Orbital Sciences Corporation Completes Preliminary Design Review for Yahsat Al Yah 3 Satellite

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mDhoYVknOjw/VLzRYxXFc8I/AAAAAAAAFLQ/FFzWWctEEUM/s1600/b6b98ac1-975c-47f9-8c3a-4caf8061c1fe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="192" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mDhoYVknOjw/VLzRYxXFc8I/AAAAAAAAFLQ/FFzWWctEEUM/s1600/b6b98ac1-975c-47f9-8c3a-4caf8061c1fe.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">African Media Agency (AMA)/- Yahsat, the UAE-based satellite operator, a wholly owned company of the Mubadala Development Company, and Orbital Sciences Corporation [NYSE: ORB] today announced that they have completed the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) for the Al Yah 3 spacecraft and payload. Al Yah 3, which is based on Orbital's GEOStar-3™ platform, is an all Ka High Throughput Satellite to be designed, manufactured and tested at Orbital's satellite manufacturing facility in Dulles, VA.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The PDR was a comprehensive review that validated Orbital's design approach to the physical and functional requirements of the spacecraft. The review is the first step toward confirming that the satellite will operate effectively on orbit.</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;">Marcus Vilaça, Acting Chief Technical Officer said, "The Preliminary Design Review is an industry standard process where our engineers review and confirm the overall architecture and design of our Al Yah 3 satellite. This is a significant step forward in the development phase of Al Yah 3 and ensures that we are on track to launch as scheduled for Q4 2016. While progress is underway with developing our third satellite, we are actively engaging with potential partners in Africa and Brazil enabling us to deploy much needed connectivity to underserved markets." </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 operational, Al Yah 3 will enable the delivery of affordable broadband, to over 600 million users, specifically covering more than 95% of the population in Brazil and 60% of the population in Africa.</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 important milestone is a key step towards the Al Yah 3 launch", said Mr. Christopher Richmond, Orbital's Senior Vice President. "Al Yah 3 will be the first hybrid electric propulsion GEOStar-3-based spacecraft to be launched by Orbital at the end of 2016. It provides the benefits of higher power and greater payload capability while still maintaining advantageous launch costs."</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;">Distributed by African Media Agency (AMA) on behalf of Al Yah Satellite Communications Company PrJSC "Yahsat".</span></div> </div>

Orbital Sciences Corporation Completes Preliminary Design Review for Yahsat Al Yah 3 Satellite

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Businesses in Africa are under increasing pressure in the current economic climate to remain competitive - DHL

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Fdzs5kdCr8s/VLzQg3PP99I/AAAAAAAAFLI/Zu6TLyOvZCE/s1600/Dhl.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Fdzs5kdCr8s/VLzQg3PP99I/AAAAAAAAFLI/Zu6TLyOvZCE/s1600/Dhl.png" width="201" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Successful companies in 2015 will be those that can adapt to the fast changing global environment, such as unstable currency markets, the fast growing global population and rising number of internet users, and make them work in their favour. This is according to Sumesh Rahavendra, Head of Marketing for DHL Express Sub Saharan Africa </span><span style="font-size: large;">, who says that as the global economy continues to change, retailers, manufactures and other sectors are increasingly facing difficult, and sometimes unique, challenges that impact their supply <a href="http://www.dpdhl.com/">chains</a>.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Business decision-makers should be asking themselves how they can respond quickly to fast-changing customer demand, how they can contain or reduce escalating costs and how they can enter emerging markets without substantially increasing their risk.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Rahavendra elaborates on a few areas which are key to building a well-designed supply chain:</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"> Annual planning and reviewing: This lays the foundation for an efficient supply chain as it assists business owners to see the bigger picture and enables them to be flexible in the face of changing business needs. All potential risks must be identified and assessed, no matter how improbable.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">It is equally important to review the past year to ascertain what impacted their supply chain, and what can be improved upon to avoid unnecessary interruptions in the future. For example, the fluctuating fuel price directly impacts delivery costs. It is therefore important to streamline delivery processes in order to stabilise costs and in turn, keep client tariffs stable.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Another area to look at is seasonal spikes in business which may require additional resources. For example, retailers often experience a surge in sales over the festive season – effective solutions need to be put in place to avoid customer delay, and ultimately complaints.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"> Reverse logistics: This is often overlooked, however, effectively managing the flow of returned goods and packaging is key to reduce unexpected costs.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"> International supply chain management: Trading across borders can present a number of challenges, unique to each country. In Africa, these include congestion in major cities, such as Lagos and Nairobi, customs inconsistencies with regards to product classifications and duty and tax exemptions, which can lead to complex customs clearance processes, and a lack of air connectivity with just over 12% of cities served by just one flight a week. It is important to understand these challenges and make the necessary plans to circumvent potential delays.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Rahavendra advises that in order to maximise a business’s bottom line, decision-makers should aim to take a more holistic approach to managing supply chain risk and achieve greater visibility, flexibility, and control. “Businesses in Africa are under increasing pressure in the current economic climate to remain competitive, both locally and globally, and sometimes lack the ability to build resilient supply chains. </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;">Outsourcing logistics strategically can make a significant contribution to a business’s profitability so make sure that you have the right partners who understand the global economy and more importantly, the intricacies of doing business with each individual African county – it’s not a one size fits all approach,” concludes Rahavendra.</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 Deutsche Post DHL.</span></div> </div>

Businesses in Africa are under increasing pressure in the current economic climate to remain competitive - DHL

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Gemalto is playing a key role in the digital revolution taking place in Africa

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eqUK8ysOI4g/VLigpHJ7utI/AAAAAAAAFK4/-lME3C3Z1GU/s1600/gm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eqUK8ysOI4g/VLigpHJ7utI/AAAAAAAAFK4/-lME3C3Z1GU/s1600/gm.jpg" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">African-- Gemalto (Euronext <a href="http://www.gemalto.com/">NL0000400653</a>) </span><span style="font-size: large;">, the world leader in digital security, announces the opening of an office in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, to better meet the needs of its customers on the ground throughout West Africa.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">This move is part of the Group’s strategy of being a global player with a local presence, as demonstrated by its 85 offices in 44 countries worldwide. It also adds to Gemalto’s presence in Africa through its offices and partnerships, in particular in South Africa, Gabon, Ghana, Morocco, Burkina, Kenya and Nigeria.</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 new information and communication technologies market in Côte d’Ivoire accounts for nearly 10% of the GDP of the country, which has a cell phone penetration rate of more than 90%. This new location will therefore aim to further foster the digital development of the local economic fabric. This genuine technology hub will leverage skill transfer and the pool of engineering excellence available in the country.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">“Gemalto is playing a key role in the digital revolution taking place in Africa, and has already demonstrated its position as a major player in the field of telecommunications, banking services and governmental programs,” noted Eric Claudel, President of Africa & Middle East for Gemalto. “This new expertise and engineering hub will allow the implementation of an inverted innovation process, repurposing existing solutions to meet the needs and specificities of the local market. It also aims at designing Côte d’Ivoire’s products of tomorrow, in line with its president’s priority to turn it into an emerging country by 2020.”</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 Gemalto.</span></div> </div>

Gemalto is playing a key role in the digital revolution taking place in Africa

African-- Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 ) , the world leader in digital security, announces the opening of an office in Abidjan, Côte d...

