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Zanzibar plans for quality learning for all children

<h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> <span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Z</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">anzibar has received a $1.5 million grant from the Global Partnership for Education (</span><a href="https://www.globalpartnership.org/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #954f72; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: justify;" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration-line: none;">GPE</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">) to respond to COVID-19 (coronavirus)-related school closures and ensure that more than 520,000 children return to school safely, leaving no child left behind.</span></span></h2><p class="yiv6734775469MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The grant is part of <a href="https://www.globalpartnership.org/news/gpe-increases-covid-19-coronavirus-emergency-fund-us500-million" rel="nofollow" style="color: #954f72;" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration-line: none;">GPE’s $500 million COVID-19 response</span></a>, which is helping countries respond to the  immediate and long-term disruptions to education caused by the pandemic. The grant will also support the development of a back-to-school campaign to encourage students to return to school, targeting students who are the most at-risk of dropping out.<b><i></i></b></span></p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"></span></span><p class="yiv6734775469MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Hon. Riziki Pembe Juma, Minister of Education  and Vocational Training Zanzibar</b>, acknolwedged the grant support from GPE to support continuity of learning through the pandemic<i>. “The support, </i>she said<i>, will go a long way in ensuring that all children in Zanzibar make a safe return to school.</i>”<b><i></i></b></span></p><p class="yiv6734775469MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The GPE grant aimed to support two main areas: <b>Mitigation and Response</b>, during the crisis phase when schools are closed, to ensure that learning continues despite school closures; and <b>Recovery phase</b> for the period of school reopening ensuring that education systems are ready for a full return and continued quality learning of all students. As part of that, schools will be equipped with adequate hand washing facilities and water disinfectants to  prevent spread of infections.<b><i></i></b></span></p><p class="yiv6734775469MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Maha Damaj, Chief, Zanzibar Field Office, UNICEF Tanzania</b>, welcomed the move by the Government to reopen schools. “<i>The pandemic has resulted in profound learning losses for children and future human capital losses for their communities. The most marginalized children and communities will be the hardest hit. The grant will provide critical support to safe school opening and will help to recoup learning losses”</i>, she said.</span></p><p class="yiv6734775469MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><a name="_Hlk42850044" rel="nofollow"><span style="font-size: x-large;">“<i>Even brief interruptions in education can have devastating consequences on children’s learning and wellbeing,”</i> reiterated <b>Alice Albright, GPE’s Chief Executive Officer</b>. “<i>These emergency funds from GPE will help Zanzibar ensure that no child’s education is left behind because of COVID-19</i>.”</span></a></p><p class="yiv6734775469MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The GPE-funded programme is closely aligned to existing education sector plans and the National Education Response and Recovery Plan for COVID-19. The GPE funding will strategically complement the funds available from within the Government of Zanzibar, development partners, and civil society supporting education development in Zanzibar.</span></p><p class="yiv6734775469MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Daniel Baheta, Chief, Education, UNICEF Tanzania</b>, highlighted that “<i>the funds will improve education sector resilience in the long-term by creating and promoting alternative ways of teaching and learning suitable for the diverse needs of students across the country; advocating and raising awareness on continuity of learning for all school children while at home; and improving the teaching and learning environment; as well as monitoring of learning outcomes”</i>.</span></p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"></span></span><p class="yiv6734775469MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">GPE’s support will help the Zanzibar, as part of the United Republic of Tanzania, create a more resilient and innovative education system fit for the future. The grant will enable the Ministry of Education and Vocational Training to work with the Zanzibar Institute of Education, ICT Department, Centre for Digital Learning of the State University of Zanzibar and the Zanzibar Examinations Council to produce lessons for online and home learning and develop a digital learning assessment platform that could be expanded in the future. GPE is also supporting the Ministry to prepare a National Education Sector Emergency Preparedness and Recovery Strategy to ensure that Zanzibar’s education sector is prepared for future crises that may affect teaching and learning.</span></p><p class="yiv6734775469MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">UNICEF, as the Grant Agent for the GPE COVID 19 response grant, will support the Government of Zanzibar in planning, fiduciary oversight, quality assurance and reporting. UNICEF will also offer technical support when needed and will work collaboratively with all stakeholders in the GPE Partnership and with USAID which is the Coordinating Agent. </span></p><p class="yiv6734775469MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>“UNICEF is honored to once again support Zanzibar as Grant Agent and help ensure every girl and boy has access to quality learning and is able to safely return to school after the Covid-19 pandemic is contained, </i>said <b>Shalini Bahuguna</b><b>, Representative UNICEF Tanzania.</b></span></p><p class="yiv6734775469MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">GPE is a multi-stakeholder partnership comprising developing countries and donor governments, international organizations, civil society organizations, foundations and the private sector. It receives financial contributions from more than 20 donors and partners, including several who are active in Tanzania: UNESCO, the World Bank, UNICEF, the European Commission, Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Korea, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United States, the United Kingdom and a number of civil society organizations.</span></p>

Zanzibar plans for quality learning for all children

Z anzibar has received a $1.5 million grant from the Global Partnership for Education ( GPE ) to respond to COVID-19 (coronavirus)-related...

