Maneno 36 ya Waziri Membe Kuhusu Mtu Aliyekamatwa na Mabilioni ya Wajumbe Dodoma..

Kuna stori zimeenea mitandaoni kwamba kuna mtu ambae amekamatwa na mabilioni ya pesa Dodoma, kingine ni kwamba amekamatwa na simu ikiwa na maelekezo kwamba pesa hizo ni za kuwapatia Wajumbe.

Waziri wa Mambo ya Nje na Ushirikiano wa Kimataifa, Bernard Membe ameandika ujumbe @Twitter kukanusha kuhusika na mtu huyo

• “Kuna taarifa za uongo zinazoenezwa kwamba kuna “Mtu wa Membe” amekamatwa na pesa Dodoma“

Kwenye Tweet nyingine Waziri Membe ameandika hivi

• ”siasa hizi ni za hovyo kwani hazitajenga Taifa letu. Naomba msihadaike na watu wanaotaka kututia doa baada ya kukosa uchafu dhidi yetu”  @BernardMembe

Another AFRICAN HERO HAS GONE - 101yrs old MR. ANDREW BABOT ASUWAN AKA – NYUNG-BOY (RIP)

  

THE WORLD IS CARRIED AWAY BY THE PASSING AWAY OF A GREAT MAN – AFRICA´S SILENT HERO BORN 1913 IN NGWOKWONG VILLAGE – ACHA-TUGI –MOMO-DIVISION IN THE REP. CAMEROUN

MR. ANDREW BABOT WAS AN EPITOM OF CHANGE IN HIS COMMUNITY; AN ADVOCATE OF EDUCATION THOUGH NOT EDUCATED IN HIS TIME; ADVOCATES OF FEMALE EDUCATION WHICH WAS A CHALLENGE AT THAT TIME AND EMPOWERED HER GIRLS THROUGH EDUCATION; MOST OF WHOM TODAY ARE IMPACTING CHANGE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES WORLDWIDE

 

KAMERUN AMBASSADOR IN GERMANY –H.E JEAN MARC MPAY; SENDS CONDOLENCE AND TERMS HIM  „A HISTORICAL ASSET“

THE LORD MAJOR OF THE UNIVERSITY TOWN – TÜBINGEN –GERMANY MR BORIS PALMER SEND CONDOLENCE; quotes.. HE IS ALIVE IN TÜBINGEN FOREVER!

NYUNGBOY IS LOVED; RESPECTED AND CHERISHED AMONGST HIS COMMUNITY; KINGSMEN; YOUTH ESPECIALLY; HE DIED STILL CARRYING THE TITLE AS PRESIDENT OF THE YOUTHS IN NGWOKWONG-VILLAGE.

 

HE DIED STILL FIGHTING AGAINST RURAL EXODUS WHEN HE REALIZED THAT ALL YOUTHS ESP HIS CHILDREN ARE RELOCATING TO THE CITY & EUROPE. THOUGH A LOST BATTLE ; HE NEVER GAVE UP: HE WARNS AGAINST ANOTHER WHITE INVERSION PROVOCKED BY AFRICANS ON THE RUN.

ON HIS TRIP TO EUROPE AT THE AGE OF 98, HE SPENT TIME WITH AFRICANS IN EUROPE EDUCATING THEM ABOUT THE NEED TO REURN HOME „ EUROPE IS NOT EVERYTHING“ HE WARNED HIS CHILDREN; NEVER TO FORGET HOME-AFRICA IS THE MOTHER OF THE EARTH –AND ALWAYS ADVOCATED FOR US TO STAY UNITED; ITS  ALL IN THE BRAIN; HE SAID –WE HAVE TO SIEZE FIGHTING PHYSICALLY BUT USING OUR BRAINS TO DEVELOP OUR COMMUNITY.

PRESIDENTS IN MANY CULTURAL; DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL;  POLITICAL AND CHURCH ASSOCIATIONS – HAD BEEN PRESIDENT OF SDF NGWOKWONG – CAMEROUNS FIRST OPOSITION POLITICAL PARTY; HOST OF NGWOKWONG BAPTIST CHURCH CONGREGATION; PRESIDENT OF BOROROS –TRIBAL ETHNIC GROUP WHICH HE INTEGRATED INTO THE TRADITIONAL METTA COMMUNITY; CONTRIBUTED TO THE BOOK ON METTA HISTORY AS (INTERVIEWER) PRESIDENT OF NGWOKWONG YOUTHS –Started a soccer game competition – ANDREW BABOT TROPHY – AN ANNUAL FOOTBALL COMPETITIONS PROJECT TO BRING THE YOUTHS BACK TO THE VILLAGE

HE LOVED ENJOYING LIFE –TRUE! NATURAL; QUALITY LIFE;  EXCEPTIONALLY SOCIAL; FITTING AMONG EVERY GENERATION –OLD AND YOUNG; EARNING NAMES SUCH AS „Nyung-boy“ ( young boy), PAPA de PAPA; DADDY COOL…AND HIS RESPONSE TILL LAST WEEK BEFORE HE FINALLY CLOSED UP HIS LIVES CHAPTER WAS „CORRECT-MAN“

MR. ANDREW BABOT LIVED A NON MATERIALISTIC LIFE – REFUSING TO WEAR BORROWED ROPES  HE REFUSES TO LIVE IN A HOUSE BUILT FOR HIM BY HIS ABLE CHILDREN SAYING…what about those without children? Who will provide for them?

