Alliance for Affordable Internet launches to stimulate global policy reform to lower access costs to users

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <br /> <div class="yiv0226115037MsoNoSpacing" id="yui_3_7_2_1_1381227554314_8254" style="background-color: white; color: #454545; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"> <b id="yui_3_7_2_1_1381227554314_8253"><i id="yui_3_7_2_1_1381227554314_8252"><span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1381227554314_8251" lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Global sponsors Google, Omidyar Network, UK DFID and USAID joined by a host of governments, tech companies and civil society organisations from developed and developing countries in launch of new initiative, backed by Web inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee</span></span></i></b><span class="yiv0226115037Style9" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></span><b style="font-size: 11pt;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"></span></i></b></div> <div class="yiv0226115037MsoNoSpacing" id="yui_3_7_2_1_1381227554314_8268" style="background-color: white; color: #454545; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; padding: 0px;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <a href="http://www.a4ai.org/" style="font-size: x-large;">Today</a><span style="font-size: large;">, a diverse group of private and public sector players came together to launch the Alliance for Affordable Internet , a coalition to lead policy and regulatory reform and spur action to drive down artificially high internet prices in developing countries. </span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">By advocating for open, competitive and innovative broadband markets, A4AI aims to help access prices fall to below 5% of monthly income worldwide, a target set by the UN Broadband Commission. Reaching this goal can help to connect the two-thirds of the world that is presently not connected to the internet (source: ITU) and make universal access a reality.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.webfoundation.org/">A4AI’s</a> 30+ members reach across boundaries of geography, industry, and organisation type and include governments, companies, and civil society organisations from both developed and developing countries. Members share a belief that that policy reform, underpinned by robust research and genuine knowledge-sharing, is one of the best ways to unlock rapid gains in internet penetration rates. </span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The Alliance was initiated by the World Wide Web Foundation, and its honorary chairperson is DrBitangeNdemo, the immediate former Permanent Secretary of Kenya’s Ministry of Information and Communications, who is widely regarded as the father of Broadband in Kenya.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">A4AI has a strong focus on action and announced the following plans today at the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation’s Annual Forum in Abuja, Nigeria, witnessed by communications ministers, policy makers and industry leaders from around the globe:</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">● The Alliance will begin in-country engagements with three to four States by the end of 2013, expanding to at least twelve countries by the end of 2015.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">● Members have committed to a set of policy best practices (enclosed) that will guide advocacy work at the international level. Key policy levers to drive prices down include allowing innovative allocation of spectrum, promoting infrastructure sharing, and increasing transparency and public participation in regulatory decisions.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">● A4AI will produce an annual ‘Affordability Report’, with the first edition being unveiled in December 2013.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Commenting, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the Web and founder of the World Wide Web Foundation said:</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">“The reason for the Alliance is simple – the majority of the world’s people are still not online, usually because they can’t afford to be. In Mozambique, for example, a recent study showed that using just 1GB of data can cost well over two months wages for the average citizen. </span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">“The result of high prices is a widening digital divide that slows progress in vital areas such as health, education and science. Yet with the advent of affordable smartphones, new undersea cables and innovations in wireless spectrum usage, there is simply no good reason for the digital divide to continue. The real bottleneck now is anti-competitive policies and regulations that keep prices unaffordable. The Alliance is about removing that barrier and helping as many as possible get online at reasonable cost.”</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">DrBitangeNdemo, honorary chairperson of A4AI, added:</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">“In Kenya, we saw the number of internet users more than double in a single year after we liberalised markets. Now we need to spark the same revolution on broadband costs and access, not only in my country but around the world. To achieve this, we will use our combined voices, leadership and expertise to press for fair, competitive and socially responsible markets.”</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Quotes from Global Sponsors of A4AI </span><span style="font-size: large;">Jennifer Haroon, Access Principal at Google, said:</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">“Nearly two out of every three people don’t have access to the Internet - this is a massive challenge that can’t easily be solved by a single solution or player. The world needs technical innovation and vision to bring more people online, but we also need a strong policy foundation that allows new ideas to flourish. By working alongside Alliance partners, we can help lay the groundwork needed to drive innovation and bring the power of the Internet to more people."</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Ory Okolloh, director of investments, Omidyar Network, added:</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">"The lack of affordable internet access in emerging markets is a key barrier to large-scale innovation, which in turn stifles social and economic advancement. Omidyar Network is delighted to help lead the formation of the Alliance for Affordable Internet to address this problem. The Alliance has the potential to help millions of people in the developing world come online, unlocking opportunities for them to access information and services that can meaningfully improve their lives."</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Dr. Rajiv Shah, administrator of USAID said: </span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">“The growing digital divide is a global issue that can only be tackled collaboratively, and we are thrilled to be working with the diverse and committed group of the Alliance for Affordable Internet to enable even the most remote and impoverished communities to access the wealth of knowledge and connection that exists in the digital world.”</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Professor Tim Unwin, Secretary General, Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation:</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">"In a world where information sharing and communication is increasingly dominated by the internet, it is essential that everyone should have access to it at prices they can afford. The rapid expansion of all types of <a href="http://www.apo-mail.org/131007.pdf">ICT</a>s is nevertheless currently leading to ever-greater inequalities in the world, and so the creation of the Alliance for Affordable Internet is timely and important. By working together in carefully crafted partnerships, we can seek to redress this balance and turn rhetoric into reality."</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Distributed by APO (African Press Organization) on behalf of the World Wide Web Foundation.</span></div> </div>

Alliance for Affordable Internet launches to stimulate global policy reform to lower access costs to users

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UK yaahidi kushirikiana na Zanzibar

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Uingereza imeahidi kuwa itashirikiana na Zanzibar katika kuwajengea uwezo wananchi katika sekta ya mafuta na gesi asilia.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Balozi wa Uingereza nchini Tanzania bibi Dianna Melrose, ameeleza hayo wakati akizungumza na Makamu wa Kwanza wa Rais wa Zanzibar Maalim Seif Sharif Hamad, nyumbani kwake Mbweni, nje kidogo ya mji wa Zanzibar.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Balozi Melrose amesema anaamini kuwa Zanzibar ina utajiri mkubwa wa maliasili ikiwemo gesi asilia, na kwamba ili wananchi waweze kunufaika nayo, ni lazima wawe weledi na wataalamu wazalendo katika fani hiyo.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Naye Makamu wa Kwanza wa Rais wa Zanzibar Maalim Seif Sharif Hamad, amemuhakikishi balozi huyo kuwa Zanzibar itashirikiana na Uingereza, na kwamba itafarijika kupata msaada huo wa kitaaluma.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Amesema Zanzibar inahitaji sana wananchi wake kupatiwa taaluma na kujengewa uwezo katika sekta ya mafuta na gesi asilia, haa wakati huu ambapo suala hilo linatarajiwa kutolewa katika orodha ya mambo ya Muungano.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Mazungumzo hayo pia yalimuhusisha Mkuu wa Idara ya Afrika Mashariki na Magharibi, Ofisi ya Mambo ya Nje na Jumuiya ya Madola wa Uingereza bibi Harriet Mathews.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Wakati huo Maalim Seif amekutana na Balozi wa Norway nchini Tanzania bibi Ingunn Klepsvik na kujadiliana juu ya mambo kadhaa yakiwemo Serikali ya Umoja wa Kitaifa na mchakato wa mabadiliko ya Katiba.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Amesema viongozi wa Serikali ya Umoja wa Kitaifa wanaendelea kushirikiana vizuri katika kutekeleza majukumu ya serikali, ingawaje bado zipo changamoto katika ngazi za chini za uongozi.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Amesema baadhi ya viongozi wa ngazi za chini wakiwemo masheha, bado wanahitaji taaluma zaidi katika kuufahamu muundo huo mpya wa serikali, ili kufikia malengo yaliyowekwa na serikali hiyo, ikiwa ni pamoja na kuwanganisha wananchi.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Kuhusu mchakato wa mabadiliko ya Katiba, Maalim Seif amesema kwa sasa wananchi wanasubiri busara za Rais wa Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania, Rais Jakaya Kikwete ambaye ndiye aliyeasisi mchakato huo.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Kwa upande wake balozi Ingunn ameelezea matumaini yake kuwa mchakato wa katiba mpya utamalizika salama na Tanzania itasonga mbele kimaendeleo.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Hata hivyo amesema ipo haja kwa Tanzania kusimamia vyema zoezi hilo, ili kuhakikisha kuwa inapata Katiba itakayokidhi haja, kulingana na mabadiliko ya hali ya kiuchumi, kisiasa na kijamii.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Hassan Hamad, OMKR</span></div> </div>

UK yaahidi kushirikiana na Zanzibar

Uingereza imeahidi kuwa itashirikiana na Zanzibar katika kuwajengea uwezo wananchi katika sekta ya mafuta na gesi asilia. Balozi wa Ui...