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The virtual education and training programs set up during the COVID-19

<p style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Rugby Africa </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> launched a series of virtual learning opportunities as part of a reset and readiness strategy for when rugby activities are safe and ready to resume. The webinar series started off to bridge the physical face-to-face training and education program during the <a href="www.RugbyAfrique.com">COVID-19 </a>pandemic. Due to the success and wide acceptance in the community, Rugby Africa will continue to provide education, learning and network opportunities under the umbrella of the Rugby Africa Academy.</span></span></p><p class="yiv9107177272MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 12pt;"></p><div style="color: #1d2228; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">“The success of the virtual webinar series confirms our mission of continuous efforts of developing rugby further on the continent. Our staff, member unions and the rugby community proof their passion and commitment to be ready for the post-COVID-19 time and are ready to overcome any hurdles. I am proud of everyone involved to have resorted to the use of technology and to adapt to the current circumstances and assuring high-quality learning experiences.</span></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Impressed with the outcome and encouraged to continue this route, we have decided to create the Rugby Africa Academy where currently all the virtual offerings are united under one umbrella,” states Khaled Babbou, President of Rugby Africa.</div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Over 400 participants have attended the 28 webinars organized by Rugby Africa so far. Mudiwa Mundawarara, Rugby Africa Referee Manager kicked off the virtual series with a World Rugby Referee Workshop, followed by the Trainers and Educators program organized by the Regional Training Managers Adama Bakhoum and Denver Wannies, and the Quality Assurance and Continued Development Program by the Regional Development Officers Mostafa Jelti, Johnbosco Muamba and Charles Yapo.</div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><div style="text-align: justify;">In the coming weeks Women’s Rugby Manager Maha Zaoui will organise an online plenary conference for women in rugby in Africa. It will be the launch of the African Women Rugby Network (AWRN) where all network members will be invited to fill the newly created network with life.</div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><div style="text-align: justify;">More workshops for match officials are already in the pipeline and Rugby Africa is working on the roll out plan for the coming months covering sessions on a variety of topics such as conditioning, positioning or 7s rugby. In the future, Rugby Africa plans to set up training and education workshops dedicated to women and girls in rugby.</div></span></span><p></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-top: 11.25pt;"><p class="yiv9107177272MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Rugby Africa.</span></span></i></p></div>

The virtual education and training programs set up during the COVID-19

Rugby Africa launched a series of virtual learning opportunities as part of a reset and readiness strategy for when rugby activities are ...

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Fairtrade launches Virtual agrofood & plastprintpack Africa 2020

