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Ethiopian airlines yadhamini Tamasha la Filamu la Kimataifa - Zanzibar International Film Festival (ZIFF)

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<span style="font-size: large;">Kampuni ya usafiri wa anga.. Ethiopian airlines imejitokeza kudhamini Tamasha la 16 la filamu Tanzania, ZIFF linalotazamiwa kufanyika Zanzibar, June 29 hadi July 7, 2013. Meneja na Mkurugenzi msaidizi wa Tamasha hilo Daniel Nyalusi maarufu kwa kifupisho cha Dean alisema wanajisikia furaha sana kushirikiana na Kampuni hiyo, na kwamba anatarajia ushirikiano huo utafungua njia kwa makampuni mengine. <br /><br />Aidha Dean alisema Ethiopian Airlines ndio wamekuwa wadhamini rasmi wa usafirishaji  wa watengenezaji filamu na wageni wote wa ZIFF kimataifa na kuongeza kuwa Tamasha la ZIFF 2013 linatarajiwa kufana zaidi kutokana na maandalizi yake na udhamini huu mkubwa wa Ethiopian Airline. <br /><br />Pamoja na Ethiopian Airlines kampuni nyingine iliyojitosa kwenye udhamini wa Tamasha hilo ni ZUKU TV, hii itakuwa mara ya pili kampuni hii kushiriki katika kuunga mkono  Tamasha hilo, ambalo kwa miaka 16 iliyopita limesherehekea  kazi za sanaa nchini na kuwezesha uzalishaji wa filamu hapa Tanzania na duniani kote. Akizungumziaa  ushirikiano huo,  Meneja wa ZIFF, Daniel Nyalusi alisema “ ZUKU inadhamini dola laki moja kila mwaka kwa miaka 10 kuanzia mwaka jana na itaangalia jinsi ya kupanua udhamini wake kadri muda unavyoendela” Dean alisema “Tunakaribisha wadhamini wengine kushirikiana na ZIFF na matumaini yetu ni kwamba wadhamini wataweza kufaidika kutokana na ushirikiano huu  kwani ni nguzo ya masoko ya ubunifu kwa ajili ya wawekezaji na wafanyabiashara ambao wana maono kwa ajili ya ukuaji wa uchumi na ajira katika sekta zote, hasa utalii na burudani.  Kwa kazi ya kukuza sekta ya burudani, ZIFF na Makampuni shiriki yatasaidia kujenga ajira kwa watengenezaji wa filamu, wazalishaji na watendaji katika kanda nzima.” Tamasha la ZIFF hupokea wageni zaidi ya 6000 toka nje kila mwaka na zaidi ya watu 45,000 wakati likiendelea Zanzibar.</span></div>
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Ethiopian airlines yadhamini Tamasha la Filamu la Kimataifa - Zanzibar International Film Festival (ZIFF)

Ethiopian airlines yadhamini Tamasha la Filamu la Kimataifa - Zanzibar International Film Festival (ZIFF)

Kampuni ya usafiri wa anga.. Ethiopian airlines imejitokeza kudhamini Tamasha la 16 la filamu Tanzania, ZIFF linalotazamiwa kufanyika Zanz...

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Balozi Seif awapongeza Madaktari wa China

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<span style="font-size: large;">Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar Balozi Seif Ali Iddi ameipongeza Timu ya Madaktari  Bingwa wa Jamuhuri ya Watu wa China kwa umakini wake wa kutoa huduma za Kiafya katika Hospitali mbali mbali hapa Zanzibar. <br /><br />Pongezi hizo alizitoa wakati wa hafla maalum ya Chakula cha Usiku alichowaandalia Madaktari hao ambao wanatarajia kuondoka Nchini Mwezi ujao baada ya kumaliza muda wao wa kutoa huduma za afya wa miaka miwili hapa Zanzibar. <br /><br />Hafla hiyo fupi iliyohudhuriwa pia na Waziri wa Afya Zanzibar Mh. Juma Duni Haji ilifanyika katika Hoteli ya Zanzibar Beach Resort iliyopo Mazizini nje kidogo ya Mji wa Zanzibar. <br /><br />Balozi Seif alisema Wananchi wa Zanzibar wamekuwa wakifarajika kutokana na huduma nzuri wanazozipokea kutoka kwa madaktari Bingwa wa China wakati wanapofuata huduma za Afya katika Hospitali tofauti kubwa hapa Zanzibar. <br /><br />Alifahamisha kwamba huduma za afya ndani ya Visiwa vya Zanzibar zimekuwa zikipanuka siku hadi siku kutokana na kuimarishwa kwa  mbiundo mbinu katika sekta ya  Afya kunakotekelezwa  kwa pamoja kati ya Wananchi na Serikali. <br /><br />Balozi Seif alieleza kuwa mfumo huo wa miundo mbinu umekuwa ukipata nguvu za ziada za misaada ya vifaa, Utaalamu pamoja na uwezeshaji unaofanywa na mashirika, wahisani  na Mataifa rafiki miongoni mwao likiwemo la Jamuhuri ya Watu wa China. <br /><br />“ Tumekuwa tukishuhudia kwa muda mrefu ndugu zetu wa China wanavyotuunga mkono katika masuala mbali mbali ya Maendeleo na Uchumi lakini Sekta ya Afya wameipa umuhimu zaidi Kivifaa na hata uwezeshaji “.  Alifafanua Balozi Seif. <br /><br />Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar Balozi Seif alifahamisha kwamba Serikali ya Jamuhuri ya Watu China imekuwa ikiipatia Zanzibar  Madaktari Mabingwa wa fani tofauti katika mpango maalum iliyouweka Nchi hiyo kusaidia huduma za Afya mara tu baada ya   mapinduzi ya Zanzibar ya mwaka 1964. <br /><br />Alisema hatua hiyo imeendelea kujenga nguvu za Kihistoria kwa wananchi na Viongozi wa Pande hizi mbili zinazoimarisha  zaidi uhusiano uliopo wa kidugu wa mataifa haya rafiki. <br /><br />Balozi Seif aliwahakikishia Madaktari Mabingwa hao wa Jamuhuri ya Watu wa China kwamba Serikali ya Mapinduzi ya Zanzibar itaendelea kutoa kila msaada kwa Timu za Madaktari wa chi hiyo wanaopangiwa kuja kutoa huduma za afya hapa Zanzibar. <br /><br />Akitoa shukrani kwa niaba ya Timu hiyo ya Madaktari Mabingwa wa China Afisa wa Ubalozi wa Jamuhuri ya Watu wa China hapa Zanzibar Bwana Zhang Zhiqiang alisema juhudi zilizochukuliwa na  Serikali ya Mapinduzi ya Zanzibar katika kuwajengea mazingira mazuri madaktari hao zimewawezesha kutekeleza vyema majukumu yao kwa  kiwango kikubwa. <br /><br />Bwana Zhang alisema uungwana huo utabakia kuwa chachu ya upendo kati ya Madaktari hao na Zanzibar itakayoendelea kudumu ndani ya nyoyo zao katika uhai wote wa maisha yao. <br /><br />Timu hiyo ya Madaktari Mabingwa 12 kutoka Jamuhuri ya Watu wa China ikiongozwa na Dr.  Lu Jian Lian inatarajiwa kuondoka Nchini Tarehe 18 mwezi ujao wa Juni kurejea nyumbani  mara baada ya kuwasili Timu nyengine mpya katika ule mpango maalum wa Wataalamu wa afya wa China kuja kutoka huduma za afya Zanzibar. <br /><br />Wakati huo huo Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar Balozi Seif alikutana kwa mazungumnzo na Balozi wa Norway Nchini Tanzania Bibi Ingunn Klepsvik hapo ofisini kwake Vuga Mjini Zanzibar. <br /><br />Katika mazungumzo yao Balozi Seif aliiomba Norway kuangalia uwezekano wa kuisadia Zanzibar kitaaluma katika sekta ya Uvuvi wa Bahari Kuu kwa vile Nchi hiyo imepiga hatua kubwa katika eneo hilo. <br /><br />Alisema Zanzibar imezunguukwa na bahari pembe zote rasilmali ambayo ikitumika vyema inaweza kusaidia kutoka ajira katika kiwango kikubwa zaidi na kusaidia pia uchumi wa Taifa sambamba na kupunguza umaskini. <br /><br />Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar alimueleza Balozi huyo wa Norway Nchini Tanzania kwamba Serikali ya mapinduzi ya Zanzibar katika azma yake ya kuimarisha uchumi sekta ya Uvuvi imepewa msukumo na kinachoangaliwa zaidi wakati huu ni kuwashawishi washirika wa Maendeleo na Nchi hisani kuunga mkono sekta hiyo. <br /><br />Aliipongeza Norway kwa juhudi zake za kuendelea kuunga mkono harakati za maendeleo za Zanzibar kupitia Shirika lake la Maendeleo la Norad ambapo Zanzibar tayari inaendelea kufaidika  na sekta za nishati na mawasiliano ya bara bara kutokana na mchango wa Taifa hilo Hisani. <br /><br />Naye kwa upande wa Balozi wa Norway Nchini Tanzania Bibi Ingunn Klepsvik alimuhakikishia Balozi Seif kwamba  Nchi yake itahakikisha kwamba sekta zilizopata msaada wa Nchini hiyo zitaendelea kuungwa mkono zaidi. <br /><br />Balozi Ingunn alizitaja baadhi ya sekta  zilizoungwa mkono na Serikali yake hapa Zanzibar kuwa ni pamoja na Sekta ya mawasiliano ya Bara Bara Kisiwani pemba pamoja na Sekta ya Nishati Vijijini. <br /><br />Othman Khamis Ame <br />Ofisi ya Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar</span></div>
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Balozi Seif awapongeza Madaktari wa China

Balozi Seif awapongeza Madaktari wa China

Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar Balozi Seif Ali Iddi ameipongeza Timu ya Madaktari Bingwa wa Jamuhuri ya Watu wa China kwa umakini wak...