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Makamu wa Kwanza wa Rais wa Zanzibar Maalim Seif Sharif Hamad, akisalimiana na Mkuu wa Idara ya Afrika Mashariki na Magharibi, Ofisi ya Mambo ya Nje na Jumuiya ya Madola wa Uingereza bibi Harriet Mathews, nyumbani kwake Mbweni. Katikati ni Balozi wa Uingereza nchini Tanzania Dianna Melrose.

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Makamu wa Kwanza wa Rais wa Zanzibar Maalim Seif Sharif Hamad, akisalimiana na Mkuu wa Idara ya Afrika Mashariki na Magharibi, Ofisi ya Mambo ya Nje na Jumuiya ya Madola wa Uingereza bibi Harriet Mathews, nyumbani kwake Mbweni. Katikati ni Balozi wa Uingereza nchini Tanzania Dianna Melrose.

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AfDB approves US $150-million loan to support access to reliable electricity supply in Zambia

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <br /> <div class="yiv0913101751MsoNoSpacing" id="yui_3_7_2_1_1381227554314_3380" style="background-color: white; color: #454545; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; padding: 0px;"> <b id="yui_3_7_2_1_1381227554314_3379"><i id="yui_3_7_2_1_1381227554314_3378"><span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1381227554314_3377" lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Up to US $150 million to finance a 300MW coal-fired power plant as well as the revamping of the Maamba coal mine in Maamba, Zambia</span></i></b><span class="yiv0913101751Style9" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i></i></span><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"></span></i></b></div> <div class="yiv0913101751MsoNoSpacing" id="yui_3_7_2_1_1381227554314_3382" style="background-color: white; color: #454545; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; padding: 0px;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Wednesday, October 2 a senior loan of up to US $150 million to finance a 300MW coal-fired power plant as well as the revamping of the Maamba coal mine in Maamba, Zambia. The project aims to tackle a severe environmental concern at the mine caused by the unregulated and spontaneous self-combustion of tons of currently unused low-grade coal while producing much-needed electricity for the country and the region.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The Maamba power plant project will increase supply and reliability of electricity in Zambia which is currently experiencing black-outs and is heavily reliant on drought-sensitive hydro power. Zambia’s hydro power production accounts for 96% of total production, which exposes the country to severe economic risks in case of drought. </span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">By capitalizing on readily available low-grade coal resources, and diversifying away from hydropower, the project thus serves as a good example of mitigation and adaptation to climatic changes in the region. The power plant will use well-proven and advanced technology featuring high combustion efficiency and reduced GHG emissions for a lower overall environmental footprint.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The project is being developed by Maamba Collieries Limited, a company incorporated in Zambia in 1971 and privatized in 2010 through a joint venture between Nava Bharat Singapore Pte Limited (NBS) and Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines (ZCCM), a public investments holding company. </span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">As the transaction’s co-mandated lead arranger (MLA) alongside Absa Capital, a commercial bank from South Africa, AfDB is playing a leading role in mobilizing capital from development finance institutions (DFIs) and commercial financiers, and coordinating the due diligence process for the US $800-million project.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Following the Board’s approval, AfDB’s Division Manager for Infrastructure Finance, Tas Anvaripour said, “After the approval of the Ithezi Thezi hydropower project in 2012, I am delighted to reaffirm the African Development Bank’s commitment to support Zambia’s power sector as it embarks onto the path of energy source diversification and resilience in an increasingly climate change-sensitive environment. </span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">By capitalizing on readily available low-grade coal resources that are otherwise left to self-combust in the open air and inflict an environmental burden on the entire Maamba area, the project will produce much-needed power for <a href="http://www.afdb.org/">households</a>, businesses, and Government, while remediating a long-standing environmental concern.”</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Distributed by the African Press Organization on behalf of the African Development Bank (AfDB).</span></div> </div>

AfDB approves US $150-million loan to support access to reliable electricity supply in Zambia

Up to US $150 million to finance a 300MW coal-fired power plant as well as the revamping of the Maamba coal mine in Maamba, Zambia Th...

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Sierra Leone receives support for green growth with new AfDB report

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Report explores challenges and opportunities of growth in a fragile state</span></div> <span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1380928142871_2387" lang="EN-US"><div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">In response to a request for technical support from the Government of Sierra Leone, the African Development Bank (AfDB) launched a comprehensive report outlining the key challenges and major opportunities for mainstreaming inclusive green growth into Sierra Leone’s 2013-2018 Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper, known as the Agenda for Prosperity. </span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Sierra Leone: Transitioning Towards Green Growth; Stocktaking and the Way Forward, finds that there are three main advantages for Sierra Leone as it moves towards an inclusive green growth path: ensuring quality growth; an improved international reputation; and an economy that is more efficient and competitive, generating employment opportunities while attracting additional development financing, including from the private sector.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">“The Government of Sierra Leone and the AfDB share the belief that green growth can bring high-quality growth to all Sierra Leoneans, with more jobs, less pollution, greater resilience and better infrastructure,” said Sierra Leone’s Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Kaifella Marah, and the Director of the AfDB’s Energy, Environment and Climate Change Department, Hela Cheikhrouhou, in the report’s foreword. “[Green growth] can play a role in improving Sierra Leone’s image, as it completes its transition to a post-conflict country committed to transparent governance and high-quality, sustainable growth,” they wrote.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Transitioning Towards Green Growth outlines key principles of green growth and explores the main development opportunities and challenges for engaging in green growth in Sierra Leone. The authors also make a number of suggestions for further integrating green growth in the country’s development strategy.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"> At the same time, the report cautions that there are specific conditions for the successful implementation of green growth, including political leadership, adequate policies and incentives, development partner support and communications.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Transitioning Towards Green Growth was produced through literature review, technical analysis and extensive consultations with national authorities, development partners, private-sector representatives, and non-governmental organizations and benefited from inputs from AfDB managers and sector experts. </span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">A knowledge product, it is part of the work undertaken by the AfDB in the context of its 2013-2022 strategy, whose twin objectives are “inclusive and increasingly green growth”. Kurt Lonsway, AfDB Manager in charge of Environment and Climate Change, confirms: “the transition towards a greener economy is even more critical in African countries for which strong growth relies on efficient natural resources management and climate-resilience.”</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Indeed, the Bank will continue to support Sierra Leone in implementing its green growth vision, in a pragmatic manner, through the new Bank’s Country Strategy Paper for 2013-2017. </span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">“Our concept of environmentally sound growth is neither prescriptive nor dogmatic. In the case of Sierra Leone, both parties agreed to work together to define what green growth means for a fragile state in Africa, realistically and in alignment with the development stage of the country,” explained AfDB Sierra Leone Resident Representative, Yero Baldeh.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.afdb.org/">Sierra Leone</a> authorities have mainstreamed green growth into the country’s development strategy, which they define as “developing infrastructure, energy, and cities sustainably, managing renewable and non-renewable natural resources efficiently, and building resilience for the benefit of its citizens.” The country is endowed with abundant natural resources – including fertile land, fisheries, abundant water, forests, minerals, oil and gas – all of which form the basis for a rich and diverse economy. </span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Properly managed, these endowments will provide a lasting supply of food while contributing to export revenues and financing for social and infrastructure development.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Distributed by the African Press Organization on behalf of the African Development Bank (AfDB).</span></div> </span></div>

