaya na risasi hiyo.

Kasheshe hilo lilianza kwa mwanaume mmoja ambaye ni rafiki wa bwana harusi alipotoa bunduki na kuwaalika watu waje kucheza mchezo unaoitwa "Russian Roulette".

Mwanaume huyo alijielekezea mwenyewe risasi na kuifyatua lakini risasi haikutoka. Ndipo alipomualika mtu mwingine naye aje ajaribu.

Video ya tukio hilo iliyowekwa kwenye tovuti ya YouTube inamuonyesha mwanaume huyo akiichukua bunduki na kuielekeza kichwani kwake kabla ya kuifyatua na yeye mwenyewe kuanguka chini na kuzua mshikeshike kwenye harusi hiyo.

Rafiki huyo wa bwana harusi anashikiliwa na polisi ingawa alijitetea kuwa alikuwa akijua kuwa bunduki yake ilikuwa tupu haina risasi.

Mchezo wa Russian Roulette ulikuwa ukifanyika kwenye jela za Urusi wakati wa miaka ya mapinduzi ya Urusi ambapo wafungwa walilazimishwa kuzichezea bunduki huku maafisa wa jela wakicheza kamari kujua mfungwa yupi atafariki kwanza.

Chini ni VIDEO ya tukio hilo la kwenye harusi.

MATATANI KWA KUMPIGA MGONJWA WA TB

MWANAMKE mmoja jana aliingia matatani baada ya kushindwa kuvumilia matusi aliyokuwa akitukanwa na mgonjwa wa kifua kikuu na kujikuta akimpiga ili aweze kumliza hasira zake. Tukio hilo lilitokea jana majira ya jioni, huko Mbagala Charambe baada ya mwanamke huyo [jina kapuni] kumpa kipigo mgonjwa huyo ambaye anaumwa kwa muda mrefu.

Ilidaiwa mwanamke huyo ambaye anaishi jirani na anakoishi mgonjwa huyo, alipatwa na jazba baada ya mgonjwa huyo kumtukana matusi na kushindwa kuvumilia na kumtia mikononi.

Ilidaiwa mgonjwa huyo alimtukana mama huyo matusi ya nguoni na ilidaiwa ni kawaida yake kumtuakana masma huyo na siku hiyo alishindwa kuvumilia na kumtiq mikononi.

Ilidaiwa ndugu wa mwanamke huyo walimsihi asimpige mgonjwa huyo japo kuwa anamatatizo mana alikuwa anatumia kigezo cha ugonjwa wake na kumsihi anaweza akapatwa na matatizo..

Bila kutambua alijikuta akimuingia mgonjwa huyo na ndugu wa mgonjwa huyo kuchachamaa na kwenda kuripoti kituo cha polisi.

Hata hivyo ilidaiwa kuwa mwanamke huyo alitakiwa kituo cha polisi akatoe maelezo machache kuhusiana na sakata hilo.

Kitakachoendelea kitawajia baada ya kupata tarifa kamili

MITI 6OOO YAKATWA KUZUIA WATU KUFANYA MAPENZI UKO UINGEREZA

Miti ipatayo 6,000 iliyopo pembeni mwa barabara moja kuu nchini Uingereza imekatwa ili kuwazuia watu kupeana huduma za chap chap. Miti zaidi ya 6,000 iliyopo pembeni barabara namba A666 katika mji wa Darwen kaskazini masharibi mwa Uingereza imeteketezwa ili kuwazuia watu kufanya mapenzi chini ya miti hiyo.

Miti hiyo iliyochukua eneo la hekta 12 ilikuwa ni maarufu kama kituo cha watu wanaopeana huduma za mapenzi za chap chap.

Miti hiyo iliyopandwa baada ya vita vya pili vya dunia, ilikatwa baada ya maafisa wa manispaa ya mji huo kudai kuwa miti hiyo imezeeka na inaweza ikayaangukia magari yanayopita kwenye barabara hiyo.

Lakini sajenti wa polisi Mark Wilson alisema kuwa miti hiyo ilikatwa kutokana na kuwa kero kwa wapitanjia kutokana na baadhi ya watu kupenda kufanya mapenzi kwenye maeneo ya miti hiyo huku wakionekana wazi.

