ULINZI WA OBAMA HAUJAWAHI TOKEA AFRICA
Dar es Salaam. Ulinzi katika ziara ya Obama ni wa hali ya juu kuliko ulinzi wa aliyewahi kupewa Rais yeyote wa Marekani kwa safari yake ya Afrika mwaka huu.
Tayari jeshi la nchi hiyo limewasili nchini, kuweka mambo sawa na kukagua maeneo yote ya karibu na sehemu atakazotembelea na kupita wakati wa ziara hiyo. Maaskari na majasusi zaidi ya 500 wapo Dar es Salaam kuhakikisha usalama huo na kuweka vifaa mbalimbali vya mawasiliano Uwanja wa Ndege wa Dar es Salaam.
Licha ya hilo, ziara yake kutakuwa na askari 1,687 wakataokuja kwa meli maalumu kubwa ya kivita iliyosheheni silaha mbalimbali, ikiwamo ndege sita za kivita aina ya AV-8B Harrier na helikopta za kivita 23, ambazo zinatarajiwa kupasua anga la Tanzania kuimarisha ulinzi.
Meli hiyo ya kisasa aina ya Wasp Class (Uk 1), pia itakuwa imebeba meli nyingine zaidi ya tano maalumu kwa kubeba vifaru, magari ya deraya, askari na vifaa vingine itatia nanga Bahari ya Hindi kuongeza nguvu iwapo lolote litatokea.
Taarifa inaonyesha italazimika kuwapo kwa meli tatu za aina hiyo wakati wa ziara yake nchini Senegal, Tanzania na Afrika Kusini kwani mwendo wake siyo kasi hivyo kulazimika kutumia zote hizo kwa ajili hiyo.
Meli hiyo kubwa imeundwa kuwezesha askari wa Marekani kuingia kwa urahisi eneo la vita kwa brigedi nzima, kwani wanaweza kutumia aina zote za vita majini, angani na ardhini. Ni meli aina hiyo zilizotumika vita vya Marekani na Iraq. Licha ya mitambo ya kivita, ina hospitali kubwa yenye uwezo wa kulaza zaidi ya wagonjwa ya 600.
Tayari jeshi la nchi hiyo limewasili nchini, kuweka mambo sawa na kukagua maeneo yote ya karibu na sehemu atakazotembelea na kupita wakati wa ziara hiyo. Maaskari na majasusi zaidi ya 500 wapo Dar es Salaam kuhakikisha usalama huo na kuweka vifaa mbalimbali vya mawasiliano Uwanja wa Ndege wa Dar es Salaam.
Licha ya hilo, ziara yake kutakuwa na askari 1,687 wakataokuja kwa meli maalumu kubwa ya kivita iliyosheheni silaha mbalimbali, ikiwamo ndege sita za kivita aina ya AV-8B Harrier na helikopta za kivita 23, ambazo zinatarajiwa kupasua anga la Tanzania kuimarisha ulinzi.
Meli hiyo ya kisasa aina ya Wasp Class (Uk 1), pia itakuwa imebeba meli nyingine zaidi ya tano maalumu kwa kubeba vifaru, magari ya deraya, askari na vifaa vingine itatia nanga Bahari ya Hindi kuongeza nguvu iwapo lolote litatokea.
Taarifa inaonyesha italazimika kuwapo kwa meli tatu za aina hiyo wakati wa ziara yake nchini Senegal, Tanzania na Afrika Kusini kwani mwendo wake siyo kasi hivyo kulazimika kutumia zote hizo kwa ajili hiyo.
Meli hiyo kubwa imeundwa kuwezesha askari wa Marekani kuingia kwa urahisi eneo la vita kwa brigedi nzima, kwani wanaweza kutumia aina zote za vita majini, angani na ardhini. Ni meli aina hiyo zilizotumika vita vya Marekani na Iraq. Licha ya mitambo ya kivita, ina hospitali kubwa yenye uwezo wa kulaza zaidi ya wagonjwa ya 600.
ZAVARA Introduce "In The Congo - Rhyme Like A Girl Ft Nasambu (Video)
Ni Zavara hapa.
"In The Congo", is the first major musical collaborative effort of its kind to raise awareness on what some are calling the third World War. Calling for a new wave of Green Technology and Fair Trade Electronics, this music video highlights the main cause of rape and genocide in the Eastern Congo region as a desperate scramble for the minerals that power every cell phone and laptop. Produced and directed by Tanzanian Hip Hop guru, Zavara Mponjika, the video features US Hip Hop Ambassador Toni Blackman’s collective, Rhyme Like A Girl, alongside California based Kenyan Afro-Soul artist and founder of Activate Afrika, Nasambu. In times when the mainstream media rarely highlights issues of consequence, leaving many people in a state of ignorance, these artists have joined together across time, space, and geographical borders to express their views on this global war and human rights catastrophe that is urgently.
