Malaik offers the global community clear and well-documented opportunities

<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/-P6hu_ocNLxk/VnJhltoG6JI/AAAAAAAAGv0/yzAz82wS_3U/s1600/mala.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="282" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-P6hu_ocNLxk/VnJhltoG6JI/AAAAAAAAGv0/yzAz82wS_3U/s400/mala.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <span style="font-size: large;">Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME's) are the primary job creation engine in Africa, accounting for over 95% of firms and 60%-70% of employment. Yet, SME's on the continent report access to finance as the biggest obstacle to growth. Malaik, an impact-focused equity crowdfunding portal, test launched today, to connect investors interested in impact investment opportunities and entrepreneurs raising equity finance. Malaik offers the global community clear and well-documented opportunities for high impact investing in African businesses, a chance to participate in Africa's growth story. </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br />"Young companies all over Africa face a scarcity of funds to fuel their growth," said Neku Atawodi, Founder of Malaik. "Apart from banks and occasional angel investors, there is often nowhere to turn. Malaik is turning this crisis into an opportunity for startups and investors alike by offering stakes in young African companies to the crowd. Our unique impact tracker means that investors can track their investments impact on the platform."<br /><br />Malaik is targetted at sophisticated investors, who understand the risks of investing in start ups. The platform uses a unique system of first identifying a lead investor before putting a company on the platform. The lead investor sets the terms and valuations of the deal, and personally invests a minimum of 25% of the companies' asking round. The lead investor negotiates a fair valuation and is required to conduct their own due diligence before putting their money in. A lead investor may be an individual investing alone, or a representative for an investing group or institution. The crowd receives the same class of share, and the same price per share, as the lead investor, except indicated otherwise. Companies listed on Malaik decide how much money they want to raise in exchange for a certain percentage of equity, and each investor's equity interest is proportionate to the size of their investment.<br /><br />Malaik will focus on high-impact companies that provide jobs and solve social and infrastructural issues in African nations while maintaining profitability. The global portal will fund seed stage businesses requiring funding between $200,000 to $2,000,000. Malaik has identified local partners in key regions around Africa that will source for high impact start ups locally, entrepreneurs can also apply to be listed on www.malaik.com.<br /><br />"We believe that business with an impact should be profitable," added Atawodi, "and that innovative entrepreneurs are the key to developing a more prosperous and equitable Africa. Malaik's unique job index will allow investors to view how many jobs are created by investing in the startups' scale up plans."<br /><br />Malaik is the first platform in the world to track impact as well as financial reports. Malaik tracks a company's impact using its unique impact tracker that tracks the company's progress using measurable Sustainable Development Goals and reports it in an easy to understand dial system. <br /><br />"The needs of our age are building a more sustainable world, fighting global poverty, global health issues and climate change, among others. The innovation in finance that responds to this need in Africa is Malaik: democratising impact investing into impact-driven African startups," said Issam Chleuh, Malaik Impact Advisor and CEO Africa Impact Group.<br /><br />Malaik charges no upfront or ongoing charges to investors, and receives nothing if a company does not make a profitable return. Malaik is showcasing its first fully funded company, I-drop water, a data powered innovative vending water machine that addresses the challenges of clean drinkable water in Africa. Press may request invites to private events in Lagos and Ghana this December. <br /><br />Distributed by African Media Agency (AMA) on behalf of Malaik.</span></div>

Malaik offers the global community clear and well-documented opportunities

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME's) are the primary job creation engine in Africa, accounting for over 95% of firms and 60%-70...

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Mvua zaharibu Singida

<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/-c5c6QHsqsSA/VnJgxJuQZlI/AAAAAAAAGvs/i996LUGgAOk/s1600/SAM_0052.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-c5c6QHsqsSA/VnJgxJuQZlI/AAAAAAAAGvs/i996LUGgAOk/s400/SAM_0052.JPG" width="400" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Na,Jumbe Ismailly-Singida</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">MVUA kubwa zinazoendelea kunyesha Mkoani Singida zimeharibu zaidi ya ekari kumi za mashamba ya wakulima 30 wa Kijiji cha Mtipa,Manispaa ya Singida kufuatia maji kuanza kujaa kwenye mashamba hayo,hali inayoashiria kutishia maisha ya wakulima hao kukosa maeneo ya kulima.<br /><br />Baadhi ya wananchi hao ambao maeneo ya mashamba yao yamechukuliwa na Halmashauri ya Manispaa ya Singida kwa ajili ya kupisha mradi wa maji unaofadhiliwa na Benki ya dunia,ulioanza kujengwa tangu mwaka 2013.<br /><br />Hata hivyo baadhi ya wamiliki wa mashamba hayo,Justina Jacobo Ntandu alifafanua kuwa pamoja na maeneo ya mashamba yao kuchukuliwa na serikali,lakini cha kushangaza hawajaanza kunufaika na mradi wa maji safi na salama kama ilivyokusudiwa na serikali.<br /><br />“Wamekuja wakandarasi wetu wametuwekea mifereji,lakini mifereji hiyo sasa hivi wametuharibia na mashamba,maji hawajatengeneza sijui wamepotelea wapi”alihoji Justina.<br /><br />Kwa mujibu wa mkazi huyo wa Mtaa wa Mwaghumpi,Kijiji cha Mtipa,eneo ilipowekwa mashine ya maji alikuwa akilitegemea kwa kilimo cha mazao ya chakula licha ya kuchukuliwa na serikali,hakuna kiasi chochote cha fedha alicholipwa kwa ajili ya fidia,zaidi ya kumharibia eneo lake ambalo kwa sasa linajaa maji kupita kiasi.<br /><br />Naye Athumani Iddi ambaye pia ni mkazi wa Kijiji cha Mtipa alibainisha kuwa kutokana na mashamba yao kuchukuliwa kupisha mradi kuanzia mwaka jana hawakuwa na maeneo ya kulima na hata mwaka huu hawatakuwa na maeneo mazuri ya kuendeleza kilimo cha mazao ya chakula.<br /><br />“Na mashamba hapa kama mwaka jana hatujalima,tulishindwa kulima kwa sababu maji yakija,mto huu umekatwa kwa sababu ile mito iliyokuwa inapita kuteremka kupita huko chini ukazuia yale maji yaliyokuwa yanafuata sehemu nyingine,yakafuata sehemu moja”alisisitiza mwananchi huyo.<br /><br />Kwa mujibu wa mwanachi huyo awali maji hayo hayakuwa yakipitishwa kwenye mashamba lakini baada ya mitaro kuwekwa na kuelekezwa kwenye maeneo ya mashamba yao ndipo maji yalipoanza kusomba udongo kwenye mashamba na kuharibu utaratibu mzima wa kuendelea na kilimo cha mwaka uliopita.<br /><br /> Kwa upande wake mwenyekiti wa Mtaa wa Mtipa mashariki Maulidi Selemani Mwangu alionyesha masikitiko yake kutokana na mashamba ya wananchi wa mtaa wake kuharibiwa na mafuriko ya maji yanayopita kwenye mashamba yao.<br /><br />Hata hivyo mwenyekiti wa mradi wa maji wa Kijiji hicho,Msafiri Athumani Halimoja aliweka wazi kuwa mfereji uliowekwa bila kufukiwa na mkandarasi wa maji ulianza kutiririsha maji kwenye mashamba na kisha mashamba hayo kuanza kufukiwa na mchanga.<br /><br />Kwa upande wake Mkurugenzi wa Manispaa ya Singida,Joseph Mchina alipotakiwa kuzungumzia malalamiko ya wananchi wa Kijiji cha Mtipa,aliahidi kwamba katika kipindi kisichozidi wiki mbili atakuwa ameshughulikia kwa vitendo matatizo hayo na kuyamaliza kabisa badala ya kuongea kwa maneno tu.<br /><br />“Kwa kweli naomba muda wa wiki mbili tu mje kuniona nitakuwa nimeshughulikia kwa vitendo malalamiko yote ya wananchi katika Manispaa,hususani ya miradi ya maji maana karibu yote ina matatizo,ikiongozwa na mradi wa Kijiji cha Kisaki”alisisitiza Mchina.</span></div> <span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div>

Mvua zaharibu Singida

Na,Jumbe Ismailly-Singida MVUA kubwa zinazoendelea kunyesha Mkoani Singida zimeharibu zaidi ya ekari kumi za mashamba ya wakulima 30 w...

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Positive Action for Children Fund (PACF) latest grantees and new call for proposals underscores far reaching success and impact of programme to date

<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/-nZXJhrkL84o/VmZfuKsR2QI/AAAAAAAAGvU/RXb4D94By1M/s1600/vii.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="345" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nZXJhrkL84o/VmZfuKsR2QI/AAAAAAAAGvU/RXb4D94By1M/s400/vii.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">ViiV <a href="http://www.viivhealthcare.com/">Healthcare</a>, through its Positive Action for Children Fund (PACF), announces today the 34 new community-based organisations from 16 countries that will receive funding in 2015/16 to support local responses to help eliminate mother to child transmission (eMTCT) of HIV in affected communities across Sub-Saharan Africa. The news was highlighted at the PACF Summit which coincides with the 18th International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA), as the company issued a new call for proposals to support the continued delivery of crucial services to improve the wellbeing of women and children affected by HIV.<br /><br />Dr. Dominique Limet, CEO, ViiV Healthcare commented: “For the past five years, our Positive Action for Children Fund has supported projects that drive real change for women and children in communities most affected by HIV. Since ViiV Healthcare was first established, we have taken a meaningful approach to partnering with grass-roots organisations to deliver interventions that have made a difference to communities where the need is greatest.”<br /><br />Since 2009, PACF has partnered with local organisations working to improve the health and wellbeing of women and children affected by HIV and the communities in which they live by strengthening ties between these communities, local health systems and governments. Following the launch of PACF, the programme has evolved significantly to enable more families to have access to information, prevention measures, testing and care for HIV.<br /><br />Through our partners, the PACF programme has reached around 1.6 million people in communities most affected by HIV directly, delivering results on the ground as reported by our grantees over the past five years. These include enabling nearly 250,000 women to be tested for HIV, thus identifying nearly 24,500 infected with the virus.(1) Importantly, the work of our partner organisations has led to more than 135,000 babies born from mothers who are infected with HIV, were delivered in facilities that can provide the most appropriate support and care for both mother and child.<br /><br />During the conference taking place this week in Harare, more than 80 PACF network and grantee organisations will meet to share their successes and learnings with their peers and to further progress community interventions related to eMTCT. These include promoting women and girls’ access to education and health services, testing infants early for HIV and improving retention of mothers in local HIV services.<br /><br />Call for proposals 2016<br /><br />In addition, PACF announced a new call for proposals seeking community partnerships that are aligned with eMTCT. Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) wanting to apply for a proportion of this funding must register their interest before March 30th 2016.<br /><br />“The PACF welcomes applications from organisations to support HIV communities where the need is greatest,” said Peter McDermott, Chairman of the Board, Positive Action for Children Fund. “At the core of PACF’s effort is a unique focus on grassroots change, ensuring our grantees are enabled to achieve the <a href="http://www.viivhealthcare.com/community-partnerships/positive-action-for-children-fund/applications">greatest</a> impact possible to help end mother to child transmission of HIV.”<br /><br />Distributed by APO (African Press Organization) on behalf of ViiV Healthcare. </span></div> </div>

Positive Action for Children Fund (PACF) latest grantees and new call for proposals underscores far reaching success and impact of programme to date

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Thomson Reuters and ICD launch the Islamic Finance Development Indicator

