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• August 03, 2010
• 12:42

  Mdau katika kinyang'anyiro

   » ‎ Faustine's Baraza
  Najua fika nimewatelekeza wasomaji kwa muda sasa. Nimekuwa kwenye kinyang'anyiro cha kuomba nafasi za uwakilishi katika jimbo la Kigamboni.
  
  Mwenyezi Mungu ameweza kunijalia kushinda kura za maoni katika jimbo la Kigamboni kwa kupata kura 4251. Aliyenifuatia alipata kura 2420. Mbunge aliyekuwepo madarakani alipata kura 1997.
  
  Bado nahitaji sala na ushauri wenu katika hatua inayofuata iwapo ngazi za juu za chama kitarudisha jina langu. Tuzidi kuwa pamoja.
• July 15, 2010
• 0:29

  Paul goes politico.....

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  .....After having correctly predicted the outcome of seven world cup games, now Paul the octopus predicts CCM will win the forthcoming election.....
• July 11, 2010
• 15:17

  Pweza wa Feri na mgombea mwenza wa JK-2

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  Inaonekana Pweza wa Feri si makini kama Pweza Paul wa Ujerumani aliyeweza kutabiri kwa usahihi mechi zote sita Ujerumani ilizocheza kwenye kombe la dunia pamoja na mshindi wa kombe hilo.
  
  Pweza wa Feri alitabiri kuwa Mgombea Mwenza wa chama cha CCM angekuwa mwanamke. Lakini matokeo ni kwamba mgombea mwenza atakuwa Mohamed Gharib Bilal aliyekuwa akishindania nafasi ya urais Zanzibar.
  
  Pweza wa Feri hafai hata kidogo, inabidi awe kitoweo sasa!
• July 10, 2010
• 22:52

  Gado's thing

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• 22:33

  Pweza wa Feri na mgombea mweza wa JK

   » ‎ Faustine's Baraza
  Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) kinatarajia kumpitisha Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete kuwa mgombea wa urais kwa kipindi cha pili hii leo. Hili liko wazi na halina mjadala.
  
  Jambo lenye kuzua mjadala ni nani atakuwa makamu wa Rais kuziba nafasi iliyoachwa wazi na Dkt Ali Mohamed Shein. Majina mbali mbali yamekuwa yakitajwa ikiwa ni pamoja na Zakhia Meghji, Shamsa Vuai Nahodha, Rais wa sasa wa Zanzibar Amani Abeid Karume, Mohamed Khatib and hata Mohamed Ghalib Bilal.
  
  Pweza Paul amejipatia umaarufu sana kwa kutabiri vyema matokeo ya mechi zote za Ujerumani. Pweza wa mdau anatabiri kuwa mgombea mwenza anaweza kuwa mwanamke. Tusubiri moshi mweupe leo jioni kuona kama Pweza wa Feri amepatia. Baadaye!
• July 09, 2010
• 12:31

  Shein mshindi!

   » ‎ Faustine's Baraza
  Habari zilizonifikia hivi punde toka Dodoma zinasema Makamu wa Rais Dkt. Ali Mohamed Shein amechaguliwa kuwa mgombea wa nafasi ya urais wa Zanzibar kwa kura 117. Wapinzani wake Dkt Ghalib Bilal alipata kura 54 na Shamsa Vuai Nahodha kura 33.
• July 08, 2010
• 0:33

  A new English word-Suarez

   » ‎ Faustine's Baraza
  Some enterprising individuals have coined a new word-Suarez. For those who do not know who Suarez is, Luis Suarez is an Uruguayan striker whose goal line handball denied Ghana a clear goal and Africa's first ever semi final spot.
  Here is the full definition:
  

  (Verb). a. To viciously and proactively inhibit or halt the progress of a person, an establishment or a nation. Eg. The team’s opportunity to score was SUAREZed by a member of the opposing team.
  

  (b). To act in a way that is deliberate and intentional, though spontaneous, yet calculated to frustrate the advancement of an adversary. Eg. As pressure built up in the dying moment of the game, a shot at goal was SUAREZed by an opponent standing next to the goal post.
  

  (Noun). a. A state of being where all your effort are visibly and overtly being frustrated and impeded. Eg. I am in a state of SUAREZ, please don’t stress me further.

  (b) A purposeful behavior intended to disregard rules or engagement so as to prevent an opponent from eminent victory. Eg. The first thought that came to Fernando’s mind was to cause SUAREZ in order to save the day.
  

  (Adverb) Describing a frustrated state of mind where force is directed, deliberately and intentional. Eg. The Uruguayan SUAREZedly prevented the ball from entering the post.
  

  SYNONYMS

  Frustrate, prevent, stress, halt, oppose, challenge, resist.

  
  

  Thanks Mdau
  

  
• July 07, 2010
• 3:14

  ...Search! Search! The money must be hidden somewhere!...

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  A major hotel company is investigating why a woman employed at an exclusive North West spa was allegedly undressed and had her genitals searched after being accused of theft.
  
  Sun International said in a statement on Monday that the incident took place at Gatsby International Health Spa, a concessionaire at Sun City.
  
  It was brought to the attention of Sun City director of operations Jo Kentgens on June 29.
  
  "Kentgens immediately launched a full investigation and offered counselling to the employees involved. Appropriate action will be taken once conclusive results of the investigation have been determined."
  
  Sun International said those concerned were not employees of Sun International or Sun City, but of Gatsby International.
  
  The search was conducted without the knowledge of Sun City.
  
  Cosatu claimed Sun International and Sun City management were informed about the matter a month ago, but that nothing was done.
  
  It alleged that a security company "humiliated" the woman after suspecting her of stealing R400 from a guest's room, Cosatu said in a statement.
  
  "The poor woman was then searched in her private parts... ."
  

  Source: SAPA

  
• 0:52

  Rais wetu ni msikivu na mpenda watu

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  ...Uthibitisho ni huu hapa!...........
• July 06, 2010
• 0:44

  The Police to probe the death of a cop who killed herself

   » ‎ Faustine's Baraza
  Yesterday I expressed my sadness about the death of a woman cop who committed suicide after misdirecting a presidential motorcade in Tarime.
  After this mishap, someone high up in the food chain, ordered her incarcerated and while in jail she ended her life by pumping bullets into her body.
  
  She was new to the job and mistake were bound to happen. I feel that the treatment she received after this incident was very harsh. The situation could have been handled differently. We all make mistakes and a good thing is that we learn them.
  
  I am glad to see that the National Police Boss, Saidi Mwema, has been very quick to set up a committee to investigate this incidence. Kudos Afande Mwema!
  
  It is my hope that in a week's time the probe report will be release to the public and measures will be put in place to prevent similar incidents in the future.
  
  Rest in Peace WP Suzana Tabu.
• 0:36

  The sister is coming back!

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  She is coming back!.....Caster Semenya, the South African world 800 metres champion, who has been at the centre of controversy between South Africa and the International Amateur Athletics Federation (IAAF), is set to be cleared to run as a woman, ending her 11-month exile from competitive racing since she was ordered to undergo a gender verification test.
  
  Welcome back Semenya! Hoping to see your talents on the tracks again in the near future!
• July 05, 2010
• 10:19

  Makamba jnr atinga rasmi Bumbuli

   » ‎ Faustine's Baraza
  Msaidizi wa Rasmi Bw Januari Makamba, leo ametangaza rasmi azma yake ya kugombea ubunge kupitia chama tawala cha CCM.
  
  Bw. Makamba alitumia nafasi ya kutangaza nia kuzindua kijitabu kiitwacho "Bumbuli: Jana, leo na Kesho".
  
  Binafsi, nimefurahishwa na staili yake ya kutangaza nia. Nimefurahishwa zaidi na utafiti alioufanya uliopelekea kuandika kijitabu nilichoelezea hapo awali. Ni staili ambayo ni tofauti sana na watia nia wengine wa nafasi ya ubunge.
  
  Mnyonge mnyongeni lakini haki apewe. Namtakia Bw. Makamba kila la heri mchakato huu.
  
  Kwa taarifa zaidi tembelea blogu ya Taifa letu.
• 6:19

  Mdau to be a millionaire after death of uncle Nelson

   » ‎ Faustine's Baraza
  Mdau received an email below from a lawyer in Malaysia claiming that I am the next of kin to one Nelson Ndugulile. I have known a number of people who have fallen for these quick get rich schemes.
  
  Zaidah Abdul Salam & Co.
  Contact:
  Barrister Zaidah Abdul Salam & Co.
  Advocates and Solicitors Malaysia
  Email: enquiry@zaidaabdulsalam.com
  Office
  1314-A, Wisma Yati Ayam Percik,
  Jalan Long Yunus 15200 Kota Bharu Malaysia,
  
  Dear Faustine Ndugulile Dr,
  
  I am Barrister Zaidah Abdul Salam, an Attorney at law. A deceased client of mine by name Late Mr. Nelson Ndugulile, who here in after shall be referred to as my client, died as the result of a heart-related condition on the 12h July, 2007.
  