"Lilikuwa ni tatizo la muda mrefu lililoleta kero kero kubwa sana kwa jamii", alisema sajenti Wilson.

Haijajulikana kama kukatwa kwa miti hiyo kutaleta ufumbuzi wa tatizo hilo la watu kujisevia pembeni mwa barabara hiyo.

CHINI YA ULINZI KISA UZURURAJI

WASICHANA wawili wamejikuta wakiwa katika wakati mgumu baada ya kuchaniwa nguo zao walizovaa kwa kuonekana walikuwa wabishi baada ya kukutwa na askari wa mtaani maarufu kama sungusungu.
Wasichana hao majina hayakuweza kupatikana mara moja walikutwa na dhahama hiyo, juzi majira ya usiku huko maeneo ya Mnazi Mmmoja jijini Dar es Salaam.


Kwa mujibu wa maelezo ya askari hao jamii wanaoshirikiana a askari wa jeshi la polisi walidai waliwakuta wasichana hao wamevaa nusu uchi na kuwasimamisha kwa kuwa wao walikuwa lindo kusaka waharifu wapitao majira hayo.


Walidai kuwa walipotakiwa kusimama walionekana kukaidi na kutaka kuondoka bila kutambua watu hao walikuwa katika lindo.


Hivyo walipoonekana kubisha zaidi wanalindo hao waliwabeba kwa nguvu na ndipo nguo zao zilipochanikia kwa kuwa walikuwa wakaidi kwenda kituoni cha polisi kwa mahojiano.

Mmoja wa askari hao aliokuwa eneo la tukio alidai wasichana hao baada ya kutakiwa kwenda kituo cha polisi walifungua mikoba yao na kutoa magauni marefu kutak kuvaa maarufu kama Madera na kuzuiliwa wafike hivyo hivyo kituoni.


JEshi la polisi wameunda vikosi maalum vya mitaani vya ulinzi vinavyojulikana polisi jamii ewanaoshirikana na askari kukamata waharifu mitaani.

ATUPWA JELA KWA KUFANYA MAPENZI NA MWANAFUNZI

MWANAMKE Sophia Philemon [44] ambaye ni mama wa watoto watatu, amehukumiwa kwenda kutumikia kifungo cha miaka saba jela baada ya kupatikana na hatia ya kufanya mapenzi na mwanafunzi chini ya miaka 18. Mwanamke huyo mkazi wa wilayani Moshi vijijini alifanya mapenzi na mwanafunzi wa kidato cha kwanza katika shule ya sekondari Langasani mwenye umri wa miaka 15 bila kutambua anatenda kosa kisheria.

Hukumu hiyo takatifu, ilitolewa jana na Kaimu Hakimu Mkazi Mfawidhi John Nkwabi wa Mahakama ya Mkoa Kilimanjaro, John Nkwabi baada ya kuridhika na ushahidi wa mashahidi wanne wa upande wa mashitaka.

Nkwabi alisema ameridhika na ushahidi uliotolewa akiwemo na mwanafunzi huyo umeithibitishia mahakama pasipo shaka yoyote na mahakama imeridhika na ushahidi huo.

Nkwabi alisema kitendo alichokifanya mwanamke huyo cha kumlazimisha kijana huyo kufanya nae tendo la ndoa ni kosa chini ya kifungu namba 138B (1) (d) cha kanuni ya adhabu kinachosimamia makosa ya kimapenzi kwa watoto baada ya sheria hiyo kufanyiwa marekebisho mwaka 2002.

Awali hati ya mashitaka ilionyesha kuwa, Februari 28, mwaka jana, saa 1:00 usiku, huko katika kambi namba tisa katika nyumba za sukari wilayani Moshi vijijini, mshitakiwa alimlazimisha mwanafunzi huyo kufanya naye mapenzi katika chumba anachoishi na mumewe.

Ilidaiwa kuwa muda huo mwanafunzi huyo alikuwa ametoka dukani alikokuwa ametumwa na wazazi wake na mwanamke huyo alimwita na kumshawishi aingie ndani ya nyumba yake anapoishi na mumewe na baadaye kumlazimisha kufanya naye tendo la ndoa.

Sophia ni mke wa mtu na ni mama wa watoto watatu ambao wawili wa kike na mmoja ni wa kiume.