<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="www.fairtrade-messe.de" target="_blank"> </a></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRIHc5VivMHHsS_E5KmPzhmbkELta1y6U1c6aUoHS2yADRLpYiakYJha8oVVN3YqonWwWHEjp5fUvM8vhXwYJuQf6MC30mhZILIgy6swcG0KUbQI3mopl4bCdhHMsNv1Xwh9ElwzIqRfaU/s250/fair+ta.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="117" data-original-width="250" height="145" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRIHc5VivMHHsS_E5KmPzhmbkELta1y6U1c6aUoHS2yADRLpYiakYJha8oVVN3YqonWwWHEjp5fUvM8vhXwYJuQf6MC30mhZILIgy6swcG0KUbQI3mopl4bCdhHMsNv1Xwh9ElwzIqRfaU/w313-h145/fair+ta.jpg" width="313" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">F<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><a href="www.fairtrade-messe.de" target="_blank">airtrad</a>e </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">, the Germany based organiser behind the leading agrofood & plastprintpack trade shows in Algeria, Ethiopia, Ghana, Iran, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Kenya and Nigeria launch a new event called Virtual agrofood & plastprintpack Africa, taking place 19 to 22 October 2020.</span></span><p></p><p class="yiv9445256083MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 12pt;"></p><div style="color: #1d2228; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The four-day digital event is to provide a platform for valuable business contacts between leading global manufacturers and top buyers from the African agrofood & plastprintpack industry. It offers an AI-backed matchmaking platform. Every exhibitor has his profile and logo and the picture of his stand rep as part of his virtual booth from which he can show corporate videos, showcase his products, talk to his visitors via instant video calls, live stream product demos and much more. For visitors, the event is free to attend.</span></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><div style="text-align: justify;">In addition to the B2B meetings, the event offers conferences with inspiring speakers and relevant content, webinars, workshops, roundtables, live demos, panel sessions and product launches. Events designed to capture the situation in certain African countries and regions are dedicated to Algeria & the Maghreb, Egypt, Nigeria, Ghana, Ivory Coast & West Africa as well as Ethiopia, Kenya & East Africa.</div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Paul Maerz, Managing Director at fairtrade says: “Virtual agrofood & plastprintpack Africa is a direct response to what our trade visitor network has told us they need – an opportunity to meet with suppliers, source new products, network with existing and new business contacts as well as a place to be inspired and learn. All this on an African scale. We are delighted to build on our 30 years of experience as organisers of agrofood & plastprintpack events to create a digital platform that serves the African and global community in these unprecedented times.”</div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><strong style="color: #1d2228; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>A huge market: Facts and figures on Africa’s agrofood & plastprintpack imports </strong></div></strong></span><p></p><ul style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0cm;" type="disc"><li class="yiv9445256083MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">agro: To diversify Africa’s economies and revive its rural areas, the African Development Bank (AfDB) has committed US$ 24 billion towards agricultural industrialization. According to the German Engineering Federation VDMA, Africa's agricultural machinery imports amount to well over one and a half billion euros annually.</span></span></li><li class="yiv9445256083MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">food + bev tec: Imports of food processing & packaging technology account for €2.977 billion in 2018, after €2,801 billion in 2017 (+6.3%). This puts Africa on a par with Southeast Asia’s €2.893 billion, but well ahead of South America’s €1.843 billion, Central America’s €1.775 billion and the Middle East’s €1.678 billion. (VDMA)</span></span></li><li class="yiv9445256083MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">food ingredients: With 1.3 billion inhabitants, Africa has long been one of largest food markets in the world. Expenditure in the F&B sector is growing steadily and F&B production is by far the largest segment of the African processing industry.</span></span></li><li class="yiv9445256083MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">food + hospitality: According to the African Development Bank, Africa’s annual food imports are estimated to rise from  US$ 35 billion to US$ 110 billion by 2025.</span></span></li><li class="yiv9445256083MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">plast: Africa is a huge importer of plastics in primary forms. Imports of plastics raw materials grew by 5.9% annually between 2011 and 2017, from 4,220 kt to 5,939 kt, +41%. (Euromap) Africa’s imports of plastics technology made up for €997.132 million in 2018. This places Africa well ahead of South America’s €722.052 million and the Middle East’s €671.256 million. (VDMA)</span></span></li><li class="yiv9445256083MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">print: Africa’s imports of printing & paper processing technology represent €733 million in 2018. This ranks the continent well ahead of South America’s €680 million, Central America’s €669 million and the Middle East’s €634 million. (VDMA)</span></span></li><li class="yiv9445256083MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">pack: Africa’s imports of packaging technology make up for €1.367 billion in 2018. This puts Africa on a par with Southeast Asia’s €1.303 billion, but well ahead of South America’s €952 million, Central America’s €860 million and the Middle East’s €851 million.</span></span></li></ul><p class="yiv9445256083MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Fairtrade Messe und Ausstellungs GmbH & Co. KG.</span></span></i></p>

Fairtrade launches Virtual agrofood & plastprintpack Africa 2020

F airtrad e , the Germany based organiser behind the leading agrofood & plastprintpack trade shows in Algeria, Ethiopia, Ghana, Iran, ...