  I have contacted you to assist in distributing the money left behind by my Late client before it is confiscated or declared un-serviceable by the Bank where this deposit valued at eighteen million and Forty Two thousand United State dollars is lodged, [$US18.042m]. This Bank has issued me a notice to contact the next of kin, or the account will be confiscated.
  
  My proposition to you is to seek your consent to present you as the next-of-kin and beneficiary of my named client, since you have the same last name with my late client, so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you. Then we can share the amount on a mutually agreed-upon percentage. All legal documents to back up your claim as my client's next-of-kin will be provided. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through.
  
  This will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from many breach of the law. If this business proposition offends your moral values, do accept my apology. I must use this opportunity to implore you to exercise the utmost indulgence to keep this matter extraordinary confidential, whatever your decision, while I await your prompt response. Please contact me at once to indicate your interest. I will like you to acknowledge the receipt of this e-mail as soon as possible via email this transaction will be treated private with absolute confidentiality and sincerity. I look forward for your quick reply at enquiry@zaidaabdulsalam.com
  
  Best Regards,
  Barr. Zaidah Abdul Salam,
  [Principal Attorney.]
  
  This communication, links contained herein, is for the sole use of the intended recipient and may contain information that is confidential or legally protected.
• 4:50

  Lighter moment: Lost in translation

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  Morris, an 82 year-old man, went to the doctor to get a physical.
  
  A few days later, the doctor saw Morris walking down the street with a gorgeous young woman on his arm.
  
  A couple of days later, the doctor spoke to Morris and said, 'You're really doing great, aren't you?'
  
  Morris replied, 'Just doing what you said, Doc: 'Get a hot mamma and be cheerful.''
  
  The doctor said, 'I didn't say that.. I said, 'You've got a heart murmur; be careful.'
  

  
• 4:11

  Huduma au karaha kwa wateja?-2

   » ‎ Faustine's Baraza
  ....Pale pesa yako mwenyewe inapokuwa ni usumbufu kwako....
  Wateja wakiwa wamepanga foleni kusibiri huduma ya ATM kwenye tawi la benki ya NMB la Nelson Mandela lililopo Moshi.
  
  Picha na maelezo zaidi tembelea mrokim.blogspot.com
• 1:35

  Kulipia gharama kubwa kwa kosa dogo

   » ‎ Faustine's Baraza
  Katika gazeti la Mwananchi kuna kisa cha askari wa kike huko Tarime kujiua kwa kupoteza msafara wa Rais Jakaya Kikwete.
  Jambo hili ni la kusikitisha sana. Kufanya makosa ni jambo la kawaida. Haswa kwa askari mgeni kazini kama marehemu. Hakutakiwa kukaripiwa bali alitakiwa kusahihishwa. Kitendo cha kumtupa mahabusu hakikuwa sahihi.
  
  Sisi binadamu tuna haina tofauti ya kuhimili "stress". Baadhi yetu ni wavumilivu na wengine hawana uvumilivu huo.
  
  Ingawa mhusika hayupo nasi tena hapa duniani, yatupasa tujifunze kutokana na tukio hili. Inafaa tujiulize mambo yafuatayo:
  Kupoteza msafara ni kosa lipi kisheria? Kwa nini askari alitupwa mahabusu? Ni nani aliamuru hili lifanyike? Kwa nini silaha zilikuwa zimeachwa karibu na mahabusu?
  
  Mungu ailaze roho ya marehemu WP Suzana mahali pema peponi.
• July 04, 2010
• 8:39

  Huduma zetu za afya-1

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  Hali halisi........
• 8:30

  Hitler and the vuvuzela at the 2010 Fifa World Cup.

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• 1:45

  Huduma zetu za afya

   » ‎ Faustine's Baraza
  Wagonjwa wa magonjwa ya mlipuko wakiwa wamelazwa "wodini" katika zahanati iliyopo katika kijiji cha Gomelo, Kata ya Kisaki , Tarafa ya Bwakila, Wilaya ya Morogoro.
  
  Kitanda ni cha "teremka tukaze" bila ya godoro. Kuna beseni chini kukinga haja kubwa. Dripu zikiwa zimetundikwa kwenye dirisha. Kwa maelezo na picha zaidi, tembelea blogu ya Lukwangule.
  
  Mtazamo wangu: Bado huduma zetu za afya bado zina changamoto kubwa sana.
• July 03, 2010
• 0:58

  Wabunge wa Kenya wajiongezea marupurupu

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  Kwa maelezo zaidi kuhusu marupurupu haya bofya hapa.
• 0:25

  Ghana vs Uruguay match

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  I landed the Ghana vs Uruguay match ticket at 11th hour, thanks to a caring mdau. The stadium was packed to capacity with over 84,000 fans attending.
  ...Save for small pockets of Uruguayan supporters, most people were supporting Ghana.
  ...Of course, in any congregation of people, there are some black sheep. Libya and Mexico flags in a Ghana-Uruguay match?
  
  ....Mdau was there to witness the disappointment....
• 0:21

  Ghanaian fan

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  The chilly weather was not in the mind of this fan who seemed restless and frustrated by the Ghanaian game plan.
  
• 0:11

  .....That penalty!......

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  ...That penalty in the last minute of extra-time....That penalty that Asamoah Gyan missed....That penalty killed all hopes that Africa had on Ghana.......
• July 02, 2010
• 23:50

  Former South African PoliceCommissioner....Guilty

   » ‎ Faustine's Baraza
  The former South African Police Commissioner and President of INTERPOL, Jackie Selebi, who was facing corruption charges was yesterday found guilty at the Johannesburg High Court. Selebi faces lengthy jail term when he comes for sentencing on 14 July 2010.
  Click here and here to read previous posts on this case.
• 23:44

  ....Killing oneself for the love of the game....

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  Port-au-Prince - A young Haitian football fan was so distraught at Brazil's World Cup exit on Friday that he killed himself by leaping in front of a car, according to witnesses contacted by an AFP photographer.
  
  The 18-year-old died after the incident, which took place in Nerette, on the outskirts of the Haitian capital, following Brazil's 2-1 defeat by the Netherlands in the quarter-finals.
  
  During the World Cup, Brazilian wins were celebrated by street parties that brought a rare dash of colour and joy to a country still struggling to rebuild after the devastation of the January earthquake.
  
  Source: Sapa-AFP
• July 01, 2010
• 10:51

  Kuchukua na kurejesha fomu kwa mgombea pekee wa CCM

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  ..Mgombea pekee wa nafasi ya Urais kwa kupitia Chama Cha Mapinduzi ambaye pia ni Rais aliye madarakani, Jakaya Kikwete akirejesha fomu mapema leo.....
  .....Kikwete alipochukua fomu tarehe 21.06.2010....
• 2:42

  Kikwete arudisha fomu

   » ‎ Faustine's Baraza
  Mgombea pekee kupitia Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) hivi sasa yuko kwenye zoezi la kurudisha fomu baada ya kupata wadhamini zaidi ya 250 katika mikoa 10 ya Tanzania.
  Waweza kufuatilia "LIVE" kinachoendelea hapa.
• June 30, 2010
• 9:13

  Huduma au karaha kwa wateja?

   » ‎ Faustine's Baraza
  Katika gazeti lililopo mtandaoni la Habari Leo kuna picha ya wateja wakiwa wapmepanga foleni wakisubiri kulipa kodi ya majengo kwenye ofisi za Mamlaka ya Mapato Tanzania (TRA), Manispaa ya Kinondoni-(Picha na Yusuf Badi).
  
  Mtazamo wangu: Hii ni huduma au karaha kwa wateja? Kwa nini wateja wasitengewe eneo zuri la kupumzika pasipo na jua? Kwa nini TRA isiweke taarifa za kodi mtandaoni na kuruhusu wateja kulipia benki?
• 6:06

  Out da Africa: England's elimination from the World Cup

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  Click to enlarge.
• 2:24

  Lighter moment: Bathroom courtesy

   » ‎ Faustine's Baraza
  During one of her daily classes, a teacher trying to teach good manners, asked her students the following question:
  
  'Michael, if you were on a date having dinner with a nice young lady, how would you tell her that you have to go to the bathroom?'
  
  Michael said: 'Just a minute I have to go pee.'
  
  The teacher responded by saying: 'That would be rude and impolite.
  
  What about you Sherman, how would you say it?'
  
  Sherman said: 'I am sorry, but I really need to go to the bathroom. I'll be right back.'
  
  'That's better, but it's still not very nice to say the word bathroom at the dinner table.
  
  And you, little Johnny, can you use your brain for once and show us your good manners?'
  
  Johnny said 'I would say: Darling, may I please be excused for a moment? I have to shake hands with a very dear friend of mine, whom I hope to introduce you to after dinner.'
  
