Tunajaribu

Togo yajiondoa kwenye michuano ya CAF

2010-01-10T01:53:00.004+03:00

Mchezaji wa Togo Emmanuel Adebayor

Timu ya taifa ya Togo imejiondoa kwenye michuano ya kombe la mataifa ya Afrika kufuatia kuuawa kwa dereva wa basi lao.

Wachezaji wawili wa Togo walifyatuliwa risasi na kujeruhiwa katika mkoa wa kaskazini wa Cabinda siku ya ijumaa.

Waandaaji wanasisitiza kuwa michuano itaendelea na kwamba wataimarisha usalama.

Lakini mchezaji wa Togo Alaixys Romao ameliambia gazeti moja la lugha ya kifaransa L'Equipe: "Tunazungumza na timu zengine katika kundi letu kuzishawishi zisusie."

Katika mechi yao ya kwanza siku ya Jumatatu Togo ilipangiwa kucheza na Ghana huko Cabinda na wachezaji wa timu hiyo inayojulikana kama Black Stars wamesema kuwa wako tayari kuendelea kucheza.

Ivory Coast na Burkina Faso ni timu zengine zilizopangwa katika kundi B.

Source: BBC

Mahakama Yamsafisha Snoop

2009-05-25T23:58:00.003+03:00

CALIFORNIA, Marekani
BAADA ya Mahakama ya Santa Monica kumsafisha Snoop Dogg kwamba hakumpiga shabiki aliyemfungulia kesi na kudai fidia, mwanamuziki huyo ameamua kuongeza ulinzi katika maonyesho yake.

Mkali huyo wa miondoko ya hip hop, amechukua uamuzi huo ili kuepukana na matukio ambayo ameyatafsiri na watu wengi yanaweza kuwa wanayafanya kwa lengo la kujifaidisha kupitia yeye.

Shabiki Richard Monroe Jr aliiambia mahakama kuwa Snoop alimpiga na kipaza sauti usoni baada ya kupanda jukwaani, hivyo kutaka alipwe fidia ya dola milioni 22.

Hata hivyo baada ya ushahidi wa mkanda wa video kutumika ikabainika Snoop hakufanya hivyo badala yake, kampuni yake ya Doggy Style ilitakiwa kumlipa shabiki huyo fidia ya dola 295,950.

Monroe Jr aliiambia mahakama alipanda jukwaani baada ya Snoop kuwaalika mashabiki jukwaani wakati akiimba singo yake maarufu ya Gin en Juice lakini alishangaa kukutana na kipigo kikali cha kushitukiza.

Hata hivyo, Snoop alikanusha madai ya kumshambulia mtu huyo na ushahidi wa video ulithibitisha na kumuondoa matatizoni.

Source: Mwanaspoti

Sasa waukataa uharamia Somalia

2009-05-25T23:45:00.003+03:00

Kukosekana serikali thabiti nchini Somalia kwasababisha uharamia kustawi

Baada ya kuonekana ni tatizo kubwa Pembe ya Afrika, maharamia wapatao 200 wa Kisomali wametangaza kuacha shughuli hiyo katika mkutano uliofanyika kaskazini mwa nchi hiyo.

Wanachama wa makundi ya maharamia walikutana na viongozi wa mabaraza ya wazeee na wataalam wa Kisomali katika mji wa Eyl, katika jimbo lililojitangazia uhuru la Puntland na wakaahidi kusimamisha mara moja utekaji nyara wa meli.

Mwakilishi wa maharamia hao Abshir Abdullah ameiambia BBC kwamba wataziachilia meli zote wanazoshikilia na watawaachilia huru mabaharia wanaowashikilia .

Maharamia wamekuwa katika chagizo kubwa kutoka kwa wazee wa Kisomali, waliokuwa wakiwashutumu kwa kuiaibisha jamii yao.

Tangu mwaka 1991 Somalia imekuwa haina serikali thabiti hali iliyofanya uharamia ustawi.

Licha ya manowari za kijeshi za kimataifa kupiga doria katika bahari ya Pembe ya Afrika, hali imezidi kuwa mbaya mwaka 2009 ya vitendo vya uharamia wa kuteka meli kushamiri.

Wiki iliyopita serikali ya mpito ya Somalia iliiomba jumuia ya Kimataifa kusaidia kuunda kikosi cha kitaifa cha ulinzi wa bahari katika jitahada za kupambana na uharamia na pia kuwalinda wavuvi kutokana na mashua za uvuvi za kigeni na halikadhalika kuzuia utupwaji wa taka za sumu katika pwani ya Somalia.

Source: BBC

Madonna isn't fit to adopt my Mercy, claims the girl's father

2009-04-30T13:30:00.002+03:00

Madonna's hopes of adopting a second child from Malawi were dealt a crushing blow last night after the infant's father began a bid to claim full custody.

James Kambewa, 24, said he wanted to spare his three-year-old daughter Mercy a life of 'scandal' with a woman he claimed lacks 'good morals'.

Mr Kambewa, who has never met his daughter after walking out on her mother when she was pregnant, has written a letter to lawyers asking for a permanent injunction against Madonna adopting her.

Adoption bid: Madonna cradles Mercy, three, while on a visit to Malawi

Speaking exclusively to the Daily Mail last night, Mr Kambewa, who earns just £23 a month as a security guard, insisted he would give his daughter a good home.

Mercy has been living in an orphanage since her mother died.

'She is my daughter; she is my blood; she needs parental love,' he said. 'She is not an orphan. She lost one parent, yes, but I am still alive and so she is not an orphan.

'Madonna has millions of dollars but that doesn't make her a good mum. Parental love is more than money.'

The letter from James Kambewa, which he wrote in an attempt to block Madonna's application to adopt his daughter

James Kambewa is yet to meet Mercy, after he left her mother when she was pregnant

He added: 'Besides, I don't think Madonna is a model mum. I have seen her in movies of her songs. She doesn't portray good morals.

'How can a woman of 50 dance almost naked on stage? I wouldn't want my daughter to grow up like that! In Malawi women respect themselves. Cultured women do not go about half-naked.

'I also heard after her marriage failed she is already seeing two men, both very younger than her and her ex-husband. I hear one of them is even less than half her age. That's scandalous. How can a normal woman fall for a boy who can as well be her son? No, spare my Mercy that scandal.'

A court has already denied Madonna, 50, the chance to adopt Mercy, but she is said to be ' confident' of overturning that ruling at an appeal next Monday.

She had hoped it would succeed on the basis she has the backing of Mercy's immediate family, includingher grandmother Lucy Chekichiwa and her uncle Peter Baneti. That, however, was before Mr Kambewa's intervention.

He is enlisting the help the Human Rights Consultative Committee, a group of organisations which have campaigned against Madonna's adoption bid.

In a hand-written letter to the HRCC legal team, headed ' Claiming the right to raise a child', he said: 'I have learnt that an American-musician called Madonna has applied to a court for the adoption of the kid, to which the grandmother has consented.

Madonna holds her adopted son David as they meet with the boy's biological father, Yohane Banda, during her visit to Malawi in March

'However, I do not consent to the adoption because I feel I am capable of raising the child.'

Mr Kambewa met Mercy's mother Mwandida Maunde when she was 15. They fell in love and Mwandida became pregnant.

But Mr Kambewa denied responsibility for the child and disappeared. He has pledged to take a DNA test to prove he is the father.

'I regret I haven't been around for Mercy for the past three years,' he said. 'She shouldn't have been at the orphanage if I was around.

'I regret my childishness. I hope the appeal fails so that I assume my rightful role as Mercy's dad.'

The HRCC confirmed it had received his letter and will decide whether to appoint a lawyer for him.

The singer brought along her biological daughter Lourdes for the adoption proceedings

Source: Daily Mail Uk.

Girls Aloud for Kit-Kat Senses

2009-04-30T13:12:00.004+03:00

Homa ya nguruwe yazidi kusambaa

2009-04-30T12:38:00.002+03:00

Maafisa nchini Ujerumani wamethibitisha visa vitatu vya homa ya nguruwe nchini ujerumani.

Mwanamke mmoja mwenye umri wa miaka 22 kutoka Hamburg, mwanamme mmoja kutoka mji wa Ragensburg na mwanamke mmoja kutoka mkoa wa Bavaria ndio imethibitishwa wameambukizwa homa hii ya nguruwe. Maafisa wa afya nchini Ujerumani wanasema bado pia wanachunguza visa vingine kuthibitisha kama ni homa hii ya nguruwe. Visa vinne vimeripotiwa katika nchi mbili za ulaya, visa viwili Uingereza na viwili Uhispania. Lakini hadi sasa ni nchini Mexico tu ndio imeripotiwa vifo - watu 159 wamefariki.

Homa ya nguruwe ambayo kwanza iligunduliwa nchini Mexico, inaendelea kusambaa duniani. Nchini Ujerumani maafisa wa afya wamethibitisha visa vitatu vya homa hii ya nguruwe. Kisa cha kwanza kiliripotiwa Ujerumani ilikuwa ni mtu mmoja aliyekuwa ziarani Mexico, anatoka huko Mallersdorf karibu na mji wa Regensburg.

Bildunterschrift: Großansicht des Bildes mit der Bildunterschrift: Kufunika uso ni mojawapo ya tahadhari za kuzuia homa ya nguruwe.Idadi hii hata hivyo sasa imeongezeka, baada ya maafisa wa afya kuchunguza visa vingine sita vya maambukizi haya ya homa hii ya nguruwe- wamethibitisha mwanamke mmoja mwenye umri wa miaka 22 kutoka Hamburg anaugua homa hii ya nguruwe. Kisa kingine kilichothibitishwa Ujerumani ni kutoka mkoa wa Bavaria, mwanamke mmoja mwenye umri wa miaka 37.

Bado maafisa wanaendelea kuchunguza visa vingine kubainisha iwapo ni homa hii ya nguruwe au ni homa tu ya kawaida. Mbali na Ujerumani- ulaya sasa imethibitisha visa saba vya homa hii ya nguruwe- visa viwili viliripotiwa nchini Uingereza, Viwili nchini Uhispania na sasa vitatu Ujerumani. Nchini MAREKANI idadi ya wanaougua homa hii ya nguruwe imeongezeka hadi watu 64, huku wataalam wakisema wanataraji sasa vifo kadhaa vitatokea jinsi homa hii inavyosambaa.

Shirika la afya duniani WHO limesema litaanda mkutano wa wanasayansi kubadilishana mawazo namna homa hii inavyosambaa na vipi watapata tiba. Watalaam wa afya kutoka Marekani na Mexico, chanzo cha homa hii ya nguruwe.

Mexico ndio nchi pekee imeripoti vifo- idadi hadi kufikia sasa ni 150 huku watu wengine 1,600 wakithibitishwa wanaugua homa hii ya nguruwe. Kaimu Mkurugenzi wa usalama wa afya wa shirika la afya duniani WHO Keiji Fukuda anasema hadi sasa haijabainika ni kwa nini virusi vya homa hii nchini Mexico vina makali sana kuliko maeneo mengine .

Watalaam kutoka Marekani na Mexico watashiriki katika mkutano huu ulioitishwa na shirika la afya duniani, na baadaye WHO imesema itatoa ripoti yake baadaye hii leo.

Kwingine duniani, watu wanaendelea na tahadhari huku wasafiri wakipimwa katika viwanja vya ndege ili kuzuia kusambaa kwa homa hii ya nguruwe.

Milipuko ya kutisha yatikisa jiji la Dar

2009-04-29T20:24:00.002+03:00

Milipuko mikubwa yatikisa jiji la Dar es Salaam Tanzania

Ghala la kuhifadhia silaha la jeshi la Tanzania nje ya jiji la Dar es Salaam nchini Tanzania limelipuka na kusababisha vifo vya watu watatu.

Kwa mujibu wa mwandishi wa BBC Vicky Ntetema akiwa mjini Dar es Salaam mamia ya watu wamejeruhiwa wakati wakikimbia kwa hofu wakati milipuko hiyo ilipokuwa ikiendelea kurindima.

Polisi wamesema majengo kadha katika eneo la tukio yaliungua moto kutokana na vipande vya mabomu yaliyokuwa yakipaa hewani katika ghala la silaha la jeshi la Mbagala.

Mitikisiko ya takriban milipuko mitatu ilisikika katika maeneo yote ya jiji la Dar es Salaam ambapo maofisa wa serikali waliwashauri wafanyakazi kuondoka katika majengo yao ya kazi.

Watu wengi walikuwa na hofu kubwa huenda ni mashambulio ya mabomu kama yaliyotokea mwaka 1998 yakihusishwa na kundi la al Qaeda, ambayo yalileta kizaazaa katika jiji la Dar es Salaam.

Ghala hilo la jeshi likiwa jirani na kambi ya jeshi kilometa 14 nje ya katikati ya jiji la Dar es Salaam, inaaminika linahifadhi kiasi kikubwa cha silaha yakiwemo mabomu na makombora yanayotumika katika mizinga.

Mwandishi wa BBC anasema hospitali ya karibu ya Temeke ilihemewa na majeruhi na inaaminika idadi ya vifo huenda ikaongezeka.

Eneo lililoathirika na kuangukiwa na vipande vya mabomu hayo ni kubwa.

Mwandishi wetu Vicky Ntetema amesema alishuhudia mabaki ya mabomu hayo pamoja na mwili wa mtu aliyeuawa kiasi cha kilometa 15 kutoka kambi ya jeshi.

Karibu na eneo lililotokea milipuko, afisa mmoja mwandamizi wa polisi Paul Chagonja amesema wamepokea taarifa zisizothibitishwa kwamba baadhi ya watoto walizama baada ya kuingia mtoni wakiwa wanakimbia kutokana na hofu ya milipuko.

Amesema idadi kubwa ya nyumba zimehariwa katika eneo hilo, nyingine zikiwa zimepata nyufa kubwa huku baadhi zikiwa zimebomoka kabisa.

Source: BBC

Nothing to be scared of - superfit Mel B shows off her trim figure by the poolside

2009-04-25T19:50:00.000+03:00

Stunning Mel B looked relaxed and carefree as she cavorted in the sunshine with her husband Stephen Belafonte.

The former Spice Girl showed she was in great shape as the pair frolicked by the poolside of the Peninsula Hotel, in Beverley Hills, Los Angeles.

The 33-year-old is on a break from her Las Vegas burlesque revue Peepshow but the impact of the dancing regime was clear from her toned figure.

Mel B shared a joke with husband Stephen Belafonte as he helped her with the suncream at the Peninsula Hotel in Los Angeles

Husband Stephen helped her to make sure she had not missed any spots with the suncream before Mel slipped out of her four inch platforms ready for a dip.

The pair gazed lovingly into each others' eyes as they enjoyed a quick cuddle while they splashed around in the sun-dappled water.

And Stephen did not waste the opportunity to admire his wife's figure, taking a cheeky glance at her backside as she climbed back out of the pool.

The singer had to slip out of her four-inch heels ready to take a dip in the pool

Mel may have been Scary Spice when the Girl Power supergroup were still together but she showed she was nothing to be scared of now.

The popstar, originally from Leeds, earned that nickname for her loud voice, throaty laugh and in-your-face attitude.

After the band broke up in 2000 she launched an unsuccessful solo career and was dropped by record label Virgin.

Scary Spice looked in good shape as she prepared to take a dip

The singer, whose full name is Melanie Brown, moved to Los Angeles in 2003 with her daughter Phoenix-Chi.

She had a second baby, Angel Iris Murphy Brown, in April 2007 but the birth was mired in controversy over whether movie star Eddie Murphy was the father.

The comedian denied it was his child but later admitted paternity after a court-ordered DNA test.

The couple looked carefree and happy as they frolicked in the water

Mel and movie producer Stephen married just two months later in a ceremony at Las Vegas.

The singer, who wore a white and red spotted black bikini for her dip in the pool, has been enjoying a renaissance of late.

She has dazzled audiences with her moves in Dancing With The Stars, the United States version of Strictly Come Dancing, and is the face of the Ultimo underwear range.

Husband Stephen takes a cheeky glance at Mel's backside

Source: Daily Mail Uk.

Mamia ya mashabiki wa soka wamzika golikipa wa zamani Sahau Kambi

2009-04-25T16:43:00.002+03:00

MAMIA ya wapenzi na mashabiki wa soka wakiongozwa na Waziri wa Mambo ya Nje, Benard Membe pamoja wachezaji wa soka wazamani jana walifurika katika makaburi ya Tandika Mikoroshini katika mazishi ya mchezaji wa zamani wa Yanga na Taifa Stars, Sahau Kambi.

Kambi alifariki dunia Jumanne Aprili 21 baada ya kusumbuliwa na matatizo ya tumbo pamoja na kisukari.

Wakizungumza na Mwananchi jana baadhi ya wachezaji wa zamani waliowahi kucheza naye soka mara baada ya kumalizika kwa mazishi walisema kuwa Tanzania imepoteza mtu muhimu katika michezo.

"Tumepoteza mtu muhimu katika michezo, kwani marehemu ni miongoni mwa Watanzania wachache waliotoa mchango mkubwa katika kuhakisha Tanzania inapiga hatua mbele zaidi katika soka.

"Lakini kwa vile imeisha tokea hatuna budi kumwombea kwa Mwenyezi Mungu na kuyaenzi mazuri yote aliyoyatenda enzi za uhai wake,"walisema wachezaji hao Zamoyoni Mogela, Gebo Peter, Dua Saidi, Abeid Mziba, Abeid Kasabalala, Ken Mkapa, Felix Minziro na Steven Nemes kwa hakika walionekana kuguswa sana na msiba huo.

Nao baadhi ya wapenzi na mashabiki wa soka waliohudhuria mazishi hayo walieleza kuwa watamkumbuka mlinda mlango huyo kutokana na uhodari wake na kupewa jina la 'Tanzania One' katika miaka ya 1990 akiwa na timu ya Yanga.

Mashabiki wa Yanga wanamkumbuka Sahau Kambi kwa kitendo chake cha kumrudishia mpira mshambuliaji wa Simba marehemu Edward Chumila aliyefunga bao lililopekea Fred Felix Miziro kocha wa Moro United kuanza kupiga, 'Sahau ata sahau'.

Kambi baada ya kuachana na soka alikuwa mshauri wa Balozi wa Comoro nchini na kazi aliyokuwa akifanya mpaka anafariki Dunia, hivi karibuni alikuwa mdhamini wa Mkurugenzi wa Zamani wa timu ya Moro United, Merey Balhabou anayekabiliwa na kesi ya kujipatia fedha isivyo halali katika benki ya Barclays.

Mungu aweke roho ya marehemu mahali pema peponi, Amen.

Source: Mwananchi

Theluthi mbili ya kura kikwazo kwa ANC

2009-04-25T16:26:00.002+03:00

ANC yashinda uchaguzi licha ya kutopata wingi wa kura wa theluthi mbili

Chama tawala cha ANC nchini Afrika Kusini, kimeshinda uchaguzi mkuu lakini matokeo ya mwisho yanaonesha chama hicho kimeshindwa kupata theluthi mbili ya wingi wa kura.

Kwa mujibu wa maofisa wa tume ya uchaguzi chama cha ANC kimezoa asilimia 65.9 kutokana na kura milioni 17, upande wa chama cha Democratic Alliance kina asilimia 16.6 ya kura huku chama cha Congress of the People (Cope) kimejipatia asilimia 7.42.

Theluthi mbili ya kura ni muhimu katika bunge kwa ajili ya kubadilisha katiba.

Matokeo hayo yanatoa nafasi kwa kiongozi wa ANC Jacob Zuma kuwa rais mpya wa Afrika Kusini wakati bunge litakapokutana.

Wafuasi wa ANC wamekuwa katika sherehe nchi nzima huku wakisubiri matokeo rasmi kutangazwa.

Source: BBC

Pirate radio: Lady GaGa's looks all at sea in her wacky hat

2009-04-22T21:37:00.002+03:00

It was the case of another day, another bizarre outfit for Lady GaGa as she turned up for an appearance on Capital Radio in a black pirate style hat and sunglasses.

The 23-year-old’s huge headwear took up much of the space in the studio as she was interviewed by breakfast show presenters Johnny Vaughan and Lisa Snowdon.

But the singer, who is famed for her flesh-baring style, opted to cover up her legs this time and instead wore black trousers with a black bodice and white belt.

Aye Aye captain: Lady GaGa sports a wacky pirate style hat during an appearance on Capital Radio yesterday and also brought along her famous cup and saucer

Her latest fashion choice comes a day after the Let's Dance singer stepped out in a pair of cream thigh-high lace up PVC boots, black PVC pants and bra and oversized black hat.

The star, who arrived in London this week, had earlier revealed that she wears sweat pants in bed from time, but would never be seen in public without her trademark outfits.

‘I always dress like this - all the time. I just don' t like that sort of thing (sweat pants). I just don't dress like that.
'Fashion is my whole life.

It brings me an inner sense of joy,’ she told Manchester's Key 103 radio show.

'I will wear sweat pants in bed once in a while but for the most part I wear something nice in bed too. I'm a lady I don't talk about that.

'GaGa, real name Stefani Joanne Germanotta, also spoke about her famous floral cup and saucer which she takes with her everywhere.

'My tea cup is so famous. I yelled at her today I said you're stealing my thunder go to bed.

'You know now its a gimic and its just my tea cup. That's my tea cup that I like to take everywhere it makes me feel at home.

'It's become a celebrity. I asked the people I work with to try to make me feel at home.

I miss home sometimes and I drink a lot of tea so instead of drinking from paper I ask for china.

'The singer is preparing to release her third single Paparazzi next month.

She is also celebrating her third week at the top of the UK album charts with her debut release The Fame.

Source: Daily Mail UK.

Simba, Yanga ngoma nzito zatoka sare ya 2-2

2009-04-20T13:19:00.004+03:00

Kelvin Yondan wa timu ya Simba akichuana na washambuliaji wa timu ya Yanga Ben Mwalala (Chini) na Boniface Ambani katika mechi ya ligi kuu Tanzania bara kwenye uwanja wa taifa jijini Dar es salaam jana.Matokeo 2-2

MSHAMBULIAJI Jerry Tegete alizima kelele na shangwe za mashabiki wa Simba kwa kufunga bao la kusawazisha katika dakika za nyongeza kufanya
matokeo 2-2 kwenye mchezo uliochezwa katika Uwanja wa Taifa jijini Dar es Salaam jana.

Mashabiki wa Simba walikuwa wakishangilia kipindi chote cha mchezo furaha yao ilizidi baada ya winga wake Ramadhani Chombo 'Redondo' kuunganisha kwa kichwa krosi ya Henry Joseph dakika ya 23 kuandika bao la kwanza kwa wekundu hao.

Kuingia kwa bao hilo kuliamsha ari kwa timu ya Simba kufanya mashambulizi hadi mapumziko walikuwa wakioongoza kwa bao 1-0.

Mwanzoni mwa kipindi cha pili mshambuliaji wa kimataifa wa Kenya, Ben Mwalala aliisawazishia Yanga katika dakika ya 48 na kukimbilia eneo walipo mashabiki wa Simba na kuwafunga mdomo kitendo kilichowakera na kuanza kurusha chupa za maji.

Hata hivyo dakika ya 62, mchezaji bora wa mechi hiyo Haruna Moshi 'Boban' aliifungia timu yake bao la pili baada ya kuuwahi mpira uliopanguliwa na kipa Juma Kaseja likiwa shuti la Ramadhani Chombo.

Kiungo Haruna Moshi alionyesha mchango mkubwa kwa timu yake jambo lilopelekea jopo la ufundi kumtangaza mchezaji bora wa mechi na kuzawadiwa shilingi 300,000 .

Bao hilo la Boban lilidumu hadi dakika 90 kabla ya Jerry Tegete kuzima furaha za mashabiki wa Simba baada ya kuunganisha krosi ya Mike Barasa kwa kifua na kumwacha kipa wa Simba, Ally Mustapha asijue la kufanya.

Katika mchezo huo ulishuhudia timu zote zikicheza soka safi na kukamiana,huku Yanga wakitumia zaidi mipira ya krosi na washambuliaji wake warefu Ben Mwalala, na Boniface Ambani kupiga vichwa na kuwapa wakati mgumu mabeki wa Simba.