TANZANIA DISAPOINTED OVER CITES REJECTION ON IVORY SALE BID

THE government has expressed its disappointment over the decision by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) to reject its plea to sale 100 tonnes of stockpiled ivory while blaming Kenya for spearheading negative propaganda.

The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism, Dr Ladislous Komba, said that the government was therefore planning to renew the request, saying that misinformation had failed the proposal.

“We were right and confident but what happened is that Kenya spearheaded negative campaign and all other nations relied on wrong information from Kenya and that is why the conclusions were not in our favour,” he said.

Dr Komba noted that the country was doing better in preventing elephants from being killed and that could be proven by the fact that it has a big population of elephants than any other country in the Southern and Central Africa.

Last Saturday the government blasted the CITES Secretariat for its report on the Tanzania's wildlife survey, saying it was biased, inadequate and incorrect, hence unsatisfactory.

Reports say that the 175-national convection also rejected a similar proposal from Zambia to sell off its ivory stocks which were considered later in the day (yesterday).

The Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism, Ms Shamsa Mwangunga, said earlier that the country is committed to conservation of its wildlife including elephants. Ms Mwangunga noted that the government planned to use proceeds from the trade for strengthening anti-poaching activities.

She argued that elephant population had reached the point where they were trampling crops and killing too many people. The proposal also said preventing selling of the stocks which come from natural deaths or controlled culling of problem animals would increase anger toward the beasts that are seen increasingly as pests by affected communities.

The country was asking to sell almost 90,000 kilogrammes of its stockpiled ivory that would have generated as much as 20 million US dollars (over 23bn/-). It was noted in the proposal that the elephant population has risen from 55,000 in 1989 to 110,000 last year.

The neighbouring Kenya and six other African countries, proposed a halt in what limited international trade in ivory is currently allowed and a 20-year moratorium on any attempts to relax international trade controls on African elephant ivory.

Opponents led by the United States, the European Union and several central and west African countries say the country has not done enough to combat poaching and slow the illegal trade in ivory.

They also wanted more time to assess whether a 2008 ivory sale by Zimbabwe, Botswana, South Africa, Namibia had contributed to the illegal trade. Ivory sales have in recent years been among the most contentious proposals at CITES and this time around African countries, and even some environmental groups, are divided.

The ivory would be sold to China and Japan — the only countries which have asked to purchase it. The proposal would have been the third ivory sale following ones in 1999 and 2008.

TRANSPORT IN DAR ES SALAAM REMAINS A MAJOR CHALLENGE FOR STUDENTS

A TRAFFIC policeman (centre) helps students to board a commuter bus, daladala, at the Kivukoni Bus Stop in Dar es Salaam this noon. The students, who had finished their day at school, had to wait for several hours pleading with conductors to let them into the buses.

WANAFUNZI WA CHUO CHA IFM DAR ES SALAAM WAGOMA KUPIGA ONGEZEKO LA ADA

WANAFUNZI wa Shahada ya kwanza na ya pili katika Chuo cha Usimamizi wa Fedha [IFM] jana waligoma kueneelea na masomo kutokana a ongezeko la ada lililipanda ghafla. Wanafunzi hao jan waligoma kuenela na masomo na kuweka migomo baada kupinga ongezeko la ada zaidi ya asilimia hamisini chuoni hapo.

Wanafunzi hao walionekana kutka kuandama kwend kutaka kumuona mfadhili wea chuo hicho Waziri wea Fedha ili weakamueleze tatizo hilo kama ana taarifa nalo.

WAnafunzid hao waliweka mgomo huo baada ya kutopata majibu ya maokeo ya mitihani baada ya kuambiwa hadi wamalize ada na kushangazwa na kauli hiyo.

Wanafunzi hao walidai kuwa ada zimepand kutoka shulingi milioni moja hadi kufika milioni moja na laki sita jambo ambalo limewshangaza kupanda kwa ada hizo bila ya kupewa taarifa rasmi.