  Source: JamiiForums
• 1:33

  Tanzania diplomats in UK accumulate £753 520 traffic fines

   » ‎ Faustine's Baraza
  Tanzania is among the top five African countries with highest unpaid traffic congestion charges in Britain. The congestion charge aims at reducing congestion and emissions by encouraging people to use public transport instead of cars in parts of the busy capital. Motorists who choose to use vehicles instead of public transport are made to £8 a day in advance to drive through designated areas. The fees and the fines go towards upgrading the city's transport infrastructure.
  
  Tanzania has accumulated 7 203 unpaid congestion charge fines amounting to £753 520. Other African countries with a high number of fine include: Nigeria 18,576, Ghana 8,981, Kenya 8,206 and South Africa 6333.
  
  Click here to read more.
• 1:03

  PM Odinga recovering from head surgery

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  The Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga yesterday underwent a minor head surgery to relieve intracranial pressure which has been a cause of recent bouts of headaches and persistent fatigue.
  I wish him full recovery. Click here to read more.
• 0:35

  Tanzanians part of a "hit squad"?

   » ‎ Faustine's Baraza

  JOHANNESBURG — Four men accused of trying to kill a Rwandan general living in exile in Johannesburg made brief court appearances Tuesday, while prosecutors said that the suspects were not from Rwanda or South Africa.

  Dissident Lt. Gen. Faustin Kayumba Nyamwasa's wife has accused Rwandan President Paul Kagame in the shooting, a charge the Rwandan government denies. The attack comes as human rights groups say Rwanda's government is smashing dissent ahead of an August election.

  Prosecutors said Tuesday that the four men arrested are from Tanzania, Somalia and Mozambique but refused to say how long the suspects have been in South Africa.

  Court records identified the four suspects as Juma Huseni, a 35-year-old Tanzanian, Ahmed Ali, a 26-year-old Somali, George Francis, a 31-year-old Mozambican and Shafiri Bakari, a 30-year-old Tanzanian. Three of the suspects said they have asylum status.

  Police spokesman, Govindsamy Mariemuthoo refused to disclose a possible motive until the suspects make their next appearance in court.

  Mariemuthoo said the next appearance is Thursday. But court officials say it is July 14 to give investigators time to determine the suspects' immigration status.

  Police last week dropped attempted murder charges against two others who were also arrested after the shooting.

  Source: MSNBC
  

  
• June 29, 2010
• 5:07

  Gari ya Ubalozi wa Tanzania Burundi lalipuliwa kwa bomu

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  Katika harakati za uchaguzi wa urais Burundi jana, watu wasiojulikana walirusha bomu la kutupa kwa mkono mjini Bujumbura na kulipuka na kusababisha kuharibika kwa gari la ubalozi wa Tanzania Burundi. Watu hao walikuwa katika gari ya kiraia walitokomea haraka sana baada ya kurusha bomu hilo.
  
  Hakuna mtu aliyejeruhiwa na hakukuwa na taarifa rasmi kutoka katika ofisi ya ubalozi wa Tanzania mjini Bujumbura.
  
  Kwa kawaida maeneo haya ya maziwa makuu, unapokaribia uchaguzi, visa vya kurusha mabomu ya aina hii hujitokeza hasa Burundi na Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo.
  
  Inasemekanan mitaa ya Bujumbura jana ilikuwa na watu wachache sana.
  
  Huwa siwaelewi watu wanaosubiri kwenye matukio kama haya kuanzisha vurugu ambazo hazina tija.
  
  Chanzo: Blogu ya Dk Chibuga
  
• 4:54

  Kikwete's campaign goes online

   » ‎ Faustine's Baraza
  President Jakaya Kikwete's re-election campaign team has now adopted modern technology to reach out to the public. A blog and Twitter account named Jakayakikwete2010 and Kikwete2010 respectively have been set up as additional sources of information to the public.
• 1:05

  Zambia is now looking West

   » ‎ Faustine's Baraza
  Zambia has been a close business partner to Tanzania for a very long time. The landlocked country has been relying on the Dar es Salaam port and Tazara railway to ship its goods.
  Of late, Zambia and other landlocked countries around Tanzania have been complaining about delays, theft and bureaucracy at our Dar port. It seems now that Zambia has decided to look elsewhere for port services. Click here to read more.
• June 28, 2010
• 14:01

  What is your "sexpectation"?

   » ‎ Faustine's Baraza
  Are you having enough of it? How long should it last? Well, here is a general guideline:
  - Between 1-2 minutes-Too short
  - Between 3-7 minutes -Adequate
  -Between7-13 minutes-Desirable
  -Over 13 minutes-Too long
  
  At least now you know where you stand. Click here to read more.
• 3:01

  Tough decisions

   » ‎ Faustine's Baraza
  Leadership is about making tough decisions. Leadership is making decisions that can sometimes affect our friends and family. I applaud Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai for making a bold decision to fire four of his fifteen minister for what he terms as "poor performance". Click here to read more.
• June 27, 2010
• 13:57

  England soccer team had "issues"

   » ‎ Faustine's Baraza
  I had thought that it was uniquely a Tanzanian problem for footballs team to blame everyone else but themselves when they lose football matches. I have heard excuses ranging from weather pattern, state of the pitch, biased referees to food eaten prior to the match.
  Today, England were beaten fairly and squarely by the German team, but the English team is now trying to blame the defeat on "issues" and "problems" that they were having in the camp. Click here to read more.
• June 24, 2010
• 5:32

  Nyepesi Nyepesi

   » ‎ Faustine's Baraza

  Mke na mume walikuwa wakitaka kufanya mapenzi, wakataka kutumia fumbo la "kupiga simu" ili watoto wasielewe.
  Baba akamtuma mtoto: "mwambie mamako nataka simu!"
  Mama akamwambia mtoto: "mwambie imeharibika!"
  Baba akanena: " mwambie basi nitakwenda kupiga nje"
  Mama akamtuma mtoto: " Mwambie akienda kupiga nje na mimi nitafungua simu ya jamii!!!
  

  
• 3:50

  Ghana vs Germany

   » ‎ Faustine's Baraza
  Yesterday I went to watch Africa's last hope, Ghana, play the mighty Germany. I took a train from the Park Station in Central Johannesburg.
  The train ride was comfortable and hassle free save for the loud vuvuzelas.
  
  Footballs fans after disembarking from the train.
  Soccer City at night
  The stadium was fully packed with over 83,000 people in attendance. Crowd control was great.
  Mdau having fun with other football fans.
• 3:41

  Mandela Square, Sandton

   » ‎ Faustine's Baraza
  3D Soccer World Cup experience at Mandela Square yesterday.
  
• June 23, 2010
• 0:49

  Three African teams are out; two to go

   » ‎ Faustine's Baraza
  The African continent is allocated five slots in the Soccer World Cup competition. This year Africa had an additional slot, the host country had a free pass. This year our continent representatives were: Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Algeria, Ghana and South Africa.
  
  With the World Cup being held on African soil, many Africans had hoped for a good representation from the African teams. This was not to be. Cameroon, Nigeria and South Africa teams have already been eliminated. Ivory Coast, Algeria and Ghana are also on the brink of elimination.
  
  Many fans are disappointed with the African teams. These teams lacked passion, vitality and self-motivation.
  Save for South Africa, it was business as usual for Cameroon and Nigeria. The overrated, overpaid and under-performing players from Cameroon and Nigeria did not show any remorse about their elimination. It was as if they were in hurry to get out of South Africa and head to their holiday destinations, wherever that might be.
  
  Nigeria and Cameroon relied heavily on un-patrotic foreign based players. Both of these countries have strong domestic leagues, it is hard to imagine that the coaches could not find one or two players from these leagues.
  Past experiences have shown that big names do not always perform when they are expected to. It is time to look at home grown talents, these big names African stars have failed the continent miserably.
  
  I will be at the stadium to watch Ghana playing Germany tonight. I hope and pray that Ghana will make the continent proud!
  
  Edited: Thanks Dr Kunda for the corrections.
• June 22, 2010
• 9:52

  South Africa and France are out!