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Music content is already the second most popular mobile phone feature in sub-Saharan Africa

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZJ_AEBJZxOg/VLifSmnCpYI/AAAAAAAAFKs/jSezzB7gQNE/s1600/tigo.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="244" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZJ_AEBJZxOg/VLifSmnCpYI/AAAAAAAAFKs/jSezzB7gQNE/s1600/tigo.png" width="320" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.tigo.co.tz/">Tigo</a></span><span style="font-size: large;"> today announced the launch of Tigo Music through a partnership with Deezer, the international music streaming service that will provide Tanzanians with unlimited music experience.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Announcing the launch of the new service in Dar es Salaam, Tigo Brand Manager, William Mpinga said through pre-paid data bundles from January 24, Tigo customers will be able to access more than 36 million tracks, including African and Tanzanian artistes, on their phones and tablets.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Additionally, Tigo will also be sourcing exciting new and local content through a new venture with the digital music company, Africa Music Rights, which funds, acquires and manages music rights across the African continent. Mpinga said.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">There will be a launch ceremony for Tigo Music at Dar es Salaam’s Leaders Club grounds on January 24 where members of the public will be treated to live performances by leading local musicians such as Diamond Platinum, Ali Kiba, Professor J, Vanessa Mdee, Ben Paul, Isha Mashauzi, Malaika Band, Khadija Kopa, Yamoto Band, Msondo, Sikinde among others.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Apart from giving Tigo customers unlimited access to local and international music, Tigo Music, according to Mr. Mpinga, will accord local artists with an opportunity earn extra payment from their songs listened to through the service. Tigo will provide them training on how to use and benefit from the service, he said.</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;">“Tigo Tanzania is a company built on innovation. We are excited to be the first telecommunication company in Tanzania to give our customers such access to unlimited music.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">“As a digital lifestyle brand, our goal is to impact the music industry by providing a platform that not only allows for easy access to content by local artists, but also train our musicians on important issues such as intellectual property rights and marketing. This is our way of supporting local talent and growing the local music industry.” he added.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Tigo will introduce a variety of music service packages which will allow customers access through *148*00#.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The introduction of Tigo Music in Tanzania follows the success of its launch in Ghana in 2014 and Latin America in 2013. It has since become an integral part of people’s daily digital lives and synonymous with live music events headlined by some of the world’s best-known artists as well as with close-up studio recordings.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Music streaming is the fastest growing area for the global music industry and music content is already the second most popular mobile phone feature in sub-Saharan Africa.</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 Tigo Tanzania.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> </div>

Music content is already the second most popular mobile phone feature in sub-Saharan Africa

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International services firm backs unique African-led private sector

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--NvxHl19y-g/VLid7cVPsqI/AAAAAAAAFKg/28C0yuZnqdQ/s1600/39e626c5-0454-46a3-89c0-011108c9b271.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--NvxHl19y-g/VLid7cVPsqI/AAAAAAAAFKg/28C0yuZnqdQ/s1600/39e626c5-0454-46a3-89c0-011108c9b271.jpg" width="213" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">African Media Agency (AMA)/- The Africa Against Ebola Solidarity Trust, an historic private sector initiative, announced that PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has joined leading African businesses in supporting the African Union Support for Ebola in West Africa (ASEOWA) program, to date close to 1,000 African health workers have been deployed to combat Ebola in the most affected Countries of Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia. </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;">PwC will provide financial and risk management and fund administration services to the Trust, at a significant discount to their normal fees, as part of their in-kind contribution to the initiative. </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;">"When African business gathered in Addis Ababa on 8 November 2014 and pledged to partner us in eradicating this dreadful disease, I requested from them not only cash, but also their competences in project management, logistics, financial management and governance", explained Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, the Chairperson of the AU Commission.</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 Trust includes Africa's leading entrepreneurs, such as Aliko Dangote (Dangote Group), Strive Masiyiwa (Econet Wireless), Phuthuma Nhleko (MTN), Patrice Motsepe (African Rainbow Minerals), Cristina Stenberg (Kinnevik) and Yusuf Manji (The Quality Group), as well as top companies like Nedbank, Standard Chartered Bank and Old Mutual. </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 Trust's ultimate goal is to build a resilient Africa, with the capacity to respond rapidly to pandemics. "We seek not only to confront Ebola today, but to ensure that the pandemic does not resurface tomorrow. We fully support the AU's efforts to bolster Africa's health services infrastructure to address fault lines that make such epidemics not only possible, but probable," said Mr Strive Masiyiwa, the Chairman and Founder of Econet Wireless. </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;">PwC's support for the initaitive stems from its commitment to Africa's future. Suresh Kana, CEO of PWC Africa noted, "The livelihood of our West Africa region is dependent upon not only addressing the current Ebola crisis, but also on putting in place sustainable measures to prevent future outbreaks. We are honored to play a role in supporting the Trust and the AU in their efforts" </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;">Last year, other professional services firms also joined the Africa Against Ebola campaign: Deloitte pledged to serve as the Trust's independent auditors for free; Appleby Global has provided discounted legal and trust management services; and Standard Chartered Bank has made its pan-African banking services network available to the Trust. </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;">Distributed by African Media Agency (AMA) on behalf of Africa Against Ebola Solidarity Trust.</span></div> </div>

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South African Law Firm MDAttorneys Welcomes New Partner Mansur M. Nuruddi

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AcPP8lMWdvw/VLd31vWxA_I/AAAAAAAAFKI/FntgHjbeNQk/s1600/SA.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AcPP8lMWdvw/VLd31vWxA_I/AAAAAAAAFKI/FntgHjbeNQk/s1600/SA.png" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.michaeldenenga.com/">MDAttorneys</a> , a corporate law firm based in Johannesburg, South Africa, announced that international corporate attorney Mansur M. Nuruddin has joined the firm as a partner, leading the firm’s Mergers and Acquisitions practice.<br /><br />Mansur is an Ivy League educated, international corporate lawyer with over 15 years of experience in complex corporate transactions. Mansur has had the unique experience of working on four continents, i.e., North America, Europe, Asia and now Africa. He began his legal career with the Wall Street law firm of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, where he spent nearly seven years between Cravath's New York and London offices. Mansur has also worked for Herbert Smith in Hong Kong and most recently in South Africa for Bowman Gilfillan. <br /><br />Prior to joining MD Attorneys, Mansur was the Managing Partner of Nuruddin & Associates - a boutique legal and financial advisory firm. Mansur said “MD Attorneys has an exceptional group of attorneys that bring strong South African law capabilities to my international clients looking to do deals in South Africa. Further, MD Attorneys’ leading fund practice provides an ideal platform for building a world class M&A practice. I am excited to join a group of attorneys with a similar vision and commitment to excellence.”<br /><br />Michael Denenga, Managing Partner of MDAttorneys, said “We believe that Mansur’s international corporate law experience is unparalleled in the South African legal market and his arrival will add an even greater level of expertise to the M&A team and will help us to increase the scope of services we provide to our clients.”<br /><br />Mansur has a BA with honors from Columbia University in New York City, where he was the recipient of the Kluge Fellowship. Mansur also has a Master’s Degree in Telecommunications from New York University, where he received the NSEP Graduate Enhancement Fellowship and the ITP Academic Excellence Award. </span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Mansur received his Juris Doctorate from New York University School Law, where he was the recipient of the Dean's Scholarship. Mansur is admitted to the Bar in the State of New York, and is a member of the New York Bar Association; the American Bar Association; the Asia-Pacific Bar Association; and the International Bar Association.<br /><br />Distributed by APO (African Press Organization) on behalf of MDAttorneys.</span></div> </div>

South African Law Firm MDAttorneys Welcomes New Partner Mansur M. Nuruddi

MDAttorneys , a corporate law firm based in Johannesburg, South Africa, announced that international corporate attorney Mansur M. Nurud...