Mashabiki walifurahi zaidi soka ya upinzani iliyoonyesha kati ya Haruna Moshi na Nadir Haroub huku kwenye nafasi ya kiungo kulikuwa na kazi kubwa kati ya Henry Joseph, Niko Nyagawa na Ramadhani Chombo wa Simba dhidi ya Godfey Bonny, Nurdin Bakari na Mike Baraza kufanya mwamuzi kuwa na wakati ngumu.

Viatu, kusukumana na maneno ya hapa na pale baina ya wachezaji yalisababisha mwamuzi Israel Nkongo kutoa kadi za njano kutuliza hali ya mchezo.

Mwamuzi wa mchezo huo Israel Nkongo alilalamikiwa na mashabiki wa timu zote mbili kwa kutoa kadi nyingi za njano kabla ya kumtoa kwa kadi nyekundu mchezaji Nadir Haroub 'Cannavaro'. Nadir Cannavaro alizawadiwa kadi hiyo baada ya kuvua jezi wakati timu yake iliposawazisha, awali alilimwa kadi ya njano baada ya kumfanyia madhambi Ramadhani Chombo.

Tofauti na siku za nyuma mechi za watani hao zimekuwa zikigubikwa na imani za kishirikina, mechi ya jana hakukuwa na vitendo hivyo na wachezaji walionyesha mpira ni furaha na si uhasama baada ya kubadilisha jezi mara baada ya mchezo.

Kabla ya mchezo mwenyekiti wa Simba, Hassan Dalali aliingia uwanjani na kuonyesha ishara ya vidole vitatu akimanisha magoli matatu, lakini mambo hayakuwa alivyotegemea.

Akizungumza mara baada ya mchezo huo kocha wa Simba, Mzambia Patrick Phiri alisema "Yanga imebadilika tofauti na siku za nyuma, ni timu imara ina wachezaji wazuri, matokeo ya leo si mazuri kwetu kwa vile tulishakuwa washindi tumepoteza dakika za mwisho,"alisema Phiri.

Wakati Phiri akisema hayo, kocha wa Yanga, Dusan Kondic alipompongeza Mzambia Patric Phiri kwa kuibadilisha Simba na kuifanya icheze kitimu tofauti na ilivyokuwa katika mchezo wa awali.

"Nina furaha kwa matokeo haya, timu zote zimecheza mpira mzuri mabadiliko yaliyofanywa na timu zote ni mazuri mwamuzi kwa upande wangu ni mzuri,"alisema Kondic ambaye pia alilalamikia kitendo cha baadhi ya wapenzi wa Yanga ambao wamekuwa wakimtuhumu yeye na Obren kuwa anaiharibu Yanga na kudai kamwe hawezi kununua mchezo na badala yake anataka mpira uchezwe uwanjani.

Source: Mwananchi.

Tacky Spice: Mel B leaves little to the imagination in raunchy new burlesque show

2009-04-05T13:26:00.002+03:00

She's never been the shy, retiring type. So Mel B's latest career choice should come as no surprise to anyone.

The former Spice Girl has reinvented herself as a burlesque dancer in Las Vegas.

She made her debut this week in a raunchy stage show called Peepshow, appearing in a series of bikinis and provocative outfits.

Risque: Mel B launched her new burlesque night, Peepshow, at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas

At one point the star, real name Melanie Brown, stripped down to her bra while holding a feather boa. Later she was seen pouring paint over a semi-naked man who was lying on a bed.

The 33-year-old will be performing for three months during its run at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino.

She stars as Peep Diva, described as 'a bold and powerful woman with all the answers', who acts as the mistress of ceremonies.

Sugar and spice: Mel B, who plays the 'powerful' Peep Diva, takes the timid Bo Beep (Kelly Monaco) on a journey of self-discovery

She guides the timid Bo Peep, played by American TV starlet Kelly Monaco, on a journey of self-discovery and sexual awakening.

Kelly's character blossoms into a 'sexy, daring, provocative and more confident woman' with Mel's expert help.

The Leeds-born mother of two has also revealed plans to release a new album next year.

Mel B wears a range of increasingly provocative outfits in the burlesque show

She said of her burlesque career: 'Because I'm coming out as a solo artist next year I feel this show is putting me back in an arena that I'm most comfortable in and love doing most, which is performing and entertaining on stage.

'This part is great for me. As a Spice Girl I would bring guys on stage and whip them, so I think I've always been slightly naughty.

The former Spice Girl shimmied on stage in several revealing costumes

'Burlesque is all about embracing and celebrating your body.'
'As a Spice Girl I would bring guys on the stage and whip them, so I think I've always been slightly naughty.'

In comparison to former bandmate Victoria, who is carving out a name for herself in the fashion industry, Mel B has had a relatively low profile since the end of her days as Scary Spice.

Kelly's character, left, blossoms into a sexy, daring, more confident woman with Mel B's help by the end of the night

She was joined by several scantily-clad dancers

The mother-of two's previous forays into solo stardom have been less than memorable.

She prepared for her burlesque performance earlier this year by modelling for lingerie label Ultimo.

She said: 'A girl’s gotta have great lingerie, but it’s also all about the wink and the tease that goes with it!'Modelling lingerie is really empowering and it was fantastic to get in character for the shoot and strut my stuff.'

Playful: The girls splash pink paint onto a semi-naked man tied up on a bed

Splattering: The girls cover their victim in paint

With the rise of artists such as Dita Von Teese, burlesque has become a high-profile form of entertainment, even considered an art form.

How pouring pink paint onto a man tied to a bed fits in with this is open debate but the former Scary Spice clearly enjoyed her role as a saucy striptease artist.

The former Spice Girl, who plans a career as a solo artist next year, says the raunchy show is putting her back into an arena where she is most comfortable

Dominant: She drags a bare-chested male across the stage

Mel B described her performance as 'scantily clad, but in a classy way

Source: Daily Mail Uk.

Yanga nje Kombe la Afrika baada ya kupigwa na Al Ahly Dar

2009-04-05T12:20:00.002+03:00

NI dhahiri mashabiki wa Yanga walikuwa wanalitambua kwamba timu yao haiwezi kushinda, mabao 4-0 lakini walichokifuata ni kuona aina ya soka ya Al Ahly na nyota wake.

Al Ahly iliifunga Yanga mabao 3-0 katika mchezo wa kwanza wa Ligi ya Mabingwa Afrika mjini Cairo, ikaifunga tena bao 1-0 kwenye Uwanja wa Taifa, Dar es Salaam jana ikiwa ni mchezo wa marudiano.

Yanga ambayo iliweka rekodi kwa kuitoa Etoile d’Or Mirontsy ya Comoro kwa mabao 14-1 walishindwa kabisa kuonyesha soka yao halisi huku Al Ahly wakionana karibu kila idara katika vipindi vyote.

Aliyewakatisha tamaa Yanga alikuwa Flavio Amado aliyefunga bao pekee katika dakika ya tano baada ya mabeki wa Yanga, Nadir Haroub ‘Cannavaro’, Shadrack Nsajigwa na Wisdom Ndhlovu kujichanganya na mpira kumkuta mfungaji aliyeukwamisha wavuni kirahisi.

Katika mchezo huo ambao ulianza kwa kukumbuka mashabiki 22 waliokufa uwanjani Ivory Coast, Yanga ilianza kwa matumaini lakini wakati wakielekeza mashambulizi, Shadi Mohamed wa Al Ahly aliunasa na kutoa mpira kwa Mohamed Barakat ambaye naye aliwachanganya wachezaji wa Yanga na kumkuta Flavio.

Yanga waliokuwa wakiongozwa na Athumani Idd ‘Chuji’, Mrisho Ngassa, Mick Barasa na Abdi Kassim walijaribu kuipenya ngome ya Ahly lakini ukuta wake chini ya Ahrd Sayed, Gipergo Sebastian, Wae Gomaa na Shadi walisimama imara na kuyadhibiti mashabulizi ya Yanga.

Katika dakika ya 17, Al Ahly waliokuwa wakicheza pasi fupifupi za uhakika ambazo mashabiki wa Simba walikuwa wakizihesabu mara kwa mara hadi 10 kabla ya kupotea, walifanya mashambulizi ya kushtukiza lakini yasiyo na faida.

Mohamed Aboutrika alifunga bao katika dakika ya 20, lakini mwamuzi alilikataa kwa madai mfungaji alikuwa ameotea.

Kipindi cha pili, Yanga ilianza kama ilivyokuwa kipindi cha kwanza kwa mashambulizi mfululizo, lakini kibao kiligeuka kwa wageni waliokuwa wakicheza 3-5-2 na wakati mwingine 4-4-2 kuonana kwa pasi fupi fupi za haraka katika dakika ya 48, 50 na 54.

Yanga wakitumia mfumo wa 4-4-2 walijibu kwa shambulizia kali na kupata kona tatu mfululizo katika dakika za 55, 56 na 57 lakini walikosa umakini na kupoteza mpira.

Hata hivyo pamoja na kufanya mabadiliko kwa kuwatoa Abdi Kassim, Boniface Ambani na Barasa na nafasi zao kuchukuliwa na Shamte Ally, Ben Mwalala na Jerry Tegete lakini hawakuweza kubadili sura ya mchezo.

Kocha wa Yanga, Dusan Kondic baada ya mchezo huo alisema: “Tumefungwa kutokana na makosa ya ngome, wenzetu walitumia nafasi hiyo kufunga.

Sisi tumetengeneza nafasi nyingi lakini tumeshindwa kufunga. “Nawapongeza Al Ahly, ni timu nzuri, ina kila sababu za kushinda kwa kuwa wamekaa pamoja muda mrefu, wana uzoefu na wana kila sababu ya kushinda.

Binafsi nawapongeza wachezaji wangu licha ya kutolewa kwa kweli wamejitahidi.

Akizidi kuisifu Al Ahly alitoa mfano kwa kusema msimu uliopita waliifunga Enyimba ya Nigeria mabao 6-1 lakini wakafungwa 2-1 mjini Aba, Nigeria.

“Enyimba ni timu ngumu, ni timu kali Afrika lakini walipigwa hayo tofauti na sisi…nawapongeza sana Al Ahly.”

Kocha huyo alisema kuwa Yanga inaweza kufanya vizuri baada ya miaka mitatu: “wakati naingia Yanga, nilisema mafanikio yangu ni baada ya miaka mitatu, sasa nina mwaka mmoja, baada ya miaka mingine miwili, mtaiona Yanga.”

Kocha wa Al Ahly, Manuel Josse alikataa kuzungumzia mchezo huo.Timu hiyo iliondoka jana jioni kurudi nyumbani ikipitia Nairobi.

Yanga iliwakilishwa na: Kaseja, Nsajigwa, Nurdin, Haroub, Ndhlovu, Owino, Ngassa, Abdi/Shamte Ally, Idd, Ambani/Mwalala, Barasa/Tegete.

Source: Mwananchi

Bootylicious Beyonce flies through the air with the greatest of (un)ease

2009-04-02T19:48:00.003+03:00

Beyonce made certain to pull out all the stops as her I Am... Sasha Fierce tour opened in Vancouver, Canada last night.

The pop diva took to the air after strapping herself into a harness to fly above the crowd during the first night of her new tour.

But for once the super-confident all-round entertainer looked a little bit ill at ease.

Low flying object: Beyonce flies Superheroine style through the air but doesn't look completely at ease at the Vancouver leg of her I Am Sasha Fierce tour

Beyonce, 27, slipped into a harness and was hoisted high into the air, but she appeared a little wobbly as she revealed a whole lot of leg in a short gold costume teamed with high heeled black patent shoes.

The singer, who is married to rapper Jay Z, has expressed a wish to be the first black Wonder Woman.

And likened landing the role to the election of Barack Obama, whose campaign she backed.

She recently revealed she has met executives at DC Comics and Warner Brothers, who own the rights to the iconic figure.

Luckily for her Wonder Woman doesn't actually have the power to fly, instead she has an invisible plane.

Like a bird: The singer pulled out all the stops at the Vancouver opener for her tour in Canada

The singer who has dominated the music world since her early days as a teenager in group Destiny's Child has reinvented herself for a gloriously over-the-top tour which is set to arrive in London next month.

One Canadian newspaper said: 'Beyoncé twisted all the theatrics into her musical performance flawlessly, demonstrating her many talents as an artist.

'She premiered her new show which sees Miss Knowles assume a dual role as Beyonce, and alter-ego Sasha Fierce, complete with designs by Parisian couturier Thierry Mugler.

Superwoman: Beyonce has expressed her desire to play super heroine Wonder Woman

Beyonce chose Mugler to design her entire tour wardrobe, and it's certainly not for the shy and retiring type.

She fell in love with Mugler, who closed his couture line in 2003, after viewing his work in the Costume Institute's 'Superheroes' exhibit in May.Beyonce comes to Britain in May.

She will be at Birmingham on May 23, London May 25 and Manchester May 27.

Short and tight: The singer wore her signature embellished showgirl look onstage, designed by French couturierThierry Mugler

Meanwhile rumours abound that Destiny's Child are set to reform for a new album.

Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton reports that the trio are contractually obliged to produce a new disc for their label.

But it could be at least a year before former bandmates Kelly Rowland, Beyonce and Michelle Williams, get back into the studio.

Jetsetter: Beyonce arrived via private jet from to Vancouver ahead of the tour opener

Source: Daily Mail Uk.

Meli yazua kasheshe kwa wakazi Kigamboni

2009-04-02T19:04:00.003+03:00

Baadhi ya wakazi wa Dar es Salaam wakiishangaa meli ya mizigo ambayo imekwama kuanzia Jumanne ufukweni karibu na Bandari ya Dar es Salam. Juhudi za kuikwamua zilikuwa bado zinaendelea Jumatano

WAKAZI wa Kigamboni jijini Dar es Salaam jana walikumbuka kwa muda adha ya usafiri wa kivuko baada ya meli ya mizigo ya MSC FEDERICH kukwama kwenye njia ambayo kivuko cha Mv Magogoni hupitia kuvusha abiria na mizigo.

Meli hiyo ilikwama kwa masaa kadhaa kabla ya boti kuivutia kando kidogo kwa njia hiyo na hivyo kukipa mwanya kivuko hicho kuendelea na kazi ya kuvusha watu.

Habari ambazo Mwananchi ilizipata kutoka eneo la tukio zinasema kuwa nahodha wa meli hiyo alipoteza mawasiliano na chombo kilichokuwa kikiiongoza na hivyo kwenda nje ya njia yake na kukwama.

Kazi ya kuivuta meli hiyo ilionekana kuwa ngumu kutokana na minyororo iliyotumiwa na boti hizo tatu ndogo kukatika mara kwa mara na kuwapa kazi kubwa mabaharia kufunga tena na kuendelea kuivuta.

Hadi tunaenda mitamboni, boti hizo tatu zilishindwa kuiondoa kabisa meli hiyo na kurudi kwenye maegesho yao, lakini kivuko kiliendelea na shughuli zake za kuvusha abiria na mali.

Wakazi wa Kigamboni wamekuwa waathirika wakubwa wa tatizo la kivuko na mara kadhaa wamejikuta wakilazimika kusubiri kwa muda mrefu; kutumia boti ndogo au kuzunguka kwa barabara kupitia Mbagala ili kurudi au kwenda Kigamboni.

Lakini mwishoni mwa mwaka jana, wakazi wa Kigamboni walipata suluhisho la matatizo yao baada ya kivuko cha Mv Magogoni kujengwa na hawajawahi kupata tatizo la usafiri katika siku za karibuni.

Source: Mwananchi

Mkutano wa viongozi G20 waanza London

2009-04-02T18:47:00.003+03:00

Waandamaji wakipinga ubepari

Usalama umeimarishwa jijini London wakati huu viongozi wa mataifa tajiri zaidi duniani wa kundi lijulikanalo G20 wakijiandaa kuanza mkutano wa siku moja kujaribu kuukwamua uchumi wa dunia.

Mkutano huo unalenga kukubaliana mikakati ya kudhibiti mdororo wa uchumi duniani.

Kumekuwa na dalili Ufaransa na Ujerumani kutofautiana na Marekani kuhusu mbinu za kukabiliana na tatizo hilo.

Afrika Kusini ndiyo taifa pekee barani Afrika lenye uanachama katika G20, ingawa NEPAD itawasilisha ajenda ya Afrika kwa ujumla.

Waziri mkuu wa Ethiopia Meles Zenawi anahudhuria kwa nafasi yake ya mwenyekiti wa NEPAD.

Huku mkutano huo ukifanyika mashirika ya kimataifa yanatabiri uchumi wa dunia mwaka huu huenda ukadorora zaidi.

Mada ya mkutano wa G20 ni kuutafutia ufumbuzi msukosuko wa uchumi unaoikumba dunia kwa wakati huu.

Pia viongozi hao watajadili mbinu za kuzuia mdororo kama huu usitokee tena kwa siku zijazo.

Nalo Shirika la fedha duniani IMF, linapendekeza hatua za kudhibiti mfumo wa fedha duniani kupewa umuhimu.

Tofauti zimeibuka kuhusu matumizi ya pesa za umma pamoja na kupunguza kiwango cha kodi wanachotozwa watu, kama njia ya kuuchepusha uchumi.

Source: BBC

Teacher faces disciplinary action after parent uncovers racy lingerie photos online

2009-03-31T15:49:00.002+03:00

A teacher is facing disciplinary action after outraged parents spotted photographs of her posing in her underwear on the Internet.

Aspiring model Natasha Gray, 30, was reprimanded after a stunned parent wrote an anonymous letter complaining about the 'provocative pictures'.

Miss Gray, who is the Head of PE and Dance at Manor Community College in Cambridge, is pictured wearing pink lingerie and stilettos on website iModel.com.

A caption on her 'Tasha' homepage, which promotes her modelling work, states she is 'willing to travel with expenses paid'.

'Inappropriate': Parents say pictures of aspiring model Natasha Gray, 30, Head of PE and dance at Manor Community College, Cambridge, were seen by students

In 2002, Miss Gray was named Britain's sexiest teacher after winning an ITV phone-in competition, just two weeks before she started her job at Manor Community College.

The angry letter from an unnamed parent said the 'inappropriate' pictures were 'common knowledge' among students as young as 11 at the school.

Seductive: Miss Gray has a website offering her services as a model

Winning beauty: Miss Gray was named Britain's Sexiest Teacher two weeks before she started her job

It read: 'I am a parent of a pupil at Manor Community College in Cambridge and was surprised when my child came home from school informing me that one of their teachers had some what I would call provocative pictures on a website.

'From doing a bit of digging, it is apparently common knowledge about these photos, and has been for some time.

'Any teacher is in a position of trust and surely this is inappropriate for not only the school, but also pupils.

'I am disgusted that, even if these were taken before she became a teacher, Miss Gray has not even attempted to remove them.

'I assume the pupils have a good giggle about it but I find it rather crass.'

Mother-of-two Claire Schofield, who is a governor at the secondary school and has one child there with another due to start in September, said she was surprised a teacher could be so careless.

'I would hope that any teacher would be able to be some sort of responsible role model to children at the school,' she said.

'I don't think she really thought this through.' Headteacher Ben Slade insisted the photos had nothing to do with the school but said Miss Gray would be severely reprimanded.

Oblivious: Head teacher Ben Slade said the photos are 'certainly a disciplinary matter' but that Miss Gray will not be suspended

Bikini babe: Miss Gray qualified for the finals of Britain's Sexiest but narrowly missed out

He said: 'I knew nothing about this. It is not on the school's internet and we have very robust policies on how staff should behave in school.

'This will certainly be dealt with most severely and will certainly be a disciplinary matter.

'Teachers are entitled to their union representation and Miss Gray has been spoken to.

'She will asked to take the pictures down. This is not a matter for suspension, as much as I would like it to be in this case.

'If the pictures were more pornographic or if they involved someone of a dubious age it would be more serious.'

Following her win as Britain's sexiest teacher Miss Gray entered a competition against winners from six other professions to be named 'Britain's Sexiest'.

She was narrowly pipped to the top prize by a fitness instructor.Speaking after the competition she said: 'It was absolutely fantastic. I had such a brilliant day. The audience was great and helped me get into it.'

Miss Gray was unavailable for comment yesterday.

Battle ground: Manor Community College in Cambridge

Source: Daily Mail Uk.

Dhiki ya kutafuta riziki bara Ulaya

2009-03-31T15:39:00.004+03:00

Mamia ya wahamiaji kutoka Afrika wamefariki dunia baada ya mashua walizokuwa wakisafiria kuzama katika bahari ya Mediterranean karibu na pwani ya Libya.

Kwa mujibu wa Shirika la Kimataifa linaloshughulikia maswala ya wahamaji, IOM, huenda idadi ya watu walikufa maji ikakaribia 500.

Hadi sasa ni watu 20 peke yao ambao wameokolewa huku miili 21 ikipatikana kwenye ufuko.

Idadi kamili ya mashua walizokuwa wakisafiria haijabainika.

Tangu Mei mwaka jana Libya na Uhispania zimekuwa zikishirikiana katika kushika doria kuwadhibiti wahamiaji haramu wanaojaribu kuvuka hadi bara Ulaya.

Maafisa wa Libya wamesema mashua tatu ziling'oa nanga hapo jumapili ambapo moja ikiwa imebeba zaidi ya watu 250 ilizama.

Nchini Misri wizara ya mambo ya nje imesema maiti za raia wake 10 zimepatikana.

Kila mwaka maelfu ya Waafrika huhatarisha maisha yao wakijaribu kuvuka bahari ya Mediterranean wakikimbilia bara Ulaya kutafuta maisha bora.

Source: BBC

Didier Drogba aleta maafa kwao Ivory Coast

2009-03-31T15:31:00.003+03:00

Mmoja kati ya mamia ya vijana waliojeruhiwa katika pambano kati ya timu ya Ivory Coast na Malawi akiwa amebebwa kupelekwa eneo la matibabu katika mechi iliyofanyika Jumapili katika nchi hiyo ya Afrika Magharibi.

UJIO wa nyota wa Ivory Coast, Didier Drogba katika kikosi cha taifa, The Elephants umeelezwa kuwa uliwachochea mashabiki kufurika uwanjani kuishangilia timu hiyo.

Mashabiki wapatao 50,000 wanasemekana katika Uwanja wa Felix Houphouet Boigny kuiona timu yao ikicheza na Malawi, lakini kabla ya kumalizika kwa mchezo huo, ukuta mmoja uliporomoka na kusababisha hofu, vurugu miongoni mwa mashabiki.

Uwanja huo una uwezo wa mashabiki 35,000. Taarifa zilizopatikana jana zilieleza kuwa mashabiki 22 walikufa na wengine 134 kujeruhiwa.

Drogba ambaye alikuwa nje ya kikosi hicho kwa muda mrefu alipachika mabao mawili, mengine yakifungwa na Salomon Kalou na Christopher Ndri Koffi anayecheza Olympique Marseille ya Ufaransa.

Rais wa Shirikisho la Soka la Ivory Coast (FFF), Jacques Anouma ametaka utulivu wakati uchunguzi ukiendelea kuhusiana na tukio hilo.

"Tunasikitishwa na kile kilichotokea, lakini kwa sasa hatuwezi kusema lolote, tusubiri uchunguzi," Anouma aliliambia gazeti la Le Patriote.

"Tusubiri matokeo ya uchunguzi huo kama ambavyo umeanzishwa na Waziri wa Usalama.

Rais wa Shirikisho la Soka la Kimataifa, Sepp Blatter ameeleza kushtushwa na tukio hilo na kutaka FFF wachunguze na kuwasilisha kwao haraka ripoti ya uchunguzi huo.

Source: Mwananchi

Pammy and the Tranny: Pamela Anderson is upstaged on the catwalk at Miami fashion show

2009-03-28T20:35:00.003+03:00

It's no mean feat stealing the spotlight from Pamela Anderson.

But when the blonde took to the catwalk for Rock Fashion Week, she was faced with some stiff competition - a towering transvestite.

Despite trying hard to attract attention, the former Baywatch star found herself being upstaged by the cross-dressing model during the Richie Rich show.