<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/-zJcTm26SMwA/VmXaNUEdgeI/AAAAAAAAGvE/xZR-f-86qEo/s1600/thom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="92" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zJcTm26SMwA/VmXaNUEdgeI/AAAAAAAAGvE/xZR-f-86qEo/s400/thom.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.thomsonreuters.com/">Thomson</a> Reuters, the world's leading provider of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, and Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private <a href="http://www.icd-idb.org/">Sector</a> (ICD) , the private sector development arm of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB), today released the key findings of the Islamic Finance Development Indicator (IFDI) Report 2015.<br /><br />The report was launched at the World Islamic Banking conference (WIBC) held in Bahrain under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Khalifa bin Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain.<br /><br />The report, which was released for the third consecutive year, examines the key statistics and trends across five indicators that are deemed to be significant for measuring the development of the US$1.8 trillion Islamic finance industry. These include Quantitative Development, Knowledge, Governance, Corporate Social Responsibility and Awareness. These indicators are tracked across 108 countries, which had contributions in all or some of these indicators.<br /><br />According to the report, Malaysia leads IFDI again while GCC countries continue to dominate the top of the rankings for a third year in a row. Among the GCC countries, Bahrain maintained its second position globally, while UAE switched positions with Oman to come 3rd, with the latter dropping to 4th. Saudi Arabia, which is the world’s 2nd biggest jurisdiction in terms of Islamic finance assets, jumped to 6th from 9th overall, largely due to improvement in its CSR activities.<br /><br />Pakistan, Jordan, Hong Kong, India, Botswana and Ivory Coast are some of the countries that have demonstrated positive movements in the IFDI 2015 ranking.<br /><br />Khaled Al Aboodi, CEO of ICD said: “As the leading Islamic finance institution supporting private sector development across the Islamic world, we recognize that the industry requires effective holistic measures to focus our efforts to facilitate and ensure inclusive financial sector development. The ICD-Thomson Reuters Islamic Finance Development Indicator (IFDI) is one of our key initiatives to assess the current states of the overall health of the Islamic finance industry and measure growth potential for each country. The indicator is the leading global reference for Islamic finance development for all users including Policy Makers & Regulators, Investors & Financial institutions, Sharia scholars, research and training departments interested in Islamic Finance.”<br /><br />Islamic Finance Assets grew by 9.4 percent to reach $1.814 trillion in 2014<br /><br />In 2014, global Islamic finance assets climbed to $1.814 trillion, representing a 9.4 percent rise from $1.66 trillion in 2013. This increase was driven by strong growth in all sectors -- Islamic banking, takaful, sukuk and Islamic funds. The value of assets in the Islamic finance sector is expected to increase by 10 percent per annum over the next five years, reaching $3.24 trillion by 2020.<br /><br />“The Islamic finance industry has demonstrated tremendous growth over the last few year. We have seen the industry develop a conducive eco-system that made it possible for many countries to enter this space. Currently, there are more than 1,000 Islamic financial institutions most of which are located in the GCC and Southeast Asiaad we expect this number to increase significantly in the next decade,” said Nadim Najjar, Managing Director, Middle East & North Africa, Thomson Reuters<br /><br />378 institutions provided Islamic finance education in 2014<br /><br />The number of Islamic finance degrees and courses as well as research papers increased in 2014, with 2013 leaders Malaysia, Bahrain, and Jordan retaining their leadership positions on the Knowledge Indicator for 2014.<br /><br />378 institutions offered Islamic finance education in 2014. Malaysia and UK co lead 36 countries that offer Islamic finance degrees, with 141 institutions offering Islamic finance courses.<br /><br />On the Research sub-indicator, there were 1,490 Islamic finance research papers published in the past 3 years (2012-2014). There is a substantial gap between Malaysia’s research output and that of the other countries.<br /><br />Governance indicator highlights more transparent and secure financial markets<br /><br />Bahrain and Malaysia maintained their respective 1st and 2nd positions on the overall Governance indicator, which considers three factors: Regulations, Corporate Governance, and Shariah Governance. There remains a huge gap between the two leaders and the rest of the countries.<br /><br />Bahrain, Malaysia, Pakistan, Nigeria, and Indonesia are the jurisdictions with the most complete set of Islamic finance regulations. These are the jurisdictions providing best practice models for Islamic finance governance, and which are considered as models by new markets such as France, Germany, Ghana, and Russia.<br /><br />In 2014, there were 953 Shariah scholars practising in the global Islamic finance industry. 75 percent of the 953 scholars practise primarily in the top 10 countries of the IFDI.<br /><br />On Corporate Governance, Oman, Maldives and Kuwait are the strongest, with South Africa and Malaysia not far behind by the number of corporate governance items disclosed and the composition of Board, and Risk Management and Audit committees.<br /><br />Saudi Arabia outright leader on CSR indicator with highest amount of zakat disbursed<br /><br />There is a serious lack of disclosure of CSR activities and funds disbursed. Only 25 out of 108 countries that make up the IFDI universe contributed to the CSR indicator. Of the 25 countries that had any CSR Disclosure, not all institutions disclosed the amount of zakat, charity or qard al hasan funds. As per available data, total CSR funds disbursed in 2014 amounts to US$ 526 million, which we know is significantly lower than the actual funds disbursed.<br /><br />Palestine was the only jurisdiction whose financial institutions all disclosed CSR activities and funds disbursed. Saudi Arabia disbursed the most CSR funds (driven by mandatory zakat payments), resulting in its leadership on the CSR Funds sub-indicator. There is a very big gap between Saudi Arabia and 2nd placed Jordan. All other GCC states are in the top ten save Qatar, which was in 14th place. <br /><br />Top-line Islamic finance issues still central themes at seminars and conferences <br /><br />Islamic finance continued to make headlines in 2014 through news, conferences and seminars. The number of seminars grow to 142 in 2014. Conferences also grew to reach 122 in 2014 from only 76 in 2012.<br /><br />There was also 19,000 exclusive news and 131,000 regional news on Islamic finance globally. This increased from 14,000 exclusive news and 83,000 regional news in 2013, which is unsurprising as many countries are becoming increasingly interested in Islamic finance.<br /><br />Malaysia rose to lead the Awareness indicator while Oman dropped to 4th from 1st in 2013. Likewise, Bahrain and UAE each moved up a notch to 2nd and 3rd respectively, while Pakistan over performed, particularly in seminars compared to last year. By regions, the GCC made the most headlines, but Southeast Asia and Europe hosted more Islamic finance-related events.<br /><br />ICD Thomson Reuters Islamic Finance Development Report 2015 is also sponsored by Tawreeq Holdings, the only Sharia-complaint SCF provider.<br /><br />Distributed by APO (African Press Organization) on behalf of Thomson Reuters. </span></div> </div>

Thomson Reuters and ICD launch the Islamic Finance Development Indicator

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Africa Oil & Power Breaks the Mold of Traditional Energy Conferences

<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/-uCa-WOuQ9cY/VmXZhIaAZmI/AAAAAAAAGu4/1_sDj8vF8zM/s1600/oil.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="129" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uCa-WOuQ9cY/VmXZhIaAZmI/AAAAAAAAGu4/1_sDj8vF8zM/s400/oil.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The inaugural edition of the Africa Oil & Power conference  will be held June 6-7, 2016 at the Westin Hotel in Cape Town, South Africa. Endorsed by the Ministry of Mines, Industry and Energy of Equatorial Guinea and Hosted by Centurion Law Firm, Africa Oil & Power is an invitation-only event that strives to redefine energy conferences. It draws a premier crowd of ministers and senior level government officials and top executives of private sector companies spanning the entire value chain, including upstream, downstream, power generation and legal and finance.<br /><br />The goal of Africa Oil & Power will be to maximize networking and transaction-making opportunities. The event will provide sponsors and delegates with Deal Rooms and speed networking and matchmaking sessions based on common interests.<br /><br />“Africa Oil & Power will be a game changer for B2B oil and gas events,” said NJ Ayuk, CEO of Centurion Law Group, the event’s Host Sponsor. “It offers an engaging content experience and a true opportunity for business executives to make deals. Centurion is proud to support this landmark event.”<br /><br />The debate panel format will draw together key decision makers from select countries in an unscripted setting. Much of the content will be framed around what the industry has done to adjust to a sustained climate of low oil prices and keeping projects on track. Africa Oil & Power will be the first energy conference with panels made up exclusively of African oil and gas ministers and heads of national companies. The June 6 program will feature a Market Spotlight on Equatorial Guinea with project and investment opportunities presented by government and industry leadership.<br /><br />Already confirmed as speakers are H.E Gabriel Mbaga Obiang Lima, Minister of Mines, Industry and Energy of Equatorial Guinea; H.E. Etienne Dieudonné Ngoubou, Minister of Petroleum and Hydrocarbons of Gabon; Alex Mould, CEO of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation; and Nick Cooper, CEO of Ophir Energy.<br /><br /> “The idea for this event was to create an immersive content experience built around the most authoritative speakers in their field,” said Guillaume Doane, CEO of the Africa Branding Corporation, the event organizer. “The invitation-only format allows us to hand-pick like-minded people with a great potential to strike agreements on the spot.” <br /><br />Distributed by APO (African Press Organization) on behalf of Africa Oil & Power conference. </span></div> </div>

Africa Oil & Power Breaks the Mold of Traditional Energy Conferences

The inaugural edition of the Africa Oil & Power conference  will be held June 6-7, 2016 at the Westin Hotel in Cape Town, South Afri...

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The 4G LTE technology is about five times faster than the 3G technology currently available in the Tanzanian market

<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/-F4Yrs5RR5QA/VmXYTVg9MZI/AAAAAAAAGuw/LLD0ohD--Y8/s1600/tigo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="396" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-F4Yrs5RR5QA/VmXYTVg9MZI/AAAAAAAAGuw/LLD0ohD--Y8/s400/tigo.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.tigo.co.tz/">Tigo </a>subscribers in Tanzania can now enjoy the fastest internet connection following the unveiling of the company’s 4G LTE service in the country. The 4G LTE technology is about five times faster than the 3G technology currently available in the Tanzanian market.<br /><br />The 4G LTE network offers faster and higher speeds of data transfer, faster response times from the network and increased overall network capacity. It significantly enhances the customer experience for video streaming or conferencing and can accommodate more applications such as high definition content, video blogs, interactive games and video downloads on social networking sites. <br /><br />Commenting on the launch in a press conference in Dar es Salaam, Tigo Tanzania General Manager, Diego Gutierrez, lauded the 4G LTE as ‘the first of its kind in Africa’ and reiterated the telecom’s commitment in improving the quality and coverage of its network and bring world-class digital products and services to Tanzania.<br /><br />In this East African country where digital infrastructure is steadily taking shape, the news on Tigo Tanzania’s 4G launch is sweet music to the ears of the country’s 67% of the population that, according to the Tanzania Communication Regulation Authority (TCRA), has mobile phones. <br /><br />The Tigo Tanzania 4G LTE means that Tigo customers will, unlike with the currently available 3G network, be able to surf at faster speeds, download content from the internet and make skype calls from their mobile phones and laptops. It will further enable Tigo customers to wade through high-data connection because it ensures real-time sharing of large files and media streaming. More so, it has a near-immediate delivery of time-sensitive data such as real-time interaction or transactions. <br /><br />“The Tigo 4G has been a God-sent to me because, unlike the 3G that I have been using before, I can now do video streaming without the video getting stuck; the network access has no buffering and the skype calls are much better and clearer”, says Isaac Ernest, a Social Communications Consultant based in Dar es Salaam.<br /><br />His comments were echoed by Hellen Elibariki, a Tour Guide based at the Northern Tanzanian tourism city of Arusha, popularly known as ‘the Geneva of Africa’; which has been the latest beneficiary of the Tigo 4G services.<br /><br />Says Ms Elibariki: “working in the tourism industry means I have local and international contacts that need fast and efficient communication. The Tigo 4G has really simplified my communication with my contacts because now am able to transfer large data faster, conduct clearer and seamless skype calls and give my contacts, especially prospective tourists, large amounts of up-to-the-minute information about our services and this has started boosting our business”. <br /><br />On his part, Gutierrez assured Tigo subscribers whose customer base currently stands at 10 million, that the telecom will continue offering more innovative and tailor-made digital services. <br /><br />Gutierrez said: “Tigo once again demonstrates its commitment to promote digital lifestyle transformation and its leadership in delivering cutting-edge technology and innovations in its market”. Early this year, the company announced an increased annual investment of US $ 120 million per year on infrastructure improvement and expansion which is 20% higher that Tigo’s annual spend in the past three years.<br /><br />Besides pioneering the 4G LTE, Tigo Tanzania boasts of several “firsts” in digital innovation technology. They include the first Facebook in Kiswahili (the country’s national language), Tigo-Pesa (mobile money) App for Adroid and iOs users, Tigo Music (Deezer), Tigo Back up and East Africa’s first cross-border money transfer with currency conversion.<br /><br />With a burgeoning middle-class that constitutes over two-thirds of the population and a GDP growth rate of 7.6%, the Tanzanian economy promises bright prospects for continued growth of the communications sector which at 20% annual growth rate is ranked as the fastest in the country’s economy. <br /><br />Distributed by APO (African Press Organization) on behalf of Tigo. </span></div> </div>

