Kijiweni Rundugai

Same Roots Rastaman

2012-02-10T02:53:00.000-08:00

Morgan Heritage
Morgan Heritage is a reggae band formed by five children of reggae artist Denroy Morgan. Having grown up in their father's music studio in the U.S. the group, then consisting of eight of the children, made their first appearance at Reggae Sunsplash in Jamaica. They were subsequently signed by MCA and released their debut album Miracles in 1994. They have since criticized Miracles as being overly pop-influenced.
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Song:Same Roots Rastaman.
OH No I cant have it no
I cant have it no... no no no
Yo
If it wasnt for my name
wasnt for the fame
would you wanna be my main
squeeze baby
If it wasnt for the hype
would you have the time to
have an intrest in my life
I dont think so baby
If it wasnt for the diamonds and the pearls
would you want to share my world?
You need not say a word heres
some questions for your mind

(CHORUS)
Do you love rastafari
Or even rastafarian life

cause if its all about the hype girl
I cant have you in my life
Im that same roots rastaman yo
you didnt want in your world
Remember you told me before id never come to nothing girl
I never change my lifestyle at all ,see and ive seen the world
So tell me why should i give you all and have you as my one and only girl

There was a time my heart was yearning for you to be in my life
baby your the only girl i try to be with more than twice
Now tell me why all of a sudden that am a holy man you want me
Baby now because theres fame to my name doesnt mean ive changed

(CHORUS)
Do you love rastafari
Or even rastafarian life
cause if its all about the hype girl
I cant have you in my life
Im that same roots rastaman yo
you didnt want in your world
Remember you told me before id never come to nothing girl
I never change my lifestyle at all ,see and ive seen the world
So tell me why should i give you all and have you as my one and only girl

So now you say you got some value for mr moe stick a bit for a many years i wonder if you kno
That im the same rastaman you didnt want before giving you the vibes that you think only i could bring
samo ole lifes of bling what you think is in no trick or no treat no paint a picture for mine eyes to bling and do some special things that you will present send me on that long flight to the lovers land
aint that a b the way you think of yourself made it seem like i wasnt a thing before take some time to see
cause theres some things in life that must come around for sure

(CHORUS)
Cause Im that same roots rastaman yo
you didnt want in your world
Remember you told me before id never come to nothing girl
I never change my lifestyle at all ,see and ive seen the world
So tell me why should i give you all and have you as my one and only girl
When Im that same roots rastaman yo
you didnt want in your world
Remember you told me before id never come to nothing girl
I never change my lifestyle at all ,see and ive seen the world
So tell me why should i give you all and have you as my one and only girl

Nusu ya wanaume nchini wagumba.

2012-02-07T23:16:00.000-08:00

UTAFTI mpya umebaini kuwa nusu ya wanaume nchini ni wagumba ukipingana madai ya wengi kuwa tatizo hilo linawaathiri zaidi wanawake.Kwa mujibu wa utafiti huo, uliofanywa na Chuo Kikuu cha Tiba Muhimbili kati ya mwaka 2009 na Septemba 2010 unaonyesha, asilimia 47.05 ya wanaume wanaokwenda kupima afya zao za uzazi, hawana uwezo wa kutungisha mimba.Malengo ya utafiti huo uliosimamiwa na Dk Henry Mwakyoma, yalikuwa ni kubaini ni kwa kiasi gani wanaume huweza kuathiriwa katika via vyao vya uzazi na hatimaye kushindwa kutungisha mimba.

Utafiti huo ulionyesha kati ya wanaume 221 waliopimwa, asilimia 30.03 walikuwa na mbegu dhaifu na asilimia 17.02 walikuwa hawana kabisa mbegu zenye uwezo wa kutungisha mimba, zaidi ya maji tu.
Akizungumza katika mahojiano maalumu na Mwananchi, Dk Mwakyoma alisema, ugumba kwa wanaume limekuwa tatizo sugu katika miaka ya hivi karibuni.

“Nasisitiza kuwa, pengine mwanaume aliwahi kupata watoto hapo awali, lakini sasa hivi hapati, bado atakuwa mgumba,” alisema Dk Mwakyoma.Alisema hapo awali ilikuwa vigumu kupata idadi kamili ya wanaume wenye ugumba kwa sababu walikuwa hawajitokezi kupima.“Angalau sasa hivi wanakuja na tunawapima, ingawa ni kazi ngumu kuwapa majibu yao,” alisema Mwakyoma.

Sababu za ugumba
Mwakyoma alitaja sababu za ugumba kwa wanaume kuwa ni uambukizo katika tezi inayozalisha manii.
Alitaja sababu nyingine kuwa ni kemikali zinazoingia katika miili yetu, mionzi na wakati mwingine ajali inapoathiri tezi hiyo.

Dk Mwakyoma aliongeza kuwa, wanaoathirika zaidi ni wanaofanya kazi migodini, jeshini au wanaozungukwa na kemikali kwa muda mrefu.“Sababu nyingine ni joto kuzidi katika sehemu za siri za mwanaume, kubeba laptop, unene kupita kiasi na mazingira,” alisema.

Dk Mwakyoma akifafanua jinsi kitengo chake kinavyopima manii ili kujua kama zina matatizo au zipo salama, alisema, " rangi ya mbegu pamoja na umbile huangaliwa ili kutambua ubora wake. Hata kwa kuziangalia tu, mbegu zenye rangi aidha kijivu au nyeupe si salama.”

Kwa upande wake, Dk Innocent Mosha, ambaye ni daktari wa uchunguzi wa magonjwa katika Hospitali ya Muhimbili alisema, wamefanikiwa kupata takwimu hizo kutokana na wanandoa wengi kufika hospitalini hapo kwa ajili ya kujua sababu ya kutokuwa na watoto katika ndoa yao."Mara nyingi matokeo huonyesha tatizo liko kwa mwanaume. Lakini kuna tabu ya kuwaeleza ukweli, wengi hawataki kukubali," alisema Dk Mosha.

Aliongeza, “Kesi kama hizo huleta migogoro ya kifamilia, kwani huenda mwanamke huyo amekwishamzalia mumewe watoto ambao kimantiki si wa kwake,” alisema Dk Mosha.

Dk Mosha alisema, kuna ugumba wa aina mbili; wa kuzawa nao na ugumba unaopatikana ukubwani.
“Wapo wanaozaliwa na ugumba, yaani mbegu zao aidha ni dhaifu au hawana kabisa mbegu tangu kuzaliwa kwao,” alisema Dk Mosha.

Shirika la Afya duniani (WHO) linathibitisha kuwa, ujazo wa manii anaopaswa kuwa nao mwanaume ili aweze kutungisha mimba ni milligram moja na nusu hadi nne na nusu na kuongeza, “Ujazo wa manii ukipungua au ukizidi basi mbegu hizo zina matatizo” alisema Dk Mwakyoma.

Naye Dk Joshua Noreh wa kituo cha upandikizaji cha jijini Nairobi (IVF centre) alisema, tatizo la ugumba alianza kuliona tangu mwaka 2006 baada ya kupokea wanandoa wengi kutoka Afrika Mashariki ikiwemo Tanzania waliofika kutafuta huduma ya upandikizaji wa mbegu ili kupata watoto.

Utafiti uliofanywa na WHO mwaka 2009 duniani, ulibainisha kuwa, mwanaume mmoja kati ya saba wanaofika kupima afya ya uzazi hugundulika na matatizo ya ugumba.

