Dar Life August 2015 issue

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ugust is here, and we hope you and your families are enjoying the relatively cool weather in Dar es Salaam – be sure to take advantage of the many special offers throughout the magazine, available exclusively to Dar Life readers!

We hope you will enjoy the news and information we have gathered for you from around Dar es Salaam and beyond.

This month’s special feature includes highlights from two premiere African cultural festivals: Jahazi Jazz and Literary Festival and the Zanzibar International Film Festival. For fashion and entertainment industry lovers, we have the scoop on the search for this year’s Miss Universe, the Dar es Salaam Players upcoming presentation of ‘Footloose The Musical’, and the 2015 Utrack Nane Nane Rally.

For the business-minded and the entrepreneurs, we bring you coverage of the 2015 B2B Tanzania & Comoros International Investment & Trade Mission as well as the Swahili International Tourism Expo.

The shopping lovers will be excited to read about the launch of Little Dar, a newall-in-one African Market at Quality Centre.

If you need to escape the city, you won’t want to miss our special feature on Ruaha National Park, the Dar Life travel destination of August. You might even get the unique opportunity to witness some elephants mourning the loss of a loved one, as a tour guide did on a recent trip.

We invite you along as we continue to explore all that Dar es Salaam and its surrounding areas have to offer in June. In this issue, we bring to you our usual host of cultural programs, parties, special events and offers as well as the hottest new trends in technology, travel, business and career. Karibuni sana!

Sincerely, The Dar Life Team

Editor’s quote of the month “Don’t worry about failures, worry about the chances you miss when you don’t even try.”

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Contents

CALENDAR OF THE MONTH

Events Around Town 10 Swahili International Tourism Expo 2015 12 The Inside Guide: News, Events & Special Offers 16 News Bits 18 Jahazi Literary and Jazz Festival 20 Winners of Zanzibar International Film Festival 28 Javed Jafferji’s Treasure Trove Collection 36 Tanzania & Comoros B2B Trade Mission 36 Sneak Preview: Utrack Nane Nane Rally 2015 38 Little Dar: All-in-one African Market 40 2015 Miss Universe Search is On 44 Artist of the Month 56 Cape Town Fish Market – The Taste of Change 66

REGULAR FEATURES

Tech Talk 26 Book Review 74 Restaurant Guide 96 Dar Emergencies Services, Government & Ministries Offices 104 Business Directory 106 Dar Shopping Guide 112

SOCIETY & LIFESTYLE

Barclay’s Iftar for Customers Footloose - The Broadway Musical

BEAUTY & HEALTH

Superstar Foods for Women to Improve Breast Health Spa: The Ever-Evolving World of Wellness

BUSINESS & CAREER

7 Actions You Can Take to Be a Leader at Work Growth through Engagement

COVER FEATURE

Wild & Untouchable Beauty of Ruaha National Park

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TOURIST INFORMATION

Mourning Elephant Bid Farewell 70 Tours & Travel File 76 Hotels & Resorts 86 Travel Schedule 88 Sheer Indulgence at Ruaha River Lodge 92 Zanzibar Map 114 Arusha Map 116

ENTERTAINMENT

Dar by Night 42 Eat & Drink 68 Lunch & Dinner Time 90 8 I Dar Life I August 2015

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EVENTS AROUND TOWN • 1st AUG: East Africa Vibes Concert at Nafasi Art Space in Dar – Entry Fee Required (from 7:00pm) • 1st-2nd AUG: Classic Men Party at La Fiesta in Arusha – Entry Fee Required (from 9:00pm) • 2nd AUG: The Nyama Choma Festival at Hekima Garden, Mikocheni in Dar – Entry Fee Required (from 12:00pm) • 3rd AUG: French Workshop at Alliance Francaise in Dar – Entrance Free (from 12:30pm) • 7th AUG: Dinner & After-Party Powered by Glenfiddich Whisky at the Terrace, Slipway in Dar – Entry Fee Required (from 7:00pm) • 7th AUG: Dar Coach Ltd Presents Mickey Singh Live in Concert at Hyatt Regency, Dar es Salaam – The Kilimanjaro in Dar – Entry Fee Required (from 10:00pm) • 8th AUG: Chicken Wings Bonanza and Family Day Out at Azura Beach Club, Kawe in Dar – Entry Fee Required (from 12:00pm) • 8th-14th AUG: Fresh Flavours of India at Park Hyatt Zanzibar in Zanzibar, Stone Town – Entry Fee Required (from 7:00pm) • 9th AUG: Swahili Day at Ledger Plaza Bahari Beach in Dar – Entry Fee Required (from 10:30am) • 15th -16th AUG: Extreme Kids Festival 2015 in Dar – Entry Fee Required (from 10:00am)

• 18th AUG: Summer Theatre Arts Camp at Creative Solutions Centre in Zanzibar – Entry Fee Required (from 10:00am) • 20th -21st AUG: Leadership Skills Development Training Seminar at Southern Sun Hotel in Dar – Entry Fee Required (from 10:00am) • 21st AUG: Kenyan Night at Kinondoni in Dar - Entry Fee Required (from 9:00pm) • 20th-28th AUG: FuseAfrika Music Workshop at Nafasi Artspace, Mikocheni In Dar – Entrance Free (from 10:00am) • 22nd-24th AUG: The 18th Annual Build Expo 2015 at Mlimani Conference Centre in Dar - Entrance Free with Registration (from 10:00am) • 27th-29th AUG: Oil & Gas Africa Expo 2015 at Mlimani Conference Centre in Dar - Entrance Free with Registration (from 10:00am) • 27th-29th AUG: Power & Energy Tanzania 2015 Exhibition at Mlimani Conference Centre in Dar – Entrance Free (from 10:00am) • 28th AUG: ‘Footloose The Musical’ at The Little Theatre in Dar – Entry Fee Required (from 7:00pm) • 29th AUG: Full Moon Party at Kendwa Rocks Beach Hotel in Zanzibar – Entry Fee Required (from 8:00pm)

Regular Sports Events­­­­­­­­ * Bingo every Sunday at the New Africa Casino at 4pm. * The Hash house Harriers meet every Monday at 5:30pm at the different locations. Call Mr Jim Hatt for details-0754-874083. * Hare and Tortoise- 5km run/ trial from trinity Bar, Msasani Road next to Uganda high commission at 5:30. * Touch Rugby every Tuesday and Thursday starting 5:30 at the gymkhana club for details: Call 0784-986987. * Hiking, biking and safari expeditions by Afri roots.

For details call 0754- 459887.

Regular Events * Nyumba ya sanaa: traditional dances every Friday night at 7:30pm. * Village Museum: traditional dances everyday of the week from 2pm to 6pm. * The dar-es-sallam music society is a non-profit choir which performs concerts to raise money for charity. They welcome anyone who wishes to join them. The only requirements are a love of singing and a willingness to commit their time; they have rehearsals every Wednesday at 7:30 pm at the UN Road campus of IST for more information call Nancy Benham- 0754-787881. * Line dancing every Wednesday from 7-9 pm at the little theatre for Details call Katy 0784-277388. * Charity quiz every Monday -8:30pm Darts competition every Tuesday -8:30 pm karaoke night every Wednesday- 9pm at o willies irish whiskey tavern.

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Social club meetings * Lions club of DSM Mzizima meets every 2nd Tuesday of the month at Patel Samaj at 8pm for details call 0713- 320790. * Rotary club of DSM meets every Wednesday at Serena Hotel at 12:30pm for details call 0754-780639. * Rotary club of Bahari DSM meets on Thursdays at 12.30pm at Serena Hotel.­ * Rotary club of Mzizima DSM meets on Mondays at 5.30pm at Protea Courtyard.

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Swahili International A Unique Platform for Tanzania Tours

By Wema Kajo

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wahili International Tourism Expo (S!TE) is Tanzania’s International Tourism Expo, developed by Tanzania Tourism Board and Managed by Pure Grit Project and Exhibitions who has many years of experience in managing local and international trade events within various business sectors. Tanzania Tourist Board (TTB) is proud to announce the second annual International Tourism Expo, which will be held on 1st-3rd October at the Mlimani City Convention Centre in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

The Acting Managing Director of TTB, Ms. Devota Mdachi, shakes hands with Mr. Jummy Kibati, Fastjet East Africa General Manager. Also pictured are Public Relations and Marketing Executive, Lucy Mbogoro (left) and S!TE Coordinator, Mr. Philip Chitaunga (right).

Invited guests watching a S!TE video clip

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All Picture Courtesy of Swahili International Tourism Expo

Head of Tanzania Tourist Board (TTB), Philip Sebastian (second from the right), speaking at a meeting. From the left is the Chief Sales Officer of Ethiopian Air, Lima Dsilva; the Service Manager of Ethiopian Air, Dawit Mekonnen; Acting Managing Director of TTB, Devotha Mdachi; and the Head of Relations for TTB, Geofrey Tengeneza.

“The Expo will continue to focus on inbound and outbound travel to Africa and is expected to draw hundreds of international tourism and travel professionals, including travel wholesalers. Speaking during a press conference, the Acting Managing Director of Tanzania Tourist Board, Ms. Devota Mdachi said “This year, S!TE will host a total of 50 buyers and reporters from Tanzania’s key tourist markets: USA, UK, Germany, Italy, France, Belgium, Spain, India, China, the Netherlands, Japan, Canada, Ireland, Sweden, South Africa and Ethiopia. This unique and effective program is intended to link Tanzanian trade and source markets and maximize the sales potential for S!TE exhibitors.”

Out of the 50 hosted participants, Ethiopian Airlines (ET) will facilitate the travel for 30 of them. This makes ET the main sponsor of S!TE for two consecutive years. Other airlines that have partnered with TTB to facilitate travel for hosts are Turkish Airlines, South African Airways and Fastjet.

Swahili International Tourism Expo (SITE) is expected to attract more than 120 firms for exhibition from various parts of the world.

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participate in the Expo, TTB tourist service manager and also the coordinator of the S!TE, Mr. Philip Chitaunga introduced to the media a new package for S!TE exhibitors which is a tabletop option. This option allows exhibitors who cannot afford to pay for a full stand to pay only $600 and be entitled to a meeting desk, four chairs, one 15-amp plug point, two name badges, and access to an online diary system, the full conference programme, the cultural pavilion, and a pull-up banner.

“TTB is also pleased to announce that Terry Dale, CEO and President of the United States Tour Operators Association (USTOA), will be a featured speaker this year. The U.S. is already one of Tanzania’s most vital markets, and through TTB’s USTOA membership, and especially with Terry Dale’s guidance and support, the U.S tour operator programs to Tanzania have grown and diversified. Mdachi added, “Terry Dale’s participation at S!TE will provide an excellent opportunity for Africanbased suppliers and operators to learn more specifics about increasing business from the American market.”

Drawing on the success of 2014, S!TE 2015 will provide all participants with the opportunity to meet with qualified buyers from around the globe whose focus is Africa. The effort to establish S!TE in addition to promoting Tanzania as a preferred tourist destination is intended to link the Small and Medium Tourism Enterprises (SME’s) with the international tourism market. It is a fact that many Tanzanian tourism agencies are small-scale enterprises, which have limited capital and ability to access to international tourism markets. S!TE, and in particular the hosted buyer programme, aims to address this challenge.

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THE INSIDE

NEWS GUIDE SPECIAL OFFERS EVENTS

MELIA ZANZIBAR SPECIAL RESIDENT PROMOTION OF A FREE NIGHT

During the coming months, enjoy a nice weekend on the beach at Melia Zanzibar on an allinclusive basis. Take advantage of Resident Rates and get one free night: stay 3 nights and pay for only 2!! Plus, children up to 11 years old stay free of charge when sharing room with parents. For parents with 2 children, enjoy the Family Room where both children are free of charge on all-inclusive.