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SMZ inakusudia kujenga wodi maalum kwa ajili ya watoto

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PkJcd8OvBg8/VLd2o1LkpKI/AAAAAAAAFJ8/6MAJwbLGeGk/s1600/566.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PkJcd8OvBg8/VLd2o1LkpKI/AAAAAAAAFJ8/6MAJwbLGeGk/s1600/566.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar Balozi Seif Ali Iddi alisema kwamba Serikal ya Mapinduzi ya Zanzibar ina nia ya kutaka kujenga Wodi maalum kwa ajili ya kulazwa watoto wadogo wanaopatwa na majanga mbali mbali ya kuunguwa kwa moto.<br /><br />Balozi seif alisema hayo wakati alipofanya ziara fupi ya kukagua watoto walioungua moto ambao wamelazwa katika Hospitali Kuu ya Mnazi Mmoja Mjini Zanzibar mara baada ya kumalizika kwa kilele cha maadhimisho ya kutimia miaka 51 ya Mapinduzi Matukufu ya Zanzibar ya Mwaka 1964.<br /><br />Alisema Serikali ya Mapinduzi ya Zanzibar inaelewa vizuri matatizo yanayowakumba watoto wanaopatwa na majanga hayo ya moto ambao hulazimika kulazwa zaidi ya mtoto mmoja kwenye kitanda kimoja.<br /><br />Balozi Seif alisema hali hiyo mbali ya kwamba haipendezi kuonekana lakini pia inaweza kusababisha maambukizi ya maradhi mbali mbali kwa watoto wanaolazwa pamoja.<br /><br />Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar aliwataka wazazi na walezi kuwa waangalifu na matukio ya majanga ya moto ambayo huonekana kushamiri zaidi katika baadhi ya vipindi na kusababisha vifo na hata vilema kwa watoto wao.<br /><br />Mapema Muuguzi wa Zamu wa Wodi ya Watoto katika Hospitali Kuu ya Mnazi Mmoja Bibi Mary Jadi alimueleza Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar kwamba ajali za moto zinazowakumba watoto katika maeneo mbali mbali hapa nchini zimekuwa zikiongezeka siku hadi siku.<br /><br /> Bibi Mary alisema ipo haja ya kufanywa kwa utafiti wa kina kuelewa sababu zinazopelekea kuongezeka kwa majanga hayo na juhudi zifanywe kwa makusudi ili kupunguza au kuondosha kabisa tatizo hilo ambalo huonekana kushamiri zaidi katika kipindi cha mfungo wa mwezi mtukufu wa ramadhani.<br /><br />Othman Khamis Ame<br />Ofisi ya Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar</span></div> </div>

SMZ inakusudia kujenga wodi maalum kwa ajili ya watoto

Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar Balozi Seif Ali Iddi alisema kwamba Serikal ya Mapinduzi ya Zanzibar ina nia ya kutaka kujenga Wodi ...

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Balozi Seif atowa wito kwa wizara ya biashara

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YEMfcxdZHSc/VLd2HLq_ZzI/AAAAAAAAFJ0/qSovED-mxr0/s1600/152.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YEMfcxdZHSc/VLd2HLq_ZzI/AAAAAAAAFJ0/qSovED-mxr0/s1600/152.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <span style="font-size: large;">Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar Balozi Seif Ali Iddi ametoa wito kwa Wizara ya Biashara, Viwanda na Masoko Zanzibar kuanzisha eneo maalum kwa maonyesho ya biashara kwa lengo la kutanua zaidi uhusiano wa kibiashara kati ya Zanzibar na Mataifa mengine Duniani.</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 maonyesho ya Kibiashara siyo tu yanavutia na kushawishi wawekezaji lakini pia huongeza ushirikiano karibu baina ya wafanyabiashara wenyewe kwa wenyewe .</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 wito huo wakati akilifungua tamasha la Pili la Biashara la mwaka 2015 la maadhimisho ya kutimia miaka 51 ya Mapinduzi ya Zanzibar linalofanyika katika uwanja wa mishezo wa Maisara Mjini 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;">Alisema lengo kuu la Tamasha la biashara Zanzibar ni kushajiisha ukuaji wa biashara kwa azma ya kuirejeshea Zanzibar hadhi yake ya kuwa kituo cha biashara katika mwambao wa Afrika Mashariki kwa karne kadhaa zilizopita.</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 alifahamisha kwamba uwepo wa matamasha kama haya Zanzibar hutoa fursa kwa wageni kujipangia muda wa kutembelea Zanzibar kwa mapumziko pamoja na kujipatia mahitaji yao ya bidhaa tofauti zinazozalishwa ndani na hata kwa zile Taasisi za nje zinazoshiriki maonyesho 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;">Alisema wafanyabiashara pamoja na wajasiri amali wanapaswa kuitumia vyema fursa hiyo adhimu ya tamasha la biashara ili wakuze biashara zao kwa vile ni moja kati ya sekta muhimu ya kukuza uchumi na kutoa ajira kwa wananchi walio wengi.</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 alisema Serikali itaendelea kushirikiana na wafanyabiashara wa pande zote mbili za Jamuhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania na Afrika Mashariki katika kuhakikisha sekta ya biashara inazidi kukua sambamba na matamasha ya biashara ili kuongeza idadi ya wageni.</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 alisisitiza umuhimu wa matamasha kama haya ya biashara kujumuishwa pia maonyesho ya utamaduni wa Mzanzibari kama kazi za sanaa ya mkononi, vyakula vya mwambao wa pwani ya Afrika Mashariki na Muziki ambao unaonekana kutoweka katika Historia kutokana na mabadiliko ya utandawazi.</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;">Aliwaomba wafanyabiashara kuziepuka bidhaa zilizo chini ya kiwango kwani kufanya hivyo kutamfanya mnunuzi wa bidhaa zao kupoteza fedha bure pamoja na kuharibiwa mipango yake.</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 alieleza kwamba Serikali imeanzisha Taasisi inayosimamia viwango kwa lengo la kukuza ubora wa bidhaa zinazozalishwa pamoja na zile zinazoagiziwa nje ya nchi masuala ambayo yanakwenda sambamba na mikakati ya kuwasaidia wjasiri amali wa Zanzibar katika kufikia viwango vinavyokubalika katika masoko 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;">Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar ameipongeza Wizara ya Biashara Zanzibar kwa kushirikiana na mamlaka ya Maendeleo ya Biashara Tanzania { Tantrade } pamoja na Jumuiya ya Wafanyabiashara Zanzibar kwa wazo lao la pamoja la kuanzisha na kuendeleza Tamasha la Biashara hapa 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;">“ Na hili ni tamasha la Pili huku tukisherehekea miaka 51 ya Mapinduzi ya Januari mwaka 1964 lengo likiwa kushajiisha ukuaji wa biashara kwa azma ya kuirejeshea Zanzibar hadhi yake ya kuwa kituio cha Biashara Mwambao wa Afrika Mashariki “. Alisema 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 aliipongeza Mamlaka ya Maendeleo ya Baisra Tanzania { Tanzania Trade Development Authority – Trade } kwa uamuzi wake wa kuisaidia Wizara ya Biashara Viwanda na Masoko Zanzibar katika taaluma ya Maonyesho na matamasha ya Baishara.</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 aliitaka Mamlaka hiyo kuendelea kuiunga mkono Zanzibar katika sekta hiyo ili ifikie hatua ya kujiendesha yenyewe katika sekta hiyo muhimu ya Uchumi wa 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;">Aliwashukuru washiriki wa wa tamasha hili la Biashara Zanzibar kutoka ndani na nje ya Nchi, Taasisi za Umma na zile Binafsi, Mapampuni kwa kushiriki kwenye tamasha la mwaka huu na kuwaomba washiriki kwenye matamasha yanayokuwa yanaandaliwa hapa 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;">Mapema Waziri wa Biashara, Viwanda na Masoko Zanzibar Mh. Nassor Ahmed Mazrui alisema ukuaji wa sekta ya B iashara hapa Nchini umeongeza mapato ya nchi sambamba na huduma za fedha.</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;">Waziri Mazrui alisema Tamasha la Biashara la Mwaka huu limeshirikisha zaidi ya Makampuni 160 katika ya 200 yaliyoomba kushiriki katika Tamasha hili kutoka Tanzania Bara na wenyeji Zanzibar yakiwemo Makapumi mawili ya Kigeni.</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 mbali ya bidhaa mbali mbali zitakazouzwa na kuonyeshwa kwenye Tamasha hilo la bishara lakini pia huduma za Michezo ya Watoto itakuwepo ili kuwapa fursa watoto watakaotembelea Tamasha hilo kupata burdani.</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;">Waziri wa Biashara, Viwanda na Masoko aliwapongeza washiriki wa Tamasha la kwanza la mwaka J ana lililofanikiwa vyema kutokana na kukusanya mapato zaidi hya shilingi Milioni 220,630,150/- kutokana na bishara za papo kwa papo.</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 Tamasha la mwaka pia lilipokea maombi ya wateja kutoka makampuni na watu binafsi kwa ajili hya kupata huduma zenye gharama ya zaidi ya shilingi Milioni 90,000,00o/-.</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;">Tamasha la Pili la Biashara la mwaka 2015 la maadhimisho ya kutimia miaka 51 ya Mapinduzi ya Zanzibar limeanza Tarehe 7 Januari mwaka huu wa 2015 na kuendelea hadi Tarahe 13 Mwezi huu.</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>

Balozi Seif atowa wito kwa wizara ya biashara

Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar Balozi Seif Ali Iddi ametoa wito kwa Wizara ya Biashara, Viwanda na Masoko Zanzibar kuanzisha eneo...

