Tanzania's Maasai Battle Game Hunters for Grazing Land

In a remote corner of northern Tanzania, Boeing 747 planes land on a private airstrip, trucks with United Arab Emirates (UAE) number plates drive across the plains, and anyone with a cell phone receives an unlikely text message:
Maasai women have been most vocal in their protest about the wildlife corridor. This sign in Kiswahili at the meeting in Olorien village on 6 April 2013 says: "We will fight for our land until the end." "Dear guest, welcome to UAE."

For centuries, the sprawling savannah in the Arusha region of the East African nation was home to the Maasai people, but these days it can feel more like Dubai, one of the states that make up the UAE.


That is because this chunk of land in Arusha's Loliondo area near the Serengeti National Park has been leased to an Emirati hunting company called the Ortello Business Corporation (OBC).
Since 1992, OBC has flown in wealthy clients to shoot lions and leopards, angering nomadic Maasai cattle herders who are blocked from pastures in the hunting grounds.
Now, Tanzania's government wants to give more land to the hunters by establishing a 1,500 sq km (579 sq mile) wildlife corridor exclusively for OBC.

The plan would displace about 30,000 people and affect tens of thousands more who graze cattle there in the dry season.
The Maasai have erupted in protest, saying their livelihoods will be destroyed. More than 90% of Loliondo's Maasai depend on..

X Factor Finalist Ella Henderson’s Family Home Has Been Raided by The Police.

Ella Henderson's family home has been raided by the police and her parents arreseted. Copyright [Rex]

The 17-year-old singer’s parents Sean, 47, and Michelle, 49, have also been arrested on suspicion of being part of a ‘major money laundering investigation,’ reports claim.
Two properties owned by the couple in Tetney, near Grimsby, were raided by Humberside police following the obtainment of warrants.
An onlooker told The Mirror: “There were police everywhere with cars and flashing blue lights. "It was obviously a big raid. They had springer spaniel sniffer dogs out around the house as well.”

A Humberside police spokeswoman has said: “Officers executed warrants at two addresses in Tetney with the assistance of Lincolnshire Police this morning.
“A 49-year-old woman was arrested at the Tetney address and taken to Grimsby police station to be questioned in connection with money laundering offences. “As part of the same inquiry a 47-year-old man has been arrested on behalf of Humberside Police by officers from the Met. He will be questioned by Humberside Police.”
Ella Henderson was set to make an announcement before the arrest. Copyright [Rex]Ella is currently residing in London where she is working on her first album after being signed by Simon Cowell.

A Student Died After Buying Slimming Pills

A coroner today called for a clampdown on unscrupulous internet dealers after a medical student battling bulimia died while taking a banned and dangerous weight loss drug.

Doctor’s daughter Sarah Houston, 23, had bought DNP - a slimming aid popular with bodybuilders which has been linked to 62 deaths worldwide - and had been taking it along with an anti-depressant.
The combination of the drugs, which both boost the body’s metabolism, may have proved fatal, the inquest was told.

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Conflict Minerals, Rebels and Child Soldiers in Congo (Video)

Warlords, soldiers, and child laborers all toil over a mineral you've never even heard of. Coltan is a conflict mineral in nearly every cell phone, laptop, and electronic device. It's also tied to the deaths of over 5 million people in Congo since 1990.
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Serikali Imevifungia Viwanda Viwili vya Nondo, ni Juu ya Kuuza Nondo Zisizo na Ubora

 

Shirika la Viwango Tanzania (TBS), limevifungia viwanda viwili vya kuzalisha nondo kwa muda usiojulikana.
Viwanda vilivyofungiwa ni vya Metro Steel Mills kilichoko Vingunguti Dar es Salaam na Quaim Steel Mills kilichopo Chang’ombe wilayani Temeke.

Hatua hiyo imekuja baada ya kubainika kwamba vimekuwa vikizalisha na kuuza nondo zisizo na ubora wa viwango vinavyokubalika na hivyo kuwa tishio kwa watumiaji wa bidhaa hiyo.
Mkurugenzi Mtendaji wa Quaim, Hassan Amir, alisema kiwanda chake kilianza kuzalisha nondo tangu mwaka 2006.