Nawatambulisha kazi mpya niliyofanikiwa kuipakua siku hizi za karibuni.. Hii kazi ni limbo uitwao In The Congo, limbo huh unahusisha kundi la Hip Hop tok a new York, Marekani liitwalo Rhyme Like A Girl wakimshirikisha mwanadada aitwae Nasambu msanii wa Afrosoul wa California Marekani ambaye ana asili ya kenya. Wimbo huu ni juhudi za ushirikiano baina ya wasanii na mimi muandaji kujumuika na jamaa zetu wanaotaabika huko Kongo. Kuna wimbo pamoja na video, pia viungo vyenye makala kadhaa zilokwisha andikwa kuhusu mradi huu.
"In The Congo", is the first major musical collaborative effort of its kind to raise awareness on what some are calling the third World War. Calling for a new wave of Green Technology and Fair Trade Electronics, this music video highlights the main cause of rape and genocide in the Eastern Congo region as a desperate scramble for the minerals that power every cell phone and laptop. Produced and directed by Tanzanian Hip Hop guru, Zavara Mponjika, the video features US Hip Hop Ambassador Toni Blackman’s collective, Rhyme Like A Girl, alongside California based Kenyan Afro-Soul artist and founder of Activate Afrika, Nasambu. In times when the mainstream media rarely highlights issues of consequence, leaving many people in a state of ignorance, these artists have joined together across time, space, and geographical borders to express their views on this global war and human rights catastrophe that is urgently.
Nawatambulisha kazi mpya niliyofanikiwa kuipakua siku hizi za karibuni.. Hii kazi ni limbo uitwao In The Congo, limbo huh unahusisha kundi la Hip Hop tok a new York, Marekani liitwalo Rhyme Like A Girl wakimshirikisha mwanadada aitwae Nasambu msanii wa Afrosoul wa California Marekani ambaye ana asili ya kenya. Wimbo huu ni juhudi za ushirikiano baina ya wasanii na mimi muandaji kujumuika na jamaa zetu wanaotaabika huko Kongo. Kuna wimbo pamoja na video, pia viungo vyenye makala kadhaa zilokwisha andikwa kuhusu mradi huu.
In The Congo video yake ilizinduliwa kwa mara ya kwanza kwenye tamasha la filamu huko Malaysia tarehe 30 ya mwezi wa tano mwaka huu. ulifanyika uzinduzi rasmi Nairobi kenya wiki iliyopita, video hiyo imeteuliwa pia kuonyeshwa Zanzibar International film Festival, Salam Kivu tamasha la filamu huko Kongo mwezi wa saba. Husika kwenye huu mradi kwa kusaidia kusambaza huu wimbo kwenye mitandao ya jamii na wote mnowasiliana nao, ujumbe wake ni WITO kwa jamii kulizingatia suala la Kongo na kufanya kila wawezalo kuondoa jamii ya huko kwenye MAANGAMIZI. Asanteni na karibuni
Ni Zavara hapa.
Ni Zavara hapa.
UK Bans Visas to Ugandan TB Patients
The UK has reviewed its visa application procedures.
The UK has banned the issuance of travel visas to tuberculosis (TB) patients from Uganda because of the high incidence of the disease as identified by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
According to the new visa application procedures issued by the UK, Ugandan TB patients intending to stay there for more than six months will be denied visas with effect from June 30. This also applies to children above 11 years.
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) in Kampala is currently operating a health centre, where Ugandans intending to travel and stay in Britain for over six months are being subjected to pre-entry screening.
Each applicant will pay $70 (about sh182,000) for the test.
Sadati Sserunjogi, a medical officer at IOM, confirmed that they were screening Ugandans for tuberculosis before allowing them to apply for the visas.
“We are the ones doing the screening in Kampala,” he said.
A notice on the UK border agency under the Home Office website states: “From 30 June 2013, residents of Uganda, who wish to come to the UK for more than six months, must be tested for tuberculosis before applying for a visa. If you plan to come to the UK for less than six months, you do not need a TB test.”
Officials at the UK visa application centre in Kampala on Tuesday said this was one of the measures of preventing the spread, but did not state if UK was experiencing a rise in TB cases attributed to immigrants.
The officials, who requested not to be quoted as they are not authorised to speak on behalf of the UK government, said those found to be having the disease will have to be treated and be subjected to another test to show that they are free from TB before applying for the visa.