Mwananchi 08/02/2012

VUGUVUGU LA ANTI VIRUS NA HOFU KUBWA YA MAFISADI WA SANAA TZ-WARAKA WA 1

2011-11-29T21:50:00.000-08:00

Salaam nyingi kweni nyi wote wapenzi wa muziki hapa Bongo,leo kamanda wenu Mac Temba aka mwanaharakati wa Anti virus nataka kuwapa tafsiri na kuweka mambo sawa yote kuhusiana na mambo kibao yanayopindishwa na kuficha ukweli wa Vuguvugu la kudai haki sawa na uwanja huru wa kufanya sanaa hapa Bongo,kwa jina la mtaani limepewa jina la “Anti virus”

Anti virus ni mkusanyiko wa watu mbalimbali wenye taaluma mbalimbali na uwezo mbalimbali ambao tunaamini kuwa sanaa hii ya muziki inaweza kuwasaidia vijana wengi hapa bongo na pia kuisaidia nchi yetu kupata kodi ambayo itasaidia kuleta maendeleo na kuisogeza nchi yetu mbele kama wenzetu Afrika kusini,Nigeria.Kamwe huu si mgomvi na mtu mmoja wala chombo kimoja cha habari.

Kinachodaiwa hapa ni haki na usawa katika sanaa na malipo sahihi kama wanavyolipwa wakenya na wanaigeria wakija hapa kufanya maonyesho mafupi ya muda wa saaa moja na kuchota mamilioni mengi toka kwa makampuni ambayo yanapata faida toka kwa watanzania hawa ambao wasanii wao wa ndani wanaishi maisha mabovu sana na wala hawakumbukwi na makampuni haya ya bidhaa ambayo hupata mamilioni ya faida toka wa watanzania hawa.

Sanaa na soka ni fursa pekee ya kumfanya mtoto toka katika familia masikini kuweza kuwa milionea ama kufanikiwa kujinyanyua toka katika maisha mabovu mpaka maisha bora,ni kama mpira ulivyo katika nchi ya Brazil,soma historia za wanasoka kama wakina Ronaldo de Lima na wekina Pelle soka ndilo lililowafanya waweze kujiinua na kuweza kuzisaidia familia zao kupata mafanikio na kuishi maisha bora nay a kifahari.

Hakika naomba niweke sawa hapa Anti virus movement ya kudai haki si ugomvi kati ya Sugu na Ruge bali ni vuguvugu la wasanii wa zamani wanaamini kuwa game ya muziki haiendi sawa na kutaka mambo yawe wazi na BASATA na COSOTA kuundwa upya ili ziweze kufanya kazi kwa ufanisi na kupunguza haya malalamiko na pia watu hao wanaoitwa mapebari katika muziki(hao Virusi katika muziki wanaotafuna mamilioni ya wasanii wetu wachanga wakome),hii ndio sababu ya anti virus na hakika kadiri muda unavyozidi kwenda nashukuru watanzania wanazidi kutuelewa.

Sugu ndiye msanii pekee anayeweza kusimama mbele na kujiita Legendary katika muziki huu na si mwingine yeyote maana wengi wao ni kama “fisi maji” mnaotaka mabadiliko lakini hamtaki kuongea eti “mtanyimwa airtime redioni” acheni ujinga na kujifanya wanaharakati wakati mnaendelea kunyonywa na mnaishi maisha mabovu wakati sanaa yenu ni kubwa sana na ndiyo kazi pekee inayowafanya muishi mjini,maana wengi wenu mliacha shule kukimbilia katika sanaa cha kushangaza mnaogopa kusimama na kutetea haki zenu za msingi.

Mapambano dhidi ya vuguvugu la kupinga unyonyaji huu hayajaanza jana wala juzi,Solo Thang mwana hiphop anayeishi na kufanya kazi Ireland aliwahi kuingia katika beef na redio moja hapa kwa kudai haki na kuwachana kuwa wanaiba haki za wasanii,wakampiga vita na kumtengenezea kila hila ili kumpoteza,hata wasanii ukiongea nao wanajua haya ila eti wanamuogopa huyo virus eti atawapoteza na kuwanyima airtime ila wako tayari kuendelea kusafriki mikoa yote kwa show ya laki 4 wakati wanaingiza mamilioni ya shilingi.

Inashangaza eti msanii kama Lina eti anaambiwa ana mafanikio kwa kuweza kununua gari aina ya “Vitz” baada ya kuuza albamu na kufanya show kibao,je haya ni mafinikio kweli kwa mauzo ya albamu Bongo?haya ndio mambo tunayopigia makelele maana zamani adui wa wasanii alikuwa mdosi lakini siku hizi mpaka huyo Virus sasa ndiye anayeamua kusambaza albamu za wasanii wetu na nani apewe shilingi ngapi kwa albamu yake.

Ni wasanii wangapi wa hapa kwetu wenye kuishi maisha ya kueleweka na kumiliki vitega uchumi na kuweza kuendesha maisha yao???hakika hawazidi kumi kwasababu wengi wanapambwa redioni lakini ki uhalisia hawana cha maana,hebu ona wsanii kama Mr Nice,Bushoke,Gangwe Mobb,Feroos,East Coast Team walivyotumiwa na alivyotupwa na hao wadau,Sio kwamba wametumia pesa vibaya bali asilimia kubwa ya pesa hizo huliwa na hao wadau na kuahidiwa eti promotion ya albamu ijayo.

Hili si sawa ndio maana katika hili tunataka wanaojibu hoja za Anti virus wajibu hoja na sio propaganda za kitoto maana watu wameamka na wanataka majibu na uwanja huru katika sanaa,kila mwenye fursa na uwezo katika sanaa afanye bila kubughuziwa,sanaa iwe huru na vyombo vinavyosimamia sanaa viweze kufanya kazi bila mikono ya hawa virus aka mabepari wa sanaa wanaopigwa vita.Huu sio ugomvi wa watu wawili hapana,haya ni mapambano ya kudai haki na usawa katika sanaa yetu maana sanaa si ya watu wachache.

Kama mambo haya ya sanaa yetu yangeweza kuwa wazi na fair tungeweza kuwa na wasanii wenye mafanikio kama lady Jaydee wengi sana na hakika wangeweza kuwavutia mabinti wengi kuingia katika sanaa hii lakini ukimtoa lady jaydee taja mwanamuziki mwingine mwenye mafanikio kama yeye,Kuna siku moja niliona mahojiano na msanii mmoja mkubwa wa hip hop bongo anayejiita legendary akisema mafanikio yake katika gemu toka aanze miaka zaidi ya kumi nyuma ni nyumba na gari Spacio!!! Daah inasikitisha sana unapoona msanii kama Nonini wa juzi juzi sasa hivi ana mafikio makubwa na hafanyi show chini ya dola 2500 na ukiwataka P unit ni dola 3000 lakini katika show hiyohiyo msanii wa bongo analipwa laki 4 na wengine mpaka bure kwa ahadi ya kupewa airtime redioni kwao,huu ndio wizi tunaousema uishe maana ni lini msanii wetu atakuwa na mafanikio kama malipo ndio haya.

Hofu kubwa ya kundi hilo la mafisadi wa sanaa hapa Bongo ni kuwa haya mambo yakiwa wazi watakosa pa kuiba na kufisadi ndio maana wanapandikiza mamluki na kujibu majibu ya ki propaganda na kukimbia hoja za msingi,jambo moja ambalo wanapaswa kulijua ni kuwa hakuna jambo ambalo halina ncha.

katika hili muda umefika,jana kwenye facebook mambo mengi yamejiri na comments kibao mmoja wa wadau wa muziki Pkay alindika “the fall of Roma empire…wake up kids…maji yakizuiwa njia hutafuta mkondo mwingine,someni alama za nyakati”

Dada Maria Sarungi- Tsehai yeye aliubatiza huu mwamko kama Sugu phenomenon katika ukurasa wake wa facebook jana na kusema “Angry young men ambao wamechoka na wameamua kujiexpress kupitia muziki,ni hatua nzuri ila isiishie hapo…”

Carren Flora Mgonja kwenye wall yake ameeandika”Asanteni vinega kwa kutupa show tukioikosa kwa long tyme,I salute my brothers,safi sana Adili na songi lako peke yangu,Soggy na kibanda cha simu”

Hili mimi nililijua litafika hapa maana hakika ni jambo ambalo tulikiwa tunalizungumzia mara kwa mara katika mijadala na wadau wa muziki huu kuwa kuna watu wachache wanaohodhi mamlaka na kufanya mambo katika sanaa yasisogee mbele kwa manufaa yao binafsi,napinga sana suala hili “eti muziki wetu haulipi”nani kasema muziki haulipi?mbona hao wadau ni muziki huu huu umewafanya mpaka wameweza kufungua TV,muziki huu huu ndio unaowafanya wao kununua magari ya kifahari.