Battle of the blondes: Pamela Anderson, pictured with designer Richie Rich at Rocks Fashion Week in Miami, vies for attention on the catwalk

Pamela left little to the imagination in a tie-die t-shirt and Laboutin stiletto heels, showing off her enviable figure and toned legs.

But her fellow model stole the show in a peroxide wig, sequinned dress and floral coat.Earlier, Pamela, who appears to be sporting a new fringe, donned a white t-shirt to announce her new brand Muse with Richie Rich.

Head and shoulders above: The cross-dresser towers over her fellow models

Perhaps Pamela, 41, has been taking some tips from Vivienne Westwood.

Earlier this month, she walked the runway for the designer in Paris, suffering a wardrobe malfunction when her surgically-enhanced breast came free of her gown.

But backstage after the show on the elegant Place Vendome, orange-haired Westwood shared a few tips for dispelling the economic gloom as the Paris womenswear shows got into full swing.

'Buy less, choose well, mix it all. Wear your shirt back to front, that way you get two ways of wearing your shirt,' she told reporters.

Barely there: Pamela and Richie Rich announce their new fashion brand, Muse, at a press conference

Source: Daily Mail Uk.

Papa Benedict ajipata matatani

2009-03-28T20:26:00.003+03:00

Papa Benedict ajipata matatani kwa sababu ya Kondom

Papa Benedict wa kumi na sita amelaumiwa vikali kwenye tahariri iliyoandikwa kwenye jarida mashuhuri zaidi duniani la utabibu Lancet kuhusiana na matamshi yake kuhusu mipira ya kondom.

Jarida hilo linasema kuwa Papa alipotosha ushahidi wa kisayansi alipohoji uwezo wa mipira ya kondom kuzuia kusambaa kwa virusi vya HIV akisema kuwa mipira ya Kondom inachangia zaidi kuenea kwa virusi hivyo.

Sasa inaonekana jaribio la Papa Benedict kuhalalisha mafunzo ya kanisa Katoliki kuhusu matumizi ya mipira ya Kondom limeambulia patupu.

Papa aliyatoa matamshi haya wakati akiongea na waandishi wa habari kwenye ndege yake akiwa njiani kwa ziara barani Afrika ambapo maradhi ya ukimwi yameua na yanaendelea kuua mamilioni ya watu, alinukuliwa kusema kwamba maradhi hayo ni changamoto isiyodhibitiwa kwa kusambaza mipira ya kondom.

Aliongeza kwamba mipira ya kondom inasaidia kusambaza zaidi virusi vya HIV.tahariri ya jarida la Lancet ilielelezea matamshi ya Papa kuwa ya kutisha na yasio ya uhakika na kwamba Papa alipotosha ushahidi wa kisayansi ili kupigia debe imani za kanisa Katoliki.

Matamshi haya yanaonekana kumponza kwani sasa jarida la Lancet katika tahariri yake linasema kwamba sio bayana iwapo kosa la Papa lilitokana na kutojua au jaribio maksudi la kutumia sayansi ili kupata uungwaji mkono wa imani ya Kanisa Katoliki.

Linasema kwamba kwa maoni bora zaidi ya utatibu ni kuwa mipira ya condom inayotumiwa na wanaume ndio njia ya pekee mfuti kabisa kuzuia maambukizi ya virusi vya HIV.

Hadi sasa, washauri wa Papa Benedict kuhusu masuala ya uhusiano wa umma wa Papa Benedict wameshindwa kupata ushahidi wowote ulio kinyume na hayo.

Source: BBC

Timu ya marathoni Tanzania hoi Jordan, majirani zake watamba

2009-03-28T20:19:00.002+03:00

KAMA ilivyobashiriwa na wengi, Tanzania kwa mara nyingine imerejea mikono mitupu kutoka michuano ya kimataifa ya mbio za nyika zilizofanyika Amman, Jordan.

Tanzania ambayo iliwakilishwa na timu ya wanariadha tisa, wanaume watano na wanawake wanne iliambulia mikono mitupu, ikiziacha nchi jirani zake, Kenya, Uganda na Ethiopia zikitamba.

Michuano hiyo yenye zawadi ya fedha taslimu, dola 30,000 (Shilingi milioni 39 za Kitanzania) kwa mshindi wa kwanza hadi wa sita anayeondoka na dola 3,000 kwa upande wa mbio za wakubwa.

Pia, zawadi hizo zinatolewa kwa timu ambako ya kwanza inaondoka na dola 20,000 (Shilingi milioni 26) kwa mshindi wa kwanza ambazo zinashuka hadi dola 4,000 kwa mshindi wa sita.

Wawakilishi wa Tanzania ambao waliondoka kwa unyonge siku moja kabla ya mashindano hayo hawakuwamo katika orodha ya wakimbiaji waliomaliza mbio hizo ambazo zilikuwa zikirushwa laivu kupitia Dstv Supersport.

Source: HabariLeo

Secret weapon: Rihanna unveils controversial new gun tattoo

2009-03-26T13:58:00.002+03:00

Given her recent domestic assault, one might think Rihanna would be the last person who'd want to glamourise violence.

But the 21-year-old made the unusual decision to have a handgun tattooed on her body this week.

The singer, who has often been seen wearing a miniature gun pendant necklace, had the weapon etched across her ribcage.

Weapon of choice: Rihanna shows off her new tattoo of a handgun

She visited Los Angeles based tattoo artist BangBang, who initially drew two guns on either side of the tops of her arms.

But the singer decided against having the weapons inked on in such a prominent position because of her contract with make-up brand Cover Girl.

BangBang wrote on his website: 'I really wanted to put it here [on her arms]… She loved ‘em. But, Cover Girl wouldn’t have liked it much… and they pay the bills!'

Practice run: Rihanna had two guns drawn onto the tops of her arms in pen but decided against having the tattoos in such a prominent position

Favourite accessory: Rihanna stepped out earlier this month with a gun pendant on her necklace

He continued: 'Ended up doing it on her ribs.'

Rihanna already has many other tattoos, including a collection of stars plunging down her back, a music note on her ankle and a Pisces sign behind her right ear.

She also has a star inside her left ear, a Sanskrit prayer going down the hip, the word Shhh... down her index finger, and a tribal patter on her right hand.

Rihanna has been keeping a reasonably low profile in recent times following her assault drama.

She was allegedly beaten up by her boyfriend Chris Brown during a heated argument in his sports car the day before the Grammy Awards.

The couple, who reconciled after the incident despite his domestic battery charges, are said to be on a break.

Brown is expected to be back in court for an arraignment on April 6.

Legal experts have claimed that the case against Brown could hinge on Rihanna's co-operation.

Her spokesperson has previously insisted that she will 'do everything that the law requires her to do'.

Source: Daily Mail Uk.

Saratani ya Mlango wa kizazi Afrika yajadiliwa

2009-03-26T13:45:00.002+03:00

Mgonjwa wa saratani akifanyiwa matibabu

Wataalam wa afya, na viongozi kutoka barani Afrika wanahudhuria mkutano mkubwa nchini uingereza hii leo kujadili mbinu za kuzuia na kudhibiti saratani ya mlango wa kizazi au Cervical cancer barani Afrika.

Mkutano huo unatazamiwa kuibua mikakati itakayosaidia kuokoa maisha ya mamilioni ya wanawake barani afrika ambao wanakumbwa saratani hiyo.

Wanawake wengi zaidi wanakumbwa na saratani ya mlango wa kizazi kuliko saratani nyingine yoyote, japo ugonjwa huu unaweza kukingwa kupitia chanjo au kutibiwa ukigunduliwa mapema.

Na utafiti uliofanywa nchini Uganda umebainisha kuwa kufanyiwa tohara huenda kukasaidia kupunguza magonjwa mengine ya zinaa mbali na Ukimwi.

Utafiti huo uliochapishwa na jarida moja la kitabibu nchini Uingereza, unasema kuwa ni nadra sana kwa wanaume waliotahiriwa kupatwa na ugonjwa wa malengelenge na virusi vya
papi-lloma, maarufu kama HPV ambavyo husababisha saratani ya mlango wa kizazi, kwa wanawake.

Utafiti wa hapo awali uliofanywa katika nchi tatu barani afrika ikiwemo Uganda, ulibainisha kuwa tohara kwa wanaume hupunguza viwango vya maambukizi ya ugonjwa wa Ukimwi kwa zaidi ya asilimia hamsini.

Source: BBC

Zanzibar bingwa tena judo

2009-03-25T18:06:00.002+03:00

Zanzibar juzi ilitetea ubingwa wake wa mchezo wa judo kwa nchi za Afrika Mashariki baada ya kuibuka washindi wa jumla katika michuano iliyoshirikisha mataifa manne. Zanzibar ilitwaa ubingwa huo kwa mara nyingine, baada ya kushinda medali sita za dhahabu na fedha pamoja na shaba nne, wakati Kenya ilishika nafasi ya pili kwa kupata medali moja ya dhahabu, fedha nne na shaba tano.

Nafasi ya tatu ilichukuliwa na Burundi ambayo ilishinda medali moja ya dhahabu fedha tatu na shaba nne na Tanzania Bara ilishika mkia ikiwa imepata medali moja ya fedha na shaba mbili. Pamoja na kuibuka mabingwa Zanzibar pia ilitoa mchezaji bora wa michuano hiyo ambaye alikuwa ni Masoud Amour Kombo, wakati katika mashindano yasiyo rasmi ya wanawake mchezaji, Munezero Antoinette kutoka Burundi alichaguliwa kuwa mchezaji bora.

Zaidi ya mataifa kumi yalikuwa yamealikwa kushiriki michuano hiyo ya tatu, lakini ni mataifa manne tu ndio yalishiriki kwenye michuano hiyo ambayo ni Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania Bara na wenyeji Zanzibar. Balozi wa Japan nchini Tanzania, Hiroshi Nagawa alikuwa mmoja wa wageni waliohudhuria michuano hiyo.

Source: HabariLeo

Lily Allen shows off her slim figure in clinging blue dress... or is it a vest?

2009-03-22T17:22:00.007+03:00

Lily Allen must have been feeling body confident as she stepped out on stage last night.

The singer's bright blue vest-like dress left little to the imagination, with the clinging fabric highlighting every curve.

It recently emerged that the 23-year-old had dropped two dress sizes with the help of hypnotherapy.

Is that a dress or a vest? Lily Allen squeezed into the figure-hugging blue shift for her concert at the Brighton Dome

Nowhere to hide: Lily's dress showed off every curve

Lily showed off her figure as she appeared in Brighton as part of her tour to promote her second album It's Not Me, It's You, with which she is enjoying chart success.

Next month, she will head to the States with her tour, which has already seen her perform in Ireland and Scotland.

Each night has seen Lily try out a new look, with her Dublin show seeing her return to the style which made her famous - teaming a prom dress with white Reebok trainers.

Drink in hand, Lily returned to the style which made her famous when she played a concert in Dublin

Clearly the five-inch heels were taking their toll as she decided on the comfortable option.

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Credit crunch hit Lily Allen brings out her fox fur hat for football match with father Keith

She kicked off her tour in dubious style on Saturday night - by throwing up in front of fans.

She was sick on the pavement after finishing the first gig of her tour in Glasgow after downing white wine throughout the show.

But she soon regained her composure and continued posing for pictures with fans until the early hours of Sunday morning like a true professional.

Glamorous: Lily wore a stylish red outfit during her tour's opening night in Glasgow on Saturday

Source: Daily Mail Uk.

Mama wa aliyempiga Mwinyi amwomba Kikwete amsaidie

2009-03-22T16:54:00.002+03:00

*Adai ana hali mbaya gerezani

MAMA mzazi wa kijana Ibrahim Said aliyempiga kibao Rais mstaafu Mwinyi, jana alitinga Baraza la Waislamu Tanzania (Bakwata) kumsihi Mufti wa Tanzania, Sheikh Issa Bin Shaaban Simba, akamuombe Mzee Mwinyi na Rais Jakaya Kikwete kumnusuru kijana wake kwa vile afya yake hairidhishi gerezani.

Mama huyo mkazi wa Mabibo jijini Dar es Salaam alifika katika ofisi za Bakwata, Kinondoni baada ya kutoka Gereza la Keko kumuona mtoto wake.

Akizungumza na waandishi huku akibubujikwa na machozi, Rehema alisema hali aliyomkuta nayo mwanaye ni mbaya na hairidhishi.

Ibrahim Said (26) alihukumiwa kifungo cha mwaka mmoja jela kutokana na kosa la kumshambulia kwa kumnasa kibao Mzee Mwinyi, alipokuwa akihutubia Baraza la Maulid lililofanyika katika Ukumbi wa Diamond Jubilee, jijini Dar es Salaam Machi 9 mwaka huu.

Rehema alidai kijana huyo anaumwa na amevimba mwili kutokana na kipigo na adhabu nyingine anazopata katika gereza hilo. "Nimekuja kumuomba Mufti akamuombe rais, mwanangu apunguziwe adhabu au ikiwezekana amsamehe na kutoka gerezani, kwa kuwa yeye ni mkuu wa nchi na anayo mamlaka hayo,” alisema na kuongeza: "Kosa alilofanya mwanangu ni kama ajali tu, na yeyote inaweza kumpata.

Lakini naumia sana kutokana na hali aliyonayo gerezani hata kutembea hawezi anaburuzwa na kipigo kimeongezeka”. Alilalamika kuwa mwanaye hatendewi haki kwa kuwa anaumwa huku mwili wake ukiwa umevimba kwa kipigo bila hata kupatiwa huduma ya dawa na chakula.

"Hatendewi haki, hapewi kula, anaumwa hapewi dawa, anapigwa na kuteswa mwanangu,” alilalamika.

Aidha mama huyo aliwataka watu wasiende kumtembelea kijana wake katika Gereza la Keko kwa kuwa wanazidi kumchanganya.

"Nawaomba watu wasimtembelee, kwa kuwa kila anapotembelewa namna hiyo, anazidi kuchanganyikiwa,” alisema Rehema na kumshukuru Sheikh wa Mkoa wa Dar es Salaam, Alhad Mussa Salim kwa kumsaidia kwenda kumuona Mufti Simba.

Baada ya kufika kwa Mufti na kueleza matatizo yake, Sheikh Simba alimuamuru Afisa Habari wa Bakwata Issa Mkalinga kuita waandishi ili mama huyo aongee nao na kutoa malalamiko yake.

Kwa upande wake, Mufti Simba aliahidi kuyafikisha maombi ya mama huyo kwa Rais Kikwete na Mzee Mwinyi.

"Mimi niliomba radhi siku ile ile kwa Mzee Mwinyi na yeye alimsamehe, lakini Ibrahim ameshitakiwa na Jamhuri wala si mzee Mwinyi.

"Malalamiko na maombi yake kuhusu mateso anayoyapata mwanaye, mimi nitayachukua na kuyafikisha kwa Rais Kikwete na Mzee Mwinyi ili aweze kutendewa haki huko aliko,” alisema Mufti Simba.

Afisa Uhusiano wa Magereza, Omar Mtiga alisema hana taarifa juu ya madai hayo na kuahidi kuwa apewe muda kidogo ili awasiliane na watu walioko gerezani ambao ndio wanaokaa na mfungwa huyo.

“Mimi sipo gerezani leo, ngoja niwasiliane na wanaokaa naye halafu nitakupigia,” aliahidi Mtiga.

Alipotafutwa tena alisema, “Kwani wewe umesikia nini?” alihoji na kujibiwa kuelezwa malalamiko ya mzazi wa Said. Alijibu kwa ufupi “Ahh! Na kuhoji, kwani wewe umeambiwa yupo gereza gani?” alijibiwa na mwandishi, Keko, alikaa kimya kidogo na baadaye kusema “Ok, ngoja niwapigie nilikuwa nawapigia siwapati. Nitakujulisha” alijibu Mtiga.

Hadi tunakwenda mitamboni afisa huyo hakuwa amepatikana. Wakati huo huo, Baraza Kuu la Jumuiya na Taasisi za Kiislamu (T), limemtaka Mzee Mwinyi kumtoa gerezani kijana huyo aliyefungwa mwaka mmoja kwa kosa la kumshambulia Mwinyi kwa madai kuwa ndiye alimpandisha hasira kwa kuwashawishi Waislamu kutumia kondomu.

Aidha, Baraza hilo limezindua rasmi mfuko maalum wa kumsaidia na familia yake katika kipindi chote cha mwaka mmoja wa kifungo hicho, na Sh600,000 zilikusanya papo hapo.

Tamko hilo lilitolewa katika Baraza la Maulid ya kuzaliwa kwa Mtume Muhammad (S.A.W) lililoandaliwa na baraza hilo na kufanyika juzi ndani ya Msikiti wa Kituo cha Kiislamu Tanzania (TIC) Magomeni jijini Dar es Salaam.

Akisoma maazimio ya baraza hilo yaliyosainiwa na Katibu Mkuu wa Kamati ya Kutetea Haki za Waislamu, Sheikh Ponda Issa Ponda, msemaji wa baraza hilo, Sheikh Salim Khator alisema Mwinyi ana wajibu wa kumtoa gerezani kijana huyo kwa kuwa yeye ndiye alisababisha kifungo chake.

Alisema suala la Waislamu kumsaidia mwenzao aliyepata matatizo ni la lazima na hivyo, wote wanapaswa kuwasilisha michango yao katika ofisi za baraza hilo kwa ajili ya kijana huyo.

“Tunazindua rasmi mfuko maalumu utakaotumika kumuhudumia ustadhi Ibrahim na familia yake iliyobaki nyumbani,” alisema Khator.

Alisisitiza kuwa Waislamu kwa nafasi zao wanatakiwa kuhakikisha kuwa wanaenda mahakamani kumtembelea na kumsaidia Ibrahim kwa hali na mali kwa kuwa huo ndio wajibu wao.

“Tunasisitiza kuwa msimamo wetu wa miaka yote ni kumsaidia Muislamu yoyote atakayepata matatizo akiutetea uislamu.

Waislamu watamtetea na kumsaidia kwa hali na mali bila kumuogopa yeyote,” alisema Khator.

“Tunalaani kitendo cha jeshi la polisi kumtisha na kumkamata Shafiq Rashid kwa kuonyesha nia yake njema ya kumsaidia ustadhi Ibrahim Said,” alisema.

Tamko hilo liliitaka Bakwata kuwaomba radhi Waislamu kwa kuandaa mazingira yaliyosababisha tukio la kuchapwa Mwinyi na hatimaye kifungo kwa ustadhi Said.

Hata hivyo, Mufti ambaye alikwishaomba radhi siku ya tukio, alisema hawezi kuzungumzia suala hilo kwa kuwa hajapata nakala rasmi ya tamko hilo la jumuiya hiyo.

Alieleza kuwa msimamo wa uislamu kuhusu kondomu ni suala linalojadilika kwa wanandoa, lakini kwa waliokuwa hawajaoa au kuolewa ni haramu kuitumia.

Machi 9 mwaka huu, Mwinyi alijikuta anashambuliwa kwa kibao na kijana Said, baada ya kujaribu kuwashawishi Waislamu kutumia kondomu wanaposhindwa kujizuia.

Source: Mwananchi

Kiongozi mpya wa Madagascar Andry Rajoelina Kiongozi wa Madagascar aapishwa

2009-03-22T16:42:00.004+03:00

Madagascar yaapisha kiongozi mpya

Andry Rajoelina, mtu aliyemuondoa madarakani Rais Marc Ravalomanana mapema wiki hii, ameapishwa rasmi kushika hatamu za uongozi za kisiwa hicho kikubwa barani Afrika kilicho Bahari ya Hindi.

Maelfu ya wafuasi wake walihudhuria sherehe za kumuapisha zilizofanyika katika uwanja wa michezo mjini, Antananarivo, lakini hata hivyo wanadiplomasia wengi walisusia.

Siku ya Ijumaa Marekani ilisimamisha misaada isiyo ya kibinadamu kwa Madagascar na halikadhalika Muungano wa Afrika-AU ukaisimaisha uanachama.

Wiki hii mahakama kuu kabisa ya Madagascar iliidhinisha mabadiliko ya uongozi ya nchi hiyo.

Msaidizi wa kiongozi aliyeondolewa madarakani Bwana Ravalomanana, amesema aliambiwa na mabalozi wa Marekani, Ufaransa, Ujerumani na Muungano wa Afrika, wamemwambia hawatohudhuria sherehe hizo.

Takriban wafuasi 2,000 wa Bwana ravalomanana, imearifiwa wamefanya maandamano mjini Antananarivo katika uwanja wa Demokrasi kuipinga serikali mpya.

Mwandishi wa BBC Christina Corbett aliye mjini Antananarivo amesema upinzani dhidi ya utawala wa Bwana Rajoelina unaoungwa mkono na jeshi, haujamzuia kufanya sherehe ya kifahari ya kuapishwa.

Wasaidizi wa Bwana Rajoelina amesema hawasumbuliwi na juhudi za kimataifa za kuipinga serikali yao kufuatia kuondolewa madarakani Bwana Ravalomanana.

Bwana Rajoelina, mwenye umri wa miaka ambaye aliwahi kuwa disco joka, amesimamisha shughuli za bunge na ameunda serikali ya mpito kukiongoza kisiwa hicho kilicho Bahari ya Hindi.

Source: BBC

Nakaaya Live on CNN

2009-03-20T20:32:00.000+03:00

How to seduce a girl in 60 minutes the Russell Brand way (why not, while he's waiting for a ferry)

2009-03-19T18:10:00.005+03:00

Russell Brand has more notches on his bedpost than almost anyone - and here's why.

The comedian gives a perfect demonstration of his pulling power as he seduces a random female while he's waiting for a ferry in Sydney, Australia.

The 33-year-old approaches, chats up and passionately kisses a girl known only as Emma... all in less than 60 minutes.

Step 1: Russell Brand approaches Emma at Watsons Bay in Sydney Harbour as she waits for the ferry

Step 2: In skinny jeans and flip-flops, he impresses with his literary criticism

He spotted the attractive blonde at Watsons Bay while waiting for a harbour ferry and with time to kill decided to make friends.

As she sat on the wall reading a book with her fish and chips and a bottle of water, he sauntered over and took a look before appearing to launch into a reading - or at least a discussion on its literary merits.

It definitely seemed to do the trick, because minutes later the presenter was moving in for the kill.

Step 3: Emma appears unable to resist Russell's sense of humour

Step 4: Look no hands, says Russell as he tries to appear unthreatening

He made her laugh - just as well seeing as he is currently touring Australia with his stand-up show - and then they kissed.
He was dressed in casual jeans, white T-shirt and flip flops while his catch was clad in a prettily patterned summer dress.

He eventually left her on the dock to board his ferry, where he made the peculiar decision to strip down to his Y-fronts for the duration of the boat ride.
But if Emma thinks their brief encounter was exclusive, then she may be disappointed.

Step 5: Gotcha as Russell closes in for a kiss

Step 6: Result pulls off the perfect result as he locks lips with his latest conquest

Just days ago Russell was seen frolicking on a Sydney hotel balcony in his pants with a mystery brunette.

And yesterday night he was spotted with another two female admirer draped over him at the Time Out party in Sydney's Ivy Pool club.

Russell left the UK last October under a cloud in the wake of Sachsgate.

And here's some I met earlier: Russell partying last night with another two female admirers at the Time Out party held at Sydney's Ivy Pool club

He quit his BBC show after he and Jonathan Ross left obscene telephone messages for Fawlty Towers actor Andrew Sachs.

The messages, which were broadcast on Radio 2 and claimed Brand had slept with the 78-year-old's granddaughter Georgina Baillie, prompted 42,000 complaints from members of the public.

But the scandal has not stopped him building up his fan base.

Y-fronts ahoy! Russell the exhibitionist treated passengers to the sight of him in a pair of white pants

Last week he turned out for a book signing at store Barnes & Noble in New York and was practically mobbed by adoring fans - male and female.

It came as his autobiography, My Booky Wook, an unflinching look at his sex, drugs and stand-up comic lifestyle, hit U.S. shelves.

And his publicity machine has clearly paid dividends, as hundred of fans swamped the bookstore to hear him read excerpts from the book.

He recently revealed the book will be turned into a film later this year.