AKATAA ZAWADI YA SHILINGI BILIONI 1.3

Akataa Zawadi ya Tsh. Bilioni 1.3

Mwanaume wa nchini Urusi ambaye anaishi maisha ya kifukara katika nyumba yake iliyojaa mende kibao, amekataa zawadi ya dola milioni moja aliyopewa baada ya kulipatia jibu fumbo la hesabu lililowashinda wataalamu wa mahesabu kwa miaka 100. "Nimetosheka na kile nilicho nacho", alisema Dr Grigory Perelman, 44, mwanaume anayesemekana kuwa yeye ndiye Genius wa hisabati kwani yeye ndiye mtu pekee aliyefanikiwa kulifumbua fumbo la hisabati linaloitwa "Poincare Conjecture" ambalo wanahisabati wote duniani kwa kushirikiana walishindwa kulifumbua fumbo hilo lenye miaka 100.

Dr Grigory Perelman anaishi mjini Petersburg katika nyumba yake ambayo imejaa mende wengi sana kiasi cha majirani zake kutoa malalamiko kuwa mende hawaishi kuingia kwenye nyumba zao toka kwenye nyumba ya mtaalamu huyo wa hisabati.

Dr. Perelman nyumbani kwake ana meza moja, stuli moja na kitanda chenye godoro chafu lililochakaa lililoachwa na wamiliki wa nyumba hiyo ambao walikuwa walevi kupindukia ambao ndio waliomuuzia Dr.Perelman nyumba hiyo.

Pamoja na maisha anayoishi, Dr. Perelman ameikataa zawadi ya dola milioni moja aliyopewa na taasisi ya hisabati ya Marekani akisema kuwa hana shida ya pesa ametosheka na alichonacho.

Miaka minne iliyopita, Dr. Perelman alikataa kwenda kuichukua tuzo maalumu aliyotunukiwa na umoja wa kimataifa wa wanahisabati kwa kulipatia jibu swali hilo gumu la hisabati.

Wakati huo Dr. Perelman alisema "Sina shida ya pesa wala umaarufu, sitaki nionyeshwe kwa watu kama vile wanyama kwenye bustani za wanyama".

"Mimi sio shujaa wa hisabati, sijafanikiwa kwa kiasi hicho ninachoongelewa, na hivyo sitaki watu wote wawe wananiangalia mimi", alisema Dr. Perelman.

Ilikuwa ni mwaka 2002 wakati Dr. Perelman alipokuwa akifanya kazi kwenye taasisi ya utafiti wa hisabati nchini Urusi wakati alipoanza kutuma majibu kwenye internet ya fumbo la Poincare Conjecture ambalo ni miongoni mwa mafumbo saba magumu ambayo kila fumbo moja limetengewa zawadi ya dola milioni moja kwa mtu atakayelipatia jibu.

Kupatikana kwa jibu la fumbo la Poincare Conjecture kutawawezesha wanasayansi kuweza kujua umbile la ulimwengu.

Mwaka 2003 Dr. Perelman aliacha kazi kwenye taasisi hiyo ya utafiti wa hisabati na inadaiwa na marafiki zake kuwa ameachana kabisa na masuala ya hisabati.

KAHABA AFRIKA KUSINI ASHTAKI BAADA YA KUSIMAMISHWA KUSIMAMISHWA KAZI ZAKE

ngawa ni kinyume cha sheria kufanya ukahaba, Kahaba mmoja nchini Afrika Kusini ameenda mahakamani kupinga kusimamishwa kazi isivyo halali kwenye danguro moja lililopo mjini Cape Town. Kahaba huyo anayejulikana kwa jina la Kylie alisimamishwa kazi kutokana na tabia yake ya kuchagua wateja na kutumia muda mwingi na mpenzi wake ambaye alikuwa hataki kulipa kwa huduma ya ngono anayopewa.

Jaji wa kesi alishikwa na butwaa akisema kuwa haamini inakuwaje mtu anayefanya kazi haramu akaenda mahakamani kuitetea kazi haramu anayofanya.

Hata hivyo wanasheria wa Kylie wanasema kuwa kesi ya Kylie si kuhusiana na kufanya kwake ukhaba ambao ni kinyume cha sheria bali ni kufukuzwa kwake kazi isivyo halali.

Mahakama kadhaa za nchini Afrika Kusini zimekataa kuisikiliza kesi hiyo zikisema kuwa kufanya ukahaba ni kinyume cha sheria, vimeripoti vyombo vya habari vya Afrika Kusini.

