REGISTRATION OF VOTERS

A supervisor at the registration of voters for the national elections in October this year is helping voters to fill the form just before registration. This was at the registration station at the Bagamoyo District Hospital, one of the 109 stations in Bagamoyo district.

A technical operator of the Biometrict Voters Registration electronic machine Steven Munga gets ready to start the process of registration at one of the stations in Bagamoyo. The exercise started on Thursday  morning and continued to Sunday with a close-up time at 6.00pm on each day.

Steven Munga, a technician of the BVR electronic machine captures a passport size photograph of the voter during the coming national elections of leaders of the United Republic of Tanzania in October this year.

 

 

 

DAR ES SALAAM: President Jakaya Kikwete reshuffled the top leadership post of the National Electoral Commission by replacing the Director of Elections. The post will now be managed by Mr. Kailima Ramadhani Kombwey.

The new Director replaces Mr. Julius Benedicto  Mallaba  who has been appointed Judge of the High Court of Tanzania. 

Before his appointment, Mr. Kombwey  was holding the post of director of administration at the National Electoral Commission.

In Bagamoyo District, the registration and issuance of the identity cards of the voters started early morning on Thursday with easily manageable number of people. At times, the BVR electronic machines had technical hiccups but were promptly rectified by the busy supervisors who shuttled from one station to the other to sort problems.

It was earlier announced that the exercise was programmed to take three days only but went on to Sunday also closing at 6.00pm according to the rules and regulations of the National Electoral Commission. One of the officers said that there were 109 such sub stations for registering voters.

EID AL FITRI GREETINGS

 EID MUBARAK GREETINGS TO ALL

Ustadh Abdulrehman Seif of Masjid Rehman in Bagamoyo delivering Islamic religion sermon immediately after Eid prayers where hundreds of men, women and children attended the prayers.

Part of the large number of Muslims who attended the Eid Prayers at Masjid Rehman on Saturday morning.

Ustadh Abdulrehman Seif conducting religious sermons in which he advised Muslims to adhere to the strict disciplinary Islamic Life. He also prayed for the peaceful forthcoming general elections of Tanzania Government leaders.

18TH JULY NELSON MANDELA INTERNATIONAL DAY

The hero of freedom struggle of South Africa, Late Nelson Mandela.

NELSON MANDELA INTERNATIONAL DAY (A/RES/64/13)

NELSON MANDELA…THE EXAMPLE OF FREEDOM CHAMPION AND FORGIVENESS.

AFTER HE WAS RELEASED FROM PRISON, TANZANIA WAS THE FIRST COUNTRY HE VISITED. TANZANIA BEING THE FRONT-LINE STATE, WAS ACTIVE IN THE FREEDOM STRUGGLE OF THE FREEDOM FOR SOUTH AFRICA.

The Nelson Mandela International Day is being observed throughout the world  on 18^th July, the day he was born ninety seven years ago in South Africa. Twenty seven years of his life was  spent in prison because he fought vehemently against the apartheid system, tackling racism, inequality in his own country.

Nelson Mandela (18^th July 1918 -5^th December 2013) was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary politician and a philanthropist. Politically he was an African Nationalist and a Democratic Socialist. He served as President of the African National Congress party from 1991-1997 and became the first black President of South Africa fully elected during the democratic elections.

Internationally, the champion of freedom and an example of fostering racial reconciliation, Nelson Mandela was Secretary General of the non-aligned movement from 1998 to 1999.

As a sportsman, he enjoyed boxing but he also fought like a learned lawyer. He attended Fort Hare University and the University of Witwatersrand where he studied law. It was in Johannesburg where he became active in anti-apartheid and anti-colonial politics, particularly against the Afrikaner minority government of the National Party which established the loathed apartheid policy in 1948.

As a lawyer and a revolutionary South African, he was repeatedly arrested by the apartheid minority government. He was instrumental in forming the Umkhomto wa Sizwe militant organ of the ANC in 1961, leading a sabotage campaign against the apartheid government.

In 1962 he was arrested, convicted of conspiracy to overthrow the state and sentenced to life imprisonment.  For twenty seven years he was imprisoned on the Robben Island Prison, Pollsmorr Prison and Victor Verster Prison. He was released from prison after an international campaign, locally organized forceful campaign in 1990.

Perusing into the record of Nelson Mandela’s life, he received more than 250 honors. In 1993 he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, and the US Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Soviet Order of Lenin. Nelson Mandela will continue to be known as Tata (father), Father of the Nation of South Africa.

Story by Abdul Hai (various sources)

The writer of this story at the Nelson Mandela Museum, Johannesburg.

A ballad composed in Kiswahili language by a prominent lawyer Ibrahim Mbiu Bendera which is available in Dar es Salaam. The forward is written by former President of the United Republic of Tanzania, Alhaj Ali Hassan Mwinyi.

The back cover of the 48 page ballad in honour of Late Nelson Mandela, father of South Africa Nation and a heroic example of freedom struggle and ultimate forgiveness to those who did a lot of injustice to the South African Nation including imprisoning him for 27 years.

 

Madame Vicky Nsilo Swai, widow of the former  Government of Tanzania Minister, Late Nsilo Swai handing over the historical pair of boots which were left behind by Late Nelson Mandela when he visited Tanzania. For security reasons he stayed at the residence of the Late Minister.