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  The host country South Africa was today eliminated from the Soccer World Cup competition despite a 2-1 win over disorganised France.
  With the whole country behind them, the win was not enough to get the Bafana Bafana through. Uruguay and Mexico qualified from Group A.
  France, a team in disarray, finished last in the group with one point.
  Despite of being eliminated in the first round, South Africans can still hold their heads high with a well organised tournament. The African continent can certainly be proud of this achievement.
• 9:31

  Mabalozi wapya wateuliwa

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  Rais Jakaya Kikwete ameteuwa mabalozi wapya kushika nafasi mbalimbali katika balozi zetu nchini Sweden, Canada, Ethiopia, Ufaransa na Balozi wa Kudumu Kwenye Umoja wa Mataifa. Ifuatayo ni orodha ya mabalozi wapya:
  

  1. Stockholm,Sweden-Mohamed Mwinyi Haji Mzale
     
  2. Ottawa, Canada-Alexander Masinda;
     
  3. UN-New York-Ombeni Sefue
     
  4. London, UK-Peter Kallaghe
     
  5. AU-Addis Ababa-Dkt Joram Biswaro
     
  6. Chuo cha Diplomasia-Mohamed Maundi
     
  7. Paris,Ufaransa-Begum Karim-Taj
     

  
• 4:11

  What they say about us:The Economist article

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  Elections in Tanzania
  What's the hurry?
  The president is trying, without much luck, to gee things up
  Jun 3rd 2010 DAR ES SALAAM
  
  THE World Bank now ranks Tanzania a lacklustre 131st in the world, dropping steadily down the league as a place for doing business. Neighbouring Uganda comes in at 112th, with Kenya in 95th place. Well ahead of the region’s big three, at 67th, is little Rwanda, a relatively late aspirant as a serious competitor. Tanzania is the laggard in a poor field. A local brand of socialism first promoted by Tanzania’s founding president, Julius Nyerere, helped give its 44m people a sense of unity but failed to equip them for the 21st century. The country still feels elephantine, its infrastructure is rickety, its electricity patchy, most of its roads unpaved and potholed.
  President Jakaya Kikwete knows how it is. On a recent trip he had to change cars twice in a day when they broke down on rutted roads. He used the waiting time to chat to locals. That may help him in elections due in October. He will probably run again for another five-year term. If he does, he is almost certain to win.
  
  His party, the Chama cha Mapinduzi (Party of the Revolution), has run Tanzania in various guises since the country was founded in 1964 after Tanganyika on the mainland merged with the island of Zanzibar. The ruling party has a small reform-minded wing and a much larger body that harks back to old-style liberation movements. Mr Kikwete stands carefully in the middle. He recently warmly welcomed in Dar es Salaam both Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe and the Swiss-based World Economic Forum, a club of capitalists.
  
  Mr Kikwete may use a second term to try to integrate Tanzania and its neighbours into a revived East African Community. With rural voters behind him, he can afford to be tough on groups that might threaten him. He has denounced recent attempts by the trade unions to strike for a higher minimum wage. He may also have persuaded the president of autonomous Zanzibar, Amani Karume, to share power with the island’s opposition. That should head off violence in the election run-up.
  
  Tanzania’s economy is ticking along. This year it may grow by 6%. Inflation is edging down. Foreigners still help pay for health care and education. Dar es Salaam’s once-chaotic port is a bit better run. High gold prices boost the budget. New laws to end tax breaks for mining companies and to raise royalties may bring in more cash. Tanzania has plenty of water and abundant farmland still to be developed.
  
  Mr Kikwete has at least tried to give the appearance of curbing corruption. A Bank of Tanzania official was acquitted of puffing up the cost of building a bank from $73m to $357m but found guilty of “abusing power”. Visiting businessmen, however, say they are still deterred by red tape, a weak legal system and a lack of skilled labour. Above all, they say, Tanzanians seem to lack a sense of urgency.
• 3:39

  Bafana Bafana fighting for their lives

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  The host team Bafana Bafana is playing its last group game in Bloemfontein this evening against the French national which is in disarray.
  
  In order to advance to the next round, Bafana Bafana will have to beat the French national team with a huge score margin while hoping that the Mexico-Uruguay match does not end in a draw.
  
  The South African natonal team needs all the prayers and vuvuzelas it can get in order to avoid being the first host country to be eliminated in the first round of the World Cup.
  
  All the best Bafana Bafana!
• 3:02

  This is a sick world.....Man eats man

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  Rouen - A Frenchman went on trial on Monday for allegedly killing his prison cellmate and then slicing open his chest to remove and consume his heart - but mistakenly eating his lung.
  
  Nicolas Cocaign, 39, appeared in court in the northern city of Rouen for killing Thierry Baudry in January 2007 by punching and kicking him, stabbing him with a pair of scissors and suffocating him with a rubbish bag.
  
  Cocaign then allegedly sliced open Baudry's chest with a razor blade, removed a rib and pulled out an organ which he believed was the man's heart, but which in fact was a lung.He is accused of eating part of the lung raw and then frying the rest of it with some onions on a makeshift cooker in the cell in the Rouen prison."I wanted to take his soul," Cocaign, who at the time of the crime was in custody awaiting trial for attempted armed robbery, allegedly told an investigating judge probing the case.A verdict is expected on Thursday.
  
  Source: SAPA
• 0:59

  Kikwete achukua fomu

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  Baada ya kuchukua fomu ya kugombea tena Urais kwaUkupitia Chama Tawala cha CCM. Rais Jakaya Kikwete amesema kuwa kaulimbiu yake itakuwa Ari Zaidi, Nguvu Zaidi na Kasi Zaidi tofauti na mwaka 2005 ambayo ilikuwa Kasi Mpya, Nguvu Mpya na Ari Mpya.
  
  Rais Kikwete ameamua kugombea tena kwa sababu kuu tatu:
  

  1. Ushawishi kutoka kwa wanachama wa CCM.
  2. Kuridhika kuwa amefanya vizuri katika uongozi wake wa miaka mitano iliyopita
  3. Kuruhusiwa kikatiba kugombea tena.

  
  Vipaumbele vyake kama atachaguliwa tena vitakuwa ni kama vifuatavyo:
  

  1. Kuongeza kasi ya mapambano ya rushwa na matumizi mabaya ya madaraka.
  2. Kuhakikisha kwamba nchi inaendelea kuwa na umoja, amani na usalama, kujenga msingi wa uchumi wa kisasa wa taifa linalojitegemea kwa kuchukua hatua madhubuti za kuharakisha zaidi mapinduzi ya kilimo, ufugaji, uvuvi na viwanda.
  3. Kuongeza jitihada na mipango zaidi ya kuwawezesha kiuchumi wananchi hasa wa hali ya chini ili waweze kushiriki na kunufaika na uchumi unaokua.
  4. Kutumia fursa ya kujiografia ya nchi yetu kwa kuifanya lango kuu la biashara na usafirishaji kwa nchi za Afrika ya Mashariki, Kuisini na Kati na hasa kwa kuimarisha ufanisi wa reli na bandari zetu.
  5. Kuongeza jitihada za kuhakikisha taifa letu linanufaika zaidi na rasilimali za asili za nchi yetu kuanzia madini, misitu, wanyamapori hadi vivutio mbalimbali vya utalii.
  6. Kuweka mkazo sasa kwenye kuboresha elimu ya msingi na sekondari na kupanua elimu ya ufundi na elimu ya juu hasa katika masomo ya sayansi.
  7. Kuongeza jitihada za kupanua na kuboresha huduma muhimu za kijamii hasa huduma za afya na maji.
  8. Kuimarisha huduma za umeme, miundombinu na mawasiliano.
  9. Kuimarisha utawala bora, demokrasia nchini hasa kwa kuongeza kasi ya mapambano dhidi ya rushwa, matumizi mabaya ya madaraka na ubadhirifu wa mali ya umama na kuendelea kuviwezesha kijasiriamali, kitaasisi/ kimuundo na kisheria vyombo vya kutoa na kusimamia haki nchini.
  10. Kuipa dola na vyombo vyake husika uwezo mkubwa zaidi kupanga mipango ya uchumi na kusimamia uchumi wa nchi kwa ufanisi bila kuingilia sekta binafsi ili kulinda maslahi ya nchi na kulinda mafaniko yaliyopatikana katika nyanja zote tangu uhuru wa Tanzania.
      

  Mtazamo wangu: Vipaumbele hivi ni vyingi na vikubwa sana na vitahitaji fedha nyingi kuvitekeleza. Namtakia Rais Kikwete kila la heri katika uchaguzi huu na pia katika kazi kubwa na nzito iliyo mbele yake katika kutimiza vipaumbele hivi.
• June 21, 2010
• 10:30

  Kikwete picks nomination form

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  President Kikwete who is vying for his second term picked a presidential nomination form from the ruling party Secretary General Yusuph Makamba in Dodoma today. Kikwete is unopposed in this nomination race.
  
  Picture: Ikulu
• June 18, 2010
• 23:37

  Toleo jipya

   » ‎ Faustine's Baraza
  Watanzania tunapenda vitu vipya. Wahenga husema, "Kipya kinyemi". Soda hii aina ya "Mountain Dew" sasa hivi inashabikiwa sana Jijini Dar es Salaam.
  