Sierra Leone receives support for green growth with new AfDB report

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Total Drives Road Safety Awareness for Its Petroleum Product Transporters in Africa and the Middle East

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">- Four conventions will bring together some 600 transporter representatives in around 50 countries from October 2013 to January 2014</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">- Transporters’ Conventions Kick Off in Tunis on October 1 and 2, 2013.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Road transportation accidents still claim too many victims, especially young people, in Africa and the Middle East. In this geographical region, road safety is a core focus for Total , with 15 million tons of petroleum products transported each year by more than 6,400 trucks driving nearly 240 million kilometers. As part of its comprehensive road transportation strategy and different stakeholder-centric programs to reduce accidents, Total is once again driving improvement efforts.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">About 600 representatives of the 300 transporters with which Total’s Marketing & Services’ affiliates have contracts in Africa and the Middle East will meet at a series of conventions to be held successively in Tunis, Ouagadougou, Kampala and Douala between October 2013 and January 2014. All will be attended by members of the Management Committee of Total Marketing & Services’ Africa/Middle East Division. </span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The two-day conventions will be working sessions addressing four central focuses: managing drivers, managing vehicles, managing delivery routes and managing HSEQ. Total’s mandatory transportation standards and management techniques will be reviewed, and return on experience and best practices will be shared with transporters.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The conventions bolster existing programs and systems such as PATROM, the Transportation Management System (TMS),<a href="http://www.total.com/"> Transporter Inspection</a> and the Golden Rule on Traffic (1), and offer a unique opportunity to more effectively network with our partners to tangibly improve petroleum product road transportation safety in Africa and the Middle East. </span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Distributed by the African Press Organization on behalf of the Total S.A.</span></div> </div>

Total Drives Road Safety Awareness for Its Petroleum Product Transporters in Africa and the Middle East

- Four conventions will bring together some 600 transporter representatives in around 50 countries from October 2013 to January 2014...

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Kampuni Ya Garmin Imeteua Car and General kama Mwenezi wa Afrika Mashariki

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Kampuni ya Garmin</span><span style="font-size: large;"> inafurahia kutangaza uteuzi wa Car and General kama mwenezi wake wa Afrika Mashariki. Kampuni ya Car and General imekuwa ikiendesha biashara zake katika eneo la Afrika Mashariki kwa muda mrefu huku ikiwa maarufu kwa uuzaji wa nembo kama vile Cummins, Briggs na Stratton, TVS, LML, Champion, Piaggio, Suzuki, Mariner, Electrolux, Ferodo, Ingersoll Rand na Eutectic Castolin katika himaya 11 za Afrika Mashariki, ambazoni Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Uhabeshi, Eritrea, Jibuti, Ushelisheli, Somalia na Sudan Kusini. Car and General waliteuliwa kwa msingi wa ustadi wao wa kutoa usaidizi wa ubora ambao wateja wa Gamin wamekuwa wakifaidika nao kote ulimwenguni.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">“Tunafurahia sana kutangaza uhusiano huu na tunakaribisha Car and General katika familia ya Garmin”, alisema Walter Mech, Meneja Mkuu wa Gamin katika eneo la Afrika Kusini mwa Sahara. “Uhusiano huu utaimarisha uwepo wa Gamin katikia eneo hili linalokuwa kwa haraka na tuna matumaini ya kufanya kazi kwa karibu na washirika na wateja wetu katika eneo la Afrika Mshariki.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Tangu kuanzishwa kwake mwaka wa 1989, Garmin imeweza kuuza vifaa vinavyotumia GPS zaidi ya milioni 100 - hii ni zaidi ya kampuni zote zinazojihusisha na uuzaji wa mitambo ya kuashiria dira. Kampuni ya Gamin ndiyo inayoongoza duniani katika utaalamu wa kuashiria dira kwa kutumia setilaiti, kwa uvumbuzi wa vyombo hivi, Garmin imeweza kuwa katika ulingo wa mbele katika masoko yote inayojihusisha nayo kama vile usafiri kwa magari na rununu, usafiri angani, usafiri baharini, michezo na burudani za nje.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Suluhisho la GPS Afika Mashariki linajumuisha vifaa vya mkononi vinavyotumiwa nje ambavyo vimetengenezwa kutumika katika ukulima, uchimbaji madini, uchoraji wa ramani, uvuvi wa kudumu, uhifadhi wa wanyama pori na nyinginezo. Vifaa vyote vya Garmin vinavyotumiwa nje vina mitambo ya GPS yenye uwezo mkubwa wa unasaji na pia uwezo wa kuweka alama za njia. Garmin ina MKD (Mtambo wa kuashiria dira) sahihi kwa soko hili kwani itawasaidia wateja kuweka mipaka ya mashamba yao, kupanda na kuvuna mazao, kuweka alama katika sehemu bora zaidi za uvuvi au hata kuitumia kama kifaa cha kujilinda dhidi ya uwindaji haramu.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Garmin pia ina suluhisho la kuwezesha uendeshaji mzuri wa gari barabarani. Kifaa kijulikanacho kama Nuvi kina mtambo wa GPS ambayo iliyopakiwa ramani za kisasa zenye zaidi ya kilometa 204,000 za kuangazia barabara nchini Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda na Burundi. </span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Nuvi ina uwezo wa kuonyesha dira na hata kutambua majina ya bararara. Ikiwa na maelekezo ya kupinda na majina ya barabarani, nuvi ina Alama Muhimu zaidi ya 45,000 zinazoashiria vituo vya kununua petroli vilivyo karibu zaidi, maduka na mikahawa inayopendwa zaidi na mashine za kutoa pesa zilizo karibu. Kifaa cha Bluetooth huwezesha watumiajii kuambatanisha rununu zao na nuvi ndani ya gari hivyo basi wanakuwa na uwezo wa kuendesha gari bila kushikilia kifaa chochote mkononi.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">“Bila shaka ni ramani yenyewe itakayotiliwa mkazo zaidi Afrika Mashariki na jambo hili litasababisha kuwa na uhusiano baina ya nchi mbalimbali ili kuelewa mahitaji ya watumiaji. Usafiri kwa gari, Vifaa vya kutumiwa nje na pia Usafiri baharini ni mambo yenye umuhimu kulingana na jinsi muundo msingi unazidi kupanuka katika bara la Afrika”, kasema Mech. “Kuingia kwa Garmin Afrika Mashariki ni kwa minajili ya kuhakikisha kuwa, hata ukienda wapi, utakuwa na teknologia ya kisasa ya kusafiri mkononi mwako, hii ikiambatana na usaidizi wa ufundi wa hali ya juu zaidi na mpangilio <a href="http://www.garmin.co.za/">mzuri wa waranti kwa wateja.</a>”</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Distributed by the African Press Organization on behalf of Garmin Southern Africa (PTY) Ltd.</span></div> </div>

Kampuni Ya Garmin Imeteua Car and General kama Mwenezi wa Afrika Mashariki

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A Global Game Changer: Finding the Future First™