THE HANDWRITINGS OF MR. ANDREW BABOT IS INSCRIBED WORLDWIDE AS HER DAUGHTER –  MRS SUSAN ENIH TATAH –FOUNDER & CEO OF AFRIKAKTIV – NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION PROMOTING AND MARKETING THE CONTINENT OF AFRICA THROUGH THE LARGEST AND BIGGEST INTERNATIONAL AFRICAN FESTIVAL IN SOUTH OF GERMANY: AN ANNUAL EVENT UNITING THE AFRICAN DIASPORA WORLDWIDE- AFRICAN AMBASSADORS IN GERMANY; EUROPEAN AND INFLUENTIAL WORLD

WE REMEMBER THE LATE IDRISSA ABDALLAH MAJURA

 

 

 

Today, the  19 th November the entire International Community commemorates the struggle for liberation of Mankind, Peace and Human Diginity. We remember one of the prominent figures, an interlectual of our time, the late Idrissa Abdallah Majura, born on the 9 th November, 1938, in a small village of Gera/Katale, Kagera Region in Tanzania. He was among the first few students from the then Tanganyika Mainland who got a scholarship to study in Zanzibar. He studied Education, Economis and Law and was regarded by his Colleague and Students as a genie, an ingenious highly gifted, accurate and precise, serenity and warmhearted both in his academic carrier as well as social integrity. He was also an outstanding Sportsman known in every corner of the entire Islands of Zanzibar and Pemba, by young and old,  rich and poor, literate and illiterates. He dominated in the National Football Squard as unbeatable Goalkeeper in the then East African Challenge Cup and other International Tournaments. He set everlasting records in Athletics in 1500m and 800m which remain unbrocken until now!

It is well known that he didn`t involve himself in politics, but he supported the 1964 Revolution and the Union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar to form Tanzania. Even if he spent a long time of his life in Zanzibar, he didn`t forget his home place. He helped in large scales in many spheres of life, in Education, Social, Cultural, Health and Economic Development. He sponsored many children and students with scholarships, paid their schoolfees, uniforms and treatment. In 1969 he decided to return back to his home place to take care of his family and parents who were now old. Thousands of people gathered to welcome him back home as he was their great hope and inspiration.

But everybody was taken by surprise, with shock and dismay, as he was arrested and taken back to Zanzibar under the accusation of treason trial for plotting to overthrow the Government of Abeid Karume! Due to undisclosed circumstances, though the Union Government knew exactly what his fate could be, he was deported back to the Island to face the ruthless, brutal, torture, and crime against humanity of Karume`s reign of terror!! Many Zanzibaris, intellectuals and anyone who dared to criticize Karume, perished in “dark cells of torture” or if lucky, faced life imprisonment. It`s obvious and painful to learn that Idrissa Majura was deprived his life by denying him any right to defend himself in the court of law against these accusations. It is known that after he was killed, some prominent figures in Karume`s circle regreted to their maximum after discovering that those accusations against him had no any single fact of verification whatsoever. Until today it`s not clear why and how this prominent figure was executed and where he was buried. The International Community has now shown interrest in this issue and soon or later his fate will be known. God rest his Soul in PEACE – AMEN!  

Scandal Miss Tanzania 2014 , she Suck for crowned

  
Luck was on her side that night, but misfortune soon came knocking with it.
 

  
Her passport states she was born in 1989. That makes her 25 this year and 26 in 2015 when she will represent the country at the Miss World competitions.

As any other big names invasion of privacy is common. Someone had to prove wrong the Miss Tanzania committee.

First it was her size, most people said she was oversized unfit for the beauty pageant. Then it was her age; she was registered as an 18 old but it has been proved otherwise.

  

MAGADASHI MC MKALI WA MWANZA ATOA WIMBO MPYA MAPITO AMSHIRIKISHA INO BIZLE

 
 Anajulikana kama Joas Julius Magadula, kwa jina la kisanii anaitwa MAGADASHI MC, mkali kutoka jiji la mwanza ambaye aliibuka kama mshindi wa free style competition mwaka jana na kujinyakulia zawadi ya kurekodi nyimbo tatu na promo ya miezi sita, Madashi ameachia pini lake jipya akimshirikisha INO BIZLE

ONLY IN TANZANIA: SABABU ZA YANGA KUGOMEA KUONYESHWA MECHI ZAKE ZA ...

ONLY IN TANZANIA: SABABU ZA YANGA KUGOMEA KUONYESHWA MECHI ZAKE ZA ...: Uongozi wa klabu ya Yanga leo umefanya mkutano na waandishi wa habari juu ya urushwa...

ONLY IN TANZANIA: Tsvangirai aandamwa na kashfa huku uchaguzi ukikar...

ONLY IN TANZANIA: Tsvangirai aandamwa na kashfa huku uchaguzi ukikar...: Kituo cha Televisheni cha taifa cha Zimbabwe kimeanzisha kampeni ya kumchafulia jina Morgan Tsvangirai, mpinzani wa rais Robert Mugabe ...