  Baadhi ya wateja wanashindwa kutamka "Mountain Dew", wameibatiza jina la "Soda mpya".
• 23:33

  Kumradhi

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  Ndugu msomaji kale ka shughuli kanakonibana kiasi cha kukosa pumzi kanaendelea. Muendelee kuniwia radhi katika kipindi hiki kigumu. Nitaendelea kuweka mabaniko pale muda utakaporuhusu.
  Tuombeane kheri.
  Faustine
• 23:30

  Mitaa ya Mbagala Zakhem

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  ...Kama hakuna abiria, kwanini usibebe vitu vingine.....Hapa usiulizie kuhusu leseni inayoruhusu daladala kutumika kwa shughuli hii...
• 22:58

  Bunge la Bajeti

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  Leo ofisi ya Rais ilikuwa inawasilisha bajeti yake. Utakumbuka kuwa kipindi cha Bunge la bajeti kimefupishwa ili kuruhusu kuvunjwa kwa Bunge na uchaguzi Mkuu kufanyika.
  
  Pamoja na kufupisha kipindi hiki cha Bunge la bajeti, bado mahudhurio ya wabunge ni hafifu sana. Inaonekana mawazo yao yote yako kwenye majimbo yao.
  
  Huu ni muonekano wa Bunge asubuhi hii.
• June 14, 2010
• 13:21

  Another graduation

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  Another mdau of this blog, Godwin Gabriel, who also happens to be one of my mother's sons, was conferred a degree from the University of Seattle yesterday.
  Mdau, the clan is very proud of this achievement. Congrats!
• June 13, 2010
• 22:07

  Graduation!

   » ‎ Faustine's Baraza
  Mdau Dr Magdalena Lyimo was yesterday conferred her PhD at a ceremony held at Darthmouth, New Hampshire.
  Her family was also there to witness the occasion.
  
  Personally, I would like to congratulate you on this achievement. I hope that the newly acquired knowledge will be put into good use when you return to Tanzania.
  
  Hongera sana Dr "Dr" Magdalena!
• 21:43

  Siku ya wachangia damu duniani (World Blood donor day)

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  Tarehe 14 Juni kila mwaka ni maadhimisho ya kuwaenzi wachangia damu wa hiari duniani. Ni siku maalumu ya kuwashukuru na kuwaenzi wale wote wanaochangia damu kuokoa maisha. Maadhimisho ya kitaifa mwaka huu yanafanyika huko Mwanza. Mgeni rasmi anatarajia kuwa Waziri wa Afya, Prof. David Mwakyusa.
  Mwaka 2004, Tanzania ilianzisha mpango wa Taifa wa Damu Salama (NBTS) ikiwa na lengo la kuhakikisha upatikanaji wa damu ya kutosha na iliyo salama toka kwa jamii. Mfumo wa zamani ulitegemea sana ndugu kuchangia damu pale wanapopata mgonjwa mwenye kuhitaji huduma hii.
  
  Kama meneja mwanzilishi wa Mpango huu nchini napata faraja sana kuona mpango huu unakuwa na kupanuka. Natapongeza na kuwatakia kila la heri watumishi na wadau wa NBTS.
  Pichani chini: Mdau akitambulisha watumishi wa mbali mbali wa NBTS wakati wa ufunguzi wa kituo cha Mtwara mwaka 2007.
• 13:14

  Pita pita mitaani-1

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  Hapa Dar biashara ya ving'amuzi na antenna imepamba moto kutokana na huu mchakato wa kombe la dunia. Yote ni katika kuhakikisha kuwa channels zote ziko safi bila chenga.
  .......Halafu raha ya mechi ni kufunga bao.......
• 13:11

  Pita pita mitaani

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  Staili ya uogaji mitaa ya Mbagala....
• 13:00

  Naomba radhi

   » ‎ Faustine's Baraza
  Nimehadimika kwa muda kutokana na kuwa na shughuli nyeti katika wiki iliyopita na hii inayokuja. Kutokana na uzito wa shughuli yenyewe sipati kabisa muda wa kutulia na kuweka mabandiko. Muda ukifika nitawaeleza kinachonifanya niwe bize kiasi hiki. Mnisamehe kwa hili.
  Sala na maombi yanakaribishwa.
• June 07, 2010
• 13:22

  Brazil vs Taifa Stars-3

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  Pamoja na timu yetu kufungwa goli 5-1 na Brazil. Nilifurahishwa na kitendo sha mashabiki kushangilia timu yetu. Nilifurahishwa zaidi na kitendo cha mashabiki kuvaa nguo mbali mbali zenye rangi ya bendera ya Taifa.
  
• 13:20

  Brazil vs Taifa Stars-2

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  Vuvuzela zilikuwepo za kutosha pale uwanjani. Nilifurahishwa na ufundi wa wadau katika kupuliza hizi vuvuzela.
  
• 13:07

  Brazil vs Taifa Stars

   » ‎ Faustine's Baraza
  Lile pambano lilinunuliwa na TFF limechezwa leo usiku jijini Dar es Salaam. Pamoja na TFF kusema tiketi zote zilikuwa zimeuzwa, takribani asilimia 30-40% ya uwanja ilikuwa tupu. Mchana wa leo na hadi pale uwanjani, tiketi ziliendelea kuuzwa. Mdau mie niliweza kununua tiketi pale uwanjani.
  Kuna jambo linifanya nijiulize maswali. Mechi tumenunua sie, kwa nini matangazo ya kuzunguka uwanja yawe toka Brazil? Je hatuna bidhaa za kuzitangaza?
• June 06, 2010
• 11:14

  Uruguay's president wealth

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  Uruguay's new president may be one of the world's poorest sitting leaders: Jose Mujica formally declared that his entire wealth amounts to a 1987 Volkswagen Beetle.
  The 23-year-old car is valued at about $1 900. Since the former leftist guerrilla leader has no bank accounts or other assets and put his small flower farm in his wife's name, the car is all he owns, according to his sworn declaration, which appeared in Thursday's official bulletin.
  Mujica's only reported income is his presidential salary, about $11 000 a month. He gives 20% of this to his political movement.
  At 75 years old, Mujica is used to an austere lifestyle. Not so his vice president, Danilo Astori, whose declared wealth of $250 000 includes a house and car worth nearly 10 times Mujica's Beetle.
  
  Source: SAPA
• June 04, 2010
• 22:52

  Kenya Airways yapata faida

   » ‎ Faustine's Baraza
  Shirika la ndege la Kenya limepata faida ya Ksh 2.6 billion mwaka huu.
  Kama wao wanaweza wana nini, sisi kushindwa kwa nini? Bofya hapa kusoma zaidi.
• 22:48

  Mambo ya Gado

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  Mjadala wa katiba mpya umepamba moto nchini Kenya. Wakati Serikali inatetea katiba mpya, baadhi ya mawaziri na viongozi wa dini wanapinga katiba hii na kila upande unajaribu kufanya uhamasishaji kwa wananchi.
• 2:23

  Soccer World Cup count down-It is going to be cold!

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  For those who are coming to watch World cup games, please remember to bring some warm clothes. Morning and nights can be very cold. In the picture above: Frosty look on the grass this morning.
• June 03, 2010
• 10:35

  Usajili wa namba za simu: Msemaji mmoja, takwimu tofauti

   » ‎ Faustine's Baraza
  Mdau soma hii hapa chini:
  "Mamlaka ya Mawasiliano Tanzania (TCRA) imesema idadi ya watu waliosajili simu zao na fomu zao kuhakikiwa imeongezeka kutoka milioni tano Novemba(2009) hadi milioni 6.5 Desemba 20 mwaka huu (2009)-Meneja Uhusiano wa Mamlaka hiyo, Innocent Mungy, 22.12.2009.
  
  Halafu soma hii:
  "Hadi kufikia Aprili 30 (2010), mwaka huu Kampuni za simu zilikuwa zimesajili namba milioni moja ikiwa malengo ni kusajiri 14 milioni"-Meneja Uhusiano wa Mamlaka hiyo, Innocent Mungy, 02.06.2010.
  
  Mtazamo wangu: Mtu huyo huyo mmoja, kauli mbili zinazokinzana. Sijui tatizo ni utunzaji wa takwimu au kukurupuka na kuongea na vyombo vya habari bila kujiandaa.
  Kwa bahati mbaya sana, waandishi wa habari nao wanakurupuka na kuandika mambo bila kutafakari na kufanyia utafiti.
• June 02, 2010
• 15:06

  Soccer World Cup count down-Final touches

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  Flags -lined airport road, R24.
  
  Soccer memorabilia at Eastgate Mall.
• 14:57

  Soccer World Cup count down-Works on infrastructure still on-going

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  The rail line for a fast train, Gautrain, that was supposed to link the OR Tambo International Airport and Pretoria are still on-going. The OR Tambo-Sandton segment is complete and the train is now in the testing phase.
  Works on the R21 road that connects Johannesburg and Pretoria are also on-going.
• June 01, 2010
• 14:10

  The begging strategy is working

   » ‎ Faustine's Baraza

  June 1 (Bloomberg) -- The World Bank’s International Development Association agreed to lend Tanzania $583 million for projects aimed at improving education, transport and cities.