I'm ship shape: The ever-confident comedian did away with conventional dress code for the trip

Source: Daily Mail Uk.

Mn'goe Rais wa Somalia - Bin Laden

2009-03-19T17:37:00.004+03:00

Osama Bin Laden

Osama Bin Laden katika sauti iliyo rekodiwa na kutumwa kwenye mtandao wa internet, ametoa wito wa kun'golewa kwa rais mwenye msimamo wa kati wa Somalia.

Bin Laden amesema Rais Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed "amebadilika na kuungana na kafiri".

Bw Ahmed aliapishwa mwezi Januari baada ya mazungumzo ya upatanishi yaliyosimamiwa na Umoja wa Mataifa, na kuahidi kuanzisha matumizi ya sheria ya dini ya Kiisilam, katika nchi hiyo yenye Waisilam wengi.

kupingana

Hata hivyo kundi la al-Shabab ambalo lina uhusiano na al-Qaeda limeendelea kupigana na rais huyo.

Waandishi wa habari wanasema sauti hiyo, haikuweza kuthibitishwa mara moja ni ya nani, lakini inafanana na ya Bin Laden na imerushwa kupitia mitandao inayofahamika ya wapiganaji.

Wito huo uliorekodiwa kwa dakika 12, na kupewa kichwa cha habari kisemacho "Endeleeni kupigana, mabingwa na Somalia" umeambatana na picha ya Bin Laden na ramani ya Somalia ikionekana nyuma ya picha hiyo.

maadui zetu

Uchaguzi wa kiongozi huyo wa Somalia "ulichochewa na mjumbe wa Marekani nchini Kenya" umesema ujumbe huo.

Aidha, ujumbe huo umeendelea kumtuhumu Bw Ahmed kwa "kubadilika na kuwageuka ili kuungana na kafiri" katika serikali ya umoja wa kitaifa.

"Huyu Sheikh Sharif lazima aondolewe" umesema ujumbe huo, kabla ya kumfananisha kiongozi huyo wa Somalia na "marais wa Kiarabu wanaolipwa na maadui zetu".

Bw Ahmed alikuwa kiongozi wa kundi lijulikanalo kama Mahakama za Kiisilam ambalo lilikuwa likidhibiti mji wa Mogadishu mwaka 2006 kabla ya kutimuliwa na majeshi ya Ethiopia yaliyokuwa yakimuunga mkono rais aliyepita wa Somalia.

Source: BBC

Wachezaji Yanga wadai kuhujumiwa

2009-03-17T22:56:00.002+03:00

Nahodha wa Yanga Nadir Haroub ‘Cannavaro’ (kushoto) akizungumza na waandishi wa habari wakati waliporejea Uwanja wa Ndege wa Kimataifa wa Julius Nyerere Dar es Salaam jana wakitokea Misri walikocheza na Al Ahly katika mchezo wa Ligi ya Mabingwa Afrika.

Baadhi ya wachezaji wa Yanga wamesema kwamba wanahisi kulikuwa na hujuma katika mechi yao ya kwanza ya raundi ya kwanza ya Ligi ya Mabingwa Afrika dhidi ya Al Ahly ya Misri. Katika mechi hiyo iliyofanyika Jumapili iliyopita mjini Cairo Misri, wawakilishi hao wa Tanzania walifungwa mabao 3-0.

Wakizungumza jana asubuhi kwenye Uwanja wa Kimataifa wa Julius Nyerere baada ya kuwasili kutoka Misri wachezaji hao ambao hawakutaka majina yao yaandikwe gazetini walisema kabla hawajaenda Misri maandalizi yalikuwa hafifu.

“Tunahisi kama ni hujuma ilianzia hapahapa maana kabla hatujaondoka, hata maandalizi hayakuwa makubwa yaani kama vile ilivyozoeleka watu mnapokutana na timu kubwa,”alisema mchezaji mmoja tegemeo wa timu hiyo.

“Maandalizi yalikuwa mabovu wachezaji mara tuhamishwe hotelini tulitoka Lamada tukapelekwa Mwenge tukawa tunalala wanne wanne, mara wengine wasipewe posho kulikuwa na mambo ambayo hatukuyaelewa kabisa,”alisema.

Aidha, mchezaji mwingine ambaye pia huchezea timu ya taifa alisema hata upangwaji wa timu hakuuelewa. “Sikuelewa kabisa upangwaji wa timu kitendo cha Kondic (Dusan Kocha wa Yanga) kushindwa kumpanga Jerry Tegete tangu mwanzo sikuelewa kabisa badala yake alimpanga katika kipindi cha pili na dakika zilibaki chache…

“Na alipoingia tuliona mabadiliko hivyo angeingia mapema ama angeanza pengine tusingefungwa mabao yote hayo, lakini sisi tunamwachia kocha yeye ndiyo mwamuzi wa kila kitu bwana,”alisema mchezaji huyo. Hata hivyo viongozi waliofuatana na timu hiyo hawakuwa tayari kulizungumzia hilo kwani Katibu Mkuu Lucas Kisasa alikataa kuzungumza na waandishi na kuondoka zake.

Badala yake Mwenyekiti wa Yanga Iman Madega aliizungumzia mechi ya marudiano itakayofanyika mwisho wa mwezi huu ambapo hata hivyo alipingana na kocha wake Kondic. Madega alisema kwa sasa wanaisubiri timu hiyo kwa mechi ya marudiano na kuahidi kufanya vyema na kwamba timu inaanza kujifua na kufungwa mechi ya kwanza hakujawakatisha tamaa.

Lakini Kondic alisema mechi hiyo itakuwa ngumu kwao kwa kuwa Al Ahly ni timu nzuri na inafanya vyema zaidi. Kondic ambaye ameonekana kukata tamaa alisema Al Ahly ni nzuri na itakuwa mechi ngumu kutokana na timu hiyo kuwa imesheheni wachezaji wataalamu zaidi.

Source: HabarLeo

The real telly tubbies: X Factor failure's 83-stone family claim they are simply too fat to work

2009-03-17T22:40:00.002+03:00

They have a combined weight of 83 stone and claim £22,000 in taxpayer-funded benefits on the basis they are ‘too fat to work’.

Yet, incredibly, X Factor failure Emma Chawner's family from Blackburn are demanding more money - because they still can’t afford their calorie-laden lifestyle.

Asked why they don’t simply go on a diet, the jobless Chawner family who are so obese their neighbours call them ‘the telly tubbies’ insist: ‘We don’t have the time.’

'The real telly tubbies': From left, former X Factor contestant Emma, mother Audrey, father Philip and sister Sam Chawner

Emma, 19, famously appeared on the TV talent show in 2007 wearing a wedding-style dress made by her dad.

She was kicked off after the first audition, but not before the family were evicted from their previous house after neighbours complained about her singing at 3am.

Emma Chawner during her first X Factor appearance. The show's three judges, Simon Cowell, Sharon Osbourne and Louis Walsh, were not very encouraging of Emma's performance

Both Philip Chawner, 53, and his 57-year-old wife Audrey weigh 24st. Their youngest daughter, Emma, is 5ft 3in and weighs 17st, while her older sister Samantha, 21, is 5ft 9in and weighs 18st.

They haven’t worked in 11 years, claiming their weight is due to a hereditary condition.

Instead, the family spend their days in front of a television borrowed from a friend.

'Too fat to work': The family turn on the television as soon as they get up

Mr Chawner said: ‘We love TV. It’s on from the moment we get up. Often I’m so tired from watching TV I have to have a nap.’

Yet of their £22,508 a year in tax-free benefits - equivalent to a £30,000 salary - Mr Chawner said: ‘What we get barely covers the bills and puts food on the table. It’s not our fault we can’t work. We deserve more.’

Source: Daily Mail Uk.

Madagascar Kufanya Kura Ya Maoni

2009-03-16T11:41:00.003+03:00

Rais Ravalomanana anakabiliwa na wapinzani wanaotaka aachie madaraka.

Rais Marc Ravalomanana wa Madagascar amesema kuwa yuko tayari kuruhusu kura ya maoni ifanyike kupata ufumbuzi wa mgogoro wa kisiasa unaoizonga nchi hiyo.

Hatua hiyo inajitokeza huku wasi wasi ukiongezeka katika mji mkuu Antananarivo, huku Bw Ravalomanana akiahidi kupuuza wito wa wanasiasa wa upinzani kumtaka ajiuzulu.

Awali wapinzani walitishia kuandamana mpaka makazi ya rais endapo Bw Ravalomanana angekataa kuachia madaraka.

Watu takriban 100 wameuawa tangu kuanza kwa maandamano mwezi Januari.

Bw Ravalomanana aliwaeleza maelfu ya wafuasi wake waliokusanyika nje ya makazi yake kuwa "hatishiki" na wazo la kufanya kura ya maoni.

Source: BBC

Yanga Yalala Kwa Al Ahly

2009-03-16T11:20:00.005+03:00

Mshambuliaji flavio Amando (kushoto) wa Al Ahly ya Misri akiwa chini ya ulinzi wa kiungo Godfrey Bonny wa Yanga ya Tanzania, wakati wa mechi ya ligi ya mabingwa iliyocheza mjini Cairo.

MABINGWA watetezi wa Ligi ya Mabingwa Afrika, Al Ahly wameanza kampeni ya kutetea taji la kwa kishindo kwa kuisambarati Yanga kwa mabao 3-0 katika mchezo uliochezwa jijini Cairo, Misri.

Mshambuliaji Mohamed Barakat alikuwa mwiba mkali kwa ngome ya Yanga kwa kuifungia Al Ahly mabao mawili pamoja na lile la mapema zaidi katika sekunde ya 44 mwanzoni mwa mchezo.

Mabingwa hao watetezi aliouanza mchezo kwa kasi na kutawala vyema sehemu ya kiungo walipata bao hilo la mapema kwa mshambuliaji wa kimataifa wa Misri, Mohamed Barakat akipokea pasi ya Muhtaz Ino na kupachika mpira wavuni.

Kuingia kwa bao hilo kuliamsha ari ya Yanga ilijibu shambulizi katika dakika ya pili kupitia mshambuliaji wake Bonifase Ambani aliyekosa bao la wazi kwa kushindwa kuunganisha pasi nzuri ya Mrisho Ngasa.

Baada ya kosa kosa hiyo mabingwa hao wa Afrika, Al Ahly waliutawala mchezo kwa zaidi ya dakika 16 Yanga ilifanikiwa kufika langoni kwa Wamisri hao mara moja, huku mashambulizi yao yote yakipitia upande wa kulia na kumpa wakati ngumu beki Amri Maftah.

Kipa Obren Cirkovick ilimbidi kufanya kazi ya ziada kuokoa mpira wa kichwa uliopigwa na Ahmad Bilal katika dakika ya 12.

Mshambuliaji wa kimataifa wa Angola, Flavio alitumia vizuri uzembe wa kipa Obren aliyeshindwa kuokoa kwa umakini krosi ya Barakat na kumkuta mfungaji dakika ya 20 kufanya matokeo kuwa 2-0 hadi mapumziko.

Al Ahly wakionekana wameisoma vizuri Yanga na kutumia udhaifu wa beki za pembeni walipata bao la tatu lilofungwa tena na Mohamed Barakat aliyeunganisha vizuri krosi ya Ahmad Faraj katika dakika ya 53.

Baada ya kuona hali inazidi kuwa mbaya kocha Dustan Kondic alifanya mabadiliko kwa kumtoa Godfrey Bonny, Ben Mwalala na Mrisho Ngassa na nafasi zao kuchukuliwa na Geogre Owino, Jerryson Tegete na Mike Baraza.

Mabadiliko hayo yalirudisha uhai wa Yanga na kufanya mashambulizi mengi na kushuhudia mashuti ya Bonifase Ambani na Nurdin Bakari yakigonga mwamba katika dakika 79 na 80, huku Mike Baraza akikosa bao yeye na kipa kwa shuti lake kupaa juu.

Kwa matokeo haya Yanga sasa inahitaji kushinda mabao 4-0 kama inataka kusonga mbele kwa raundi ya 16 bora msimu huu, matokeo mengine yoyote watabaki na kumaliza hadithi ya Tanzania katika michuano ya kimataifa kwa mwaka huu.

Source: Mwananchi

Prince Charles goes nuts for Brazil and shows off his samba during official visit

2009-03-13T18:52:00.002+03:00

The last time Prince Charles was confronted with a group of shimmering, semi-naked samba dancers in Rio he famously threw himself into the party atmosphere.

But that was in 1978, when the Prince last visited the city's favelas.

This time, more than 30 years on, he showed a little more reserve, even though he could not resist joining the samba band for an impromptu dance.

Display: Prince Charles and Camilla watched traditional Samba dancers perform during a tour of the Marie Complexo Favela in Rio today

Prince Charles does the samba in 1978 in Rio

One of the performers, Eris Chocolate, 28, said: 'It means an awful lot to the community the Prince coming here and the community want to embrace him in return.'

Charles's dancing exploits were reminiscent of his first visit to Brazil in 1978 when he took to the dance floor with a Samba dancer during a party staged by the city's mayor at the town hall.

During a speech the Prince referred to his night with the carnival dancer and told the audience: 'On that first visit I can remember dancing a somewhat rudimentary version of the samba with a rather dramatically semi-naked lady here in Rio.

'Thirty years later and prior to this visit the lady concerned has been in touch to suggest a slightly more staid re-run of the Samba. Do I accept the challenge?'

The former Samba dancer who gyrated with the Prince is Pina de Beija-Flora who hung up her sparkling head-dresses and minuscule costumes a number of years ago

She is said to be hoping to attend one of the Prince's engagements in Brazil to give him another lesson.

The Prince appears to be admiring the dancers' towering high heels

When the royal couple first arrived at the Complexo da Mare, a collection of favelas in Rio, they were mobbed by dozens of the area's residents who were lining the narrow cobbled streets and standing in front of their makeshift dilapidated homes.

Chief Raoni Mentuktire, leader of the South American country's Kayapo Indians,showed her spectacular lip plate to the Prince at Rio de Janeiro's Botanic Garden yesterday - while appearing to size him up for a plate of his own.

She chatted briefly to the royal and urged him to publicise the battle to save the Amazon.

The campaigner had a traditional wooden disc in his lip and has travelled around the world with popstar Sting promoting their fight to save the eco-systems.

At one point Charles picked up a musical instrument and began shaking it in time to the music before heading inside a sports complex run by the Briton who has spent more than eight years helping youngsters who live in the slum area out of a life of crime.

Mr Dowdney, a former amateur boxer, was a masters student studying anthropology who travelled to Brazil to work on a thesis about violence against street kids.

Don't give me any lip, Charles: The Prince gets a close-up view of Raoni's spectacular lip plate

He later became involved in using sport to help the disadvantaged youngsters and in 2000 set up his Fight for Peace centre in the middle of the favela offering boxing training as a means to reach out to the kids.

Mr Dowdney said: 'It's tragic a ten-year-old from the favelas will choose involvement with the drugs trade instead of going to school.

'The big tragedy is we have hundreds of kids dying from gun violence - it's a very harsh life, there's no second chances but we're trying to find them a second chance.

'We say to them, 'Come in and we can get you a job or get you into school'.

'Charles and Camilla toured the centre and watched boxers sparring in a ring and others working out with punch bags and there were also wrestlers practising their moves.

The royal couple also met one of Mr Dowdney's success stories, Roberto Custodio, 21, a light-welterweight boxer on the Brazilian national team who first came to the project aged 14 and developed into a promising boxer who only yesterday returned from a bout in Italy.

The Prince of Wales shows his skill with a maracas as he joins the samba band

During his address delivered at the Itamaraty Palace the Prince praised Brazil's efforts to safeguard the Amazon.

Last summer the country's President Lula launched a global fund to protect the rainforest and combat climate change with officials hoping to raise 21 US dollars (£11bn) by 2021.

At four million square kilometres the rainforest is the world's largest, covering most of the vast Amazon basin but around 14% of it has already been destroyed.

Charles also talked about his contribution to the problem of deforestation.

The heir to the throne's concern for the vital eco-systems led him to set up an initiative in October 2007 to help stop their destruction.

The Prince's Rainforest Project is working to make the natural resources 'worth more alive than dead' in countries where producers are clearing the land to meet a demand for goods like beef, palm oil, and wood.

Source: Daily Mail Uk.

Wafanyakazi wa misaada wakamatwa Darfur

2009-03-13T18:41:00.003+03:00

Wakimbizi zaidi ya milioni mbili wanasaidiwa na mashirika ya misaada Darfur

Wafanyakazi watatu wa shirika la madaktari wasio na mipaka la Medecins sans Frontieres-MSF tawi la Ubelgiji, wametekwa nyara eneo la Darfur nchini Sudan.

Shirika hilo la MSF limesema wafanyakazi wake hao watatu walitekwa nyara pamoja na wafanyakazi wa shirika hilo wenye asili ya Sudan ambao baadae waliachiliwa huru siku ya Jumatano kaskazini mwa Darfur.

Utekwaji nyara huo umetokea baada ya serikali ya Sudan mapema mwezi huu kuamuru kutimuliwa vikundi 13 vya kutoa misaada pamoja na wafanyakazi wa MSF wa Ufaransa na Uholanzi.

Waliamriwa kuondoka baada ya Rais wa Sudan Omar al-Bashir kutakiwa kujibu mashtaka mbele ya mahakama ya kimataifa ya uhalifu (ICC).

Anatuhumiwa kuhusika na uhalifu wa kivita na uhalifu mwengine dhidi ya ubinadamu katika jimbo la Darfur.

Wafanyakazi hao wa kutoa misaada walitekwa siku ya Jumatano jioni wakiwa wameelekezewa mtutu wa bunduki kutoka ofisi zao zilizopo Saraf Umra, umbali wa kilometa 230 katika mji mkuu wa jimbo la magharibi mwa Darfur wa El Fasher.

MSF limesema mateka hao akiwemo muuguzi kutoka Canada, daktari kutoka Italia na mratibu Mfaransa.

Wafanyakazi wawili wa rais wa Sudan nao walitekwa lakini wakaachiliwa huru baadae.

MSF imeeleza haina taarifa zaidi na haitazungumza zaidi kwa ajili ya kulinda usalama wa wafanyakazi wake.

Kwa mujibu wa mwandishi wa BBC wa Afrika Mashariki Karen Allen eneo wanalofanyia kazi mashirika ya kutoa msaada, ni la hatari kwa kukabiliwa na vitendo vya ujambazi.

Source: BBC

Video Ya Mkasa Wa Rais Mstaafu Mwinyi Kupigwa Kibao

2009-03-13T02:35:00.001+03:00

Taasisi, wadau watofautiana kupigwa kwa Mwinyi

2009-03-12T12:35:00.003+03:00

TUKIO la kijana Ibrahim Said kumpiga kofi Rais mstaafu wa awamu ya pili al-haji Ali Hassan Mwinyi, limepokelewa kwa hisia tofauti na baadhi ya taasisi hapa nchini.

Taasisi hizo ni pamoja na Baraza la Waislamu wa Tanzania (Bakwata), Baraza Kuu la Jumuiya na Taasisi za Kiislamu Tanzania na Umoja wa Vijana wa CCM (UVCCM).

Hali kadhalika baadhi ya watu binafsi waliozungumza na Mwananchi, wamepokea habari za tukio hilo, kwa mitazamo tofauti Kwa upande wake Baraza la Kuu la Jumuiya na Taasisi za Kiislamu, limesema mzee Mwinyi alitengeneza mseto usiolika kwa waislaamu.

Hata hivyo chombo hicho, kimewataka Watanzania kuzingatia ujumbe uliomo ndani ya kibao alichopigwa mzee Mwinyi na si kujadili kupigwa kwake.

Katibu mkuu wa baraza hilo, sheikh Ramadhan Sanze alisema, mzee Mwinyi aliwatengenezea Waislaam mseto usiolika kwa kutumia mafundisho ya dini na siasa kwa namna isiyofaa kidini, katika vita dhidi ya Ukimwi.

"Mzee Mwinyi alishindwa kuyafahamu mazingira yaliyokuwa yamemzunguka na ufahamu wa waumini waliokuwepo.

Hivyo akawatengenezea mseto usiolika na kujaribu kuwashawishi waislaam waukubali," alisema sheikh Sanze na kuongeza: "Katika Uislaam zinaa haina dharura na tumeambiwa tusiikaribie kabisa na sio tusizini.

Lakini kwa uelewa wetu Mwinyi alijaribu kuonesha kuwa zinaa ina dharura na kwamba mtu akibanwa sana anaweza kuzini lakini kwa kutumia kondomu jambo ambalo ni kinyume kabisa na uislaam".

"Kwa maana hiyo ukishaonesha kuwa zinaa ina dharura, basi utakuwa umepingana na uislaam yaani Qur-an na sunna (mwenendo na tabia) za Mtume Muhammad (SAW) ambaye tunasherehekea kuzaliwa kwake".

Hata hivyo Sanze alisema, kondom sio kinga ya Ukimwi huku akirudi katika historia kwa kusema kuwa Ukimwi uligundulika nchini mwaka 1983 kwa kuwa na wagonjwa watatu.

Alifafanua kuwa, watanzania waliijua kondom baada ya kugundulika kwa maradhi hayo lakini cha kushangaza kadiri siku zinavyokwenda maambukizi yanazidi kuongezeka licha ya kuongezeka kwa matumizi ya kondom.

"Kwa hiyo kidini mzee Mwinyi alifanya kosa na hata kitaalamu pia amefanya kosa kwa sababu takwimu zinapingana naye kwamba kondom ni kinga ya Ukimwi," alisema.

Alisema shughuli aliyokuwa akihutubia Mwinyi ni ya waislaam na wala haukuwa mjadala, jambo ambalo kwa tafsiri ya haraka haraka kauli yake ni kama fatwa (hukumu) jambo ambalo lingetafsiriwa vibaya na wasiokuwa waislaam.

Hata hivyo Sanze aliwataka wanasiasa nchini wasome alama za nyakati na kuchagua cha kuwambia waislaam wanapowalika katika shughuli zao.

Kwa upande wake Katibu Mkuu wa Kamati ya Kutetea Haki za Waislaam, sheikh Ponda Issa Ponda alisema, kauli ya mzee Mwinyi inaonyesha kiwango cha juu kabisa cha mmomonyoko wa maadili nchini.

Lakini aliwataka Watanzania kuzingatia ujumbe uliomo ndani ya kofi alilopigwa kiongozi huyo mstaafu na si kujadili kupigwa kwake.

"Cha kuzingatia hapa ni ujumbe uliomo ndani ya kile kibao alichopigwa na si kujadili kupigwa kwake" alisema sheikh Ponda.

Alisema mashirika yanayofanya biashara ya mipira hiyo ya kufanyia zinaa yameanza kuwatumia watu maarufu ikiwa ni pamoja na marais wastaafu ili kuwatangazia biashara zao.

"Mzee Mwinyi ameingia katika mkumbo huo wa kutangaza biashara za mashirika hayo.

Kimsingi anajua kuwa zinaa ni haramu katika uislaam na yeye mwenyewe alithibitisha hayo alipokuwa akihutubia.

Lakini aliamua kuifanyia ‘publicity’ kondom kwa maslahi yake na maslahi ya hao anaowatangazia biashara zao|" alisema na kuongeza:

Lakini baraza hilo likiunga mkono hatua ya Ibrahimu, Bakwata kwa upande wake imesema tukio hilo ni kifedheha na linapaswa kulaaniwa vikali.

Katika taarifa yake, Mufti Mkuu wa Tanzania, Sheikh Issa bin Shaaban Simba alisema kitendo ni cha aibu na uhuni mkubwa.

"Tunapenda (Bakwata) kutoa tamko la kulaani kitendo hiki cha aibu, fedheha na cha kihuni kilicho fanywa na kijana mmoja wakati wa Baraza la Maulid, jijini Dar es Salaam jana (juzi),"alisema Sheikh Simba Alisema Bakwata, imesikitishwa na hatua ya kijana huyo kufanya kitendo hicho kinachopingana na misingi ya ustaarabu.