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Wananchi watakiwa kufuta maalezo ya Hospital

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-y-kxOpw4owY/VLd06EN_f5I/AAAAAAAAFJo/PI54x81FzwA/s1600/IC1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-y-kxOpw4owY/VLd06EN_f5I/AAAAAAAAFJo/PI54x81FzwA/s1600/IC1.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> <span style="font-size: large;">Na: Hassan Hamad, OMKR</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 Mhe. Maalim Seif Sharif Hamad, amewasisitiza wananchi kufuata taratibu na maelekezo ya hospitali, ili kuwawekea wagonjwa mazingira bora.</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 kauli hiyo katika hafla ya ufunguzi wa kitengo cha wagonjwa mahututi (ICU) cha hospitali kuu ya Mnazi Mmoja, ikiwa ni shamra shamra za maadhimisho ya miaka 51 na Mapinduzi 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;">Amesema wagonjwa hasa wanaotibiwa katika wodi ya wagonjwa mahututi wanahitaji utulivu na uangalizi maalum, hivyo hakuna budi kwa wananchi kwa watendaji wa hospitali na wananchi kuwawekea mazingira bora kwa ajili ya matibabu yao.</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 iwapo wananchi watashindwa kufuata taratibu hizo ambazo zimewekwa kwa lengo la kuweka mazingira bora ya hospitali, wanaweza kusababisha usumbufu na athari zisizokuwa za ulazima kwa wagonjwa, ikiwa ni pamoja na kuwasababishia matatizo mengine ya kiafya.</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;">Sambamba na hilo Makamu wa Kwanza wa Rais wa Zanzibar amewahimiza wafanyakazi wa hospitali kuwa wapole na wavumilivu wakati wote, ili kuwapa matumaini wagonjwa na wananchi wanaofika hospitali kwa ajili ya kupatiwa huduma.</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 kumekuwepo na malalamiko ya muda mrefu kwa wafanyakazi wa hospitali kutokuwa na lugha nzuri wakati wanapowahudumia wagonjwa, jambo ambalo linakiuka maadili ya taaluma ya afya.</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 wakati umefika kwa wafanyakazi hao kubadilika ili kulinda heshima ya taaluma hiyo na kujenga matumaini mapya kwa wagonjwa wanaofika hospitali.</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;">“Kitendo cha kumjali mgonjwa ikiwa ni pamoja na kumpa lugha nzuri ni sehemu ya matibabu kwa mgonjwa huyo, na hapo hapo anaweza kujisikia kuwa amepata nafuu kutokana mapokezi mazuri aliyoyapata. Kwa hivyo watendaji wa afya mnatakiwa kuwa na nyuso za tabasamu wakati wote mnapowahudumia wagonjwa”, alitanabahisha 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;">Maalim Seif amewatahadharisha watendaji wa sekta ya afya kuacha kuhatarisha maisha ya watu kwa sababu ya kushindwa kuchangia gharama za matibabu.</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 kitu cha msingi ni kuweka mazingira ya kujaribu kuokoa maisha ya mgonjwa kwanza, na gharama za matibabu zinaweza kujadiliwa baada ya mgonjwa kupata nafuu.</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 Maalim Seif ameelezea kuridhishwa kwake na hali nzuri ya wodi hiyo mpya ya wagonjwa mahututi, na kuelezea matumaini yake kuwa itatunzwa na kuendelezwa.</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 kuwepo kwa wodi hiyo yenye vitendea kazi vya kisasa katika hospitali ya mnazi mmoja, kutasaidia kupunguza gharama za matibabu kwa wagonjwa waliokuwa wakisafirishwa nje ya Zanzibar kutafuta huduma 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;">Aidha Maalim Seif ameitaka Wizara ya Afya kuweka mkazo katika utoaji wa mafunzo na kuwaendeleza vijana katika taaluma ya afya, ili kupunguza tatizo la wataalamu wa sekta 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;">Mapema akizungumza katika hafla hiyo, Waziri wa Afya Mhe. Rashid Seif Suleiman, amesema serikali inajitahidi kupata vifaa vya kisasa vya uchunguzi, ili kuwawezesha madaktari kufanya kazi zao kwa uhakika.</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 katika kuimarisha sekta ya afya, Wizara hiyo ina mpango wa kupata dawa kwa ajili ya matumizi ya Zanzibar bila ya kupita muda wake wa matumizi, sambamba na kujenga wodi mpya ya akinamama wanaokwenda kujifungua katika hospitali 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;">Nae Katibu Mkuu wa Wizara hiyo Dr. Mohamed Saleh Jidawi, amesema lengo la kujengwa kwa wodi hiyo mpya ni pamoja na kuinua afya za wananchi pamoja na kuokoa maisha yao.</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 wodi hiyo sasa imeimarika kwa kuwa na vifaa vyote vinavyohitajika kwa ajili ya uchunguzi na upimaji, na kwamba hatua hiyo itaondosha tatizo la wagonjwa hao kupelekwa sehemu nyengine kwa uchunguzi.</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;">Wodi hiyo yenye vitanda vinane na vifaa vya uchunguzi, imetengenezwa kwa mashirikiano katika Serikali ya China na Serikali ya Mapinduzi ya Zanzibar, na imegharimu dola milioni moja nukta mbili hadi kukamilika kwake.</span></div> </div>

Wananchi watakiwa kufuta maalezo ya Hospital

Na: Hassan Hamad, OMKR Makamu wa Kwanza wa Rais wa Zanzibar Mhe. Maalim Seif Sharif Hamad, amewasisitiza wananchi kufuata taratibu n...

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Sixteen African countries have two or more official languages

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Fqa6JKpOn1M/VLd0qFpA5GI/AAAAAAAAFJg/qlgrhPMK5Wk/s1600/appo.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Fqa6JKpOn1M/VLd0qFpA5GI/AAAAAAAAFJg/qlgrhPMK5Wk/s1600/appo.png" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Did you know that there are more than 2,000 different languages spoken across Africa, some of which are spoken by just a few communities and others are used by millions of people and hundreds of media houses? </span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Sixteen African countries have two or more official languages and your choice of language for your PR activities can directly affect your return on investment (ROI). <br /><br />After all, no one wants to hold a press conference or distribute a press release in a language that only 50 per cent of journalists will be able to understand. To do so would result in minimal media coverage and would be considered extremely disrespectful by members of the media and local authorities.<br /><br />"Language is a crucial factor when planning press release distribution or another PR activity in Africa. If you want the African media houses to spread your message, it is common courtesy to provide content in their working language or languages. Don't expect them to spend time and money translating content provided in the wrong language," said Nicolas Pompigne-Mognard, Founder and CEO of APO (African Press Organization).<br /><br />Understanding which languages are spoken in which areas is important to the success of any public relations activity in Africa. For example, if you're planning press release distribution or another PR activity in East Africa, you'll want to include the Swahili language. This language is spoken by over 100 million people. Another example, Luganda, is the major language of Uganda, spoken by over 16 million people and used by some of the most influential media houses in Uganda.<br /><br />To help PR professionals plan their press release distribution and PR activities in Africa, APO has released a Language Search Tool, which includes all 54 African countries – available for use at . </span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The Language Search Tool will show you which languages are spoken in the areas you are targeting for your press release or other public relations activities in Africa.<br /><br />After using this <a href="http://www.apo-opa.com/public_relations_africa_tools.php#anchor2">tool</a>, even if only once, you'll understand how diverse the languages of this continent are. If you want to reach the maximum number of people and do so in a way that is clear and well-received, English, French, Arabic and Portuguese are not enough; it is imperative that you take into consideration the wide variety of languages spoken in Africa. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.apo-opa.com/press_release_distribution.php">APO</a> is the creator of Africa Wire® , the newswire service for press release distribution and monitoring in Africa. This reaches over 50,000 media outlets, bloggers and social networks, and redistributes content to more than 50 African websites, as well as to Bloomberg Terminal, Thomson Reuters, LexisNexis, Dow Jones Factiva, 250 million mobile subscribers in 30 countries and more.<br /><br />APO Africa Wire® has a potential reach of 600 million people and guarantees the most efficient media influence in Africa; in turn, this is how APO's clients can directly target audiences in all corners of the continent and the world.<br /><br />APO is a <a href="http://www.apo-opa.com/press_release_distribution.php#anchor2a">NASDAQ</a> GlobeNewswire Authorised Agency for Africa offering unique access to 1.5 million financial and trade media outlets in North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.<br /></span></div> </div>

Sixteen African countries have two or more official languages

Did you know that there are more than 2,000 different languages spoken across Africa, some of which are spoken by just a few communities...