Majaji watatu wa mahakama ya kazi wanakuna vichwa vyao kujua kama waisikilize kesi hiyo au la.

"Wakati unaposimamishwa kufanya kitu haramu.. haiingii akilini kusimama na kupigania watu wakurudishe kufanya kazi ya haramu", alisema rais wa majaji, Raymond Zondo.

Kylie amekuwa akipigania kurudishwa kwenye kazi yake haramu kwa miaka saba sasa tangia aliposimamishwa kazi mwaka 2003.

WA State African Community Leadership Conference

Invitation to the 1st annual Washington State African Communities Leadership Conference 2010 on March 27, 2010


Dear Brothers and Sisters, Greetings:
I hope this letter finds you and yours well!

It gives me great pleasure in inviting you on behalf of the African Affairs Council of Washington State (AACWA) to the 1st annual Washington State African Communities Leadership Conference 2010 to be held at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Olympia (114 20th Ave SE, Olympia WA 98501-2999) on March 27, 2010 from 09:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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THE AFRICAN AFFAIRS COUNCIL OF WASHINGTON STATE

A Non Profit Corporation

WASHINGTON STATE AFRICAN COMMUNITIES

LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE 2010

Saturday March 27th 2010

Saint John’s Episcopal Church, Olympia, Washington

AGENDA
9:30 Registration

10:00 Welcome and breakfast

AM SESSION

10:30 Introduction of the upcoming A DAY FOR AFRICA

September 17th&18th 2010 in Tumwater

11:00 Brainstorming – A DAY FOR AFRICA – activities, events

11:50 BREAK

12:00 Activity prioritization, organization and program development

and responsibility assignments

13:15 NETWORKING / PRAYER BREAK

13:30 Lunch

PM SESSION

14:00 THE AFRICAN COMMUNITIES IN WASHINGTON STATE

15:45 Break and networking

16:00 Questions & answers from participants

16:30 End of Conference

MGOMO WA WAFANYA KAZI TANZANIA

SHIRIKISHO la Vyama vya wafanyakazi nchini {TUCTA] umetangaza mgomo utakaofanyika nchi nzima kuaninzia Mei 5, mwaka huu kupinga mambo mbalimbali serikalini. Nacho Chama cha Walimu Tanzania [CWT] umeunga mgomo huo na umesema utashiriki ipasavyo na wameheshimu kauli ya tucta kwa kuwa ina nguvu na wanakusudia kugoma hadi hapo haki zao zitakapotekelezwa ipasavyo.

Rais wa CWT, Gratian Mukoba amesema kwa sasa anatoa taarifa kwa walimu wote nchini na wanatakiwa wafahamu kuwa chama chao kimeitikia wito wa kushiriki kwenye mgomo wa kudai mambo mbalimbali ambayo serikali imeyadharau kwa muda mrefu.

Aliongeza kuwa viongozi wa vyama vyote wamekubaliana kuwatangazia wanachama wao kuhusu mgomo huo ili washirikiane kudai haki zao chini ya mwavuli wa Tucta.

Mgomo huo unakusudia madai ya mishahara duni isiyokidhi mahitaji, mafao duni ya wastaafu kutoka kwenye mifuko ya hifadhi ya jamii pamoja na ulipishwaji wa kodi kubwa kwenye mishahara midogo wanayopata wafanyakazi.

Tucta imedai kuwa siku ya kusherehekea sikukuu ya wafanyakazi Mei Mosi watajadili kindani jinsi ya kuanza kufanya mgomo huo kwa kuw wafanyakazi wote hukutana siku hiyo.

BIBI CINHTIA NI MWANAMKE ALIYEIBIWA MME WAKE AENDA KUSHTAKI MAHAKAMANI NAKULIPWA FIDIA YA DOLLA MILIONI 9

Mwanamke wa nchini Marekani aliyemfikisha mahakamani mwanamke aliyempora mumewe, ameshinda kesi aliyomfungulia mwanamke huyo kwa kumuibia mumewe na atalipwa fidia ya dola milioni 9. Cynthia Shackelford mwenye umri wa miaka 60 aliiambia mahakama ya North Carolina kuwa aliacha kazi yake ya ualimu ili kulea watoto na kumsaidia mumewe Allan katika kuziendeleza shughuli zake za kisheria.