The 4G LTE technology is about five times faster than the 3G technology currently available in the Tanzanian market

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Sage brings new Human Resources Management solution for mid-size and large enterprises to Kenya

<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/-R8Xeih1W_aI/VmXXFBzgBkI/AAAAAAAAGuo/yQAV3bD7CgI/s1600/sage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="171" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-R8Xeih1W_aI/VmXXFBzgBkI/AAAAAAAAGuo/yQAV3bD7CgI/s400/sage.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.sage.com/">Sage</a> today announced the launch of Sage HR Management (HRM) to the Kenyan market at Villa Rosa Kempinski, bringing mid-size and large enterprises a powerful, simple and flexible solution that helps them to gain efficiency in their HR processes.<br /><br />It is available either as a standalone product or as a module that integrates with Sage X3, empowering HR managers to improve overall business performance by gaining better control over their workforce costs and creating stronger engagement with employees.<br /><br />Sage HRM automates processes such as payroll, hiring, on-boarding and talent retention. The solution ensures legal compliance as well as higher employee retention and engagement, with easy self-service HR services. It also helps manage employee development by providing faster and simpler access to skills and performance information. Sage HRM contains all settings, features, statutory calculations and parameters for payroll and global legislations compliance for the Kenyan market.<br /><br />Sage HRM provides a global and accurate view of the HR budget and in real-time. With Sage HRM, HR managers are able to accurately estimate workforce costs and performance and make data driven personnel decisions which translates into more informed decision making. Plus, it includes flexible mobile features that enable employees to access HR services anywhere from any device, thus providing HR managers access to live key performance indicators.<br /><br />The solution is aimed at mid-size and large enterprises in the manufacturing, distribution, services and healthcare industries that are keen to integrate HR with finance, thereby improving efficiency and cost control through back office automation. Sage HRM enables HR departments to improve administrative efficiency and compliance management.<br /><br />Said Ivan Epstein, President of Sage International: “Kenyan organisations are among some of Africa’s most enthusiastic adopters of cloud-based solutions and mobile technology. We are delighted to support them with an automated HR and payroll solution designed for today’s digital world. We are looking forward to working with our business partners to deliver the Sage HRM platform to enable Kenyan enterprises to thrive in a changing regulatory and business environment.”<br /><br />“Whether you’re an existing Sage X3 customer or an enterprise looking for a standalone HR solution, Sage HRM offers you a future-proof platform that increases collaboration and eases regulatory compliance,” said Jeremy Waterman, Managing Director, Sage Northern Africa & Middle East.<br /><br />“Sage HRM, together with Sage X3, give you an integrated view of HR and financial data to help you keep your costs under control. Sage HRM is fully localised for Kenya and complies with all tax regulations and labour laws. The package helps organisations to stay on top of a dynamic and changing HR landscape.”<br /><br />Distributed by APO (African Press Organization) on behalf of Sage. </span></div> </div>

Sage brings new Human Resources Management solution for mid-size and large enterprises to Kenya

Sage today announced the launch of Sage HR Management (HRM) to the Kenyan market at Villa Rosa Kempinski, bringing mid-size and large e...

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Bosch Packaging Technology ni kiongozi katika uendelezaji wa sekta ya kahawa nchini Ethiopia

<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/-_5gT_UqZVUY/VmXWNtXV2oI/AAAAAAAAGug/qdb9i9dHjeA/s1600/bossh.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="141" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_5gT_UqZVUY/VmXWNtXV2oI/AAAAAAAAGug/qdb9i9dHjeA/s400/bossh.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Kampuni ya ujerumani ya kimataifa Bosch Group imesimamia mkutano wa kwanza wa kimataifa ambao umezindua meza ya majadiliano kuhusu uchakataji na ufungaji wa kahawa siku ya Ijumaa katika Addis Ababa nchini Ethiopia . <br /><br />Mkutano huu umekusanya wawakilishi kutoka Shirika la Maendeleo ya Viwanda la Umoja wa Mataifa (UNIDO), taasisi kadhaa za viwanda na za kilimo, biashara kubwa, kampuni ndogo na za kiwango cha kati, wakulima, vyama vya kiraia pamoja na mashirika ya misaada ya ndani na ya kimataifa katika jitihada za kimkakati kwa ajili ya kuboresha usalama wa chakula. <br /><br />Lengo la mjadala huu limekuwa kuzidisha utambuzi wa maeneo kwa ajili ya kuboresha usalama wa chakula katika kanda na kufikiria wakati huo huo jinsi gani kuongeza ubora wa maisha kwa wananchi kupitia kukuza ukuaji wa kiuchumi katika mojawapo ya sekta muhimu za nchi. Na zaidi mjadala huu umekusudia kukusanya wadau muhimu kwa kuchukua hatua ya kwanza kwa ajili ya kuongeza thamani ya ziada na ujenzi wa viwanda ndani ya nchi. <br /><br />Ethiopia inaaminika kuwa mahali pa kuzaliwa pa kahawa (tafadhali tazama Karatasi ya habari iliyoambatishwa) ambapo sasa hivi mmoja katika kila raia watano anahusika katika sekta hiyo.<br /><br />Baraza hili lilifanyika wakati wa Maonyesho ya tatu ya kila Mwaka ya Addis Agrofood iliyofanyika tarehe 27 hadi 29 Novemba 2015. lilisimamiwa na divisheni ya biashara ya kikundi cha Bosch, Bosch Packaging Technology, ambacho ni kiongozi wa soko la kimataifa. <br /><br />Miongoni mwa mada zilipojadiliwa ni pamoja na njia za kutosha za kuongeza usindikaji na ufungaji kahawa kwa ajili ya masoko ya ndani, ya kikanda na masoko ya nje na ya rejareja. <br /><br />Vitu vingine vilivyojadiliwa ni pamoja na teknolojia ya kisasa kuhusiana na kukaanga na pia kwa ajili ya wakuzaji wa kahawa pamoja na ufumbuzi wa kiufundi kwa ajili ya ufungaji endelevu. <br /><br />Bosch Packaging Technology ina mashine za ufungaji zinazotumia nishati kwa ufanisi karibu laki na thelathini (130 000) ambazo zimesimikwa na kutumika katika viwanda elfu kumi na tatu (13 000) duniani kote. Inapatikana katika nchi mia na sabini (170) pamoja na sifa yake ikiwa ni pamoja na aina mbalimbali za mashine mia mbili hamsini (250) katika sekta ya biashara arubaini (40). <br /><br />Utamaduni wake wa kufanya biashara kwa ufahamu ulisababisha kampuni hiyo kushiriki katika kiupaumbele cha "Kuhifadhi Chakula" cha Umoja wa Mataifa tangu mwaka 2011. Mpango huu unalenga kutafuta ufumbuzi juu ya matumizi mabaya na kupoteza chakula ulimwenguni na kuhakikisha kuwa chakula kidogo kipate kupotea njiani kikielekea kwa wateja na katika mikono ya wateja wao wenyewe. <br /><br />Kama kiongozi wa soko, Bosch Packaging Technology inaruhusu chakula kusafirishwa kwa ubora zaidi kwenye mastafa mrefu kwa watumiaji wa mwisho katika masoko yanayoibukia.<br /><br />Dk Markus Thill, Mkubwa wa Bosch Afrika, alisema mwaka 2013 Bosch Packaging Technology ilipokea maombi elfu sabini na saba (77 000) ya kimataifa peke yake, akielezea: "Kama sehemu ya kikundi cha Bosch tunatoa kiwango bora cha teknolojia ambazo zilibuniwa kwa kudumu katika maana halisi. mashine zetu, ufumbuzi wetu na huduma zetu zinatoa msaada muhimu kwa afya na lishe ya binadamu - hasa katika masoko yanayoibuka kama vile zile katika Afrika".<br /><br />Aliongeza ifwatayo: "Na mashine zetu ni imara, inayodumu kwa mda mrefu, rahisi kutumia na inayojivunia matumizi madogo ya nishati. Ndio maana tunaamini kwamba pamoja na wadau muhimu tunaweza kusaidia na kuwezesha maendeleo ya sekta ya kahawa nchini Ethiopia ."<br /><br />Kama kiongozi wa soko, Bosch Packaging Technology inaruhusu chakula kusafirishwa kwa ubora zaidi kwenye mastafa mrefu kwa watumiaji wa mwisho katika masoko yanayoibukia.<br /><br />Ethiopia ni mhusika kubwa katika soko la kahawa duniani. Kwa sasa ni mzalishaji wa sita mkubwa zaidi duniani, ikisafirisha tani zaidi ya laki na hamsini (150 000) kwa mwaka. Hata hivyo, nchi husafirisha nje zaidi ya asilimia tisini (90%) ya bidhaa zake mbichi na isiyokobolewa, haijasindikwa na haijafungwa. Hii ina maana kwamba idadi kubwa ya faida inatoka nje ya nchi.<br /><br />Sasa Bosch Packaging Technology inachukua mstari wa mbele katika kuendeleza ushirikiano binafsi wa uma ili kujenga mazingira mazuri kwa wajasiriamali na wakulima kushiriki kikamilifu katika viwanda kupitia usindikaji, kukaangwa, utengenezaji,ufungaji na hata kusambaza kahawa mbichi.<br /><br />Bwana Vandan Rughani, Mkurugenzi Mtendaji wa Bosch Afrika Mashariki aliendelea kusema: "Tunaamini kwamba teknolojia ni njia bora ambayo sekta ya kahawa inaweza kupiga hatua mbele huo mlolongo wa thamani nchini Ethiopia na kushindana kimataifa.<br /><br />ndio maana UNIDO inatumika na makampuni kama Bosch ili kuifamya kuwa halisi. Bosch huupitia mpango huu kama muhimu kwa maendeleo ya bara la Afrika pamoja katika suala la maendeleo ya kiuchumi na endelevu kama vile kuimarisha usalama wa chakula. Ushirikiano kama mfano wa biashara yetu inazidishwa kwaa kuunda mda-mrefu, ufumbuzi endelevu wa kujitokeza na kuendeleza masoko. "<br /><br />Alisema kuwa meza ya mazungumzo ni haswa hatua ya kwanza ya kuhakikisha Ethiopia inazidisha rasilimali ya kahawa ya nchi kwa ajili ya maendeleo zaidi ya kiuchumi wa kijamii.<br /><br />"Kilimo kimewekeza kwa karibu nusu ya pato la taifa ya nchi hiyo (GDP). Aidha, Ethiopia ni miongoni mwa nchi za afrika ambayo uchumi wake unaongezeka kwa kasi na sasa ni wakati wa kuchochea tija yake ndogo au pana ya uchumi itakayofaidi watu wake wote. Na teknolojia inasaidia katika suala hili."<br /><br />Bosch ni wasambazaji wa kimataifa wanao ongoza kwa teknolojia na huduma za kazi katika nchi zaidi ya mia na hamsini (150) na kuajiri zaidi ya laki tatu na sitini (360 000) kupitia matawi yake mia nne na arobaini (440) na maslahi ya kikanda. Kinachofanya mtindo wa biashara yake kuwa wa kipekee ni kwamba asilimia tisini na mbili (92%) ya kampuni inamilikiwa na shirika la mhisani. Hii uhakikisha kwamba, bila ya kushinikizwa faida, mtazamo wake ni katika kubuni ufumbuzi endelevu wa kimataifa kwa njia ya uwekezaji mwangalifu.<br /><br />Dr.Thill:.. "Teknolojia inapatikana kwa wajasiriamali wa ndani na wakulima ili kuboresha usalama wa chakula, kutokomeza upotevu na kujenga viwanda vipya. Tayari tumeisha kuanza kusambaza mashine za ufungaji kwa wenyeji wa biashara na wakulima na vyama vya ushirika. Hii inawaruhusu kusindika na kufunga kahawa ndani na hivyo kuinua ukuaji katika mzunguko wa thamani."<br /><br /><a href="http://www.apo-mail.org/Translated_Bosch%20Africa.doc">Bwana</a> Vandan Rughani ametoa kauli kwamba: "Tunaamini mfumo wa jumla itakuza kampuni ndogo na za kiwango cha kati, kuchochea ubunifu wa kazi kama vile fursa za nyongeza na viwanda vya ziada zaidi chini ya mzunguko wa thamani." <br /><br />Distributed by APO (African Press Organization) on behalf of The Bosch Group.</span></div> <span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div>

Bosch Packaging Technology ni kiongozi katika uendelezaji wa sekta ya kahawa nchini Ethiopia

Kampuni ya ujerumani ya kimataifa Bosch Group imesimamia mkutano wa kwanza wa kimataifa ambao umezindua meza ya majadiliano kuhusu uchak...