"Tunaomba radhi kwa mheshimiwa Alhaji Mwinyi pamoja na familia yake na kwa kuwa swala lenyewe hivi sasa lipo mikononi mwa vyombo vya dola kwa uchunguzi, ni matarajio ya kila Mtanzania litaeleweka kwa undani na mtuhumiwa kufikishwa mbele ya haki,"alisema Sheikh Simba.

Kauli kama hiyo, imetolewa pia na Umoja wa Vijana wa UVCCM ambapo pamoja na kulaani tukio hilo, pia umevitaka vyombo vya ulinzi na usalama viimarishe ulinzi kwa viongozi wastaafu na waliopo madarakani, ili mambo kama hayo yasijitokeza tena.

Jumuiya hiyo imesema ulinzi usipoimarishwa, kuna uwezekano wa kutokea kwa tukio kama hilo katika shughuli nyingine zinazoshirikisha viongozi wa kitaifa.

Tamko hilo lilitolewa jana na Mwenyekiti wa UVCCM,Yusufu Hamad Masauni, kwa niaba ya Baraza Kuu la umoja huo linaloendelea na kikao chake mjini hapa.

Masauni alisema kitendo hicho ni cha kihuni, fedheha, utovu wa nidhamu na udhalilishaji wa maadili ya dini zote na utamaduni wa kitanzania.

“Kitendo hicho si tu kwamba kimemdhalilisha Mzee Mwinyi, lakini pia kimewasononesha vijana wa CCM kote nchini na watu wote wanaomfahamu.

Kwa upande wao baadhi ya wananchi, walisema kitengo kilichofanywa na mtu huyo si cha kawaida hata kama aliudhiwa na kiongozi huyo.

Kutoka Tanga Burhani Yakub, anaripoti kuwa Mbunge wa zamani wa Mlalo wilayani Lushoto,Charles Kagonji, ameeleza kusikitishwa kwake na tukio hilo.

Akizungumza na Mwananchi Mbunge huyo alisema tukio hilo ni la kulifedhehesha taifa na akataka uchunguzi wa kina ufanyike ili kujua chanzo hicho.

Kagonji alisema tukio kama hilo ni la aibu kwa taifa hali na kwamba hali hiyo inaashiria kuwa ulinzi ni hafifu.

Jijini Dar es Salaam, wananchi waliwatupia lawama kitengo cha ulinzi wa kiongozi huyo kuwa kimeonyesha udhaifu mkubwa kiasi cha kuruhusu mtu kutoka kwenye umati wa watu na kupanda jukwaani kumpiga kiongozi.

Ashim Shabani wa Sinza alisema kitendo hicho ni cha fedheha kwa maafisa usalama na kuwataka wajipange upya katika shughuli zao.

Source: Mwananchi

Curvy Beyonce's corseted dress makes her stand out from the crowd

2009-03-09T17:06:00.004+03:00

In the current climate where size zero celebrities are increasingly the norm, Beyonce Knowles has always stood out from the crowd.

But it appears that the singer may be in danger of of standing out a little too much, as the singer donned a sculptural corseted dress which emphasised those famous curves to the point of distraction.

A woman apart: Beyonce Knowles stands out from her coterie of suited men in a sequinned sculptural dress which emphasised her famous curves

Beyonce, 27, donned the floor length sequinned gown while filming a new video in New York City.

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But it was the corseted mid-section - which highlighted her tiny waist and generous hips - that caught the eye, as she marched down a Manhattan street surrounded by a coterie of sharply dressed men in suits.

The structural frock - by Thierry Mugler - was reminiscent of the hip-swelling garments of the Elizabethan era - seen most recently in popular BBC miniseries The Tudors.

Glamorous: The singer wore the stunning gown to film a video to promote her upcoming world tour

Beyoncé stepped out to shoot a concert video to publicise her 'I Am...' tour in New York City on the weekend.

All woman: Beyonce's corseted dress showed off her waspish waist

The video shoot is reportedly going to be used during her upcoming third tour, which kicks off March 26th in Canada, hitting London in June.

Mugler - who closed his couture line in 2003 - will serve as the main costume designer on the tour - with a 58-piece wardrobe for the singer and her dancers is in the making.

Beyonce fell in love with Mugler after viewing his work in the Costume Institute's 'Superheroes' exhibit in May.

Since then she's been pictured in Mugler's motorcycle bustier and metal glove, which also appeared in George Michael's 'Too Funky' video worn by one of the supermodels.

Ever the professional, the singer looked immaculate as ever, with not a hair out of place, as she filmed the promo.

But fans may be surprised to know that in private she drives husband Jay Z crazy, with her untidiness.

She told Ebony magazine: 'I'm a little messy. Oh, yeah. Whenever I'm out in public, I have to be put together.

'When I get home, I rebel against it and I don't want to take care of anything. I drop it. I'm relaxed. I don't have any shoes on. No make-up. My purse is in the kitchen.

'I think that is most difficult thing for him. He's very, very organised. I'm extremely organised when I'm working, and I work so much that when I get home I don't want to think about anything.'

Immaculate: Beyonce looks immaculate as ever, but admitted that her untidiness drives husband Jay Z crazy

Like friend Gwyneth Paltrow who is married to Coldplay star Chris Martin, she has decided against sharing too much about her life with her hip-hop mogul husband saying: 'I don't know how to talk about it because I don't like to talk about it.

But she did share: 'I have a great example of a great wife, and that's my mother.

'And I have great friends around me that have been married, so I'm lucky to have really good examples. And a great husband.

'The couple married last year, and it seems that Beyonce is now keen to distance herself from life before marriage, after she recently declared that she had never experienced heartbreak - as her relationship with husband Jay Z was her first.

But in 2006 she revealed she had experienced depression as a result of beiong blamed for the highly publicised split of the original Destiny's Child line-up, and the end of a relationship with a long-standing boyfriend she had dated from age 12 to 19 years old.

Beyonce's corseted dress was reminscent of the hip-swelling creations of the Elizabethan era

Source: Daily Mail Uk.

Congo wafalme wapya Afrika CHAN 2009

2009-03-09T15:35:00.002+03:00

DR CONGO imeweka historia kwa kutwaa ubingwa wa michuano ya Afrika kwa wachezaji wa ligi za ndani CHAN kwa kuifunga Ghana kwa mabao 2-0.

Ghana iliyoshuka dimbani na kumbukumbu nzuri ya kuifunga Congo 3-0 katika mchezo wa mwisho wa Kundi A na kupewa nafasi kubwa ya kuwa bingwa wa michuano hiyo, lakini mambo yaliwaendea kombo.

Mwanzoni mwa kipindi cha pili Congo ilipata bao la kwanza kupitia kwa Deopa Kalimtupa aliyeunganisha vizuri mpira wa krosi kwa kichwa na kushinda kipa wa Ghana, Makafi.

Kuingia kwa bao hilo kuliamsha hali ya Ghana ambao wanasifa nzuri ya kusawazisha mabao kila wanapofungwa katika michuano hii, lakini mashambulizi yao yaliishia mikoni mwa ngome imara ya vijana wa Kabila.

Ghana wakiendeleza mashambulizi ya kutafuta bao la kusawazisha walijisahau na kufungwa bao la pili kwa krosi ya Mputu iliyomkuta John Bedi aliyepiga shuti lilomshinda kipa Makafi na kufuta ndoto ya Black Stars kutwaa ubingwa huo.

Juzi timu ya taifa ya Zambia, Chipolopolo ilithibitisha kwamba iliteleza tu kwa kushindwa kufika fainali baada ya kufanikiwa kuwafunga Senegal kwa mabao 2-1 na kutwaa nafasi ya tatu ya michuano hiyo.

Huku mshambuliaji wake Given Singuluma akiwa mfungaji bora wa michuano hiyo kwa kufunga mabao matano.

Source: Mwananchi

MDC kuchunguza ajali ya Tsvangirai

2009-03-08T13:58:00.004+03:00

Bw Tsvangirai ameruhusiwa kutoka hospitalini lakini mkewe alipoteza maisha katika ajali hiyo.

Chama cha MDC nchini Zimbabwe kimesema kitafanya uchunguzi wake kuhusu chanzo cha ajali iliyotokea siku ya Ijumaa ambapo mke wa Morgan Tsvangirai', Bi Suzan aliuawa.

Hata hivyo maafisa wamesema hakuna jambo lolote linaloashiria kuwa kulikuwa na njama iliyosababisha ajali hiyo.

Ubalozi wa Marekani nchini Zimbabwe umesema gari la mizigo lililohusika katika ajali kwa kugongana na lile la Bw Tsvangirai, linamilikiwa na taasisi inayofanya kazi na shirika la misaada la Marekani, USAID.

Katibu mkuu wa MDC, Tendai Biti ametoa rambi rambi kwa kifo cha mke wa Bw Tsvangirai, akimwita "mama yetu sisi na mapambano yetu".

Jumamosi mchana, Bw Tsvangirai, mwenye umri wa miaka 56, alitoka katika hospitali mjini Harare alikokuwa akitibiwa majeraha aliyoyapata kwenye ajali hiyo.

Ijumaa usiku alitembelewa hospitalini na mpinzani wake wa kisiasa, rais Robert Mugabe akiwa ameambatana na mkewe Bi Grace.

Source: BBC

Maximo akata mzizi wa fitina Stars, awatema rasmi Boban na Chuji

2009-03-08T13:31:00.005+03:00

Kocha wa timu ya Taifa ya Tanzania, taifa Stars Marcio maximo akizungumza na waandishi wa habari wakati alipotangaza timu yake jana.

KOCHA wa Taifa Stars, Marcio Maximo amewaita wachezaji wapya watano katika kikosi chake ambacho hakijumuishi wachezaji wote wa Yanga.

Katika kikosi hicho, kiungo wa Simba, Haruna Moshi 'Boban' na kipa Farouk Ramadhan wa Miembeni wameachwa.

Akitangaza kikosi hicho jana, Maximo alisema ni kwa ajili ya mechi ya kirafiki dhidi ya mabingwa wa Amerika Kaskazini, Vancouver Whitecaps ya Canada katika mechi itakayochezwa Machi 14 katika Uwanja wa Taifa, Dar es Salaam.

Pia, kocha huyo alisema ameamua kuwaacha wachezaji wote wa Yanga kwa kuwa wanajiandaa na mechi yao ya Ligi ya Mabingwa Afrika dhidi ya watetezi, Al Ahly ya Misri itakayochezwa Machi 15 mjini Cairo.

Kikosi kamili cha Stars kinaundwa na makipa: Shaban Dihile (JKT), Deogratius Mushi ' Dida' ( Simba), Eddy Bushiri ( JKU Zanzibar).

Mabeki: Erasto Nyoni ( Azam), Salum Swed ( Mtibwa), Kelvin Yondan , David Naftari, Juma Jabu ( Simba), George Minja ( JKT) na Stephano Mwasika ( Moro United). Viungo: Henry Joseph, Jabir Aziz ( Simba), Shaban Nditi ( Mtibwa), Nizar Khalfan ( Moro), Mwinyi Kazimoto ( JKT).

Washambuliaji: Mussa Mgosi ( Simba), Zahoro Pazi, Uhuru Suleiman ( Mtibwa) na John Bocco ( Azzam). Pia, kocha huyo amewaita vijana chini ya miaka 20 ambao ni Razak Khalfan ( Yanga), Khalid Haji, Furaha Yahaya ( JKT), Haji Ally Nuru na Ahmed Hassan kutoka kwa Kipingu Academia.

Kuhusu suala la viungo wawili waliokuwa Stars, Haruna Moshi ' Boban' na Athuman Idd 'Chuji; pamoja na beki Amir Maftah wa Yanga ambao wanadai kuachwa, alieleza kuwa wamekuwa watovu wakubwa wa nidhamu, wasiofuata ratiba tangu wakiwa nchini na ugenini licha ya kuwakanya, lakini walishindwa kubadilika.

'' Mimi nataka wachezaji wenye nidhamu na ambao watanielewa ili tuweze kufanikiwa na kufanya vizuri, lakini Boban na Chuji, wao ni watovu wa nidhamu wako kinyume na ratiba yangu, hawataki kufanya mazoezi, lakini wanataka kupangwa kwenye mechi kitu ambacho hakiwezekani, '' alisema Maximo.

Aliongeza kuwa kutokana na hilo ameufunga rasmi mjadala huo na hataki kulizungumzia tena suala lao.

Akitoa tathmini ya michuano ya CHAN, Maximo alisema wachezaji wake walijitahidi kupigana kama alivyosema mwanzo kuwa wanakwenda vitani ili wapate ushindi na si kuwakilisha.

Alisema vijana wake walionyesha kuwa kweli walipambana kwa kucheza vizuri na hata kuifunga timu kubwa Afrika, Ivory Coast.

Alisema japo walitolewa mapema, lakini walionekana kuwa walikuwa na nia ya kuendelea na walitolewa wakiwa na pointi nne, kitu ambacho kimewapa matumaini makubwa.

Aliwataja wachezaji ambao walimfurahisha kwa uchezaji wao katika mashindano hayo kuwa ni Mussa Hassan Mgosi, Salum Swed na nahodha Shadrack Nsajigwa.

Alisema kikosi alichokichagua safari hii amezingatia sana uwezo wa mchezaji, umri, nidhamu na uzalendo.

''Ningependa sana timu yangu iwe na vijana wengi kwa ajili ya kuwajenga na kuwaandaa kwa baadaye kwani wachezaji wengi wa Stars wa sasa umri wao umeisha'' alisema Maximo.

Alisema wachezaji hao wataingia kambini jumanne tayari kwa ajili ya maandalizi ya mechi hiyo ila wachezaji wa Simba wanaripoti kambini siku ya jumatano baada ya kumaliza mechi yao na Vancouver.

Source: Mwananchi

The First Dinner Lady: While President Obama doles out cash, Michelle ladles out lunch

2009-03-06T13:57:00.002+03:00

Her husband is doling out dollops of cash to fix the economy. She's doling out the lunch.

Michelle Obama was guest dinner lady at a Washington soup kitchen yesterday.

She swapped her designer fashions for an apron and plastic gloves to dish up portions of mushroom risotto and fruit salad.

Commander in chef: The President's wife, in apron and plastic gloves, takes orders at the Washington soup kitchen

The First Lady chats with one of the hungry customers

The trip to Miriam's Kitchen, just a few blocks away from the White House, was arranged to highlight the President's push for more people to become involved in community service.

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With America facing a deepening recession, Mrs Obama said demand for food kitchens is likely to grow across the country.

Despite the bleak outlook she had a ready smile for surprised diners and was happy to pose for photos.

Coming right up: She digs into the mushroom risotto

Say cheese sauce: A diner takes a photo on his phone

While the First Lady was hard at work, her daughters Malia, ten, and seven-year-old Sasha were hard at play.

The girls returned home from school on Wednesday to find a playground installed in the White House garden, just a few yards from the Oval Office.

They squealed with delight when they saw the swings and slides and played for almost an hour, said a spokesman.

The £2,000 cedar and redwood set may keep them occupied for a while - but it's unlikely to make them forget their father's promise of a new puppy.

Michelle Obama offers a helping hand to homeless men seeking something to eat

The First Lady chatted to scores of disadvantaged men and women during her stint serving meals

Risotto, muffins, bread rolls and fruit salad were on the menu today as Mrs Obama urged Americans to follow her example

Source: Daily Mail Uk.

Mwakilishi CUF Ajiuzulu Kwa Kashfa

2009-03-06T13:41:00.001+03:00

MWENYEKITI wa Kamati ya Kuchunguza Mahesabu ya Fedha na Uchumi ya Serikali ya Mapinduzi Zanzibar (SMZ), katika baraza la wawakilishi (PAC), Abass Juma Mhunzi ametangaza rasmi kujiuzulu wadhifa huo.

Mhunzi, ambaye ni mwakilishi wa Jimbo la Chambani kwa tiketi ya CUF, alisema kuwa amemwandikia kiongozi wa upinzani kumjulisha kuhusu uamuzi wake kutokana na spika wa Baraza la Wawakilishi kutokuwepo kisiwani hapa kwa sasa.

Mhunzi alirushiwa tuhuma nyingi, zikiwemo za kushindwa kununua magari ya wawakilishi wenzake baada ya kupewa karibu Sh72 milioni, lakini aliiambia Mwananchi jana kuwa magari hayo yamechelewa kufika na kwamba endapo hayatafika, yuko tayari kuuza mali zake kufidia fedha hizo ambazo alipewa na wajumbe wenzake.

"Kuhusu wajumbe kunipa fedha kwa ajili ya kununulia magari, ni kweli na hayo magari yamechelewa. Yanakuja, lakini nikishindwa nitawalipa hata kwa kuuza mali zangu," alisema Mhunzi kwa njia ya simu alipozungumza na Mwananchi.

Mhunzi amepata umaarufu mkubwa katika vikao vya baraza la wawakilishi kutokana na misimamo yake ya kutetea matumizi mabaya ya fedha za serikali.

Katika kipindi chake cha uwakilishi, aliwahi kukumbana na matatizo mengi, likiwemo la kufikishana mahakamani na spika wa baraza hilo, Pandu Ameir Kificho baada ya kupewa adhabu ya kutohudhuria katika vikao kwa mwaka mzima.

Adhabu hiyo ilitolewa baada ya Mhunzi kukataa kuomba radhi baraza kutokana na matamshi yake ya kusema bei za mafuta zinapangwa Ikulu.

Katika kadhia hiyo Spika kificho alimuamuru Mhunzi kutohudhuria vikao kwa mwaka mzima, lakini mwakilishi huyo alipinga mahakamani na kushinda kesi na kulipwa haki yake kwa mwaka mzima.

Mwaka jana, Mhunzi pia aliwataka wawakilishi wenzake wa kambi ya upinzani kubadili mwelekeo na kuitambua SMZ iliyo chini ya Rais Amani Abeid Karume.

Mhunzi alisema kwamba anajua kwamba msimamo wake huo unaweza ukawa mwisho wake katika duru za kisiasa na kummaliza, lakini aliwataka wenzake kufahamu ukweli huo na kinachofanyika ni mbwembwe tu za kisiasa huku akisisitiza kuwa Rais Karume ndiye kiongozi wa nchi.

Kujiuzulu kwa Mhunzi kumekuja siku chache baada ya baraza kuu la uongozi la chama chake cha CUF kumbwaga katika nafasi yake ya mjumbe wa baraza hilo. Uchaguzi huo ulifanyika wiki iliyopita jijini Dar es Salaam.

Awali jana, akizungumza na waandishi wa habari kwenye ofisi za Baraza la Wawakilishi zilizo Maisara mjini hapa, kiongozi wa kambi ya upinzani kwenye baraza la wawakilishi, Abubakar Khamis Bakari alisema Mhunzi anashutumiwa kutumia fedha kifisadi na anadaiwa kuchota zaidi ya Sh200 millioni ambazo inadaiwa zilitengwa kwa ajili ya kununulia magari wajumbe wenzake.

Bakari alisema mwakilishi huyo anadaiwa kuchukuwa fedha hizo kwa ajili ya kutafuta magari kwa wajumbe wa baraza la wawakilishi na fedha za michango ya wajumbe wa baraza hilo wa kambi ya upinzani.

Kiongozi huyo alisema Mhunzi alipewa kiasi cha Sh72 milioni tangu mwaka 2006 kwa ajili ya kununua magari ya wawakilishi wenzake, lakini hadi sasa ameshindwa kufanya kazi hiyo wala kurejesha fedha alizopewa.

Alisema pia Mhunzi anadaiwa kushindwa kufikisha hundi 21 kwenye Benki Kuu ya Tanzania (BoT) na nyingine 39 kwenye Benki ya Watu wa Zanzibar (PBZ), ambazo ni kwa ajili ya shughuli hiyo.

Kiongozi huyo amesema fedha hizo zilikuwa ni mchango wa wajumbe wa baraza la wawakilishi ambao walikuwa wakikatwa katika mishaha yao kwa ajili ya kusaidia matatizo mbali mbali yanayoweza kutokea katika kipindi chao chote cha shughuli za baraza hilo.

Kiongozi huyo wa upinzani amesema kunatokana na kashfa kubwa zinazomkabili za upotevu wa mamilioni ya fedha pamoja na utapeli aliokuwa akiufanya kwa muda mrefu.

Bakari alisema tayari Mhunzi ameshamuandikia barua Spika wa Baraza la Wawakilishi, Pandu Ameir Kificho pamoja na kiongozi wa kambi ya upinzani kueleza uamuzi huo.

"Ameniandikia kwa kuwa mimi ni kiongozi wa kambi ya upinzani na katika barua yake ameainisha baadhi ya vitisho, akisema anakusudia kunimaliza kisiasa," alisema Bakari ambaye ni mwakilishi wa Jimbo la Mgogoni kisiwani Pemba.

Pia katika barua yake Mwakilishi huyo ilisema anakusudia kufanya jambo kubwa kabisa ambalo litaitetemesha nchi na upinzani kupata pigo la mwaka.

Wema Atoka Kwa Dhamana

2009-03-06T13:29:00.004+03:00

Miss Tanzania 2006,Wema Sepetu, akishikwa mkono na mama yake Mariam Sepetu,baada ya kumpatia dhamana katika Mahakama ya Kinondoni Dare s Salaam.

Hi Honey pole jamani!! I Miss You kweli!!! "Mumewe" akimpa pole.

Wema akibebwa msobemsobe na Mama yake baada ya kutaka kuondoka na "mumewe" Jumbe ambaye familia yake haimtambui.

BINTI KIZIWI

2009-03-06T13:14:00.000+03:00

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Red Nose Day comes early as Fearne Cotton suffers nose bleed on Kilimanjaro climb

2009-03-04T17:22:00.001+03:00

The celebrities on the Kilimanjaro charity trek are having to acclimatise fast to the harsh realities of climbing Africa's biggest mountain.

DJ Fearne Cotton starting to suffer nose bleeds and all of the nine-strong team are beginning to feel emotional as they battle to reach the summit in aid of Comic Relief.

Spirits were not improved as the party witnessed a climber from another group stretchered away after suffering acute altitude sickness.

A Comic Relief doctor had to race ahead to assist the distressed man after the group rose above the tree line for the first time on day three

Suffering: Fearne Cotton has started to get nose bleeds as the group of nine celebrities continue their trek up Mount Kilimanjaro in aid of Comic Relief

Now they are on alert for symptoms of altitude sickness, with the entire team having to deal with headaches and nausea.

Fearne suffered most, combing down with occasional nose bleeds as the group battle to reach the top of the 19,340ft mountain.

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Fiddle sticks! Day Two of the Kilimanjaro hike and Denise Van Outen has broken her climbing pole

The girls, including Cheryl Cole, Kimberley Walsh, Alesha Dixon and Denise Van Outen, were tearful as they stopped for the night at a barren camp after climbing to 3800 metres.

Cheryl was shocked after seeing the climber being taken to a lower height and began to feel concerned for her own health.

Cheryl Cole and Kimberley Walsh set out from camp early on day three

She said: 'He looked scared, really frightened. It really shook me up, shook all of us up.

'You feel really strange at this altitude anyway, emotional and strange - then to see that really got to us.

'I started to wonder if I was suffering from it too - but I'm alright and we've got each other to help us get through and hopefully get all the way to the top.'

Cheryl and the rest of the group were distressed after seeing a male climber from another group stretchered down the mountain suffering acute altitude sickness

Her Girls Aloud bandmate Kimberley added: 'This is hard, the walking is tough, but the altitude makes you feel so different. It was great to climb so high today but to see that man looking so panicked was horrible.

'I'm so glad we are all here to support one another, it would be impossible otherwise.'

Take That's Gary Barlow was forced to wait behind during the optional acclimatisation walk due to his back pain which is still causing the group concern.

Kimberley says she wouldn't be able to do the climb without the team's support

Gary said 'I woke up with bad back this morning. The rest of the guys did a big acclimatisation climb, but I gave my back a rest and went with a guide on my own for a lonely four-hour trek.

'It was the right thing to do though - I'm feeling better tonight - big day tomorrow.'

Chris Moyles overcame severe vertigo today to reach the dizzy heights of Mount Kilimanjaro’s terrifying Cathedral Ridge.