Kwa kutumia kipengele cha sheria ambacho huwa hakitumiki sana, Bi Cynthia alisema kuwa mumwe alikuwa ni mtu mwenye furaha na mwenye kuonyesha mapenzi kwake kabla ya bi Anne Lundquist, 49, kuuingilia uhusiano wao na kuanza uhusiano na mumewe.

Baada ya siku mbili za kuisikiliza kesi hiyo, majaji waliamuru bi Cynthia alipwe fidia ya dola milioni 9 baada ya bi Cynthia kuithibitishia mahakama jinsi mapenzi yao yalivyokuwa motomoto kabla ya Anne kuanza uhusiano na mumewe.

Mahakama ilitaka bi Cynthia alipwe fidia kwa kitendo cha mumewe kutembea nje ya ndoa yao na kumuumiza kihisia bi Cynthia.

Anne ambaye hivi sasa anaishi na Allan, alisema kuwa atakata rufaa kupinga hukumu hiyo akidai kuwa alianza uhusiano na Allan baada ya ndoa ya Allan na mkewe kuvunjika.

Jimbo la North Carolina ni miongoni mwa majimbo machache ya Marekani ambayo yanaruhusu wanandoa kuwafikisha mahakamani wenzao wanaozisaliti ndoa zao.

A VICTORY FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE

The passage of health insurance reform legislation represents a historic victory for the American people. America's families and businesses will not only get relief from skyrocketing health care costs but will now have more control over their health care. No longer will the insurance companies get the final say when it comes to rates and rights.

Health Reform

• Reduce long-term growth of health care costs for businesses and government
• Protect families from bankruptcy or debt because of health care costs
• Guarantee choice of doctors and health plans
• Invest in prevention and wellness
• Improve patient safety and quality of care
• Assure affordable, quality health coverage for all Americans
• Maintain coverage when you change or lose your job
• End barriers to coverage for people with pre-existing medical conditions

Health Reform & the Budget

“Under this budget, we will provide the health and human services that Americans depend on more effectively, slashing waste and focusing programs on results.”
-- Secretary Sebelius

The President’s budget helps build the foundation for health insurance reform. The budget strengthens the health care system and improves access to care by investing $995 million to address the shortage of health care providers in underserved areas, increasing funding to expand services at Health Centers by $290 million and allocating nearly $80 million for work to spread the adoption and use of health information technology.

Read the President’s Budget

Get Health Insurance Reform Updates

Families across the country have seen their health insurance premiums skyrocket, with one insurance company promising increases of up to 39 percent in the months ahead. Health insurance reform will give families the relief they need and ensure Americans have secure, stable, affordable health insurance. Sign up here to get the latest information about rising health insurance premiums and the latest on efforts to reform the system.

ASKOFU KAKOBE BADO VITANI NA SERIKALI

kuonesha Serikali ipo katika juhudi za kuboresha huduma za nishati ya umeme nchini, jana mabango la Kanisa la Full Gospel Fellowship linaloonyehsa na kuwaelekeza watu kufika kanisani hapo limetolewa na mafundi wa Tanesco chini ya ulinzi mkali wa polisi.

Mabango hayo mawili yalisimikwa nje ya kanisa la Full Gospel Bibilia Fellowship(FGBFC) Linaliongozwa na askof Zakaria kakobe Jijini Dar es Salaam.
Mbali na kuondolewa mabango hayo pia askofu huyo ametakiwa na serikali kwa kupitia wakala wa barabara nchini (TANROAD)kuwajibika kulipa gharama za uondoaji wa mabango hayo kutokana na kuchelewa kufanya kazi hiyo kama alivyoelekezwa'

Mabango hayo yaliondolewa baada ya kudai kuwa mabango hayo yapo kwenye njia ya mradi wa umeme wa magawati 1332 na ni lazima yangetolewa kupisha mradi huo na kanisa hilo limetakiwa kuwajibika kulipa gharama hizo kwa kuwa yamechelewesha kazi ya utandazaji wa waya za umeme huo,amabapo kazi hiyo ilipangwakukamilika machi 15,mwaka huu.
Hata hivyo wakati kazi hiyo ukiendelea askofu kakobe na waumini wake hawakushiriki zoezi lake na walijifungia kanisani wakifanya maombi