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <br /> <div class="yiv9652149159MsoNoSpacing" id="yui_3_7_2_1_1380865188838_8100" style="background-color: white; color: #454545; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><b id="yui_3_7_2_1_1380865188838_8099"><i id="yui_3_7_2_1_1380865188838_8098"><span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1380865188838_8097" lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Richard Saul Wurman and Richard Attias, creators of world’s premier idea platforms, announce the creation of a new common initiative, The 555 Conference</span></i></b><span class="yiv9652149159Style9" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="EN-US"></span></span><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"></span></i></b></span></div> <div class="yiv9652149159MsoNoSpacing" id="yui_3_7_2_1_1380865188838_8131" style="background-color: white; color: #454545; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Richard Saul Wurman, creator of the TED and the TEDMED conferences, has joined forces with Richard Attias, the founder of the New York Forum and the former producer of the World Economic Forum in Davos, to launch the 555 conference, the first global future-focused forum. The 555 Conference</span><span style="font-size: large;"> will be held in 5 cities, starting Q4 2014, with a finale in New York City in 2015.The theme: Finding the Future First™.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The premise is simple: 
</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">5 constructive predictions for the next 5 years</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">5 different exceptional global & local experts</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">5 chosen cities located around the world occurring over 5 weeks</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Wurman, who invented the field of Information Architecture, said: “555 will bring together extraordinary people from different disciplines to visualize the future patterns in their emerging fields. Together, these unique thinkers will deliver constructive predictions for the next 5 years in this meeting of minds that will provoke us all to change the way we observe the world. They shall also focus upon how the planet might prepare for and understand these predictions.”</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Attias, the world’s top community builder for the thinking elite, has pioneered initiatives and platforms that catalyze the global exchange of ideas, including as co-founder of the Clinton Global Initiative and the Nobel Laureates Conference.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">He explained: “The future is being shaped every day in China, Japan, India, Australia, Turkey and countries in the Middle East and Africa. It is no longer the exclusive domain of Europe and the USA - we will capture the ideas and innovation on the ground. The DNA of the 555 conference is unique and I am convinced that Richard and I will build a <a href="http://www.555conference.com/">GLOBAL GAME CHANGER.”</a></span></div> <div class="yiv9652149159MsoNoSpacing" id="yui_3_7_2_1_1380865188838_8161" style="background-color: white; color: #454545; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; padding: 0px;"> <br /></div> <div class="yiv9652149159MsoNoSpacing" id="yui_3_7_2_1_1380865188838_8153" style="background-color: white; color: #454545; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; padding: 0px;"> <i id="yui_3_7_2_1_1380865188838_8152"><span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1380865188838_8151" lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Distributed by the African Press Organization on behalf of Richard Attias & Associates.</span></span></i></div> </div>

A Global Game Changer: Finding the Future First™

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Maalim Seif: anataka vijana watayarishwe katika kuandaa mikakati ya kitaifa

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Makamu wa Kwanza wa Rais wa Zanzibar Maalim Seif Sharif Hamad, amesema kuna umuhimu mkubwa wa kuwashirikisha vijana katika utayarishaji wa mikakati ya kitaifa.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Amesema vijana wanaweza kutoa mchango mkubwa wa kimawazo katika utayarishaji wa mikakati na mipango mbali mbali ya kitaifa ikiwemo ya kupambana na dawa za kulevya na UKIMWI.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Maalim Seif ametoa rai hiyo katika hoteli ya Bwawani, wakati akifungua mjadala wa vijana juu ya kupambana na dawa za kulevya.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Amefahamisha kuwa bado vijana hawajashirikishwa ipasavyo katika mikakati hiyo, na kuwataka wajumbe wa Baraza la Wawakilishi ambao wanashiriki katika mjadala huo kulizingatia kwa umakini suala hilo, ili kuweza kufanikisha mipango ya serikali.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Akizungumzia mikakati ya kupambana na dawa za kulevya amesema ni pamoja na kudhibiti uingizwaji wa dawa hizo pamoja na kutoa elimu kwa vijana ili kuelewa athari za matumizi ya dawa hizo ambazo zimekuwa zikiwaathiri zaidi vijana ambao ndio nguvu kazi ya taifa.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Amesema tayari serikali imeanzisha kampeni maalum ya kutoa elimu maskulini kuhusiana na athari za dawa hizo, na kwamba lengo lake ni kuisambaza elimu hiyo katika skuli zote za Unguja na Pemba.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">“Tuna kazi ya kutafuta njia kuwalinda vijana wetu wasiathirike na matumizi ya dawa za kulevya”, alisisitiza Maalim Seif.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Aidha Makamu wa Kwanza wa Rais amesema ni jambo la kufurahisha kuona jumuiya mbali mbali na mashirika ya watu binafsi zinaonesha mshikamano na kuwa bega kwa bega na Serikali katika kuwaokoa vijana na wananchi dhidi ya janga la dawa za kulevya.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Amesema biashara na matumizi ya dawa za Kulevya limeendelea kuwa tatizo kubwa duniani, tatizo ambalo limekuwa likisababisha athari mbaya kwa mataifa ikiwemo Zanzibar.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Amefahamisha kuwa hali hiyo inatishia usalama na ustawi wa nchi, na kwamba kuna haja ya kuwepo mshikamano wa hali ya juu baina ya Serikali, Viongozi wa Dini, Jumuiya za Kiraia na katika ngazi ya Kimataifa.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Amesema dawa hizo zimekuwa zikileta madhara makubwa kwa vijana waliojitumbwikiza kwenye janga hilo, na kuwafanya kupoteza uwezo wa kufanya kazi, kuenea kwa maradhi ya Ukimwi, sambamba na kupotea kwa fedha nyingi katika kuwatibu na kuwarekebisha kitabia.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Ameahidi kuwa serikali itaendelea kushirikiana na taasisi mbali mbali katika kulikabili janga hilo, ikiwa ni pamoja na kuendelea kutoa fedha kwa nyumba za kurekebisha tabia “sober houses”.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Mapema akizungumza katika mjadala huo, mratibu wa mradi wa JEE NIFANYEJE, unaojishughulisha na maamuzi ya kiafya na kijamii kwa vijana, bi Khadija Riyami amesema matatizo ya vijana yanapaswa kutambuliwa kuwa ni ya jamii nzima.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Bi. Khadija ambaye anafanya kazi katika Idhaa ya Kiswahili ya Sauti ya Amerika mjini Washington, amesema wakati umefika kuyazungumza matatizo ya vijana bila ya woga, hatua ambayo itawasaidia vijana kujitambua na kufanya maamuzi sahihi katika mizunguko ya kimaisha.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Mjadala huo wa siku moja, umeandaliwa na taasisi inayojihusisha na utoaji wa mafunzo ya biashara na habari Afrika Mashariki (EABMTI), kwa kushirikiana na Idhaa ya Kiswahili ya Sauti ya Amerika.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Hassan Hamad, OMKR.</span></div> </div>

Maalim Seif: anataka vijana watayarishwe katika kuandaa mikakati ya kitaifa

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Garmin appoints Car & General as Distributor for East Africa