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Most developing countries will benefit from oil price slump, says World Bank Group

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yUKqxi06o1Q/VLI-Zh6Z4mI/AAAAAAAAFI0/bHS3SjYZhxQ/s1600/download.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="78" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yUKqxi06o1Q/VLI-Zh6Z4mI/AAAAAAAAFI0/bHS3SjYZhxQ/s1600/download.jpg" width="400" /></a>Gains from low oil prices can be substantial for developing-country importers if supported by stronger global growth, says a World Bank Group analysis of the oil price decline, contained in the latest edition of Global Economic Prospects.<br /><br />The decline in oil prices reflects a confluence of factors, including several years of upward surprises in oil supply and downward surprises in demand, receding geopolitical risks in some areas of the world, a significant change in policy objectives of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), and appreciation of the U.S. dollar. Although the relative strength of the forces driving the recent plunge in prices remains uncertain, supply related factors appear to have played a dominant role.<br /><br />Soft oil prices are expected to persist in 2015 and will be accompanied by significant real income shifts from oil-exporting to oil-importing countries. For many oil-importing countries, lower prices contribute to growth and reduce inflationary, external, and fiscal pressures.<br /> </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">However, weak oil prices present significant challenges for major oil-exporting countries, which will be adversely impacted by weakening growth prospects, and fiscal and external positions. If lower oil prices persist, they could also undermine investment in new exploration or development. This would especially put at risk investment in some low-income countries, or in unconventional sources such as shale oil, tar sands, and deep sea oil fields.<br /><br />“For policymakers in oil-importing developing countries, the fall in oil prices provides a window of opportunity to undertake fiscal policy and structural reforms as well as fund social programs. In oil-exporting countries, the sharp decline in oil prices is a reminder of significant vulnerabilities inherent in highly concentrated economic activity and the necessity to reinvigorate efforts to diversify over the medium and long term,” said Ayhan Kose, Director of Development Prospects at the World Bank.<br /><br />The analysis on oil prices in Global Economic Prospects is complemented by two special features on how trends in global trade and remittance flows are impacting developing countries.<br /><br />Global trade weak on cyclical and long-term factors </span></div> <div class="email-wrapped" id="yiv4097089212" role="gridcell" tabindex="0"> <div class="yiv4097089212WordSection1" style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br />Global trade expanded by less than 3.5 percent in 2012 and 2013, well below the pre-crisis average annual rate of 7 percent, holding back developing country growth in recent years. <br /><br />Weak demand, mainly in investment but also in consumer demand, is one of the main causes of the deceleration in trade growth. With high-income countries accounting for some 65 percent of global imports, the lingering weakness of their economies five years after the crisis suggests that weak demand continues to adversely impact the recovery in global trade. </span></div> <div class="yiv4097089212WordSection1" style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"></span> </div> <div class="yiv4097089212WordSection1" style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">However, long-term trends have also slowed trade growth, including the changing relationship between trade and income. Specifically, world trade has become less responsive to changes in global income because of slower expansions of global supply chains and a shift in demand from trade-intensive investment to less trade-intensive private and public consumption.<br /><br />The analysis finds that these long-term factors affecting trade will also shape the behavior of trade flows in the years ahead—in particular, that the expected recovery in global growth is not likely to be accompanied by the rapid growth in trade flows observed in the pre-crisis years.<br /><br />Remittances have potential to smooth consumption<br /><br />A second special feature reports that remittance flows to many low- and middle-income countries are not only significant relative to GDP but also comparable in value to foreign direct investment (FDI) and foreign aid. Since 2000, remittances to developing countries have averaged about 60 percent of the volume of total foreign direct investment flows. 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Developing countries need to rebuild fiscal space to weather growth slowdowns, says a new report by the World Bank Group

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <table class="W-100 Reset H-100" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1420966540823_5256"><tbody id="yui_3_16_0_1_1420966540823_5255"> <tr id="yui_3_16_0_1_1420966540823_5254"><td class="W-100 Px-0" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1420966540823_13838"> <div aria-live="polite" class="yui3-aclist-aria" role="status"> </div> </td> <td class="Grid W-10 Whs-nw Pstart-4 Pend-0 Bdcl-s"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yUKqxi06o1Q/VLI-Zh6Z4mI/AAAAAAAAFI0/bHS3SjYZhxQ/s1600/download.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="78" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yUKqxi06o1Q/VLI-Zh6Z4mI/AAAAAAAAFI0/bHS3SjYZhxQ/s1600/download.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Faced with weaker export prospects, an impending rise in global interest rates, and fragile financial market sentiment, developing countries need to rebuild fiscal buffers to support economic activity in case of a growth slowdown, says the new edition of Global Economic Prospects, released today by the World Bank Group. For many developing economies, lower oil prices have provided a timely opportunity for doing so.  <br /><br />In countries with elevated domestic debt or inflation, monetary policy options to deal with a potential slowdown are constrained. In the foreseeable future, these countries may need to employ fiscal stimulus measures to support growth. But many developing countries have less fiscal space now than they did prior to 2008, having used fiscal stimulus during the global financial crisis. And in recent years, private debt levels have risen substantially in some developing countries. <br /><br />A key finding from the analysis in the report is that in countries where debt and deficits have widened from pre-crisis levels, each fiscal dollar spent on activities designed to boost consumption and national income will have roughly a third less impact than it did in the run-up to the global financial crisis. Because the so-called fiscal multiplier effect is weaker now for many developing countries, they need to rebuild budgets in the medium-term, at a pace determined to country-specific conditions. For a number of oil-importing countries, lower oil prices offer a chance to improve fiscal positions more quickly than might have been possible before mid-2014. <br /><br />“With oil likely to remain cheap for some time, oil-importing countries should lower or even eliminate fuel subsidies and rebuild the fiscal space needed to carry out future stimulus efforts. On the policy front, both the size and the quality of fiscal deficits matter, as do spending decisions. Emerging market economies would do well to invest in infrastructure and support social schemes vital to poverty reduction. Such policies can raise future productivity and reduce the fiscal deficit in the long run,” said Kaushik Basu, Senior Vice President and Chief Economist at the World Bank. "This year’s Global Economic Prospects now goes beyond prediction and deepens our understanding of our global economic predicament." <br /><br />The report documents how well-designed and credible institutional mechanisms—such as fiscal rules, stabilization funds, and medium-term expenditure frameworks—are instrumental in fostering growth and restoring depleted fiscal buffers. <br /><br />“The rebuilding of fiscal buffers will provide the room required to support activity during times of economic stress. The need for additional fiscal buffers is more pronounced now in an environment of uncertain growth prospects, limited policy options, and likely tighter global financial conditions,” said </span></div> <span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: justify;"> Ayhan Kose,</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Director of Development Prospects at the World Bank. </div> </span><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> </span></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <table class="W-100 Reset H-100" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1420966540823_5256"><tbody id="yui_3_16_0_1_1420966540823_5255"> <tr id="yui_3_16_0_1_1420966540823_5254"> <td class="Grid W-10 Whs-nw Pstart-4 Pend-0 Bdcl-s" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1420966540823_5253"></td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> <div class="Ma Z-2 Pos-r" data-property="mail" data-protocol="https" data-spaceid="978500286" data-stencil="true" data-ylk="rspns:nav;act:click;t1:a1;t2:uh-d;itc:0;" id="uhWrapper" 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Africa.com to be FIELD Global Partner for Harvard Business School