  The IDA, which offers interest-free credit and grants to the poorest countries, will provide $150 million for a secondary education development program which aims to upgrade facilities and provide mathematics, science and language teachers, John Murray McIntire, country director for Tanzania, Uganda, and Burundi, said in an e-mailed statement.

  The IDA will make $163 million available to improve basic services in seven cities. Denmark is contributing a further $12.5 million to this project.

  The IDA is providing $270 million to a five-year program to rehabilitate 270 kilometers (168 miles) of roads and expand airports in Bukoba, Kigoma and Tabora.

  Source: Businessweek.com
• 10:50

  England squad named

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  England coach Fabio Capello has named the 23 players who will constitute the English team for for the world cup. The list is as follows:
  

  Keepers: Joe Hart, David James, Robert Green.

  Defenders: Jamie Carragher, Ashley Cole, Rio Ferdinand, Glen Johnson, Ledley King, John Terry, Matthew Upson, Stephen Warnock.

  Midfielders: Gareth Barry, Michael Carrick, Joe Cole, Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard, Aaron Lennon, James Milner, Shaun Wright-Phillips.

  Strikers: Peter Crouch, Jermain Defoe, Emile Heskey, Wayne Rooney.
  

  Dropped: Theo Walcott, Darren Bent, Adam Johnson, Leighton Baines, Scott Parker, Tom Huddlestone and Michael Dawson.

  
• 3:37

  Bafana Bafana squad named

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  Soutg Africa's coach Alberto Perreira has announced the final list of 23 players who will make up the Bafana Bafana squad for the World Cup. A major exclusion is that of Benni McCarthy (West Ham), who is considered by some as overrated, overweight and under performing. Here is the final squad:
  
  Goalkeepers:
  Itumeleng Khune (Kaizer Chiefs), Moeneeb Josephs (Orlando Pirates), Shu-Aib Walters (Maritzburg United)
  
  Defenders:
  Matthew Booth (Mamelodi Sundowns), Lance Davids (Ajax Cape Town), Siboniso Gaxa (Mamelodi Sundowns), Bongani Khumalo (SuperSport United), Tsepo Masilela (Maccabi Haifa, Israel), Aaron Mokoena (Portsmouth, England), Anele Ngcongca (Genk, Belgium) Siyabonga Sangweni (Golden Arrows), Lucas Thwala (Orlando Pirates)
  
  Midfielders:
  Kagisho Dikgacoi (Fulham, England), Thanduyise Khuboni (Golden Arrows), Reneilwe Letsholonyane (Kaizer Chiefs), Teko Modise (Orlando Pirates), Steven Pienaar (Everton, England) MacBeth Sibaya (Rubin Kazan, Russia) Siphiwe Tshabalala (Kaizer Chiefs)
  
  Forwards:
  Surprise Moriri (Mamelodi Sundowns), Katlego Mphela (Mamelodi Sundowns), Siyabonga Nomvethe (Moroka Swallows), Bernard Parker (FC Twente, Netherlands).
  
  Dropped:
  Rowen Fernandez (Arminia Bielefeld, Germany)
  Benedict McCarthy (West Ham United, England)
  Franklin Cale (Mamelodi Sundowns)
  Innocent Mdledle (Mamelodi Sundowns)
  Bryce Moon (PAOK, Greece)
• 1:18

  Nimeipenda hii!

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  Nimeipenda hii kaulimbiu ambayo Serikali ya awamu ya nne itaitumia wakati wanazunguka nchi nzima kuelezea mafanikio ya Serikali hii: "mlitutuma, tumetekeleza, tumerudi kuwaelezeni tulivyotekeleza na kuwasikiliza".
  
  
• 0:20

  The coming of Brazilian team to Tanzania: The debate continue

   » ‎ Faustine's Baraza
  There is a hot debating raging in Michuzi's blog on whether it was justified for a poor country like Tanzania to pay millions of dollars to bring the Brazilian national team for one friendly match. The debate was started by a post purportedly written by a Kenyan who is ridiculing Tanzanians for this decision. I suggest you read the post and the comments section to see how the Tanzanians are responding to it.
  
  In another development, the most expensive tickets lot (USD200) were sold out shortly after the Tanzania Football Federation (TFF) had made the announcement. It seems that the plea by this group to boycott the match was ignored. I suggest you read the posts, there are some interesting perspectives from proponents and opponents of this match.
• May 31, 2010
• 14:38

  Soccer World Cup count down-Flags flags everywhere

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  Flags of the participating countries are everywhere. Flags on the wall of a liquor store...
  ....Flags on a school fence
  .......At a workplace
  ....and even on cars.
• 13:23

  Soccer World Cup count down-South Africa beats Guatemala

   » ‎ Faustine's Baraza
  South Africa today beat Guatemala 5-0 in an international friendly match that was played at Peter Mokaba stadium in Polokwane. This is their largest win ever in an international match and it comes ten days before the start of the world cup.
  
  The South African team, Bafana Bafana, played with vigour, coherence and the right mental attitude. Having been written off, South Africans are now starting to have faith in their team.
  
  The final Bafana Bafana squad is due to be announce tomorrow morning.
• 2:43

  Lighter moment: Why did the chicken cross the road?

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  KINDERGARTEN TEACHER: To get to the other side.

  PLATO: For the greater good.

  ARISTOTLE: It is the nature of chickens to cross roads.

  KARL MARX: It was a historical inevitability.

  OBAMA: Because, YES IT CAN!

  MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR: ... I envision a world where all chickens will be free to cross roads without having their motives being called into question.
  
  MACHIAVELLI: The point is that the chicken crossed the road. Who cares why? The end of crossing the road justifies whatever motive there was.
  
  OPRAH/ TYRA: Why does a chicken cross a road? Was it molested while still a chick? I mean, what kind of upbringing did it have? We need to invite the chicken to a share with us what happened
  
  OSAMA BIN LADEN: This was an unprovoked act by the infidels and zionist forces, we will avenge with suicide bombers!!
  
  GEORGE W. BUSH (2): The chicken is either with us or it is against us. There is no middle ground here.
  
  ANY KENYAN POLITICIAN: "From which tribe is the chicken? Our community has been marginalized for far too long – others have had their chance and it is now the turn of our chicken to eat!"
  
  EINSTEIN: Whether the chicken crossed the road or the road moved beneath the chicken depends upon your frame of reference.
  
  BUDDHA: Asking this question denies your own chicken nature.
  
  ISAAC NEWTON: Any chicken in the universe shall always cross a road perpendicularly to the side of the road, and in an infinitely long straight line at uniform speed, unless the chicken stops due to an unbalanced reactive force in the opposite direction of the chicken's motion
  
  NELSON MANDELA: Never again, will the chicken be questioned for crossing the road. This is an ideal for which I am prepared to die.
  
  ROBERT MUGABE: For all of these years the road has been owned by the white farmers, the poor underprivileged chicken has waited too long for that road to be given to him and now he is crossing it in force with his fellow war veteran chickens. We intend taking over this road and giving it to the roadless chickens so that they can cross it without fear of retribution from Britain who promised money to institute road reform. We will not stop until all roadless chickens have roads to cross and the freedom to cross them.
  
  RAILA ODINGA: Both me and President Kibaki had been telephoned about the chicken. Si sisi iko na demokrasia na tunataka wacha kuku apite, sio? Si kuku tosha?! It is even in the agreement between me and Kibaki. Lazima ipite, nimesema hivyo hii asubuhi. I have exclusive powers on this!
  
  EMILIO MWAI KIBAKI: Kuku ilivuka pale pale, ikienda huko huko........ na hilo ndio jambo la maana ....hakuna mambo ingine!...hakunaaaa .....na tutakataa namna gani ati kuku isivuke barabara ...hatuweziii ..na hao wanaendelea kuongea mambo ya kukuuu....ni wapumbavuuu. .. .....mavi ya hiyo kuku!!! That is unconstitutional. Na irundi kule itokako.

  Chanzo:Mdau
  

  
• 1:34

  Taifa Stars-Brazil Match: The Government was involved

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  According to the Kenyan daily, Daily Nation, the coming of the Brazilian soccer team to Tanzania had the blessing of the highest office in the land.
  
  The newspaper qoutes the President of Tanzanian Football Federation, Leodgar Tenga saying, "We talked to our President [Jakaya Kikwete] and it’s him, really, who made it all happen.....He was enthusiastic right from the word go and got every needed state machinery moving to make this match...."
  
  Neither TFF nor the Government are willing to disclose the amount paid to the Brazilians to get them to come to Tanzania, but it is being speculated that tickets to this match might be a little steep and some sponsors will have to chip in as well to enable TFF to recover some of the costs involved.
  