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <br /> <div class="yiv0364115695MsoNoSpacing" id="yui_3_7_2_1_1380865188838_5397" style="background-color: white; color: #454545; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; padding: 0px;"> <b id="yui_3_7_2_1_1380865188838_5396"><i id="yui_3_7_2_1_1380865188838_5395"><span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1380865188838_5394" lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">The GPS solutions for East Africa include outdoor handheld devices that offer the features and functionalities required in farming, mining, surveying, sustainable fishing, wildlife conservation and more</span></i></b></div> <div class="yiv0364115695MsoNoSpacing" id="yui_3_7_2_1_1380865188838_5423" style="background-color: white; color: #454545; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; padding: 0px;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Garmin Sub-Saharan Africa</span><span style="font-size: large;"> is pleased to announce the appointment of Car & General as an East African distributor. Car & General have a long standing presence in the East Africa region, distributing brands such as Cummins, Briggs and Stratton, TVS, LML, Champion, Piaggio, Suzuki, Mariner, Electrolux, Ferodo, Ingersoll Rand and Eutectic Castolin, within 11 East Africa territories, namely Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, Seychelles, Somalia and South Sudan. Car & General were appointed as field specialists, who can provide the quality support Garmin clients have become accustomed to around the world.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">“We are pleased to announce this partnership and we welcome Car & General into the Garmin family,” said Walter Mech, Managing Director, Garmin Sub-Saharan Africa. “This partnership will strengthen Garmin’s presence in this rapidly growing region and we look forward to closely supporting our partners and customers in East Africa.”</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Since its inception in 1989, Garmin has delivered over 100 million GPS enabled devices – far more than any other navigation provider. Garmin is the global leader in satellite navigation, having developed innovative products and established a leadership position in each of the markets it serves, including automotive and mobile, aviation, marine, fitness and sports, and outdoor recreation.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The GPS solutions for East Africa include outdoor handheld devices that offer the features and functionalities required in farming, mining, surveying, sustainable fishing, wildlife conservation and more. All Garmin Outdoor devices have highly sensitive built-in GPS receivers, with specially developed functions and planning tools to mark waypoints. </span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Garmin has the right GPS Outdoor tool for this market that will assist customers in marking and laying out farm boundaries, planting and harvesting crops, recording the best fishing spots, or as a security tool for poaching.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Garmin also offers Automotive solutions for safe, reliable navigation for on the road. The nuvi device has a built-in GPS receiver, preloaded with up-to-date maps with over 204,000 kilometres of road coverage in Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi. With turn-by-turn directions and spoken street names, nuvi has over 45,000 Points Of Interest, to find the nearest petrol station, favourite shopping centre or restaurant, and closest cash machine. </span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The Bluetooth feature allows consumers to pair their mobile phone with the nuvi device in the car, allowing them hands free communication while driving.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">“The focus on East Africa will undoubtedly bring more emphasis onto the map itself and will allow for interaction at a country level to understand the user requirements. Automotive, Outdoor and Marine products have an important role as infrastructure in Africa expands.” States Mech.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.garmin.co.za/">Garmin’s</a> extension into East Africa is essentially to create a situation that no matter where you go, you’ll have the latest navigational technology at your fingertips, coupled with a world-class support and warranty infrastructure for consumers”.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Distributed by the African Press Organization on behalf of Garmin Southern Africa (PTY) Ltd.</span></div> </div>

Garmin appoints Car & General as Distributor for East Africa

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AfDB Invests US $70 Million in PTA Bank to Boost Trade and Economic Growth in Africa

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) </span><span style="font-size: large;"> approved on Wednesday, October 2, a financial package consisting of US $20 million in additional equity and a US $50-million line of credit (LOC) to finance projects in the Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (PTA Bank) member states. </span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">This financial package will allow PTA Bank to finance a mix of small- and medium- scale enterprises as well as regional infrastructure projects. Moreover, this package will contribute to mobilizing financial resources for development of the Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA) region, which will ultimately contribute to economic development and generate employment opportunities.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">PTA Bank was established in 1985 as the financing arm of the Common Market for East and Southern Africa (COMESA) and is headquartered in Bujumbura, Burundi. The bank’s shareholders include Burundi, Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mauritius, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe as well as the AfDB and the People’s Republic of China. </span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">PTA Bank’s mandate is to foster economic and social development in regional member states through regional integration, trade and project finance. Its financial performance in recent years has been robust, despite the global financial crisis, and has consistently posted healthy profits and achieved good asset quality over the last five years, and has also strengthened its corporate governance and risk-management structures and processes.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The provision of the financial package builds on the existing strong partnership between PTA Bank and AfDB based on synergies stemming from complementary sources of comparative advantage. PTA Bank, with its field presence and market knowledge, provides a logical channel for AfDB to reach out to end-customers by efficiently leveraging its scale. </span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Moreover, AfDB’s subscription of new equity in PTA Bank is expected to play a catalytic role and hence encourage more institutional shareholders to boost the bank’s capitalization. Finally, the financial package is complementary to the financial support provided by other debt financiers, among others, the European Investment Bank (EIB), Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and KfW (a German government-owned development bank). </span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The financial package will further enhance PTA Bank’s capacity to serve as a financial intermediary through which other developmental institutions can channel their funds, such as the recent accreditation as a regional intermediary by the the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)’s Development Assistance Committee (DAC).</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">By focusing on trade finance and financing of small and medium enterprises and infrastructure projects, the financial package to PTA Bank will have positive impact on inclusive growth, private sector development and job creation through increased taxes and government revenues in Eastern and Southern African countries and also across the continent through leverage stemming from <a href="http://www.afdb.org/">regional trade</a> and regional infrastructure projects.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Distributed by the African Press Organization on behalf of the African Development Bank (AfDB).</span></div> </div>

AfDB Invests US $70 Million in PTA Bank to Boost Trade and Economic Growth in Africa

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB)  approved on Wednesday, October 2, a financial package consisting of US $20...

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Jamii yatakiwa kushirikiana na Jumuiya sisizo za kiserikali

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Jamii Nchini inapaswa kuendelea kusaidia Jumuiya zinazojitolea katika mapambano dhidi ya maambukizo ya virusi vya Ukimwi ili kuwapa faraja na matumaini zaidi watu ambao tayari wameshaathirika na maradhi hayo.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar Balozi Seif Ali Iddi alitoa nasaha hizo wakati akikabidhi msaada wa vyakula kwa ajili ya kuwahudumia watoto wenye mazingira magumu wanaoishi na virusi vya ukimwi ambao wazazi wao tayari wameshafariki Dunia.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Balozi Seif alitoa msaada huo wa Mchele, Mafuta na Sabuni uliowasilishwa na Naibu Katibu wake Nd. Suleiman Haji Suleiman kwa Uongozi wa Kituo cha Jamii na Watoto cha Jumuiya ya Watu wanaoishi na Virusi vya Ukimwi Zanzibar { ZAPHA+ } kiliopo Welezo.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Alisema msaada huo unatokana na ahadi aliyoitoa hivi karibuni ya kukubali kusaidia watoto wenye mazingira magumu wanaoishi na virusi vya ukimwi ambao wazazi wao wameshafariki Dunia kutokana na maradhi hayo.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Halkadhalika alieleza kwamba amepata msukumo wa kutoa msaada huo hasa ikizingatiwa kwamba siku kuu ya Iddi el Hajj inakaribia ili wapate kusherehekea vyema Siku Kuu hiyo kubwa ambayo waumini wa Dini ya Kiislamu hukusanyika Makka Nchini Saudi Arabia Kutekeleza Nguzo ya Tano ya Kiislamu kwa wale muumini mwenye uwezo.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Akipokea msaada huo Mwenyekiti wa Bodi ya Wadhamini ya Zapha+ Bibi Hasina Hamad amemshukuru Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar Balozi Seif kwa uungwana wake wa kutekeleza ahadi aliyowapa ndani ya kipindi kifupi kilichopita.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Bibi Hasina alisema msaada huo licha ya kwamba hautokidhi mahitaji ya watoto hao moja kwa moja lakini inafurahisha kuona utapunguza mzigo mkubwa uliokuwa ukiukabili Uongozi wa Jumuiya hiyo katika kuwahudumia watoto hao.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Mwenyekiti huyo wa Bodi ya Wadhamini wa Zapha+ amewaomba wananchi, wahisani na wafadhili tofauti ndani na nje ya Nchi kuendelea kuunga Mkono juhudi za Jumuiya hiyo ili ifikie lengo la kuanzishwa kwake.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">“ Tunaamini kwamba wapo watu, washirika, wahisani na hata taasisi tofauti ziwe za Kijamii na hata za ziserikali ambazo zitajitokeza kuwasaidia watoto wetu hawa tukitambua kwamba hili ni jukumu letu zote jamii “. Alifafanua Mwenyekiti huyo wa Bodi ya Wadhamini ya Zapha+ Bibib Hasina Hamad.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Wakati huo huo Kampuni ya Malik Food inayojihusisha na biashara ya Kuku { maarufu Paja nono } imeitikia wito wa Serikali ya Mapinduzi ya Zanzibar pamoja na Zapha+ wa kusaidia watoto wanaoishi na Virusi vya Ukimwi ambao wazazi wao wameshafariki Dunia.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Akikabidhi Boksi Mbili za Mapaja ya Kuku zenye uzito wa Kilo 20 zikiwa na thamani ya shilingi 80,000/- Mkurugenzi wa Kampuni ya Malik Food Bwana Fikirini Hango alisema uongozi wa kampuni hiyo umeamua kutoa msaada huo ili kuitikia wito wa Serikali wa kusaidia Jamii zenye kuishi katika mazingira Magumu.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Mkurugenzi Fikirini alisema licha ya Kampuni hiyo ya kuendesha biashara hiyo ya Kuku walio katika kiwango kinachokubalika lakini pia hujipangia utaratibu wa kutoa misaada kwa wananchi kulingana na mazingira ya mahitaji ya Jamii.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Akipokea msaada huo Mwenyekiti wa Jumuiya ya watu wanaoishi na virusi vya ukimwi Zanzibar Zapha + Bibi Consolata John aliipongheza Kampuni ya Malik Food kwa jitihada zake za kusaidia jamii hasa watoto mayatima muda wowote ule wanapoombwa kufanya hivyo.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Bibi Consolata aliikumbusha Jamii hapa Nchini kuendelea kuelewa kwamba jukumu la ulezi wa watoto wenye mazingira magumu ambao wameathirika na virusi vya ukimwi si la Jumuiya ya Zapha + pekee bali ni la Jamii yote kwa ujumla.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Othman Khamis Ame</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Ofisi ya Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar</span></div> </div>