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AfDB Approves a USD 100 million Risk Participation Agreement with Commerzbank AG to Boost Trade Finance in Africa

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Participation Agreement (RPA) between the AfDB and Commerzbank AG under 
which the two banks will share the default risk on a portfolio of 
qualifying trade transactions originated by issuing banks in Africa and 
confirmed by Commerzbank AG. This facility will help address critical 
market demand for trade finance in Africa by providing support for trade
 in vital economic sectors such as agribusiness and manufacturing. It 
will foster financial sector development, regional integration, and 
increase government revenue generation ultimately improving Africa’s 
sustainable economic growth.</span></span></div>
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 majority of African banks have small capital bases which constrain 
their ability to obtain adequate trade limits from international 
confirming banks and to undertake sizeable transactions that have 
significant development impact. Moreover, despite the growth in trade 
risk distribution globally, local banks in Africa have not significantly
 benefitted from this growth. AfDB’s additionality lies in the use of 
its “AAA” rating to share trade risk and expand the trade finance 
capacity of banks in Africa, thereby expanding trade and strengthening 
regional integration. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">This
 RPA facility, running over a 3-year period, is 50/50 risk sharing 
arrangement that will enable Commerzbank AG to match AfDB’s undertaking 
in every transaction, thereby creating a maximum portfolio of up to USD 
200 million. The facility will also result in the provision of 
significant support to African banks and SMEs. Counting roll-overs, it 
is expected to facilitate about USD 1.2 billion of trade in equipment, 
raw materials, intermediate and finished goods over the 3-year period.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Moreover,
 the proposed facility aligns with AfDB’s Regional Member Countries’ 
priorities to promote trade as was reaffirmed by the African Union at 
its 18th Ordinary Session in January 2012. It is also in line with the 
Bank’s Ten-year Strategy and Regional Integration Strategies which seek 
to consolidate its engagement in trade finance in Africa.</span></span></div>
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AfDB Approves a USD 100 million Risk Participation Agreement with Commerzbank AG to Boost Trade Finance in Africa

AfDB Approves a USD 100 million Risk Participation Agreement with Commerzbank AG to Boost Trade Finance in Africa

This facility will help address critical market demand for trade finance in Africa ...

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Kidevu amwagiwa Tindikali

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<span style="font-size: large;">Sheha wa Shehia ya Tomondo Wilaya ya Magharibi Bwana Mohd Omar Said        { Maarufu Kidevu } anaendelea kupatiwa huduma za matibabu katika Hospitali Kuu ya Mnazi Mmoja baada ya kumwagiwa Tindi kali { Acid }  na mtu asiyejuilikana. <br /><br />Mkasa huo umempata jana usiku mara baada ya kurejea ibada ya sala ya Isha wakati akiendelea na harakati za kutafuta huduma za maji na kumwagiwa tindi kali hiyo iliyoathiri eneo la kifua chek, Bega pamoja na sehemu za jicho la kulia. <br /><br />Hili ni tukio la tatu kutokea ndani ya mkoa wa mjini Magharibi likiwahusisha aliyewahi kuwa Mkurugenzi wa Baraza la Manispaa Ndugu Rashid Ali Juma pamoja na Katibu wa Fufti Mkuu wa Zanzibar Sheikh Fadhil Suleiman Soraga. <br /><br />Sheha huyo wa Tomondo Bwana Mohd Omar Kidevu akizungumza na Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar Balozi Seif Ali Iddi aliyefika Hospitali hapo kumfariji pamoja na kumpa pole alisema alijikuta akimwagiwa tindi kali majira ya saa 2.00 za usiku na mtu asiyemfahamu. <br /><br />Bwana Mohd Kidevu alisema Mtu huyo alianza kutimua mbio baada ya kufanikiwa kufanya dhambi hiyo kitendo ambacho akalazimika kuomba msaada kwa wasamaria wema lakini hatimae ilishindikana kutokana na kuzidiwa kwa maumivu makali yenye kuchoma kama moto. <br /><br />Sheha huyo wa Shehia ya Tomondo aliendelea kumfahamisha Balozi Seif kwamba hali yake hivi sasa inaendelea vyema na ameshaanza kupata matumaini kufuatia jicho lake kuanza kuona ingawa bado anakabiliwa na maumivu katika sehemu yake ya usoni.  <br /><br />Naye Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar Balozi Seif  alimuomba Sheha huyo wa Tomondo kuwa na moyo wa subra wakati wa kipindi hichi kigumu cha huduma za matibabu. <br /><br />Balozi Seif alimuhakikishia Bwana Mohd Kidevu kwamba Serikali ya Mapinduzi ya Zanzibar itaendelea kufuatilia ushauri utakaotolewa na Madaktari kuhusu   tiba ya afya yake na kutoa msaada wowote utakaohitajika ili kuendeleza nguvu za huduma ya tiba yake. <br /><br />“ Tutafuatilia ushauri watakaotupa Madaktari kuhusu afya yao. Na kama kuna wazo la kukusafirisha iwe Hospitali ya Rufaa Muhimbili au Nje ya Nchi basi sisi kama Serikali tuko tayari  kulitekeleza hilo “. Balozi Seif alimuhakikishia Sheha  Mohd Kidevu. <br /><br />Akizungumza na vyombo vya Habari nje ya Wodi ya Mapinduzi Kongwe katika Hospitali Kuu ya Mmnazi Mmoja Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar Balozi Seif Ali  Iddi alisema Serikali Kuu imesikitishwa na vitendo hivi viovu vinavyoleta athari kwa Binaadamu. <br /><br />Balozi Seif alisema tabia hii mbaya inayoonekana kuanza kuchipua hapa Nchini ikibeba ufinyu wa imani inaanza kuleta hofu miongoni mwa wananchi katika kuendelea na harakati zao za kimaisha za kila siku. <br /><br />Alisema Serikali kupitia vyombo vyake vya ulinzi itaendelea na uchunguzi wa kufuatilia matukio hayo na haitasita kuwachukulia hatua za kisheria kwa kuwafikisha katika mkondo wa sheria. <br /><br />Othman Khamis Ame <br />Ofisi ya Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar</span></div>
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Kidevu amwagiwa Tindikali

Kidevu amwagiwa Tindikali

Sheha wa Shehia ya Tomondo Wilaya ya Magharibi Bwana Mohd Omar Said { Maarufu Kidevu } anaendelea kupatiwa huduma za matibabu katik...

12:48

Wakauliwa watakiwa kuwa makini kwenye kilimo ili wapate mazao bora

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<span style="font-size: large;">Makamu wa Kwanza wa Rais wa Zanzibar Maalim Seif Sharif Hamad amewataka wakulima kisiwani Pemba kuyatumia mafunzo wanayopewa katika kujiongezea ufanisi wa shughuli zao. <br /><br />Akizungumza wakati akitoa majumuisho ya ziara yake ya siku mbili katika Wizara ya Kilimo na Maliasili kwenye ukumbi wa kituo cha mazunzo ya Amali Fidel Castro, Maalim Seif amesema mafunzo hayo yanayotolewa kwa wakulima pamoja na utafiti shirikishi ni miongoni mwa juhudi za serikali katika kuwakomboa wakulima. <br /><br />Amesema iwapo mafunzo hayo yatatumika vizuri, yatawasaidia wakulima kuweza kulima kilimo cha kisasa, kutumia mbegu bora na pembejeo kama inavyotakiwa. <br /><br />Amepongeza juhudi za Wizara ya kilimo katika kuwashirikisha wakulima na wafugaji katika utafiti wa mazao mbali mbali, hatua ambayo inakuza uelewa kwa wakulima na kuweza kuongeza kipato chao. <br /><br />Hata hivyo amesema Wizara ya Kilimo bado inakabiliwa na upungufu mkubwa wa wafanyakazi hasa mabwana na mabibi shamba, hali inayopelekea mtendaji mmoja kuhudumia hadi shehia tatu. <br /><br />Katika majumuisho hayo Maalim Seif ameigiza Wizara hiyo kufanya utafiti wa pembejeo na mahitaji ya wakulima kwa kila shehia ili kuwawezesha wakulima kupata mahitaji kamili, sambamba na kusambaza matokeo ya tafiti za kilimo kwa wakulima wote. <br /><br />Kwa upande mwengine Maalim Seif ameitaka Wizara ya kilimo kufikiria namna ya kuirejesha miti ya asili ikiwemo mifuu na mizambarau, ili kuirejeshea Zanzibar hadhi yake ya kuwa nchi ya kijani. <br /><br />Kuhusu misumeno ya moto, amewataka wananchi kushirikiana kuifichua misumeno hiyo ambayo ni adui wa mazingira na binadamu. <br /><br />Akiwa katika ziara ya kutembelea shughuli za kilimo Mkoa wa Kusini Pemba, wakulima waliomba kupatiwa mikopo ili waweze kuendeleza shughuli zao kwa uhakika. <br /><br />Katika Mkoa wa Kusini Pemba ambako pia aliambatana na Naibu Waziri wa Wizara ya Kilimo, Mtumwa Kheri Mbarak na Katibu Mkuu Affan Othman Maalim, alitembelea maendeleo ya shmaba darasa la wakulima wa migomba Kuukuu Kangani, vitalu vya mikarafuu Mjimbini na Chanjaani pamoja na uzalishaji wa mbegu za muhogo Mfikiwa Chake chake. <br /><br /><br /><br />Hassan Hamad, OMKR</span></div>
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Wakauliwa watakiwa kuwa makini kwenye kilimo ili wapate mazao bora

Wakauliwa watakiwa kuwa makini kwenye kilimo ili wapate mazao bora

Makamu wa Kwanza wa Rais wa Zanzibar Maalim Seif Sharif Hamad amewataka wakulima kisiwani Pemba kuyatumia mafunzo wanayopewa katika kujion...