For more information, please email reservations. melia.zanzibar@melia.com.

A COLOURFUL NEW CHAPTER FOR LITHOS AFRICA

Warmly situated between the striking blues of the ocean, the colourful shades of the African sunsets and the harmonious tones of the mythical Stone Town, one will find our fourth and newest addition to the LITHOΣ AFRICA novel. Located in the picturesque and palatial Park Hyatt Zanzibar, our latest boutique offers the best of our three decades of expertise and dedication to what is unique and refined. It is with great pride that we share with you this latest edition to what has been a colourful and conscious history, as once more we seek to offer the best to the most discerning. Join us in what has become a passion and enjoy the unique tones of the African Sunset over the tranquil beaches of Zanzibar.

For a personal viewing or appointment, please call 0782 253 286.

EXPERIENCE THE FRESH FLAVOURS OF INDIA & EACT AFRICAN RESIDENTS PACKAGE AT PARK HYATT ZANZIBAR

Join Park Hyatt Zanzibar in the culinary discovery of authentic Rajasthani and North Indian cuisine with chef Harish Tiwari from Hyatt Regency Gurgaon, India.

Enjoy a wide variety of fare from our a la carte lunch and dinner menu or special Buffet Dinner served from 8th-14th August for only TSH 70,000/- per person. Special overnight stay rates are available to East African residents . Book a luxury stay from $199 Inclusive of breakfast!

To make reservations, please call +255 24 550 1234.

JAHAZI FESTIVAL 2015

You’re invited to a scintillating weekend of open-air jazz concerts, poetry readings, story telling, literary roundtables, cultural walks and talks, an all-access VIP lounge with the stars, and the very best after-parties in town! Enjoy close encounters with some of the world’s most talented writers and musicians. Put your feet up, kick back, and enjoy island-life. Whatever you choose to do on the weekend of August 28th to August 30th 2015, it has to be at Jahazi Literary & Jazz Festival!

To make reservations, please email fuad@ jahazifestival.com.

If you have an event or project that you would like to publicize free of charge, please email us at dar_life@yahoo.com.

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NEWS BITS A Feast of Film, Music & Visual Arts

Ethiopian Airline Introduces New Destination

The Zanzibar International Film Festival 2015 kicked off in true Zanzibari style. This year’s festival included long feature films, documentaries, animation films and short movies on the theme “Waves & Vision of Hope”. The programme also included a series of screenings, workshops, concerts, dance performances, exhibitions, literary forums, conferences and a dhow race. The entire festival was a celebration of film and music with over forty filmmakers attending from over a dozen different countries including Vietnam, Canada, the USA, Germany, Denmark, India and closer to home from South Africa, Kenya, Mauritius and across Tanzania.

Ethiopian Airlines, the fastest growing airline in Africa, has launched the much-anticipated new service to Manila, Philippines and Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo. Both Manila and Goma flights will be offered thrice weekly.

Other new destinations that Ethiopian Airline has introduced are Cape Town (South Africa), Dublin (Ireland) and Los Angeles (USA). Goma will be Ethiopian’s 3rd destination in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), in addition to Kinshasa and Lubumbashi. The new flight to Manila will bring the total number of international destinations to 90.

Wellworth Group Expanding

Celebration of Mwakakogwa in Zanzibar

The Wellworth Group is proud to announce their expansion as they have recently opened Lodge Lake Manyara Kilima Moja and Ngorongoro Oldeani Mountain Lodge. The Wellworth Group is a consortium of companies dealing in various trades ranging from hospitality such as hotels and water parks, to leather shops, hardware & building materials, and printing & stationary. The group has expanded and diversified in various businesses ever since its inception and has plans for further expansion particularly in the hospitality, travel and tours industry through acquiring more projects in joint ventures and/or other arrangements.

One of the oldest festivals in Zanzibar is the celebration of Mwakakogwa. The festival is celebrated in many parts of Zanzibar, but it is in Makunduchi, on the island’s southeast coast, that the ancient rites are most enthusiastically followed. Festivities are accompanied by ancient rituals, such as symbolic fires and mock fights, which are believed to ensure peace and harmony for the coming year.

If you have an event or project that you would like to publicize free of charge, please email us at Info@darlife.com

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Jahazi Literary a Vibrant Celebration of the Arts in Zanzibar!

By Sara Maro

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ahazi Jazz and Literary Festival is now in its fifth season since its inception in 2011. The Festival’s organizers are more determined than ever before to reach the public.

They hope that the Festival will continue to be a cultural medium to raise awareness and lead the general public to the essence of aesthetics.

“Inspiring learning through literature and

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music is a cornerstone for Jahazi Festival, but turning Zanzibar into the Mecca of art, music and literature is the truest of its good intentions. As the co-founder of Jahazi, Abeid Karume, questions, ‘Does it get any better than Zanzibar?’ He is frequently heard repeating the mantra that ‘Zanzibar believes in anyone who believes in her.’”

Jahazi 2015 is set to be even more colorful and exciting than previous editions, with a special showcase of male artists leading their bands. The Malian musician, arranger and composer, Salif Keita, will be amongst the exceptional artists performing this year.

Reputed the world over as ‘The Golden Voice of Africa’ he is also an ardent advocate of the rights, freedom and protection

of persons living with albinism.

Alongside Salif Keita, the other famous artist performing is Cheick Tidiane Seck, who has written for and played with world-famous African bands (FelaKuti, MoryKanté, Salif Keita, Youssou N’Dour) as well as jazz bands (Hank Jones, Dee Dee Bridgewater) and pop musician Damon Albarn

(Rocket Juice & the Moon).

Yazz – whose full name is Yasmin Kierkegaard, will also be performing at Jahazi Festival. She is highly respected on the Danish music scene for her smooth style and vocal qualities, her swing, and her large and versatile repertoire. She sings jazz, soul, R&B, Latin and Bossa…

Confused? Yazz isn’t. Her versatility is her forte; it

has shaped her unique musical expression. From her beginnings in gospel, she developed and shaped her musical world to fit her taste for various styles. She says that her love of Latin music is no coincidence.

Carl Winther, known as one of Denmarks best young piano players, will also be performing. The awardwinning young talent has been performing with the August 2015 I Dar Life I 21

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likes of Billy Hart, Jerry Bergonzi, Bill Evans, Daniel Humiar, Adam Nussbaum, James Genus, Till Broenner, Markus Strickland, Dick Oats, Dejan Terzic, Eliel Lazo, Moussa Diallo, Mads Vinding, Hugo Rasmussen, Mikkel Nords, Al Campos, Tomas Franck, Doug Raney, Frederik Kronkvist, and Afonso Corea, to name a few. His performance is breathtaking and virtuous. He has a fluent ability to improvise and is an educated jazz and classic musician, with a deep love for Latin and African rhythms. HIs own composition are inspired by all these styles, in addition to the funky styles of Herbie Hancock’s 70’s music and ‘avenge garde’ ideas.

The talent of Roman Bunka, a German guitarist and composer, will be on display as well. Bunka’s second instrument is the Arabic Oud, and he is known for his work with Embryo, Fathy Salama, Mal Waldron, Dissidenten, Trilok Gurtu, Charlie Mariano, Mohamed Mounir and Malachi Favors.

With his enchanting solo on the Arabic lute, Roman Bunka unites all peoples and cultures.

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You are invited to a scintillating weekend of open-air concerts, an all access VIP lounge with the stars, and the very best after parties in town! Enjoy close encounters with some of the world’s most talented musicians. If you can muster up the energy, get lost in our World Heritage sites, explore maze-like streets, sail a dhow out to the surrounding islands, dive into the Indian Ocean, and enjoy wiggling your toes in the sand. Put your feet up, kick back, and enjoy island life!

FRIDAY 28th AUGUST • 5:30 PM - Opening night reception at Park Hyatt Zanzibar Hotel • 8:00 PM - Jazz at Ngome Kongwe • 12:00 AM - Jahazi After Dark: The hottest after-party in town SATURDAY 29th AUGUST • 7:00 PM - Jazz at Ngome Kongwe • 12:00 AM - Jahazi After Dark: The hottest after-party in town SUNDAY 30th AUGUST • 10:00 AM - Music workshop with our performers at the Dhow Country Music Academy • 7:00 PM - Jazz at Livingstone Beach Restaurant • 12:00 AM - Jahazi After Dark: The hottest after-party in town

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Special Iftar Thank You from Barclay’s True Spiritual Testing in the Month of Ramadan

“In awe of the Holy Ramadan, Barclay’s Bank Tanzania Limited held a customer Iftar on July 10, 2015 at Serena Hotel, Dar es Salaam. The Chief Imam of National Muslim Council of Tanzania, Sheikh Abubakar Mwita was the Guest of Honor and made a special request for the bank to offer Sharia’h products and services. Responding to this, Mr. Kihara Maina, who is the Managing Director of Barclay’s Bank Tanzania, challenged both his Retail Director and Corporate Director to look into this opportunity. He continued to add that “Barclay’s purpose is to help its customers and colleagues achieve their ambitions – in the right way” and therefore such opportunities are always welcome.”

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All Pictures Courtesy of Barclay’s Tanzania

By Hellen Siria

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Are you looking for cool new gadgets to buy in 2015?

Here are a few new technology gadgets you can add to your gift or wish list this year.

By Simon Sameja

Underwater headphones

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Introducing the SwiMP3 player – the ultimate waterproof MP3 player that uses revolutionary bone conduction audio transmission technology (which is totally tested and safe) to bring you flawless, glorious music while you do laps across the pool. The SwiMP3 player comes with 2GB of storage space and is compatible with both MP3 and WMA file formats. It comes with a rechargeable lithium-ion battery that lasts for over eight hours per charge and a built-in USB plug for quick and easy charging. The SwiMP3 underwater headphones are a truly revolutionary gadget that allow swimmers to listen to ultra clear music while underwater without any hassles.

Phree Stylus Can Digitally Write On Any Surface Phree uses a patented 3D laser interferometer sensor called Optical Translation Measurement (OTM) to enable writing on any surface, tracking the relative motion of the pen by measuring the interference signal between a laser projected on the surface and the reflections from the same surface. During use, it pairs with any device over Bluetooth, functioning much like any stylus, complete with pressure sensitivity for enabling varying width lines during writing. Since it’s designed for use even with the phone or tablet a short distance away, it comes with its own graphical touchscreen display, allowing you to perform context-sensitive interaction with compatible apps, as well as receive notifications (messages and phone calls). Not only will it work on mobile platforms (Android and iOS), the stylus can pair with Windows, OSX, and Linux PCs, too, although the strokes will only register on compatible apps.

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There is now a “Fitbit” for just about anything.

Dash is a Fitbit for your car. The device plugs into a car’s OBD input (all cars made after 1996 have them), tracking the car’s vital signs to identify problems before you get towed to the mechanic. The accompanying app offers discounts on servicing and roadside assistance.

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Zanzibar Internatio A Feast of Film, Music & Visual Arts

By Lara Preston

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he Zanzibar International Film Festival 2015 kicked off in true Zanzibari style with the arrival at The Old Fort of the Opening Parade followed by a glamorous and celebrity-attended launch event filled with film and music.

icons, the legendary singer Dorothy Masuka and the beloved star of Sarafina, Leleti Khumalo and ending with the World Premiere of the Swahili version of Andy Jones’ I Shot Bi Kidude.