Katika maelezo yake, , alipinga hatua hiyo ya TBS akidai kwamba inafanywa kinyume cha sheria, kwa madai kuwa hakupewa barua kabla ya..

Luis Suarez: Liverpool Fine Forward for Biting Branislav Ivanovic

Liverpool have fined Luis Suarez for biting Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic but insist the striker still has a future at the club.
Suarez, 26, bit Ivanovic's arm during his team's 2-2 draw against Chelsea .
Asked if the incident would affect the player's time at the club, Liverpool managing director Ian Ayre said: "Not at all."It affects his future in the sense that we have to work with him on his discipline."
The Football Association will review the match official's report into the game and incident before deciding what course of action to take.
However, Ayre said he has spoken to the club's owners concerning the controversy and added: "Luis is a very important player to the club."As we keep saying, he signed a new four-year contract last summer and we'd all love to see him here throughout that contract. "He's a fantastic player, top scorer and everything we'd want in a striker, so there's no change there.
"This is more about getting him back on the right track and it's largely down to [Liverpool manager] Brendan [Rodgers] now to work with him on that side of his character."

Merseyside police say they will not take any action against Suarez, with Ivanovic not reporting any physical injury and telling officers he did not want to pursue the matter.
Suarez issued a swift apology following the conclusion of the game at Anfield on Sunday and also spoke to the Serbia international. "I've spoken to Ivanovic on the phone so I could apologise directly to him," Suarez tweeted. "Thanks for accepting." He also tweeted: "For my unacceptable behaviour the club has fined me.

"I have asked the club to donate the money to the Hillsborough Family Support Group for the inconvenience I have created to the Liverpool fans and to Ivanovic." It is not the first time that the Reds forward has committed such an act. While playing for Ajax, he was banned for seven games after biting PSV Eindhoven midfielder Otman Bakkal during a match in November 2010.
Luis Suarez Bites Branislav Ivanovic, Video

Yanga,JKT Ruvu Zaingiza Milioni 66

Mchezo wa ligi kuu ya vodacom kati JKT Ruvu na Yanga iliyochezwa hapo jana (April 21 mwaka huu) katika uwanja wa Taifa jijini Dar es salaam ,imeingiza sh. 66,568,000 kutokana na watazamaji 11,864.

Viingilio katika mechi hiyo namba 106 iliyomalizika kwa Yanga kutoa dozi ya 3-0 kwa wenyeji wao vilikuwa sh.5,000, sh. 8,000 sh. 15,000 na sh. 20,000 huku kila klabu ikipata mgawo wa sh. 15,702,752.45 wakati Kodi ya Ongezeko la Thamani (VAT) iliyolipwa ni sh. 10,154,440.68. hayo ni asilimia 15 ya uwanja sh. 7,984,450.40, tiketi sh. 3,183,890, gharama za mechi sh. 4,790,670.24 ,Kamati ya Ligi sh. 4,790,670.24,

Mfuko wa Maendeleo ya Mpira Miguu (FDF) sh. 2,395,335.12, chama cha mpira wa miguu cha Pwani (COREFA) sh. 931,519.2 chama cha mpira Dar es salaam (DRFA) sh. 931,519.21.