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Growing African cities face housing challenge and opportunity

<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/-Ic1eEzhGUE4/VmXVNEe1NJI/AAAAAAAAGuU/KfCvXSHyGIY/s1600/bank.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="80" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ic1eEzhGUE4/VmXVNEe1NJI/AAAAAAAAGuU/KfCvXSHyGIY/s400/bank.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Africa faces a major housing crisis due to rapid urbanization and a growing slum population. New, targeted approaches to affordable housing are necessary if countries want to take advantage of the demographic shift to make cities inclusive, spur economic growth and expand job opportunities, according to a new report by the World Bank Group.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br />The report, Stocktaking of the Housing Sector in Sub-Saharan Africa, projects that Africa could have as many as 1.2 billion urban dwellers by 2050 and 4.5 million new residents in informal settlements each year, most of whom cannot afford basic formal housing or access mortgage loans. <br /><br />“Adequate quality housing is critically important for economic growth and social inclusion,” said Mamta Murthi, the World Bank Group’s Acting Vice President for Africa. “Governments will need to join hands with the private sector to facilitate investments in housing by expanding access to and improving the quality of existing stock, while at the same time making it easier for people to access land and housing finance.” <br /><br />The report looks at trends across the region and identifies opportunities in rapidly growing cities. The recognition of informal housing as the only option available to a large majority of Africans signals a need for new approaches to housing policy. <br /><br />“In many African countries, only the upper 5 to 10 percent of the population can afford the cheapest form of formal housing,” said Ede Jorge Ijjasz Vasquez, Senior Director for the World Bank Group’s Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice. “As a result, 90 percent of Africans live in informal housing, where living conditions are often substandard, unsafe and without basic services like water, electricity and sanitation. This report demonstrates that targeted interventions in the informal market can bring rapid improvements in the quality of existing housing stock in a number of African countries.” <br /><br />While many governments in Africa have been directly providing housing to meet the demands of growing urban populations, these programs are extremely costly to government, out of reach for the urban poor, and have not significantly increased the amount of affordable housing. <br /><br />The reports recommends that scarce government resources should instead target informal housing in low-income areas and households -- upgrading infrastructure, improving land administration and planning regulations, and expanding access to finance through microfinance loans, credit groups and credit cooperatives. Only 5 percent of adults in Sub-Saharan obtained a loan from a formal financial institution last year, half the rate of other developing regions such as South Asia or East Asia and the Pacific. <br /><br />“Apart from the immediate and obvious benefits of adequate housing, a well-functioning housing sector leads to economic growth that can improve livelihoods, create jobs and expand the market for goods and services,” says Jonas Parby, World Bank Urban Specialist and one of the authors of the report. <br /><br />Housing construction and ownership not only benefit families, but also create jobs for masons, carpenters, electricians and other trades. For every house built, five jobs are created. While investment in formal housing in Africa is low compared to every other region, a more strategic approach to the housing sector will encourage private investment. <br /><br />The report also notes that while slum populations in other regions are declining, Africa’s is growing. If current trends continue, the majority of people living in slums will be in African cities, making the need for adequate, affordable housing more urgent than ever before. </span></div> <span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div>

Growing African cities face housing challenge and opportunity

Africa faces a major housing crisis due to rapid urbanization and a growing slum population. New, targeted approaches to affordable hous...

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Polisi yapongezi watendanji wa Serikali

<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/-PBai7K-C_4Q/VmXUibVnLDI/AAAAAAAAGuM/UPQIm9gDsBA/s1600/325.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PBai7K-C_4Q/VmXUibVnLDI/AAAAAAAAGuM/UPQIm9gDsBA/s400/325.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Jeshi la Polisi Nchini limeelezea faraja yake kutokana na mfumo wa Viongozi wa Kitaifa kuonyesha muelekeo wa kuwajali watumishi wao kutoka Taasisi tofauti za Umma na hata binafsi lakini zaidi wake watumishi wa ngazi ya chini.<br /><br />Afisa wa Polisi S.P Zakaria Benard alitoa faraja hizo kwa niaba ya Jeshi la Polisi wakati akitoa shukrani za Jeshi hilo mbele ya Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar Balozi Seif Ali Iddi aliyefika katika Kata ya Goba Wilaya ya Kinondoni Mkoa wa Dar es salaam kutoa mkono wa pole pamoja na kuifariji Familia ya Koplo Yesaya Mwakambi aliyefariki Dunia kwa ajali ya Piki pili Ubungo Jijini Dar es salaam.<br /><br />Koplo Yesaya ni miongoni mwa Askari wa Usalama Bara barani wa Jeshi la Polisi Nchini wanaowajibika kuiongoza Misafara ya Viongozi Wakuu wa Kitaifa akiwemo wa Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar alipata ajali akiwa kazini mwezi Mmoja na nusu uliopita .<br /><br />S.P Zakaria Benard alisema kitendo cha Viongozi hao wa Kitaifa kuungana na Watumishi wao wa ngazi ya chini kimeonyesha upendo, huruma na moja ya njia itakayotowa mapenzi ya dhati kati ya pande hizo mbili kuendelea kushirikiana katika ujenzi wa Taifa.<br /><br />Kamanda Zakaria alimpongeza Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar Balozi Seif kwa uamuzi wake wa kutenga muda kwa lengo la kuifariji Familia ya Koplo Yesaya.<br /><br />Akitoa shukrani kwa niaba ya wanafamilia wa Koplo huyo Mchungaji Isaya Isaleka aliiomba Serikali kuangalia uwezekano wa kuisadia Familia ya Marehemu Koplo Yesaya Mwakambi ili iweze kuwa na nguvu za kukabiliana na maisha yao ya baadaye.<br /><br />Mchungaji Isaleka alisema katika uhai wake tayari alikuwa aameshaanza kujenga hatma ya familia yake ya watoto wawili wadogo kwa kuwawekea vitega uchumi alivyovianzisha kwa nia ya kuwasaidia hapo baadaye lakini kukatika kwa uhai wa Kijana huyo pia umeenda sambamba na kusita kuendelea kwa vitega uchumi hivyo.<br /><br />Mapema Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar akiifariji Familia hiyo inayoongozwa na Mke wa Marehemu Bibi Wema Sanga alisema familia ilikuwa ikimpenda sana Marehemu, lakini Mwenyezi Muungu alimpenda zaidi na ndio maana akaamua kumrejesha katika himaya yake ya milele.<br /><br />Balozi Seif aliitaka familia ya marehemu Yesaya hasa Mkewe Mama wa watoto wawili Bibi Wema Sanga kwa kuwa na moyo wa subira katika kipindi hichi kifupi walichoondokewa na Mpendwa wao.<br /><br />Othman Khamis Ame<br />Ofisi ya Makamu wa 9ili wa Rais wa Zanzibar</span></div> </div>

Polisi yapongezi watendanji wa Serikali

Jeshi la Polisi Nchini limeelezea faraja yake kutokana na mfumo wa Viongozi wa Kitaifa kuonyesha muelekeo wa kuwajali watumishi wao kuto...

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Mwenyekiti wa Hubert Kairuki awapongeza viongozi

<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/-F17uxtU4mpE/VmXTPL-l6yI/AAAAAAAAGuE/a-nmxIEczNU/s1600/296.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-F17uxtU4mpE/VmXTPL-l6yI/AAAAAAAAGuE/a-nmxIEczNU/s400/296.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Mwenyekiti wa Mtandao wa Afya na Elimu wa Chuo Kikuu cha Kumbukumbu ya Hubert Kairuki Bibi Kokushubila Kairuk alisema kitendo cha baadhi ya Viongozi na washirika wa maendeleo kuendelea kuunga mkono Taasisi za Umma na zile binafsi huleta faraja katika Jamii.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br />Bibi Kokushubila alieleza hayo wakati akipokea msaada wa vifaa vya michezo vilivyotolewa na Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar Balozi Seif Ali Iddi hapo Ofisini kwake Mtaa wa Mikocheni Mjini Dar es salaam.<br /><br />Vifaa hivyo vikiwa ni pamoja na Seti ya Jezi, Mipira ya kandanda na Vikapu, soksi, Bukta pamoja na sare za mlinda Mlango kwa ajili ya Timu ya Chuo Kikuu hicho viliwasilishwa Chuoni hapo na Daktari wa Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar Dr.Juma Mbwana Mambi kwa niaba yake vikiwa na thamani ya zaidi ya shilingi Milioni Moja.<br /><br />Bibi Kokushubila alisema michezo ni moja ya eneo linalounganisha jamii hasa Vijana ambayo linahitaji kupewa msukumo kwa vile huchangamsha Vinjana hao Kiakili na kimawazo.<br /><br />Mwenyekiti huyo wa Mtandao wa Afya na Elimu wa Chuo Kikuu cha Kumbukumbu ya Hubert Kairuki alimpongeza Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar Balozi Seif Ali Iddi kwa msaada wake huo ambao umeleta faraja kwa Wanafunzi sambamba na Uongozi wa Chuo hicho.<br /><br />Bibi Kokushubila alisisitiza umuhimu wa kuendelezwa kwa ushirikiano baina ya Taasisi husika na washirika wa sekta ya Michezo ili kuona fani hiyo inapata nguvu zaidi kwa vile tayari imeshaonyesha muelekeo wa kutoa ajira kwa kundi kubwa la Vijana.<br /><br />Mapema akiwasilisha msaada huo wa Vifaa vya Michezo Dr. Juma Mbwana Mambi kwa Niaba ya Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar alisema Mh. Balozi Seif aliahidi kuendelea kusaidia sekta ya michezo kutokana na umuhimu wake kwa hivi sasa.<br /><br />Dr. Mambi alisema juhudi zitaendelea kuchukuliwa na Mh. Balozi ili kuona michezo Nchini inadumishwa na kuendelezwa zaidi kwa faida na ustawi wa Jamii yote.<br /><br />Chuo Kikuu cha Kumbukumbu ya Hubert Kairuki kiliopo Mikocheni Mjini Dar es salaam mbali ya kutoa Taaluma ya Elimu ya Afya pia kinadumisha michezo kwa nia ya kuwajenga afya wanafunzi na walimu wake.<br /><br />Othman Khamis Ame<br />Ofisi ya Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar</span></div> <span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div>

Mwenyekiti wa Hubert Kairuki awapongeza viongozi

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Wahitimu watakiwa kuwa tayari kufanya kazi