Jamii yatakiwa kushirikiana na Jumuiya sisizo za kiserikali

Jamii Nchini inapaswa kuendelea kusaidia Jumuiya zinazojitolea katika mapambano dhidi ya maambukizo ya virusi vya Ukimwi ili kuwapa far...

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Ni kiongozi wa CCFU akibadilisha mawazo na Awezo kutoka Zanzibar ambaye ni miongoni mwa msihiriki wa mkutano wa 15 wa kimataifa wa Nationa Trust ambapo kabla ya kufungulia kwa mkutano huo kuliambatana na burudani kutoka kwenye kikundi cha sanaa Uganda

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Ni kiongozi wa CCFU akibadilisha mawazo na Awezo kutoka Zanzibar ambaye ni miongoni mwa msihiriki wa mkutano wa 15 wa kimataifa wa Nationa Trust ambapo kabla ya kufungulia kwa mkutano huo kuliambatana na burudani kutoka kwenye kikundi cha sanaa Uganda

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Burudani toka Uganda

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" class="b-hbp-video b-uploaded" frameborder="0" height="266" id="BLOGGER-video-daa9b7c54414f89f-26" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" src="https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx7CbnmA9CKhdaiqLtn0sBDpCQpu4Oy1Zzhaj_YonVmIdAkw4E_q0fXf0HKZp-aIRiE4rAKG_PrCO5KfJVJUYSkm970ojXIyi3rq9cevEHwyVeJre4EHOemGKUWH86yNlPJ" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitallowfullscreen" width="320"></iframe></div> Hii ni miongoni mwa ngoma maarufu nchini Uganda kama vile ngoma ya Msewe visiwani Zanzibar, ngama hii pia huchezwa kwenye sehemu mbali mbili za tafrija muhimu nchini Uganda.</div>

Burudani toka Uganda

Hii ni miongoni mwa ngoma maarufu nchini Uganda kama vile ngoma ya Msewe visiwani Zanzibar, ngama hii pia huchezwa kwenye sehemu mbali mb...

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TAMKO LA PAMOJA LA WATETEZI WA HAKI ZA BINADAMU NA TAASISI ZA HABARI NCHINI DHIDI YA KUFUNGIWA KWA MAGAZETI YA MWANANCHI NA MTANZANIA

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">1.MTANDAO wa Watetezi wa Haki za Binadamu unaowakilishwa na zaidi ya mashirika 50 ya haki za binadamu hapa nchini kwa kushirikiana na Umoja wa Wamiliki wa Vyombo vya Habari Tanzania (MOAT), Umoja wa Vilabu Vya Waandishi wa Habari Tanzania (UTPC), Taasisi ya Vyombo vya Habari Kusini mwa Afrika (Misa-Tan) na Baraza la Habari Tanzania (MCT) kwa pamoja tumepokea kwa mshtuko na masikitiko makubwa juu ya hatua ya Serikali ya kufungia magazeti mengine mawili nchini – MWANANCHI na MTANZANIA.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Gazeti la MWANANCHI limefungiwa kwa siku kumi na nne (14), huku gazeti la MTANZANIA likifungiwa kwa muda wa siku tisini (90).</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Hatua hii ya serikali inafanya idadi ya magazeti yaliyofungiwa kufikia matatu. Julai mwaka jana serikali ililifungia gazeti la MwanaHALISI kwa muda usiojulikana.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Baada ya kutafakari kwa makini hatua hiyo, tunalaani vikali hatua ya Serikali kuendeleza tabia ya kibabe ya kuvitisha na kuvifungia vyombo vya habari nchini.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Hivyo basi, taasisi hizi kwa umoja wake, zimeona kufungiwa kwa magazeti haya ya wananchi kunaoyesha dhahiri nia ya serikali kutisha wananchi, kuleta hofu kwenye jamii na kuwanyamazisha wapigania haki za binadamu, vyombo vya habari, na watetezi wa haki za binadamu nchini.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Ni wazi kwamba hatua hii ya serikali ni ukiukwaji mkubwa wa Ibara ya 18 ya Katiba ya Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania na Ibara ya 18 (1) (2) Katiba ya Zanzibar ya mwaka 1984, toleo la mwaka 2010.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">2.Aidha, Serikali imeendelea kuitumia Sheria ya Magazeti ya mwaka 1976 (The Newspaper Act of 1976 Cap. 229, R.E. 2002) na Sheria ya Usalama wa Taifa (National Security Act of 1970, Cap. 47 [R.E 2002) kuvunja uhuru wa vyombo vya habari na haki ya kupata habari nchini.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Sheria hizi kwa miaka mingi zimekuwa zikipigiwa kelele kwa kuwa ni sheria kandamizi; zinapingana na Katiba ya Jamhuri ya Muungano na sheria za kimataifa.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Sheria hizo mbili zinampa mamlaka waziri anayesimamia habari kufungia gazeti au chombo chochote cha habari pale anapoona inafaa kufanya hivyo.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Sheria inamgeuza waziri kufanya kazi za uhariri, kushutumu, kushtaki, kuhukumu na kutekeleza hukumu. Hii ni kinyume na utawala wa sheria na kanuni za haki asili.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Katika tukio hili, misingi ya kanuni ya haki asili kama vile haki ya kusikilizwa na haki ya kukata rufaa mbele ya chombo kisichokuwa na maslahi yoyote katika shauri husika imevunjwa.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Kwa kuwa serikali ndiyo mlalamikaji haikupaswa kuachiwa tena kuwa mwendesha mashtaka na mtoa maamuzi katika suala hili.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Kufungiwa kwa magazeti haya huondoa haki ya kupata habari kama inavyotolewa na Ibara ya 19 ya Mkataba wa Haki za Kijamii na Kisiasa wa mwaka 1966 (ICCPR), Mkataba wa Afrika wa Haki za Binadamu na Haki za Watu 1981. Kifungu cha 18 cha Katiba ya Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania 1977 kinatoa uhuru wa maoni bila kikwazo cha aina yoyote.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Kwa kitendo hiki, Watanzania wengi wamenyimwa haki ya kupata taarifa na hivyo kupunguza uwajibikaji wa viongozi wa Serikali.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Aidha, hatua hii ya serikali inawanyima haki ya ajira waandishi wa magazeti hayo, wafanyakazi, wasambazaji na familia zao.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Mtandao wa Watetezi pamoja na wadau wengine tunawaomba Watanzania wote wenye mapenzi mema tushirikiane kufanya yafuatayo:</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Kwanza, Serikali kufuta au kuzifanyia marekebisho sheria zote kandamizi dhidi ya uhuru wa vyombo vya habari na kujieleza kama inavyopendekezwa mara kadhaa na wadau wa tasnia ya habari nchini.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Pili, kuyafungulia mara moja magazeti yote yaliyofungiwa ili kuwapa Watanzania taarifa na ajira.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Tatu, Serikali itumie njia shirikishi kama vile kutumia mahakama, MCT katika kupeleka malalamiko yake dhidi ya vyombo vya habari badala ya kuvifungia.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Nne, kwa kuwa katiba ndiyo sheria mama, Serikali iheshimu Katiba ya Jamhuri ya Muungano.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">3</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Tano, vyombo vya habari kuvunja ukimya na kuonesha umoja wao katika suala hili, kwani kuumia kwa mmoja ni kuumia kwa wote.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Sita, vyombo vya habari kuendelea kutafuta na kutoa taarifa zote zenye tija na maslahi kwa umma.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Saba, asasi za kiraia na taasisi za habari kuongeza nguvu katika kesi ya Kikatiba iliyofunguliwa na Kampuni ya Hali Halisi Publishers Ltd dhidi ya Serikali kutaka kufutwa kwa Sheria ya Magazeti ya Mwaka 1976.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Nane, tunaziomba Jumuiya za Kimataifa (UN) mawakala wake, balozi mbali mbali nchini na asasi zote za kikanda na za kimataifa wachukue hatua katika suala hili na matukio mengine yanayowaandama watetezi wa haki za binadamu na waandishi wa habari nchini.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Tisa, tunaomba ieleweke kuwa taasisi za kidini, watetezi wa haki za binadamu, wanahabari na asasi za kiraia lengo ni moja la kufuatilia utendaji wa serikali. Hivyo basi, kufungiwa kwa moja kati ya hao ni tishio na ni kinyume na misingi ya haki za binadamu. Hivyo tunawaomba kwa umoja wao waitake Serikali kuyafungulia magazeti yote yaliyofungiwa mara moja.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Kwa kuwa umma ndiyo watu wa kwanza kupokea taarifa za vyombo vya habari, tunawaomba kuungana nasi pamoja na wadau wengine kupinga tukio hili.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Hili tamko la pamoja lilitolewa na kusainiwa leo, 30 Septemba 2013 na wanachama wa Mtandao wa Watetezi wa Haki za Binadamu na Wadau mbali mbali waliorodheshwa katika tamko hili.</span></div> </div>