Tangazo kutoka sekretarieti ya ajira serikalini

Sekretarieti ya Ajira katika Utumishi wa Umma ni chombo kilichoundwa kwa mujibu wa Sheria ya Utumishi wa Umma Na. 8 ya mwaka 2002 kama ilivyorekebishwa na Sheria Na. 18 ya mwaka 2007 kifungu 29 (1). Jukumu la msingi la Sekretarieti ya Ajira ni kuendesha mchakato wa ajira katika Utumishi wa Umma. Hapa ina maana kuwa jukumu la kuajiri, kuthibitisha watumishi kazini pamoja na masuala ya nidhamu ya Watumishi yanabaki kwa Watendaji Wakuu wa Wizara na Taasisi katika Utumishi wa Umma mitarafu ya Kifungu cha 6(1) (b) cha Sheria ya Utumishi wa Umma no 8 ya mwaka 2002. Ambapo katika kuendesha mchakato huo, Sekretarieti ya Ajira inapaswa kuzingatia Sheria, Kanuni, na Taratibu zilizopo ili kuhakikisha Utumishi wa Umma unapata Watumishi weledi na wenye maadili mema. Ambapo hadi sasa jumla ya waombaji 4891 tumeshaendesha mchakato wao wa ajira na kuwapangia vituo vya kazi.
Hata hivyo, Sekretarieti ya Ajira kwa kushirikiana na Ofisi ya Rais Menejimenti ya Utumishi wa Umma ilipeleka Mswada Bungeni unaopendekeza kukasimu madaraka ya kuendesha mchakato wa Ajira ili baadhi ya Waajiri wakasimiwe madaraka hayo ili kurahisisha utendaji kazi katika kushughulikia mchakato wa ajira kwa baadhi ya kada. Huku Sekretarieti ya Ajira ikiendelea kuhakikisha kuwa jukumu hilo linaendelea kutekelezwa kwa ufanisi. Tunapoongelea suala la ufanisi hapa Kitengo cha Udhibiti na Ubora kinasimamia suala zima la uhakiki wa taarifa za mhusika, uhakiki wa vyeti na uadilifu wake kwa ujumla. Ambapo hadi sasa tumeshabaini jumla ya vyeti vya kughushi 677 ambavyo wahusika wanadai wamevipata kutoka RITA, VETA na NECTA.
Nafasi wazi za kazi zitakazokuwa zikitangazwa na mchakato wake kuweza kukasimiwa ni pamoja na Kada ya Wasaidizi wa ofisi, Wahudumu wa afya, Madereva, Maafisa Watendaji wa Kata, Mtaa, Kijiji, Wapishi, Walinzi, Madobi, Wasaidizi watunza kumbukumbu pamoja na Makatibu Muhtasi (walio chini ya cheo cha mwandishi mwendesha ofisi) au Kada zingine ambazo Katibu wa Sekretarieti ataona inafaa kukasimu.
1Aidha, nitoe ushauri kwa wanafunzi walioko shuleni na wanaotarajia kuingia vyuoni kuchukua masomo ama kozi za fani ya Afya, Elimu, Mifugo na Kilimo maana ni maeneo ambayo bado yana fursa nyingi za ajira Serikalini na wahitimu wake pindi wamalizapo wanapangiwa vituo vya kazi moja kwa moja bila ya kupitia mchakato wetu wa ajira kutokana na uhaba wa Wataalam wa fani hizo katika soko la ajira hivi sasa.
Sekretarieti ya Ajira katika kuhakikisha wananchi wanapata taarifa kwa haraka zaidi zinazohusu mchakato wa ajira katika Utumishi wa Umma, pamoja na kuboresha mawasiliano kati ya Ofisi yetu na wadau ili kuweza kuendana na mabadiliko ya sayansi na teknolojia ya habari na mawasiliano nchini na duniani kwa ujumla, iliamua kuanzisha tovuti yake (www.ajira.go.tz) ambayo imerahisisha kwa kiasi kikubwa utoaji na upokeaji wa taarifa mbalimbali hususani za matangazo ya fursa za ajira taarifa nyingine zinazohusu masuala ya ajira Serikalini na matangazo mengine yanayohusu shughuli za Sekretarieti ya Ajira. Tangu kuzinduliwa mwezi Aprili, 2012 imeweza kutembelewa na wadau wapatao 3,017,410
Pamoja na tovuti Sekretarieti ya Ajira imeanzisha KANZIDATA (DATABASE) za aina tatu (3) ambazo ni Kanzidata ya Wahitimu wa Vyuo na Watalaam weledi, Kanzidata ya waliofaulu usaili na Kanzidata ya waliopangiwa vituo vya kazi.
Jambo lingine ambalo ningependa mkalifahamu ni kuwa, Sekretarieti ya Ajira iko katika hatua za awali za mchakato wa kuwawezesha waombaji wa fursa za ajira kuwasilisha maombi ya kazi kwa mfumo wa kielektroniki (e-application) kwa nafasi wazi zitakazokuwa zikitangazwa katika Utumishi wa Umma ili kurahisisha kupunguza mlolongo wa uendeshaji mchakato wa ajira ulivyo hivi sasa.
Mwisho nimalizie kwa kuwataka waombaji wa fursa za ajira kutokuchagua maeneo ya kufanyia kazi, hususani wale wanaopangiwa vituo vya kazi na Sekretarieti ya ajira na hawaendi kuripoti bila ya kutoa sababu za msingi maana Sekretarieti ya Ajira inaona hili ni kosa na inaandaa utaratibu wa kutowaruhusu kufanya usaili mwingine waombaji kama hao.



Imetolewa tarehe 12 Julai, 2013 na Riziki V. Abraham, Msemaji na Mkuu wa Kitengo cha Mawasiliano Serikalini, Ofisi ya Rais Sekretarieti ya Ajira katika Utumishi wa Umma +255-68762497

Mafuta ya Oki, Viking, Asma sasa marufuku

 
Shirika la Viwango (TBS) limepiga marufuku uuzaji, ununuzi na matumizi ya mafuta ya kula ya aina ya Oki, Viking na Asma baada ya kubainika kuwa hayana ubora na hatari kwa afya za watumiaji.

Kwa mujibu wa Tangazo lilitolewa na Shirika la Viwango nchini (TBS) kwa baadhi ya vyombo vya habari jana, yeyote atakayekiuka agizo hilo atachukuliwa hatua za kisheria kwa mujibu wa Sheria ya Viwango Na. 2 ya mwaka 2009.

Tangazo hilo lilisema TBS ilinunua mafuta hayo yanayozalishwa nchini Malayasia na kuingizwa kupitia njia za panya, kusambazwa sokoni na kubainika kuwa hayajakidhi matakwa ya kiwango cha kimataifa TZS 559:2010 kinachotumiwa nchini.

“Matokeo ya uchunguzi wa  sampuli  zake  yalibainika kuwa yameshaharibika kabla ya kufikia ukomo wa matumizi kutokana na kutosafishwa ipsavyo, ni  machafu kutokana na kuchanganyika na maji hivyo  vigezo vya ubora wa mafuta havikufikiwa.”

Kwa msingi huo, TBS imewataka wauzaji wa mafuta hayo  kuyaondoa sokoni  mara moja na wateja kuacha kuyanunua hadi hapo itakapothibitika kuwa yamefikia kiwango kinachotakiwa.

Awali  NIPASHE ilichunguza na kubaini kuwa mafuta hayo hushushwa kwenye bandari bubu ya ufukwe wa Mbweni jijini Dar es Salaam na wafanyabiashara ambao pia walidaiwa kukwepa kulipa ushuru.

Kazi hiyo hufanywa bila kificho na baadhi ya waliozungumza na mwandishi wetu walieleza kuwa huenda kuna ushirikiano na maofisa wa vyombo vya dola wasio waaminifu.