Nguvu ya mabadiliko ya watu haipingwi kwa vijembe redioni wala maneno ya shombo,bali kwa Hoja zenye msingi na zenye majibu na si kwa hoja nyepesi jamani,wasanii wengi wamejazwa fikra kuwa huu ni ugomvi binafsi kati ya watu wawili,hakika sio kweli,suala la Malaria No more limepita sasa tunasonga mbele na kutaka kila msanii kweli apate kipande chake halali na kuacha kutengenezewa wasanii na kikundi kimoja cha watu kwa maslahi yao.Miaka miwili iliyopita walianzisha mizengwe eti Hip Hop hailipi na kuwavuruga sana wasanii na wale wachache wasioweza kupambana wakaamua kuanza kubana pua ili wapewe airtime.

Kwa muda mrefu nimekuwa mdau na naufahamu muziki huu kwa upeo mkubwa sana na ndio maana nayaongea haya bila woga,ifike muda kila mtu akafanya jambo analolijua na sio kubahatisha,kuna jamaa mmoja eti ni “music director “wa redio moja hivi ya fm hapa mjini eti yeye kazi yake ni kusikiliza nyimbo na kutoa kasoro na marekebisho cha kushangaza huyo anayeitwa music director hana hata diploma ya muziki huo,unawezaje kukosoa kitu amabcho hukijui na kutenda haki???haya ndio mambo ya kimagumashi yanayoharibu muziki wetu,get a life boy na kama unataka kufanya mambo nenda shule japo diploma itakupa msingi wa kufanya hayo.

Miaka michache iliyopita alivuma msanii Mb Doggy na kutajwa kuwa ameuza kopi zaidi ya laki moja katika siku mbili za mauzo ya albamu yake ya “Lafifa”daah akapewa coverage kubwa na mengi yakasemwa ooh kavunja rekodi mpaka kawafunika jamaa wa bendi lakini hebu mtafute Mb Doggy leo kaa nae umuulize uhalisia wa yaliyotokea,utasikitika na kuduwaa,leo hii Mb Doggy anapambana kurudi upya kwenye game japo apate hela ya kuishi,hii ni hatari sana.

Wasanii wa bongo amkeni acheni kufanywa misukule na kutumiwa kama daraja la kupata mafanikio ya watu wachache na aminini kuwa hata nyie mnauwezo wa kufanya makubwa na kumiliki magari ya kifahari kama chameleon,Nonini,Bebe Cool ama Nameless na kuacha kuishi maisha ya kuunga unga wakati you got all the means to be on Top,Bila kuamka na kupigania hili hakika mtazeeka na kukosa la kuwaelezea watoto na wajukuu,Hata marehemu mzee Kipara wa kaole alikuwa kijana kama nyie hebu ona maisha ambayo alikuwa anaishi mpaka mauti ikamfikia.inasikitisha na bila kutumia ujana wenu sahihi hakika mtakuwa mizigo huko uzeeni.

Waraka wa pili utakujia tena jumatatu ijayo>>>>hii ni kwa ajili ya wapenda muziki wote na kupata ufahamu ya kinachoendelea kwenye Anti Virus Movement ya kuokoa muziki huu wa Bongo usiendelee kupotea na kufaidisha kundi dogo la mabepari aka Virusi.

ALUTA CONTINUA….

Anti Virus Activist -MAC
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Some Guys Have All The Luck-Maxi Priest

2011-09-22T06:00:00.000-07:00

Alone in the crowd
on a bus after work
I'm day dreaming
The guy next to me
Has his woman on his arms
my arms are empty

How does it feel
when the woman that you love
says yes, she loves you
It seems unfair
when there's love everywhere
and yet there's none for you

(chorus)
Some guys have all the luck
Some guys have all the pain
Some guys have a little sunshine in their lives
My life is always filled with rain

Someone to take on a walk down by the lake
Dear Lord, let her be
Someone who shouts
Someone who's liable to cry
at sad movies
I do believe i will die
just to look in your eyes
and find them filled with me
But you're just a dream
andt the real is as it seems
I'm not that lucky

(Chorus)

It's just a loosing game
Things have got to change
Some girl will give my love a try
And with my love there will always be arms open wide.

(Chorus)

Sumatra yaepa lawama ajali ya meli Zanzibar

2011-09-14T22:29:00.000-07:00

MAMLAKA ya Usimamizi wa Usafiri wa Nchi Kavu na Majini (Sumatra), imekwepa lawama ya ajali ya meli ya Mv Spice Islanders iliyotokea usiku wa kuamkia Septemba 9, mwaka huu visiwani Zanzibar. Katika taarifa yake ilitolewa kwa vyombo vya habari juzi, Meneja Uhusiano wa Sumatra, David Mziray, alisema utendaji wa Sumatra Tanzania bara hauna uhusiano wa moja kwa moja na mamlaka inayosimamia ulinzi na usalama wa usafiri majini Zanzibar.

"Meli ya MV Spice Islanders, ilisajiliwa na mamlaka inayosimamia ulinzi na usalama wa usafiri majini ya Zanzibar na inamilikiwa na Kampuni ya Alghubra Shipping, inayomilikiwa na Salum Said Batwash,” inasema taarifa ya Sumatra na kuongeza:

"Hivyo shughuli za usimamizi na udhibiti wa usafiri wa majini katika Mamlaka ya Usafiri wa Majini kwenye visiwa vya Unguja na Pemba, zinasimamiwa na Sheria ya Usafiri Majini ya Zanzibar ya 2007 siyo Sumatra kwa upande wa Tanzania bara, ambayo inatumia sheria ya mwaka 2001.”

Taarifa hiyo inasisitiza: ” Sheria ya Usafiri wa Majini ya Zanzibar, imetoa jukumu la kusimamia usafiri wa majini katika Mamlaka ya Usafiri wa Majini ya Zanzibar inayojulikana kama Zanzibar Maritime Authority.

Kutokana na tukio la ajali hiyo, Mamlaka ya Usafiri wa Majini ya Zanzibar ndiyo yenye jukumu la kuwa msemaji na mtoa taarifa wa shughuli za uokoaji. "Kwa maelezo hayo, wote wenye kutaka maelezo au taarifa zozote kuhusu tukio hili au masuala ya usimamizi wa usafiri na udhibiti wa usafiri wa majini kwa upande wa Zanzibar, wawasiliane na Mkurugenzi Mkuu wa Zanzibar Maritime Authority."

Katika hatua nyingine Ibrahim Yamola anaripoti kuwa, Sumatra imekubali kuhamishia kituo cha mabasi kwenye soko la wafanyabiashara ndogondogo, eneo la Machinga Complex.

Hatua hiyo imekuja siku chache baada ya wafanyabiashara kutangaza mgomo wa kutolipa kodi ya vizimba kama hawatatekelezewa ndani ya wiki mbili. Akizungumza Dar es Salaam jana, Meneja wa soko hilo, Teddy Kundi, alisema Sumatra wamekubali kuanzisha kituo hivi karibuni ili kutatua tatizo la wafanyabiashara waliokuwa wameomba kufanyiwa hivyo.

Teddy alisema zoezi la kuvunjwa vizimba vya wafanyabiashara ambao walikaidi amri ya Manispaa ya Ilala, iliyowataka waanze kuvitumia ili kuondoa malalamiko kutoka kwa wafanyabiashara wengine waliokosa vizimba, hivyo zoezi la uvunjaji makufuli umekamilika.