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Digitalization in railway

<p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="160" data-original-width="157" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCQQI3vt79e69IBaEq4uj6sDm2uDPyRmvFFpf-qlQay14NwwRzcMQrDrWUIyFk_1ZzgqYR4bF5Dy9EOoyUtJPKMGu2kcKcaZtmdOxMI2-iDqwNDvNu6q1KyfuwEBOr8At-mSpsu5RyzHLU/w244-h250/huwa.jpg" width="244" /></div> <span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">The first Africa Digital Rail Forum 2020 is hosted by Southern African Railways Association (SARA), Siemens Mobility and Huawei Technologies  on 19</span><sup style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">th</sup><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> August. This event, taking place online, focuses on the topic “Accelerating Railway Digitalization, Boosting Economic Recovery”. More than 17,000 people from 300 companies, 22 countries joined this event.</span></span><p></p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Due to the global outbreak of COVID-19, most railway companies have been forced to stop services. In light of this, railway operators seek the help of new technologies to navigate these difficulties.</div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Mr. Hao Guoqiang, President of Global Transportation Development Dept in Huawei Enterprise Business Group shared some ideas from china experience: How to fight against with COVID-19 and how to use this opportunity to accelerate digital transformation in rail industry. He commented: “Here I would like share some of the lessons Huawei learnt from our clients. Lesson 1: The pandemic will accelerate digital transformation of the rail industry. Lesson 2: After the pandemic, the rail industry will rapidly help economic recovery, requiring advanced and unified technology. With these lessons in mind, Huawei is addressing how railways can use new technologies to speed up digitalization, while helping customers at the same time. The new technology like 5G, AI will be used in rail industry.”</div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Dr. Joice Chidora, Finance Director of SARA, she shared some thoughts form the regional association side. In the advent of new norm of doing business due to Covid-19 railways, it needs to embrace and catch up with technical advancement in the areas of Digital technologies. She introduced the “JOICE” system – “Joint, Operating, Integrated, Control, Enhanced” and commented “Now is the time that SARA should forge ahead to implement the JOICE system to address the challenges and opportunities brought about by Covid-19.”</div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Mr. Patrick, Head of Sales and Business Development in Siemens Mobility South Africa, and his team introduced the frontline in the fight against theft and vandalism in Rail with the help of the digitalization. He said “Theft and vandalism is an increasing threat to our rail industry; causing disruptions to operators and negatively affecting commuters lives and freight operations. Using smart infrastructure, Siemens offers solutions that provide for real-time detection of acts of theft and vandalism. Our solutions leverage digitalization and provide innovative ways of identifying these criminal acts to our clients. With this insight, customers can put in effective measures to tackle theft and vandalism.”</div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Mr. Fang Jun, Senior Transportation Solution Manger in Huawei Enterprise Business Group, commented “The COVID 19 epidemic is surely a challenge but also an opportunity for railway industry. The ‘new normal’ state of the epidemic poses new requirements including agile business deployment. This further accelerates the digital transformation trend of railway industry.”</div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Huawei is a leading global ICT solutions provider for transportation. It has provided service for over 50 railway builders and operators on 50,000 km globally. Huawei has been actively involved in the railway modernization process in Africa and is dedicated to provide world-class technologies and services for local communications. Huawei digital railway solution has been serving in South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, and other countries.</div></span></span>

Digitalization in railway

The first Africa Digital Rail Forum 2020 is hosted by Southern African Railways Association (SARA), Siemens Mobility and Huawei Technologi...

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NI JUKUMU LA MUANDISHI KUFUATA NAADILI