Time for a pee break: Ronan Keating answers a call of nature

While reflecting on his detox to prepare for the challenges of the climb he exclaimed 'Never mind Gary's back, my liver is in danger of turning a normal colour!'

Earlier on in the day Comic Relief’s celebrity climbers surprised Ronan Keating on the morning of his 32nd birthday by rousing him from his tent with a birthday singsong, balloons and cards from his family and friends.

Later on Ronan was in for more birthday treats when the group set up camp in the clouds and presented him with a huge birthday cake.

Singer Alesha Dixon showed guides photos on her digital camera

An embarrassed Ronan joked 'Girls Aloud, Gary Barlow, Alesha Dixon – all these big mega stars singing Happy Birthday to me, it was really special, really great.'

The celebrity team’s efforts will raise money to help change lives across Africa and the UK.

In particular the celebrities will be exploring how they can help tackle malaria, a disease which kills a child every 30 seconds across Africa. In Tanzania, where Kilimanjaro is situated, malaria is the leading killer of children.

With money raised from the event, Comic Relief will be able to provide mosquito nets in Africa that can help prevent potentially fatal bites that cause malaria, as well as helping extremely vulnerable, poor and disadvantaged people in the UK.

So far they have raised more than £750,000, over three quarters of their £1million target.

To sponsor The BT Red Nose Climb go to rednoseday.com.

Radio 1 Chris Moyles treks on a steep section of mountain

Source: Daily Mail Uk.

Waziri kiongozi wa zamani SMZ sasa mhadhiri Chuo Kikuu Dodoma

2009-03-03T21:08:00.000+03:00

WAZIRI kiongozi wa zamani wa Serikali ya Mapinduzi Zanzibar (SMZ), Dk. Mohamed Gharib Bilal, ameamua kushika chaki na kufundisha wanafunzi wa Chuo Kikuu cha Dodoma (Udom).

Mwanasiasa huyo sasa anafundisha somo la fizikia na pia anawafundisha mbinu za kulifundisha somo hilo kwa walimu wanaoanza kazi ya kufundisha kwenye chuo hicho.

“Nafasi ninayo; chuo hiki ni cha Watanzania. Nimeona vema kuwapatia wengine ujuzi wangu ili waendeleze taifa,” alisema akiwa katika moja ya ofisi za chuo hicho juzi jioni alipozungumza na Mwananchi

Kitaaluma, kiongozi huyo wa zamani ni mwanasayansi aliyebobea, hususani katika masuala ya atomu (atomic).

Dk. Bilali, ambaye pia ni mwenyekiti wa baraza la Udom, alisema anaona fahari kufundisha vijana kutokana na ukweli kwamba chuo hicho ni cha hadhi ya aina yake na ni kizuri. Chuo hicho kinajengwa na serikali kwa kutumia fedha za hapa nchini kikiwa na malengo ya kuwaendeleza Watanzania.

Alisema Udom ni chuo cha kipekee kwa nchi za Afrika Mashariki na kwamba anaona fahari kuwa karibu na chuo hicho kutokana na malengo mazuri ya serikali ya CCM.

“Udom ni moja ya kazi nzuri zinazofanywa na serikali," alisema. "Ni chuo cha kujivunia na kitakuwa na matunda mazuri sana kwa taifa.”

Aliwapongeza wafanyakazi wenzake, wakiwemo wahadhiri wanaoongozwa na makamu mkuu wa chuo, Profesa Idris Kikula kwa ushirikiano wanaouonyesha katika kukiendeleza chuo hicho na kuwataka waendelee kuimarisha mshikamano ili kufanikisha malengo yote.

Awali, Kikula aliiambia Mwananchi ofisini kwake kuwa Dk. Bilal ameonyesha mfano kwa viongozi nchini kulisaidia taifa kwa kuendeleza vijana.

Alisema Dk. Balal pamoja na wadhifa aliokuwa nao awali na sasa akiwa mwenyekiti wa baraza la chuo, anafanya kazi ya kufundisha ili kurithisha vijana ujuzi wake.

Udom pia ilimpokea waziri wa zamani wa Kenya, Profesa Amakuwa Anangwe ili afundishe chuoni hapo.

Source: Mwananchi

Victoria Beckham and her Inappropriate Footwear

2009-03-03T19:37:00.003+03:00

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Rais wa Guinea Bissau auawa na waasi

2009-03-02T23:24:00.003+03:00

Rais Vieira alipigwa risasi katika hatua ya kulipiza kisasi

Rais Joao Bernardo Vieira ameuawa na kundi la wanajeshi waasi ambao inaaminika walikuwa wakilipiza kisasi kufuatia mauaji ya mkuu wao wa jeshi mapema Jumatatu.

Jeshi limekanusha madai ya kufanya mapinduzi ya serikali huku hali katika mji mkuu Bissau ikiwa tulivu.

Msemaji wa jeshi Zamora Induta aliwaambia waandishi wa habari, "Rais Vieira aliuawa na jeshi wakati alikuwa akijaribu kutoroka nyumbani kwake kufuatia mashambulizi ya kundi la wanajeshi."

Zamora alimshutumu Rais Vieira kwa kuwajibu juu ya mauaji ya mkuu wa jeshi kufuatia sintofahamu kati yao.

Guinea Bissau ni moja wapo wa nchi maskini sana duniani.

Mapinduzi ya serikali si jambo geni kwa nchi hiyo ambayo pia ni maarufu kama kituo cha kupitishia mihadarati hadi bara Ulaya.

Source: BBC

Mapenzi gani

2009-03-02T15:21:00.000+03:00

I want more than £20,000 says Slumdog star's father

2009-03-01T18:09:00.000+03:00

The father of a Slumdog Millionaire child star has demanded more cash for his son, amid claims he will get less than £20,000 for the Oscar-winning hit which has grossed £123million.

Azharuddin Ismail, ten, was plucked from Mumbai's slums to play Salim, the brother of the film's main character.

Slum boy: Azharuddin Ismail back at his school yesterday

He was reportedly paid £700 during filming, while another £17,500 has been put into a trust fund which he will get, plus interest, when he is 18. The boy also receives a £20-a-month allowance and his family will get a new house worth £20,000.

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But Azharuddin's father Mohammed, who lives in a shack, has tuberculosis and earns less than £40 a month gathering wood, said it was 'not enough' and that film director Danny Boyle should hand all the money over immediately.

Azharuddin Ismail clutches his ear after being hit by his father last week

Neighbours restrain Mohammed Ismail, below, as his son cries

Mr Ismail, 45, was seen beating Azharuddin last week when the jet-lagged boy said he wanted a rest.

He said: 'My son has taken on the world and won. I am so proud of him but I want more money.

'They promised me a new house but it hasn't happened. I'm still in the slum.

'I want the money now, it is of no use later. Mr Boyle should take care of my son.'

Glory: Azharuddin is lifted up by his father Mohammed as he arrives at Mumbai airport after the Oscars

Screen role: Azharuddin as Salim in Slumdog Millionaire

Azharuddin returned to school yesterday for its annual prize day.

The father of co-star Rubina Qureshi, who played Latika, revealed details of how much she and Azharuddin would net from the film. But Slumdog producer Christian Colson insisted: 'We haven't told anybody how much money is put aside for them.'

He said the film-makers wanted to stop gangsters preying on the families and were monitoring their progress.

Source: Daily Mail Uk.

Stars Yarudi Kiume

2009-03-01T17:41:00.003+03:00

Timu ya taifa, Taifa Stars, jana iliaga kiume fainali za Kombe la Mataifa ya Afrika kwa wachezaji wa ligi za nyumbani, CHAN, baada ya kubakiza dakika mbili tu kuingia nusu fainali.

Stars iliyohitaji kushinda, ama kupata sare lakini Segegal ifungwe angalau bao moja zaidi yake na wenyeji Ivory Coast ilipata bao la kuongoza katika dakika ya 86.

Mrisho Ngassa aliyekuwa akielekea golini aliangushwa ndani ya eneo la hatari na Shadrack Nsajigwa akafunga kwa penalti.

Lakini Zambia ambayo ilikuwa itolewe kwa ushindi wa Stars ilicharuka na kufunga katika dakika ya nne ya muda wa nyongeza wa dakika sita zilizochezwa, kutokana na mpira wa kona.

Mchezo kati ya Ivory Coast na Senegal iliyoongoza kundi mbele ya Zambia kwa uwiano wa mabao ulimalizika kwa suluhu.

Stars:
Shaabam Dihile, Shadrack Nsajigwa, Juma Jabu, Salum Swedi, Nadir Haroub` `Cannavaro`, Nurdin Bakari, Henry Joseph (Shabaan Nditi dk.69), Nizar Khalfan, Mussa Hassan `Mgosi`, Mrisho Ngassa na Kigi Makassy (Jerry Tegete dk.72).

Source: Lete Raha

Becks Staying at Clooney’s Italy Digs

2009-02-28T18:31:00.005+03:00

Apparently the Hollywood hunk and the soccer ace were introduced by Giorgio Armani at last year's Met Ball in New York City. Since moving on loan to AC Milan, Beckham has become closer to Clooney, and the former Sexiest Man Alive has lent the footballer his Lake Como estate to help him unwind. Right, the stress of it all. I don't imagine being David Beckham is that sodding difficult.

Taifa Stars yawapa raha Watanzania yawaondoa wenyeji Ivory Coast

2009-02-26T16:46:00.002+03:00

Mrisho Ngasa ndiye aliyepachika bao la ushindi baada kupokea mpira kutoka kwa Henry Joseph.

TIMU ya taifa ya Tanzania, Taifa Stars imefufua matumaini ya kuingia nusu fainali ya Fainali za Afrika kwa wachezaji wa Ligi za Ndani, CHAN baada ya kuifunga Ivory Coast bao 1-0, mchezo uliofanyika kwenye Uwanja wa Felix Houphouet Boigny, mjini Abidjan jana.

Matokeo hayo yamewaondosha kabisa wenyeji katika michuano hiyo, sasa watacheza na Senegal Jumamosi, mchezo wa kukamilisha ratiba katika mchezo wa kwanza walifungwa mabao 3-0 na Zambia.

Stars bado iko katika nafasi ya tatu ikiwa na pointi tatu wakati Zambia inaongoza ikiwa na pointi nne sawa na Senegal lakini Zambia ina mabao mengi. Wenyeji wanashika mkia kwa kutokuwa na pointi.

Ili kusonga mbele, Stars inahitaji ushindi dhidi ya Zambia Jumamosi huku ikiombea Ivory Coast kumfunga Senegal ili kujihakikishia nafasi nzuri zaidi.

Ukiacha hayo, katika mchezo wa jana, wenyeji walianza kwa kasi na kuanza kushambulia mfululizo lango la wapinzani wao, lakini hata hivyo, ngome ya Stars chini ya Shadrack Nsajigwa, Salum Swed, Juma Jabu na Nadir Haroub ‘Cannavaro’ walisimama imara kupunguza kasi ya mashambulizi.

Kasi ya wenyeji iliwachanganya mara kwa mara Stars hata kuruhusu kona 17, nane zikipigwa kipindi cha kwanza huku wenyewe wakiambulia nne kipindi cha pili na kipindi cha kwanza hawakupata kona.

Kiujumla Ivory Coast walifanya mashambulizi mengi wakiongozwa na Junior Mango, Sanny Karamoko na Silvestre Nene lakini hata hivyo hayakuwa na madhara kutokana na ukuta imara wa Tanzania.

Stars ambayo ilichapwa bao 1-0 katika mchezo wa kwanza na Senegal, walionyesha kubadilika lakini pengine ni kutokana na kubadilisha kikosi kwa kumuanzisha Mussa Hassan Mgosi na Kigi Makassi.

Kocha wa timu hiyo, Marcio Maximo alimtema kikosini Haruna Moshi ‘Boban’ pamoja na Athumani Idd ‘Chuji’ ambao hata hivyo, Mwananchi ilifuatilia na kugundua kuwapo na ‘bifu’ la chini kwa chini kati ya Boban na Maximo wakati Chuji alijitonesha mazoezini.

Wachezaji hao wote walikuwa jukwaani na hawakuwa hata katika benchi la ufundi.

Watanzania walishangilia kwa nguvu katika dakika ya 38 wakati Mrisho Ngassa alipopachika bao kwa kichwa baada ya kupata pande la mbali la Henry Joseph kutoka katikati ya uwanja.

Stars iliyokuwa ikishambulia kwa kushtukiza, waliliandama lango la wapinzani wao kipindi cha kwanza huku Mussa Hassan Mgosi, Ngassa wakiwatesa wenyeji kwa kuunganishwa na Henry Joseph, Kigi Makasi na Nizar Khalfan.

Hata hivyo, Henry na Nizar walionekana kupwaya kwa vipindi hata kupoteza mipira mfululizo. Kipindi cha pili, Maximo alifanya mabadiliko kadhaa, aliwatoa Henry Joseph, Mussa Hassan Mgosi na Mrisho Ngassa na nafasi zao kuchukuliwa na Mwinyi Kazimoto, Shaaban Nditi na Jerry Tegete lakini hata hivyo sura ya mchezo haikubadilika.

Stars iliwakilishwa na Juma Dihile, Shadrack Nsajigwa, Juma Jabu, Said Sued, Nadir Haroub, Nurdin Bakari, Henry Joseph/Shaaban Nditi, Nizar Khalfan, Mussa Hassan Mgosi/Mwinyi Kazimoto, Mrisho Ngassa/Jerry Tegete na Kigi Makassi.

Katika mchezo mwingine, Zambia na Senegal zilitoka suluhu katika mchezo uliokuwa na ushindani.

Source: Mwananchi

Wanajeshi wa Rwanda waondoka DRC

2009-02-26T12:53:00.002+03:00

Maelfu ya wanajeshi wa Rwanda wameanza kuondoka Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasi ya Congo na kurudi nyumbani, wiki tano baada ya kuingia nchini humo kupambana na waasi wa Ki-hutu.

Kumekuwa na sherehe ya kuwapa mkono wa kwaheri huko Gomba, ambao ndio mji mkubwa zaidi mashariki mwa nchi.

Waziri wa mashauri ya nje wa Rwanda, alielezea kwamba oparesheni hiyo ya pamoja iliweza "kuwafanya hafifu kabisa" waasi wa FDLR.

Lakini msemaji wa BBC alisema vifo vingi vilitokea kwa upande wa raia.

Kuwepo kwa waasi hao katika jamhuri ya kidemokrasi ya Congo ni kutokana na miaka mingi ya mzozo katika eneo hilo la Afrika.

Baadhi ya viongozi wa FDLR wanalaumiwa kuhusika katika mauaji ya watu wengi mwaka 1994, kabla ya kukimbilia Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasi ya Congo.

Rwanda mara mbili imeshawahi kuishambulia nchi hiyo jirani, ikielezea kwamba inawajibika kuwachukulia hatua wapiganaji hao, ambao wengi ni kutoka kabila la Hutu.

Mwezi Januari, nchi hizo mbili zilikubaliana kuchukua hatua za pamoja dhidi ya FDLR.

Wanajeshi wa Rwanda pia walimkamata kiongozi wa waasi, Laurent Nkunda, ambaye ni Mtutsi, ambaye anafikiriwa na viongozi wa Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasi ya Congo kuwa ni adui mkubwa.

Malori ya kijeshi pamoja, na vile vile wanajeshi 1,500 waliokuwa wakitembea kwa miguu waliweza kuvuka mpaka kufikia saa tisa za Afrika Mashariki.

Zaidi ya wanajeshi 3,000 wa Rwanda waliingia Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasi ya Congo mwezi Januari.

Viongozi wa Rwanda wanasema wanajeshi wote watakuwa wameondoka kufikia mwisho wa wiki hii.

Source: BBC

Kiuno Viuno

2009-02-24T20:26:00.000+03:00

British Oscar triumph: Slumdog Millionaire sweeps the board with EIGHT Oscars as Kate Winslet wins Best Actress gong

2009-02-23T16:27:00.013+03:00

It was a triumphant night for British film as heavily tipped Kate Winslet took the best actress Oscar for her role in The Reader, while Slumdog Millionaire swept the board with EIGHT awards this morning.

Dressed in a gunmetal grey one-shoulder gown, Reading-born Kate, 33, managed to hold back the tears as she accepted her award from a group of past winners including Nicole Kidman and Sophia Loren.

In her acceptance speech, a composed Kate thanked director husband Sam Mendes, 43, and children Mia, 8, and Joe, 5, for loving her just the way she is.

'You just don't think that these dreams that seem so silly and so impossible could ever really come true', she said backstage at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles.

Another Brit winner, Danny Boyle, who took the best director Oscar for Slumdog Millionaire, winner of the best picture, said: 'It's a triumph for a little film that became a big one'.

Finally! A triumphant Kate Winslet thanked her family as she won the best actress Oscar for The Reader at the 81st Academy Awards in LA

Winner's joy: The actress embraces her director husband Sam Mendes after winning her Academy Award

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Other British wins on the night included The Duchess, starring Keira Knightley, which won an Oscar for best costume design.

Winslet with director husband Sam Mendes

And British director James Marsh and producer Simon Chinn won the Oscar for best documentary for the acclaimed film Man On Wire.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown hailed it as a 'great night' for Britain in Hollywood.

'I would like to congratulate Danny Boyle and all those who worked on Slumdog Millionaire on winning an incredible eight Academy Awards,' he said.

'I was lucky enough to see the film myself and understand how it has captured the imagination of people all over the world. Its success is truly well-deserved.'

Kate pulled off the expected Sunday night win for her quietly powerful performance in The Reader directed by Billy Elliot helmer Stephen Daldry.

In an unconventional moment, she shouted out to her father Roger and asked him to whistle so she knew where he was. He whistled back from his seat at the Kodak Theatre, waving when he responded.

The five-time nominee said: 'I'd be lying if I haven't made a version of this speech before.

'I think I was probably eight years old and staring into the bathroom mirror and this (Oscar) would be a shampoo bottle. But it's not a shampoo bottle now.

'I feel like an unlikely hero,' she said, 'I was not the privileged kid things like this could happen to.

'My mum won a pickled onion competition in the local pub just before Christmas and the Reading Evening Post sent me a picture of her holding her jar.

'Well, Reading Evening Post, here's your next Winslet picture!'.

Kate, centre, is congratulated by Sophia Loren, left, Nicole Kidman, Shirley MacLaine and last year's winner Marion Cotillard

Hollywood glamour: Kate wore a one-shouldered gunmetal grey gown, and an old-fashioned swept-back hairstyle for the ceremony

Slumdog Millionaire director Danny Boyle hugs Rubiana Ali, who portrayed young Latika backstage

Later she told Sky News she planned to celebrate by 'getting massively drunk'.

It proved sixth time lucky for Kate who was first nominated in 1996 for supporting actress in Sense And Sensibility, then in the leading category two years later for Titanic, and best supporting actress again for Iris in 2002.

Best actress nods followed again in 2005 for Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind and Little Children in 2007.

Another Oscar loss would have tied Kate with Deborah Kerr and Thelma Ritter as the only actresses to be nominated six times and leave empty-handed.

Meanwhile, British-backed film Slumdog Millionaire was the triumph of the night, winning Academy Awards for best picture, best director for Danny Boyle, best adapted screenplay, best cinematography, best sound mixing, best film editing, best score and best song.

Director Steven Spielberg presented the best picture prize to Slumdog's producer Christian Colson, who called to the stage all the Slumdog children.

Crowded on stage were Dev Patel and Freida Pinto, who played the film's young lovers Jamal and Latika.

With them were the younger versions of their characters: Rubiana Ali (youngest Latika), Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail (youngest Salim), Madhur Mittal (oldest Salim), Ashutosh Lobo Gajiwala (middle Salim), Tanvi Ganesh Lonkar (middle Latika), Tanay Cheda (middle Jamal) and Ayush Mahesh Khedekar (youngest Jamal).

Producer Christian Colson is joined by the cast and crew of Slumdog Millionaire onstage after the film is named Best Picture

Triumphant: Director Boyle celebrates with his young stars Dev Patel (Salim) and Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail (youngest Salim)

Later the starstruck youngsters attended the Oscar Governors Ball before heading to the Slumdog Oscar party on Sunset Boulevard.

But Slumdog almost never happened as the film was headed straight to DVD for release after its US distributors were shut down.

Boyle, left, poses with Rubiana as they arrive at the Governors Ball following the 81st Academy Awards

Art mirrored life for the rags-to-riches tale which almost became a victim of the financial climate when Time Warner Inc. announced it would shut down Warner Independent, which had bought its North American distribution rights.

Freida Pinto with co-star Rubiana Ali whose mother watched her on television in the slums of Mumbai

But company Fox Searchlight stepped in to distribute it, eventually showing it in 1,600 theatres in the US.

The film, which cost just $10million (£7million) to make, is now set to cross the $100million (£68million) mark.

Winning an Oscar marks the high point in a directorial career that has seen Danny Boyle go from low-budget British movies to films of international acclaim.

It comes 14 years after he made his debut on the big screen with Shallow Grave.

On the way he has made some of the UK's most memorable films including Trainspotting and 28 Days Later.

Accepting the Oscar for best director, Boyle, 52, jumped up and down excitedly in front of Hollywood's finest. He explained that it was to honour a pledge he made to his children.

'I swore to them that if this miracle would ever happen, I would receive it in the spirit of Tigger from Winnie the Pooh,' he said.

The mother of one of the Slumdog child actors celebrated the film's eight Oscars from her home in an Indian shantytown, where relatives and neighbours had gathered to watch the awards ceremony on television.

'I'm so happy that my daughter has won this award and I could see her on stage with such big stars,' said Muni Qureshi, mother of Rubiana Ali, 8.

Neighbours of actor Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail (Jamal) watch the Academy Awards near his home, in a slum in Bandra, Mumbai, India

Ali, along with other child actors in the film, was flown to Los Angeles for the awards ceremony and she appeared on stage after the film's best motion picture award was announced.

The film has generated controversy in India, where some people find its name, and depiction of poverty, insulting.

But Qureshi, who lives with her daughter and the rest of the family in a ramshackle home with no running water in Mumbai's Garib Nagar slum, defended the film.

'I know that this film has been criticised for showcasing poverty. But it has also meant that a girl from the slums of Mumbai who could not even imagine that she would go abroad has reached the Oscars, so how can that be bad?' she said.

In a moving moment the late Heath Ledger's father Kim accepted his son's Oscar flanked by Heath's mother Sally Bell and sister Kate

Ledger has become only the second performer to be awarded an Oscar posthumously

Despite its troubled start, the uplifting story about a downtrodden boy and girl falling in love through tough times turned out to be exactly what audiences wanted to see.

The first award of the night went to Spanish actress Penelope Cruz, who won her first Oscar for best supporting actress for her performance as tempestuous artist Maria Elena in Woody Allen's romantic comedy Vicky Cristina Barcelona.

'Has anybody ever fainted here?" she asked as she collected her Oscar. "I think I might be the first one.'

The late Heath Ledger's performance as The Joker in The Dark Knight won him the best supporting actor Oscar, which was accepted by his parents and sister.

Ledger has become the second performer to be awarded an Oscar posthumously.

Peter Finch, who was named best actor for Network in 1976, was the only other posthumous winner of an acting Oscar.

Father Kim, who accepted the award on behalf of Ledger's daughter Matilda said: 'This award would have humbly validated Heath's quiet determination to be accepted by you all here - his peers within an industry he loved.'

Comedian Ben Stiller dons a beard to play Joaquin Phoenix, left, as he and actress Natalie Portman present an award

Sean Penn was a surprise winner for best actor in Milk, beating highly touted Mickey Rourke in comeback film The Wrestler.

But there was disappointment for Brad Pitt's The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button. The actor lost out on the best actor award and it collected just two Oscars for best make-up and art direction.

The show was presented by Australia actor Hugh Jackman, who took part in a stunning dance routine with singer Beyonce.

Disappointment: Mickey Rourke and Brad Pitt - seen here with partner Angelina Jolie - both missed out on a best actor award and Pitt's film The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button won only two of the 13 awards it was nominated for

Host with the most: Actor Hugh Jackman did a dazzling turn as the unusual pick for the job of Oscar host

Jackman performs with Beyonce in a show-stopping musical routine

Razzle dazzle them: Oscar host Hugh Jackman and Beyonce , High School Musical's Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens and Mama Mia's Dominic Cooper and Amanda Seyfried pair up to perform a big musical number

Source: Daily Mail Uk.