Chanzo:Mwananchi

Zitto: Waliozembea ajali meli Spice wawajibishwe

2011-09-12T02:14:00.000-07:00

Sunday, 11 September 2011 20:52
MBUNGE wa Kigoma Kaskazini, kupitia tiketi ya Chadema, Zitto Kabwe, ametaka watu waliohusika na uzembe katika ajali ya meli Spice Islander, wawajibishwe mara moja.Meli hiyo ambayo hadi sasa haijafamika kuwa ilibeba kiasi gani na watu na mizigo, ilizama katika eneo la Nungwi katikati ya Unguja na Pemba mwishoni mwa wiki iliyopita.

Akizungumzia tukio hilo lililosababisha zaidi ya watu 180 kupoteza maisha na wengine zaidi ya 500 kuokolewa, Zitto alisema kulikuwa na uzembe mamlaka za usimamizi vya usafiri wa majini.Alisema kwa msingi huo, wahusika katika mamlaa hizo, wanapaswac kuwajibika.

"Tumeambiwa majeruhi na marehemu idadi yao sasa inafikia zaidi ya abiria 800. Juzi asubuhi (Jumamosi) tuliambiwa kwamba uwezo wa boti ya MV Spice Islander ilikuwa ni kubeba abiria 500 na wafanyakazi 12, hii inadhihirisha uzembe uliokuwapo,”alisema Zitto.

Alisema watu waliohusika na uzembe huo katika Serikali ya Mapinduziya Zanzibar, wanapaswa kuwajibika mara tu baada ya kumalizika kwa muda wa siku tatu za maambolezo.

Zitto aliwataja wanaopaswa kuwajibika kuwa ni pamoja na Mkuu wa Bandari ya Zanzibar, Mustafa Aboud Jumbe na Waziri wa Miundombinu Hamad Masoud. "Natambua, kufukuzwa kwao kazi hakutarudisha ndugu zetu duniani, lakini litakuwa somo kwa wengine kutorudia makosa kama hayo,” alisema Zitto.

Kuhusu TBC1
Mbunge huyo pia alikilalamikia Kituo cha Televisheni cha Shirika la Utangazaji Tanzania (TBC1)kwa kushindwa kujulisha umma kwa uhakika, habari kuhusu tukio hilo wakati linatokea.

Alisema badala yake, kituo hicho kinachotumia fedha za walipakodi kujiendesha, kilikuwa kikionyesha vipindi vya burudani ikiwamo taarabu.

Zitto alisema ni dhahiri kwamba serikali inapaswa kuwachukulia hatua wahusika ili iwe fundisho katika siku za baadaye.Alisema TBCI ilipaswa kuipa uzito habari kuhusu ajali hiyo kwa kuwa ni chombo kinachoendeshwa kwa kodi za wananchi.
Habari
Kwa Hisani ya Mwananchi

Francis Godwin ni mzee wa matukio daima: DIWANI MSTAAFU WA CCM NA KAKA WA WAZIRI LUKUVI AMEFARIKI DUNIA

2011-08-24T23:05:00.000-07:00

Francis Godwin ni mzee wa matukio daima: DIWANI MSTAAFU WA CCM NA KAKA WA WAZIRI LUKUVI AMEFARIKI DUNIA

Me-time can bring you closer

2011-08-19T01:18:00.000-07:00

WHILE some couples thrive on constant companionship, others need their own space in a relationship. So how much space is necessary in a relationship?

Banele Maphondo, a marriage counsellor at Fruitful Place Church, says the answer depends a lot on the type of relationship and the people involved.

"Some people do better when they're together constantly and others crave more of their own space in a relationship.

"The hard part is finding a happy medium that both people are comfortable with. This is made more difficult when you each have very different ideas about togetherness and space.

"But as long as you can compromise on the level of space in a relationship that you both need, then you can work through this challenge," he says

Maphondo says some people don't like to be alone. They're much happier spending all their time with colleagues, friends, family and their partner. He says when they're alone and doing things on their own, they feel a little lost and lonely. Other people cherish their alone time.

"Without a little solitude every day, they feel burdened and have a hard time relaxing. They feel that they always have to be "up" or "on" for people. This can be exhausting," Maphondo says.

"Those are two extremes, of course. A lot of people fall somewhere in the middle. They love the time they spend with their partner, but they also want some me-time to balance it out and recharge. If both of you fall into that happy medium, then defining your space in a relationship should be pretty easy," he says.

"And if you each fall into the same extreme group, where both need lots of space or dislike being alone, things are made easier, too," Maphondo says.

But psychologist Asiphe Ndlela says people need space in a relationship.

"Time apart can bring your togetherness new life. Differentiation in marriage means that instead of two people paddling the same canoe, each person paddles their own, side by side," Ndlela says.

She adds that physical and emotional space is a basic human need and when two people assume all their needs are going to be fulfilled through each other, the relationship is set up for disappointment, and ultimately failure.

"Having a variety of friends is a route toward developing - personally, socially and spiritually. Participating in a variety of activities makes you well-rounded and gives you more to talk about with your partner," Ndlela says.

She says relationships that seem perfect and in which the couple does everything together are at great risk of failing.

"It is human nature to end up feeling imprisoned by the sense of being permanently glued together and always having to rely on one another for a source of fulfilment in everyday life," she says.

"To be whole, it is important for all of us to feel autonomous as well as attached. To avoid over-reliance on one person, it is important to recognise the over-attachment and to talk honestly and supportively with one another about practical and positive solutions that will allow both of you the room to grow individually within a partnership.

She says often, the necessary space in relationships is compromised when a person's inherent behaviour comes to the surface.

"A man is more likely to steer clear of the woman in his life when she's stressed because that's the kind of treatment he would prefer if he were depressed. But a woman needs exactly the opposite - hugs and support," she says.

"Likewise, when a man is stressed a woman is tempted to be all over him, showing her love and caring and concern - because that's the kind of treatment she wants when feeling stressed. But he needs exactly the opposite - he wants to be left alone," Ndlela says.
But how does striving for these ideals play out in real life?

"Negotiating time together and apart can be a tricky business, triggering a host of negative feelings: rejection, insecurity, jealousy, mistrust and resentment. Solutions come when couples recognise each other's needs and create workable compromises," Ndlela says.

She warns that telling a partner you need space can be very, very confusing for men and women who grew up in an environment that was unstable.

"They easily get bothered by sudden changes and the "not knowing" what's going to happen next overwhelms, frustrates and depresses them. The real tragedy here is that when you overwhelm a man or woman with your desperation, neediness and anger, you force him or her to actually think about ending the relationship. Your strong drive and determination to get attention and love is likely to get you into difficult situations because you want things to go faster, at your pace, your call. What you get is men and women literally running for their lives: "It's best if we had no contact" , "Just leave me alone" or "You are too much for me".
CREDIT :Sowetan

Feel Irie lyrics

2011-08-17T04:53:00.000-07:00

Feel Irie- Lucky Dube
How long shall you carry
That burden on your shoulders?
How long shall those tears
Keep rolling down
Your beautiful face?
We all have troubles
Now and again, know what I'm saying?

No matter how hard we try,
Trouble will find us one way or another.
People had trouble since the pope
Was an alter boy
People had worries from when the
Dead sea was only critical.
Hear those drums rolling
Listen to those guitars skanking
Yeah... Put a smile on your face
Don't let the troubles get you down,
Let me tell you how we feel...

We feel irie
Do you feel like we do

No man can hide from his fears
Since they are part of him
They'll always know where to find him,
Come on and walk tall and
Keep your head high

I tell you again and again
Put a smile on your face,
Don't let the troubles
Get you down

Chorus till fade
From: http://www.musicbabylon.com

TCU: Walioomba vyuo vikuu wawe na subira

2011-08-16T22:59:00.000-07:00

Tume ya Vyuo Vikuu Tanzania (TCU) imewataka wanafunzi waliotuma maombi ya kujiunga na vyuo vikuu kupitia tume hiyo kuwa na uvumilivu kwani majibu yatatoka hivi karibuni.