It was fitting that the festival celebrated two legendary African women performers, with Festival Director Martin Mhando explaining the significance of hosting Dorothy Masuka: “Bringing Mama Masuka to Zanzibar is not only historical in that Mama Masuka returns to Zanzibar after 53 years, but also that it marks ZIFF’s maturity as it turns 18.”

The 18th annual Zanzibar International Film Festival (ZIFF) began and ended on high notes – starting with an opening weekend that featured two South African

Pictures Courtesy of Peter Bennett

“East Africa’s largest film, music and arts festival, bringing new talents together from all over the world for a Zanzibar Tamasha!”

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“The entire festival was a celebration of film and music with over forty filmmakers attending from over a dozen different countries including Vietnam, Canada, the USA, Germany, Denmark, India and closer to home from South Africa, Kenya,

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nal Film Festival Mauritius and across Tanzania. “ This year’s festival included long feature films, documentaries, animation films and short movies on the theme “Waves & Vision of Hope”. The programme also included a series of screenings, workshops, concerts, dance performances, exhibitions, literary forums, conferences and a dhow race.

This unique integration of film and music was exemplified through an especially memorable day of film and music in perfect harmony that saw the screening of the Moussa Diallo biopic, Sound Tracks of Life Moussa Diallo – followed by a live performance from Moussa Diallo himself.

The film screening was introduced by Diallo and filmmaker Helle Toft, who elaborated on the personal yet universal themes in the film – reconciliation and forgiveness.

ZIFF 2015 also featured four World Premieres including Ebele Okoye’s beautiful

animated tale, The Legacy of Rubies with Okoye in attendance at the event.

“Festival Director Dr. Martin Mhando had this to say of the selection of films at ZIFF 2015, “The level of films this year has surpassed our wildest expectations and many members of the jury have remarked on the quality of the films. African films in particular have stood

out for their increased production value as well as innovative story telling. We at ZIFF have been thrilled to present such a varied and wonderful range of films this year.”

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Rowan Nielssen and Kenyan Producer Fostine Odhiambo along with male lead, Kenyan actor Neville Msati all attended the premiere that was especially scheduled to take place in Zanzibar.

Zanzibari local director and photographer Shams Bhanji also premiered his TV miniseries Nadya, a dramatic look at Zanzibari society caught between traditional values and women’s empowerment.

As the closing night film, Andy Jones premiered his specially created Swahili version of I Shot Bi Kidude in a powerful and memorable event.

Kenyan filmmakers were especially successful at ZIFF this year with Wazi?FM (Dir Faras Cavallo) taking home three awards including the top prize, the Golden Dhow for best feature film.

Other Kenyan films to be awarded included Angles of My Face (Dir Manu Maina) and Strength of a Woman (Dir Gilbert Lukalia).

ZIFF was introduced in 1996 and has since become the most prominent film festival in the region. It provides a veritable platform for promoting African and international films and talent across the globe. Start getting ready for ZIFF 2016!

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Javed Jafferji’s Treasure Trove Collection 25 Years Of East Africa’s Best In Photos

By Wema Kajo

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“Professional photographer Javed Jafferji has journeyed to the vast corners of East Africa over the few decades, capturing the essence of this extraordinary region. His experiences have resulted in one of the most diverse and extensive East African online photo libraries available today, providing you the opportunity to take away a piece of his magical work.”

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The Treasure Trove collection is now available exclusively in Dar Life magazine, which has published Jafferi’s pictures from the past 25 years.

Javed currently resides in the archipelago of Zanzibar. In addition to his

All Pictures Courtesy of Javed Jafferji

aparazzi are photographers who take pictures of athletes, entertainers, politicians, and other celebrities, usually while they are going about normal life routines. This is precisely what Tanzania’s most well-known photographer has been doing for more than 25 years.

work as a photographer, he is also a well-known publisher where he has published over 70 books on East Africa and more books in the pipeline.

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HAVE YOU PLANNED YOUR WEEK? Come to the Hyatt Regency Dar es Salaam – The Kilimanajro The Palm - Around the World in 5 Days

Fridays: Indian Night Enjoy the finest in Indian cuisine from our chef’s Royal Buffet while listening to the very best in Indian music.

Rouge

Travel the culinary globe with our theme nights at The Palm. Join us for weekday specials.

Monday: International Night A global taste sensation featuring cuisine that will take you on a culinary journey across the continents.

Tuesday: Arabian Night The exotic Middle East comes to The Palm restaurant as we escort your taste buds on a gastronomic journey through the spices, taste and textures of Middle Eastern cuisines.

Featuring Lebanese and Arabic specialties such as hummus, shawarma, mezze, tabouleh and fatoush.

Wednesdays: Sizzling Grill Night Devoted meat lovers will be spoilt for choice. Choose your own prime cut of fillet, sirloin, ribeye, t-bone steaks or poultry, fish or seafood. All succulent and grilled to perfection using only the freshest herbs and spices.

Thursdays: Seafood Night Reeling in a fresh new wave of sumptuous seafood offerings.

Tantalise your taste buds with a buffet that offers you all you could possibly eat and more.

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Oriental

The Oriental offers you an eclectic mix of Asian flavours, from Chinese and Thai to Japanese and Vietnamese, including fresh sushi and sashimi, dim sum and other Asian specialities. Oenophiles will also enjoy an extensive wine list featuring the best South African wines.

Dar es Salaam’s trendiest nightclub, Rouge, attracts an international clientele.

Dance the night away to the international rhythms of the resident DJ and enjoy our extensive beverage selection.

Friday and Saturday: 9:00pm to 4:00am.

Friday: Urban villages

Saturday: Sound factory

The Flame Tree Lounge

The Flame Tree Lounge is a central meeting point in Dar es Salaam, thanks to its sophisticated and inviting setting. Enjoy a cappuccino, herbal tea or a light meal, or relax with a cocktail in the evening on the beautifully manicured outdoor terrace.

Level 8 - Rooftop Bar Dar es Salaam’s only rooftop bar.

Offering 360 degree views of the harbor and the city skyline.

Enjoy exotic cocktails while listening to the latest beats, as the sun sets gently over the city.

• Every Friday nights - Roof top Jazz. LIVE BAND From 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm • Every Saturday nights - DUSK to DJ Soulful sets - Gourmet buffet - Premium wine From 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm To get more information or to make reservations, please call +255 764 70 1234.

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B2B - Tanzania & Comoros International Investment & Trade Mission 2015

By Wema Kajo

“Mr. Abdulsamad Abdulrahim, CEO & Director of Ocean Business Partners who is also the Director of Fiorentini Tanzania Ltd, in collaboration with Mr. Javed Jafferji of Gallery Tours, the Comoros Chamber of Commerce (UCCIA) and the Movement des Enterprise Comoriennes (MODEC) organized a unique 3-day event focused B2B International Investment & Trade Mission to the Union of the Comoros Island.�

The B2B Mission introduced the Tanzanian delegation to many business possibilities through focused meetings with local businesses; members of the hotel & hospitality sector; stakeholders from the sectors of international oil, manufacturing, electricity & cable, service provision, food & commodities, travel & tourism; and key government officials.

The event was officially blessed and supported by the Embassy of the United Republic of Tanzanian in collaboration with the National Agency for Investment Promotion (ANPI).

During the event, the President of Comorian Union Chamber of Commerce , Industry and Agriculture (UCCIA) Mr.Fahmy Thabit (in spectacles), and 36 I Dar Life I August 2015

Air Tanzania Company Ltd (ATCL) has also promised to spread its wings by introducing new direct flights from Zanzibar to Comoros before end of this year. The announcement was made during the B2B International Investment & Trade Mission in Moroni.

During the B2B Trade Mission, the delegation led by Mtwara Regional Commissioner also paid a visit to Comoros Port in search of business opportunities in the Indian Ocean Archipelago. They also

had the opportunity to visit to the Embassy of United Republic of Tanzania, where they held business meetings to discuss the removal of visa fees between the two countries and make Mtwara a hub for marine and transport.

“The event aimed to facilitate business between the two countries by providing them with inside information about the investment climate to make informed decisions. It created a space to discuss the development of various cross-sectors of investments and to raise awareness of private sector imports, exports, trade and business opportunities.”

Special thanks to the B2B Trade Mission sponsors: Pietro Fiorentini, Gallery & Safari Tours, CBE Comoros, Safari Petroleum in Comoros, Air Tanzania, AB Aviation, General Negocie, Mecco, Pietro Fiorentini, Retaj Hotel, Manipal Hospital, Yash International, Petroleum Regimes Advisory (PRA), Tansoma Hotels, Alred & Basil, Raha and Official Car Hire, Legrand and Twin Turbo for their support and participation.

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Article and Picture Courtesy of Swahili Coast

Zanzibar National Chamber of Commerce , Industry and Agriculture (ZNCCIA) Vice President , Mr Ali Aboud Mze, signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) pact to strengthen business between the two countries. The MOU signing was also witnessed by Mr Abdulsamad Abdulrahim, CEO & Director of Ocean Business Partners who is also the main organizer of the event, Mtwara Regional Commissioner, Hon. Halima Dendego, Mr.Javed Jafferji, acting Director of Air Tanzania, Mr. Johnson Mfinanga, and Mr. Ahmed Bazi, the President of MODEC.

Sneak Preview: Utrack Nane Nane Rally 2015 Randeep Singh Emerges Victorious

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anzania’s driver Randeep Singh emerged as winner of the 2015 U-track Nane Nane Rally held in remote sections of Monduli District in Arusha.

“Randeep Singh clinched his first rally of the season by winning in the latest round of the Tanzanian rally championship with Gurvinder Singh as his 38 I Dar Life I August 2015

co-driver in a Mitsubishi Lancer with a total time of 1:31:27.Singh’s victory marked a historic fete in the Tanzania Rally Championship, where all the top three crews came from the same Sikh Community.”

Second place was secured

by Rajpal Dhani and Sinder Sudle, while Rajpal’s

brother Gurjit took the third spot driving a similar Subaru Impreza with Kenya’s Shameer Yusuf. Randeep becomes the fourth different winner in as many rounds of the 2015 Tanzania Rally Championship after Gurjit Dhani (Moshi); Dharam Pandya (Tanga) or Gerard Miller (FIA Tanzania) left the marks in the last three rounds.

All Pictures Courtesy of Abbas Yussuf Ghor

By Beatrice Maro

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Little Dar

All-in-one African Market at Quality Centre

By Nandini Chandarana

“Quality Centre Mall is proud to introduce “Little Dar” for the first time to the people of Dar es Salaam. The market is located near the front entrance of the Quality Centre Mall at Nyerere Road. Little Dar is an authentic African bazaar where you can shop at leisure for souvenirs that have always allured you.

Here, you can find various products of African origin like bead jewelry, footwear, bags, scarves, apparel, paintings, and even agricultural products like honey and other herbals.”

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All Pictures Courtesy of Quality Centre Mall

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uality Centre Mall has been pioneering unique retail environments for its shoppers for years, being the first to provide its shoppers with a 5-screen multiplex, an indoor family entertainment centre with more than 60 attractions and rides, and now “Little Dar”.

Now you can experience the hustle and bustle of Kariakoo Market in the secure and comfortable ambience of Quality Centre Mall. Parking is no longer a niggling issue every time you want to look for your next purchase, as Little Dar has 42 stalls to satiate your shopping desires.

To help you shop peacefully without any disturbance, the Quality team has organized Funspot without Stress, a safe entertainment spot where you can leave your kids to take ice skating lessons on the country’s first ice skating rink.

More over, the mall has a variety of restaurants for a quick bite, including African cuisines, fried chicken, and popular eateries like Fairy Delight, Subway, Sammy’s, and also your favorite Gelato ice cream.