<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/-e-vOa9QVdLc/VmXSZnSqFyI/AAAAAAAAGt8/PasbngLekXs/s1600/442.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-e-vOa9QVdLc/VmXSZnSqFyI/AAAAAAAAGt8/PasbngLekXs/s400/442.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Wahitimu wa Chuo cha Taaluma za Sayansi za Afya Zanzibar wamehimizwa kuwa tayari kufanya kazi popote watakapopangiwa ambapo watakuwa na wajibu wa kuthamini na kuchangia jitihada zinazoendelea kuchukuliwa na Serikali katika kupambana na maradhi mbali mbali yanayoisumbua jamii Nchini.<br /><br />Himizo hilo limetolewa na Rais wa Zanzibar na Mwenyekiti wa Baraza la Mapinduzi Dr. Ali Mohammed Shein kwenye Mahafali ya 22 ya Chuo cha Taaluma za Sayansi za Afya Zanzibar yaliyofanyika kwenye Kampas ya chuo hicho yaliyopo Mbweni nje kidogo ya Mji wa Zanzibar.<br /><br />Jumla ya wahitimu 440 wa kada saba walihitimu na kufanikiwa kupata stashahada mwaka huu wa masomo kukiwa na ongezeko kubwa mara mbili ikilinganishwa na wahitimu 280 wa mwaka 2014.<br /><br />Rais wa Zanzibar Dr. Ali Mohammed Shein ambae Hotuba yake ilisomwa kwa niaba yake na Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar Balozi Seif Ali Idii alisema wapo baadhi ya baadhi ya wahitimu wanaoajiriwa na Wizara ya Afya wanapiga chenga kufanya kazi Kisiwani Pemba wakisahau kwamba Wananchi wa kisiwa hicho wanahitaji kupata huduma zao.<br /><br />Alisema watumishi wa Umma wakiwemo wa sekta ya afya wanapaswa kutekeleza majukumu yao kwa kuzingatia sheria na taratibu za kazi na miongozo ya sehemu wanazoajiriwa na inapendeza zaidi wawe mfano wa tabia njema kwa kushikamana katika kutekeleza maadili ya kazi zao.<br /><br />“ Nimefurahi kusikia kuwa katika orodha ya wahitimu wetu wa fani za afya chuoni hapa wapo waliotoka Tumbatu, Kojani, Fundo, Mtende, na Maeneo mengine ambayo watu wengi huwa wanaona tabu kwenda kufanya kazi kutokana na mazingira ya Kijiografia yaliyopo “. Alisema Dr. Shein.<br /><br />Rais wa Zanzibar na Mwenyekiti wa Baraza la Mapinduzi aliiagiza Wizara ya Afya kufanya tathmini ya mahitaji ya wataalamu wa afya katika maeneo hayo ili kujua changamoto zilizopo na hatua za haraka zichukuliwe zitakazowezesha vijana kutoka maeneo hayo wanaajiriwa.<br /><br />Alisisitiza kwamba Wizara ya Afya ihakikishe inaweka utaratibu kwa lengo la kuwawezesha Vijana wanaopangiwa katika maeneo hayo wanafanya kazi kwa kipindi ambacho Wizara itaona kinafaa bila ya kukiuka sheria za mikataba ya kazi.<br /><br />Akizungumzia suala la uwekezaji katika sekta ya Afya Nchini Rais wa Zanzibar alisema Serikali ya Mapinduzi ya Zanzibar imekuwa ikishajiisha wawekezaji wa ndani na nje ya nchi kuja kuwekeza katika sekta hiyo muhimu jambo ambalo limekuwa likisaidia sana katika kuimarisha huduma za afya Nchini.<br /><br />Alisema juhudi zinazochukuliwa na Serikali katika kuimarisha huduma za afya kwa kushirikiana na wawekezaji na washirika wa maendeleo zimekuwa na mchango mkubwa katika kukuza pia soko la ajira hasa kwa wahitimu wa Chuo hicho.<br /><br />“ Mwezi Machi mwaka huu nilialikwa kuifungua Hospitali ya Tasakhtaa inayoendeshwa na Global Hospitals ya India katika Mtaa wa Vuga. Hii ni Hospitali ya kisasa yenye uwezo mkubwa wa kutibu maradhi mbali mbali “. Alisisitiza Dr. Shein.<br /><br />Rais wa Zanzibar aliwasisitiza wahitimu wa Chuo cha Taaluma za Sayansi za Afya Zanzibar kuchangamkia ajira zinazotolewa na Serikali na Sekta Binafsi wakitambua kwamba Hospitali zote zina lengo la kuimarisha huduma za afya kwa faida ya Wananchi.<br /><br />Kuhusu upatikanaji wa ruzuku zinazotolewa na Serikali kwa taasisi za umma Rais Shein alisema changamoto kubwa ya mahitaji ya Serikali zinasababisha ruzuku hizo kutofikia kiwango halisi kinachoweza kuridhisha taasisi hizo.<br /><br />Hata hivyo Rais wa Zanzibar aliiagiza Wizara ya afya pamoja na Wizara ya Fedha Zanzibar kufanya mapitio ya ruzuku inayopewa Chuo cha Taaluma za Sayansi za Afya Zanzibar.<br /><br />Alieleza kwamba endapo ikithibitika kuwa kiwango kinachotolewa ni kidogo, uwe9o mjadala na kuangaliwa utaratibu wa namna ya kuweza kuwaongezea ili chuo hichi muhimu kiweze kuendesha mipango ya maendeleo kinachijipangia.<br /><br />Aliupongeza Uongozi wa Chuo cha Taaluma za Sayansi za Afya Zanzibar kwa kutoa mchango mkubwa katika utekelezaji wa mipango ya Serikali tokea kilipoanzishwa katika kuimarisha sekta ya afya kwa misingi iliyowekwa na waasisi wa Afro Shirazy Party wakati wa kupigania uhuru wa Nchi hii.<br /><br />Alisema chuo hicho hivi sasa kimekuwa chem chem ya kutoa wataalamu mbali mbali wanaohitajika katika Hospitali na Vituo tofauti vya Afya hapa Nchini kwa lengo la kuwapatia Wananchi huduma bora za Afya.<br /><br />Alieleza kwamba Taifa kwa sasa limepiga hatua kubwa kwa kusomesha wataalamu wazalendo wenyewe jambo ambalo limesaidia kuokoa fedha nyingi ambazo zingelazimu kulipa kwa ajili ya kuwasomesha wataalamu hao nje ya Nchi kama ilivyokuwa ikifanywa hapo zamani.<br /><br /> Mmoja wa wahitimu hao Faika Karim Zam kwa niaba ya wenzake wameuomba Uongozi wa Chuo hicho kuanzisha mafunzo ya ngazi ya Shahada { Diploma } kwa nia ya kuwapunguzia gharama za kutafuta elimu hiyo nje ya nchi.<br /><br />Faika Karim alisema uanzishwaji wa mafunzo hayo ni vyema ukaenda sambamba na upatikanaji wa vifaa vya kufundishia, huduma za Maktaba,kukabiliana na upungufu wa Walimu wa kudumu na watakuwa tayari kuusaidia Uongozi huo ili wanafunzi wanaofuatia wafaidike na Mpango huo. <br /><br />Alifahamisha kwamba hatua hiyo itawawezesha wanafunzi wanaoingia kwenye Chuo hicho muhimu kupata taaluma ya kisasa inayokwenda sambamba na mabadiliko ya dunia yaliyopo hivi sasa ya sayansi na Teknolojia.<br /><br />Mapema Mkuu wa Chuo cha Taalum za Sayansi za Afya Zanzibar Dr. Haji Mwita Haji alisema Uongozi wa Chuo hicho kupitia Baraza lake umeamua kuongeza majengo zaidi ili kuwahudumia vyema wanafunzi wanaoamua kujiunga na chuo hicho sambamba na mahitaji ya ongezeko la Hospitali na vituo vya Afya Nchini.<br /><br />Dr. Mwita alisema hatua hiyo inalenga kukijengea hadhi na sifa chuo hicho kilichoanzishwa mwaka 1938 kikiwa miongoni mwa vyuo vichache barani Afrika vilivyokuwa vikitoa elimu ya Afya licha ya kwamba hakikuwa na makaazi ya Kudumu.<br /><br />Aliipongeza Serikali ya Mapinduzi ya Zanzibar kwa kushirikiana na Serikali ya Oman kwa muono wao wa kuenga majengo ya kudumu ya chuo hicho ambayo yanatoa fursa kwa Chuo hicho katika muelekeo wake wa matayarisho ya kuwa kitengo cha Chuo Kikuu cha Taifa Zanzibar { SUZA }.<br /><br />Akimkaribisha Mgeni rasmi katika ufungaji wa Mahafali hayo ya 22 ya Chuo cha Taaluma za Sayansi za Afya Zanzibar, Naibu Waziri wa Afya Zanzibar Mh. Mahmoud Thabit Kombo aliwaomba wauguzi kufuata maadili ya kazi zao ili kupunguza au kuondosha kabisa malalamiko yanayotolewa na wananchi.<br /><br />Mh. Mahmoud alisema lugha zao kwa wagonjwa ndio kitendo kilichompa wakati mgumu alipokuwa akijibu maswala ya wajumbe wa Baraza la Wawakilishi katika Vikao vya Baraza hilo vilivyokuwa vikiendelea kwa muda wote wa miaka mitano iliyopita.<br /><br />Naibu Waziri wa Afya pia aliwapongeza Wafanyakazi wa Sekta ya Afya wa muda mrefu walioamua kujisajili na kupata taaluma na hatimae kufanikiwa kuwa miongoni mwa wahitimu wa mkupuo wa 22 wa Chuo cha Taaluma za Sayansi za Afya Zanzibar.<br /><br />Alisema Watendaji wote kwa sasa wanapaswa kubadilika kwenda na wakati unaokwenda sambamba na teknolojia ya kisasa ya sayansi iliyopo ulimwenguni ambayo humuwezesha mfanyakazi kufanya kazi mahali popote Duniani.<br /><br />Wahitimu 440 wamefanikiwa kupata stashahada katika fani saba za sekta ya afya ambazo ni pamoja na Afisa Tabibu wa Afya ya Kinywa na Meno, Afisa Tabibu, Afya ya Mazingira, Uuguzi na Ukunga, Utabibu wa Maabara,Madawa pamoja na Ufundi Sanifu wa Vifaa vya Hospitali.<br /><br />Katika Mahafali hayo ya 22 ya Chuo cha Taaluma za Sayansi za Afya Mgeni rasmi pia alifanikiwa kutoa vyeti Maalum kwa Wanafunzi bora zaidi wa kila fani katika mafunzo hayo.<br /><br />Othman Khamis Ame<br />Ofisi ya Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar</span></div> </div>

Wahitimu watakiwa kuwa tayari kufanya kazi

Wahitimu wa Chuo cha Taaluma za Sayansi za Afya Zanzibar wamehimizwa kuwa tayari kufanya kazi popote watakapopangiwa ambapo watakuwa na...