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jsyD9VLNVkg/VLI8Z7bw2EI/AAAAAAAAFIo/XXuZpbr8kZw/s1600/777cbb03-361c-4c41-bcf3-baa71f6e6fba.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jsyD9VLNVkg/VLI8Z7bw2EI/AAAAAAAAFIo/XXuZpbr8kZw/s1600/777cbb03-361c-4c41-bcf3-baa71f6e6fba.jpg" width="212" /></a></div> <span style="font-size: large;"><span id="goog_326940102"></span><span id="goog_326940103"></span>African Media Agency (AMA)/-Africa.com is looking forward to welcoming a team of students from Harvard Business School this week. The team of six students will be in Johannesburg for a week as part of a required first-year course at Harvard Business School called FIELD, which stands for Field Immersion Experiences for Leadership Development. Africa.com is one of 156 FIELD Global Partners spanning 13 countries around the world. Together they will host more than 930 students in all.<br /><br />"We are pleased to be working with Harvard Business School to provide students with a real-world learning experience in South Africa." said Teresa Clarke,Chairman and CEO. "We feel certain that the students will gather insights here that they would never be able to glean from a classroom discussion alone."<br /><br />FIELD has three modules that run through the entire first year of the two- year MBA program. The first module focuses on developing individual leadership skills through team feedback and self-reflection. The second focuses on developing global intelligence by immersing them in a foreign country to develop a new product or service in country for their Global Partner organization. The final module brings all the lessons together by challenging students to develop and launch their own micro-business as part of a small team back in Boston.<br /><br />Africa.com executives have been working with the team remotely in the months leading up to their arrival in South Africa. While in the country, they will pitch their ideas to the leadership team, conduct field research with consumers around Johannesburg and present their final recommendations to management.<br /><br />Harvard is quick to acknowledge that this important learning experience would not be possible without the Global Partners. <br /><br />"We are extremely grateful to Africa.com and all the FIELD Global Partner organizations for all they do on behalf of our students," said Professor Tony Mayo, the faculty head of FIELD. "The students benefit immeasurably from this experience and we hope the partner organizations do as well."</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /> Distributed by African Media Agency (AMA) on behalf of Africa.co<em id="yui_3_16_0_1_1420884277255_8024">m</em></span></div> </div>

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MAALIM AFUNGUA ICU ZNZ

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cpUEZbBSQUY/VLI8DPGSNxI/AAAAAAAAFIg/0V9weduflPY/s1600/untitled.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cpUEZbBSQUY/VLI8DPGSNxI/AAAAAAAAFIg/0V9weduflPY/s1600/untitled.png" width="348" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">Na: Hassan Hamad, OMKR</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br />Makamu wa Kwanza wa Rais wa Zanzibar Mhe. Maalim Seif Sharif Hamad, amewasisitiza wananchi kufuata taratibu na maelekezo ya hospitali, ili kuwawekea wagonjwa mazingira bora.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br />Maalim Seif ametoa kauli hiyo katika hafla ya ufunguzi wa kitengo cha wagonjwa mahututi (ICU) cha hospitali kuu ya Mnazi Mmoja, ikiwa ni shamra shamra za maadhimisho ya miaka 51 na Mapinduzi ya Zanzibar.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br />Amesema wagonjwa hasa wanaotibiwa katika wodi ya wagonjwa mahututi wanahitaji utulivu na uangalizi maalum, hivyo hakuna budi kwa wananchi kwa watendaji wa hospitali na wananchi kuwawekea mazingira bora kwa ajili ya matibabu yao.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br />Amesema iwapo wananchi watashindwa kufuata taratibu hizo ambazo zimewekwa kwa lengo la kuweka mazingira bora ya hospitali, wanaweza kusababisha usumbufu na athari zisizokuwa za ulazima kwa wagonjwa, ikiwa ni pamoja na kuwasababishia matatizo mengine ya kiafya.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br />Sambamba na hilo Makamu wa Kwanza wa Rais wa Zanzibar amewahimiza wafanyakazi wa hospitali kuwa wapole na wavumilivu wakati wote, ili kuwapa matumaini wagonjwa na wananchi wanaofika hospitali kwa ajili ya kupatiwa huduma.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br />Amesema kumekuwepo na malalamiko ya muda mrefu kwa wafanyakazi wa hospitali kutokuwa na lugha nzuri wakati wanapowahudumia wagonjwa, jambo ambalo linakiuka maadili ya taaluma ya afya.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br />Amesema wakati umefika kwa wafanyakazi hao kubadilika ili kulinda heshima ya taaluma hiyo na kujenga matumaini mapya kwa wagonjwa wanaofika hospitali.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br />“Kitendo cha kumjali mgonjwa ikiwa ni pamoja na kumpa lugha nzuri ni sehemu ya matibabu kwa mgonjwa huyo, na hapo hapo anaweza kujisikia kuwa amepata nafuu kutokana mapokezi mazuri aliyoyapata. Kwa hivyo watendaji wa afya mnatakiwa kuwa na nyuso za tabasamu wakati wote mnapowahudumia wagonjwa”, alitanabahisha Maalim Seif.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br />Maalim Seif amewatahadharisha watendaji wa sekta ya afya kuacha kuhatarisha maisha ya watu kwa sababu ya kushindwa kuchangia gharama za matibabu.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br />Amesema kitu cha msingi ni kuweka mazingira ya kujaribu kuokoa maisha ya mgonjwa kwanza, na gharama za matibabu zinaweza kujadiliwa baada ya mgonjwa kupata nafuu.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br />Hata hivyo Maalim Seif ameelezea kuridhishwa kwake na hali nzuri ya wodi hiyo mpya ya wagonjwa mahututi, na kuelezea matumaini yake kuwa itatunzwa na kuendelezwa.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br />Amesema kuwepo kwa wodi hiyo yenye vitendea kazi vya kisasa katika hospitali ya mnazi mmoja, kutasaidia kupunguza gharama za matibabu kwa wagonjwa waliokuwa wakisafirishwa nje ya Zanzibar kutafuta huduma hiyo.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br />Aidha Maalim Seif ameitaka Wizara ya Afya kuweka mkazo katika utoaji wa mafunzo na kuwaendeleza vijana katika taaluma ya afya, ili kupunguza tatizo la wataalamu wa sekta hiyo.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br />Mapema akizungumza katika hafla hiyo, Waziri wa Afya Mhe. Rashid Seif Suleiman, amesema serikali inajitahidi kupata vifaa vya kisasa vya uchunguzi, ili kuwawezesha madaktari kufanya kazi zao kwa uhakika.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br />Amesema katika kuimarisha sekta ya afya, Wizara hiyo ina mpango wa kupata dawa kwa ajili ya matumizi ya Zanzibar bila ya kupita muda wake wa matumizi, sambamba na kujenga wodi mpya ya akinamama wanaokwenda kujifungua katika hospitali hiyo.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br />Nae Katibu Mkuu wa Wizara hiyo Dr. Mohamed Saleh Jidawi, amesema lengo la kujengwa kwa wodi hiyo mpya ni pamoja na kuinua afya za wananchi pamoja na kuokoa maisha yao.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br />Amefahamisha kuwa wodi hiyo sasa imeimarika kwa kuwa na vifaa vyote vinavyohitajika kwa ajili ya uchunguzi na upimaji, na kwamba hatua hiyo itaondosha tatizo la wagonjwa hao kupelekwa sehemu nyengine kwa uchunguzi.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br />Wodi hiyo yenye vitanda vinane na vifaa vya uchunguzi, imetengenezwa kwa mashirikiano katika Serikali ya China na Serikali ya Mapinduzi ya Zanzibar, na imegharimu dola milioni moja nukta mbili hadi kukamilika kwake.</span></div> </div>

MAALIM AFUNGUA ICU ZNZ

Na: Hassan Hamad, OMKR Makamu wa Kwanza wa Rais wa Zanzibar Mhe. Maalim Seif Sharif Hamad, amewasisitiza wananchi kufuata taratibu na ma...