Tourists will especially love “Little Dar” for its rustic essence and its sheer variety.

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Monday Akemi – Tanzania’s Only Revolving Restaurant. Cocktail Hour from 5:30pm – 7:30pm Level 8 Hyatt Regency – The Kilimanjaro: Enjoy a huge sports screen & an outdoor lounge with music and drinks Q-Bar – Wine Down Your Weekend, 2 glasses 4,000 TSh, Rock & Shoot. Free pool 7 – 11 pm.

New Africa’s Onyx Lounge - Monday to Sunday – Happy hour at Onyx Lounge from 5.30pm – 7.30ppm - 50% off on selected drinks

Tuesday Akemi – Tanzania’s Only Revolving Restaurant. Cocktail Hour from 5:30pm – 7:30pm Q-Bar – Sambuca party, buy one get one free!

Club 327 – Diva Night; TSH 30,000

Wednesday Serena Hotel - dine and wine with a live band from 7pm to 1am The Slipway at Front View - enjoy sheesha and an ocean breeze on the terrace Bilicanas Club – Twanga Pepeta performs live. TSH 5,000 per person New Maisha Club – Machozi band performs live. TSH 5,000 per person Ambrosia Bistro & Bar – Buy one, get one free cocktail; 20% discount on food for group of 4+ ladies Q-Bar - Daily Shooter Happy Hour from 9-11pm and live music with Roots Jazz Band at 8:30pm Wantashi – Open Mic Night, free entrance

Thursday Akemi – Tanzania’s Revolving Restaurant. Drink Promotions from 5:30pm – 7:30pm and live music from 6:00pm onwards New Africa’s Bandari Gril - African Night with Babloom band from 7.00pm – 11.00pm – Tshs. 29,000pp The Slipway – live band seaside Club Bilicanas – Let the Music Play with Vibrations from 9pm to midnight.

New Africa Casino – “Egyptian Pyramid” for Live Game players! 11pm. TSH 1,000,000 at stake Rouge - Models and Bottles – free welcome drink and no entrance charge for all ladies before midnight, open from 9:00pm to 4:00am Club 327 – Choice FM powered by Hennessy. TSH 30,000

Friday Akemi – Tanzania’s Revolving Restaurant. Drink Promotions from 5:30pm – 7:30pm and live music from 6:00pm onwards New Africa’s Onyx Lounge - Happy hour at Onyx Lounge

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from 5.30pm – 7.30ppm with Babloom Band (Seif)- 50% off on selected drinks Lady JD and Machozi Band at Nyumbani Lounge from 8pm.

Q-Bar: Live Bora Bora band from 9pm + BBQ & Cold Beer Holiday Inn: Dance to the latest tunes at Bar@One, or smoke sheesha and dance under the stars

Elements – DJ Party Night! 10pm till late Pink Coconut @ Selender Bridge Club: African music from 9pm Double Tree by Hilton – Mark Band at pool bar Club Bilicanas – Let the Music Play with Vibrations from 9pm to midnight.

Southern Sun Hotel – Beat The Traffic at the Baraza Bar – ALL DRINKS half price from 5-6pm.

Rouge - Urban villages from 9:00pm to 4:00am Ambrosia Bistro & Bar – Party night with DJ on the desk from 8pm onwards Dar es Salaam Serena Hotel – Swahili Blues & Afro Beat Night by Leo Mkanyia and Swahili Blues band Flirtease – The Jam Session – music blend by Mr Ado. Buy 1 cocktail, get 1 free until 11pm

Saturday New Africa’s Bandari Gril -Indian Night with Varda Arts band from 7.00pm – 11.00pm – Tshs. 29,000/=pp Mediterraneo – Roots Rockers performing live from 8pm Level 8, Hyatt Regency – The Kilimanjaro. Live music Bandari Grill, New Africa Hotel: Live Indian music from 7.30 to 11pm Nyumbani Lounge – Groove Back Night, with DJ peter Moe & Kelvin, 9pm onwards Holiday Inn: Dance to the latest tunes at Bar@One Elements – DJ Party Night! 10pm till late Q-Bar – DJ playing old and new tunes with Konyagi special – buy one get 4 sodas FREE! Rouge - Sound Factory from 9:00pm to 4:00am Ambrosia Bistro & Bar – Party night with DJ on the desk from 8pm onwards Flirtease – The Jam Session – music blend by Mr Ado. Buy 1 cocktail, get 1 free until 11pm

Sunday Sea Cliff Village - sheesha and drink specials with an ocean breeze The Slipway at Front View – drinks seaside Thai Village: Lady Jay Dee performing from 9.30pm to 1am New Africa Casino – “Hot seat” 7 and 8 pm play our slots or table and WIN!!!

Q-Bar – Wine down your week with 2 glasses of house wine for Tshs. 9,000 only Mediterraneo – Chill out with the music & enjoy the best Italian food in Dar

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2015 Miss Universe S

Tanzanian Beauties Chase Their Dreams

By Simon Suleman

“Miss Universe Tanzania is a pageant that has placed a huge emphasis on providing opportunities to young women to achieve their dreams. Winners are granted a scholarship to the New York Film Academy, and this year the winner will also become the Goodwill Ambassador of the pageant’s main sponsor.”

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t is yet another season of fun and excitement as young Tanzanian women vie for the prestigious crown of Miss Universe Tanzania that will be awarded in June. Girls from Dar es Salaam, Mwanza, Dodoma, Arusha, Manyara, Shinyanga, Mtwara and Kagera have been selected through an exhaustive process of scouting including a one-on-one interview with each applicant, individual catwalk performances, and body measurements. This process has been the key to identifying successful winners like Illuminata James, Hellen Dausen, Nelly Kamwelu and Nale Boniface in past years.

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The selected 20 girls from these regions will enter a boot camp where they will participate in intensive training in marketing, psychology, etiquette and other fields; various visits and rehearsals for the final event; and charity and cultural activities.

The 2010 winner, Hellen Dausen, also finished a year of outstanding success as titleholder. After being featured in various local magazines and gracing their front covers, she was also on the cover of international magazine ‘Profiles 180’.

Hellen also took part in various charity activities including the “Rotary Fashion Show” and

e Search is On “Fashion for Education”. She has worked closely with 2010 sponsors PSI Tanzania to educate the youth of Tanzania about HIV/AIDS. Hellen’s last charity activity as titleholder was setting up road signs for disabled people living in Dar es Salaam.

Hellen hopes to continue giving back to her community.

The 2011 winner, Nelly Alexandra Kamwelu, also won the Miss Southern Africa International title in 2011 which was held in Ndola, Zambia as a part of the Zambia International Trade Fair. She won the main title by defeating six other contestants and also won the Best Evening Gown Award. She represented her country in Miss Universe 2011 in Sao Paolo, Brazil, Miss International 2011 in China and Miss Earth 2011 in Manila, Philippines. She was the first and so far the only beauty queen who has competed in three Grand Slam Pageants in a single year. Nelly has also featured in several music videos of Tanzanian musicians and recorded the song ‘Say it to my face’ before her departure for Miss Universe 2011.

The 2012 winner, Winfrida Dominic, represented the country at the 2012 Miss Universe in Vegas. She was also supposed to represent Tanzania in the Miss Supranational Pageant but withdrew at the last moment as she was not able to secure a visa for Poland. Winfrida Dominic has participated in various charity activities, including several of Ally Rehmtulla’s fashion shows and Maridadi Fashion Show.

Currently Winfrida spends time visiting people living with drug addictions and she plans to visit schools to educate students on the harmful effects of drugs.

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Omara, is a Dar-es-Salaam born beauty queen who won the title of Miss Universe Tanzania on 27 September 2013 at the National Museum Hall in Dar, where Clara Noor was given the title of Miss Earth Tanzania and Aziza Victoria was declared the runner-up. Betty also represented Tanzania in the 62nd edition of the Miss Universe contest, which took take place on November 9, 2013 at Crocus City Hall in Moscow, Russia.

After the Miss Universe Competition in Russia, Betty came back home. She has kept busy with fashion shows, including Swahili Fashion Week and Lady in Red. She’s also expecting to do charity work at Kambi Ya Wazee in Kigamboni with help from Mohamed Enterprises Ltd. Betty is currently working at AZAM TV as a presenter.

The 2014 winner, Nale Boniface is a Tanzanian beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Earth Tanzania 2014, replacing former winner Carolyne Bernard to compete at the Miss Universe 2014 in Doral, Miami, Florida, USA. In addition to being a beautiful model, Nale Boniface is a student at Muhimbili University 46 I Dar Life I August 2015

of Health and Allied Sciences in Dar es Salaam.

She started in pageantry at the Miss Universe Tanzania pageant in 2014, and made history as woman ambassador at Miss Earth 2014 and then Miss Universe 2014. Nale currently works as a Goodwill Ambassador for Marie Stoppes, an international charity organization that deals with reproductive health.

“The winner of this years’ Miss Universe Tanzania will represent our country at the world’s most prestigious pageant – Miss Universe in December (venue still to be announced). We expect another excellent representation of our beautiful nation by a strong, stunning young woman.”

Whatever the future has installed for the upcoming 2015 Miss Universe Tanzania, Dar Life would like to wish all the contestants all the best!

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CAREER

Be A Leader At Work 6 Actions You Can Take This Week

By Long Yun Siang

“The following actions will inevitably distinguish you as a leader at work without you having to be too obvious about your ambitions.”

1. Take Responsibility - Learn to take responsibility for anything that has your fingerprint on it. That means, as long as you participate in the project, you have a hand at the failure of the project. Learn to take responsibility for not just the good things, but even bad ones. Admit to your mistakes because it’s okay to be wrong.

2. Believe In Win-Win - A rising tide lifts all boats – always think win-win. It exists. Just because the world thinks the business world is nasty, and that you need to be manipulative and maneuvering to win, you need not participate in it. In fact, make it your contribution not to be nasty and bullying in your ways. The power to inspire people to greater heights is in front of you.

3. Do It, Write It - This world is full of people who talk too much and don’t do enough. If

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you want to be a leader at work, act upon something. Work that plan. If you have any ideas that are simmering in your mind, write it down.

It doesn’t matter if it is not a plan yet, just write it down. If you don’t write it down, there is no one to present to and there is no record of the idea.

4. See Opportunities Everywhere - The opportunities to lead are everywhere. You need to be mindful of these opportunities. Are there any opportunities to take on the project no one wants? If you don’t see opportunities everywhere, you are missing the point.

5. Be Open - Be open to criticism, otherwise you are just living off yourself. When you are open to feedback, you are being fed ideas from others that are free. Often times, these ideas come from people smarter than you. They will give you tips on how to improve and how to be better.

You need feedback to be a leader at work.

With no new ideas, a leader dries up.

6. Give, Give, Give - Give all you have, including ideas, thoughts, and plans. Feel the vulnerability and learn to like it. When you pour all your ideas out you will need new ones. Where do new ideas come from? From critics who want to tear you down, from well-meaning supporters and from people you least expect. More comes back to you. You have more to input. It enriches you.

Picture Courtesy of Fazili Jamal

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ou want to be a leader at work but you do not carry the title. So, how do you go about positioning yourself as a leader at work?

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The Dar es Salaam Players Presents Footloose The Musical

By Tina Sutton & Rhona Potgieter

Footloose features brilliant hit songs which will have you all dancing in the aisles, including FOOTLOOSE, HOLDING ON FOR A HERO and LET’S HEAR IT FOR THE BOYS. On stage you will see many familiar faces and a lot of NEW talent: Jayce Kaiser as the upbeat ever-dancing new kid in town Ren McCormack; Julia van Geldern as the not-so-goody-goody minister’s daughter Ariel Moore; Drew Johnson as Ariel’s bad-boy boyfriend Chuck Cranston; Doug Bramsen as the strict, grieving preacher Reverend Moore; Gary Page as loveable dimwit Willard Hewitt; and Courtenay Sutton as the sassy, self-assured, totally dippy, romantic Rusty.