Kauli hiyo ilitolewa jana na Afisa Uhusiano wa TCU, Edward Mkaku, alipozunguumza na NIPASHE ofisini kwake jijini Dar es Salaam kutoa ufafanuzi kuhusiana na malalamiko ya wanafunzi walioomba nafasi ya kujiunga na vyuo vya elimu ya juu kwamba tume imechelewa kutangaza majina.

Mkaku alisema kwa kawaida matokeo ya waliochanguliwa kujiunga na vyuo vikuu nchini hutolewa mwishoni mwa Julai. Hata hivyo, alisema mwaka huu majina yamechelewa kutangazwa kwa kuwa seneti za vyuo zimechelewa kufanya vikao kwa ajili ya kupitia na kuhakiki majina na sifa za walioomba.

Alisema kazi ya TCU ni kuratibu na inapomaliza humuita Afisa Msajili wa kila chuo kwenda kuangalia kama wanafunzi waliochanguliwa wana vigezo vya kujiunga na chuo husika kwani kila chuo kina kuwa na vigezo vyake.

Aliongeza kuwa baada ya kila Afisa Msajili kuhakiki vigezo vya waliochanguliwa, huenda kukaa na Baraza la Seneti la kila chuo kuhakiki tena vigezo hivyo na baada ya hapo majibu yanarudishwa TCU.

Mkaku alisema TCU ilikutana jana na kwamba wakati wowote itatoa majibu ya waliochanguliwa kujiunga na vyuo vikuu.

Aliongeza kuwa TCU ina mawasiliano ya vyuo hivyo ambavyo ni taasisi huru.
CHANZO: NIPASHE

UDA kuchunguzwa na Bunge

2011-08-10T02:33:00.000-07:00

Mwenyekiti wa Kamati ya Huduma ya Bunge ya Hesbu za Mashirika ya Umma Kabwe Zuberi Zitto akiongea na waandishi wa habari Dodoma Aug,9.2011.

UDA KUCHUNGUZWA NA BUNGE: Taarifa ya Zitto Kabwe

TAARIFA KWA VYOMBO VYA HABARI
9/08/2011
BUNGE KUCHUNGUZA UFISADI UDA
Ndugu Wanahabari, Suala la Ubinafsishaji wa Shirika la UDA limeibua hisia kali miongoni mwa Wabunge, vyombo vya habari na wananchi kwa ujumla. Suala hili limekuwa tata na kuzusha kila aina ya maneno. Kamati ya Bunge ya Hesabu za Mashirika ya Umma imeona ipo haja ya msingi ya suala hili kuchunguzwa kwa kina na mhimili wa Bunge.

Kwa hiyo, imemuandikia barua Spika wa Bunge, ikimuomba aridhie mapendekezo ya wabunge watakaoundakamati ndogo ya Bunge chini ya Kamati hii ya Kudumu ya Bunge ya Hesabu za Mashirika ya Umma, ili ichunguze sakata zima la uuzwaji wa Shirika la UDA.

Uchunguzi huu umependekezwa kufuatia hisia kwamba taratibu za kuuza Shirika hili pamoja na mali zake hazikuzingatia Sheria za nchi na hivyo kupelekea Taifa kuwa katika hatari ya kupoteza mali.

Kwa mujibu wa Kanuni za Bunge Toleo la mwaka 2007, nyongeza ya sita kifungu cha 13(e), Kamati ya Bunge ya Hesabu za Mashirika ya Umma ina jukumu la kufuatilia ‘Utekelezaji wa Sera ya Ubinafsishaji wa Mashirika ya Umma’ na kanuni ya 13(d) ‘kufanya tathmini ya ufanisi wa Mashirika ya Umma’. Ili kutekeleza majukumu haya, Kamati ya Hesabu za Mashirika ya Umma imemuomba Mhe. Spika aridhie kuundwa kwa kamati ndogo ili kufanya uchunguzi wa suala la Shirika la UDA.

Hadidu Rejea

Hadidu rejea za Kamati ndogo ya uchunguzi inayopendekezwa ni kama ifuatavyo:
i. Kuchunguza kama katika zoezi la kubinafsisha Shirika la UDA taratibu zote za Sheria zilifuatwa.
ii. Kuchunguza kama Ofisi ya Msajili wa Hazina na Shirika Hodhi la Mashirika ya Umma (CHC) walitimiza wajibu wao ipasavyo katika zoezi zima la ubinafsishaji wa Shirika la UDA.
iii. Kuchunguza kama Bodi ya Shirika la UDA ilifuata sheria na kanuni katika kuuza hisa zilizouzwa za Shirika la UDA na kama walikuwa na mamlaka ya kufanya hivyo bila kuhusisha wana hisa. Pia kuchunguza nafasi ya Bodi kwa umoja wake na mjumbe mmoja mmoja wa Bodi katika zoezi zima husika.
iv. Kuchunguza nafasi (role) ya wana hisa (Halmashauri ya Jiji la Dar es Salaam na Serikali) katika zoezi zima la kuuzwa kwa hisa (unalloted shares) za UDA kwa Kampuni ya Simon Group.
v. Kuwaita mbele ya Kamati wadau wote wa suala la UDA hususani Bodi ya UDA iliyokuwepo, Meya wa Jiji la Dar es Salaam, Mkurugenzi wa Jiji la Dar es Salaam, Mkurugenzi Mtendaji wa Shirika la UDA, Mmiliki wa Kampuni ya Simon Group ltd, Msajili wa Hazina, Mkurugenzi Mkuu wa CHC, Katibu Mkuu Wizara ya Uchukuzi na mtu mwingine yeyote yule itakavyoonekana inafaa. vi. Kufanya tathmini ya Shirika la UDA katika mazingira ya sasa ya biashara ya usafirishaji Jijini Dar es Salaam.
vii. Kutoa Mapendekezo ya hatua za kuchukua dhidi ya watakaobainika kuwa na makosa katika zoezi zima la Ubinafsishaji wa Shirika la UDA.
viii. Kupendekeza namna bora ya kuendesha Shirika la UDA.
Ukomo
Kwa kuwa mamlaka nyingine za Uchunguzi zinaendelea na uchunguzi wake, Kamati hiyo ya Bunge itajikita katika maeneo yaliyoainishwa hapo juu tu na haitahusika na suala kama la rushwa au Mahesabu ambayo yanashughulikiwa na TAKUKURU na Mdhibiti na Mkaguzi Mkuu wa Hesabu za Serikali.

Isipokuwa Kamati inaweza kuhitaji msaada wa Taasisi hizi katika kutimiza wajibu wake wa uchunguzi wa kibunge. Bunge, kwa namna yoyote ile, halitazuiwa kuendelea na uchunguzi wake wakati Serikali (Executive) ikitimiza wajibu wake. Izingatiwe kuwa uchunguzi huu pia unahusisha Taasisi za Serikali zenye mamlaka ya masuala ya Ubinafsishaji na utunzaji wa Mali ya Umma (hivyo Serikali pia inachunguzwa).

Muda wa Uchunguzi

Nimependekeza kuwa uchunguzi huu uchukue jumla ya Siku 14 (kumi na nne tu) na kuwasilisha taarifa yake kwa Kamati ya Bunge ya Hesabu za Mashirika ya Umma na kisha kwa Spika ambaye ataelekeza hatua zitakazofuatia.

Wajumbe wa Kamati Ndogo ya Uchunguzi.

Kwa kuwa Uchunguzi huu unahusisha mambo mengi, nimependekeza kamati hiyo ndogo ihusishe Wabunge wengine katika uchunguzi huu badala ya wajumbe wa Kamati ya Mashirika ya Umma peke yake.