<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: justify;">LESO
ni miongoni mwa kitu muhimu, katika maisha ya watu wa mwambao wa Afrika
Mashariki, ijapokuwa mada yangu kuu sio Leso.</span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Neno
LESO linaweza likawa na maana pana sana, kulingana na matumizi ya jamii husika,
kwa mfano unapokutana na wenyeji wa Mombasa, Lamu au Pate nchini Kenya, neno <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>LESO lina maana ya Khanga lakini katika jamii
ya Tanzania LESO si khanga na upo uwezekano wa kuna na matumizi tofauti na
khanga.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Ifahamike
kwamba lengo la makala hii sio kuwafananisha wa waandishi wa habari na LESO,
lakini baadhi ya waandishi taasisi za kihabari nchini kutumika mithili ya leso
na hasa katika kipindi hiki cha kuelekea katika uchanguzi mkuu wa oktaba 2020.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Uzoefu
unaonesha wazi kwamba kila ifikapo kipindi cha uchaguzi ama mandishi wa habari
au chomba cha habari, huwa ni sehemu ya chama cha kiasiasa hivyo basi husahau
wajibu wao na ndio maana Tume ya Utangazaji Zanzibar mwaka 2015, ilitoa kitabu
maalumu cha Muongozo wa Huduma za Utangazaji Wakati wa Uchaguzi Mkuu.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Muongozo
huo wa 2015, umebainisha vipengele kadhaa ambavyo ni wajibu wa mwandishi wa
habari au taasisi ya habari kama vile gazeti, Tv, radio au hata mitandao ya
kijamii kuweza kuupitia, kwa ajili ya kupata ufafanuzi wa mambo kwa mfano
sehemu ya pili ya Muongozo huo umebainisha masuala ya midahalo ya kisiasa,
matumizi ya simu katika vipindi, usawa katika utoaji wa habari na mengine kadha
wa kadha.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Kwa
kuwa muongozo huu wa Uchaguzi Mkuu umegawanywa katika sehemu tano ambapo katika
Makala yetu hii tutaweza kugusia sehemu ya kwanza, ambapo imeeleza.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Muongozo
huu utatumika na kuongoza watoaji wote wa huduma za utangazaji wanaofanya kazi
Zanzibar, huku zikijumuisha uchaguzi mkuu, uchaguzi mdogo na uchaguzi wa
marudio.<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Katika
kipengele hicho kwa hatua ya kwanza kimeeleza kitatumika kwa watoaji wa haduma
za utangazaji waliopo Zanzibar. Iwe radio na Tv au <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Online Tv ama <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>nyenginevyo kwa<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>kuwa vipo na kufanya shusghuli zake Zanzibar,
muungozo huu unawahusu kwa njia moja ama nyengine.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Labada
unaweza ukajiuliza kwa nini Utangazaji? Ni kwa sababu ni njia nyepesi kuweza
kusambaza habari kwa haraka kulinganisha na gazeti au Tv.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Radio
ni chombe pekee cha habari kinacho wafikia wananchi kwa haraka zaidi, kuliko
chombo chengine chochote cha habari.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Wanasiasa
wengine hutumia radio kuwasilisha <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>maudhui yao, yawe mazuri au mabaya. Wanasiasa
walio wengine hutumia vyombo vya habari kama daraja la kumvusha upande wa pili,
ila husahau kwamba wa ni sehemu ya jamii na ndio mtaji wao wa kupata kura,
hivyo basi ni vyema kuangalia athari ya vyombo vya habari kabla ya hatari
kutokea.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Mifano
ipo mingi karibu kila pembe ya dunia, lakini funzo zuri lipo kwa nchini
wanachama wa Mtengamano wa Afrika ya mashariki kama vile Kenya, Rwanda, Burudi,
Sudan, na hata Ethiopia, vyombo vya habari ndio vilichangia katika kuchochea
vurugu kwa ajili ya kuwaridhisha wanasiasa uchwara, waisiotakia mema nchi zao
na ndio maana nikasema taaluamu ya habari ni tofauti na LESO.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Ingawaje
muuongozo huu unatumika zaidi Zanzibar tu, hivyo ni vyema kuwafahamisha <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>mwandishi wa habari mipaka na wajibu wa kazi
zao za kila siku.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Aidha
waandishi wa habari na vyombo vya habari, ni jukumu lenu kuupitia muongozo
uliotolewa na Tume ya Utangazaji Zanzibar (2015), kwa sababu unatumika katika
nafasi zote za wagombea kama vile Urais, Uwawakilishi, Ugunge na Udiwani.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Kumfananaisha
mwandishi wa habari na leso sio jambo jema, lakini katika kipindi hiki cha msimu
wa uchaguzi wapo baadhi ya waandishi au vyombo vya habari nchini, hutumika kama
leso. Na uchaguzi mkuu wa oktaba kwao ni msimu mzuri <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>wa mavuno kwa kupitia migongo ya wanasiasa
ambao wana uchu wa madaraka .<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Lakini
pia ni wakati mwafaka kwa baadhi ya waandishi kutumia kalamu zao kwa
kuwapotosha, kuwatia khofu au kuwatisha wasomaji, watazamaji wa tv au
wasikilizaji wa radio, ili mradi watimize yale wanayotaka kwa muda mchache, na
ndipo ninapowasisitiza kuupitia muongozo uliotolewa na Tume ya Utangazaji
Zanzibar kwani kuna mambo mengi ya kujifunza pamoja na kuyafanyia kazi.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Aidha
ndani ya muongozo huu kuna ufafanuzi wa mambo mbali mbali kama vile:~ <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Huduma
ya habari<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>ndani ya muongozo umeeleza
kwamba ni huduma inayotolewa wa sauti, data, maandishi au picha ama zikiwa za
mnato au zinazojongea isipokuwa pale ambapo zinafanayika kwa mawasiliano
binafasi.<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Mbali
na hilo ufafanuzi mwengine ni kuhusiana na Matangazo ya kisiasa ambapo muongozo
umebainisha kwamba ni </span><b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">matangazo yaliyolipiwa na yanayokusudia
kuendeleza maslahi ya chama chohote cha kisiasa.</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></span></p>

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