Licha ya kukwepa kodi, pia mafuta hayo yamekuwa yakiuzwa kwa bei ya chini kati ya  Sh. 38,000 na  45,000 kwa ujazo wa lita 20 na kuwaumiza wazalishaji wa mafuta ya ndani ambao huuza mafuta ya ujazo huo kwa kati ya Sh.  52,000 na 55,000.

Tofauti hiyo husababisha wenye viwanda  vya ndani kushindwa kufanya biashara kutokana na mafuta hayo kukosa mshindani na kuzagaa sokoni.

Mafuta hayo yamekuwa yakitumiwa kwa wingi na wafanyabiashara hasa wakaanga chipsi kwa vile ndiyo mafuta ya bei nafuu.
CHANZO: NIPASHE

PICHA YA MELLISA EDWARD" NA AGNESS MASOGANGE WALIOKAMATWA NA MADAWA YA KULEVYA AKIWA SOUTH AFRICA

Picha  ya  Mrembo Mellisa Edward  aliyedakwa  na  madawa  ya  kulevya  Afrika  kusini  akiwa  na 

Agness Masogange

Taarifa ya TFDA inayofafanua kuhusu matumizi ya mafuta ya mbegu za ubuyu

Mamlaka ya Chakula na Dawa (TFDA) ni taasisi iliyoundwa chini ya Sheria ya Chakula Dawa na Vipodozi Sura ya 219, ili kudhibiti ubora na usalama wa vyakula, dawa, vipodozi, na vifaa tiba kwa lengo la kulinda afya ya jamii dhidi ya madhara yatokanayo na matumizi ya bidhaa hizo.

Imefahamika kuwa mafuta yatokanayo na mimea hupendwa zaidi kuliko mafuta ya wanyama kutokana na manufaa yake kiafya. Ili mafuta ya mimea yaweze kukidhi vigezo vya ubora na usalama ni lazima yafanyiwe usafishaji (refining) wakati wa usindikaji.

Hivi karibuni kumekuwepo na ongezeko kubwa la matumizi ya bidhaa zinazotokana na ubuyu ikiwa ni pamoja na mafuta yanayotokana na mbegu, unga wa mbegu na majani ya mbuyu.

Taarifa za kisayansi zinaonesha kuwa mafuta ya ubuyu yana kiwango kikubwa cha tindikali ya mafuta aina ya

cyclopropenoic fatty acids ambayo huweza kusababisha athari ya kiafya endapo mafuta hayo yatatumika kama chakula. Kiwango cha tindikali ya cyclopropenoic fatty acids huweza tu kupunguzwa katika mafuta ya mbegu za ubuyu kwa kuchemsha mafuta hayo katika nyuzi joto 180 kwa muda wa saa nane (8) au kwa kutumia teknolojia ya kutengeneza mafuta mgando (hydrogenation). Kwa sasa hapa nchini hakuna aina ya usindikaji unaofanyika wenye uwezo wa kuondoa tindikali ya cyclopropenoic fatty acids katika mafuta ya mbegu za ubuyu.

Baadhi ya athari zinazoweza kutokana na matumizi ya mafuta ya ubuyu yenye tindikali ya cyclopropenoic fatty acids ni pamoja na kuathiri vimeng’enyo (enzymes) vinavyosaidia katika uchakataji wa tindikali za mafuta mwilini (fatty acid biosynthesis).

Aidha, taarifa za kisayansi zinaonesha kuwa matumizi ya mafuta yenye kiasi kikubwa cha cyclopropenoic fatty acids sanjari na matumizi ya vyakula vilivyochafuliwa na sumu kuvu aina ya aflatoxin B1 ambayo inazalishwa na ukungu (fungus) katika baadhi ya vyakula kama vile mahindi na karanga huongeza uwezekano wa kuugua saratani.

Hadi sasa hakuna kiwango chochote cha ubora na usalama cha kitaifa au kimataifa cha mafuta yatokanayo na mbegu za ubuyu. Ili kuepuka athari zinazoweza kujitokeza kutokana na matumizi ya mafuta ya mbegu za ubuyu, jamii inashauriwa kuepuka ulaji wa mafuta hayo.

Hata hivyo, tafiti za kisayansi hazijabainisha athari za kiafya zinazoweza kutokana na ulaji wa bidhaa nyingine zitokanazo na ubuyu kama vile unga wa ubuyu na majani ya mbuyu.

TFDA inatoa wito kwa wananchi na jamii kwa ujumla kushirikiana katika jukumu la kulinda afya za walaji kwa kutoa taarifa pale wanapouziwa au kuhisi kuwepo kwa chakula, dawa, vipodozi na vifaa tiba duni na bandia ambavyo havikidhi viwango vya usalama na ubora au pale sheria inapovunjwa ili hatua stahiki ziweze kuchukuliwa kwa wahusika.

Kwa maelezo zaidi usisite kuwasiliana nasi kupitia;

Mkurugenzi Mkuu,
Mamlaka ya Chakula na Dawa (TFDA)
Barabara ya Mandela, Mabibo External,
S.L.P 77150
Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

Simu: +255 22 2450512/2450751/2452108
Fax: +255 22 2450793
Barua pepe: info@tfda.or.tz
Tovuti: www.tfda.or.tz

UNC professor resigns academic chairman post

 
UNC professor Julius Nyang'oro, chairman of UNC-CH African and Afro-American studies.