After his father leaves them, Ren and his mother, Ethel, move from Chicago to a small farming town. Ren is prepared for the adjustment to his new high school.

What he isn’t prepared for are the local laws - including a ban on dancing - which are the brainchild of Rev. Moore, a local preacher bent on exercising control over the town’s youths. When the Reverend’s rebellious daughter sets her heart on Ren, her boyfriend, Chuck, tries to sabotage Ren’s reputation and many of the locals are eager 50 I Dar Life I August 2015

to believe the worst about the new kid. Ren is faced with trying to fit in to the town where everybody is against him, deal with his father’s desertion, win over Rev. Moore and persuade the town that DANCING IS NOT A CRIME. “The show has mild adult content. The show dates are Friday, August 28th; Saturday, August 29th; Wednesday, September 2nd; Thursday, September 3rd; Friday, September 4th, & Saturday September 5th, 2015. The show starts at 7pm. Tickets are Tsh 30,000/- for nontheatre members, and Tsh 25,000/- for members. The box office is open on Monday through Friday from 10 to 6pm, and on Saturday from 10am to 1pm.”

The stage adaptation will be by Dean Pitchford and Walter Bobbie. Based on the original screenplay by Dean Pitchford. Music

by Tom Snow and lyrics by Dean Pitchford.

Additional music by Eric Carmen, Sammy Hagar, Kenny Loggins and Jim Steinman.

The show will also be a fundraiser for the TAWESO Animal Shelter.

• Directed by Tina Sutton & Rhona Potgieter • Choreographed by Fenella Sutton • Musical Direction by Nicole Morse

For more information, call 0765 706 282 or email: gmdsmplayers@gmail.com.

The Little Theatre is at it again, bringing another Broadway Musical to Dar es Salaam.

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BUSINESS

Involving Your Employees Growth through Engagement

By Gregory P. Smith program. The major difference between this and other employee involvement programs is there is a direct bottom line result.

The campaign is the best way of getting hundreds of ideas from the workforce quickly.

Peter E. Drucker said, “One has to assume, first, that the individual human being at work knows better than anyone else what makes him or her more productive… even in routine work the only true expert is the person who does the job.”

The Idea Campaign The Idea Campaign concept is a revolutionary way of capturing new ideas and improving employee involvement. They are a highly effective, fun, and adrenaline charged version of the traditional employee suggestion

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Bottom-Line Results With most suggestion programs results are slow in coming and the really good ideas get screened out. On the other hand, idea campaigns take a different twist. All ideas are recognized and all participators receive instantaneous recognition. The vendor provides all materials, awards and the instructions. What people discover is that the most powerful force was not the awards.

What they learned from the campaign is people become more motivated when they know someone will listen to and do something about their ideas.

Picture Courtesy of Chris Sambo

Getting employees’ ideas should not be an option. If your organization is going to be competitive, it is mandatory you involve the minds, hands, and ideas of everyone in your organization. Getting employees involved not only yields valuable ideas and suggestions, but also the increased morale of workers who feel like they are being listened to results in a more productive and satisfying work environment.

The goal is to get at least one idea from everyone in the organization.

For the first idea, each person receives a custom designed coffee cup. The second idea is rewarded with a writing pen. In addition, each week there is a special award ceremony to recognize everyone’s ideas.

At the end of the celebration management randomly draw names from a basket for one of several prizes. Other award items like baseball caps, gold rimmed coffee mugs, books and medallions can be provided.

However, the most coveted prize was a reserved parking space in front of the building.

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ARTIST OF THE MONTH :

“What Matters Most is How You See Yourself” Focus on: Tanzanian Art By: Ms. Shama Jaffer

Name: Kiagho Kilonzo Profession: Visual Artist, Academician, Art Researcher and Consultant Born: 09/02/1976

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anzania is rich with artists of all caliber ranging from those tingatinga artists we’re all come acquainted to, to those more mainstream. They all represent a Tanzania from their individual views, backgrounds and beliefs. Dar Life caught up with the newly emerging artist Kiagho who is taking a more active and vocal approach to showing his work.

Mr. Kiagho Kilonzo is an Assistant Lecturer in the Department of Fine and Performing Arts, who is currently on study leave doing his Doctorate in Graphic design at the University of Dar es Salaam (Tanzania). He is writing on Graphic design in Tanzania: Inquiry into the training of graphic designers. He pursued his Master’s degree in Art and Technology at the University of Texas at Dallas (USA) in December 2007. Prior to pursuing his Master’s degree, he obtained a Bachelor of Fine Art from the University of North Texas (USA) in December 2005, a diploma on Arts - Majoring in Fine Art in May 2000, and a certificate of Fine Art in April 1997, from the Bagamoyo College of Arts, which is currently Taasisi ya Sanaa na Utamaduni Bagamoyo (Tanzania).

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Mr. Kilonzo is currently the President of Tanzanian National Committee of the International Association for Arts (IAA), the Deputy Director of East Africa Art Biennale, the Creative Director of Chapchap Company Limited, and the Executive Director of K2K Productions.

Mr. Kilonzo has received a fantastic award of SIDA/SAREC sponsorship on his ongoing PHD program.

DL - What inspired you to start painting?

Kiagho - I was just talented in art since when I was born.

DL - How long have you been an artist / When did you start?

Kiagho - All my life, but seriously about 14 years ago when I joined Bagamoyo College of Arts in 1997.

DL - Wow, seems your work has been extensive. Have you done anything that sticks out?

Kiagho - The first President of Tanzania the late Mwl. Julius K. Nyerere signed on his portrait that I sketched when I was Twelve (12) years old; I won a second price in drawing completion prepared by a 1993 week of NENDA KWA USALAMA in Morogoro region.

DL - What is your genre of painting and what mediums do you like to use?

Kiagho - I mostly do realism and few abstracts with oil colors on canvas, and few abstracts DL - Tell us about your first exhibition?

When was it?

Kiagho - My seriously first exhibition was just a display of my collections that I did as class projects towards the completion of my first degree in the United States in the year 2005.

DL - Where do you do your work?

Kiagho - At my working place (Department of Fine and Performing Arts – University of Dar es Salaam)

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DL - Do you work from life, or from photographs or from imagination?

Kiagho - I work from LIFE, PHOTOGRAPHS, and IMAGINATION DL - Where do you feel art is going?

Kiagho - I think art is growing especially in Tanzania where more art centers and schools are open and let artists acquire some art education. The artists become more professionals through workshops, seminars, attending international exhibitions, etc.

DL - What is the role of the artist in society?

Kiagho - I think the major role of the artist is to communicate his ideas to the society.

DL - What is the place of your work in society?

Kiagho - Just as many other artists I use my art to communicate my feelings to the surrounding societies.

DL - Which is more important to you, the subject of your painting, or the way it is executed?

Kiagho - Both, the subject of my

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painting and the way it is executed are important to me. The subject is important because I usually have something in mind that I need to communicate; and the way it is executed is also important because I wish to communicate properly and clearly what is in my mind.

DL - Do you prefer a perfect smooth technique or a more energetic expressive technique and why?

Kiagho - I prefer a perfect smooth technique because it makes my art work easy to comprehend.

I believe a good work of art is the one which is technical but easy to comprehend.

DL - Why is your work so pretty! What do you think makes it stand out?

Kiagho - I usually try to make my art work say something. The way I do that is trying to catch my figures in the mid of doing something. Such technique creates questions to the audience like, “What was the figure trying to say?”, “What is he/she trying to do?”, or “What is behind the scene?” etc.

To purchase any of my paintings and other exhibition queries please contact Shama Jaffer M: +255 (0)714 444 567

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Superstar Foods for Women Improve Breast Health

By Dr. Ann Kulze, M.D.

Carotenoid-rich vegetables (carrots,

Beans/Lentils -

This category of food is uniquely high in several nutrients important for breast cancer protection, including fiber, folic acid and phytoestrogens called 60 I Dar Life I August 2015

lignins. According to Harvard’s Nurses’ Study, those who consumed beans or lentils at least twice a week were 24% less likely to get breast cancer than those who consumed them less than once a week.

Cruciferous Vegetables

(broccoli, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, kale, cauliflower) - Phytochemicals found in this class of vegetables, namely sulforaphane and indoles are among the most potent naturally occurring anti-breast cancer agents ever identified. It’s best to eat cruciferous vegetables raw or lightly cooked, as their phytochemicals can be destroyed by heat.

Oily Fish (salmon, tuna, mackerel, sardines, herring) -

Oily fish are loaded with the superstar omega 3 fats and the only food that naturally contains significant amounts of vitamin D. Vitamin D plays a critical role in breast cancer protection and deficiencies are quite common. You can now get Wild Alaskan Salmon in single serving, convenient shelf-stable vacuum sealed packets. I dump this on a big plate of greens for lunch 2-3x per week.

Picture Courtesy of John Kinga

“As the daughter of a breast cancer survivor and a proud member of the board of directors of the Prevent Cancer Foundation, I want to share my top food picks for maximizing breast health”

tomatoes, bell peppers, collards, spinach and sweet potatoes) - This delicious and super-nutritious group gets their anti-cancer punch from plant pigments called carotenoids. In addition to providing yellow, red and orange hues, carotenoids offer broad-spectrum, natural chemoprevention.

Light cooking actually increases the bioavailability of carotenoids, so enjoy this group of veggies cooked for optimal results.

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The Ever-Evolving World of Wellness How to Optimize Physical & Mental Health?

By John Sadly

“As we head through the middle of the year, the stress is starting to accumulate. August is a great time to take stock of our stress levels and take the necessary steps to get us through the rest of the year feeling and looking good.”

Here are a few trends to look out for: Fierce Fitness – Coupled with a new culture where people rush from work to join their running club or boot camp, competitions like triathlons and popular high-intensity interval programmes are adding fierceness to fitness. This trend is being led by people who take fitness seriously, but fierce fitness is lots of fun and often becomes sociable through group training for cycling, swimming, dancing or running.

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Mindful Living – With today’s supercharged world, people need a reboot for their mind. Mindfulness gives us the tools to cope with today’s highly stressed-out world. The benefits of spa and wellness activities have long been known to reduce stress and relax us, but going forward there will be a greater focus on bringing mindfulness techniques into our lives to help us reach a new place of serenity and calmness.

Special Promo on Elemis Facial at Anantara Spa Receive a 20% discount when booking a 60 or 75 minute Elemis Facial at Anantara Spa at Hyatt Regency Dar es Salaam or Park Hyatt Zanzibar.

Offer is valid from 1st to 31st July 2015. Terms & conditions apply.

For Dar es Salaam Anantara Spa, please email spa.thekilimanjaro@hyatt.com or call +255 764 70 1234, ext. 828.

For Zanzibar Anantara Spa, please email sirawanee.brownlee@hyatt.com or call +255 24 223 1234.

Dietary-Customised Healthier Food – More people are opting for nutritious, diet-customised healthy food, and more hotels are offering gluten-free, vegan and vegetarian menus. Some are introducing more juice options along with raw food and specialised diets in order to satisfy guests who want to focus on goals such as weight loss or detox.

Cultural Discovery & Wellness Recovery – With people desiring more exotic, off-the-beaten-path destinations and wanting engagement in more unique, local and indigenous cultural experiences, so they can unite the perfect travel experience of wellness with culture. Now we can travel to far-flung destinations and sample the local culture with tailor-made trips.