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Kaya 19 zalalamika

<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/-L5krx9Go1zs/VmXQ6_3mTQI/AAAAAAAAGt0/_jwLzSEG2Ug/s1600/SAM_0215.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-L5krx9Go1zs/VmXQ6_3mTQI/AAAAAAAAGt0/_jwLzSEG2Ug/s400/SAM_0215.JPG" width="400" /></a></div> <span style="font-size: large;">Na,Jumbe Ismailly,Manyoni </span><div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">KAYA 19 za Kijiji cha Sukamahela,tarafa ya Kilimatinde,wilayani Manyoni,Mkoani Singida zilizopo katika mpango wa kunusuru kaya maskini TASAF awamu ya tatu zimemlalamikia afisa mtendaji wa Kijiji cha hicho,Ernesti Gyunda Kitundu kwa kile walichodai kuwa amewakata shilingi 2,000/= kwa kila kaya kwenye malipo yao. <br /><br />Kwa mujibu wa wanufaika hao wa mpango wa kunusuru kaya maskini,kiasi hicho cha fedha walichokatwa kinagharamia malipo ya posho ya askari wa jeshi la mgambo aliyekwenda kuwapa taarifa za kwenda kupokea malipo yao ya mwezi julai na augusti,mwaka huu. <br /><br />Wanakaya hao 19 walibainisha hayo wakati wa kupokea malipo yao waliyopewa taarifa za kwenda bila kukosa kuhudhuria kwenye ofisi za afisa mtendaji wa Kijiji hicho kupokea malipo ya mwezi Nov na Dis,mwaka huu. <br /><br />Hata hivyo baada ya majina yao kutoonekana kwenye orodha ya majina ya walipwaji kwa mwezi huo wa nov na dis,hawakusita kuelekeza shutuma zao kwa afisa mtendaji huyo kuwa ndiye aliyechangia wao kutopata malipo yao ya mwezi nov na dis,mwaka huu. <br /><br />Wanufaika hao kwa masikitiko makubwa walisema watendaji wa mfuko huo wamekuwa wakiwachezea sana bila wao kufahamu ni sababu au kigezo kipi kinachowafanya mara wawepo kwenye mpango huo wa kunusuru kaya maskini na wakati mwingine kujikuta majina yao hayapo kwenye orodha ya walipwaji. <br /><br />Walifafanua kwamba mchezo huo ulianza wakati wa malipo ya mwezi julai,mwaka jana,ambapo licha ya kualikwa kuhudhuria siku hiyo kwa lengo la kupokea fedha hizo,lakini walipokwenda majina yao hayakuweza kuonekana kwenye orodha ya walipwaji,na walipohoji hapakuwa na majibu yanayoeleweka kutoka kwa watendaji kutoka wilayani. <br /><br />Pamoja na malalamiko yao hayo,lakini hali hiyo iliendelea mpaka mwezi saba na wa nane mwaka huu ambapo walijulishwa tena kufika katika ofisi za mtendaji huyo wakati wa malipo ya muda huo na kukuta majina yao yapo katika orodha ya walipwaji hali iliyowafanya waondoke katika eneo hilo wakiwa na furaha isiyokuwa na kifani. <br /><br />Lakini cha kushangaza hali hiyo ilijirudian tena katika malipo yaliyolipwa jumamosi ya nov,28 baada ya kutangaziwa kufika saa mbili asubuhi ambapo walikaa mpaka watendaji waliokuwa wamefuatana na wanakamati walipofika kati ya saa sita na saa saba mchana,kitendo kilichowafanya waridhike kwa kuamini malipo yao yatakuwepo. <br /><br />“Hivi kweli mtakuwa mmetutendea haki kwa kutotupatia malipo yetu kwani tangu tuanze kuwasubiri saa mbili asubuhi mpaka saa hizi saa kumi jioni halafu mnasema majina yetu hayopo kwenye orodha ya walipwaji,je ni halali hiyo?walihoji wanakaya hao <br /><br />Kutokana na kutoridhishwa na tukio hilo ndipo wawakilishi hao wa kaya 19 waliamua kurudisha fomu walizokuwa wamekabidhiwa kwa ajili ya kupokelea malipo na kuwataka watendaji hao kutoendelea kuwatapeli na badala yake wasijulishwe chochote juu ya malipo hayo zaidi ya kuwaruhusu wao waendelee kupokea malipo hayo kama walivyoamua kuwatoa wao. <br /><br />“Hivi ninyi mnatuonaje sisi tuliokaa hapa tangu asubuhi kuwasubiri halafu mnatuambia majina yetu hayapo ni sababu zipi zilizowafanya msitupatie taarifa hizo mara tu mlipofika ili tuondoke tukajitafutie riziki kwa njia zingine,maana tumeshinda na njaa na sasa tutakwenda kulala na njaa”walisisitiza huku wakielekeza shutuma zao kwa afisa mtendaji wa kijiji hicho. <br /><br />Alipotakiwa kuzungumzia kuhusu malalamiko ya wananchi wa kijiji hicho kuhusu kuwakata shilingi 2,000/= kwa kila kaya,afisa mtendaji wa Kijiji cha Sukamahela,Ernest Gyunda Kitundu alikanusha kuwa kaya 19 zilikatwa fedha zao kwa ajili ya kumlipa mgambo na kwamba ni kaya tano tu ndizo waliomuahidi mgambo aliyewafuata kuwajulisha taarifa ya malipo hayo na wala siyo kaya zote. <br /><br />Hata hivyo Kitundu alisisitiza kwamba baada ya malalamiko hayo amefuatilia na kuwabaini watu wote walioahidi kumpatia askari wa jeshi la mgambo kiasi hicho cha fedha na kwamba hata hivyo siyo watu wote waliolipa 2,000/-= kwani kuna baadhi yao walitoa shilingi 1,000/=tu. <br /><br />Akizungumzia malalamiko ya wananchi waliokatwa fedha kwa ajili ya kumlipa mgambo,Mratibu wa TASAF wilaya ya Manyoni,Labani Sagali alisema hakuna sheria inayoruhusu wananchi kukatwa fedha kwenye malipo yao kumlipa mgambo,bali malipo ya mgambo yatatokana na fedha wanazopatiwa serikali ya kijiji. <br /><br />“Mimi sina taarifa hizo lakini kuanzia sasa nitafuatilia na kwa kuanzia nitamjulisha afisa mtendaji huyo ili aweze kuwarudishia fedha zote wananchi waliochangia malipo ya gharama za mgambo”alifafanua Sagali <br /><br />Kwa mujibu wa mratibu huyo katika kuondoa shaka kwa wananchi hao ataan daa mkutano wa hadhara kwa wananchi wa kijiji hicho na kumtaka mtendaji kurejesha kiasi cha fedha zote alizowakata wananchi mbele yao kwa lengo la kujenga imani kati ya wananchi na uongozi wa TASAF wilaya ya Manyoni. </span></div> <span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div>

Kaya 19 zalalamika

Na,Jumbe Ismailly,Manyoni KAYA 19 za Kijiji cha Sukamahela,tarafa ya Kilimatinde,wilayani Manyoni,Mkoani Singida zilizopo katika mpango ...

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Human Factors International (HFI) Certifies 6,000 Usability Analysts Worldwide

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-r1-LypTKTdA/VmXPvZ4QzCI/AAAAAAAAGts/Syr6dn3Dr4M/s1600/human.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="107" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-r1-LypTKTdA/VmXPvZ4QzCI/AAAAAAAAGts/Syr6dn3Dr4M/s400/human.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> Human Factors <a href="http://www.humanfactors.com/">International</a> (HFI) announced today it has just certified its 6000th Certified Usability Analyst (CUA). HFI first offered its CUA designation in 2002 and has now certified UX practitioners from 58 countries.<br /><br />The CUA credential validates mastery of the basic principles of user-centered design. These core skills in designing for ease of use apply to websites, applications on devices, and various forms of mobility. Attaining this certification helps someone<br /><br />-get started in a UX career<br />-switch careers to the UX field<br />-build UX skills for a more robust career<br /><br />CUAs serve in a variety of industries including financial services, insurance, telecommunications, medical, government, media, automotive, healthcare, travel, hospitality, energy, software, aerospace, and education.<br /><br />According to HFI founder and CEO Eric Schaffer: “When we started the CUA certification program, I thought it would be important to the industry. I knew there would be a time when UX would be growing fast, and there would be a need to efficiently credential practitioners. I wanted something that was not a test of participation in our training. Instead, I wanted a canonical view of UX capabilities. We built that program, and it has succeeded — as a benchmark in hiring and as a benchmark in promoting and forming UX teams. We are delighted to see it helping thousands of people move their careers ahead.”<br /><br />Many individuals report that attaining the CUA credential has given them an increased level of respect from colleagues. “Becoming a CUA is undoubtedly the single most important decision I made to help my career,” said Art Zippel, UX Information Architect at Word and Brown Companies. “Within six months, my certification had paid for itself.”<br /><br />Distributed by APO (African Press Organization) on behalf of Human Factors International (HFI). </span></div> </div>

Human Factors International (HFI) Certifies 6,000 Usability Analysts Worldwide

Human Factors International (HFI) announced today it has just certified its 6000th Certified Usability Analyst (CUA). HFI first offered...

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Ingenico Group supports the retail sector growth in Angola

<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/-m9vkGVeL6YA/VmXO6AsOJmI/AAAAAAAAGtk/k8zEUUqhrAc/s1600/group.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="140" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-m9vkGVeL6YA/VmXO6AsOJmI/AAAAAAAAGtk/k8zEUUqhrAc/s400/group.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Ingenico Group (<a href="http://www.ingenico.com/">Euronext: FR0000125346-ING</a>), the global leader in seamless payment, today announced that Kero, the largest retailer in Angola, is equipping its major stores with Ingenico smart terminals.<br /><br />“The retail sector in Angola is growing exponentially and so is becoming the demand.” commented Isabel Capacho, Marketing Director at KERO. “We are aiming at an irreproachable quality. From good offering to check-out, we must offer the best at every level, including payment experience. We chose Ingenico Group solution as it was able to adapt to our environment and deliver precisely what we needed”.<br /><br />All of Kero stores are equipped with a network of Ingenico PIN Pads IPP320, each of them connected to the electronic cashier register. With this solution, error management decreased and check-out time got simplified and shortened. Besides, this centralized integration allows Kero to benefits from transaction reconciliation and business inputs. The mid-term objective is to enhance the consumers’ experience by adding loyalty program & promotional offering.<br /><br />“Ingenico Group, through its partner PLANAD, has been the leading player of the Payment Industry in Angola for almost 10 years”, commented Luciano Cavazzana, Eastern Europe & Africa Managing Director at Ingenico Group. “With the emergence of the retail sector, we are pleased to support Kero to enhance the consumer experience through a seamless payment flow. Speed, security and reliability have been our main focus to ensure the success of this project”.<br /><br />Distributed by APO (African Press Organization) on behalf of Ingenico Group. </span></div> </div>

Ingenico Group supports the retail sector growth in Angola

Ingenico Group ( Euronext: FR0000125346-ING ), the global leader in seamless payment, today announced that Kero, the largest retailer in...

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Africa Finance & Investment Forum 2015

<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/-WMP4r---h1w/VmXOKdW_smI/AAAAAAAAGtc/meInsWl8U7A/s1600/2015.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WMP4r---h1w/VmXOKdW_smI/AAAAAAAAGtc/meInsWl8U7A/s400/2015.jpg" width="377" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The African continent is the second fastest growing area in the world behind south and east Asia, with GDP growth projected to reach 3.6% in 2016. Over the past decade, the continent has attracted ever increasing amounts of foreign direct investment, reaching an aggregate amount of US$470 billion between 2005 and 2014, according to the African Development Bank. But it is not only the volume of investment that has increased: The diversity of investment flows and deals has also seen significant improvement. Where almost all investment went to extractive industries two decades ago, Africa now attracts ever more significant flows in the sectors of energy, telecoms, infrastructure, health and of course agriculture, as well as retail and financial services.<br /><br />Indeed, in 2015, Africa’s biggest economic challenge is arguably no longer to attract investment, but rather, it is to ensure that investment flows benefit everyone, and to ensure that economic growth is inclusive. <br /><br />EMRC’s decision to host the 2015 Africa Finance & Investment Forum in Africa for the first time is fully aligned with this trend, and had been a key driver in the decision to host AFIF in the South African city of Cape Town, one of Africa’s emerging global centres of business and finance.<br /><br />The Forum brought together around 200 key players and decision-makers in the African finance and investment sector, as well as stakeholders from government and civil society from across the continent. The conference has become one of the most important annual international finance and investment gatherings on the African continent. AFIF 2015 included a Pre-Forum training on "Entrepreneurship/ Presenting a Business Plan” in partnership with Eric Kacou, Founder and Managing Director of the Entrepreneurial Solution Partners.<br /><br />The theme of this year’s Forum was “Access to Finance and Enterpreneurship”. Over a three day period, the Forum focused specifically on innovative financial solutions to foster the growth of Africa’s businesses, and showcased opportunities of the African continent in the key sectors of agriculture, health, infrastructure, water and energy.<br /><br />One of the key events of the Forum was the initiation of a far-reaching Public-Private Dialogue on Impact Investment in Africa, a joint initiative by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the African Union Commission (AUC). The concept of impact investment is becoming increasingly well known in Africa and around the world: It refers to investments driven by social and environmental purpose, rather than only by financial imperatives; in other words, investing with the goal to achieve measurable social and environmental impact beyond financial return. Impact investment is a growing asset class, with some US$60 billion currently under management worldwide. Considering that the demand for SME finance in Africa is estimated at US$140 billion, there is very significant market potential for further growth.<br /><br />The dialogue provided a platform through which representatives of the public and private sectors discussed concrete interventions to catalyze the impact investment sector and contribute towards the achievement of the African Union’s Agenda 2063, and the recently ratified Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It was intended to initiate a continental discussion around the concept of impact investment, how to attract investors and how to foster enterprise, and specifically social enterprise, to the benefit of all Africans.<br /><br />AFIF’s traditional plenary sessions were complemented this year with several lively panel discussions involving key global experts on such topics as improving access to finance for SMEs, financing agriculture and agribusiness, financing infrastructure and energy projects, and financing Africa’s health care sector.<br /><br />The Forum also hosted the AFIF 2015 Entrepreneurship Award, sponsored by the Rabobank Foundation, which saw four selected projects (out of 49 applications) presented to the audience and selection committee. The pitches were made by Mary Cherop Maritim representing Cherebut Foods (Kenya), Lazaro Mwakipesile managing director of Raphael Group (Tanzania), Adewumi Sule Owolabi from Aerobic Foods (Nigeria) and Wachira Kariuki of Classic Foods (Kenya). Lazaro Mwakipesile was named the overall winner and received a US$5000 cash prize as well as the commitment by the EMRC team to develop a one-year communication strategy. <br /><br />For the first time, AFIF also included a special session on “Access to Finance on Health”, and presented the “Pfizer Health Entrepreneurship Award” as well as a pitching session by The Innovation Hub (South Africa), which culminated in the nomination of Markus Labuschagne from Altis Biologics, South Africa.<br /><br />Behind the scenes, over 600 Business-to-Business (B2B) meetings were organized over two afternoons, allowing delegates to establish partnerships, close deals and translate the work at the Forum into tangible reality on the ground.<br /><br />The Forum was concluded with the Cape Town Declaration on Impact Investment. The Declaration, a UNDP initiative, is the result of the comprehensive dialogue held throughout the Forum and represents a reference for private sector, government and civil society to take action and leverage Africa’s economic potential. The Declaration calls on investors, governments and the private sector to catalyze and strengthen impact investment in Africa, notably by establishing an impact investment convening organ, by developing conducive and relevant regulatory frameworks, by establishing impact measurement standards, and by creating a dedicated African Impact Investment Fund.<br /><br />AFIF 2015 was organized by Brussels-based EMRC, in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the European Investment Bank (EIB); German Development Finance Institution DEG/KfW, along with Old Mutual Investments Group, Agri Academy, Pfizer, Rabobank Foundation, BlueCloud, ICD and the International Finance Corporation (IFC).<br /><br />Distributed by APO (African Press Organization) on behalf of EMRC. </span></div> </div>