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Kamati ya maadili yasikitishwa

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<span style="font-size: large;">Kamati ya kusimamia Ofisi za Viongozi Wakuu wa Kitaifa imeelezea kusikitishwa kwake na tabia  ya baadhi ya watendaji wa Serikali kuendelea  kudharau  Maagizo yanayokuwa yakitolewa na Viongozi Wakuu wa Serikali katika Taasisi na maeneo tofauti Nchini. <br /><br />Wajumbe wa Kamati hiyo waliokuwa chini ya Makamu Mwenyekiti wake Mh. Saleh Nassor Juma Mwakilishi wa Jimbo la Wawi walieleza hayo wakati wakizungumza na Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar Balozi Seif Ali Iddi mara baada ya kukutana na Uongozi wa Wizara ya Nchi Ofisi ya Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar kupokea Taarifa ya utendaji ya Ofisi hiyo. <br /><br />Walisema wamekuwa wakishuhudia uzorotaji mkubwa wa kusimamia maagizo hayo hasa katika masuala ya migogoro ya ardhi jambo ambalo huendelea kuleta malalamiko kwa wananchi wanaokumbwa na matatizo ya migogoro hiyo. <br /><br />Walieleza kwamba baadhi ya watendaji hao wa Serikali wamekuwa wakionyesha chuki za wazi  dhidi ya Waheshimiwa wakati wanapofuatilia au kulalamikia utendaji mbovu. <br /><br />Walifahamisha kwamba wao sio polisi bali wanachokifanya ni kutekeleza majukumu waliyopangiwa ndani ya Kamati zao ambazo zimeteuliwa kwa mujibu wa taratibu na Kanuni za Baraza la Wawakilishi lililoundwa kwa mujibu wa Katiba ya Zanzibar kusimamia utekelezaji wa shughuli za Serikali. <br /><br />Wajumbe hao wameipongeza Wizara ya Nchi Ofisi ya Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar kwa utekelezaji mzuri wa majukumu yake ambayo yameleta faraja kwa Kamati hiyo na kusisitiza kuendelezwa kwa ushirikiano wa sehemu zote mbili ili lile lengo la kuwahudumia Wananchi lifanikiwe vyema. <br /><br />Akitoa shukrani zake Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar Balozi Seif Ali Iddi akiwa ndiye Mtendaji Mkuu wa Serikali ya Mapinduzi ya Zanzibar aliwakumbusha Wajumbe wa Kamati hiyo kuwa wakali wanapotekeleza wajibu wao wa kila siku. <br /><br />Balozi Seif alisema  Kamati za Baraza la Wawakilishi zimeundwa kwa lengo la  kufuatilia mwenendo wa shughuli za Serikali katika Taasisi zake ili zishauri, zikosoe na hata kuelekeza njia ya kuleta ufanisi utakaostawisha na kunufaisha Jamii Nchini. <br /><br />“ Hili suala la kufuatilia maagizo yanayotolewa na Viongozi wakuu wa Serikali limo ndani ya mamlaka yenu na kamwe hakutakuwa na kiongozi mwengine atakayekuwa na mamlaka ya kujipangia utekelezaji huu “. Alisisitiza Balozi Seif. <br /><br />Baadae Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar Balozi Seif alifanya ziara fupi ya kukagua matengenezo ya majengo ya  Kiwanda cha Idara ya Mpiga chapa Mkuu wa Serikali kinachotarajiwa kuhamia hapo Maruhubi Nje kidogo ya Mji Zanzibar. <br /><br />Uamuzi wa Serikali ya Mapinduzi ya Zanzibar wa kukihamisha Kiwanda hicho hapo Mtaa wa Mkele na kuhamia Maruhubi umekuja kufuatia kiwanda hicho baadhi ya wakati kufungwa kutokana na mashine zake kuharibika kwa sababu ya mafuriko ya maji wakati wa msimu wa mvua za masika. <br /><br />Naibu Mkurugenzi wa Idara ya Mpiga Chapa Mkuu wa Serikali Ndugu Mohd Mzee alimueleza Balozi Seif kwamba matengenezo ya majengo hayo chini ya Kampuni ya Kimataifa ya CRJ ya Nchini China yalipangwa kukamilika mwezi huu lakini yatachelewa kidogo kutokana na ufinyu wa bajeti yake. <br /><br />Hata hivyo Ndugu Mzee alifahamisha kwamba Kampuni ya CRJ imethibitisha kwamba upatikanaji wa fedha za kukamilishia matengenezo yaliyobaki zikipatikana kwa wakati harakati hizo zinaweza kuchukuwa muda miezi miwili au mitatu kuanzia sasa. <br /><br />Naye Waziri wa Nchi Ofisi ya Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar Mh. Mohammed Aboud Mohammed alisema matengenezo ya majengo hayo ya Kiwanda cha Idara ya Mpiga Chapa Mkuu wa Serikali yanatarajiwa kugharimu jumla ya Shilingi Bilioni mbili kutoka Mfuko Mkuu wa Serikali. <br /><br />Wakati huo huo Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar Balozi Seif alikutana na Uongozi wa Kampuni ya Mafuta Tanzania { State Oil Tanzania } ukiongozwa na Bwana Bjorn Rasmussen  hapo Ofisini kwake Vuga Mjini Zanzibar. <br /><br />Katika mazungumzo yao Uongozi huo wa mafuta ambao umekuwa ukiendesha mafunzo mbali mbali ya uhifadhi wa mazingira kwa kushirikisha wadau wa mafuta na wana taaluma wa vyuo vikuu Nchini umekuwa ukisisitiza umuhimu wa suala hilo. <br /><br />Mwakilishi huyo wa Kampuni ya Mafuta Tanzania Bwana Bjorn alifahamisha kwamba harakati za miradi ya mafuta na gesi hufanikiwa vyema na kuleta faida kubwa pale wahusika na wadau wakuu wa sekta hiyo wanapozingatia vyema msingi mkuu wa mazingira. <br /><br />Naye Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar aliitahadharisha jamii nchini kufahamu kwamba rasilmali yoyote inayopatikana popote pale huwa ni ya taifa na wala si ya wakaazi wa eneo husika pekee. <br /><br />Balozi Seif alieleza kwamba upo ufinyu wa mawazo kwa baadhi ya wananchi kuhisi kuwa rasilmali inayopatikana katika maeneo yao haiwahusu wananchi wengine jambo ambalo ni kosa. <br /><br />Othman Khamis Ame. </span></div>
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Kamati ya maadili yasikitishwa

Kamati ya maadili yasikitishwa

Kamati ya kusimamia Ofisi za Viongozi Wakuu wa Kitaifa imeelezea kusikitishwa kwake na tabia ya baadhi ya watendaji wa Serikali kuendelea...

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message on the International Day for Biological Diversity 22 May 2013

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<span style="font-size: large;">As the international community strives to accelerate its efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals and define a post-2015 agenda, including a set of goals for sustainable development, water and biodiversity are important streams in the discussion. <br /><br />Although seemingly abundant, only a tiny amount of the water on our planet is easily available as freshwater.  We live in an increasingly water insecure world where demand often outstrips supply and where water quality often fails to meet minimum standards.  Under current trends, future demands for water will not be met. <br /><br />Biodiversity and the ecosystem services it provides are central to achieving the vision of a water secure world.  Ecosystems influence the local, regional and global availability and quality of water.  Forests help regulate soil erosion and protect water quality and supply.  Wetlands can reduce flood risks.  Soil biodiversity helps maintain water for crops.  Integrating nature-based solutions into urban planning can also help us build better water futures for cities, where water stresses may be especially acute given the rapid pace of urbanization. <br /><br />Recognizing the importance of biodiversity, the United Nations General Assembly has encouraged the use of the Convention on Biological Diversity’s Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and its Aichi Targets in the elaboration of the post-2015 development agenda.  Last year’s Rio+20 Conference on Sustainable Development also recognized the role of ecosystems in maintaining water quantity and quality.  Where once the focus was on trade-offs between water use and biodiversity, today we are coming to understand how biodiversity and water security are mutually reinforcing. <br /><br />This shift from conflict to synergy is particularly welcome in this, the International Year of Water Cooperation.  <br /><br />On the International Day for Biological Diversity, I also call on all Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity who have not already done so, to ratify the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization, and therefore help us all to work toward the future we want.</span></div>
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message on the International Day for Biological Diversity 22 May 2013

message on the International Day for Biological Diversity 22 May 2013

As the international community strives to accelerate its efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals and define a post-2015 agenda...