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“Mara youth: vessels and voices of change in ending FGM”

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KJCLsMWgtJU/VKzcSNMrdmI/AAAAAAAAFIQ/M01DlOagsmw/s1600/IMG-20150106-WA0017.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KJCLsMWgtJU/VKzcSNMrdmI/AAAAAAAAFIQ/M01DlOagsmw/s1600/IMG-20150106-WA0017.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">As efforts to end female genital mutilation (FGM) are intensifying in the country, 836 young people– 634 girls and 202 boys from Tarime and Loliondo districts, have gone through alternative rites of passage training. The young people were awarded certificates of merit during a graduation ceremony organized by Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent De Paul on Monday 5th January 2015 and officiated by Minister of Labour and Employment, Hon. Gaudensia Kabaka.</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 one-month training which was conducted at Masanga Centre for girls and Sirari district for boys, aimed at ensuring that the young people receive rites of passage that are beneficial rather than harmful for them; helping girls to avoid mutilation and boys from being circumcised the dangerous non-medical traditional way.</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;">Speaking at the graduates at the ceremony, UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative Mr. Alvaro Rodriguez said, “Girls and boys, you are the vessels and voices of change. Change in your own lives, change for future generations of young people here in Mara region and Tanzania and the world over. You have stood up against harmful traditional practices, and by doing so, you have supported the ability of others to do the same after you. I applaud you for your courage and commend you on your choice.” </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;">Through the support of UNFPA and others the Terminate Female Genital Mutilation (TFGM) programme has been able to protect many girls in Mara region from being mutilated. Over the period of seven years; 2001 girls have passed through the alternative rites of passage. These girls have been saved from child marriage, teenage pregnancy, forced female genital mutilation and aborted education.</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;">“FGM is a harmful traditional practice that results in significant health problems for women and girls and violates their human rights,” said Dr. Natalia Kanem, UNFPA Country Representative. “FGM is deeply entrenched in the traditional practices of the community and often protected by local leaders. It is good that here in Mara region, the efforts for its eradication should be directed on and led by the communities to create the needed change,” emphasized Dr. Kanem.</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 year will mark six years since the Masanga centre has organized similar alternative rites of passage trainings and graduation ceremonies in Mara region. Twelve former traditional cutters (ngaribas) were present to give testimony during the ceremony.</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;">FGM is being practiced variably in Tanzania and it is mostly predominant in Manyara 71%, Dodoma 64%, Arusha 57%, Singida 51% and Mara 40%. “Nothing justifies the continued practice of FGM, it is an obstacle to attainment of the health, development and human rights goal not only for girls and women but also for all members of society; In the 21st century, no woman or girl should undergo FGM, suffer or die due to it. Addressing the persistent inequalities that negatively affect women's and girl's health and well-being is the UN’s unfinished business.” concludes Dr. Kanem.</span></div> </div>

“Mara youth: vessels and voices of change in ending FGM”

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Ebola Survivors Across West Africa Share Life-Saving Tips Via Mobile App

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4B1fQwIOmE8/VKt4ibUj23I/AAAAAAAAFIA/MTIyDII7YvQ/s1600/ebola.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="27" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4B1fQwIOmE8/VKt4ibUj23I/AAAAAAAAFIA/MTIyDII7YvQ/s1600/ebola.png" width="400" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.isurvivedebola.org/">ISurvivedEbola</a></span><span style="font-size: large;">, the groundbreaking West African multimedia campaign, has launched a new, interactive mobile app that allows Ebola survivors to connect with each other, share public health advice, and update the world on the challenges they still face during their post-recovery lives.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The innovative digital tool debuted in Guinea on January 5. It is being piloted by the first Guinean survivor to share her story with the #ISurvivedEbola campaign. The updates from the app appear on the newly launched <a href="http://www.isurvivedebola.org/">#ISurvivedEbola</a> website, which also houses the stories of a growing community of Ebola survivors from Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">In the first-ever message sent via the mobile app, Camara “Fanta” Fantaoulen of Guinea stated in French, “Yes, I survived Ebola, thanks to the help of the brave healthcare workers who treated me. And I’ve learned that together, we can defeat this virus and protect our families and communities.”</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">After losing her father and five other family members to suspected or confirmed Ebola, Fanta believed her death was imminent when she tested positive for the virus. Thanks to a combination of early treatment, strict adherence to her treatment plan, and sheer determination, Fanta recovered from the virus and is now providing psychosocial support to Ebola patients.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">View Fanta’s survivor story video here: A Pillar of Strength and Support for Fellow Ebola Victims: Fanta’s Story of Survival and <a href="https://vimeo.com/115735196">Solidarity</a>:</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The mobile app is the latest component of the #ISurvivedEbola campaign, which leverages survivor stories from Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea to deliver vital public health information about Ebola to affected populations, and to reduce the stigma faced by Ebola survivors. A key way in which the campaign does this is by documenting survivor stories in video, audio, and print formats; then disseminating these stories broadly via local, national, and international media, online platforms, and other distribution channels. Educational radio dramas that tell fictional yet reality-based stories of survival, and radio call-in shows that feature Ebola survivors as guests, are among the equally important campaign activities.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Funded by Paul G. Allen’s Vulcan Productions in response to the Ebola crisis in West Africa, #ISurvivedEbola is part of the #TackleEbola <a href="http://www.tackleebola.com/">initiative </a> and the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation’s commitment of at least $100 million for Ebola relief. The campaign is implemented by PCI Media Impact in collaboration with UNICEF.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Carole Tomko, General Manager and Creative Director of Vulcan Productions, states, “The mobile app really changes the face of this campaign by empowering the people of West Africa to share stories about Ebola and survivorship with each other and the world. The app gives a human face to survivorship and has the potential to create a sense of community in which the survivors, rather than being stigmatized, become leaders and heroes in this fight. The new digital components of the campaign extend our reach beyond West Africa, allowing these very moving, personal stories to be seen and heard globally.”</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Currently, campaign staff in Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea are providing each survivor who has shared his or her story through the campaign with a smartphone installed with the app, thereby enabling these individuals to use the technology to share information about their lives after recovery. The smartphones and the app were provided and developed with support from the charity fundraising website GlobalGiving. Campaign staff expect survivors in all three countries to begin utilizing the app within two weeks. The mobile app updates will be shared globally on the newly launched #ISurvivedEbola website.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">With the release of the app and launch of the website, the #ISurvivedEbola campaign has completed Phase I of its roll-out in Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea. With active distribution of campaign products across radio, print, digital, and video platforms in West Africa and beyond, the #ISurvivedEbola campaign is also continuing to add stories of hope and resilience to the world’s focus on the Ebola outbreak. These stories include two additional survivor story videos from survivors in Liberia and Sierra Leone, respectively.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The latest Liberia video introduces the world to Decontee Davis, a 23-year-old who overcame Ebola but lost her fiancé to the virus. Decontee now works in an Interim Care Center for children who have come in contact with Ebola patients and are under 21 days of observation. Many of these children have lost one or both parents to the disease. In the new Sierra Leone video, audiences meet Aminata Kargbo, a university student who, after surviving Ebola, has arisen as a leader in efforts to educate her fellow countrymen and women on the benefits of early treatment.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://vimeo.com/115734700">View</a> the two new videos here: Mother of Many: Ebola Survivor Decontee’s Mission to Help Children Touched by the Outbreak, and The Power of Early Treatment: Aminata’s Story of Ebola Survival and How She is Using it to Help <a href="https://vimeo.com/115734353">Others</a>.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">“The campaign is really accelerating, especially in the three countries hardest hit by the Ebola outbreak,” said Sean Southey, CEO of PCI Media Impact. “We began in early December with the launch of the campaign and release of the first survivor video out of Liberia. Then, the campaign launched educational Ebola-focused radio programs in Liberia and released the premier survivor story out of Sierra Leone. Now, we have activated the mobile app, released the first survivor story out of Guinea, and launched a website that will allow concerned citizens throughout the world to join the movement.”</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 multiple #ISurvivedEbola campaign products and activities are reinforcing the existing work being done by organizations like UNICEF in Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea to spread key messages on Ebola to the public.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">“While treatment of Ebola patients is critical, the best way to end the Ebola outbreak in West Africa is to cut the chain of transmission and prevent further infections,” said Rafael Obregon, Chief of the Communication for Development Section at UNICEF. </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;">“As the global UN lead for the Social Mobilization Pillar of the Ebola response in West Africa, UNICEF is at the helm of efforts to stop transmission by working with national governments and partners to educate the public in Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea about how to protect themselves, their families, and their communities from the virus. #ISurvivedEbola is reinforcing our efforts by providing this information in multiple, highly entertaining forms, including through the testimonies of actual survivors.”</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 #TackleEbola.</span></div> </div>