  Click here to read the Daily Nation article.
• 0:05

  Africans heading to France for Africa-France summit

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  It has now become a fashion for countries with developed economies to gather African leaders for summits.
  There is China-Africa summit, Japan-Africa summit (TICAD) and US-Africa summit to mention a few.
  Although these meetings are termed "cooperation meeting", they are nothing more than means of the Developed Countries to exert greater influence diplomatically and economically in resource-rich African continent.
  
  Unfortunately, these summit are not geared to provide Africa the support needed to get rid itself of poverty, but create alliance and explore opportunities to exploit Africa more.
  
  The African approach to these summit are often disjointed and incoherent. We end up giving more than we receive.
  
  This week is not different, selected African leaders and top business people are gathering in Nice, France for a Africa-France summit.
  
  The official agenda will be to discuss piracy, terrorism and climate change but the main underlying agenda is the desire by President Nicolas Sarkozy to seek broader influence and greater economic weight for France in Africa, which is now seen as a new frontier for profit-making a half-century after France lost 14 African colonies to independence (Yahoo News).
  
  As much as we need external investments, it is time for Africans to start thinking how we can boost trade among ourselves and and promote good governance. The continent needs to speak with one voice and have one agenda in these summits. Whatever is decided should be of benefit to the continent and not lead further exploitation.
  
  Lastly, US-ASEAN are held in Asia, but very few "Cooperation meetings" are held in the African continent. Why is this so? If they need our resources they need to come and sit with us under the mango trees.
• 0:02

  Diary of a president-May 2010

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  1 May Dar es Salaam
  

  2 May Dar es Salaam
  

  3 May Dar es Salaam
  

  4 May Dar es Salaam
  

  5 May Dar es Salaam
  

  6 May Dar es Salaam
  

  7 May Dar es Salaam
  

  8 May Dar es Salaam
  

  9 May Dar es Salaam
  

  10 May Dar es Salaam
  

  11 May Dar es Salaam
  

  12 May Dar es Salaam
  

  13 May Mtwara
  

  14 May Dar es Salaam
  

  15 May Dar es Salaam
  

  16 May UVCCM Meeting, Iringa
  

  17 May Dar es Salaam
  

  18 May Dar es Salaam
  

  19 May Dar es Salaam
  

  20 May Dar es Salaam
  

  21 May Receiving rhinos, Arusha
  

  22 May Dar es Salaam
  

  23 May Dar es Salaam
  

  24 May Addresses EALA, Nairobi, Kenya
  

  25 May Nairobi, Kenya
  

  26 May Opening CRDB Bank branch, Moshi
  

  27 May Moshi
  

  28 May Unveiling new cement plant, Tanga
  

  29 May Dar es Salaam
  

  30 May ICC meeting, Kampala, Uganda
  

  31 May ICC meeting, Kampala, Uganda
  

  Summary
  

  Total days in Dar es Salaam: 21 (13 working and 8 weekend days)- 67.7%
  

  Total days travelled: 10 days- 32.3%
  

  Coverage: 5 Regions and 2 countries
  

  
• May 29, 2010
• 5:43

  Countdown to the world cup: Vuvuzelas

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  The use of vuvuzela is a common fixture in football matches in South Africa together with fancy headgears, colourful attires and unique dances. The noisy vuvuzelas are blown constantly before, during and after football games.
  I bought myself one but I have yet to master the art of blowing it. I hope to learn to blow it in the near future.
  This week FIFA said that they will wait until after the opening game to decide on whether to allow or ban the vuvuzela from the stadia. Click here to read about FIFA's concerns.
• May 28, 2010
• 23:55

  The other industry is also busy preparing for the World Cup

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  An event of this magnitude also bring an opportunity to some people to steal, rob and cheat visitors. While the security has improved in the country, it is important for visitors to take precaution and not leave their valuables laying around. As they, "precaution is better than cure".
  
  Johannesburg - Two cleaning ladies at the Southern Sun hotel in Hyde Park have appeared in the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court for allegedly stealing money from the Colombian soccer team, police said on Friday.
  
  The Colombian team, who are staying at the five-star hotel, noticed that they had been robbed when they arrived back to their rooms after training on Tuesday, Colonel Eugene Opperman said.
  
  "There was theft out of their rooms. They went out for about an hour to practise and the rooms were cleaned while they were out," he said.
  
  "When they came back they discovered there was some money missing."
  
  The Times newspaper reported on Friday that the women allegedly stole $21 000, however Opperman would not comment on the amount that was taken for security reasons.
  
  Three women were arrested on Thursday but the charges against one of the women were dropped due to lack of evidence.
  
  The Times reported that the remaining two suspects, Jeanet Mashimbyi, 29 and Lucky Mahlatsi, 25, appeared in the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court on Thursday.
  
  They were due to appear in court again next week.

  Source: SAPA
• 8:43

  Zimbabwe paid USD 1.8 million, how much did we pay?

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  Tanzania is all abuzz with excitement about the forthcoming international friendly match between Taifa Stars and the Brazil National team on June 7.
  Brazil is due to play another exhibition match with the Zimbabwe national team on June 2 prior to traveling to Tanzania.
  It is reported that Zimbabwe paid the Brazilian team USD 1.8 million for an opportunity to play them. The big question among Tanzanians is how much did we have to pay for this opportunity?
• 5:55

  Wateja wa baadaye wa "kompyuta kwa kila mwanafunzi"

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  Mdau, nini ni maoni yako kuhusu mfumo wa elimu Tanzania? Nini kifanyike? Tutoe kipaumbele kwenye maeneo gani? Karibu!.
  
  Picha: Jamiiforums
• 5:49

  Failing education system in Tanzania: This is what our president wants to do

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  If re-elected for his second term, which he will, President Jakaya Kikwete has promised to do the following:
  

  1. To ensure that every secondary school student in the country will have own computer to aid them in their studies
     
  2. To connect all schools with the internet and teach every student how to use the Internet.
     
  3. To ensure each student has his/her own textbooks
     
  4. To ensure that ward secondary schools received one million students who finished Standard Seven every year
     

  My Take: It is a fact that the education system in Tanzania is very sick. The decline in the pass rate at all levels in the past three to four years is an overt manifestation of this sickness.
  

  I written a number of posts about the failing education system in Tanzania and I even gone further to suggest possible solutions.
  

  First of all, I welcome President Kikwete's admission that our education system is sick. This is the first time that I have heard a senior official of the Government talking about this problem.
  

  While Kikwete's ideas are ideal in a well established education system, they look very ambitious and almost impractical in our current set up. I am saying this for the following reasons. Most schools do not have adequate classes, desks, books, labs, teaching aids and teachers. The start point should be a strategy to address these shortfalls before we starting to think about adding a cherry on top of our cake.
  

  Only about 10% of the Tanzanian population has access to electricity. It is not difficult to see that it will be a challenge to power these laptops in the rural areas unless the laptops come with a custom in-built solar panel to power them. We will also need computer trainers; do we have a sufficient number to cover the whole country? Who will provide the technical support after the trainers have departed? How well are the teachers prepared to fulfill this task? I will even touch on the issue of computer maintenance and security which will require additional resources.
  

  Computerizing schools will only work well in our education system once the basic shortfalls have been fixed and the basic IT structure has been put in place to support this project.
  

  
• 2:54

  Hats and hair-dos

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• 2:37

  Yesterday evening I ...

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  Yesterday evening I went to the Soccer City stadium in Soweto to watch a friendly match between South Africa and Colombia, a match that South Africa won 2-1.
  The stadium was full with Bafana Bafana supporters singing, dancing and blowing the noisy vuvuzelas.
  Wadau were also there to cheer for Bafana Bafana.
• May 27, 2010
• 4:37

  South Africa hates foreigners

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  Gauteng residents were united on one issue - disliking foreigners, said a survey released on Thursday.
  
  "What do we all agree on? We hate foreigners," said Prof David Everatt, the executive director of the Gauteng City Region Observatory (GCRO).
  
  "If the attitudes of xenophobia remain... we have a problem."
  
  He was speaking at the release of a GCRO survey into the quality of life in Gauteng which was conducted among 6636 residents.
  
  It showed that 69 percent of residents agreed or strongly agreed with the statement that "foreigners are taking benefits meant for South Africans".
  
  Everatt said 75 percent of people with no education and 73 percent of people with tertiary education agreed with the statement.
  
  The GCRO is a think tank that was created by the Gauteng provincial government in partnership with the universities of Johannesburg and the Witwatersrand.
  