09:43

Maalim Seif anataka kuimarisha msako wa misumeno

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<span style="font-size: large;">Makamu wa Kwanza wa Rais wa Zanzibar Maalim Seif Sharif Hamad, amewataka wananchi kushirikiana kuisaka misumeno ya moto popote ilipo ili iweze kutokomezwa kabisa katika visiwa vya Unguja na Pemba. <br /><br />Ameeleza hayo katika kampeni maalum ya kutokomeza misumeno ya moto ambapo misumeno 23 imechomwa moto mbele ya kiongozi huyo, baada ya kukamatwa na maofisa wa Idara ya misitu. <br /><br />Amesema kila mtu ana wajibu wa kushirikiana na jamii katika kufichua misumeno iliyobakia, ili kuhakikisha kuwa haitumiki tena na kusababisha athari za kimazingira. <br /><br />“Kila mtu ana wajibu wa kuwafichua watumiaji wa misumeno hii, lakini mashena na polisi jamii muna jukumu kubwa zaidi, na nina hakika mukiamua munaweza kuwabaini wote wenye misumeno ya moto”, alisema Maalim Seif. <br /><br />Amesema iwapo misumeno hiyo haitodhibitiwa inaweza kuiathiri nchi kwa kiasi kikubwa kutokana na uwezo wake wa kukata miti kwa muda mfupi. <br /><br />Uchomaji huo wa misumeno ya moto 23 umefanyika katika ofisi za Idara ya misitu iliyoko Kizimbani Kisiwani Pemba. <br /><br />Kwa upande wake Katibu Mkuu Wizara ya kilimo na maliasili Affan Othman Maalim amesema misumeno ya moto ipatayo 270 bado inakisiwa kuwepo Zanzibar, na kwamba kampeni hiyo itasaidia kuitokomeza. <br /><br />Kwa mujibu wa Affan, kisiwa cha Pemba kinaongoza kwa kuwa na misumeno mingi ya aina hiyo ipatayo 150, huku Unguja kukiwa na misumeno zaidi ya 120. <br /><br />Amefahamisha kuwa takriban ekari 1000 za miti hupotea kila mwaka visiwani Zanzibar kutokana na kukatwa ovyo na kuongezeka kwa kasi hiyo kutokana na matumizi ya misumeno ya moto. <br /><br />Naibu Waziri wa Kilimo na Maliasili Mtumwa Kheir Mbarak, amesema misumeno hiyo ambayo ni adui wa muda mrefu wa mazingira, inaweza kuiweza kuifanya nchi kuwa jangwa kwa muda mfupi na ni hatari pia kwa afya ya binadamu. <br /><br />Maalim Seif yuko kisiwani Pemba kwa ziara ya kikazi ya siku mbili ambako anatembelea shughuli za kilimo kwa lengo la kuwahamasisha wakulima kuendeleza kilimo chenye tija kwa kutumia utaalamu wa kisasa na mbegu bora. <br /><br />Katika Mkoa wa Kaskazini Pemba ambako alianza ziara yake alitembelea shamba la utafiti wa uzalishaji wa mpunga wa mbegu ya nerika liloko Gombeume mchangamdogo, skuli ya wakulima iliyoko Kiongweni Kambini, shamba la viazi vitamu Makangale na skuli ya wakulima juu ya nishati mbadala iliyoko Kinyasini. <br /><br /><br /><br />Hassan Hamad, OMKR. </span></div>
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Maalim Seif anataka kuimarisha msako wa misumeno

Maalim Seif anataka kuimarisha msako wa misumeno

Makamu wa Kwanza wa Rais wa Zanzibar Maalim Seif Sharif Hamad, amewataka wananchi kushirikiana kuisaka misumeno ya moto popote ilipo ili i...

09:31

Vyombo vya ulinzi vyatakiwa kuimarisha ulinzi

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<span style="font-size: large;">Makamu wa Kwanza wa Rais wa Zanzibar Maalim Seif Sharif Hamad, amevitaka vyombo vya ulinzi nchini kusimamia vyema majukumu yake ili kuhakikisha kuwa bahari na mipaka ya nchi inakuwa salama. <br /><br />Amesema Zanzibar ikiwa nchi ya visiwa, inakabiliwa na changamoto moto nyingi za kiulinzi na usalama kuhakikisha kuwa magaidi hawaingii nchini, sambamba na kukabiliana na vitendo vya uharamia na usafirishaji wa dawa za kulevya. <br /><br />Maalim Seif ameeleza hayo ofisini kwake Migombani alipokuwa na mazungumzo na Mkuu wa Brigedi ya Nyuki Zanzibar, Brigedia Jenerali S S Othman. <br /><br />Amesema katika siku za hivi karibuni kumekuwa ni tishio la vitendo vya kigaidi katika Pembe ya Afrika, jambo ambalo linapaswa kuzingatiwa ili vitendo hivyo visije kuiathiri Zanzibar. <br /><br />“Suala la ulinzi halina mbadala, kitu cha msingi ni kwa vyombo vya ulinzi na dola kushirikiana kuhakikisha kuwa nchi iko salama kwa maslahi ya wananchi na taifa kwa ujumla”, alisisitiza Maalim Seif. <br /><br />Kuhusu vitendo vya uharamia vinavyofanywa katika bahari ya hindi, Maalim Seif amesema vinaathiri shughuli za kibiashara na uchumi na vinastahiki kupigwa vita kwa nguvu zote. <br /><br />Kwa upande wake, Mkuu wa Brigedi ya Nyuki Zanzibar, Brigedia Jenerali S S Othman, amesema suala la ulinzi ndio jukumu la msingi kwa vyombo vya ulinzi, na kuahidi kushirikiana na vyombo vya dola na wananchi katika kutekeleza jukumu hilo kwa ufanisi zaidi. <br /><br />Jererali Othman ambae pia ni Mwenyekiti wa kamati ya Ulinzi na usalama Zanzibar, amesifu mashirikiano anayoyapata kutoka kwa viongozi wa nchi na watendaji wengine katika kufanikisha jukumu hilo la kiulinzi. <br /><br /> Jererali Othman pia amekutana na Waziri wa Nchi, Ofisi ya Makamu wa Kwanza wa Rais, Fatma Abdulhabib Fereji na kubadilishana mawazo juu ya majumu ya ofisi hiyo. <br /><br />Waziri Fereji amesema katika kukabiliana na majukumu ya ofisi hiyo, wanahitaji mashirikiano ya karibu na vyombo vya ulinzi katika kukabiliana na na vitendo viovu vikiwemo udhalilishaji wa watu wenye ulemavu, uchafuzi wa mazingira na matumizi ya dawa za kulevya. <br /><br />Amevishauri vyombo vya ulinzi kujiimarisha zaidi ili kuweza kukabiliana na makundi ya kihalifu yakiwemo yale yanayojihusisha na uchimbaji wa mchanga kinyume na utaratibu. <br /><br />“Ukweli ni aibu kusema kuwa jeshi la polisi linashindwa kuwakamata wachimbaji wa mchanga kwa sababu wana pamanga na marungu au mawe, wakija wakiamua kuingia barabarani je mutawafanyaje?”, alihoji Waziri Fereji. <br /><br />Kuhusu UKIMWI, Waziri Fereji amesema licha ya kuwa kiwango cha maambukizi bado ni chini ya asilimia moja, lakini athari kubwa inajitokeza kwa makundi hatarishi likiwemo lile linalojihusisha na biashara haramu ya ukahaba. <br /><br /><br /><br />Hassan Hamad, OMKR. <br /></span></div>
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Vyombo vya ulinzi vyatakiwa kuimarisha ulinzi

Vyombo vya ulinzi vyatakiwa kuimarisha ulinzi

Makamu wa Kwanza wa Rais wa Zanzibar Maalim Seif Sharif Hamad, amevitaka vyombo vya ulinzi nchini kusimamia vyema majukumu yake ili kuhaki...

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Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar Balozi Seif Ali Iddi akizungumza na Kiongozi wa Timu ya Viongozi Waandamizi wa Sudan na Sudan ya Kusini Bwana Lazaro Sumbeiywo aliyefika Ofisini kwake kumpa muhtasari wa Ripoti ya Azimio lao baada ya kukamilisha Mkutano wao hapo Sea Cliff KAMA

Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar Balozi Seif Ali Iddi akizungumza na Kiongozi wa Timu ya Viongozi Waandamizi wa Sudan na Sudan ya Kusini Bwana Lazaro Sumbeiywo aliyefika Ofisini kwake kumpa muhtasari wa Ripoti ya Azimio lao baada ya kukamilisha Mkutano wao hapo Sea Cliff KAMA

09:44

Mwenyekiti wa CCM Taif asema siri kubwa ya wabunge kubakia majimboni mwao ni kuwa karibu na wapiga kura wao

