Harare, November 2012: Former CNN senior medical reporter Dan Rutz visited Zimbabwe this week with the message that an AIDS free generation is attainable through continued media coverage and proactive government communication. “We know for the first time it is possible to consider an AIDS free generation,” said Daniel Rutz, now working as Health Communication Specialist for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia. “It is important to keep the momentum in AIDS reporting because the public is still interested. You can use a breaking news story as a springboard for other stories — that’s one way... Continue Reading
Ngoma Africa Band, a German based Tanzanian band is now one of the oldest and most successful Africans bands in Germany. Many African bands in Europe hardly survive for more than a year. Yet Ngoma Africa Band, founded by Ebrahim Makunja aka Ras Makunja in 1993, is still growing stronger. The band plays “Bongo Dance”, which is a unique combination of traditional and modern Tanzanian rhythms with Soukous and Rumba. All theirs songs are in Kiswahili. Ngoma Africa Band has released several successful hits including “Mama Kimwaga” (Sugar Mummy), “Anti-Corruption Squad” and “Apache wacha Pombe” (Stop over drinking). In 2010... Continue Reading
By Shout-Africa.com Gambia Correspondent – The president of the Gambia Yahya Jammeh has appointed Susan Waffa-Ogoo, the Gambia’s permanent representative to the United Nations as the new Minister of Foreign Affairs with immediate effect, a media release from State House revealed. Meanwhile, the president of the republic acting under the provisions of Sections 71(1) and 71(3) of the Constitution of the Republic of the Gambia has redeployed Dr Momodou Tangara, minister of Foreign Affairs to the Ministry of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology as minister. It should be noted that Susan Wafa-Ogoo was in April 2008 appointed as Gambia’s... Continue Reading
By Elias Mhegera – Food security continues to be a matter of serious concern for the whole of Eastern and the Horn of Africa. This was revealed during the one day National Consultative Workshop. The event that was conducted at the Ubungo Plaza in Dar es Salaam on Monday October 22, was convened by the Economic and Social Research Foundation (ESRF) which was a host organization in collaboration with the Association of Strengthening Agriculture Research for Eastern Africa (ASARECA). The workshop attracted researchers, economists, journalists, statisticians and other stakeholders. Dr Francis Mwaijande a researcher associate at the ESRF and Principal... Continue Reading
By Elias Mhegera – The Tanzanian Government has admitted that it is facing an increasing alarming and uncontrollable risk due to the high rate of unemployment in this country. This confession came from the Chief Secretary President’s Office Ombeni Sefue, when he spoke to the Business Times exclusively, on the Wednesday of October 24, after an official launching of the Post 2015 Development Agenda. The occasion which took place at the Kunduchi Beach Hotel in Dar es Salaam, attracted a big number of Tanzania’s experts and consultants in economics, members of the civil society, media and development partners in general.... Continue Reading