Short & Effective Wellness Breaks – More health enthusiasts are opting for wellness breaks. Instead of a 2-week wellness holiday, travellers are choosing more frequent and shorter breaks for mind and body reboots through a change of scenery, relaxation, wellness activities and healthy food.

Managing Stress – While wellness hotels and spas are here to help people relax, more are now offering specific stress management and stress recovery programmes with specialist therapies, consultations and healthy nutrition.

Guests are encouraged to participate in group activities such as yoga, cooking classes and meditation with the goal being to send guests home with the tools to manage stress.

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Daily:Tuesday - Sunday A Taste of Thai It’s an eastern journey of culinary delights. New Africa Hotel brings Thailand’s tastiest taste bud tinglers right here, everyday. And if you are wondering just how much there is for you to choose from, fret not. There is everything from Shrimp and Squid Salads and Som Tam to Crisp seafood in red curry. Plus Sago and sweet melon in a coconut milk syrup.

Like we’d say in Thailand “Sawasdee” Daily from 7:00 pm

international favorites and sea food. Plus, a fine selection of exquisite desserts and coffees as you iron out those finer details. Daily 12:00pm to 3:00 pm Monday - sunday Bandari Grill Restaurant

Daily: Monday - Sunday Power Lunch

Lounge in style. Enjoy the house cocktails from our mixologist or groove to the latest lounge music. Enjoy classic Tapas or the Chefs signature snacks. This is the place to be every evening when the ordinary just wont do!

Discover something new at new Africa. The Bandari Grill offers a Scintillating new menu for both lunch, as well as dinner.

Saturday and Sunday Onyx Lounge Sporty evenings. Unwind with chilled beers or a house cocktail and watch the best sports action!

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Saturdays Indian Night Every Saturday, experience the mystery & magic of exotic Indian cuisine at the Bandari Grill. The rich variety of spicy food, together with the wafting strains of Indian music will have you believing you are dining with the Nawabs themselves.

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SPECIAL FEATURES

Ramblings from Ruaha The Circle of Life in Action

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Mom and elder brother were helpless - their ineffective prods and prompts eventually subsided and they could do nothing but stand and await the inevitable. We departed in order to give them their privacy, and we returned a few hours later to find the calf dead. Upon examination, we determined that whatever killed him had acted quickly, as he showed no signs of emaciation or injury.

In my younger years, I would have been emotionally impervious to this event, given my preference for clinical scientific explanations and my disdain for anthropomorphism (ascribing human emotion to animals). Yet age has “softened” me, and I challenge anyone to witness such an event and the concomitant behaviour displayed by the other members of the family and NOT recognise similarities with our own kind.

By the afternoon, the calf’s mom and brother had still not left his side.

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carcass, sniff and prod it, and then return to feeding on a nearby bush after getting no response. They were joined just before sunset by three teenage bulls who also tried their best to rouse the calf, using their trunks to sniff, prod, and fiddle with the ears, and using their feet to gently nudge it. It was only a matter of time before the lions or the hyenas discovered the carcass. During the night, we heard the lions roaring

Early the next morning, the elephants’ mourning continued. They had still not left the calf’s side, but the resident prides were fast approaching.

The outraged cow and brother would race at the lions as they inched forward, sneaking closer to utilise the bounty. The lions in turn would growl and disappointingly retreat, recognizing their inferiority in terms of size. The cubs were visibly distressed by the

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y first two weeks in Ruaha have been an emotional rollercoaster ride, ranging the gamut from deep sorrow to unadulterated exuberance.

As I write this piece, I am sitting under my favourite sausage tree at The Glade along the Mwagusi River. I always find it inspirational to sit in an “outside office” while doing administrative work.

Every day we get going in the very early morning. It’s the most beautiful time of day with the breathtaking dawn seeming to invent brilliant new colors on a daily basis.

One early morning we found an elephant cow and two of her offspring, and we noticed that the youngest was lying with his front legs collapsed.

Gauging by the calf’s position, we could surmise that his condition was terminal although he was still breathing.

The whites of his eyes were clearly visible, and panic seemed to be flowing through them.

Marius Swart is a member of Clearly Africa Guided Safaris. He wrote this story during his rotational duties as Manager and Field Guide at Kwihala Camp in Ruaha National Park, one of the Adventure Camps properties in Tanzania’s southern wilderness. More information about Clearly Africa can be found at: www.clearlyafrica.com

impedance to their mealtime. Patience would pay off though...

For over 24 hours, the mom and her older son stayed with the carcass keeping the scavengers at bay.

Finally they seemed to accept that the mourning period was over, and retreated just enough to allow the starving cubs access to the muchneeded sustenance. Once we, along with the calf’s mother and brother, accepted his departure from this world, we felt more comfortable witnessing the nutrient-cycle in action as we watched the lions tuck in.

Forty-eight hours after the death of the calf, the same group of three males accompanied the mom and her last remaining offspring as they appeared over the ridge and made their way

towards where the lions were devouring the last scraps of the carcass. We sat in anticipation while they determinedly ambled straight to the exact spot where the calf died, paying no attention to the place where the male lion had dragged the remains. They milled around a bit and rumbled, went quiet and then turned as one, walking off into the shrub without so much as another glance back.

In Ruaha, we have also been privileged to bear witness to the climatic cycle in its orbit. The past few weeks have become increasingly hot and humid, making for very uncomfortable days and nights.

Building morning clouds and midday windy gusts have brought nothing but disappointment as they fade away into dusty sunsets. The usual bush-fires were raging above the escarpment for a week or so before eventually dying out just short of the Mwagusi River.

Our emotions seesaw with the ebb and flow of the clouds. Three days ago, we saw rain pouring from clouds to the East, which is the direction we often get rain from. It was hard to contain our excitement. By late afternoon, the clouds had progressed all the way to the park, and we could smell the rain on the wind! I was at The Glade when the first drops fell! I elatedly stopped the vehicle I was driving, got out and just stood there with my face turned to the storm - what an incredible feeling!

At first the drops came slowly, but with increasing rhythmic percussive blows displacing dust puffs into the air until eventually there was no more dust...just mud! Drenched to the bone, I walked in the rain to the nearest puddle of mud and buried my bare feet as deep as I could. Just five minutes before everything had been crying out for water. An involuntary smile came from within and erupted into exuberant laughter at the amazing experience.

The advent of the rainy season

brought with it the accompanying bounty. Scorpions were out en force that night with at least fifteen making their way into my tent, and a few hundred surrounding it outside.

(Those that have been here in the emerald season will know that is no exaggeration!)

Yesterday and today have already seen the appearance of a flush of new grass vigorously pushing its way up through the barren soil, forming an amazing carpet of green. The impala, as if one, have started lambing, and newborns are springing up everywhere.

Overnight the buffalo herd has disappeared from sight, and we assume they have already made their way up and over the escarpment to exploit the Miombo section of the park.

There they will spend most of the green season, only to return at the start of the dry season next year, around July or August. It was brilliant having had the privilege to see them on a daily basis for these past two months, and I will definitely miss them.

Experiencing such a spectrum of powerful feelings in a short period is rather overwhelming and almost exhausting. However, after having had some time to ruminate and digest it a little, I have come to the conclusion that this is exactly what life is about, at least for me. Imagine waking everyday knowing that today there will be no peaks or troughs, just one even matrix.

There was a time where that was preferable, but now I prefer to give myself over to the “sharper teeth of existence” if I may quote a friend of mine. There would be nothing worse than being gummed to death by life....

May you experience the “sharper teeth of existence” and revel in being alive.

Yours in Nature.

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BOOK REVIEWS

Coffee break Join Dar Life reviews editor for the pick of the books with an East African flavour

By A Novel Idea

Go Set a Watchman - by Harper Lee

The publication of a newly discovered novel, the earliest known work from Harper Lee, the beloved, bestselling author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning classic, To Kill a Mockingbird. Originally written in the mid-1950s, Go Set a Watchman was the novel Harper Lee first submitted to her publishers before To Kill a Mockingbird. Assumed to have been lost, the manuscript was discovered in late 2014. Go Set a Watchman features many of the characters from To Kill a Mockingbird some twenty years later. Returning home to Maycomb to visit her father, Jean Louise Finch—Scout—struggles with issues both personal and political, involving Atticus, society, and the small Alabama town that shaped her. Exploring how the characters from To Kill a Mockingbird are adjusting to the turbulent events transforming mid-1950s America, Go Set a Watchman casts a fascinating new light on Harper Lee’s enduring classic. Moving, funny and compelling, it stands as a magnificent novel in its own right.

The Black Mzungu - by Alexandria Osborne

When Alexandria “Nur” Osborne applied for a six-month fellowship to Tanzania, never did she imagine that six months would turn into a lifetime; and that the bush of East Africa would teach her about love, about identity, and about courage. This vivid book - The Black Mzungu - is the candid account of how Nur, an African American Muslim woman, and Saidi, her Tanzanian husband whom she meets during the fellowship, build a new life together.

Breathing life into a beautiful 92-acre homestead vacated four decades earlier by Saidi’s family, Nur and Saidi learn to live among the dangers of the land’s wildlife, and the people that often view them as outsiders. There on the coastal southern region of Lindi, Tanzania, they learn to overcome man-made and natural obstacles, often challenging Nur’s perceptions of how things “ought” to be. And as they triumph in their personal successes, they find a way to give back to the land they call home.

The Blandings Castle Book Series - by P.G Wodehouse

Blandings Castle, a place like no other, is the setting for this laugh-out-loud series that follows the trials and tribulations of poor Lord Emsworth and his beloved pig Empress as they come head to head with his dysfunctional family and friends. Blandings Castle is a recurring fictional location in the stories of British comic writer P. G. Wodehouse, being the seat of Lord Emsworth (Clarence Threepwood, 9th Earl of Emsworth), home to many of his family, and setting for numerous tales and adventures written between 1915 and 1975. The series of stories which take place at the castle, in its environs and involving its denizens have come to be known as the “Blandings Books”, or indeed, in a phrase used

by Wodehouse in his preface to the 1969 reprint of the first book, the “Blandings Castle Saga”.

These titles and many more are available at A Novel Idea Bookstore. To inquire about book purchases, please call Tel: +255 022 2601088 or email: info@anovelidea.co.tz.

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WILD LIFE

Explore Ruaha Beasts, Birds, Baobabs & Beauty

“With its harsh and rocky landscape, no other park in Tanzania epitomises the definition of “wild Africa” quite like Ruaha National Park. After the annexation of two other major conservation areas, Ruaha is now the largest national park in Tanzania, covering a vast area of 23,000 square kilometres (substantially larger than Wales!). While few are familiar with the park, national park connoisseurs recognize it as one of the most spectacular in Africa.“ 80 I Dar Life I August 2015

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or anyone seeking a true African wilderness experience, a visit to Ruaha National Park is essential.

One of Tanzania’s wildest parks, Ruaha can only be described as a true, unspoiled, natural wilderness.

Because of its distance from any major city, very few tourists visit the park each year. Yet those who do are treated to unsurpassable wilderness and complete isolation. Ruahas’ greatest secret lies in its extraordinary diversity of animals, plants and birds.

Located in south-western Tanzania, Ruaha sprawls within and along an ancient arm of the Great Rift Valley, covering a unique transition zone where the eastern and southern species of both fauna and flora meet against a dramatic topographical background. Because of its location on the rift and surrounding geological formations, Ruaha is extremely diverse, with access to several different habitat types.