HARRY LYNCH — 2000 N&O file photo

A UNC-Chapel Hill department chairman at the center of questions regarding academic integrity within the university's football program has resigned from the position, university officials said Thursday.
UNC-CH Chancellor Holden Thorp said in a statement that Julius Nyang'oro, who headed the Department of African and Afro-American Studies, has resigned as the university looks at "possible irregularities with courses that included undergraduate students."
"Because academic integrity is paramount, we have every obligation to get to the bottom of these issues," Thorp said.
UNC officials said the irregularities involved student-athletes and other students. They declined to provide further details.
Nyang'oro will continue to teach at the university. His salary will be reduced $12,000 to $159,000.
The university said that it had notified the NCAA of the resignation and the possible irregularities, but said no student-athletes would be held out of games.
The resignation follows reports in The News & Observer that raised questions about Nyang'oro's connections to football players and the athletic department.
Last week, The N&O reported that Nyang'oro had hired a sports agent to teach a summer class this year without telling his boss, Arts and Sciences Dean Karen Gil, about the agent's profession. The sports agent, Carl Carey Jr., who earned his doctorate at UNC-CH and had served as an adviser to football players there, was representing two football players at the time he taught the class. No football players took the class, according to the athletic department.
Nyang'oro's handling of two football players who took his classes also has drawn attention

He missed a blatant case of plagiarism in a paper submitted by one football player, Michael McAdoo, who was later given an F in the class by the university's honor court.His department allowed incoming freshman Marvin Austin, a prized recruit, to take a 400-level class taught by Nyang'oro before Austin had taken introductory classes that included a remedial writing class. Austin received a B plus.
Both football players were kicked off the team last year as part of an NCAA investigation into academic misconduct and impermissible benefits from sports agents and their go-betweens. Carey is not among the agents found to have given players illegal gifts.
Allegations of NCAA violations include an assistant coach taking money from an agent, a former UNC football player whom the NCAA considers an agent with access to players in the weight room, and numerous athletes accepting trips, parties and other perks from agents. That inquiry into impermissible benefits and academic misconduct forced 14 players to miss at least one game last season, and seven sat out the entire season.
In July, Thorp fired football coach Butch Davis and accepted the retirement of Athletic Director Dick Baddour. UNC-CH has until Sept. 19 to respond to an NCAA notice of allegations, and is scheduled to appear before the association's infractions committee on Oct. 28.
After McAdoo's plagiarism was discovered by N.C. State University fans, and confirmed by The N&O, Thorp acknowledged that the university had missed it. But he continued to stand behind Nyang'oro, calling him a "great colleague."
Thorp was Nyang'oro's supervisor as dean of the Arts and Sciences college from July 2007 to May 2008, when Thorp became chancellor.
According to an academic resume, Nyang'oro began teaching at UNC-CH in 1984 as a visiting professor. He was hired as a professor six years later and became chairman of African and Afro-American studies in 1992.
His resume lists two teaching honors - one from undergraduate students for the 1990-91 academic year, and the outstanding faculty award from the Class of 2000 - and four pages of published books and articles.
Before the resignation, James Peacock, a UNC-CH anthropology professor and former faculty chairman, called Nyang'oro "one of the finest human beings and teachers and administrators whom I have ever known. Period. I don't really know anything about the situation with the plagiarism and all the rest, but whatever he has done in that area, and I don't know anything about it, should be balanced (with) his superb contributions in so many other ways."
Nyang'oro, 56, has a law degree from Duke University, and master's and doctoral degrees from the University of Miami, according to his resume. He received his bachelor's degree from a university in Tanzania. As chairman, he oversaw a staff of 22.
Nyang'oro had not responded to numerous requests for interviews over several weeks. Reached at his office Thursday, he declined to comment and referred a reporter to the university administration.
Thorp said professor Evelyne Huber will serve as the interim chairman for the African and Afro-American studies department. She is also chairman of the political science department.
Staff writer Ken Tysiac and news researcher David Raynor contributed.                                        SOURCE::dan.kane@newsobserver.com or 919-829-4861

Read more here: http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/09/02/1454391/unc-professor-resigns-academic.html#storylink=cpy

I will Just Wait For You At the Right Place And I will Hit You, Rwandan General Paul Kagame Threatens Tanzanian Jakaya Kikwete

“Those people [Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete] you just heard siding with Interahamwe and FDLR  and urging negotiations… negotiations?  Me, I do not even discuss this topic, because I will just wait for you [Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete] at the right place and I will hit you! He[Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete]  did not deserve my answer. I did not waste my time answering him…It is well known. There is a line you cannot cross, there is a line, a line that you should never cross. It is impossible…”“
It is in these ominous terms that the Rwandan dictator General Paul Kagame threatened to get even with Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete, while addressing Rwandan Youth on June 30, 2013 during a summit called “Youth Konnect”“, sponsored by his wife, Janet Kagame.
Relations between Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete and Rwandan leaders have soured in the last weeks. On several occasions Rwandan leaders called the Tanzanian President “a genocide and terrorist sympathizer”, “ignorant”, “arrogant”, and “mediocre leader”. The relations have deteriorated following the recommendation by President Jakaya Kikwete of open negotiations between Rwandan, Ugandan and Congolese leaders and their respective armed opposition in order to bring durable peace and security  in the African Great Lakes region.
Source: http://www.afroamerica.net

International African Festival Tübingen –open for Business! We bring German and African business partners together!

Desperate measures calls for desperate actions! The quest for raw materials, man-power, new source of energy, production and so on makes German companies take a closer look at investing and doing Business in Africa ( sub- Saharan)

Blue prints shows that China is the new occupant or better business partners to Africa! Turkey is also aggressively penetrating Africa but surprisingly Germans who were reluctant in the past are also focusing on west and east Africa. Cultural difference, mindset, language, trade regulations amongst others use to be the main barriers to market entry but that the past.

International African Festival Tübingen, Germany breaks these barriers offering African Entrepreneurs in and out of Africa an opportunity to meet and make contacts with German companies. The Festival takes place this

year from 8th to the 11th of August 2013 in Tübingen, Germany.

The main core of this festival is the Business conference which takes place on the 9th of August from 2 -5pm. This conference organized in collaboration with the chamber of commerce and industry, is a platform where German and African experts gives talks on successful business in Africa. This forum is open to all African entrepreneurs in and out of Africa, it’s a platform for Business, contacts and networking as the main audience are German and African entrepreneurs, NGOS, Financial institutions and many more

Hot topics will include amongst others

• Sub-Saharan African market entry strategies (Renewable energy, Infrastructure, Agriculture..
  
• A successful investment plan for your business
  
• Financing and Export! Where to get money?
  