Africa Finance & Investment Forum 2015

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Ahead of COP21, Forevermark CEO, De Beers Group and The World’s Leaders in the Diamond Industry Speak at the Omugongo, International Diamond Conference

<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/-tRiAWK4ENf0/VlwQqVMrpeI/AAAAAAAAGtM/2GuxMcQhEBw/s1600/diamong.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="122" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tRiAWK4ENf0/VlwQqVMrpeI/AAAAAAAAGtM/2GuxMcQhEBw/s400/diamong.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.diamondsnamibia.na/omugongo">Broad</a> expertise in the field of diamond met in the Namibian capital, Windhoek. The second International Diamond Conference (also known as Omugongo: A Cut Above The Rest), this year brought together more than 150 worldwide stakeholders, Honourable Ministers, industry experts, academics, business leaders, manufacturers and the media. Their goal: to discuss challenges facing diamond beneficiation in Southern Africa: How to make this industry viable and sustainable.<br /><br />The two-day successful conference was hosted at the Safari Hotel in the capital Windhoek on November 23rd - 24th. During the conference, the National Earth Science Museum at the Ministry of Mines and Energy showcased some prestigious pieces of the Shining Lights Diamond Design Collection, some crafted by award-winning Namibian designers. At the exhibition, Simeon Niilenge Negumbo, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Mines and Energy, launched the Diamond Book of Namibia “A Beautiful Journey”.<br /><br />In his speech, themed “Diamond Beneficiation: Think global. Think Local.” Stephen Lussier, Forevermark CEO, De Beers Group – said: “Of course, it’s been a really tough time in the beneficiation sector but let me start by stressing that we absolutely recognise this. We fully understand and appreciate our government partners’ ambitions and desires when it comes to beneficiation and we are committed to playing our role in helping achieve these ambitions. Namibia’s success is our success; that is why achieving sustained beneficiation targets, is as much a key strategic priority for us, as it is for Government. We are also under no illusion concerning our producer partners’ need to earn a return on their capital to be sustainable.”<br /><br />He Continued: “I believe that the fortunes of the Namibian beneficiation sector would be better served via an approach that may sound simple, but is in fact extremely complex: driving polished diamond value growth. This argument was recently made rather eloquently by one of the leading representatives of the diamond-banking sector, Erik Jens of ABN AMRO. Erik noted that the entire midstream would benefit most from looking at how to increased polished prices, rather than lobbying to push down rough prices. Clearly this would also support the prospects of those operating in beneficiation centres, but it is easier said than done.“<br /><br />Industry expert Chaim Even-Zohar, who moderated the panels at the conference, said that despite the downturn, Namibia is still in a strong position. He argued that the country produces some of the best quality diamonds in the world, which often sell for high prices.<br /><br />Namibia is a world leader in marine diamond mining, with an estimated 1.5 billion carats on its seabed. The Namibian government and De Beers Group have 50:50 equal shareholding in the Namibia Diamond Trading Company, with De Beers supporting the domestic cutting and polishing industry in the country.<br /><br /> “I’ve been privileged to come to Namibia since the first elections at Independence over 25 years ago, and am struck always not only by the spirit of continuing friendship, but also by the sense of resolute and responsible leadership—leadership evident in politics and society at large, as well as in governance of the diamond sector in particular. In this country, there is no “resource curse”; and prudent Government action over two decades has resulted in progressively increasing benefits from the nation’s diamond patrimony” said Maurice Tempelsman, Chairman of the board of directors of Lazare Kaplan International Inc. (LKI) “Part of leadership lies of course in recognizing that history provides no reliable trajectory—that past success offers no guarantee of future progress”.<br /><br />He then called for structural shifts: “…beneath the economic storms of the present, which I think we can all assume will at some point give way to clearer weather, I believe that the ground is shifting under our feet—indeed, already has shifted, so that the foundations we used to rely upon not only are no more, but pose active dangers. And it is on these structural shifts that--with your indulgence for my candor--I would like to focus my remaining remarks”. “And here I must register my frank concern at several recent developments: the “gaming” of the polished diamond certification system, which undermines a key pillar of consumer confidence; the fraudulent “salting” of parcels of natural polished diamonds with synthetics; and the relative absence, despite all the good effort invested in the Kimberley Process, of a mine-to-finger chain of custody sufficient to satisfy buyers—particularly those whom Namibia and most of us here should be most concerned with, namely buyers of high-end jewellery where diamonds form the centerpiece.”<br /><br />“We must think of a security agency with no essential stake in the health of our industry, with a power and driven by a purpose that leaves us with no room for complacency”. “The point is not to apportion blame, but to observe that new structures, new relationships, new ways of thinking and operating, have to be forged in an industry which may have its eyes on the future but remains restrained too much by the dead hand of the past”. He then concluded: “I believe this to be a matter not just of political inevitability, but of intellectual and strategic necessity. There are resources which sovereigns can bring to bear that the industry cannot; nor can we in the private sector pretend that we have all the answers, or that matters are best left to ourselves alone.”<br /><br />Burhan Seber, Honorary Consul Republic of Turkey; Managing Director Hard Stone Processing (Pty) Ltd.; Former President of DIAMAN, highlighted the distress experienced by manufacturers: “The industry is in crisis. Manufacturers have been facing crippling challenges since 2011. These and added troubles have brought the complete diamond pipeline under critical strain and to a tipping point.”<br /><br />He continued: “There is very little doubt that the current model has failed. Is ‘beneficiation’ over?” “Take away profit, and there can be no beneficiation. In hard times, when companies regroup and consolidate towards their power base, their foreign investments tend to be the first out. Beneficiation is not an act of charity, but an act of sharing. “<br /><br />The Diamond Commissioner of Namibia, Kennedy Hamutenya, expressed the national sentiment around Beneficiation: “We want to be part of the downstream business, we want to know what happens to the value of our diamonds”.<br /><br />“The opportunity cost for us is the polishing and cutting diamonds elsewhere, losing a major chunk of share on the pipeline”, “We need the bulk of our Namibian diamonds to also work for us, to create job opportunities, to transfer skills, to transfer technology, to bring to Namibia more value added, foreign exchange revenue…”<br /><br />The conference concluded with a prestigious Gala dinner, addressed by RT Hon. Dr Saara Kugongelwa Amadhila, Prime Minister of the Republic of Namibia, which hosted over 300 people at the Parliament Gardens of the capital.<br /><br />LucyMay Lubrani, Strategist and Business Development Manager at Ogilvy & Mather Namibia, said: “Overall the conference was an accomplishment, that shows how Namibia can handle world class conventions. On behalf of the Organizing committee we would like to thank once again the Namibian Police and NDTC, for the successful way they secured the conference, allowing all stakeholders to focus on the crucial topic at hand with peace of mind”. <br /><br />Distributed by APO (African Press Organization) on behalf of International Diamond Conference 2015. </span></div> </div>

Ahead of COP21, Forevermark CEO, De Beers Group and The World’s Leaders in the Diamond Industry Speak at the Omugongo, International Diamond Conference

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The e-commerce shopping experience is increasingly becoming a popular option for consumers during the festive season

<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/-1GWgfh_s9vk/VlwPiaoVWMI/AAAAAAAAGtE/s7UG5bDrsg0/s1600/dh.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="89" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1GWgfh_s9vk/VlwPiaoVWMI/AAAAAAAAGtE/s7UG5bDrsg0/s400/dh.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The e-commerce shopping experience is increasingly becoming a popular option for consumers during the festive season. Retailers therefore need to pay careful attention to their supply chains during this period, as operations and delivery are key to client satisfaction, maximizing brand exposure and increasing revenue.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.dpdhl.com/">Oliver Facey</a>, Vice President of Operations for DHL Express Sub Saharan Africa points to the 2015 Benchmark report series: Ecommerce Holiday Trends(1), which shows that November and December drive 30% more e-commerce revenue than non-holiday months. “This surge highlights the impact of holiday season spending habits and why retailers need to optimize their service levels should they want to capitalize on consumers’ increased spending power over this period.”<br /><br />Facey says that while Africa’s e-commerce industry is still relatively small in comparison to more mature markets, it continues to grow steadily each year, especially in light of consumers having increased access to the internet via mobile technology and a fast growing middle class. A McKinsey & Company report(2) revealed that by 2025, e-commerce could account for 10% of retail sales in the continent’s largest economies and translate into $75 billion in annual revenue.<br /><br />In the build up to the traditional festive season shopping rush, retailers – both brick and mortar and e-commerce stores – need to ensure that platforms are effectively managed to manage the influx of business. “Customer service is an area that needs attention. Often, businesses hire temporary staff during this period, so it is vital that adequate training is provided to guarantee that a high level of service delivery is maintained, and that employees are geared to handle any additional enquiries driven by the sudden surge in customers. As a service business, at DHL we ensure that have sufficient Certified International Specialists on duty, not only from an operational and customer service point of view, but also from support functions such as finance that will ensure we can resolve any account queries before the year closes.”<br /><br />Facey says in terms of e-commerce platforms, this period is a highly competitive period, and supply chain management strategies are critical to effectively manage the increased demand. “Many platforms offer free or express shipping options, promotions and discounts. All of these are geared to drive and maximize sales when consumer spending is at its peak. This is a crucial part for retailers, as overselling a product or service and then being unable to deliver has the potential to do far more harm than good.”<br /><br />“Retailers need to ensure their supply chain management is agile enough to handle the increased volume. To maximize profitability, retailers need quick, smart, cost-effective methods to fulfil orders timeously and accurately across multiple sales channels. Effective reverse logistics is also essential for managing returns and keeping the industry moving.”<br /><br />Facey concludes: “Ultimately, it is essential for retail operations to perform optimally during this busy period, as it’s an opportunity to demonstrate their capabilities to a larger audience. Short term it will maximize profits, but in the long term, deliver return customers. <br /><br />Distributed by APO (African Press Organization) on behalf of Deutsche Post DHL. </span></div> </div>

The e-commerce shopping experience is increasingly becoming a popular option for consumers during the festive season

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ENGIE currently supplies 760 MW of power in Africa and aims to become one of the major energy leaders on the continent by 2025

<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/-Cz1y2q3BtkM/VlwOv3GI4CI/AAAAAAAAGs8/a2vE0cC6jW4/s1600/or.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="125" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Cz1y2q3BtkM/VlwOv3GI4CI/AAAAAAAAGs8/a2vE0cC6jW4/s400/or.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"> Stéphane Richard, CEO of <a href="http://www.orange.com/">Orange</a>, and Isabelle Kocher, Deputy CEO and Chief Operating Officer of <a href="http://(www.engie.com/">ENGIE</a>, today signed a partnership covering two projects – the expansion of the rural electricity grid and ENGIE’s optimisation of energy supplied to Orange’s telecoms infrastructure in Africa.<br /><br />The deal between Orange and ENGIE––both official partners of COP21––reasserts the companies’ willingness to use their technological knowledge to achieve sustainable progress and economic and social development in Africa.<br /><br />The strength of the partnership is based on Orange’s expertise as an international telecoms carrier present in 19 countries in Africa and the Middle East, and ENGIE’s know-how as an international player in the the energy sector.<br /><br />Orange is keen to take part in such a major challenge to expand the electricity grid in Africa and encourage responsible power consumption on the continent based on the expertise of ENGIE, one of the world’s leading energy companies.<br /><br />ENGIE currently supplies 760 MW of power in Africa and aims to become one of the major energy leaders on the continent by 2025 with several major projects planned. To reinforce its position as the leading independent producer of electricity in Africa, ENGIE has created a dedicated Business Unit with around a hundred employees.<br /><br />Orange and ENGIE bring electricity to rural Africa<br /><br />Based on Orange’s expertise as a telecoms carrier and ENGIE’s experience in renewable energy production, aggregation and maintenance, the two Groups will trial a range of domestic power supply solutions for rural populations that could then be marketed by Orange.<br /><br />These solutions could, for instance, include individual solar kits and small-scale, local electricity networks. The service could then be billed via mobile using Orange Money.<br /><br />The trials will allow the companies to validate the technical solutions, the sales and distribution models, and the economic feasibility of the service before making it available on a larger scale.<br /><br />Orange and ENGIE are keen to play their role as socially responsible players in Africa, where an estimated 69% of the population in sub-Saharan Africa and 90% of the rural population in the same region have no access to the electricity grid(1).<br /><br />ENGIE helps to optimise the supply of Orange telecoms towers<br /><br />ENGIE supports Orange with its ongoing project to optimise the power supply of its technical infrastructure in Africa. ENGIE will offer its expertise to improve Orange’s energy efficiency.<br /><br />Orange’s objectives are to pursue its stable and secure power supply program, reduce its energy footprint, and contain costs despite rapidly growing energy requirements.<br /><br />Distributed by APO (African Press Organization) on behalf of Orange. </span></div> </div>

ENGIE currently supplies 760 MW of power in Africa and aims to become one of the major energy leaders on the continent by 2025

 Stéphane Richard, CEO of Orange , and Isabelle Kocher, Deputy CEO and Chief Operating Officer of ENGIE , today signed a partnership cov...