Wajumbe wafuatao wanapendekezwa kuunda Kamati ndogo.
1. Mhe. Murtaza Mangungu, Kilwa Kaskazini (Kamati ya POAC) – Mwenyekiti
2. Mhe. Esther Bulaya, Viti Maalum (Kamati ya POAC)
3. Mhe. Amina Mwidau, Viti Maalumu (Kamati ya POAC)
4. Mhe. David Kafulila, Kigoma Kusini (Kamati ya LAAC)
5. Mhe. Angellah Kairuki, Viti Maalumu (Kamati ya Katiba, Sheria na Utawala)
6. Mhe. Herbert Mtangi, Muheza (Kamati ya Miundombinu)
7. Mhe. John Mnyika, Ubungo (Mwakilishi Wabunge wa Dar es Salaam)
Katibu wa Kamati ya Hesabu za Mashirika ya Umma na Katibu wa Kamati ya Sheria ndogo wanapendekezwa kuwa Makatibu wa Kamati ndogo ya Uchunguzi wa Ubinafsishaji wa Shirika la UDA.
Ni matarajio yangu na ya wenzangu kuwa Spika wa Bunge, Mhe.Anne Makinda ataridhia kuundwa kwa Kamati hiyo, ili Bunge liweze kuchukua wajibu wake wa kiuchunguzi na wa kuisimamia Serikali. Ninaamini, uchunguzi huo ndio utakaokata mzizi wa fitina kuhusu nani amehusika na achukuliwe hatua gani zichukuliwe kwa maslahi ya Wakazi wa Jiji la Dar es Salaam na Taifa zima kwa ujumla.

Nashukuru kwa kunisikiliza.

Kabwe Zuberi Zitto (Mbunge)
Mwenyekiti wa Kamati ya Bunge ya Hesabu za Mashirika ya Umma

Why African men die early

2011-08-08T23:25:00.000-07:00

THE life expectancy of African men is just below 50 years of age, which is 28 years less than men in Asia and Europe
South African men don't take care of their health and as a result die much earlier than they should, according to Dr Leonard Tiny Mhinga of the Men's Health Forum.

Mhinga says there is not enough "physical activity" in this country and this is why many men do not live long.

"The men in this country do not exercise at all, and they have very bad habits like smoking and drinking.

"This is not good for their health and contributes to other conditions that they get later on in life," he says.

Mhinga says men need to understand that between the ages of 35 and 40, things start changing and they need to make sure that they go for routine check-ups and start dealing with the changes taking place.

"Men experience a gradual decline in the production of the male hormone testosterone from their late 30s onwards, and as a result may experience some distressing and debilitating symptoms like lack of energy and vitality, loss of sexual desire or libido, a decrease in the quality of erections, mood swings and depression," Mhinga says.

Men also go through the male menopause experience, a decline in hormone levels that can have potentially life-threatening spin-offs for men, putting them at increased risk of developing prostate and other cancers, as well as heart disease, diabetes and strokes as they age.

But while women take responsibility for their bodies and go for annual pap smears and mammograms and bone density tests, when it comes to consulting health professionals and taking preventative measures that could mean the difference between life and death, men remain sadly non-compliant.

Research shows that it's simply not part of their modus operandi, so it's hardly surprising that men have a higher level of serious morbidity and a lower life expectancy in all age groups, often dying prematurely instead of enjoying the prime of their lives.

"All we can do is encourage men to be active and to take care of their health and take note of the little changes taking place in their bodies like diabetes, big tummies, high cholesterol and hypotension and get themselves to clinics for these things," he says.

Credit to :Sowetan

Premier League countdown

2011-08-03T01:05:00.000-07:00

Liverpool

Star performer

CHARLIE ADAM is still very much in the early stages of Liverpool life since his switch from Blackpool.

But he impressed in Asia, and has shown signs he will cope with the higher demands well.

New signings

WHILE Charlie Adam has done well, Stewart Downing and Jordan Henderson started for the first time last night in Norway.

And winger Downing showed enough flashes for optimism.

Outstanding youngster

MIDFIELDER Conor Coady, 18, showed why so many at Anfield say he is destined for the top by impressing on the Asia trip.

Winger Raheem Sterling, 16, is also tipped for big things.

Tactics

A MIXED bag so far. Charlie Adam's left-foot radar has been impressive in picking out striker Andy Carroll.

But only when Uruguayan Luis Suarez returns from extended leave after the Copa America will the tactics really become evident.

Good enough to win title?

STILL no more than an outside bet, although top four could well be within reach.

For all they have improved, and they have, there is still much to be done to trouble the top dogs - especially at the back.

Weaknesses

SHIPPED a worrying 15 goals in just five pre-season games.

And they have hardly been up against the toughest of opponents. Their Defence needs strengthening - and quickly.

Strengths

LIVERPOOL will score goals for fun this year, with just about everyone capable of contributing.

Much revolves around Luis Suarez picking up where he left off.

What else is needed?

THE search for a left back goes on, while a new central defender is also a priority.

Downing solves the problem of a natural winger, but another back-up striker wouldn't go amiss either.
Credit:The Sun

Rihanna goes back to her rude girl ways !!

2011-08-02T02:34:00.000-07:00

Rihanna akijimwaga vilivyo katika tamasha la kitamaduni la Bajan wakati wakisherehekea siku ya Kadooment.
Picture Credit: Daily Mail

Kujivua gamba mwisho Septemba.

2011-08-02T02:18:00.000-07:00

KAMATI Kuu ya CCM (CC) imewataka wanachama wake wengine wanaokabiliwa na tuhuma mbalimbali za ufisadi kuwajibika kabla ya Septemba mwaka huu, vinginevyo wataumbuka.

Onyo hilo la CC linakuja baada ya kupitia kwa siku 90 zilizotangazwa Aprili mwaka huu na Halmashauri Kuu ya CCM (NEC), ikiwataka watuhumiwa hao kujiondoa wenyewe kabla ya siku hizo vinginevyo wataondolewa.

Hadi sasa, ni aliyekuwa Mbunge wa Igunga, Rostam Aziz ambaye amejizulu hatua ambayo imeridhiwa na kupongezwa na CC.

Akizungumza na waandishi wa habari jana mjini hapa, Katibu wa Itikadi na Uenezi wa CCM, Nape Nnauye alisema chama kimeridhia uamuzi wa kujihudhulu kwa Rostam na kuongeza kwamba hiyo ni sehemu ya uamuzi wa chama ambao wengi wanatakiwa kuufuata.

“Ni heri kupoteza jimbo au kata halafu tukarudi kwenye uchaguzi maana ndiyo njia pakee ya kukisafisha CCM kuliko kuendelea kung’ang’ania wachafu kwenye chama chetu.”

Alisema CCM hakioni tabu ya kurudi kwenye mchakato wa uchaguzi katika majimbo na kata katika eneo lolote kama itabidi kwani wananchi wanatambua nini mustakabali wa chama chao na kutamba: “Tukirudi huko bado tutashinda.”

“Nasisitiza hata ninyi nendeni mkasome katika Biblia imeandikwa kuwa, kama kidole kitakukosesha amani ni bora kukikata ili mwili uwe salama kuliko kukiacha mwisho wa siku ikawa balaa. Hivyo nasi tuko tayari kuwatimulia mbali hao wanaotuhumiwa kwa mambo mbalimbali ili chama kibaki salama.’’

Nape alisema CCM kiko tayari kuwatimua muda wowote watu wanaotuhumiwa kwa ufisadi na mambo mengine lakini, akatahadharisha kuwa hakiwezi kufanya hivyo kwa sasa bali kinasubiri kikao cha Nec ambacho kitakutana Septemba mwaka huu.

Alisema chama siku zote kimekuwa kikisitiza suala la maadili na kuongeza kwamba hiyo ni ajenda ya kudumu kwa kila kiongozi pamoja na wanachama wake.Alisema CCM hakipo tayari kuwaacha wanachama wake ambao wanalalamikiwa waendelee kutamba na kuonya kwamba kiama chao kinakuja Septemba Nec itakapokutana.