Ebola Survivors Across West Africa Share Life-Saving Tips Via Mobile App

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Wizara ya elimu yatakiwa kuongeza nguvu

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-l03LX53-ghk/VKpCR54tmDI/AAAAAAAAFHw/OTbQM-ca7l8/s1600/tu3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-l03LX53-ghk/VKpCR54tmDI/AAAAAAAAFHw/OTbQM-ca7l8/s1600/tu3.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Na: Hassan Hamad (OMKR)</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 Mhe. Maalim Seif Sharif Hamad, amesema wakati umefika kwa Wizara ya Elimu na Mafunzo ya Amali Zanzibar kuweka mkazo katika mafunzo ya amali, ili kuwawezesha vijana wanaohitimu masomo yao kuweza kujiajiri.</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 kwa muda mrefu Wizara hiyo imekuwa ikiweka mkazo juu ya utoaji wa elimu bila ya kuzingatia matokeo ya elimu hiyo kwa wahitimu, jambo ambalo hupelekea kukosa ajira baada ya masomo yao.</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 ameelea hayo wakati akiifungua rasmi skuli ya sekondari ya Chwaka Tumbe, ikiwa ni maadhimisho ya miaka 51 ya Mapinduzi 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;">Amesema vijana wengi wanavyo vipaji katika taaluma mbali mbali, na iwapo wataendelezwa kwenye taaluma hizo inaweza kupunguza mzigo wa vijana wasiokuwa na ajira 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;">Amefahamisha kuwa hatua hiyo pia itapunguza tatizo la wataalamu wanaohitajika nchini ikiwa ni pamoja na walimu wa sayansi na hisabati.</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;">Amewataka wazazi na walimu kuwasisitiwa watoto kusoma masomo ya sayansi na Teknolojia, na kuachana na dhana kuwa masomo hayo ni magumu, jambo ambalo halina ukweli bali linahitaji jitihada za pamoja kati ya walimu, wazazi na wanafunzi.</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;">Ameipongeza Wizara ya Elimu kwa kusimamia utekelezaji wa mradi wa elimu ya lazima unaogharamiwa na Benki ya Dunia pamoja na SMZ, na kwamba hatua hiyo intapungua tatizo la lafasi za kusomea na mrundikano wa wanafunzi madarasani.</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 hafla hiyo, Katibu Mkuu Wizara ya Elimu na Mafunzo ya Amali Bi. Khadija Bakar Juma, amesema skuli hiyo ni miongoni mwa skuli 19 zilizojengwa katika wilaya 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;">Amesema lengo la mradi huo wa ujenzi wa skuli za Wilaya ni kuzifanya kuwa skuli skuli za mfano kwa kutoa wanafunzi wenye vipaji mbali mbaliAmeahidi kuwa Wizara imejipanga kukabiliana na tatizo la dakhalia katika skuli hiyo ambapo wanakusudia kuijenga katika awamu ya pili ya mradi 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;">Skuli hiyo ya sekondari yenye vyumba 12 vya kusomea, maabara, maktaba na nyumba tatu za walimu imegharimu zaidi ya shilingi bilioni moja na nusu hadi kukamilika 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;">Akisoma risala ya skuli hiyo, mwalimu Mariam Hemed Said, amesema skuli hiyo inakabiliwa na tatizo la ukosefu wa viwanja vya michezo, uzio na dakhalia na kuiomba serikali kuyatafutia ufumbuzi.</span></div> </div>

Wizara ya elimu yatakiwa kuongeza nguvu

Na: Hassan Hamad (OMKR) Makamu wa Kwanza wa Rais wa Zanzibar Mhe. Maalim Seif Sharif Hamad, amesema wakati umefika kwa Wizara ya Eli...

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Maalim Seif apongeza hudma za maji

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Kd4qw1qlCQU/VKpAj-cUe8I/AAAAAAAAFHk/yi_hYMAPOVM/s1600/vik5.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="262" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Kd4qw1qlCQU/VKpAj-cUe8I/AAAAAAAAFHk/yi_hYMAPOVM/s1600/vik5.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Na: Hassan Hamad (OMKR).</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 Mhe. Maalim Seif Sharif Hamad, amesema kuimarika kwa huduma za maji safi na salama nchini kutasaidia harakati za uzalishaji pamoja na shughuli za kiuchumi.</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;">Umesema huduma hiyo pia husaidia kuokoa muda hasa kwa akinamama ambao mara nyingi hukabiliwa na jukumu la kutafuta maji kwa matumizi ya nyumbani.</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 kauli hiyo wakati akifungua mradi wa maji safi na usafi wa mazingira katika eneo la Vikunguni jimbo la Wawi katika Wilaya ya Chake Chake, ikiwa ni shamra shamra za maadhimisho ya miaka 51 ya Mapinduzi 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;">Ameelezea kufarajika kwake kutokana na mradi huo kuanza kuwanufaisha wananchi wengi wa eneo hilo pamoja na vijiji jirani.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Amefahamisha kupatikana kwa huduma hiyo ya uhakika, pia kutasaidia kujikinga na maradhi ya miripuko yakiwemo kipindupindu ambayo mara nyingi husababishwa na matumizi ya maji yasiyo salama.</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;">Amewasisitiza wananchi kuulinda na kuutunza mradi huo, ili uweze kuwa endelevu na kuweza kutumika kwa 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;">Sambamba na hilo Maalim Seif amewataka wananchi hao kuepukana na uharibifu wa mazingira, ili kujikinga na athari za mabadiliko ya tabianchi, ikiwa ni pamoja na kusababisha kukauka na kuchafuka kwa vyanzo vya maji.</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 tayari vijiji kadhaa vya Zanzibar kikiwemo kijiji cha Nungwi, tayari kimekumbwa na athari hizo kwa visima vyao kuingiliwa na maji ya chumvi, na kuvitaka vijiji vyengine kuchukua tahadhari juu ya athari kama 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;">Mapema akizungumza katika hafla hiyo, Waziri wa Ardhi, Makaazi, Maji na Nishati Mhe. Ramadhan Abdallah Shaaban, amesema lengo la Serikali ni kuhakikisha kuwa wananchi wa Zanzibar wanapata maji kwa asilimia 85 ifikapo mwishoni mwa mwaka huu.</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 ujenzi wa miradi ya maji mijini na vijijini umeshafikia asilimia 90 ambapo kazi ya usambazaji inaendelea vizuri.</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;">Akisoma taarifa ya kitaalamu, Naibu Katibu Mkuu wa Wizara hiyo Bw. Mustafa Aboud Jumbe, amesema zaidi ya shilingi bilioni mbili nukta tatu zimetumika kukamilisha mradi huo wa maji Vitongoji.</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 mradi huo ulioanzishwa mwaka 2011 ulijengwa chini ya ukandarasi wa kampuni ya SINO- HYDRO ya China, na uligharamiwa kwa pamoja na Benki ya Maendeleo ya Afrika (ADB), UN-Habitat na Serikali ya Mapinduzi 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;">Amefahamisha kuwa Serikali imo katika utaratibu wa kulipatia ufumbuzi tatizo la umeme katika visima na matangi ya maji ili kuhakikisha kuwa huduma hiyo inapatikana kwa uhakika.</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 risala yao wananchi hao wa Vikunguni wameishukuru Serikali na washirika wa maendeleo kwa kuwapelekea mradi huo ambao umeondosha kero ya upatikanaji wa maji safi na salama iliyokuwa ikiwakabili kwa muda mrefu.</span></div> </div>

Maalim Seif apongeza hudma za maji

Na: Hassan Hamad (OMKR). Makamu wa Kwanza wa Rais wa Zanzibar Mhe. Maalim Seif Sharif Hamad, amesema kuimarika kwa huduma za maji sa...

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