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<span style="font-size: large;">Mwenyekiti wa Chama cha Mapinduzi Taifa ambae pia ni Rais wa Jamuhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania Dr. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete amesema siri kubwa kwa Wabunge kuendelea kuungwa mkono Majimboni  ni kuwa karibu na Wananchi pamoja na kutekeleza ipasavyo  Ilani na ahadi walizozitoa wakati wa kampeni za uchaguzi.<br /><br />Dr. Kikwete amesema hayo wakati akiifungua Semina ya Wabunge wa Bunge la Jamuhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania kupitia Chama Tawala cha Mapinduzi iliyofanyika katika Ukumbi wa Makao Makuu ya Chama hicho { White House } uliopo Mkoani Dodoma. <br /><br />Alisema yapo matatizo kadhaa yanayowasumbua wananchi katika maeneo yao ambayo baadhi yake yaliahidiwa na baadhi ya Wabunge wakati wakiomba ridhaa ya kuwaongoza lakini matokeo yake huleta balaa ndani ya chama kwa kukosa kutekelezwa na wabunge hao. <br /><br />Dr. Kikwete alifahamisha kwamba wabunge hao wakiamua kutekeleza vyema ilani na ahadi hizo wanajengea uwezo zaidi wa kuendelea kuungwa mkono na wananchi wao kitendo ambacho hata idadi ya watu wanaoamua au kutaka kuomba nafasi hiyo wakati wa uchaguzi inakuwa ndogo. <br /><br />“ Hakuna kitu kinachomuangusha vibaya Mbunge katika wadhifa wake isipokuwa ile tabia ya kutowatembelea Wananchi wa jimbo lake hali inayosababisha wananchi hao kuwa na maswali mengi ya kumuuliza hasa ule wakati anapokwenda tena kuomba kura “. Alisisitiza Dr. Kikwete. <br /><br />“ Kama Ilani ya Uchaguzi ya Chama cha Mapinduzi haijatekelezwa vyema Majimboni inaweza kuleta balaa katika maeneo hayo hata ndani ya Chama chenyewe. Hivyo tunapaswa kuwa na hadhari na suala hilo “ Alieleza Dr. Kikwete. <br /><br />Aliwataka Wabunge hao kuhakikisha wanaziorodhesha ahadi zote zilizotolewa na Wagombea Urais, Ubunge, Uwakilishi na hata Udiwani wakati wa kampeni ndani ya Majimbo yao ili kujenga mikakati ya pamoja na kuzikamilisha ahadi hizo. <br /><br />“ Tuko kati kati ya safari yetu tuliyoianza Oktoba Mwaka 2010 hadi mwaka 2015 tukiwa na lengo moja tuu la kukijengea mazingira ya ushindi wa chaguzi zote Chama cha Mapinduzi “.  Dr. Kikwete aliwakumbusha Wabunge hao. <br /><br />Mwenyekiti huyo wa CCM Taifa alisisitiza kwamba masuala mapya yanayowakereketa wananachi ndani ya majimbo yao pia yanapaswa kuainishwa  na hatimae kuangalia mbinu za kuyatekeleza kadri hali itakavyoruhusu. <br /><br />Dr. Kikwete aliwataka Wabunge hao wa CCM kuendelea kuwashawishi wananachi katika majimbo yao kuwaunga mkono ili kupata nguvu za kutekeleza vyema majukumu yao. <br /><br />Aliiwaasa baadhi ya Wabunge wenye tabia ya kuwazuia wanachama wengine wasigombee nafasi hiyo kuacha mfumo huo ambao unawanyima haki wanachama hao pamoja na wananachi kumchagua Yule wanayeridhika naye. <br /><br />“ Hakuna namna ya kuwazuia watu wasigombee uongozi wala wanachama kuchaguwa Viongozi wawapendao tena kwa uhuru na uwazi “. Alifafanua Dr. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete. <br /><br />Mwenyekiti huyo wa Taifa wa CCM aliwapongeza Wabunge hao wa Chama cha Mapinduzi kwa kutekeleza vyema  wajibu wao ndani ya Vikao vya Bunge licha ya baadhi ya Wabunge wa upande mwengine kufanya vioja vinavyoleta maswali mengi miongoni mwa wananchi. <br /><br />Aliwataka wabunge hao kuendelea kuikosoa Serikali katika utaratibu na mazingira bora ya kujenga kwa lengo la  kuwapa matumaini wananachi waliowachagua. <br /><br />Mapema akitoa Taarifa fupi ya Kamati ya Wabunge hao wa CCM Katibu wa Kamati hiyo Mh. Jenister Muhagama alisema utendaji wa kazi za Wabunge wa CCM ndani ya Vikao vya bunge imekuwa mfano kwa Viongozi wengine wa Kisiasa hapa Nchini. <br /><br />Mh. Jenister  alisema nidhamu ya Wabunge wa CCM ndani ya Bunge itaendelea kuimarika siku hadi siku licha ya baadhi ya wenzao hivi sasa kuihamishia siasa kutoka majimboni hadi ndani ya Vikao hivyo. <br /><br />Mh. Jenister Muhagama kwa niaba ya Wabunge wenzao wamelaani vitendo vinavyoashiria sura ya ugaidi ambavyo vinaonekana kuinyemelea amani iliyopo Nchini ambayo inaweza kutoweka mara moja iwapo hakutakuwa na juhudi za pamoja za kudhibiti matendo hayo. <br /><br />Katibu huyo wa Kamati ya Wabunge wa Chama cha Mapinduzi Mh. Muhagama aliiomba Serikali kuu kujizatiti katika kukabiliana na vitendo hivyo kwa kuwadhibiti wahusika wa matendo hayo sambamba na kuwachukulia hatua kali za kisheria. <br /><br />Othman Khamis Ame </span></div>
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Mwenyekiti wa CCM Taif asema siri kubwa ya wabunge kubakia majimboni mwao ni kuwa karibu na wapiga kura wao

Mwenyekiti wa CCM Taif asema siri kubwa ya wabunge kubakia majimboni mwao ni kuwa karibu na wapiga kura wao

Mwenyekiti wa Chama cha Mapinduzi Taifa ambae pia ni Rais wa Jamuhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania Dr. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete amesema siri kubwa...

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Wanawake watakiwa kuwa wastahamilivu

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<span style="font-size: large;">Wanawake nchini wamehimizwa kuvuliana na kuaminiana katika kuendeleza shughuli zao za ushirika. <br /><br />Wito huo umetolewa na Mke wa Makamu wa Kwanza wa Rais wa Zanzibar Mama Awena Sinani Massoud kwa nyakati tofauti, wakati akiangalia mandeleo ya  vikundi vya akinamama katika Mkoa wa Kaskazini Pemba. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Amesema hali ya kuvuliana na kuaminiana ni nyenzo muhimu ya kuendeleza vikundi vya ushirika, na kuwataka waliopewa dhamana ya kuongoza katika vikundi hivyo kuwa waadilifu. <br /><br />Pia Mama Awena amekemea tabia ya ubaguzi katika kuendeleza vikundi hivyo, na kuwasisitiza kuwa kitu kimoja na kushirikiana bila ya kujali itaikadi za vyama, dini au eneo. <br /><br />Ameelezea kufurahishwa kwake na hatua zilizochukuliwa na akinamama hao katika kujikwamua kiuchumi, na kuwashajiisha kuongeza juhudi katika kujiletea maendeleo. <br /><br />Katika ziara hiyo Mama Awena ametembelea vikundi vya maendeleo ya  wanawake kikiwemo kikundi cha Fahari kinachojishughulisha na kazi za mikono na utengenezaji wa sabuni, na kikundi cha “Gando Livestock and Snacks Producers” kinachojishuhulisha na mapishi ya vyakula. <br /><br />Amewahimiza akinamama hao kuzihifadhi vizuri bidhaa wanazozizalisha, ili kuvutia wateja na kuweza kukabiliana na ushindani wa soko. <br /><br />“packing au uhifadhi ni muhimu sana katika kuuza bidhaa zenu, bila ya kuwa na uhifadhi mzuri bidhaa zinaweza kudoda hata kama zina ubora kiasi gani, kwa hiyo hizo packing zinazidisha ubora wa bidhaa zinapoingia sokoni”, alisisitiza Mama Awena. <br /><br />Amefahamisha kuwa wanawake wana uwezo mkubwa wa kuleta maendeleo ili wataamua kufuta ile dhana ya kuwa mwanamke ni mtu wa kukaa nyumbani tu na kusubiri kuletewa kila kitu. <br /><br />Katika risala ya kikundi cha Fahari iliyosomwa na katibu wake Bi. Maryam Mbarouk, akinamama hao wamesema  malengo  yao ni kuzalisha bidhaa tofauti na kuongeza ubora wa bidhaa hizo. <br /><br />Amesema  pia wamekusudia kuongeza ajira binafsi ili kuipunguzia mzigo serikali dhidi ya  wazururaji na kuwawezesha wanakikundi hao kujiongezea kipato . <br /><br />Hata hivyo amesema wanakabiliwa na changamoto nyingi zikiwemo ukosefu wa masoko, upatikanaji wa mali ghafi na vifaa vya kisasa vya kufanyia kazi. <br /><br />Hivyo wameiomba Wizara  ya Kazi, Uwezeshaji wananchi kiuchumi na Ushirika kuwapatia wataalamu ili kuweza kujifunza zaidi na kufanya kazi zao kwa uhakika na zenye ubora zitakazoweza kuendana na soko la kibishara. <br /><br />Na. Mauwa Mohd-Pemba.</span></div>
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Wanawake watakiwa kuwa wastahamilivu

Wanawake watakiwa kuwa wastahamilivu

Wanawake nchini wamehimizwa kuvuliana na kuaminiana katika kuendeleza shughuli zao za ushirika. Wito huo umetolewa na Mke wa Makamu wa Kwa...

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Makamo wa Kwaza wa Rais Zanzibar asisitiza maadili kwa walezi na walimu wa madrsa

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<span style="font-size: large;">Makamu wa Kwanza wa Rais wa Zanzibar Maalim Seif Sharif Hamad, amewahimiza wazazi, walezi na walimu kushirikiana kutika kurejesha maadili na malezi bora kwa watoto. <br /><br />Maalim Seif ametoa wito huo wakati akizungumza katika hafla ya maulid ya Mtume Muhammad (SAW), yaliyoandaliwa na Madrasat Ghulam Islamia ya Muembe Makumbi mjini Zanzibar. <br /><br />Amesema maadili ya kiislamu na malezi bora kwa watoto yanaweza kurejeshwa iwapo jamii itakubali kushirikiana katika malezi, sambamba na kushajiisha elimu ya madrasa kwa vijana. <br /><br />“Sisi wakati wetu mtoto alikuwa akilelewa na jamii nzima, yaani kama mtoto akikosea au kuondosha nidhamu na heshima kwa mzee mwengine basi alikuwa na uwezo wa kumrudi mtoto yule, na akienda kushtaki kwao basi mzazi wake atamuongeza kutokana na kosa hilo, lakini leo wapi, mambo yamebadilika”, alieleza Maalim Seif huku akitoa historia ya malezi ya zamani. <br /><br />Aidha amesifu juhudi za walimu wa madrasa katika kuwaendeleza watoto kitaaluma, licha ya kukabiliwa na mazingira magumu, na kuwataka walimu hao kujipanga katika kukabiliana na changamoto zinazowakabili ikiwemo ukosefu wa mishahara. <br /><br />Amewataka wazazi na walezi wa wanafunzi kuthamini mchango wa walimu wa madrasa kwa maendeleo ya watoto wao, na kushajiika kuchangia ili kuwawezesha walimu hao kufanya kazi zao vizuri. <br /><br />Akizungumzia kuhusu Umoja wa Wazanzibari Maalim Seif ametoa wito kwa wananchi kushikamana na mafunzo ya dini katika kuendeleza umoja na mshikamano ili kulinda umoja uliopo. <br /><br />Amefahamisha kuwa umoja huo umeijengea heshima kubwa Zanzibar kitaifa na kimataifa, sambamba na kurejesha umoja wa Wazanzibari uliokuwa hatarini kwa kipindi kirefu. <br /><br />Maalim Seif pia alitumia fursa hiyo kuwatanabahisha wananchi juu ya athari za uchafuzi wa mazingira na utumiaji wa dawa za kulevya. <br /><br />“Serikali haijazuia uchimbaji wa mchanga lakini imeweka utaratibu maalum na kuruhusu baadhi ya maeneo. Lengo letu ni kulinda mazingira yetu yasiathirike kwa faida zetu wenyewe ikizingatiwa kuwa nchi yetu ni kisiwa na ardhi inapungua kila siku huku idadi ya watu ikiongezeka kila mwaka”, alitanabahisha Maalim Seif. <br /><br />Katika risala yao iliyosomwa na ustadh Amour Mgeni, madrasa hiyo yenye wanafunzi wapata 150 imesema imepata mafanikio makubwa tangu kuanzishwa kwake mwaka 2009, ikiwa ni pamoja na kuweza kujenga jengo la madrasa hiyo. <br /><br />Hata hivyo wamesema jengo hilo kwa sasa limekuwa dogo kulingana na idadi ya wanafunzi, na kuwaomba watu wenye uwezo kusaidia upanuzi wa madrasa hiyo, sambamba na kuipatia vikalio na vitendea kazi vya kisasa. <br /><br />Hassan Hamad (OMKR). </span></div>
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Makamo wa Kwaza wa Rais Zanzibar asisitiza maadili kwa walezi na walimu wa madrsa

Makamo wa Kwaza wa Rais Zanzibar asisitiza maadili kwa walezi na walimu wa madrsa

Makamu wa Kwanza wa Rais wa Zanzibar Maalim Seif Sharif Hamad, amewahimiza wazazi, walezi na walimu kushirikiana kutika kurejesha maadili ...