  Source: Sapa
• 1:17

  Soccer World Cup-South Africa: Brazilian national team arrives in South Africa

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  The Brazilian team arrived this morning in South Africa for the final preparations before the start of the tournament. It is expected that the team will travel to Tanzania in the coming week for an international friendly match with the Taifa Stars. Click here for more info.
• May 26, 2010
• 14:48

  Soccer World Cup in South Africa: Football theme

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  Concrete ball at the side of the road....
  A ball around a TELKOM tower in Pretoria...
  ......Balls and other decorations in the lobby of a hotel that I recently stayed in Bloemfontein.......
• 9:54

  World Cup-South Africa

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  Preparations are in the final stages for the Soccer World Cup competition that is due to begin in South Africa from the 11 June this year. The dream that started four years ago is now turning into reality.
  In the coming weeks, I will be bringing you my own take of the build up and the tournament itself.
  It is an exciting time for South Africa and Africa in general. It is history in making and I hope to share with you as events unfolds.
• May 25, 2010
• 14:38

  Dar es Salaam na maghorofa ya mabango ya matangazo

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  Swali: Hivi haya maghorofa ya mabango yanalipiwa kodi kila mwezi? Kwa idadi kubwa ya mabango Jijini Dar, kodi ya mabango haya ingekuwa kusaidia sana kuboresha huduma za jamii katika Jiji.
• 13:10

  Africa Day

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  The African continent today celebrated "Africa Day". 25th of May is the day The Organisation African Unity (OAU), predecessor to African Union (AU), was born in 1963. The theme for this year is focusing on “Peace and Security in Africa”.
  
  To South Africa this day has a deeper meaning. It is an opportunity for this country and Africa in general to show that they are able to host major events such as the forthcoming Soccer World Cup.
  
  Presenters of a morning TV news programme, Morning Live, wore colourful traditional attires. When I Googled "Africa Day 2o10", there was hardly any news on how the rest of the continent celebrated this day.
  Africans have been quick and more than willing to honour 4th of July and Commonwealth day but an important day to celebrate diversity and cultural richness within the continent goes unnoticed. There is something wrong with us!
  
• 10:56

  TANESCO gets new MD

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  THE Board of Directors of the Tanzania Electric Supply Company (TANESCO) has appointed Mr William Mhando the Managing Director of the firm effective from June 1, 2010.
  
  Prior to the appointment, Mr Mhando who is an engineer by profession, was Tanesco’s Manager for Power Distribution and Marketing.
  
  He was employed by Tanesco in October 1989 as electricity engineer and he holds Master’s degree in Electricity obtained from Havana, Cuba.
  
  Mr Mhando also once served as Tanesco regional manager in Singida and Mbeya regions.
  
  Source: Daily News
• May 24, 2010
• 4:03

  Nyerere to become a saint

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  FORMER Tanzanian president Julius Kambarage Nyerere will be declared saint on June 1, as part of the celebrations to mark this year’s Martyrs’ Day.
  
  Heads of states of African countries and Nyerere’s widow Maria Gabriel Magige will attend.
  
  Last year, President Yoweri Museveni supported the campaign to have Nyerere recognised as a saint.
  
  The campaign began in January 2006, when Rome accepted the request from Bishop Musoma of Northern Tanzania Diocese.
  
  Meanwhile, preparations for the celebrations are in high gear. Fr. Dennis Ssebuggwawo, the shrine rector, said the programme at the Catholic Shrine will begin with a nine-day Novena (reciting of prayers) from May 26 to June 2.
  
  Ssebuggwawo said Moroto diocese will host this year’s celebrations under the theme “I am with you always, yes to the end of the time (Mathew 28:20)”.
  
  Twenty-two Uganda martyrs were murdered at the Catholic shrines between 1885 and 1886.
  
  Source: New Vision
• 2:40

  Liyumba kwenda jela miaka miwili

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  MAHAKAMA ya Hakimu Mkazi Kisutu leo asubuhi imemhukumu aliyekuwa Mkurugenzi wa Utumishi na Utawala katika Benki Kuu ya Tanzania (BoT) Amatus Liyumba, kwenda jela miaka miwili baada ya kupatikana na hatia dhidi ya kesi ya utumiaji mabaya wa madaraka .
  

  
• May 21, 2010
• 21:08

  Leo ni siku ya kujiandikisha katika daftari la wapigakura

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  Tume ya Uchaguzi imetangaza kuwa leo na kesho ni siku za kujiandikisha kwa wananchi katika daftari la kudumu la wapiga kura.
  
  Kwa mujibu wa Tume ya Uchaguzi, muda huu wa siku mbili umeongezwa ili wakazi wa Jiji la Dar es Salaam waliokosa fursa hiyo waweze kufanya hivyo.
  
  Hii ni nafasi yako mdau kushiriki katika zoezi hili muhimu katika kuchagua viongozi imara kwenye uchaguzi mkuu ujao.
  
  Natoa rai kwa wakazi wa Dar es Salaam ambao hawana kadi za wapiga kura waende kwenye vituo na kujiandikisha. Mchango wako katika kuchagua viongozi bora unaanzia kwako.
• May 18, 2010
• 8:36

  Muda mwingine tunachangia kuuua badala ya kusaidia

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  Hizi ni picha za ajali iliyotokea huko Hale, Tanga. Kwa bahati nzuri hakuna aliyefariki, ingawa kuna watu walioumia.
  Katika ajali hii nataka kuongelea jambo jingine kabisa, abalo linahusiana na uokoaji wa majeruhi. Ni muhimu sana kukumbuka kinachookoa maisha ya majeruhi si uharaka wa kukimbizwa hospitali bali ni aina ya huduma aliyopata eneo la ajali.
  Mara nyingi fikra zetu ni kukimbiza majeruhi hospitali badala ya kutoa huduma ya kwanza pale pale alipo.
  Pia uhamishaji/ubebaji wa majeruhi kama ilivyo kwenye picha hizi unaweza kuleta madhara zaidi kuliko kusaidia. Mifupa inaweza kuvunjika, kama mtu alipata madhara ya uti wa mgongo, mtikisiko unaweza kumfanya mtu huyu akapooza kabisa na pia ubebaji usio makini waweza kusababisha kifo.
  
  Mambo muhimu ya kuzingatia katika eneo la ajali kama yafuatayo:
  

  1. Kuhakikisha kuwa mazingira yanaruhusu kuokoa majeruhi. Hakikisha kuwa hakuna mafuta yanayovuja kwenye gari au hatari ya moto kulipuka.
  2. Fanya uhakiki wa haraka wa walio hai na wenye kuihitaji msaada. Marehemu haitaji kuokolewa.
  3. Kama majeruhi hajabanwa, jaribu sana kumsaidia pale pale alipo bila kumsogeza.
  4. Kama majeruhi atahitaji kusogezwa uangalifu mkubwa utumike na kuhahakisha zile sehemu za maumivu zinalindwa vyema.
  5. Hakikisha njia ya kupitisha hewa ya majeruhi iko wazi na hakuna kitu kinachoziba.
  6. Hakikisha majeruhi anapumua. Kama majeruhi anapata shida kupumua inabidi asaidiwe kufanya hivyo.
  7. Hakikisha majeruhi ana mzunguko mzuri wa damu na havuji damu kwa wingi. Kama majeruhi anavuja damu kwa wingi, ni muhimu kujaribu kuzuia uvujaji wa damu. Mara nyingi waweza kutumia sehemu ya vazi la majeruhi au la mwokoaji kufunga sehemu ya juu ya sehemu inayotoka damu kwa wingi au kugandamiza sehemu hiyo kama haijaathirika kwa ajali.
  8. Hakikisha sehemu zilizovunjika zinakuwa "stabilised" ilikupunguza maumivu na kupunguza athari zaidi.

  Kwa kumalizia unapotaka kumsaidia majeruhi kumbuka: A: Airway; B: Breathing; C: Circulation.
  
  Baada ya hapo ndio unaweza kufikiria kumpeleka majeruhi hospitali.
  
  Pendekezo: Kutokana na wingi wa ajali nchini, ni vyema vyombo vya habari vikasaidia kuelimisha jamii kuhusu hatua hizi muhimu zinazotakiwa kuchukuliwa kuwanusuru majeruhi pindi ajali inapotokea.
  Majeruhi wengi wanapata madhara zaidi au kufa kutokana na uokoaji usio makini.
  
  Picha: Michuzi
• May 17, 2010
• 18:02

  Election fund raising: Nigerian style

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  LAGOS, Nigeria — Nigeria's drug enforcement agency says it has arrested a politician who allegedly swallowed 2 kilograms (nearly 4.5 pounds) of cocaine to fund his election campaign.

  The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency said Monday it arrested 52-year-old Eme Zuru Ayortor at Lagos' Murtala Mohammed International Airport. The agency says the pharmacist-turned-politician was trying to board a flight to Germany when a scanning machine detected an abnormality in his stomach.

  Agents say they found 100 individually wrapped packages of cocaine inside his body. The agency says the politician claimed his failed 2007 run for the Edo state House of Assembly ruined him financially and smuggling drugs was the only way he could fund his 2011 election bid. He has yet to be charged.

  Source: Huffington Post

  My Take: Some morally bankrupt African politicians would stop at nothing to raise money to achieve their self-serving interests.