The new procedures will apply to about 100 countries, mainly in Africa, which include Rwanda, Tanzania, Sudan, Burundi and Kenya.
The procedures, issued last month, apply to countries where incidence of the disease is above 40 per 100, 000 people (WHO’s threshold for high incidence).
The pre-testing for the disease will go on in the affected countries for the next 12 months.
Rukia Nakamate, the health ministry spokesperson, said they were not aware that Uganda’s tuberculosis incidence was alarming.
“We have just received fresh reports on all diseases and there isn’t any upsurge in cases of TB,” she pointed out.
According to the new visa application procedures issued by the UK, Ugandan TB patients intending to stay there for more than six months will be denied visas with effect from June 30. This also applies to children above 11 years.
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) in Kampala is currently operating a health centre, where Ugandans intending to travel and stay in Britain for over six months are being subjected to pre-entry screening.
Each applicant will pay $70 (about sh182,000) for the test.
Sadati Sserunjogi, a medical officer at IOM, confirmed that they were screening Ugandans for tuberculosis before allowing them to apply for the visas.
“We are the ones doing the screening in Kampala,” he said.
A notice on the UK border agency under the Home Office website states: “From 30 June 2013, residents of Uganda, who wish to come to the UK for more than six months, must be tested for tuberculosis before applying for a visa. If you plan to come to the UK for less than six months, you do not need a TB test.”
Officials at the UK visa application centre in Kampala on Tuesday said this was one of the measures of preventing the spread, but did not state if UK was experiencing a rise in TB cases attributed to immigrants.
The officials, who requested not to be quoted as they are not authorised to speak on behalf of the UK government, said those found to be having the disease will have to be treated and be subjected to another test to show that they are free from TB before applying for the visa.
The new procedures will apply to about 100 countries, mainly in Africa, which include Rwanda, Tanzania, Sudan, Burundi and Kenya.
The procedures, issued last month, apply to countries where incidence of the disease is above 40 per 100, 000 people (WHO’s threshold for high incidence).
The pre-testing for the disease will go on in the affected countries for the next 12 months.
Rukia Nakamate, the health ministry spokesperson, said they were not aware that Uganda’s tuberculosis incidence was alarming.
“We have just received fresh reports on all diseases and there isn’t any upsurge in cases of TB,” she pointed out.
Tribal Leaders Prepare For End: Nelson Mandela
Xhosa leaders are understood to have been told they should 'prepare for the worst' as the ex-president remains in hospital.
Mr Mandela's tribal leaders are understood to be 'preparing for the worst'
By Stuart Ramsay, Chief Correspondent, In South Africa
Nelson Mandela's tribal leaders have been told to prepare for the death of the former president, who remains in hospital unable to breathe without support.
The advice comes after meetings with the family over the past two days.
Senior tribal leaders - including Mr Mandela's tribal heir, grandson Mandla Mandela - are expected to visit the hospital for further talks with family members.
Nelson Mandela remains in critical condition, according to the South African government, and multiple sources have confirmed to Sky News that he is no longer able to breathe unassisted.
In the Eastern Cape, where Mr Mandela will be buried, a member of the tribal authority confirmed that the clan had been told that he is extremely ill and although it is against Xhosa tradition to even discuss the death of a living person, they should prepare for the worst.
There are a series of tribal rituals that will be observed by the family and the nation throughout this period and during the funeral, although Mr Mandela, a Methodist, will be given a Christian burial.
By Stuart Ramsay, Chief Correspondent, In South Africa
Nelson Mandela's tribal leaders have been told to prepare for the death of the former president, who remains in hospital unable to breathe without support.
The advice comes after meetings with the family over the past two days.
Senior tribal leaders - including Mr Mandela's tribal heir, grandson Mandla Mandela - are expected to visit the hospital for further talks with family members.
Nelson Mandela remains in critical condition, according to the South African government, and multiple sources have confirmed to Sky News that he is no longer able to breathe unassisted.
In the Eastern Cape, where Mr Mandela will be buried, a member of the tribal authority confirmed that the clan had been told that he is extremely ill and although it is against Xhosa tradition to even discuss the death of a living person, they should prepare for the worst.
There are a series of tribal rituals that will be observed by the family and the nation throughout this period and during the funeral, although Mr Mandela, a Methodist, will be given a Christian burial.
A car carrying Mandela family elders arrives at the ex-leader's Qunu home
Outside the Pretoria hospital where Mr Mandela has been treated for the past 19 days, well-wishers continue to lay flowers and cards supporting this national and world icon.