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Uchumi wa mataifa machanga watarajiwa kuimarika

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<span style="font-size: large;">Uchumi wa Mataifa machanga yanayolenga kuelekea kwenye maendeleo ya haraka utazidi kuimarika  iwapo Mataifa hayo yatajikita  zaidi katika matumizi ya Mfumo wa Teknolojia ya Kisasa ya Mawasiliano ya moja kwa moja kati yao au hata kushirikiana pamoja na yale Mataifa yaliyoendela. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br />Hayo yaliibuka wakati wa mazungumzo kati  ya Ujumbe wa Kampuni ya Vifaa vya Teknolojia ya Mawasiliano  { Zhong Xing  Telecommunication Equipment } {ZTE }  yenye Makao Makuu yake Nchini China ulioongozwa na Makamu wa Rais  wa Kampuni hiyo Bwana Chen Jinsong pamoja na Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar Balozi Seif Ali Iddi hapo Ofisini kwake Vuga Mjini Zanzibar. <br /><br />Bwana Chen Jinsong ambae Kampuni yake ya ZTE ndiyo inayojenga na kusimamia mradi wa Mkongo wa Taifa hapa Zanzibar alimueleza Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar Balozi Seif kuwa mfumo huu wa mawasiliano hutoa fursa kwa wataalamu wa pande mbili walio Nchi tofauti kufanya kazi pamoja kwa kutumia mtandao wa kisasa wa mawasiliano ya Teknolojia. <br /><br />Alifahamisha kwamba hatua za Kiuchumi , Biashara, Afya  pamoja na harakati za maisha ya Jamii za kila siku zina nafasi na fursa nzuri ya kutumia Mtandao wa Serikali  { E. Government } wakati utakapokamilika matengenezo yake Mfumo huo. <br /><br />“ Uwezo wa Wataalamu mfano wa sekta ya Afya unaweza  kukua mara dufu kwa kushirikiana katika masuala ya mikutano { Group Discution } na hata baadhi ya operesheni za wagonjwa wakiwa nchi tofauti kwa kutumia mitandano ya     Kisasaya Teknolojia “. Alifafanua Makamu wa Rais huyo wa Kampuni ya ZTE. <br /><br />Bwana Chen alieleza kwamba katika kuunga mkono Mataifa ya Bara la Afrika kuingia katika mfumo huu wa mawasiliano ya Kisasa ya Teknolojia Uongozi wa Kampuni yake umeshaanza kusambaza huduma zake katika Baadhi ya Mataifa hayo ya Bara la Afrika. <br /><br />Alimueleza Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar kwamba Zhong Xing Telecommunicationa Equipement tayari  imeshafungua Ofisi yake Nchini Tanzania likiwemo pia tawi lake moja hapa Zanzibar. <br /><br />Alisisitiza kwamba miradi inayoanzishwa na Kampuni hiyo mbali ya kuongeza ushirikiano na Mataifa hayo lakini pia umelenga kusaidia kutoa ajira kwa wazalendo walio wengi kwenye Mataifa hayo rafiki. <br /><br />Akitoa shukrani zake Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar Balozi Seif  alisema mradi mkubwa ulioanzishwa na Serikali ya Mapinduzi ya Zanzibar wa Mtandao wa Serikali { E. Government } chini ya Kampuni hiyo ya ZTE utaisaidia kuirusha Zanzibar kuingia katika mfumo wa Teknolojia ya Kisasa ya Mawasiliano Duniani. <br /><br />Balozi Seif aliupongeza Uongozi wa Kampuni hiyo ya ZTE kwa kusimamia kukamilisha awamu ya kwanza ya mradi huu wa Mtandao wa Serikali hapa Zanzibar hatua ambayo itazidi kuimarisha ushirikiano wa muda mrefu uliopo kati ya Zanzibar na Jamuhuri ya Watu wa China. <br /><br />“ Tunashukuru na kufarajika kuona kwamba Nchi zetu mbili Zanzibar na China bado zinaendelea kushirikiana kwa karibu miaka 50 sasa  mara tuu baada ya Mapinduzi matukufu ya Zanzibar ya mwaka 1964 “. Alisisitiza Balozi Seif. <br /><br />Wakati huo huo Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar Balozi Seif alikutana na Mwenyekiti wa Kampuni  inayoendesha Miradi ya Hoteli za Kimataifa Afrika Mashariki iitwayo Mada Hotels yenye Makao Makuu yake Mjini Nairobi Nchini Kenya Bwana Tinu Mhajan. <br /><br />Bwana Tinu Mhajan ambae amefika Zanzibar kuangalia uwezekano wa Kampuni yake kutaka kuwekeza Vitega uchumi vyake hapa Zanzibar katika maeneo ya Hoteli alisema Utalii utaendelea kukua na kuimarika kwa kupitia mfumo wa kubadilisha vivutio vitakavyowapa ushawishi zaidi watalii kupenda kutembelea eneo hili. <br /><br />Mwenyekiti huyo wa Kampuni ya Mada Hotels alimueleza Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar Balozi Seif  kwamba Taasisi yao imelenga kutoa huduma zake ndani ya Ukanda wa Jumuiya ya Afrika Mashariki. <br /><br />Naye Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar Balozi Seif alisema Zanzibar bado ina fursa nzuri za uwekezaji katika maeneo ya Utalii ambayo Mada Hotels inaweza kuzitumia ipasavyo fursa hizo. <br /><br />Balozi Seif alimfahamisha Mwenyekiti huyo wa Mada Hotels kwamba Serikali ya Mapinduzi ya Zanzibar imeipa kipaumbele sekta ya Utalii ili isaidie uchumi wa Taifa ambao hadi sasa unategemea zaidi zao la Karafuu. <br /><br />Othman Khamis Ame </span></div>
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Uchumi wa mataifa machanga watarajiwa kuimarika

Uchumi wa mataifa machanga watarajiwa kuimarika

Uchumi wa Mataifa machanga yanayolenga kuelekea kwenye maendeleo ya haraka utazidi kuimarika iwapo Mataifa hayo yatajikita zaidi katika...

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Orange inaugurates a new Campus in Dakar dedicated to managerial development

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<span style="font-size: large;">With the creation of a new <a href="http://www.orange.com/">Orange Campus</a> site in Senegal, the France Telecom-Orange Group , which is present in some 20 African countries, reaffirms its commitment to strengthening its worldwide managerial community and to supporting managers in their daily responsibilities.<br /><br />Located in the Dakar technology park, the first priority of the Orange Campus international site will be to offer development programmes to the 1,000 managers of the Group’s subsidiaries in Western Africa (Mali, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Niger, Côte d’Ivoire and Senegal). Managers from other Orange subsidiaries in French-speaking Africa – the Central African Republic, Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo – may also benefit from the programmes on offer. In addition, the site will host managers from all of the Group’s countries through its international programmes, fostering diversity, which is integral to Orange Campus’s identity.<br /><br />In 2013, more than 20 different managerial development programmes are scheduled at Orange Campus Dakar<br /><br />The new Orange Campus site consists of several classrooms, a library area and an amphitheatre, and was designed to be configurable to the different teaching methods used during the sessions. Located next to the Orange-Sonatel Competency Development Centre, the site’s surface area of more than 300m2 can accommodate up to 160 people.<br /><br />The programmes to be offered at the Orange Campus Dakar site are focused on three main priorities that are designed to strengthen the international approach favoured in Africa. These include:</span><ul>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"> basic courses to give new managers the ability to take up their responsibilities quickly</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">collective development programmes – the “collective challenges” – to enable executive managers to mobilize and develop their teams</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">individual development programmes and management fundamentals to reinforce key managerial practices</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br />In addition, a “made-to-measure” offering builds on existing programmes while targeting the managerial priorities of each country and adapting to the number of managers participating in the session. <br /><br />The creation of Orange Campus Dakar is an expression of the Group’s commitment to preparing its international subsidiaries to take charge of certain training events directly by supplying them with all the necessary educational components and offering them special training sessions for local instructors, both internal and external. Eight internal instructors have already been certified in Africa. These measures will be applied to each country, based on their needs and resources. Each country will receive the necessary support to allow them to independently deploy the Orange Campus programmes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br />For all that, the development of the Group’s managers in Africa is not new. Since 2011, more than 1,000 managers in 11 countries of Africa, the Middle East and Asia have already benefitted from Orange Campus programmes through sessions organized within the subsidiaries.</span><br />Distributed by the African Press Organization on behalf of France Télécom-Orange.</div>
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Orange inaugurates a new Campus in Dakar dedicated to managerial development

Orange inaugurates a new Campus in Dakar dedicated to managerial development

With the creation of a new Orange Campus site in Senegal, the France Telecom-Orange Group , which is present in some 20 African countries...