TAMKO LA PAMOJA LA WATETEZI WA HAKI ZA BINADAMU NA TAASISI ZA HABARI NCHINI DHIDI YA KUFUNGIWA KWA MAGAZETI YA MWANANCHI NA MTANZANIA

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Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar Balozi Seif akizungumza na wakulima wa Kijiji cha Nguruweni kabla ya kuwakabidhi hati za umiliki wa mashamba ya kilimo wakulima hao.

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Serikali ya Mapinduzi ya Zanzibar imewatahadharisha Wakulima wa Viijiji vya Ndunduke, Nguruweni na Dole kuhakikisha kwamba maeneo ya kilimo waliyokabidhiwa na Serikali kwa shughuli za Kilimo wanayatumia kama yalivyopangwa na kukubalika na pande hizo mbili.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Wakulima hao wakaonywa kuwa ye yote atakaeamua maeneo hayo kuyakata viwanja kwa ajili ya kujenga nyumba au kuyauza kwa mtu mwengine aelewe kwamba Serikali italazimika kumnyang’anya mkulima huyo mara moja.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Kauli hiyo imetolewa na Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar Balozi Seif Ali Iddi wakati akikabidhi hati za umiliki wa mashamba ya kilimo kwa ajili ya wakulima 40 kati ya 181 wa Kijiji cha Nguruweni waliokuwa wakiilalamikia Serikali kwa kipindi kirefu kuidhinishiwa mashamba wanayoyatumia ili kuendeleza shughuli zao za Kilimo.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Balozi Seif alisema wapo baadhi ya watu wenye tabia ya kuomba mashamba au eka kwa kisingizio cha kuendeleza kilimo lakini badala yake hujenga tamaa inayowaelekeza kuanza kukata viwanja na kuuzia watu wengine.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">“ Nataka nitahadharishe kabisa kwamba Mkulima ye yote atakayediriki kutumia fursa aliyopewa na Serikali ya kuendeleza kilimo kwenye shamba alilokabidhiwa na akaamua kufanya vyengine afahamu kwamba Serikali haitasita kunyang’anya shamba hilo mara moja “. Alitahadharisha Balozi Seif.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar Balozi Seif aliwapongeza wakulima hao wa Nguruweni kwa ustahamilivu wao mkubwa waliouchukuwa kwa kipindi kirefu kufuatia mgogoro wa maeneo waliyokuwa wakitumia kwa shughuli za kilimo baadhi yake kupewa watu wengine.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Balozi Seif alisema ustahamilivu huo kwa kiasi kikubwa umesaidia kuendeleza amani na utulivu kwenye Vijijini hivyo vya Nguruweni, Ndunduke pamoja na Dole ambayo imeleta faraja kwa Serikali Kuu kwa vile haikuathiri shughuli za kila siku za kijamii.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Aliwakumbusha wakulima hao kwamba hivi sasa ni muda muwafaka wa kuendeleza shughuli zao za kilimo kwa vile wameshakuwa na uhalali wa kufanya hivyo katika maeneo waliyopewa na Serikali.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Alifahamisha kwamba Serikali ya Mapinduzi ya Zanzibar imekuwa ikisisitiza na kuhimiza kilimo kwa vile sekta hiyo bado inaendelea kuwa muhimili Mkuu wa uchumi wa Taifa hili.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">“ Serikali imekuwa ikihimiza na kusisitiza umuhimu wa kilimo. Lakini Mkulima hawezi kuendeleza kilimo bila ya kuwa eneo la kilimo, sasa kwenu nyinyi hili suala linaonekana kuondoka “. Alifafanua Balozi Seif.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar alimpongeza Mwenyekiti wa Kamati Maalum aliyoiunda kushughulikia mgogoro huo wa mashamba ambae pia ni Mkuu wa Mkoa wa Mjini Magharibi Mh. Abdulla Mwinyi kwa kushirikiana vyema na watendaji wa Wizara za Kilimo na Ardhi na kuutatua mgogoro huo wa muda mrefu.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Mapema Naibu Katibu Mkuu Wizara ya Kilimo na Mali Asili Nd. Ali Juma alisema Taasisi za Kilimo na Ardhi zililazimika kufanya uhakiki wa kina ili kuwatambua wakulima halali waliokuwa wakistahiki kupatiwa hati hizo.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Nd. Ali alisema uhakiki huo ulioshirikisha pia Masheha wa Vijiji vilivyohusika na mgogoro huo vya Nguruweni Ndunduke na Dole umeibua wakulima wapatao 181 ambapo wakulima 40 kati ya hao wamethibitika kupatiwa hati hizo kwa awamu ya kwanza.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Naibu Katibu Mkuu huyo wa Wizara ya Kilimo na Mali Asili alieleza kwamba kazi ya uhakiki sambamba na uchambuzi kwa wakulima wa Kijiji cha Dole imeshaanza rasmi na inatarajiwa kukamilika katika kipindi kifupi kijacho.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Akitoa shukrani zake Mwenyekiti wa Kamati Maalum iliyounda na Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar Balozib Seif kushughulikia mgogoro huo wa mashamba ya vijiji vya Nguruweni, Ndunduke na Dole Mh. Abdulla Mwinyi alisema Wakulima wa Vijiji hivyo wanapaswa kupongezwa kwa umahiri wao wa ustahamilivu kufuatia mgogoro huo wa mashamba kwenye eneo hilo.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Hata hivyo Mh. Abdulla Mwinyi ambae pia ni Mkuu wa Mkoa Mjini Magharibi amewaomba wale wakulima ambao bado mgogoro wao haujapatiwa ufumbuzi waendelee kuwa na subra kwa vile Serikali kupitia Uongozi wa Kamati hiyo unajitahidi katika kukamilisha mchakato huo.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Akitoa shukrani kwa Niaba ya Wakulima hao Mmoja wa Wazee wa Vijiji hivyo Mzee Kitwana Mustafa alimpongeza Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar Balozi Seif Ali Iddi kwa ujasiri na uungwana wake aliouchukuwa wa kutimiza ahadi aliyowapa mwaka jana wa kumalizika kwa kadia hiyo.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Mzee Kitwana alisema wakulima wa Vijiji hivyo wamefarajika na hatua iliyochukuliwa na Serikali ya Mapinduzi ya Zanzibar katika kuwatatulia kero lililokuwa likiwasumbua kwa miaka mingi iliyopita.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">“ Ile furaha yetu tuliyonayo leo kama tumengeruhusiwa basi tunatamani tukubebe na matope yetu Mzee wetu kwa jinsi ulivyotujali na kututhamini kwa katambua kwamba tulikuwa tukisumbuka kweli kweli “ Alionyesha furaha yake Mzee Kitwana.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar Balozi Seif Ali Iddi aliwahi kutoa ahadi kwa wakulima hao wa Nguruweni, Ndunduke na Dole kwamba Serikali itayagawa maeneo yote ambayo kamati aliyoiunda tarehe 14 Disemba Mwaka 2012 Chini ya Mwenyekiti wake Mh. Abdulla Mwinyi kufanya uhakiki wa mashamba yote yaliyoleta mgogoro.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Wakulima hao waliwahi kutoa shutuma kali kwa Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar Balozi Seif dhidi ya watendaji na Maafisa wanaosimamia Ardhi, Kilimo wakiwemo pia Viongozi wa ngazi ya kati wa Serikali kwa vitendo vyao vya kuingiza wakulima waliokuwa hawahusiki na mashamba hayo.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Watendaji hao walituhumiwa na wakulima hao kuvuruga jukumu walilopewa la kusimamia maandalizi ya utolewaji wa nyaraka kwa wakulima 28 wa awamu ya kwanza waliokubalika kupatiwa hati za umiliki huo chini ya aliyekuwa waziri Kiongozi wa mwisho wa SMZ Mh. Shamsi Vuai Nahodha.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Serikali ililazimika kuzuia utolewaji wa hati hizo kufuatia hitilafu zilizojichomoza za kupandikizwa baadhi ya watu wasiohusika jambo ambalo lilisababisha mgogoro wa muda mrefu kati ya wakulima hao na watendaji waliopewa jukumu la kusimamia suala hilo.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Othman Khamis Ame</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Ofisi ya Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar</span></div> </div>