• Security and recent development in Africa
  
• Water solution for Africa
  

You can also be a sponsor on this festival, for all your travel needs and services

Contact us: www.afrikafestival.net / kontakt@afrikafestival.net/ 

Tel: +49-152-106-10374

NEYMAR AMTAKA WAYNE ROONEY BARCA

                                                                     Neymar

 

ROONEY

NYOTA wa Brazil, Neymar amemtaka mshambuliaji wa Manchester United, Wayne Rooney kufikiri    kuhamia Barcelona, akisema itakuwa ni ndito kucheza na mshambuliaji huyo wa England.

Neymar, ambaye mwenyewe amejiunga na timu hiyo ya Katalunya mapema majira haya ya joto kwa dau la Pauni Milioni 48.6 kutoka Santos ya Brazil, ameitaja Camp Nou kama kituo sahihi kwa mchezaji mwenye kipaji kama Rooney. Neymar  mmoja wa wachezaji w Brazil  walioshinda  kombe la  Mabara.

One Love

Predict in yourself  what these  leaders thinking????

Rais Barack Obama awasili Tanzania

     

Obama akiwa na mwenyeji wake Rais wa Tanzania Jakaya Kikwete   

    

Rais wa Marekani akicheza muziki wa band wakati alipotua uwanjani 

Ziara ya Obama inasemekana kulenga kuimarisha uhusiano wa kibiashara na Afrika huku kukiwa na wasiwasi kuwa Marekani inaachwa nyuma na China katika uhusiano wao na Afrika.
Obama amewasili Tanzania baada ya ziara yake ya Afrika Kusini ambako rais mstaafu Nelson Mandela anaugua.
Rais wa Tanzania Jakaya Kikwete na familia yake pamoja na maafisa wake wa serikali na wacheza densi za kitamaduni walimkaribisha Obama na familia yake mjini Dar es Salaam.
Baadhi ya wananchi wa Tanzania kupitia mitandao ya kijamii wamekosoa ziara ya Obama katika nchi yao, wakisema kuwa ziara yake imeathiri shughuli za maisha yao ya kila siku.
Obama alitembelea Senegal kabla ya kupitia Afrika Kusini na kisha Tanzania ambako ziara yake ya Afrika inaishia kabla ya kurejea Marekani

Keys to Family Happiness

Dealing With In-Laws

Jenny * says: Ryan’s mother wasn’t shy about expressing her disapproval of me. But then it wasn’t much better for Ryan when it came to my parents. In fact, I had never seen them act so rudely to anyone! Visiting parents on either side of the family came to be a stressful ordeal for both of us.
Ryan says: My mother never thought anyone was good enough for her children, so she found fault with Jenny right from the start. And Jenny’s parents were the same with me—they constantly put me down. The problem is, after such incidents Jenny and I would defend our own parents and criticize each other.

CONFLICT with in-laws may be grist for the mill for comedians, but in real life it is no laughing matter. “For years, my mother-in-law interfered in our marriage,” says Reena, a wife in India. “Often, I vented my anger on my husband because I could not do that to his mother. It seemed as if he constantly had to choose between being a good husband and being a good son.”

Why do some in-laws interfere in the lives of their married children? Jenny, quoted at the outset, suggests one possibility. “It may be difficult for them to see someone young and inexperienced become responsible for taking care of their son or daughter,” she says. Dilip, Reena’s husband, takes it a step further. “Parents who have sacrificed for and nurtured their child may feel that they are being sidelined,” he says. “They could also be genuinely worried that their son or daughter lacks the wisdom to make the marriage a success.”

To be fair, sometimes the in-laws are invited to interfere. For example, consider Michael and Leanne, a married couple in Australia. “Leanne came from a close-knit family where everyone discussed things openly,” Michael says. “So after we got married, she would consult her father on decisions that she and I really needed to make. Her father had much wisdom to share, but I was hurt that she would go to him instead of to me!”

 Clearly, issues with in-laws can put stress on a marriage. Is that true in your case? How do you get along with your spouse’s parents, and how does your spouse get along with yours? Consider two challenges that could arise and what you can do about them.

CHALLENGE 1:

Your spouse seems overly attached to his or her parents. “My wife felt that if we didn’t live near her parents, she would be disloyal to them,” says a husband in Spain named Luis. “On the other hand,” he adds, “when our son was born, my parents came to visit almost every day, leaving my wife stressed. This caused a number of conflicts between us.”

The issues:

Describing the marriage arrangement, the Bible says that in time “a man will leave his father and his mother and he must stick to his wife and they must become one flesh.” (Genesis 2:24) Being “one flesh” implies more than merely living together. Really, it means that a husband and wife form a new family—one that takes priority over their families of origin. (1 Corinthians 11:3) Of course, both husband and wife still need to honor their parents, and often that entails giving them attention. (Ephesians 6:2) What if the way your spouse handles that responsibility leaves you feeling ignored or neglected

What you can do:

Look at the situation objectively. Is your spouse really too attached, or could it be that you simply do not have the same type of relationship with your parents? If that is the case, what bearing might your family background have on your view of the situation? Could a measure of jealousy on your part be involved?—Proverbs 14:30; 1 Corinthians 13:4; Galatians 5:26.

It takes honest self-examination to answer such questions. But it is important that you do so. After all, if in-law issues are a constant source of contention between you and your spouse, then what you really have is a marriage problem—not an in-law problem.

Many marriage problems arise because no two partners share precisely the same view of a matter. Can you try to see things from your mate’s perspective? (Philippians 2:4; 4:5) That is what a husband in Mexico named Adrián did. “My wife was raised in a negative family environment,” he says, “so I avoided close association with my in-laws. Eventually I refused to have any association with them at all—for years. This caused conflict within our marriage because my wife still wanted to be close to her family, especially her mother.”

In time, Adrián took a balanced position on the matter. “Although I know that too much contact with her parents has a negative effect on my wife emotionally, no contact at all can also lead to problems,” he says. “To the extent possible, I have tried to restore and maintain a good relationship with my in-laws.” *

TRY THIS: You and your spouse write down what you believe is the primary concern regarding in-laws. If possible, start with “I feel that . . .” Then exchange papers. Together, in a spirit of teamwork, brainstorm ways that you can address each other’s concerns.