“Samaki ana nguvu akiwa ndani ya maji tu, ukimtoa hakuna kitu tena wala hana ujanja na hivyo hata hawa wanatusumbua wakiwa ndani ya chama lakini tukiwatimua hawana mahali pa kuegemea,’’ alisema na kuongeza:
“Hakuna maarufu kuliko chama. Wanaotaka tuwatimue tutafanya hivyo na chama kitabaki imara hivyo hivyo na huenda kikawa imara zaidi maana tunalenga kujijenga chama chetu wakati wote.’’

Malalamiko ya ziara za mikoani
Akijibu hoja kuhusu malalamiko ambayo yamekuwa yakitolewa na baadhi ya wanaCCM na viongozi kuwa sekretaieti ya chama hicho imekuwa ikifanya mambo ambayo hayakuamuliwa kwenye vikao husika, Nape alisema huo ni uongo.Alisema CC imepongeza kazi nzuri inayofanywa na sekretarieti ikiwa ni pamoja na mikutano hiyo ambayo imekuwa ikifanya kwenye mikoa mbalimbali na kusema: “Kamati imeagiza wakaze buti bila ya kuyumba.”

Nape alisema kama sekretarieti ingekuwa hairidhishwi na mikutano inayofanyika sehemu mbalimbali isingekubali kuwapongeza na badala yake ingewazuia... “Kitendo cha kutaka mikutano iongezeke zaidi ni ishara ya kazi nzuri iliyofanywa.”

Mchakato wa uchaguzi Igunga
Nape alisema jambo jingine ambalo lilijadiliwa na CC ni pamoja na kuweka ratiba ya mchakato wa uchaguzi ndani ya chama hicho kwa ajili ya kumpata mgombea ubunge katika Jimbo la Igunga kupitia CCM.“Tulichokubaliana ni kwamba kule Igunga mchakato wote tutawachia wenyewe watu wa Mkoa wa Tabora pamoja na Wilaya ya Igunga lakini, sisi taifa tutakwenda kuongeza nguvu ya ushindi na tuna imani tutashirikiana na Rostam katika kufanikisha ushindi huo kwa kuwa alisema atabaki kuwa mwanachama wetu mwaminifu,” alifafanua Nape.

Umeme na migogoro ya ardhi
Katibu huyo mwenezi wa CCM alisema suala la migogoro ya ardhi katika maeneo mbalimbali nchini lilijadiliwa kwa kina na CC ambayo iliiagiza Serikali kushughulikia migogoro hiyo ikiwa ni pamoja na ile ya sehemu za migodini na kuimaliza kwa muda muafaka.

Alisema Kamati Kuu imeagiza kuwa migogoro hiyo ishughulikiwe katika ngazi ya mikoa kabla ya kupelekwa ngazi ya Taifa.Aidha, CC imeitaka Serikali kuja na majibu ya uhakika siku itakaporudisha tena bajeti ya Wizara ya Nishati na Madini kukidhi mahitaji ya Watanzania na kufufua matumaini yao yaliyoanza kutoweka.

Kamati ya maadili.
Kamati Kuu imefanya uteuzi wa wajumbe wa Kamati ya Maadili kwa kuwateua Abdulrahman Kinana na Pindi Chana. Wajumbe wengine kutoka Zanzibar hawakutaja mara moja.

Habari na Habel Chidawali, Dodoma:Mwananchi

Rihanna is a natural woman

2011-08-01T03:42:00.000-07:00

Back to her roots: Rihanna rocked her natural hair today during a shopping trip at home in Barbados

Credit :Daily Mail

The First Family.

2011-07-27T00:45:00.000-07:00

Family Time:Rais wa Marekani Obama akiwa na familia yake wakiangalia mechi ya Kombe la Dunia kwa wanawake kati ya Timu ya Marekani ikicheza na Japan.

Picture:The White House.

R. Kelly undergoes throat surgery

2011-07-22T03:10:00.000-07:00

Grammy-winning R&B singer R. Kelly has undergone emergency throat surgery and will be unable to perform for an indefinite period
The 44 year-old Kelly, whose real name is Robert Kelly, was in severe pain and was rushed to a Chicago hospital on Tuesday where an abscess on one of his tonsils was drained, according to a statement from spokesman Allan Mayer.

Kelly just completed the U.S. leg of his worldwide "Love Letter" tour, but it was not known when he will be able to resume performing, said the statement.

In his last Tweet a week ago, Kelly wrote that he did not want to take any more medicine. "I feel like my throat is coming back. I've been in bed sweating like crazy. Thanks guys."

Kelly, whose hits include "You Remind Me of Something" and "I Believe I Can Fly," first gained fame in the early 1990s, and he enjoyed a solid career well into the 2000s.

In more recent years, however, Kelly's music career has often been eclipsed by legal troubles. In 2008, a Chicago jury acquitted him of child pornography charges, and recently court documents have shown him a year behind on mortgage payments for his multimillion-dollar mansion in suburban Chicago.

Credit:Sowetan

When Men go Wrong

2011-07-19T03:12:00.000-07:00

AT THE beginning of the affair he appears to be nice and full of fun and you feel good being around him. He makes you feel "chosen" and "special".

Once he feels the woman is hooked, he begins the destruction.
Asiphe Ndlela, an Illovo psychologist, says: "He starts with verbal abuse. The abuse is aimed at making women feel bad about themselves: you're stupid, ugly, barren, lazy, boring, fat, you can't do anything right."

She says after weeks or months of this indoctrination most women feel inadequate and begin to think the man is right.

Ndlela says among the theories that try to explain why certain men use violence against their partners are chemical dependency, economic hardship, family dysfunction, a lack of spirituality, poor communication skills, provocation by women and stress.

She says while these issues can be associated with the abuse and battering of women, they are not the causes.

"An abuser has a low self-esteem. He feels powerless and ineffective. Though he might appear to be successful he feels inadequate. He finds external excuses for his behaviour. He will blame his violence on having had a bad day, alcohol or drug use or anything that comes to mind."

She says the abuser might be charming and pleasant between acts of violence. There are early warning signs of abuse, including a bad temper, cruelty to animals, extreme jealousy, possessiveness, verbal abuse and-or unpredictability.

She says men who are weak, needy and who do not understand women are the type of guys who become stalkers or violent when a woman they care for does not act the way they want.

"A guy who becomes violent to a woman during an argument is afraid he won't get what he wants, won't be accepted or won't be loved.

"His fear of losing his girl or her love causes him to try to force what he wants with violence," Ndlela explains. "In reality not controlling his emotions or learning how to understand women will cause him to act in a way that guarantees that exactly what he fears most - losing his girl - will happen."

She says the main reason for abuse is power and control.
"Showing others that they have power over something is one of the main reasons why men hit women. Power is addictive. If the man feels he is powerless over things in his life, he might be compelled to create his own power."

She says having control over another human being is the main cause of this kinds of action.
"The man might not be able to control anyone else but he can surely control 'his' woman. He is making his statement far too clear. He is the head of the household and he decides what happens there. It doesn't stop at physical abuse.

"Control issues go much deeper than that. The man wants to control every aspect of the woman that he is abusing. He will often require her to wear certain types of clothing. He will also decide what they are having for dinner, among other things. There is no end to it when it comes to this issue.

Carly Brown, a relationship expert and gender activist, says many women who end up in abusive relationships as adults were abused as children, physically or emotionally. She says this includes neglect.

"The reason women get into abusive relationships is that they don't have a clear sense of what's healthy and what their needs are, and they tend to put others first.

"They don't really know what is involved in an emotionally satisfying relationship with a man, so they don't look for one." She says women in abusive relationships might also be accustomed to "putting up with" others in their lives or being people-pleasers.
So, how do we spot these men?
According to www.womanabuse.ca abusive men want quick involvement and commitment early in a relationship.
They seek control of a woman's thoughts, beliefs, and conduct, separate "their" women from friends and family, restrict all the victim's rights and freedoms and punish their women for challenging their authority. Some women think jealousy and abuse is proof of love.