WANAWAKE WAUNGANA KUSUSIA BIDHAA NA MAONYESHO YA MWANAMUZIKI DIAMOND

African Dreams imeripoti kua Kitendo cha Mwanamuziki wa kizazi kipya Nasibu Abdul Juma maarufu kama Diamond,cha kurekodi mazungumzo yake na star wa Bongo Move Bi.Wema Sepetu,na kuyatuma mazungumzo yao ya mapenzi katika mitandao ni kitendo cha "Udhalilishaji wa Mwanamke" . kwa kuwa wanamuziki na wasanii wote wanatakiwa wawe ni mfamo na kioo cha jamii katika kuielekeza jamii kuishi kwa kufuata na kuheshimu maadili ,lakini mwanamuziki Diamond ameonekana kuwa ni kiongozi wa "Udhalilishaji wa Mwanamke" kufuatia kitendo chake cha kurekodi na kusambaza mazungumzo yao ya simu ya kimapaenzi kati yake na
Bi.Wema Sepetu na mpenzi wake wa sasa Bi.Penny,kitendo hiki ni cha "kuwadhalilisha wanawake wa kitanzania" Tunaowaomba akinamama na kinadada na wanawake wote kwa ujumla kususia kununua video,vcd,cd pia kugomea kuhudhuria onyesho lolote lile litakalofanywa na mwamuziki
Nasibu Abdul Juma aka Diamond hadi pale atakapo waomba radhi wanawake wote
wa kitanzania popote pale walipo.
Wanawake wote wanatakiwa kugomea maonyesho ya mwanamuziki huyo na
na kutonunua bidhaa za mwanamuziki huyo Diamond ili kukomesha kabisa tabia hizi chafu za "Udhalilishaji wa Mwanamke"
Wanawake wote ambao wamempa like au ad katika mitandao kama facebook kujiondoa mara moja na kogemea kununua
jarida au gazeti lolote litakalo mpamba mwanamuziki huyo.

Alietumia Jina la Waziri Kutapeli Amelamatwa Akiwa Kwenye Harambee

Kijana ambae amekuwa akiwaliza watumishi mbalimbali wa umma na watu binafsi kwa kutumia jina la waziri wa nchi ofisi ya waziri mkuu sera na uratibu wa bunge kijana Jonathan Wiliam Lukuvi( si jina lake halisi)amekamatwa katika hafla ya kanisa la Overcomers FM akitaka kumtapeli waziri mkuu wa zamani Edward Lowassa kupitia harambee hiyo.

Kijana huyo aliingia katika ukumbi wa St. Dominic leo katika harambee ambayo mgeni rasmi alikuwa ni Lowassa na kupita mbele na kutumia kipaza sauti kuzungumza kuwa anaitwa JOnathan Wiliam Lukuvi na ni mtoto wa waziri wa nchi ofisi ya waziri mkuu sera na uratibu wa bunge na kuwa amekuwa akimpigia simu mara kwa mara Lowassa na hata katika mkutano wake wa Jangwani jijini Dar es Salaam alipata kuzungumza na Lowassa na hivyo kuomba kutekelezewa ombi lake la msaada ambao hakuutaja.

Kutokana na utambulisho huo baadhi ya watu waliopata kutapeliwa na kijana huyo akiwemo mkurugenzi wa Halmashauri ya Manispaa ya Iringa waliweza kuguna hali iliyopelekea askari polisi kufunguka na kumtia mbaroni kijana huyo ambae alikuwa akiweka mtego wa kumtapeli Lowassa na viongozi wengine katika hafla hiyo .
Hata hivyo baada ya polisi kumtia nguvuni kijana huyo baadhi ya watu waliotapeliwa waliweza kumtambua huku familia ya Lukuvi iliyokuwemo katika ukumbi huo ikimkana katu katu kuwa hana hata chembe ya familia na watu hawamtambui .
Kada wa CCM maarufu mkoani Iringa Godfrey Malenga Lukuvi alisema kuwa kijana huyo amekuwa akitumia jina la waziri Lukuvi kuliza watu na kuwa wengi wamekuwa wakilalamika kuhusu utapeli unaofanywa na kijana huyo na kuwa tayari alipata kukamatwa na polisi ila alitolewa .

Kwa upande wake katibu wa mbunge jimbo la Isimani ambae pia ni familia ya Lukuvi Bw Thom Malenga Lukuvi alisema kuwa amekuwa akipokea malalamiko mbali mbali kutoka kwa watu mbali mbali ambao wamelizwa na kijana huyo na kuwa siku zote alikuwa..