MAKONTENA YA BIDAA BANDIA YAKAMAKWA BANDARINI DAR

Shehena ya makontena 20 za betri aina ya tiger head kutoka China zimekamatwa kutokana na kukosa ubora wa viwango vya matumizi ya bidaa hiyo.
Kontena hizo zimekamatwa katika operesheni ya Shirika la viwango nchini (TBS) katika kukagua bidaa ziingiazo nchini ambazo hazina viwango vya matumzi.
Mkurugenzi Mkuu wa TBS nchini Charles Ekerege alisema shehena walioyakamata ya betri hizo ilifika nchini januari mwaka huu, lakini walipozikagua waligundua kuwa hazina ubora uliowekwa na shirika hilo.
Alisema betri hizo zinaingizwa nchini na wafanya biashara wakubwa na wakati mwingine imedaiwa kuwa wanaziingiza kwa njia ya panya.

Alisema betri hizo huingizwa nhini na huuzwa kwa bei za rejareja shilingi 350 na zinazotengenezwa hapa nchini huuzwa kwa shilingi 450 kila moja na watanzania wengu hukimbilia betri hizo kutokana na unafuu wa bei.

SKENDO ZA VATICAN

Papa Benedict XVI ametoa tamko rasmi la kuwaomba radhi wahanga wa skendo la wachungaji kuwalawiti na kuwanyanyasa kijinsia watoto waliokuwa wakienda kanisani. Skendo hilo limeyakumba makanisa ya kanisa katoliki katika nchi mbali mbali duniani lakini Ireland ndio iliyotajwa zaidi kwa idadi kubwa ya watoto walionyanyaswa kijinsia na wachungaji huku kanisa katoliki nchini Ireland likifunika maovu ya wachungaji wake ili kanisa lisiharibiwe sifa yake.

"Najua mmenyanyasika sana na kufanyiwa ukatili na nawaomba radhi sana wote waliokumbwa na maovu haya", alisema Papa katika taarifa yake kwa makanisa ya Ireland.

"Najua hakuna kitu kinachoweza kuuondosha uovu mliofanyiwa, Imani zenu kwa kanisa zimesalitiwa".

"Sote tumekumbwa na skendo linalotokana madhambi ya baadhi ya wadau wa kanisa".

"Madhambi makubwa yamefanyika dhidi ya watoto wasio na utetezi wowote".

"Najua baadhi yenu mnaona ni vigumu hata kuingia tena kwenye milango ya kanisa baada ya yote haya yaliyotokea", aliendelea kusema Papa Benedict.

Kwa miaka zaidi ya 10 wachungaji na viongozi wa kanisa wameharibu imani za watu ndani ya kanisa, alisema Papa katika taarifa yake ambayo itasomwa kwenye makanisa karibia yote nchini Ireland wakati wa misa ya jumapili.

Maskendo ya ngono yanayowahusisha wachungaji na watoto wa kiume yamekuwa yakiripotiwa katika nchi mbali mbali duniani huku nchi zilizokumbwa zaidi na maskendo hayo zikitajwa kuwa ni Austria, Uswizi, Uholanzi, Brazil, Mexico na hata dayosisi ya kanisa la zamani la Papa nchini Ujerumani imo kwenye skendo hilo.

Papa alisema kuwa miaka ya kuficha maovu ya wachungaji waovu imeisha na ametaka wachungaji watakaogundulika kuendeleza maovu yao waripotiwe polisi.

Papa aliongeza kuwa katika miaka iliyopita ameishakutana na baadhi ya wahanga wa skendo hilo kutoka nchi mbalimbali duniani na anatarajia kufanya hivyo tena baadae.

MH.BALOZI WA TZ USA AKIWA KWENYE MKUTANO NA WATANZANIA WAISHIO STATE YA OREGON NA WASHINGTON STATE

WADAU MBALIMBALI PAMOJA NA MH,BALOZI

MH.BALOZI NA PATRICK NEWMAN

MH BALOZI AKIWA ANAPATA CHAKULA KABLA YA MUKUTANO KUANZA