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Maalim Seif aahidi unga mbovu utakuwa umeshaondoshwa kufika June 15

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<span style="font-size: large;">Makamu wa Kwanza wa Rais wa Zanzibar Maalim Seif Sharif Hamad, amesema unga mbovu uliopo bandari ya Malindi Zanzibar utakuwa umeondolewa ifikapo tarehe 15 mwezi ujao. <br /><br />Amesema unga huo upatao tani mia saba umechelewa kuondoshwa na kuangamizwa kutokana na mvutano uliokuwepo baina ya msambazaji na muagiziaji wa unga huo, huku kila mmoja akimtupia jukumu mwenzanke. <br /><br />Akizungumza na wajumbe wa kamati ya kudumu ya Baraza la Wawakilishi inayosimamia ofisi za viongozi wakuu wa Serikali ofisini kwake Migombani, amesema baada ya mazungumzo ya muda mrefu wahusika hao wamekubaliana kushirikiana na serikali zote mbili katika uangamizwaji wa unga huo. <br /><br />Hivi karibuni Mawaziri wanaohusika na mazingira wa Zanzibar Mhe. Fatma Abdulhabib Fereji, Dk. Terezya Huvisa wa Jamuhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania na Waziri wa Afya Juma Duni Haji, walikutana na kutembelea eneo hilo na kukubaliana juu ya namna ya kuungamiza. <br /><br />Kwa upande wao wajumbe wa kamati hiyo mpya ya kudumu ya Baraza la Wawakilishi wakiongozwa na Makamu Mwenyekiti Saleh Nassor Juma wamewaomba watendaji wa ofisi hiyo kutoa ushirikiano kwa kamati ili iweze kutekeleza majukumu yake vizuri. <br /><br />Mapema Makamu wa Kwanza wa Rais aliihakikishia kamati hiyo kuipa ushirikiano wa kutosha, ili iweze kufanya vizuri zaidi kama ilivyokuwa kwa kamati iliyopita. <br /><br />  Hassan Hamad, OMKR</span></div>
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Maalim Seif aahidi unga mbovu utakuwa umeshaondoshwa kufika June 15

Maalim Seif aahidi unga mbovu utakuwa umeshaondoshwa kufika June 15

Makamu wa Kwanza wa Rais wa Zanzibar Maalim Seif Sharif Hamad, amesema unga mbovu uliopo bandari ya Malindi Zanzibar utakuwa umeondolewa i...

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Twelve African Energy, Mining and Industry Ministers confirm attendance at the Africa Energy Forum 2013 in Barcelona

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Twelve African Energy, Mining and Industry Ministers confirm attendance at the Africa Energy Forum 2013 in Barcelona

Twelve African Energy, Mining and Industry Ministers confirm attendance at the Africa Energy Forum 2013 in Barcelona

Over 800 delegates are expected to attend this international investment Forum for Africa’s power industry A recent report from the Wo...

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Mama Awena ziarani Pemba

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<span style="font-size: large;">Mke wa Makamu wa Kwanza wa Rais wa Zanzibar Mama Awena Sinani Massoud, amesema kazi ni kigezo muhimu cha kulinda heshma ya mwanamke. <br /> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Mama Awena ametoa kauli hiyo katika ziara yake ya kutembelea jumuia ya maendelo ya wanawake wa Tundauwa (JUMWATU), ambao wanajishughulisha na kilimo cha mpunga, mihogo, migomba, ufugaji nyuki na uhifadhi wa mazingira. <br /><br />Amewapongeza akinamama hao kwa kuamua kujishughulisha na kujiongezea kipato, badala ya kusubiri ajira kutoka serikalini. <br /><br />Amewataka kujiongezea elimu  katika sekta ambazo wameamua kuzifanyia kazi, ili waweze kufanya shughuli hizo kwa uhakika. <br /><br />Aidha Mama Awena amewashauri  akinamama hao kuwatumia wataalamu wa kilimo katika kupata ushauri wa kitaalamu kwa upande wa kilimo na   muongozo mzuri wa ufugaji wa nyuki. <br /><br />Kuhusu mazingira mama Awena amesema dunia nzima sasa imefadhaishwa na mabadiliko ya tabia ya nchi hali inaochangiwa na ukosefu wa kutojali mazingira. <br /><br />Amewatahadharisha akinamama  hao wakati wakifanya shughuli hizo wahakikishe wanazingatia athari za kimazingira na kuyawacha yakiwa salama dhidi ya uharibifu wa aina yoyote. <br /><br />Nae Mkuu wa Wilaya ya Chake Chake Mwanajuma Majid Abdalla  amesema kinamama wanakabiliwa na changamoto kubwa ya  muonekano wa kuwa ni watu wanaostahiki  kukaa na kufanya shughuli za nyumbani. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hivvo kujitokeza kwao kuunda jumuiya na kuweza kujiajiri wenyewe ni hatua kubwa ya kimaendeleo kwa wanawake hao sambamba na kuepukana na utegemezi. </span></div>
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Mama Awena ziarani Pemba

Mama Awena ziarani Pemba

Mke wa Makamu wa Kwanza wa Rais wa Zanzibar Mama Awena Sinani Massoud, amesema kazi ni kigezo muhimu cha kulinda heshma ya mwanamke. M...

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African Development Fund: Governors support a successful ADF replenishment

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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.afdb.org/">We</a>, the African Development Fund’s Governors, Planning and Finance Ministers from Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Senegal and Sierra Leone attended the ADF-13 Presentation Workshop on the Fund’s Priorities and Operational Strategies, in Abidjan, May 14, 2013.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">During this important meeting, many issues were raised concerning the impact the ADF is having in our countries and its role in the transformation of our economies. The Bank </span><span style="font-size: large;"> for instance, has delivered rapid budget supports to maintain and restore core basic services to the people in the region, at a time when some countries needed it most.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">We noted that the ADF is indeed a relevant channel of development financing. The Bank Group also plays an important role as the convener and voice of Africa. The ADF strategic orientation and operational priorities are aligned with the Continent’s development agenda and countries’ needs. Successive institutional reforms have strengthened the Bank Group’s Delivery capacity, Responsiveness and Results-focus.</span>  <br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">The Bank’s work in the field of infrastructure is very important, given Africa’s huge infrastructure potential. We appreciate the establishment and augmenting of the ADF Regional Operations envelope, which is critical in supporting the Bank’s ambitious regional integration agenda. For many African countries, regional solutions to the provision of public services, such as regional power grids and transportation networks, are more cost effective and provide better services and complement national programs. </span>  <br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">We support the building of capacity in the fields of public procurement, internal and external audits, managing revenues from natural resources, and enhancing domestic resource mobilization as they are important for resource rich countries in the region. We, therefore, are appreciative of the Bank’s work and interventions in these areas. </span>  <br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">However, we do believe that the Bank Group could do more to support economic diversification and job creation, for the Youth especially, by helping to improve the productivity of private enterprises and micro, small and medium-sized agribusinesses as well as supporting economic and structural reforms with the highest impact on improving the business environment.</span>  <br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Finally, we recognize that there are major challenges for the Bank and the Fund to mobilize resources at a time when many donor countries are facing some economic constraints. Nevertheless, we think that we need to keep the momentum and focus on the big picture, which is to help the Bank’s Regional Member Countries transform their economies, create jobs, and reduce poverty. We hope the ADF-13’s replenishment will meet our needs.</span>  <br /><br />  </div>

African Development Fund: Governors support a successful ADF replenishment

African Development Fund: Governors support a successful ADF replenishment

We , the African Development Fund’s Governors, Planning and Finance Ministers from Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Senegal and Sierr...

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Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar Balozi Seif Ali Iddi akifungua pazia kuashiria kukifungua rasmi Kiwanda cjha maji ya Kunywa cha Super Shine Kinachomilikiwa na Kampuni ya Safari yenye Makao Makuu yake Nchini India

Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar Balozi Seif Ali Iddi akifungua pazia kuashiria kukifungua rasmi Kiwanda cjha maji ya Kunywa cha Super Shine Kinachomilikiwa na Kampuni ya Safari yenye Makao Makuu yake Nchini India

13:21

India-Italy Target to Double Trade to 15 Billion Euro Achievable, IST

India-Italy Target to Double Trade to 15 Billion Euro Achievable, IST

India-Italy Target to Double Trade to 15 Billion Euro Achievable, IST

Italy has exuded confidence that its trade with India would double to 15 billion euro by 2015 in view of rising trade between the two coun...

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Orange launches the third edition of Orange African Social Venture Prize