CHALLENGE 2:

Your in-laws constantly interfere in your marriage, giving unsolicited advice. “The first seven years of our marriage were spent with my husband’s family,” says a wife in Kazakhstan named Nelya. “Conflicts continually arose over how we raised our children as well as over such issues as my  cooking and cleaning. I talked to my husband and my mother-in-law about it, but this only led to more conflict!”

The issues:

When you marry, you are no longer under the authority of your parents. Instead, the Bible states that “the head of every man is the Christ; in turn the head of a woman is the man”—that is, her husband. (1 Corinthians 11:3) Nevertheless, as mentioned earlier, both husband and wife should honor their parents. In fact, Proverbs 23:22 tells us: “Listen to your father who caused your birth, and do not despise your mother just because she has grown old.” But what if your parents—or your mate’s parents—cross the line and try to impose their views?

source :Awake magazine

What you can do:

In a spirit of empathy, try to discern the motive behind the seeming intrusion. “In some cases parents need to know that they are still important in the lives of their children,” says Ryan, quoted at the outset. Such interference may not be deliberate and can probably be handled by applying the Bible’s admonition to “continue putting up with one another and forgiving one another freely if anyone has a cause for complaint against another.” (Colossians 3:13) But what if interference from your in-laws has become serious enough to cause conflict between you and your spouse?

Some married couples have learned to establish appropriate boundaries with their parents. This does not mean that you have to lay down the law to them. * Often, it is just a matter of making it clear by your actions that your mate comes first in your life. For example, a husband in Japan named Masayuki says: “Even if parents express their views, don’t just agree right away. Remember, you are building a new family unit. So first find out how your mate feels about the advice.”

TRY THIS: Discuss with your spouse in what specific ways parental interference is causing conflict in your marriage. Together, write down what boundaries you can set and how you will protect them while still showing honor for your parents.

Many conflicts with in-laws can be alleviated by discerning their motives and by refusing to allow these conflicts to cause contention between you and your spouse. In this regard, Jenny admits: “Sometimes the discussions between my husband and me about our parents were fairly emotional, and it was readily apparent that a great deal of pain could be inflicted by talking about the imperfections of the parents on both sides. Eventually, though, we learned to stop using the imperfections of our in-laws as a club but to deal with the problem at hand. As a result, we have become much closer as husband and wife

The open University Of Tanzania awarded president Obama an Honorary Doctorate Degree

The Honourable Chancellor of The Open University of Tanzania, Dr. Asha-Rose Migiro
has approved the award of an Honorary Doctorate Degree of The Open University of
Tanzania Doctor of Letters (D.Litt) honoris causa to His Excellency The President of The
United States of America, Barack Obama for his outstanding contribution to humanity and
in particular in the field of Community Economic Development (CED). President Obama
will be the fifth President to be awarded the Honorary Doctorate Degree by The
University.
Other distinguished OUT Alumni include the late Father of the Nation Mwalimu Julius
Nyerere, The former President of South Africa Nelson Mandela, The former President of
the United Republic of Tanzania Benjamin William Mkapa and the second President of the
United Republic of Tanzania Alli Hassan Mwinyi. To date, OUT has awarded a total of
seven (7) Honorary Degrees that have also been previously awarded to Dr. Jane Goodall
and a UK Professor of Telecommunications David Mellor.
The Open University was the first University to introduce postgraduate studies in
Community Economic Development in Tanzania in the year 2001 when it started offering a
Master of Science Degree in Community Development of The Southern New Hampshire
University (SNHU) of USA. In the academic year 2009/10, the Open University of Tanzania
started awarding its own Masters Degree (Master of Economic Community Development,
MCED) following conclusion of the capacity building phase that was supported by the
SNHU. In the next academic year i.e. 2013/14, OUT expects to start awarding Certificates,
a Bachelor Degree and a Postgraduate Diploma in Community Economic Development due
to the popular demand of such training skills in Tanzania
The University is however not yet sure if it will be able to award the honorary degree to HE
during his imminent visit to Tanzania but if it does not get the opportunity to do so, it will
use other means to confer HE President Barack Obama the Honorary Degree.
Prepared by The Office of The Vice Chancellor
The Open University of Tanzania
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
27th June 2013

Tanzania Told to Sever Link With Monsanto

Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete is an enthusiastic supporter of Monsanto, but now pressure is mounting on his government to reject GMO technologies as solutions to end hunger

Normally Tanzanian lawmakers would 'prove' their radicalism by blasting rival parties, state authorities, public corporations or ministers for shoddy work done or millions that go missing. They would hardly ever take a swipe at a multinational corporation, much less an American one.

Yet that is what happened recently when Hon Halima Mdee (Chadema) called upon the government to sever its relations with the international seed company Monsanto, which is a major stakeholder in the country's campaign for a green revolution.
She reminded the government that the firm had caused farmers misery and suffering in many countries, including the US, where it is based.

The company, known for the production of genetically modified seeds, has been blacklisted in India, Argentina, Chile and eight European countries because the seeds it sells to farmers at high prices have been a disaster, prompting some nations to institute legal action against it, Ms Mdee said.

'Last year the company committed $50 billion to producing seeds for Africa, but the firm is known around the world as a major producer of genetically modified seeds, which are harmful to farmers and the environment,' she cautioned
Ms Mdee suspected that given the company's bad reputation, President Jakaya Kikwete might have been misinformed by his aides. 'This is because we know that these large multinationals have a tendency to use their financial muscle to compromise government leaders.'

Shadow Agriculture Minister Rose Kamili noted that India has banned the use of cotton seeds produced by Monsanto after research established that they were a threat to farmers and the environment.
In fact more than 1,000 farmers had committed suicide as a result of debts resulting from buying seeds from Monsanto at high prices.
The points brought up by the two ladies hardly triggered any reaction or rejoinder. Probably the lawmakers were not well informed of the subject matter, or they were not too keen to irritate the conglomerates who promote genetically modified organisms (GMO) and the donor agencies that back them.