Police have increased security and blocked the road to traffic outside the rear entrance to the hospital.
An officer said this was to allow the free passage of family and VIPs who have been visiting the hospital throughout Mr Mandela's stay.
For the first time the South African people appear to be accepting that the end of this remarkable life is approaching.
"He has done so much for this country, it is terribly sad but we have to accept it however hard it may seem," said a lady reading messages pinned to the hospital wall.
The office of President Jacob Zuma says that Mr Mandela remains critical but the President, asking the nation to pray, added that South Africa had to accept that "Madiba is old".
Outside the Pretoria hospital where Mr Mandela has been treated for the past 19 days, well-wishers continue to lay flowers and cards supporting this national and world icon.
Police have increased security and blocked the road to traffic outside the rear entrance to the hospital.
An officer said this was to allow the free passage of family and VIPs who have been visiting the hospital throughout Mr Mandela's stay.
For the first time the South African people appear to be accepting that the end of this remarkable life is approaching.
"He has done so much for this country, it is terribly sad but we have to accept it however hard it may seem," said a lady reading messages pinned to the hospital wall.
The office of President Jacob Zuma says that Mr Mandela remains critical but the President, asking the nation to pray, added that South Africa had to accept that "Madiba is old".
Sky
Things You Didn't Know About Nelson Mandela
1. Mandela's birth name – Rolihlahla – is an isiXhosa name that means "pulling the branch of the tree". Colloquially it also means "troublemaker". His English name, Nelson, was given to him by a missionary schoolteacher.2. He was expelled from the University of Fort Hare after joining a student protest. He later completed his degree through Unisa, which he followed up with a law degree from Wits University.
3. He fled the Eastern Cape for Johannesburg after Jongintaba Dalindyebo, the leader of the Tembu people, tried to set up an arranged marriage for him. After arriving in the city, he found work as a night watchman at a mine.
4. He lived in Alexandra township at first but later moved in with close friend Walter Sisulu and Sisulu's mother in Orlando, Soweto.
5. Mandela's first wife, Evelyn Mase, was a nurse and Sisulu's cousin. She was the breadwinner in the family and supported Mandela while he studied law at Wits University and became further involved in politics. They had four children together and divorced in 1958.
6. He was not only the first commander in chief of the ANC's armed wing, Umkhonto we Sizwe, but was also, together with Oliver Tambo, co-founder of the country's first black law firm, Mandela & Tambo, which defended people affected by apartheid laws.
7. In 1962, he left the country to garner support for the armed struggle. During this time he received guerilla training in Morocco and Ethiopia.
8. The circumstances surrounding his arrest at a police roadblock outside of Howick later that year remain unclear but it is believed that an American CIA agent tipped off the police about his whereabouts. He was convicted of sabotage and attempting to violently overthrow the government.
9. During his time in prison, Mandela was restricted to a 2m x 2.5m cell, with nothing but a bedroll on the floor and a bucket for sanitation in it. He was consigned to hard labour in a lime quarry for much of that time and was, at first, only allowed one visitor and one letter every six months.
10. The apartheid government offered to release Mandela on no less than six occasions but he rejected them each time. On one such occasion Mandela released a statement saying: "I cherish my own freedom dearly, but I care even more for your freedom ... What freedom am I being offered while the organisation of the people [the ANC] remains banned?"
11. Mandela wrote a memoir during the 70s, copies of which were wrapped in plastic containers and buried in a vegetable garden which he kept at prison. It was hoped that fellow prisoner Mac Maharaj, who was due for release, would be able to smuggle it out. But the containers were discovered when prison authorities began building a wall through the garden. As punishment, Mandela's study privileges were revoked.
12. After he was separated from his second wife, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, he asked struggle stalwart Amina Cachalia, with whom he had a long relationship, to marry him but she turned him down. On his 80th birthday, Mandela married Graça Machel, the widow of Mozambique's former president Samora Machel.
13. The ANC was labelled a terrorist organisation by the apartheid government and was recognised as such by countries including the US and Britain. It was only in 2008 that the United States finally removed Mandela and other ANC members from its terror list.
14. The United Nations declared his birthday, July 18, Nelson Mandela International Day. This was the first time the UN dedicated a particular day to a person.
15. Hundreds of awards and honours have been bestowed on Mandela. Among others, he is an honorary citizen of Canada, an honorary member of the British Labour Party, and an honorary member of Manchester United. He also had a nuclear particle (the 'Mandela particle'), a prehistoric woodpecker (Australopicus nelsonmandelai) and an orchid (Paravanda Nelson Mandela) named after him.
MG
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