Credit :Zenoyise Madikwa

67 minutes for tata

2011-07-19T02:50:00.000-07:00

MILLIONS of South Africans from all walks of life devoted 67 minutes of their time to doing good yesterday in celebration and honour of global icon Nelson Mandela.

Mandela celebrated his 93rd birthday at his home village of Qunu in Eastern Cape. The country sang in one voice, with millions of schoolchildren throughout the country doing the special rendition of Happy Birthday Madiba at 8.05am.

Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga said: "I am deeply humbled by the response from our learners and from educators.

"The extra support from the broader community and the media to jointly play and sing the song will go down in history as one of the most memorable events in South Africa since the dawn of democracy."

Gauteng MEC for education Barbara Creecy was at Bree Primary School in Mayfair, Johannesburg, and thanked Madiba for his contribution to democracy.

In Mohlakeng on the West Rand, the elderly were treated to a massage, manicures and pedicures at Simunye-Thuso Services Centre.

Tinkie Selele, 61, said: "This is the first time I got a massage. It feels great. I will definitely do it more often."

Masseuse Nozi Rebe said she was glad she had taken part in the event. "I usually charge R50 to massage an elderly person, but today I am doing it for free. It is a special day for Mandela and I'm doing my bit to do good for the community."

Transport Minister Sbu Ndebele launched the Zenani Mandela Road Safety Scholarship at Mbombela Stadium in Mpumalanga.

"The scholarship will contribute to the United Nations Decade of Action and is also a key part of Mandela Day. We used the occasion to remind the world that while it is the living who close the eyes of the dead, it is the dead who must open the eyes of the living," Ndebele said.

Scandal actor Sello Maake ka-Ncube took to the streets of Hillbrow, Johannesburg, with members of the SAPS and pleaded with criminals to stop killing police officers.

"They are our brothers and sisters and, more importantly, they are here to protect us. During the apartheid era, the police were seen in the black community as the enemy but things have changed now and we must change that mind-set," he said.

Aids ambassador Lucky Mazibuko and the University of Johannesburg devoted their 67 minutes cleaning, reading to children and painting Chris Hani-Baragwanath Hospital in Soweto.

Gauteng MEC for economic development Qedani Mahl-angu handed over blankets to Itlhokomeleng Retirement Home in Alexandra. "Let us contribute ourselves to 67 minutes of selflessness in the name of Madiba," Mekgwe said.
Credit to:Sowetan

Chavez urges Gaddafi to resist

2011-07-15T01:44:00.000-07:00

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez sent a message of support to embattled Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi , urging him to resist and calling on European nations to worry about their own domestic issues.
"There is Gaddafi resisting. Until when will this outrage last?" Chavez said at a meeting of his ministers. Part of the event was broadcast on the state television network VTV.

"Libya is a country of free and restless people that responds only to itself, and not the interests of the empire. Long live Libya and its independence!" Chavez proclaimed.

Chavez routinely describes the United States as "the empire".

"European leaders," he then said, "take care of the crisis that you have within."

He complained that the leaders of France, Britain, Italy and Spain are now opposed to the Libyan regime, "when just a year ago they were going business with Gaddafi".

Chavez continued: "There is old Gaddafi, resisting. Take courage, Gaddafi, take courage, Libya!"

The Chavez administration has consistently denounced the months-long military operation in Libya as an oil grab by Western powers.

Chavez in 2004 was awarded the Al-Gaddafi International Prize for Human Rights, a prize granted by the Libyan leader. Cuba's Fidel Castro and Nicaragua's Daniel Ortega have also won the award.

Libyan rebels on Thursday pulled back from an assault on a gateway to Tripoli and set their sights on the oil city of Brega, as NATO dismissed charges of having killed more than 1,100 civilians.
Credit to:Sunday Times.

South Sudan becomes newest UN member in assembly vote

2011-07-15T00:42:00.000-07:00

A Bari Community member holds the flag of Southern Sudan during celebrations on the eve of their declaration of independence in Juba,Southern Sudan.

South Sudan on Thursday became the newest member of United Nations, as it joined the world’s top club amid pledges to help one of the planet’s poorest states take its first steps.

“I declare South Sudan a member of the United Nations,” said Joseph Deiss, president of the UN General Assembly, after a vote by acclamation admitted the country as the UN’s 193rd member.

“Welcome, South Sudan. Welcome to the community of nations,” added UN chief Ban Ki-moon.

South Sudan declared independence on Saturday at a ceremony in the new capital Juba before tens of thousands of its citizens and numerous foreign leaders following nearly 50 years of war with Sudan and millions of deaths.

The nation’s independence came exactly six months after southerners voted almost unanimously to split with their former civil war enemies in the north.

For decades, until a peace agreement was signed in 2005, southern rebels fought successive wars with the north, leaving the region in ruins, millions of people dead and a legacy of mutual mistrust.
Mr Ban acknowledged the country’s painful past as he welcomed South Sudan into the club of nations.

“All those who endured the long civil war. All those who lost so many loved ones. All those who left their homes and fled their communities. All those who held fast to hope. Now they have reached an important milestone,” he said. “Yes, the task ahead is great. But so, too, is the country’s potential.

“We pledge to help South Sudan shape its future — the well-being and future prosperity of each depends on the other,” Ban added.

“South and North share a common destiny, they must see a future as true partners, not rivals.”

The international community, and in particular the United States, China, Russia and the European Union, were among the first to recognize the world’s newest country, which despite its vast oil reserves is among the poorest in the world.

Millions of southerners fled to northern Sudan during the devastating north-south civil war between 1983 and 2005. Many have returned south this year to participate in the building of their new nation.

The US ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice said Wednesday that Washington “salutes the courage of the people of South Sudan who never abandon hope.”

French diplomat David Douillet told the Security Council that the independence “is a major event in African history” and “marks a happy end to 50 years of war.”
The Security Council has approved a resolution calling for the 7,000 soldiers and 900 civilians from the Sudan mission to leave by the end of August and be transferred to the new UN mission to South Sudan and to a UN force located in the disputed town of Abyei.

Meanwhile, in Jerusalem, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday held talks with the president of South Sudan, Salva Kiir, on the telephone and offered Israeli help, the premier’s office said.

“The people of Israel want the success of your country. We know how difficult it is to start with nothing,” he told Mr Kiir, four days after the declaration of South Sudan’s independence.
In another development, Sudan’s parliament passed a law on Thursday cancelling the Sudanese nationality of southerners, four days after their homeland declared independence from the north, state media reported.

“All the southerners are going to lose their Sudanese nationality directly” because of the amendments to a law approved by parliament, MP Ismail al-Haj Musa told AFP, confirming a report on the official SUNA news agency.

Despite a mass migration back to the south since October — some 360,000 are already thought to have returned — more than one million southerners remain in the north, according to UNHCR. Many of those remaining were born in the north. Under the amendments, which await a final reading next Monday, “Sudanese nationality is automatically cancelled for any person acquiring the nationality of the state of South Sudan,” Suna said.

Story Credit:Daily Nation

That's the way it is !!

2011-07-14T03:10:00.000-07:00

Lucky Dube.
Didn' t I raise my voice
High enough for you
I was running like a fugitive all the time
Risking rejection from my own people yeah
Now that you got what you wanted
You don' t even know my name
It' s so funny, we don' t talk anymore
Be good to the people on your
Way up the ladder
Cause you' ll need them on your way down

Chorus:
That' s the way it is

Didn' t I raise fists high enough for you
I guess I can' t pat myself on the shoulder
For a job well done
Dodging bullets in the streets
I was there
Risking rejection from my own people yeah
Now that you got what you wanted
You don' t even know my name
remember
Be good to the people on your way
Up the ladder 'cause you' ll need
Them on your way down

Chorus:
That' s the way it is

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2011-07-12T06:05:00.000-07:00

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2011-07-11T02:42:00.000-07:00

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