Yet the debate is no doubt raging within the civil society, among groups that are running concerted campaigns against GMO. But they are not having an easy ride, for Monsanto is applying pressure in the country for amendment to regulations so as to allow GMO.
They are using local scientists and researchers as well as state bigwigs. The firm reportedly provides all the means, from laboratory to foreign travels. In the course of doing this, they manage to get local spokespersons and mouthpieces.
Tanzania Alliance for Biodiversity is not among them. This is a joint coalition that is trying to maintain agricultural biodiversity for food sovereignty and security. It aims at sustainable development, promoting self-determination and facilitating exchange of information and experiences among farmers.

Alliance members are convinced that the introduction of GM crops or animals is not the right solution to poverty and hunger as claimed by the likes of Monsanto.
They are concerned that while Tanzania has so far been GM free, the country has now opened the door to GM biotechnology.
The Alliance has collected various campaigners, including African Centre for Biodiversity, ActionAid International Tanzania, Biolands, BioRe, BioSustain, Envirocare, PELUM Tanzania, Swissaid, and Tanzania Organic Agriculture Movement.
They join similar movements in South Africa, Zambia, Kenya, and Uganda, to resist the pressure from the US-driven biotech industry.
On the other side, agribusiness corporations try their level best to promote what they claim to be high-tech miracle seeds for solving the problem of African food insecurity and poverty.

One supporter they apparently managed to bag is none other than President Jakaya Kikwete himself who, in March this year, came out in defence of Monsantos, heaping the blame on those who challenge them, saying they are 'uninformed' and so need to educate themselves.

He called for a transformation of the 'negative mindset' on the adoption of GM technology in the country, challenging scientists in the country to conduct research to establish the 'practicality of the technology', stressing that as long as there are 'no proven major negative impacts', he saw no logic in opposing the application of the technology.
His prime minister, Mizengo Pinda, also accused those who oppose GMO of being 'slow in accepting the opportunity' offered by the technology, claiming that Kenya and Uganda are 'far ahead of us in its application'.

Thus, at the official level Tanzania supports the plan to conduct research on genetically modified crops in the country. The agriculture minister said that Tanzania was aimed at keeping up with the new technology in order to modernise agriculture and promote balanced economic growth.
He said the time for being rigid on the use of GMOs was over.
Nothing is being said about the decision taken by the European Union, who banned GMO crops on grounds such as pesticide resistance and threats to biodiversity or potential negative effects on the environment.
What the Tanzanian and African apologists of GMO have to keep in mind is that traditionally the seed and its control has been the foundation of their agricultural sector. After all some 80% of seed comes from local and communal resources and is adapted to local conditions. It is thus an integral part of the communal food security and agricultural integrity. With the onslaught of GMO this traditional system is undermined.

This is what happens when commercial interests, supported by the World Bank, together with front organisations and self styled philanthropists, attempt to alienate this crucial resource.
This is done by giant multi-national seed and pesticide companies that are promoting hybrid and genetically modified seed. While they claim to assist the development of African agriculture, the end result is disastrous.

One example is the South African seed industry - the biggest in Africa - whose deal was recently sealed when the country's court permitted the sale of its last remaining large seed company, Pannar, to the US multinational Pioneer, a subsidiary of DuPont. With this the US firm is to take over Pannar's African network.

It means South Africa's valuable seed industry is grabbed by world's two largest US seed companies that are to use South Africa to gain inroads into Africa, with serious consequences for indigenous seed networks.
Meanwhile, organisations like the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) claim that new seed being developed for Africa will be freely distributed to smallholder farmers.

What happens is that these giant seed corporates transfer the experience of South America to Africa. In South America the herbicide-resistant GM soya that was patented by Monsanto was surreptitiously encouraged.
When the soy industry became widespread, Monsanto started to claim royalties on all the soy grown, since it established the right to its intellectual property. Luckily the attempts in Brazil were overruled in the courts and Monsanto was ordered to refund billions of dollars to farmers.

It is practice such as this that prompted the online campaign run by Avaaz for a global petition aiming at exposing Monsanto's worldwide grip, cautioning that the mega-company is gradually taking over our global food supply, poisoning our politics and putting the planet's food future in serious danger.

The petition shows how Monsanto develops pesticides and genetically modified seeds, patents the seeds, prohibits farmers from replanting their seeds year to year, then sends undercover agents out to investigate and sue farmers who don't comply.
The firm spends millions lobbying US government officials, contributing to their political campaigns, then works with them to push Monsanto goods into markets across the world.

Monsanto is trampling small farmers and small businesses as vast 'monoculture' farms of single crops leech the land of nutrients, diminish genetic diversity, and create dependency on fertilizers, pesticides and other chemicals.
'Monsanto's power in the US gives them a launch pad to dominate across the world. But brave farmers and activists from the EU, to Brazil, to India and Canada are resisting and starting to win,' Avaaz proclaims.

The online petition shows how farmers are lured into multi-year contracts, then seed prices rise, and they have to buy new seed each season and use more herbicides to keep out 'super weeds'. In India, the situation is so dire that one cotton area has been called 'the suicide belt', as tens of thousands of the poorest farmers have taken their lives to escape crippling debt.
It is not surprising, therefore, that, at the end of November 2012, Kenya banned the importation of genetically modified food on health grounds.

A stormy public 'debate' ensued. There were those on the side of 'modernity' and 'science', denouncing the lack of 'scientific evidence' among their opponents.

Such defence of GMO is not surprising. The Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research provides USD $25 million annually to biotechnology research globally. At the same time bilateral aid agencies - especially from the United States - provide 60 per cent of research funding for biotechnology.

Private philanthropic foundations are also involved in funding the research. They include the Howard Buffet Foundation, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Rockefeller Foundation. Multinational biotechnology companies, including Monsanto and Syngenta, also chip in.

In so doing they try to stymie the debate that is going on globally. However, they only succeed in extending the battle against GMO to Africa, where farmers are putting up a strong resistance to so-called modernity.
Source:Allafrica.com