AIMS BAGAMOYO

The Director for AIMS at Bagamoyo, Prof. Mark Roberts is busy organizing the set-up of the mathematical sciences institute which will nurture scientists in special fields.

OPPORTUNITIES TO PRODUCE MORE AFRICAN SCIENTISTS

The scope for producing more African Scientists will be broadened with the introduction of a highly specialized African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) in Tanzania, to be specific in the historic town of Bagamoyo.

Tanzania will be the fifth country in Africa to benefit from the AIMS expertise in delivering postgraduate training to talented students and conducting research on applications of the mathematical sciences. Next year, a sixth centre will be established in neighboring Rwanda. The masterplan of the organization, the AIMS Next Einstein Initiative (NEI), is to establish fifteen such institutes across Africa, all nurturing highly trained scientists in a range of specialisms.

AIMS NEI centres are currently also operational in South Africa, Senegal, Ghana and Cameroon. So far 731 high caliber African Scientists from 41 African nations have graduated to take up further academic options, such as PhDs, and to pursue careers in professions such as education, IT and business. 

In Bagamoyo plans are being made to set-up the AIMS Tanzania campus at the historic German Boma, the use of which has been granted to AIMS Tanzania by His Excellency the President of the United Republic of Tanzania, Dr. Jakaya Kikwete. Renovation of the ocean-facing building and further development of the campus might take longer time to complete, but the Institute is moving to temporary premises in the town in August 2015, in time for the next intake of students.  

The initial intake in Bagamoyo will be 55 masters students from 13 African countries, with one third from Tanzania. Financial implications in terms of travel, academic tuition, boarding and lodging facilities, and pocket expenses will be covered by AIMS. Funding for AIMS NEI comes from host governments and international donors such as the Canadian IDRC, the UK DFID and the Mastercard Foundation. 

In an interview the Rector of AIMS Tanzania, Mark Roberts, who is a Professor of Mathematics, highly praised the support of the Honourable Minister of Education and Vocational Training, Dr. Shukuru Kawambwa and his Ministry colleagues, and that of the District Council and people of Bagamoyo, in the exciting job of setting up the Institute.

AIMS Tanzania is a partnership between the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania and AIMS NEI, established by a Memorandum of Understanding signed in August 2014 that sets out their joint aims of establishing centres for postgraduate and teacher training, research and public engagement. The agreement was signed in the presence of high ranking Government officials by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education and Vocational Training, Prof. Sifuni Mchome, on behalf of the Government, and the President and CEO of AIMS-NEI, Thierry Zomahoun.  

Prof. Roberts was enthusiastic about the prospects for producing greater numbers of African Scientists to speed up the development of the continent. The mathematical sciences play essential roles in a wide range of African challenges and opportunities, including health, agriculture, climate, ICT, business and finance. Prof. Roberts also said he looked forward to AIMS Tanzania working with other local institutions to contribute to the development of Bagamoyo as one of the leading educational, research and cultural centres in East Africa.   

Story and Picture by Abdul Hai

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"DIWANI CUP" IN DUNDA WARD TAKES-OFF

PRIMARY TOURNAMENTS BEFORE SHUKURU KAWAMBA CUP

The Member of Parliament for Bagamoyo, Dr. Shukuru Kawamba addressing hundreds of sportsmen and women just before donating track suits to them. He also talked about the Shukuru Kawambwa Cup soccer tournament which started ten years ago.

The sports enthusiasts jogging around the football picth.

A section of the 2500 sportsmen and women responding to the speech of Minister Hon. Shukuru Kawambwa.

The preparations for the Shukuru Kawambwa Cup football tournament in Bagamoyo District are in the pipe-line and meanwhile the best football teams to participate are in the selection stages.

Inter-league matches are being conducted in the Ward Level which is said to be 7 in total numbers. Two best teams with highest points in each ward will stand a chance to enter into the Shukuru Kawambwa Cup tournament. There will be a total of 14 teams to contest for the tournament, described as a great source of entertainment, competition and soccer promotion event.

The tournament is named after the Member of Parliament for Bagamoyo Constituency, Dr. Shukuru Kawamba who is also the Minister for Education & Vocational Training. A week ago, Dr. Shukuru Kawambwa who is himself a very keen sportsman and a Jogger, donated 1400 pairs of good quality track suits to sportsmen and women. Nearly thirty clubs and groups gathered at a large presentation ceremony attended by not less than 2,500 sportsmen and women, including primary school pupils at a football ground.

The primary football matches at “Kata Level” in Dunda Ward,  contesting for Diwani Cup donated by Counsellor Hashim Akida began on 1^st July at the football ground of Mwanakalenge Primary School. There are nine teams split into two two. The best two teams with highest points scored will be given the ticket to the Kawambwa Cup. Similarly other wards are also organizing themselves to get best two teams in each ward.

Pre-match meetings are held in the morning (11.00am) in the Dunda Ward Office, to discuss about the match to follow later in the afternoon hours. The catchword of this primary tournament is “DISCIPLINE TO DOMINATE SPORTS”.

Story & Picture by Abdul Hai