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Introducing the “Pepsi FootballNOW” App - The new LIVE prediction game available for free on Android and iOS

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <br /> <div class="yiv1539329212MsoNoSpacing" id="yui_3_7_2_1_1380664084106_14231" style="background-color: white; color: #454545; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"> <b id="yui_3_7_2_1_1380664084106_14230"><i id="yui_3_7_2_1_1380664084106_14229"><span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1380664084106_14228" lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The application is available to download from Google Play and the App Store and is free of charge</span></span></i></b><span class="yiv1539329212Style9" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 11pt;"><i><span lang="EN-US"></span></i></span><b style="font-size: 11pt;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"></span></i></b></div> <div class="yiv1539329212MsoNoSpacing" id="yui_3_7_2_1_1380664084106_14232" style="background-color: white; color: #454545; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; padding: 0px;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">On the occasion of the semi-finals of the Orange CAF Champions League 2013 and the Orange CAF Confederation Cup 2013, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) together with SPORTFIVE Africa, its exclusive marketing and media rights agency, have joined forces to bring to fans the “Pepsi FootballNOW” live prediction game, alongside with Official Sponsor Pepsi. The application is available to download from Google Play and the App Store and is free of charge.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Starting the semi-finals of the two most prestigious club competitions in Africa, viewers and fans who downloaded the application and created their profile will be able to predict the outcome of each match. </span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Once the match kicks-off and cosily seating in front of its TV set, each player will also be prompted to answer some questions around key situations such as corner kicks, free kicks and penalties, etc. In addition, there will be some bonus questions about competitions, teams and players.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Gamers will earn “Pepsi Points” for correct predictions allowing them to collect Pepsi FootballNOW badges: Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum, according to the points won during a single match. During competitions, new badges will be unlocked.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Numerous prizes to win including a tablet, tickets for the finals of the two competitions and official match balls CAF adidas Katlego…</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Following the official Orange African Cup of Nations, SOUTH AFRICA 2013 App<a href="http://www.cafonline.com/">, CAF</a> and SPORTFIVE Africa are once again using mobile platforms to help bring African football to life for as many fans as possible, by creating an innovative new “second screen” experience. New functions will be released soon and a new version will be available for the next season including for the Orange CAF Super Cup.</span></div> </div>

Introducing the “Pepsi FootballNOW” App - The new LIVE prediction game available for free on Android and iOS

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Chama Cha Walimu Zanzibar (ZATU), kimepongezwa kutokana na uvumilivu walionao katika kutafuta njia muafaka za kutatua kero zinazowakabili.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Makamu wa Kwanza wa Rais wa Zanzibar Maalim Seif Sharif Hamad, ametoa pongezi hizo Ofisini kwake Migombani, wakati akizungumza na viongozi wa Chama hicho wakiongozwa na Rais wa ZATU, Salim Kitwana Sururu.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Amesema takriban nchi zote za Afrika Mashariki zimekuwa zikikumbwa na migogoro kati ya serikali na vyama vya walimu, lakini ni jambo la kufurahisha kuona Chama Cha Walimu Zanzibar hakiingi katika migogoro hiyo na badala yake kimekuwa kikitumia njia za Kidiplomasia katika kutatua kero zake.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Amekitaka Chama hicho kuendeleza moyo huo, kwani njia bora ya kutatua mizozo ni mazungumzo, na wala sio malumbano au migomo.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Amefahamisha kuwa uzoefu unaonesha kuwa mara nyingi inapotokea migomo ya walimu linaloathirika ni Taifa na vijana, na kwamba hakuna haja ya kushiriki au kushabikia malumbano ya aina hiyo.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Ameeleza kuwa Serikali kwa upande wake iko tayari kukutana na wadau mbali mbali kujadiliana juu ya kero zinazowakabili, ili kutafuta njia ya kuzitatua kwa njia ya amani bila ya kuwepo malumbano.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">“Hakuna lisilozungumzika, na mimi nasema njia muafaka ya kutatua kero za namna hiyo ni mazungumzo. Kwa hivyo endeleeni na moyo huo huo na bila ya shaka kero zenu zitatatuka”, alisema Maalim Seif kuwambia wakuu wa ZATU.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Kwa upande wake Rais wa Chama Cha Walimu Zanzibar (ZATU), Salim Kitwana Sururu, amesema ni heshima kubwa kwa Zanzibar kutokumbwa na migomo ya walimu ambayo imekuwa ikijitokeza katika nchi jirani mara kwa mara.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Ameahidi kuwa ZATU kitaendelea kutumia njia za mazungumzo katika kutatua kero zinazowakabili, na kwamba kitafanya hivyo ili kulinda heshima ya Zanzibar.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Naye Katibu Mkuu wa Chama hicho Mussa Omar Tafurwa, ameiomba Wizara ya Elimu na Mafunzo ya Amali kuitekeleza kikamilifu Sera ya Elimu Zanzibar, ili kuleta maendeleo yaliyokusudiwa katika sekta ya elimu.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Amefahamisha kuwa bado yapo mambo mengi ambayo hayajatekelezwa ndani ya sera ya elimu ikiwa ni pamoja na kuanzishwa kwa Mamlaka ya uajiri wa walimu, pamoja na Baraza la Walimu Zanzibar, mambo ambayo yanapaswa kufanyiwa kazi.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Hassan Hamad, OMKR.</span></div> </div>

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