The vast majority of the park above the escarpment termed “Miombo

Woodland” is rarely visited by tourists, as it is relatively difficult to reach and known for challenging game viewing and an abundance of tse-tse flies. The scenery in Miombo is quite dramatic, with tall Brachysteiga trees forming continuous woodland housing for some specialist species of antelope, such as the magnificent sable, as well as several miombo-specializing birds.

The low-altitude Ruaha Valley is the more developed section of the park, which covers little more than a third of the park’s total size. The Ruaha Valley has a decent road network for game viewing and a variety of vegetation types, thus offering a diverse game drive experience without the annoyance of tsetse flies. The Great Ruaha River, which is known as the park’s lifeline, attracts big herds of animals of all shapes and sizes and flows right through the Ruaha Valley.

Some of Ruahas’ best features are found in the valley, from massive rocky hills and outcrops to dense, impenetrable bush and open grasslands in the east. The most striking features are numerous serpentine dry “sand rivers”, which crisscross the August 2015 I Dar Life I 81

park and are lined with dense vegetation, where many animals take refuge.

Birding in Ruaha National Park For birdwatchers, Ruaha’s birdlife is sure to please. There are a recorded 530 different species of birds in the park, including giant herons, saddlebilled storks, white-headed plovers and white-backed night herons. There are six species of both vultures and hornbills, and raptors abound. The crested barbet, an attractive yellowand-black bird whose persistent trilling is a characteristic sound of the southern bush, can also be found in Ruaha alongside central Tanzanian endemics such as the yellow-collared lovebird and ashy starling. The park’s birds make their home among the branches of Ruaha’s 1600 species of trees, which is 82 I Dar Life I August 2015

twice as many as the number of species in the great Selous Game Reserve, although Ruaha is only half the size of Selous.

Wildlife in Ruaha National Park Only two words can define the wildlife at Ruaha National Park: wild and beautiful. The park holds an incredible array of animals. Among Tanzanian parks, Ruaha possesses one of the highest species counts of large mammals. The park holds an estimated 20,000 elephants alone, and it is not uncommon in the dry season to see well over 100 elephants in a single drive.

Hippos rule the river, and vast quantities of these animals can also be seen sunning themselves along the stunning river sandbanks in the early morning.

Massive herds of buffalo, with up to 500 animals plus seen in

a single herd, coexist alongside giraffes, zebras, impalas, elands, crocodiles, lions and leopards.

Ruaha is also home to some very rare creatures. Sable antelope can occasionally be found in the Miombo areas as well as in the springs in the western part of the park. Roan antelope are also sometimes seen in the eastern area of the park. Lesser kudus and grants gazelle are intermittently spotted at the southernmost point of their geographical range. Dikdiks abound all over the park, and rarely does a drive return without having glimpsed the noble greater kudu. Ruaha is also home to the second largest population of wild dog in Africa.

As the majority of the park’s wild dogs live in the inaccessible wilderness areas of the north, only a few lucky visitors spot them.

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Why visit Ruaha National Park?

Untouched, Pristine Nature: Ruaha is one of the less frequented national parks in Tanzania, which means that the park’s wildlife has hardly been altered by human intervention.

Personalized Wildlife Watching: Because Ruaha is expanding in size yearly, the chances of bumping into other vehicles that can startle an animal you may be already watching are limited.

Lots to Discover: In areas where park authorities have formal tracks, there are no access restrictions, which allows visitors a great deal of freedom to explore undiscovered territory. Currently,

Tanzanian park authorities are adding more routes while carefully monitoring the ecological impact, thus ascertaining that the wildlife remains as undisturbed as possible.

There are plans to add up to 1500 kilometers of road networks.

Go by Foot: Ruaha is one of the few national parks in Tanzania where walking safari is permitted when accompanied by an armed ranger. This liberty gives nature enthusiasts an opportunity to receive an up-close and personal experience with wildlife in dense places where safari vehicles cannot penetrate.

Getting to Ruaha National Park There are two ways guests can

reach Ruaha National Park. One is by road, through Iringa from Dar es Salaam via Mikumi, or from Arusha via Dodoma.

Ruaha is also accessible by plane. Scheduled charter flights are available from Dar es Salaam, Selous, Serengeti, Arusha, Iringa and Mbeya through companies such as Safari Air Link, Flight Link and Coastal Aviation.

When to go To see predators and large mammals, dry season (mid-May to December); to see birds, lush scenery and wildflowers, wet season (January to April).

The male greater kudu is most visible in June, which is the breeding season.

Where to stay Ruaha River Lodge occupies a unique and privileged position, set around a series of August 2015 I Dar Life I 83

rocky kopjes in a bend of the Great Ruaha River. It offers guests the opportunity to have their own riverside cottage designed to blend seamlessly into the surroundings. The lodge extends along the rocky shores of the Great Ruaha River, affording views up and down the river. Game animals are drawn to the river from the neighbouring hills, and guests can see great wildlife dramas unfold from the comfort and protection of their selfcontained natural stone and thatch ‘cottage’.

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Mdonya Old River Camp is nestled in the curving banks of a sand-river. The tents are comfortably furnished with double or twin beds and have large verandas where one can relax and observe the surrounding wildlife.

Mwagusi Safari Camp is located on the banks of Mwagusi Sand River. With its ideal location, excellent guides, and luxurious accommodation, Mwagusi Camp is one of the most popular safari camps in Ruaha.

Note: All of these accommodation options are designed to highlight different aspects of Ruaha in order to cater to guests with different preferences.

For the more discerning safari lover who is looking for an ‘off the beaten track’ pure wilderness experience, a visit to Ruaha to view its large beasts, stunning vistas, numerous baobabs and unique birds and animals must not be missed!

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• Akemi Restaurant – Lunch Buffet and Express Continental Lunch from 12pm – 3pm, Tsh 20,000 pp., Grand buffet Tsh 30,000 pp. Call: 0687 360 360 • Ribs Special at Coral Ridge Spur - Eat as much as you can and enjoy a free Pepsi. Call+255 764 700 657 • Hyatt Regency – The Kilimanjaro - International Night at The Palm restaurant from 7pm to 10:30pm. Call: +255 764 701 234 • Golden Tulip Hotel– Business Lunch for TSh 12,000 pp from Ocean View Bar & Grill for Tsh 10,000 pp. 4pm- 11pm. Call: 0774 010 812 • Serena Hotel – Special Themed Buffet for Tsh 39,000 pp. Call: +255 22 2112 416 • New Africa Hotel – A taste of Thai from 7.00pm – 11.00pm

Tuesday

• Hyatt Regency – The Kilimanjaro - Arabian Night at The Palm restaurant from 7pm to 10:30pm. Call: +255 764 701 234 • Istana Restaurant – Chinese Night Buffet from 7pm – 11pm.

Call: +255 22 276 1348 • New Africa Hotel – A taste of Thai from 7.00pm – 11.00pm • Join Belvedere for Pizza Perfect (Margarita Pizza with your Choice of 3 Toppings) at TSH 11,500

Wednesday

• Seafood Night at Dares Salaam Serena Hotel Call: +255 22 211 2416 • Arca di Noe – Pasta Festival, Eat all as you can for Tsh 11,500.

Call: +255 22 2666924 • Spur Special ‘Kids Eat Free’. For reservations, call+255 764700657 • New Africa Hotel – A taste of Thai from 7.00pm – 11.00pm • Sizzling Grill Night at The Palm from 7pm to 10:30pm at Hyatt Regency The Kilimanjaro Hotel Call: +255 764 701 234 • Karaoke Night at OWillie’s Pub. Call: +255 22 260 1273 • Q-Bar- Live music with Roots Jazz Band from 8.30pm. Call: +2S5 754 282474 • Double Tree by Hilton – Buy one pizza, get one free from 6pm-10pm at the Pool Bar Join Belvedere for Special Belvedere Biryani (Indian Biryani + Raita (Chicken or Vegetable) at TSH 15,500

Thursday

• Spur Special - ‘Buy One Burger & Get One Free.’ For reservations, call+255 764 700 657 • Indian Night at Dar es Salaam Serena Hotel. Call: +255 22 211 2416 • New Africa Hotel – African Night at Bandari Grill with Babloom band from 7.00pm – 11.00pm. Call: + 25S 22 2117050 • Indian Night at The Palm from 7pm to 10:30pm at Hyatt Regency The Kilimanjaro Hotel Call: +255 764 701 234 • Boys’ Night (Free draught with every t-Bone steak purchased) at Shooters Grill. Call: +255 753 224223 • Mediterraneo Hotel & Restaurant - The Best Homemade Pasta in Dar. Call: +255 754 812567 • Arca di Noe – Pizza Party - Get a free glass of Italian wine for each pizza ordered. Call +255 22 2666924 • Istana - Satay Night Buffet. Call +255 784 607 018 • Join Belvedere for Special Belvedere House Steak (Rib-Eye Steak (300g) or Sirloin Steak (300g): Sautéed Vegetables & Fries with delicious Chef’s Steak Sauce) at TSH 28,000

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Friday

• African Night at Dar es Salaam Serena Hotel Call: +255 22 211 2416 • Seafood Night at The Palm from 7pm to 10:30pm at Hyatt Regency The Kilimanjaro Hotel Call: +255 764 701 234 • Happy Hour at New Africa Hotel Onyx Lounge from 5:307:30 pm. Call: + 25S 22 21170SO • Holiday Inn - Kili Happy Hour from 4.30pm - 6.30pm Tsh 5000/- for 2litres of Kili. Call: +255 22 2139250 • Indian Night at New Africa Hotel. Call: +255 22 2117050 • Mediterraneo Hotel & Restaurant- Dine with us and disco in town. Call: +2SS 754 812567 • New Africa Hotel – A taste of Thai from 7.00pm – 11.00pm

Saturday

• Asian Night at Dar es Salaam Serena Hotel. Call: +255 22 211 2416 • Akemi Restaurant – Grand Buffet, Express Continental Light Lunch Tsh 20,000 pp and Grand Buffet Tsh 30,000 pp from 12pm -3pm. Call: 0687 360 360 • New Africa Hotel – Indian Night with Varda Arts band from 7.00pm – 11.00pm . Call: + 255 22 2117050 • T-Bone steak and draught beer at Karambezi Café. Call: +255 22 260 0380 • Mediterraneo Hotel & Restaurant - Roots Rockers performing live from 8pm. Call: +255 754 812567 • Sea Food Night and Meat festival at Golden Tulip Hotel from 7pm-10: 30pm. Call 0774 010 812

Sunday

• Ambrosia Bistro & Bar – open for Lunch, BBQ in the garden 12pm to midnight. Call: 0779 585 858 • Akemi – Tanzania’s Revolving Restaurant – Grand Buffet and carver live band and complimentary glass of bubbly – Tsh 40,000 from 12pm – 4pm. Call: 0687 360 360 • Sunday Brunch at Hyatt Regency – The Kilimanjaro from 12:30-3:30 pm Call: +255 764 701234 • Tanzania Buffet at Trinity Bar from 2:00pm. Call: +255 732 998577 • Indian Night at Istana (Buffet). Call: +255 22 2761348 • Happy Hour at New Africa Hotel Onyx Lounge from 5:307:30 pm. Call: +255 22 2117050 • Mediterraneo- Chill out with our music & enjoy the best Italian food in Dar. Call: +255 754 812567 • Southern Sun – Brunch from 10am – 1pm, Tsh 30,000. Call: 0757 700 000 • Dar es Salaam Serena Hotel- Family Brunch, Tsh 40,000/PP .Call: +255 22 2112416

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ADVENTURE TRAVEL

Ruaha River Lodge Retreat to a Quaint Cottage

By Beatrice Maro

L

ocated in Ruaha National Park along the banks of the Great Ruaha River, Ruaha River Lodge offers guests the opportunity to have their own riverside cottage designed to

its inhabitants. Together with their team of guides, they will ensure that you enjoy your stay at the Ruaha River Lodge.