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<b id="yui_3_7_2_1_1368611640058_3750"><i id="yui_3_7_2_1_1368611640058_3749"><span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1368611640058_3748" lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The project promotes social innovations in support of development that use Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs)</span></i></b><span class="yiv5772832035Style9"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt;"></span></i></span><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"></span></i></b></div>
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<span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1368611640058_3780" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"></span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><b> </b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1368611640058_3757" lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><a href="http://www.orange.com/">Following</a> on from the success of the first two programmes, run in 2011 and 2012, today Orange 
 is launching the third Orange African Social Venture Prize. The project
 promotes social innovations in support of development that use 
Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs).</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1368611640058_3777" lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Orange,
 which is present in 18 African countries and boasts over 70 million 
customers, is seeking to become a major player in the economic and 
social development of every one of these countries. The Group has 
decided to contribute to the development of the local markets for new 
technologies through its ‘Orange for Development’ programme and to 
propose innovative solutions which meet the needs of the local 
population. In this context, and as part of its innovation strategy as 
well as its Corporate Social Responsibility policy, that the Group has 
decided to launch the Orange African Social Venture Prize.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1368611640058_3774" lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The
 call for projects has received more than 1,000 applications over the 
past two years, a figure that reflects a true entrepreneurial spirit and
 the potential for telecommunications on the African continent. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"></span></b><b id="yui_3_7_2_1_1368611640058_3787"><span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1368611640058_3786" lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">         Encouraging the use of ICTs for development</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1368611640058_3789" lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">This
 year, the Orange African Social Venture Prize will once again reward 
three entrepreneurs or start-ups offering products or services that make
 innovative use of ICTs to meet the needs of people on the African 
continent in fields as varied as healthcare, agriculture, education, 
energy, industry and trade. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1368611640058_3792" lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">For
 example, the prizewinning projects in 2012 involved mobile technology 
used to assist traders in food products in Ivory Coast (Vivuus Limited),
 a system launched in Kenya to improve the treatment of waste (Takachar)
 and the creation of an e-commerce site to allow people in the 
Senegalese diaspora to shop online for their families in Dakar.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1368611640058_3795" lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">This year, internet users will once again be able to vote online for their favourite project using the Orange portal in Africa <a href="http://www.starafrica.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.StarAfrica.com</a>.
 The project voted “online favourite” will be submitted directly to the 
jury along with the other finalists’ projects preselected by the experts
 and will therefore have the maximum possible chance of being among the 
three winners of the 2013 Awards. In 2012, the Egyptian start-up 
“Innovative Electronic Employment Platform” won the prize with more than
 50,000 votes. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"></span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">         Supporting social entrepreneurs</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1368611640058_3801" lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Orange
 has committed to providing financial support and placing its expertise 
at the service of the entrepreneurs who win the competition. In addition
 to prize money ranging from 10,000 to 25,000 Euros, the three winners 
will also receive support from professional entrepreneurs and ICT 
experts for a period of six months. In another new initiative this year,
 the project submitted by the winner of the first prize will be patented
 by Orange in the country where it is deployed.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"></span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">         Who can take part?</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1368611640058_3797" lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Any
 entrepreneur aged 21 or over, or company that has existed for less than
 three years at the time of the competition, regardless of nationality, 
can enter the awards free of charge. The projects submitted must have 
plans to deploy their service in at least one of the African countries 
where Orange is present and make innovative use of information and 
communication technologies to contribute to improving the living 
conditions of people in those countries.</span></span></div>
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Orange launches the third edition of Orange African Social Venture Prize

The project promotes social innovations in support of development that use Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) ...

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Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar Balozi Seif Ali Iddi akiwa pamoja na Ujumbe wa Viongozi wa Makampuni ya Maji na Umeme { Botjheng Water na Megtron } ya Afrika Kusini pamoja Uongozi wa Wizara ya Ardhi , Makazi, Maji na Nishati aliokutana nao Ofisini kwake Vuga Mjini Zanzibar

Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar Balozi Seif Ali Iddi akiwa pamoja na Ujumbe wa Viongozi wa Makampuni ya Maji na Umeme { Botjheng Water na Megtron } ya Afrika Kusini pamoja Uongozi wa Wizara ya Ardhi , Makazi, Maji na Nishati aliokutana nao Ofisini kwake Vuga Mjini Zanzibar

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SatADSL Announces a Capital Increase to Finance its Growth Strategy in Africa

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SatADSL Announces a Capital Increase to Finance its Growth Strategy in Africa

Low-cost professional broadband satellite services in Africa ...

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Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar Balozi Seif Ali Iddi akiwafariji baadhi ya majeruhi wa mripuko wa linalodhaniwa kuwa bomu uliotokea Jumapili iliyopita katika Kanisa Katoliki Wilayani Arumeru Mkoani Arusha.

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Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar Balozi Seif Ali Iddi akiwafariji baadhi ya majeruhi wa mripuko wa linalodhaniwa kuwa bomu uliotokea Jumapili iliyopita katika Kanisa Katoliki Wilayani Arumeru Mkoani Arusha.

Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar Balozi Seif Ali Iddi akiwafariji baadhi ya majeruhi wa mripuko wa linalodhaniwa kuwa bomu uliotokea Jumapili iliyopita katika Kanisa Katoliki Wilayani Arumeru Mkoani Arusha.

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China and Africa Explore New Opportunities to Cooperate on Health Challenges in Africa and Strengthen Innovative Partnership

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 first China-Africa health roundtable to be held in Africa, leaders 
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 Chinese and African leaders will come together at the 4th International
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partnerships to address some of the most pressing health challenges 
facing Africa and strengthen an innovative health partnership based on 
south-south cooperation. This year’s roundtable is the first to take 
place on the African continent. It will focus on promoting sustainable 
health solutions that meet the needs and priorities of African countries
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African countries can jointly tackle critical issues such as AIDS, 
malaria, schistosomiasis, reproductive health, access to lifesaving 
vaccines and non-communicable diseases. These health issues 
disproportionately affect African countries and have also been major 
health challenges for China. At the roundtable, China’s Director General
 of the National Health and Family Planning Commission will join Health 
Ministers from Botswana and Ghana; leaders from the African Union; 
representatives from the United Nations and non-governmental 
organizations; and entrepreneurs and business owners from China and 
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 China and Africa have a long history of collaborating on health, built 
on shared challenges, experiences and addressing similar issues,” said 
Hon. Rev. Dr. John G. N. Seakgosing, Botswana’s Minister of Health. 
“China has a unique role in supporting African health progress. And with
 this roundtable, we look forward to deepening our partnership to 
benefit the health of our citizens.”</span></span></div>
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 roundtable comes as China and Africa mark the 50th anniversary of 
providing medical teams to Africa, with China also supporting African 
health personnel, infrastructure, malaria control and other programs 
such as scholarships for training health experts. At this year’s 
roundtable, officials will discuss how to shape health cooperation 
between China and Africa and help achieve long-term, sustainable gains, 
such as strengthening health systems and addressing the shortage of 
healthcare workers. </span></span></div>
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 future is closely linked with our own and improving health is a 
critical building block towards a common prosperity,” said Dr. Ren 
Minghui, Director General of the Department of International Cooperation
 at China’s National Health and Family Planning Commission. “African 
countries have made tremendous gains to improve the health of their 
citizens. With China and Africa working hand-in-hand on health, we can 
have even greater impact.”  </span></span></div>
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 major theme of the roundtable is how African and Chinese officials can 
create win-win scenarios that will benefit all partners. Much of China’s
 health assistance invests in expanding African capacity, which can help
 strengthen the continent’s self-sufficiency and economic development. 
China has a unique role in supporting Africa’s health progress, drawing 
from its investments in health research and development and its 
experience improving the health of its own citizens, such as its current
 health reform effort, which is the largest expansion of healthcare 
coverage in history. </span></span></div>
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 participants will discuss how African countries can best work with 
Chinese scientists and pharmaceutical manufacturers to increase access 
to high-quality, low-cost health technologies, while ensuring products 
are safe and meet international quality standards. Participants will 
also explore how China can help support Africa’s local production of 
health products. At the same time, African leaders will share expertise 
on areas where China can learn from Africa, such as around AIDS 
prevention and treatment, to help improve China’s efforts at home. 
Africa has been very successful in scaling up HIV treatment as well as 
prevention of mother-to-child transmission programs.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1368294435310_3715" lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">“South-South
 cooperation facilitates optimization of resources, both human and 
material. This creates opportunities to share knowledge and experience, 
which contributes to sustainable health solutions,” said H.E. Dr. 
Mustapha Sidiki Kaloko, Commissioner of Social Affairs of the African 
Union. “China-Africa health partnership is based on a sense of shared 
responsibility and global solidarity in responding to health 
challenges.” </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1368294435310_3718" lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The
 roundtable comes as China and other emerging economies are bringing new
 resources and approaches to improve the health of people around the 
world.  “The global health landscape is changing, with more partners 
than ever joining these efforts,” said Dr. Luiz Loures, Deputy Executive
 Director of Programme of UNAIDS. “The AIDS response and other 
experiences paved the way for transformative progress on health and can 
help China and Africa engage on a whole new level and innovate on a 
broad range of health issues.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1368294435310_3720" lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The
 roundtable sessions will be guided by discussion papers that draw on 
extensive research and discussion developed by the China-Africa Health 
Cooperation Taskforce, comprised of members of the Chinese government 
and leading technical institutions, with the support of international 
partners including the World Health Organization, United Nations 
Population Fund (UNFPA), UNAIDS, PATH, the Bill & Melinda Gates 
Foundation, Global Health Strategies Initiatives (GHSi) (<a href="http://www.globalhealthstrategies.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.globalhealthstrategies.com</a>) and other organizations.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The
 papers propose pilot projects for China-Africa collaboration in areas 
such as strengthening laboratory systems; establishing national control 
systems for malaria and schistosomiasis; transferring ARV drug 
manufacturing technology and technical support for local production; 
training African health personnel; and sharing China’s expertise in cold
 chain management and surveillance systems to boost immunization 
coverage. Sessions will also address ways to ensure transparency in 
these efforts and to guarantee high quality products. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1368294435310_3722" lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">“China
 has tremendous potential to support Africa’s long-term development by 
leveraging innovation. The roundtable is an opportunity to define a path
 for China and Africa to make a positive impact together on health,” 
said Dr. Ray Yip, Director of the China Program of the Gates Foundation.
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1368294435310_3731" lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">One
 aim of the roundtable is to develop joint recommendations that could 
lay the groundwork for a long-term strategic plan for China-Africa 
health cooperation, which could be considered at the Ministerial Forum 
of China-Africa Health Development, part of the Forum on China-Africa 
Cooperation (FOCAC), which will take place in August in Beijing. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1368294435310_3728" lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">This
 year’s roundtable is hosted by the Botswana Ministry of Health, the 
China Chamber of Commerce of the Ministry of Commerce and the Institute 
for Global Health of Peking University. The roundtable series, organized
 by the Institute for Global Health and the China Institute of 
International Studies, began in 2009 as part of a China-led initiative 
to evaluate and improve its foreign assistance.</span></span></div>
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China and Africa Explore New Opportunities to Cooperate on Health Challenges in Africa and Strengthen Innovative Partnership

China and Africa Explore New Opportunities to Cooperate on Health Challenges in Africa and Strengthen Innovative Partnership

At first China-Africa health roundtable to be held in Africa, leaders gather in Botswana to promote South-South partnership on African h...

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