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Migogoro ya ardhi kusababishwa na tamaa ya baadhi ya watendaji

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Tamaa za baadhi ya watu katika kutaka kujimilikisha maeneo ya ardhi kwa nia ya kupata utajiri wa haraka hapo baadaye ndio chanzo kikuu kilichosababisha uchafuzi wa mazingira katika hifadhi ya msitu wa Muyuni Wilaya ya Kusini Mkoa wa Kusini Unguja. .<br /><br />Kauli hiyo ilitolewa na baadhi ya wana Kamati na wananchi wa shehia ya Muyuni “B” ambayo ilionyesha mgongano baina yao wakati wakimueleza Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar Balozi Seif Ali Iddi aliyefika katika Msitu huo kuangalia maeneo ya Hifadhi ya Msitu ambayo baadhi ya wahusika hao wameamua kuyatumia kwa kuendeleza kilimo.<br /><br />Eneo hilo la ardhi lililokubalika kutumiwa kuwa hifadhi ya Msitu na Wananchi wote wa Shehia Tatu za Muyuni A,B na C kwa takriban miaka 10 limekuwa na mgogoro wa matumizi kwa miaka minane sasa tokea kutolewa uamuzi wa kila shehia iunde Kamati yake ya Uhifadhi badala ya ile ya pamoja ya shehia hizo.<br /><br />Wana Kamati hao pamoja na wananchi ambao mpaka ziara hiyo inamazliza wakihitilafiana walisema baadhi yao wamekuwa na malengo ya kuyatumia maeneo hayo na baadae kuyauza kwa vile tayari yamekuwa rasilmali kubwa katika masuala ya uwekezaji vitege uchumi vya sekta ya Utalii.<br /><br />Walisema tabia ya baadhi ya wananchi wenzao ya kuanza kilimo cha minazi na miti mengine ya matunda na biashara pamoja na kisingizio cha sababu za kushutumiana kwa itikadi za kisiasa imechangia kuvuruga eneo kubwa la hifadhi hiyo muhimu kwa hatma yao na vizazi vijavyo.<br /><br />Akitoa nasaha zake kwa wana Kamati pamoja na Wananchi hao wa Muyuni “ B “ Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar Balozi Seif alisema Serikali ya Mapinduzi ya Zanzibar itatoa ushauri kuhusiana na mgogoro huo wa hifadhi ya Msitu wa Muyuni hapo baadaye.<br /><br />Balozi Seif alisema utaratibu maalum utaandaliwa katika kulitafutia ufumbuzi tatizo hilo kwa kuhusisha Viongozi wa Taasisi za Kilimo, Ardhi na Maingira ambapo wahusika hao watakuwa na uamuzi wa kuwaita watu waliohusika na mgogoro huo katika kuwahoji na kutaka ufafanuzi.<br /><br />Alisema nia ya Serikali Kuu ni kuona hifadhi ya Msitu wa Muyuni inaendelea kubakia kwa maslahi ya Wananchi wa eneo hilo pamoja na Taifa zima kwa vile eneo hilo tayari limeshatangazwa ndani ya Gazeti la Serikali ya Mapinduzi ya Zanzibar.<br /><br />Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar aliwaeleza Wananchi hao kwamba Zanzibar ikiwa niongoni mwa baadhi ya Mataifa ya Bara la Afrika imebahatika kuwa na rasilmani nzuri za maumbile lakini baadhi ya watu wamekuwa na tabia mbaya ya kuharibu kwa makusudi rasilmali hizo.<br /><br />Mapema Naibu Katibu Mkuu wa Wizara ya Kilimo na Mali asili Zanzibar Dr. Bakar Ased alisema eneo hilo la hifadhi hivi sasa baadhi ya sehemu linatumika kwa shughuli za kilimo kinyume na lengo lililokusudiwa kwa makubaliano ya Wananchi wenyewe na idhini ya Serikali.<br /><br />Dr. Ased aliwatanabahisha Wananchi hao kwamba licha ya eneo hilo kulengwa kuwa hifadhi ya misitu lakini pia wataalamu wa mazingira na hali ya hewa wamefanya utafiti na kutoa ripoti iliyoeleza kwamba Ukanda wa Kusini ni eneo zima lenye Hewa safi.<br /><br />Alisema kuvurugwa kwa hifadhi hiyo kwa shughuli nyengine za kilimo kunaweza kukasababisha kuwa chanzo cha uchafuzi wa hali ya mazingira na matokeo yake ni athari kwa viumbe hapo baadaye.<br /><br />Kuna sehemu kubwa ya Eneo la hifadhi ya misitu la Muyuni ambayo kwa sasa in atumika kwa shughuli za kilimo mchanganyiko kama miembe, Minazi, Mivinje ,Migomba pamoja na mazao madogo madogo ya mizizi.<br /><br />Othman Khamis Ame<br />Ofisi ya Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar</span></div> <span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div>

Migogoro ya ardhi kusababishwa na tamaa ya baadhi ya watendaji

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Alcatel-Lucent to start construction of ACE undersea cable system's next phase to improve broadband connectivity and digital services 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/-Op0SLfxl80E/VlQThJrb_aI/AAAAAAAAGss/8kvF5x-KFhM/s1600/Alcatel.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="96" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Op0SLfxl80E/VlQThJrb_aI/AAAAAAAAGss/8kvF5x-KFhM/s400/Alcatel.png" width="400" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks, the undersea cables subsidiary of Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext and NYSE: ALU), is to roll out Phase II of the Africa Coast to Europe (ACE) submarine cable system, a 5,000km extension from the Gulf of Guinea island of Sao Tomé-et-Principe to South Africa, that will further strengthen the role ACE is playing in critical infrastructure development in the continent. <br /><br />Phase II of ACE will support the cost-effective delivery of broadband services and digital applications for education, healthcare and other e-services, reaching an additional 200 million people through this extension. It is notable that 13 of the 16 countries connected by the ACE are in Africa, and of those 13, seven were connected to the global Internet backbone for the first time by the cable system coming on-stream in December 2012. Phase II will link Namibia, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo-Brazzaville and South Africa, including an extension to Cameroon. <br /><br />This connectivity is being made possible by Alcatel-Lucent's 100 gigabit-per-second (Gbit/s) submarine technology, and on completion of the Phase II extension, the ACE system will deliver an overall design capacity of 12.8 Tbit/s, significantly speeding up delivery of broadband services and content. <br /><br />Commenting on the project, Yves Ruggeri, Chairman of the ACE Management Committee said: "The extension of the ACE system to South Africa is a significant milestone that confirms our commitment to address the connectivity challenges facing Africa. ASN's know-how and technological innovations, which we have recently tested on our existing network, will support us in further developing direct connectivity within Africa and to the overall objective of ACE to reduce communication costs and drive social and economic growth in the continent." <br /><br />Philippe Dumont, President of Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks said: "We are pleased to continue our collaboration with the ACE consortium, which dates back since the beginning of the project and demonstrates the consortium's trust in our ability to accompany them in their strategic implementations from end to end. This further development of the ACE system underlines the demand for bandwidth, to broaden opportunities in terms of connectivity, data and information sharing." <br /><br />Distributed by African Media Agency (AMA) on behalf of Alcatel-Lucent.</span></div> </div>

Alcatel-Lucent to start construction of ACE undersea cable system's next phase to improve broadband connectivity and digital services in Africa

Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks, the undersea cables subsidiary of Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext and NYSE: ALU), is to roll out Phase II of...

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EDC aims to grow its total business in Africa to USD 10 billion in the next five years

<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/-ElZxx7g72aE/VjsCEmY160I/AAAAAAAAGsc/fxerJkfTBQ0/s1600/edc.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ElZxx7g72aE/VjsCEmY160I/AAAAAAAAGsc/fxerJkfTBQ0/s1600/edc.jpg" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Export Development Canada (EDC), Canada’s official trade finance agency, today emphasised its commitment to facilitating business in sub-Saharan Africa by opening a permanent representation in Johannesburg. As one of the largest and most progressive export credit agencies in the world, EDC has helped facilitate more than USD 7.4 billion in business between African and Canadian companies over the past five years.<br /><br />EDC’s financing is available to sub-Saharan corporations and project owners that have, or are open to considering, business with Canadian companies, or their affiliates in the region.<br /><br />EDC will be looking to provide commercial financing for sub-Saharan corporates and project owners where Canadian suppliers are involved, or where there is potential for Canadian involvement. In addition, EDC will actively pursue opportunities to partner with South African and European banks within their syndicated financing facilities for select sub-Saharan corporates that have, or are open to, Canadian interests.<br /><br />“With 70 years of international financing experience and annual business volumes nearing USD 100 billion, EDC has the capital and experience necessary to undertake transactions of any size for sub-Saharan companies. EDC is investing in sub-Saharan Africa for the long term, where we intend to become growth partners for the banks and companies with whom we develop relationships,” says Jean-Bernard Ruggieri, EDC’s first Chief Representative, sub-Saharan Africa. “This is what sets EDC apart from other financiers, because we measure our success by the success of our customers. In addition to offering innovative and reliable financing, EDC can also serve as a supply-chain talent scout.”<br /><br />Key sectors of interest for EDC as it expands into the broader African market include commodities, infrastructure, ICT, clean technology, transportation and agriculture. Light manufacturing and healthcare/life sciences are emerging sectors for EDC in the midterm. “Canadian companies have strong capabilities in all of these areas and can provide Africa with the goods, services, and expertise that are needed in developing these critical sectors” says Ruggieri.<br /><br />EDC follows a very flexible model which allows it to deliver maximum value to partners and customers. “We can offer clients in both developed and developing markets access to financial capital that suits their unique circumstances” says Ruggieri “and we are well-equipped to meet the financial needs of sub-Saharan companies wanting to trade with Canada, whether they require single contract financing or funds for capital expenditure. And if African companies do not as yet have Canadian relationships, EDC can assist with sourcing suitable Canadian supply chain partners.”<br /><br />EDC also prides itself on its multi-stakeholder partnership approach. “We work closely with a range of financial institutions such as South African and international banks, in addition to our efforts with the Canadian Trade Commissioner Service across Africa, and our model often includes syndication structures with various financial services participants” says Ruggieri. “Africa has massive infrastructure demands and a growing loan market, and in these conditions EDC is looking to grow our total business in the market to USD 10 billion in the next five years.”<br /><br />EDC also has permanent representations in Bogota, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Lima, Mexico City, Monterrey, Santiago, Shanghai, Beijing, Singapore, Mumbai, New Delhi, Moscow, Dubai, Istanbul, and Düsseldorf. <br /><br />Distributed by APO (African Press Organization) on behalf of Export Development Canada. </span></div> </div>

EDC aims to grow its total business in Africa to USD 10 billion in the next five years

Export Development Canada (EDC), Canada’s official trade finance agency, today emphasised its commitment to facilitating business in sub...

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