Kambi ya AU yashambuliwa Mogadishu

2009-02-23T15:18:00.007+03:00

Burundi na Uganda ndizo pekee zina wanajeshi Mogadishu

Waasi nchini Somalia wameshambulia kambi ya jeshi la kulinda amani la Umoja wa Afrika mjini Mogadishu.

Kundi la wanamgambo wa kiislamu la al-Shabab limesema kuwa wafuasi wake wawili walifanya shambulio la kujitolea muhanga kwa kutumia gari.

Jeshi la AU limesema linafanya uchunguzi kuhusu shambulio hilo lakini halikutoa idadi ya wanajeshi waliojeruhiwa au kuuawa.
Msemaji wa wanajeshi kutoka Burundi, ambayo inachangia walinda amani katika jeshi hilo amesema wanajeshi wao sita waliuawa katika tukio hilo, shirika la habari la AFP limearifu.

Jumla ya wanajeshi 3,500 wa kulinda amani kutoka Burundi na Uganda ndiyo pekee wa kigeni walioko Mogadishu tangu mwezi Januari wakati majeshi ya Ethiopia yaliyokuwa yakiiunga mkono serikali yalipoondoka.

Makubaliano ya amani yaliyosimamiwa na Umoja wa Mataifa kati ya serikali ya mpito ya Somalia na kundi la upinzani lenye msimamo wa kadri, yalitoa fursa kwa Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed kuchaguliwa kuwa rais mpya mwezi Januari, lakini kundi la al-Shabab limeapa kuendeleza mapambano ya silaha dhidi ya wanajeshi wa kulinda amani.

Source: BBC

Stars Yalala, Zambia Yaua

2009-02-23T14:37:00.005+03:00

Mchezaji wa Senegal, Mamadou Traore (kushoto) akigombea mpira na kiungo wa Tanzania, Geoffrey Bonny Namwandu (kulia) katika mchezo wa Kombe la CHAN uliochezwa uwanja wa Felix Houphouet-Boigny mjini Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Stars ilala 1-0.

TANZANIA kwa mara nyingine imeanza vibaya michuano ya Mataifa ya Afrika kwa wachezaji wa ndani CHAN, baada ya kukubali kipigo cha bao 1-0 kutoka kwa Senegal, huku jirani zao Zambia wakitoa onyo kwa timu nyingine kwa kuwafunga wenyeji wa michuano hiyo ya CHAN, Ivory Coast kwa mabao 3-0.

Taifa Stars iliyoanza mchezo huo vibaya kwa safu ya ulinzi kushindwa kuelewana vizuri na kuacha mipira ya juu kutawaliwa na washambuliaji wa Senegal waliokuwa makini zaidi kutumia mwanya huo.

Mshambuliaji Mamadou Traore aliunganisha vizuri krosi kwa kichwa kilichomshinda kipa Shabaan Dihile katika dakika ya 29 na kuipa Ivory Coast bao pekee.

Kuingia kwa bao hilo kulirudisha hali Stars kujaribu kufanya mashambulizi mengi kupitia kwa winga wake Mrisho Ngassa aliyekuwa chini ya ulinzi mkali wa ngome ya Senegal.

Kocha Marcio Maximo alijaribu kuwatoa Godfrey Bonny, Haruna Moshi na Jerry Tegete walioshindwa kuonyesha kiwango cha kuvutia na nafasi zao kuchuliwa na Nurdin Bakari, Musa Hassan Mgosi na Abdi Kassim.

Kuingia kwa wachezaji hao Taifa Stars ilichangamka na kufanya mashumbulizi mengi katika kipindi cha pili, lakini walishindwa kumalizia nafasi nyingi walizotengeneza.

Katika mchezo wa awali kati ya wenyeji wa michuano hiyo ya Afrika, Ivory Coast walipokea kipigo kitakatifu cha mabao 3-0 kutoka kwa Zambia 'Chipolopolo'.

Mshambuliaji Given Singuluma ndiye aliyekuwa shujaa wa mchezo huo kwa kufunga mabao yote matatu ya Zambia katika dakika ya 36,47 na 76, na kuharibu sherehe zote za ufunguzi mbele ya rais Laurent Gbagbo wa Ivory Coast.

Source: Mwananchi

Pictured: Rihanna's horrific injuries after alleged bust-up with Chris Brown

2009-02-20T13:05:00.002+03:00

This is the first picture of the brutal injuries suffered by Rihanna, allegedly at the hands of her former lover Chris Brown.

The picture of the singer's bruised, cut and swollen face appeared on American website TMZ.com.

The bust-up is alleged to have occurred after the couple had an argument as they left a pre-Grammy Awards party.

Battered: Rihanna's injuries after Brown allegedly beat her

Both were nominated for Grammys and were scheduled to appear at the February 8 awards show but cancelled at the last minute.

Brown surrendered to Los Angeles police on February 8 and was released on $50,000 bail after being arrested for investigation of making a criminal threat, a felony.

He has not been charged by the district attorney's office, which is still investigating the case.

Brown surrendered to authorities just as the show was getting under way.

Happier times: Rihanna before the alleged attack

According to police, Brown and a woman began arguing as they were travelling in a car shortly after the February 7 party.

The fight escalated after they got out of the car, and Brown had left by the time officers arrived.

Rihanna, who turns 21 today, has not been seen in public since the alleged attack and is believed to be staying with her family in Barbados.

Rihanna and Chris Brown, pictured at a pre-Grammy party just hours before the alleged assault. They later cancelled their performances at the awards

Brown spoke out about the incident for the first time this week, saying he is 'sorry and saddened' by what happened.

The 19-year-old R&B singer said he is seeking counselling from his pastor and loved ones but said much of what has been reported of the incident is untrue, although he did not elaborate.

In a statement issued through publicist Michael Sitrick, he said: 'Words cannot begin to express how sorry and saddened I am over what transpired.

'I am seeking the counselling of my pastor, my mother and other loved ones and I am committed, with God's help, to emerging a better person.

Chris Brown, who allegedly assaulted his pop star girlfriend Rihanna last week, has spoken out for the first time saying he is 'sorry and saddened'

'Much of what has been speculated or reported on blogs and or reported in the media is wrong,' he added.

But he said he could not discuss that in detail until his case is resolved.

Meanwhile, Los Angeles police are thought to have launched an internal investigation into how the picture of Rihanna's injuries came to be released.

People.com quoted a police statement as saying: 'The photograph has the appearance of one taken during an official domestic violence investigation.

'The Los Angeles Police Department takes seriously its duty to maintain the confidentiality of victims of domestic violence.

Source: Daily Mail Uk.

Stars Yatua Salama Abidjan, Wa Kwanza

2009-02-20T12:54:00.001+03:00

Zikiwa zimesalia saa kadhaa kabla ya vumbi la fainali za michuano ya Mataifa ya Afrika kwa wachezaji wanaocheza Ligi za Ndani (CHAN), kuanza kutimka nchini Ivory Coast Jiji la Abidjan limegubikwa na shamrashamra za ufunguzi wa michuano hiyo.

Michuano hiyo imeundwa maalumu kwa ajili ya wachezaji wanaocheza Ligi za Ndani kwenye mataifa yao, imekuwa gumzo kubwa katika jiji hilo la kibiashara la taifa hilo la Afrika Magharibi.

Kutoka kwenye Uwanja wa Ndege wa Kimataifa wa Felix Houphoet Boigny mpaka maeneo ya Adjame, Treichville na kwingineko katika Jiji hilo la Abidjan kuna mabango ya matangazo yenye kuitangaza michuano hiyo mipya iliyoandaliwa na Shirikisho la Soka la Afrika (CAF).

Ukifika katika Mji Mkuu huo wa Ivory Coast, ambao ni mojawapo ya miji ambayo itakuwa wenyeji wa michuano hiyo, ambayo inaanza Februari 22 na kumalizika Machi 8, utabaini joto la homa na mshawasha wa michuano hiyo kwa mashabiki wa soka wa taifa hilo liko juu na wanasubiri kwa hamu kubwa ufunguzi wake.

Mara tu utakapowasili kwenye Uwanja wa Ndege utakaribishwa na mandhari nzuri ya mabango ya umeme yaliyopambwa ndani ya kiwanja wakati ukiendelea kukamilisha taratibu za kuingia katika nchi hiyo. Hata vigari vya kubebea mizigo uwanjani hapo vimepigwa chapa yenye nembo inayotambulisha michuano mipya ya CHAN.

Vyombo vya habari vyote vya nchi hiyo, magazeti na televisheni pia haviko nyuma kutokana na habari kwenye vyombo hivyo kutawaliwa zaidi na habari za michuano hiyo mipya kwenye kalenda ya Caf. Timu za mataifa nane ikiwamo, Ivory Coast ambao wamefuzu kucheza fainali hizo kutokana na kuwa wenyeji zitakuwa zikichuana vikali kuwania taji hilo jipya.

Timu nyingine kwenye michuano hiyo ni Libya ( kutoka Kanda ya Kaskazini mwa Afrika), Ghana (Kanda ya Magharibi B), Senegal (Kanda ya Magharibi A), Tanzania (Kanda ya Kati) na Mashariki, Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo (Kanda ya Kati) na Kanda ya Kusini ni Zambia na Zimbabwe. Kundi A la michuano hiyo, ambalo litakuwa likichezea mechi zake katika Jiji la Abidjan linaundwa na wenyeji Ivory Coast , Senegal, Tanzania na Zambia, wakati lile la B lina timu za Ghana, Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo, Libya na Zimbabwe.

Mahakama maalum Kenya yaahirishwa

2009-02-19T01:07:00.003+03:00

Mahakama maalum kuwashtaki walioshiriki ghasia baada ya uchaguzi yaahirishwa Kenya

Waziri Mkuu wa Kenya amesema nchi hiyo inayo miezi miwili kusubiri kabla ya kuanzishwa mahakama maalum ya kuwashtaki waliohusika na ghasia baada ya uchaguzi.

Bwana Raila Odinga amesema Kofi Annan ameafiki kusogezwa mbele muda wa kuanzishwa mahakama hiyo.

Bwana Annan alisimamia upatanishi hadi kuundwa serikali ya umoja wa kitaifa mwaka mmoja uliopita, hali iliyomaliza ghasia ambapo watu takriban 1,500 waliuawa.

Wiki iliyopita wabunge waliukataa muswada wa kuundwa mahakama hiyo, licha ya juhudi za ushawishi kutoka kwa Rais Mwai Kibaki na Waziri Mkuu, Mr Odinga.

Wanaoupinga muswada huo walisema hawana imani na mfumo wa sheria wa Kenya na wametaka watuhumiwa wote ni lazima wafikishwe mbele ya mahakama ya kimataifa ya uhalifu ya The Hague- ICC.

Source: BBC

Victoria Beckham at Emporio Armani Show in NY

2009-02-19T00:53:00.005+03:00

pictures via dailymail and The Sun

Chelsea Open Training at Stamford Bridge

2009-02-19T00:43:00.004+03:00

pictures via dailymail

Who's the Daddy? 13-year-old Alfie to take DNA test to prove he is the baby's father

2009-02-16T16:46:00.005+03:00

Schoolboy father Alfie Patten has claimed that he is happy to take a DNA test to prove he is the father of his 15-year-old girlfriend's baby.

Two other youths have come forward to claim they also slept with Chantelle, despite the couple's protestations that there is no doubt Alfie is the father.

Chantelle and Alfie insist the other boys are lying and the young father has vowed to take the DNA test to prove he is the father once and for all.

He said: 'Other stupid boys are lying, saying bad things, like they have slept with Chantelle too.

'But I am the only boyfriend she has had and we've been together for two years, so I must be the dad.

When she found out she was having a baby, I asked her "Am I the dad?" and she went "Yeah" so I believe her.'

Eye of the storm: Alfie Patten, now 13, cradles Maisie

He added: 'I didn't know about DNA tests before, but Mum explained it's when they do a swab in your mouth and it tells you if you're the dad. So, if I have that, they can all shut up.

'But I don't really care what people say. And I don't like them being bad about Chantelle.'

Trainee chef Richard Goodsell, 16, who lives near Chantelle in Eastbourne, claimed they had sex at least three times around the time she became pregnant.

He said: 'I know I could be the father. Everyone thinks I am. My friends all tell me that baby has my eyes - even my mum thinks so.'

Father figure? Tyler Barker, 14 (right), and Richard Goodsell, 16 (left), both believe they could be Maisie's father

A second youth, 14-year-old Tyler Barker, also thinks he could be Maisie's father.

'I slept with Chantelle about nine months ago and I'm really worried I could be the father,' he said.

'I hope it's not me. All my mates have been teasing me about it but this isn't funny, it's serious.'

But Chantelle has insisted that 13-year-old Alfie is the only boy she has slept with.

She said: 'I love Alfie. I lost my virginity to him. We decided to start a physical relationship because we love each other. There has been no one else.'

A family friend said: 'Chantelle and Alfie only had sex once. Since then she hasn't let him near her but he's besotted with her. It's the classic case of puppy love.

'He adores that baby, if it turned out it wasn't his after all this he would be devastated beyond words.'

Chantelle gave birth to baby Maisie Roxanne last Monday and both families are being accused of trying to cash in.

Unmasked: Alfie with father Dennis

Alfie's father has instructed PR guru Max Clifford to broker deals on his son's behalf - he is already being tailed by a TV documentary team - while Chantelle and her newborn daughter spent much of the weekend with a newspaper.

Questions were raised last night over the response of social services to the case of under-age parents Chantelle Stedman and Alfie Patten.

Friends of 15-year-old Chantelle claimed that health or social workers have had little or no contact with the vulnerable young mother since she was sent home from hospital last week.

In addition, her baby-faced 'boyfriend' - just 12 when the child was conceived - did not see his case worker last week, according to sources close to his parents.

A family friend said Chantelle has spent much of the last 24 hours in 'floods of tears' and Alfie has thrown a series of tantrums.

Last night a spokesman for East Sussex County Council said they had been closely involved with both families and said staff were planning to visit this week but refused to comment on claims that they had not made a formal visit over the last few days.

Tory MP Ann Widdecombe said: 'It's appalling that social workers were not in there from day one. What is crucial is the welfare of the child at the centre of this shambles who is an innocent party in all this.'

Similar: Baby Alfie at four months old and little Maisie Roxanne

Eastbourne Tory MP Nigel Waterson said: 'I am surprised that social services have not been involved considering that they have put out a statement saying that they would give all possible support.

'If the family feel they are not getting the support they need, I am happy for them to contact me and I can take it up with whoever necessary.'

Former Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith, who is the chairman of the Centre for Social Justice, said he was not surprised that social workers had not visited the family since the birth because the care system is stretched to breaking point.

He said: 'The welfare system is creaking and crumbling, and major change is required.'

Both the Pattens and the Stedmans have been accused of courting the media with rumours of newspaper and TV deals worth thousands of pounds.

Yesterday there were farcical scenes at the home Alfie shares with his mother Nicola in Hailsham, East Sussex when his estranged father Dennis Patten arrived.

The father-of-nine vehicle fitter was wearing a devil mask and carrying a fluorescent yellow placard saying 'No comment. Call Max' - a reference to publicist Mr Clifford.

A TV crew from Channel 4's Cutting Edge team followed close behind.

Farcical: Dennis Patten in a devil mask yesterday. His placard refers to publicist Max Clifford

Source: Daily Mail Uk.

Prisons yaendeleza uteja Libya

2009-02-16T16:19:00.002+03:00

Wawakilishi wa Tanzania kwenye michuano ya kuwania kombe la Shirikisho timu ya Prisons, imetupwa nje ya michuano hiyo kwa jumla ya bao 6-0, baada ya juzi kukubali kichapo cha bao 4-0 kutoka kwa wapinzani wao Khalij Sert ya Libya.

Katika mchezo huo uliochezwa Tripol, Prisons ilitakiwa kushinda bao 3-0,ili iweze kusonga mbele kutokana na kukubali kichapo cha bao 2-0, katika mchezo wa awali uliochezwa kwenye uwanja wa Uhuru zamani uwanja wa taifa, jijini Dar es Salaam.

Prisons, ilionekana thaifu mbele ya Khalij Sert kutokana na kucheza hovyo katika dakika zote za mchezo, ambapo iliwachukua muda mfupi walibya hao kupachika bao la kuongoza.

Kwa mujibu wa habari zilizopatikana kutoka Libya zimeeleza kuwa wawakilishi hao wa Tanzania walishindwa kufurukuta mbele ya khalij, ambapo hawakufanya hata shambulizi la maana langoni mwa wapinzani wao.

Kwa matokeo hayo Prisons itakuwa imeungana na wawakilishi wengine wa Zanzibar kutolewa kwenye michuano ya kimataifa,ambazo ni timu ya Miembeni na Mundu, ambapo Miembeni imetolewa kwenye michuano ya Ligi ya Mabingwa na Monomotapa ya Zimbabwe kwa jumla ya bao 3-2.

Mundu imetolewa na Red Arrows ya Zambia kwa jumla ya bao 7-0, baada ya kukubali kichapo cha bao 6-0,kwenye mchezo wa awali na katika mchezo wa marudiano uliochezwa jijini Dar es salaam timu hiyo ilifungwa bao 1-0.

Hiyo ni mara ya tatu kwa Prisons kushindwa kufanya vizuri kwenye michuaano ya kimataifa kutokana na kutolewa katika hatua za awali katika miaka yote iliyowahi kushiriki.

Timu hiyo inatarajia kurejea jijini Dar es Salaam keshokutwa na mara baada ya kutua jijini itakaa kwa muda mfupi kabla ya kurejea Mbeya kuendelea na maandalizi ya raundi ya pili ya Ligi Kuu.

Source: Nipashe

Ngassa awachachafya Wacomoro

2009-02-16T15:37:00.002+03:00

Winga nyota Mrisho Ngassa jana aling'ara wakati alipopachika mabao manne wakati Yanga ilipoibuka na ushindi wa 6-0 dhidi ya Etoile d'Or Mirontsy ya Comorro katika mchezo wa marudiano wa mtoano wa Ligi ya Mabingwa wa Afrika.

Kwa matokeo hayo sasa, Yanga imeweza kusonga mbele kwa jumla ya mabao 14-1 baada ya kuibuka na ushindi wa 8-1 katika mchezo wa kwanza uliochezwa wiki mbili zilizopita jijini, Dar es Salaam.

Yanga sasa itavaana na Al-Ahly ya Misri katika raundi ya kwanza ya mashindano hayo itakayochezwa mwezi Machi.

Mchezo ulichezwa katika uwanja wa Said Mohamed Cheikh ulioko mjini hapa, ambapo hakuna mawasiliano ya aina yoyote ya simu na uko kilomita 40 kutoka mji mkuu wa Comoro, Moroni.

Hata hivyo, Etoile ililazimika kutumia uwanja huo wenye nyasi bandia kutokana na kutokea katika kisiwa cha Anjoun, ambako hakuna uwanja wenye hadhi ya kimataifa.

Ngassa alikuwa "mwiba" wa Wacomoro, ambapo mara nyingi alikuwa akiwachachafya kwa chenga na mbio zake.

Aliweza kufunga mabao yake yote katika kipindi cha kwanza na baadae kutolewa na Kocha Dusan Kondic wakati kipindi cha pili kilipoanza.

Ngassa alizamisha bao lake katika dakika ya tatu wakati alipoweza kuunganisha mpira wa kona uliochongwa na Amir Maftah na kuongeza bao la pili mnano dakika ya 33 baada ya kuunganisha krosi ya Fred Mbuna.

Bao la mechi lilikuwa lile la tatu katika dakika ya 39, wakati alipoweza kuwalamba chenga mabeki wa Etoile kuanzia katikati ya uwanja na kuweza kuzamisha mpira wavuni.

Goli hili linaweza kufananishwa na lile la nyota wa zamani wa Argentina, Diego Maradona alilofunga dhidi ya England wakati wa fainali za Kombe la Dunia mwaka 1986 nchini Mexico wakati alipowapiga chenga mabeki wanne wa England na kujaza mpira wavuni na timu yake kupata ushindi wa 2-1.

Ngassa alifunga mahesabu yake katika dakika ya 41 wakati alipounganisha krosi ya mshambuliaji Mkenya Boniface Ambani.

Vincent Barnabas aliifungia Yanga bao la tano katika dakika ya 77 wakati Ambani alimalizia bao la sita katika dakika ya 88 baada ya kuwahi mpira wa uliotemwa na kipa.

Source: Nipashe

Mwalimu Asimulia Bakora Alizopata Kutoka Kwa Mkuu Wa Wilaya

2009-02-15T03:38:00.002+03:00

Mmoja wa walimu waliocharazwa viboko Jumatano iliyopita asubuhi mbele ya Mkuu wa Wilaya ya Bukoba, Albert Mnali, ni mwalimu Ativus Leonard (33) wa shule ya msingi Katerero.

Akizungumza na Shirika la Utangazaji la Uingereza (BBC) juzi, Leonard alisimulia kuwa siku hiyo Mkuu wa Wilaya alifika shuleni kwao na kufanya mkutano na Mkuu wa Shule na walimu wengine.

Katika mkutano huo, Mkuu wa Wilaya aliwaambia kuwa amekuwa akifuatilia walimu wanaochelewa kufika kazini. "Alisoma majina ya walimu waliokuwa wakituhumiwa. Nilikuwa mmoja wao. Nilichelewa mara mbili kufika kazini mwezi uliopita," alikiri Mwalimu Leonard.

Baada ya kusoma majina hayo, kila mmoja aliulizwa atoe sababu za kuchelewa, ndipo yeye alipomwambia kuwa sababu zilitofautiana, yawezekana kuwa za kifamilia au ugonjwa. Ndipo Mkuu wa Wilaya akawambia tabia yao ya kuchelewa ilikuwa inaathiri maendeleo ya shule na kuifanya kushika mkia katika taaluma, jambo ambalo halikubaliki.

"Akasema atatuadhibu sawia. "Kwanza nilidhani anatania. Nikajiambia kuwa hilo halitawezekana...kwa kweli tangu hili litokee nimeshindwa kabisa kufundisha," alisema Mwalimu Leonard. Alisema lakini milango ya chumba cha walimu ilipofungwa na walimu kupangwa tayari kupokea adhabu ya viboko, ndipo mwalimu huyo alipoamini kuwa kumbe linawezekana.

"Walimu wenzetu saba wa kike, walichapwa viganjani, ilipofika zamu yangu, ofisa wa Polisi akaniamuru nilale chini ili nipate adhabu yangu. Nilikataa, lakini alinipiga mtama nikaanguka," alisema Leonard. Alisema wakati akiwa chini, polisi huyo aliendelea kumpiga kwa fimbo kubwa.

"Alinipiga kila mahali; miguuni, kifuani, mikononi. Alipomaliza, nilikwenda hospitalini kwa matibabu. Nilipewa dawa lakini bado nasikia maumivu kifuani," alilalamika. Alisema aliumia miguu pia, lakini kinachomuuma zaidi ni kuwa aliathirika kisaikolojia.

"Hii imenifanya nione aibu kukutana na wanafunzi. Hata kama hawakuniona nachapwa, lakini wanajua nini maana ya kuchapwa," alisema. Alisema ameshindwa kufundisha kwa sababu sasa anajisikia mnyonge mbele ya wanafunzi wake.

"Nimeoa na nina watoto wanne. Mke wangu naye ni mwalimu katika shule tofauti na yangu. Amekasirika kusikia kuwa nimefanyiwa hivi," alisimulia. Alisema mpaka sasa bado ana hasira na ameshikwa na bumbuwazi na haelewi kilichotokea. Pamoja na Mkuu wa Wilaya kuadhibiwa, lakini naye anatafuta jinsi ya kufidiwa na serikali kwa machungu yaliyompata.

Naye Phinias Bashaya, anaripoti kutoka Bukoba, kwamba siku moja baada ya Rais Jakaya Kikwete kumvua madaraka Mnali, Chama cha Walimu Tanzania (CWT) Mkoa wa Kagera, kimekiri kuwa baadhi ya walimu walisingizia kucharazwa viboko na mkuu huyo, ili kuwaunga mkono walimu wenzao.

Kauli hiyo imekuja baada ya viongozi wa chama hicho kuombwa kuthibitisha idadi halisi ya walimu waliocharazwa viboko baada ya vyombo vya habari kuripoti idadi tofauti ya walimu waliodaiwa kukumbwa na tukio hilo.

Wakizungumza katika ofisi zao mjini hapa jana, Katibu wa Mkoa, Aaron Masalu, alisema waliupokea kwa furaha uamuzi wa Rais na kuupongeza na kukiri kuwa walitembelea shule zilizohusika na tukio hilo na kuambiwa na walimu kuwa hata ambao hawakucharazwa nao waliingia katika mkumbo.

Alisema baada ya kugundua hali hiyo ya kutofahamu idadi halisi ya walimu waliocharazwa huku walimu wote wakidai kuchapwa, ilibidi viongozi hao na walimu wakubaliane waandaliwe walimu wenye uwezo wa kujieleza na kufafanua mazingira ya tukio lenyewe hata kama hawakuhusika na adhabu hiyo.

Akitetea hali hiyo, Mwenyekiti wa CWT, Dauda Bilikesi, alitolea mfano wa mtoto anayeweza kukunja ngumi kumtishia mzazi wake, hali ambayo alisema lazima itafsiriwe kuwa mtoto huyo alimpiga mzazi wake hata kama hakumgusa.

Naye Mwenyekiti wa CWT Wilaya ya Bukoba Vijijini, Gosbert Mashasi, mbali na kuungana na viongozi wenzake, pia alikiri upungufu miongoni mwa walimu na kusema wanaipongeza hatua iliyochukuliwa na Rais dhidi ya Mkuu wa Wilaya. Wakitoa maoni yao kuhusu hatua ya kuvuliwa madaraka kwa Mkuu wa Wilaya baadhi ya wakazi wa Kagera wakiwamo viongozi, walikuwa na maoni tofauti.

Florian Kaiza (34) mfanyabiashara wa mjini hapa aliupongeza uamuzi wa Rais akisema unafaa kwani kilichofanyika ni udhalilishaji mkubwa dhidi ya walimu. Aliongeza kuwa walimu walishapata jibu walilolihitaji na kuwaasa kuwa hakuna haja ya kuandamana badala yake watulie na wafanye kazi bila kuvunjika moyo, akiungwa mkono na Diwani wa Kasharunga, Muleba, Ponsian Rweyemamu (43), aliyeongeza kuwa yapo masuala mengi nchini yanayohitaji uamuzi wa haraka kama alivyofanya Rais.

Akizungumza kwa simu, Mwalimu Leonard ambaye pia ni Katibu wa Chama cha walimu kwenye shule hiyo, alisema alifarijika na uamuzi dhidi ya Mkuu wa Wilaya na kusema sasa walimu watulie na kufanya kazi. Tofauti na wengine kijana aliyejitambulisha kwa jina la Kraish Ally (32) wa mjini hapa, alisema Mkuu wa Wilaya ameonewa, akidai kuwa walimu wamewachosha wazazi kwa utoro na kutofundisha.

Alisema walimu wamekuwa wa kwanza kuvunja haki za watoto ambao wanastahili kufundishwa na badala yake kutanguliza miradi yao aliyosema inaendeshwa hata shuleni wakati wa masomo. Juzi Rais Kikwete alichukua hatua ya kumvua madaraka Mkuu huyo wa Wilaya kwa kuvunja Kanuni ya Sheria za Utumishi wa Umma na kuidhalilisha Ofisi na Mamlaka ya Ukuu wa Wilaya.

Zimbabwe bado yazongwa na mizengwe

2009-02-15T03:15:00.003+03:00

Bw Bennet ni mwanasiasa aliyewahi kuwa mkulima

Polisi nchini Zimbabwe wamemfungulia mashtaka ya uhaini mwanachama mwandamizi wa chama cha MDC kinachoongozwa na waziri mkuu Morgan Tsvangirai, chama hicho kimeeleza.

Roy Bennett, mteuliwa wa kiti cha naibu waziri wa kilimo, alifunguliwa mashtaka saa chache baada ya kuapishwa kwa baraza jipya la mawaziri kwa mujibu wa mkataba wa kugawana madaraka, chama cha MDC kimeeleza.

Taarifa ya chama hicho imeelezea mashtaka hayo kuwa ni kashfa na yenye mwelekeo wa kuchochewa kisiasa.

Awali, sherehe ya kuapishwa kwa baraza hilo ilikumbwa na utata kuhusu mgawanyo wa viti vya mawaziri.

Kwa mujibu wa mkataba wa ugawanaji madaraka ulioafikiwa baada ya miezi mingi ya majadiliano tangu uchaguzi uliozua mzozo, chama cha Zanu-PF kinachoongozwa na rais Robert Mugabe kitapata viti 15 na makundi mawili ya MDC yanayopingana yatagawana viti 16 serikalini.

Lakini wanachama saba zaidi wa Zanu-PF walijitokeza ikulu mjini Harare kuapishwa.Swala hilo lilipatiwa ufumbuzi baada ya majadiliano makali yaliyofanyika kwa faragha.

Source: BBC

If the shoe fits: World's shortest man meets world's biggest shoe

2009-02-15T02:58:00.003+03:00

The world's shortest man He Ping Ping took Tokyo by storm while visiting the city on Friday to launch the 2009 edition of the Guinness Book of World Records.

Mr Ping Ping, who was born with a form of dwarfism and is 74.1 cm tall and 7kg in weight, easily slipped into the shoe of the world's tallest man. He has been officially named by the book as the world's shortest man.

He lives in Inner Mongolia, China, and Tokyo is just one of many places around the world he has visited, including London and New York.

He Ping Ping holds a shoe of the world's tallest person at The Guinness World Records Museum in Tokyo on Friday

Mr Ping Ping said: 'I'm not particularly envious of someone who is tall. If you're tall it is hard to move and it's very inconvenient,' according to reports.

'I can weave my way through tight spots if I'm short. It's much better to be short,' he added.

Mr Ping Ping stands in front of a statue of the world's tallest person at the exhibition

Surrounded by photographers at a press conference in Tokyo

He is friends with another title holder, Bao Xishun, who was once the world's tallest man at 2.36m. Mr Xishun also lives in China's Inner Mongolia.

The current title holder for world's tallest man is Leonid Stadnyk, a 37-year-old former veterinarian from the Ukraine. At 2.57m, he is taller than Mr Xishun by 0.22cm.

Friends: Mr Ping Ping meeting with Bao Xishun in 2007. Mr Xishun was once the world's tallest man

Source: Daily Mail Uk

If the shoe fits: World's shortest man meets world's biggest shoe

2009-02-15T02:58:00.000+03:00

The world's shortest man He Ping Ping took Tokyo by storm while visiting the city on Friday to launch the 2009 edition of the Guinness Book of World Records.

He lives in Inner Mongolia, China, and Tokyo is just one of many places around the world he has visited, including London and New York.

He Ping Ping holds a shoe of the world's tallest person at The Guinness World Records Museum in Tokyo on Friday

Mr Ping Ping said: 'I'm not particularly envious of someone who is tall. If you're tall it is hard to move and it's very inconvenient,' according to reports.

'I can weave my way through tight spots if I'm short. It's much better to be short,' he added.

Mr Ping Ping stands in front of a statue of the world's tallest person at the exhibition

Surrounded by photographers at a press conference in Tokyo

He is friends with another title holder, Bao Xishun, who was once the world's tallest man at 2.36m. Mr Xishun also lives in China's Inner Mongolia.

The current title holder for world's tallest man is Leonid Stadnyk, a 37-year-old former veterinarian from the Ukraine. At 2.57m, he is taller than Mr Xishun by 0.22cm.

Friends: Mr Ping Ping meeting with Bao Xishun in 2007. Mr Xishun was once the world's tallest man

Source: Daily Mail Uk

Taifa Stars, Zimbabwe Nguvu Sawa

2009-02-11T22:46:00.002+03:00

HUKU zikijiandaa kwa fainali za Afrika za wachezaji wa ligi za ndani, CHAN, timu ya Taifa Stars na wageni wao, Zimbabwe zimeshindwa kukonga nyoyo za mashabiki wengi waliofurika Uwanja wa zamani wa Taifa, Dar es Salaam na kutoka suluhu.

Katika mchezo huo ambao ulishuhudiwa na maelfu ya mashabiki wengi wakiongozwa na Rais Jakaya Kikwete aliyeingia uwanjani hapo kushuhudia , yeye ndiye aliyeshangiliwa zaidi.

Hata hivyo, kwa kiasi kikubwa cha kipindi cha kwanza, pia kile cha pili, mchezo huo ulionyesha kupooza kwa kukosa kasi ya kuridhisha.

Stars, kwa upande wao ndio walioanza kulikaribia lango la Wazimbabwe, wakianza kutia matumaini kwa mashabiki wao tangu dakika ya tatu ya mchezo, kisha tena dakika ya tano na saba kuwa wangeibuka na ushindi, lakini walijikuta wakikosa mbinu za kuweza kukwamisha mipira wavuni.

Baadhi ya mipira ya kona katika muda huo, ama ilikosa waunganishaji au mingine ikiokolewa na kipa wa Zimbabwe, Willard Nyamatera aliyepangua shuti kali la dakika ya 12, la beki Shadrack Nsajigwa.

Phillip Marufu wa Zimbabwe, alimjaribu kipa Shaaban Dihile kwa shuti, dakika ya 13, lakini kipa huyo alikaa chonjo na kulidaka.

Stars ilipata pigo dakika ya 22 baada ya kiungo wake, Nizar Khalfan kuumia na kutoka nje na nafasi yake kuchukuliwa na Mwinyi Kazimoto.

Katika mchezo huo, mabeki wa Zimbabwe walimkamia na kumchezea rafu, kumkwatua mshambuliaji Mrisho Ngassa. Jaribio la dakika ya 25 la Haruna Moshi ambaye aliachia mkwaju mkali, lilizimwa tena na kipa wa Zimbabwe.

Ukosefu huo wa umakini uliendelea kuwasumbua wachezaji wa Stars huku kiungo mgeni, Kazimoto akiungana na Jerry Tegete katika kukosa nafasi nzuri ya kufunga bao, dakika ya 40.

Kwa upande wao, mashabiki nao walisikika wakipiga kelele za kumtaka kocha, Marcio Maximo ampumzishe Tegete kutokana na kupooza kwa kiasi kikubwa katika mchezo huo.

Kipindi cha pili, Maximo aliwapumzisha Tegete, Kazimoto na kuwaingiza Mussa Hassan Mgosi na Kigi Makassi huku Zimbabwe pia ikifanya mabadiliko kadhaa katika kikosi chake, ambayo hata hivyo hayakusaidia kubadili mchezo huo ambao uliendelea kupooza.

Mashambulizi mengi ya Stars langoni mwa Zimbabwe ambayo hayakuwa na malengo yalizimwa na mabeki wa Zimbabwe na kuufanya mchezo huo kumalizika kwa suluhu 0-0.

Kocha wa Zimbabwe, Sunday Marimo alieleza baada ya mchezo huo kuwa vijana wake walijitahidi kucheza vizuri na kueleza kuwa Stars wameonyesha kiwango cha kuridhisha, lakini mchezo ulikuwa mgumu. Marimo alieleza kutiwa moyo na timu zote mbili kuwa zitakwenda Ivory Coast zikiwa zimekamilika.

Kocha huyo alikuwa kivutio baada ya filimbi ya mwisho alipowaita wachezaji wa pande zote mbili na kuwapa mazoezi ya viungo.

Maximo aliwasifu wachezaji wake kwa kucheza vizuri katika mchezo huo uliokuwa mgumu kutokana na aina ya uchezaji wa wapinzani wao walioweka viungo wengi zaidi na kuwanyima nafasi ya kupenya na kucheza mchezo wao wa kawaida.

Svelte Katy Perry and voluptuous Leona Lewis lead the glamour stakes at the Grammys

2009-02-09T16:17:00.019+03:00

Singers Leona Lewis and Katy Perry may be like chalk and cheese, but they were both clear winners in the style stakes at last night's Grammy Awards.

Golden-haired singer Leona, 23, wore a floor length gown which matched her honey skin tone by designer Randi Rahm.

Studded with golden crystals, the halter necked gown clung to her womanly curves as she oozed glamour on the Grammys red carpet.

While Katy, 24, who recently split from Gym Class Heroes boyfriend Travis McCoy showed off a very slim silhouette in a sugar pink strapless pleated gown.

Golden girls: Leona Lewis emerged as a clear winner in the style stakes along with Katy Perry at the 51st Grammy Awards in Los Angeles last night

Playing it safe: Brit singers Duffy and Adele opted for unadventurous black cocktail dresses - Duffy's vintage-looking number is by celebrity favourite Alberta Ferretti

However, despite her winning look, Leona was the biggest British loser of the night, walking away empty handed from her three nominations.

While winners Adele and Duffy played it safe in classic black cocktail dresses, the X Factor winner and the I Kissed A Girl singer opted for full on glamour for the prestigious event.

Katy said: 'So I did have a previous dress ready to go tonight that might have ended up `worst dressed.' But it came in the mail, because I had it custom-made of course — because I didn't want anyone wearing that dress, ever — and it wasn't right. And it was the day before the Grammys.'

Full length and fabulous: Country music stars Sheryl Cole, Carrie Underwood and Taylor Swift all opted for stunning floor length gowns

Her stylist found the pink frock by Lebanese designer Basil Soda.

She said: 'I gotta ship the dress back to Lebanon tomorrow. But I feel great. I'm so glad there's always a Plan B.'

Many stars were picture-perfect at the event held last night at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles.

Both Gwyneth Paltrow and Paris Hilton opted for minidresses but Gwyneth decided to keep her well-honed limbs under wraps in a pair of frumpy grey tights on this occasion

Welsh singing sensation Duffy, who took home the award for Pop Vocal Album for her best-selling disc Rockferry, also went with a last-minute choice - an Alberta Ferretti black cocktail dress with a jewelled neckline and a sheer asymmetrical pattern at the bust.

A safe choice for the retro-influenced singer, who prefers a vintage-inspired look.

While singer Sheryl Crow looked uber-glamorous in a slinky one-shoulder electric blue gown by Toni Maticevsk, as did country singer Carrie Underwood in a gold beaded tulle slip gown from Zuhair Murad.

Young singer Taylor Swift embraced her sexier side in a plunging strappy black number by Kaufman Franco.

Made it back: Jennifer Hudson chose a white, silver and black statement dress by designer Roland Mouret for her return to the spotlight in front of the star-studded industry audience

Singer Jennifer Hudson - another winner on the night - wore a white, silver and navy colour-blocked cocktail dress by Roland Mouret for her emotional comeback in front of the star-studded industry audience.

It was an unusual choice for the singer, but showing off a slimmer silhouette, she more than did the statement dress - with its white high neck bodice, pleated peplum around the waist, and dark navy pencil skirt - justice.

Keeping her hair simple with a side-swept ponytail, a pop of colour came from her teal blue Christian Louboutins.

Out of this world: Winner Estelle and nominee M.I.A opted for outlandish mini dresses

British singer Estelle, who took home a Grammy for her duet with Kanye West, wore one of the night's more outlandish outfits along with fellow nominee M.I.A.

But she won no points for her space-age silver get-up - complete with peep-toe boots.

While heavily pregnant M.I.A. performed her hit “Paper Planes” prancing around in a Henry Holland polka-dot mini with a sheer midriff, and looked very comfortable doing so.

In general, most performers played it safe with some observers commenting that the show lacked the free spirit that typically sets the Grammys apart from other shows during the crammed awards season.

Mini adventures: Singers Robyn, left, Solange Knowles and former Destiny's Child singer Letoya Luckett opted for shorter lengths

'It seems a lot more tame, tamer than usual,' said Kamarake. The rappers in particular toned down the flash

"They could have risked being too ostentatious in this time, rubbing it in people's faces when people are sitting around the table figuring how they're going to put dinner on the table, said Memsor Kamarake, fashion editor at US style and music magazine Vibe.

Singers Robyn, Solange Knowles and Letoya Luckett formerly of Destiny's Child opted for fashionable mini dresses to show off their legs.

Robyn also held a cute custom-made jewelled handbag in the shape of robin bird.

Miley Cyrus shrugged off the row surrounding her recent questionable 'slanty-eyed' pictures to appear at the show.

She added some youth to her mature Max Azria gown with stacked diamond bracelets by Mimi So in a mature look for the teen sensation.

Socialite and reality television star Kim Kardashian was a surprise hit on the red carpet in a sculptural mini dress which covered her most well-known asset - her bottom.

Sculpted: Kim Kardashian opted for a bottom-concealing sculptural mini-dress in dove grey by Toni Maticevski

Teen sensation Miley Cyrus opted for grown up glamour in a full length Herve Leger by Max Azria gown

Source: Daily Mail Uk.

Polisi yaua watano Madagascar

2009-02-07T17:52:00.003+03:00

Watu waendelea kupoteza maisha Madagascar

Taarifa kutoka Madagascar, zinasema takriban watu watano wameuawa baada ya askari polisi kuwafyatulia risasi waandamanaji wa upinzani katika mji mkuu Antananarivo.

Hata hivyo taarifa nyingine zinasema watu waliouawa wanafikia ishirini na watano.

Kumekuwa na upinzani mkali nchini humo dhidi ya hatua ya kufukuzwa Meya wa mji wa Antananarivo Andry Rajoelina, ambaye amekuwa katika harakati za kuwania madaraka na rais wa nchi hiyo.

Meya aliyetimuliwa amekuwa akimtuhumu rais Marc Ravalomanana kwa kufuja fedha za umma na kuendeleza udikteta.

Kwa mujibu wa afisa mmoja mwandamizi wa jeshi la polisi aliyenukuliwa na shirika la habari la Reuters, inawezekana watu 25 wameuawa.

Waandamanaji walikuwa wanaelekea katika makazi ya Rais Ravalomanana ndipo polisi wa kuzuia ghasia walipofyatua risasi.

Mapema wakati wa maandamano hayo yaliyohudhuriwa na watu 20,000, wafuasi wa Meya wa zamani walimtangaza kuwa ni kiongozi wa serikali ya mpito ya nchi hiyo.

Bwana Rajoelina alifutwa kazi na serikali siku ya Jumanne na nafasi yake imechukuliwa na Guy Randrianarisoa.

Bwana Rajoelina, ambaye amefanikiwa kuisumbua serikali kutokana na utendaji mbovu, amesema ataunda serikali ya mpito kama rais President Marc Ravalomanana hatojiuzulu.

Madagascar, ambacho ni kisiwa kikubwa cha nne duniani, kwa muda mrefu kimekuwa kikitembelewa na watalii na kituo cha makampuni mengi ya kigeni, hivi sasa kimo katika harakati za kutafuta mafuta, madini ya shaba na uranium.

Source: BBC

Yanga yanusa ubingwa ligi kuu Tanzania Bara

2009-02-06T00:57:00.002+03:00

Bao la Jerry Tegete, dakika ya 57 limetosha kuiwezesha Yanga kuvunja ukuta mgumu wa Moro United na kuiacha timu hiyo ikihitaji mechi mbili za dakika 180 ili kujitangazia ubingwa.

Mpira wa Mrisho Ngassa kuelekea lango la wapinzani wao ulisababisha piga nikupige langoni mwa Moro United na kumpa nafasi Tegete kuandika bao pekee na muhimu,huku akimwacha kipa Haji Macharazi akichupa bila mafanikio.

Awali, United ilipania vilivyo kuchelewesha azma ya Yanga kujitangaza bingwa mapema baada ya kuigomea kwa dakika 45 za mchezo huo mkali uliofanyika jana katika Uwanja wa Taifa, Dar es Salaam.

Ikicheza chini ya ukocha wa mchezaji na beki wa zamani wa Yanga, Fred Felix Minziro, Moro United ambayo ipo katika hatari ya kushuka daraja ilimudu kwa muda huo kuyazuia mashambulizi ya wachezaji wa Yanga na hivyo kwenda mapumziko zikiwa hazijafungana.

Mchezo huo mkali ulishuhudia timu hizo zikishambuliana na kusaka mabao na pointi, lakini safu za ulinzi za timu hizo zilikaa imara na kujaribu kuondosha hatari zote. Ukuta wa Moro United uliokuwa chini ya beki wa zamani wa Simba, Said Kokoo ulisimama imara na kuwazuia kwa muda washambuliaji wa Yanga.

Katika kipindi hicho, kila timu ilijitahidi kusaka bao, lakini bila mafanikio, ingawa kwa kiasi kikubwa Yanga ilionyesha zaidi dhamira ya kupata ushindi na kuhitaji ushindi katika mechi mbili ili kujitangaza bingwa.

Kwa upande wao, vijana wa Moro United walioko nafasi ya tisa ya msimamo wa ligi hiyo yenye timu 12 walikuwa imara na kuzima kiu ya washambuliaji wa Yanga.

Mchezaji wa zamani wa Yanga, Kudra Omari alikaribia kuipa bao timu yake dakika ya tatu ya mchezo huo kwa shuti kali ambalo hata hivyo lilipaa na kutoka nje.

Naye Tegete wa Yanga, dakika ya 11 alizubaa na kushindwa kupachika wavuni mpira baada ya pasi maridhawa ya Mrisho Ngassa huku Boniface Ambani akichezea nafasi, dakika 25 na 30 kwa mashuti ambayo yalitoka nje.

Kiungo wa kimataifa wa Tanzania, Nizar Khalfan aliikosesha bao timu yake, dakika ya 43 kwa shuti kali ambalo lilipanguliwa na kipa Mzungu Obren Curkovic.

Kipindi cha pili, kocha Dusan Kondic aliwapumzisha Vincent Barnabas na Tegete na kuwaingiza Mike Baraza na Shamte Ally na Moro United ikimpumzisha Thomas Maurice na kuingia Samwel Ngassa, mabadiliko ambayo hayakubadili sura ya mchezo.

Baraza aliingia katika orodha ya waliokosa mabao baada ya dakika 76 za mchezo huo baada ya kubakia na kipa Macharazi na kukosa mbinu za kufunga bao kutokana na krosi ya Ngassa, lakini mpira huo ukampita.

Kosa kosa ziliendelea kwa pande zote mbili, huku Kudra akitikisa nyavu dakika ya 80, lakini mwamuzi Owden Mmbaga alilikataa bao hilo kwa madai ya kuotea.

Minziro alieleza baada ya mchezo kuwa timu yake ilistahili sare ya bao 1-1, lakini uamuzi mbovu umeiathiri. Kocha huyo alionyesha hasira na kukaribia kumwaga chozi baada ya filimbi ya mwisho ya mchezo huo.

"Bao la Kudra lilikuwa safi, inashangaza kuona mwamuzi amelikataa. Waamuzi wapunguze ushabiki wao, vinginevyo wanaimaliza soka ya Tanzania," alidai.

Dusan Kondic wa Yanga alieleza kuwa hawezi kuuzungumzia mchezo wowote hadi abakiwe na mchezo mmoja kabla ya kutangaza ubingwa.

Ligi hiyo imeahirishwa kwa muda hadi Machi ili kuipa nafasi timu ya taifa, Stars kujiandaa na michuano ya Afrika kwa wachezaji wa ligi za ndani (CHAN) zitakazofanyika nchini Ivory Coast baadaye mwezi huu.

Arshavin's Secret Women's Clothing

2009-02-05T16:37:00.008+03:00

It seems the new Arsenal #23 has a little secret that he doesn't want his new teammates in London to discover. Although Andrei Arshavin began studying chemical technology at the University of Technology and Design in St Petersburg, he later switched to the clothes designing department because there was a higher ratio or girls enrolled in their classes. But it seems that the young Russian excelled at designing clothes, and now he has his very own line... of women's clothing. His range is quite popular with Russian women and includes everything from dresses to active wear.

Perhaps his teammates could get their WAGs to start buying his stuff and by next season he'll be all other London Fashion Week. Or they could bust on him incessantly. Probably the latter.

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