- from mountains and escarpments to grassland plains. The lodge extends along the rocky shores of the Great Ruaha River, affording views up and down the river. Game animals are drawn to the

blend seamlessly into the surroundings. The lodge was built and is currently run by the wonderful Fox family. Having lived in Ruaha for almost 40 years, the Foxes have in-depth knowledge of the park and

“The River Lodge was the first camp built in the area, and was erected in one of the most spectacular locations imaginable. The lodge’s remote location offers a variety of landscapes

river from the neighboring hills, and guests can see great wildlife dramas unfold from the comfort and protection of their selfcontained natural stone and thatch ‘cottage’. “

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Nature Experience at Ruaha River Lodge Game drives are the predominant activity in Ruaha National Park. The park has a vast network of all-weather roads, so large tracts of the park are accessible to visitors. Not only does this increase the chance of seeing more animals, it also disperses the vehicles more evenly around the park so that you will not meet many other vehicles on your safari. The highly trained, English-speaking guides will lead you to an abundance

extensive local knowledge whilst living and working in the park. This ensures you don’t miss out on the flora and fauna that normally go unnoticed by the untrained eye.

fly-camping excursions, which allow you to spend two nights camping in the wilderness. To take advantage of this special opportunity, pre- booking is required.

Game drives are generally taken in open, adapted 4WD vehicles. The vehicles have tiered seating and roof shading. The camp has two types of vehicles – a Maruti jeep for a maximum of six people, and an extended Landrover-style vehicle with three rows of seats for a maximum of nine people.

“Ruaha River Lodge offers comfortable lodge accommodation and a range of activities for a true Safari experience.”

Accomodation The 24 individual stone and thatch rooms situated along the Ruaha River have

of leopard, lion, cheetah and hunting dog, not to mention several rare species including greater and lesser kudu, roan and sable antelopes. The guiding is superlative, with specialist guides having built up

Game viewing is shared unless a private vehicle is reserved. For a more intimate experience, guided game walks are offered during the dry season (May to November). Ruaha River Lodge also offers

minimal impact on the environment and allow guests to view widlife directly from their verandas.

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Culinary and Dining Experience At Ruaha River Lodge Food is prepared using fresh produce from the Fox family’s Highland farm.

A full English breakfast is complimented by freshly baked cinnamon bread, fresh fruit, tea and coffee.

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Lunch is a cold buffet with a selection of meats, pastries, pizzas and salads, followed by dessert. Dinner is a three-course meal with a vegetarian option. Special diets can be catered for with prior notification. Tea and coffee is served after each meal and is available complimentary throughout the day. Drinks are served around a campfire on the riverbank or high up in the elevated bar with its spectacular views up and down the river.

Getting there Safari Air Link operates daily flights to Ruaha from Dar and Zanzibar. These flights also connect with Selous, Mikumi and the Southern Highlands, and connect through to Katavi and Mahale. By road, Ruaha is a 2 hour drive from Iringa Town. Road transfers from

Iringa can be arranged with your booking. Keep in mind that the park gates close at 6:30pm.

Best Time to Visit Ruaha National Park can be visited at any time of year. However, the best time for game viewing is during the dry season from June until December, when wildlife converges on the dwindling water reserves and concentrates along the great Ruaha River, which is the park’s only permanent water source. During the ‘rains’ from late December until April, the trees sprout green leaves and the Ruaha River swells into a bursting torrent. Although game viewing becomes more difficult during this period due to lush vegetation, there is no major migration of game away from the park as happens in the north of Tanzania, so chances are high that visitors will still meet with significant wildlife. The rainy season is the best time for birdwatching, as the population of birds swells with both the northern and southern migratory species visiting Ruaha.

For more information or to make reservations, please call +255 754 237422 or email fox@tanzaniasafaris.info.

Pictures Courtesy of Ruaha River Lodge

to interrupt your game viewing while you eat and drink. Single, double, and triple cottages are available.

Extra beds can be added on request. All rooms have a lounge area with sofa and armchair, coffee table, and writing desk. Rooms also have mosquito-proof doors and windows, though bug spray is also provided.

Electricity is provided by a generator with 24V UK-style three-pin sockets. Hurricane lamps are provided at dusk.

Complimentary laundry service is also available.

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Restaurant Guide RESTAURANT IN DAR BBQ

Ally Kuku Ambrosia Bistro & Bar Mamboz Natasha Ocean View Grill & Bar Summy’s Harry’s

Morogoro Road Mbezi Beach Road Libya Street Kisutu Street Golden Tulip Hotel Morogoro Road Mikocheni B

CONTINENTAL

Arizona Grill Bar & Res. Msasani Village Ambrosia Bistro & Bar Mbezi Beach Road New Africa Hotel Bandari Grill Southern Sun Baraza Grill Butcher’s grill Millennium tower Cape Town Fish Market 108 Msasani Area City Grill Paradise Express Calabash Sea Cliff Court Garden Ave. City garden Sea Cliff Village Coral ridge spur Coral beach club Next to Yatch Club Dar alive Off Bagamoyo Rd

0765 159544 0779 585858 0784 243735 2116173 2600288 0655 786697 0772744 444

Livingstone Serena Hotel Hotel Karibu Namanga Mavuno House The Slipway Hyatt Regency The Arcade Sea Cliff Village The Slipway New Bagamoyo Rd

0713 267788 2112416 2601767 0754 304733 0713 225522 2600893 2131111 0784 706188 0754 304733 0762 883321 2774588

Beijing Mikocheni China restaurant off Chole Rd Chongqing Chinese Golden Tulip Steers Complex ChopChop Chinese Hong Kong Restaurant Zanaki street Ming Dynasty Chinese Old bagamoyo Rd Oriental Hyatt Regency New Africa Hotel Sawasdee Sichuan Bibi Titi Tai Huo San Zhuang Jamhuri st.

Yangste Garden Road

2775141 2602231 0753 013038 2122855 2136622 2667218 0764 701234 2117050 2150548 2110674 2775016

Royal Mirage Hotel Serengeti Sizzler garden Shooters Santino’s Restaurant The pub The Palm Traders grill The Fish Monger Water front Zawadee Grill

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CHINESE

Jahazi DuobleTree Marimba Dulce Cafe Restaurant Garden bistro Jangwani Seabreeze Juice Parlour Karambezi café Kasakazi Kibo bar Kivulini L’Gaucho Oasis Restaurant Oysterbay grill O’Willies Irish whiskey Palm Beach Ruaha Restaurant Q-Bar

LP Bahari Beach Slipway Road Atlantis Hotel Haille Sellasie Africana Road Mlimani City Sea Cliff Hotel Beach Comber Serena Hotel Holiday Inn Holiday Inn, Royal Mirage Hotel Oysterbay Hotel Chui Bay, Msasani Near Selander White Sands Haile Selassie Rd

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COFFEE SHOPS

Africafe Coffee House Sea Cliff Village Golden Tulip Arabica Coffee Shop Bakers Basket Serena Hotel Holiday Inn Café Zanzibar Classico Caffe The Slipway DoubleTree Piano Piano Slipway Road

Haile Selassie Rd Epid’or Fairy Delights Shoppers Mchanga Beach Café White Sands Hotel Prachi’s Pastries Harbor View Wheat Fields Bakery Millennium Tower

DANISH Cozy garden

ETHIOPIAN

Addis In Dar Ethiopian Restaurant

FRENCH

Langi Langi Les Jardins d’epidor 883871/2 Rendez-Vous

INDIAN

Alcove Alcove Anghiti Bandari Grill Copper Chimney ChickenTikka Inn Hurry Curry Khana Khazana Maharani Malaika Open House Retreat Ruchi Shamiyana Summy’s The Red Onion The Palm Tasty Bites 56 Bhog

132 Old Bagamoyo

0754 607557

35 Ursino St Namanga

0713 266299 0713 764908

The Courtyard Haile Selassi

2130130 0684

Golden Tulip Hotel

2600288

Samora SeaCliff Hotel New Bagamoyo rd.

New Africa Hotel Kijitonyama Upanga Steers Complex New Bagamoyo Rd. Kisutu(temple rd) Karibu Hotel Sewa St. Mrima St Town Upanga Garden Bistro Jamhuri Street Haidery Plaza Hyatt Regency Kisutu Steet Kisutu Street

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INDONESIAN Batavi

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Sea Cliff

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ITALIAN

Arizona Grill Bar & Res. Angelo’s Debonair’s Pizza La Trattoria Jan L’Oliveto Mashua Grill Pronto Pizza Romano’s Saverio’s The Terrace Zuane Co.Ltd Mzinga

JAPANESE Azuma Ashibe Oriental Osaka

KOREAN Osaka

Goong

LEBANESE Albasha

Msasani village Chole Road Steers Complex Kimweri Ave Serena Hotel The Slipway Sea Cliff Village Harbour Veiw Opp the Arcade The Slipway Road, Msasani

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The Slipway Mayfair Plaza Hyatt Regency Toure Drive

2600893 0754 623533 0764 701234 0755 268228

Oysterbay,

Mrikau Street

0755 268228 2600563

Makunganya St.

2701800

MULTI CUISINE Bali’s Food Centre Ltd Bandari Grill Barbeque Village Kipepeo Restaurant Langi-Langi Malaika Restaurant Mtagalala Restaurant My Choice Restautrant Sanaa Sweet Eazy Taj mahal

The Palm The Club Room The Red Onion Unique Multi-cuisine

MEXICAN

Alykhan road New Africa Hotel Msasani Village ValleyView Hotel The courtyard Karibu Hotel Sunrise beach resort Indira Gandhi Street Golden Tulip Hotel Oysterbay Hotel Msasani Hyatt Regency Protea Hotel Haidery Plaza Aly Khan Road

Arizona grill Bar & Rest Msasani Village 2600380

0784 607475 2117050 2667927 2184556 2130130 2602946 2920205 2125548 2600288 0755 754074 0784 5018351 0764 701234 2666665 0715 584787 2126160

0654 922102

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Hot box Marry Brown Steers Subway

Morocco Petrol Sta. Msasani Peninsula Street Sea Cliff Village

0756 548508 0776 075277 2122855 2126258

RESTAURANTS IN ZANZIBAR

MALAYSIAN Istana Restaurant

New Bagamoyo Road 2761348

MEDITERRANEAN Al Dar RoofTop Mediterraneo Hotel Classico Café

NIGERIAN

ZensBar Restaurant

Holiday Inn Kawe Beach Oysterbay Center

2139250 0754 812567 0784 282444

Exclusive Resort

0783 671600

PORTUGUESE

BarcelosFlamedChicken Bagamoyo road,

TANZANIAN Bandari Grill City Grill Hugo Restaurant Kingsfood restaurant Makumbusho Village Mafian Fish Lounge Pavisa Grill Rose Garden Samaki Samaki Tausi Restaurant

THAI

Oriental Sawasdee Thai Village

New Africa Hotel Paradise Express Hugo House, Azikiwe Street Museum Masaki Kahama Rd Near Ocean Garden Road Mlimani City Peacock Hotel

2117050 0767 9555522 0755 048110 0754 966101 2700193 0715 376136 0754 827840 2772421 0776 359003 2120334

Hyatt Regency 0764 701234 New Africa Hotel 2117050 Msasani peninsula 0757 164047

DELIVERY SERVICES Albasha Checkers Debonairs Epidor’or Nima’s Subway

2647231

Makunganya Street Kisutu Steet Samora Avenue Masaki Road Kisutu Steet A.H Mwinyi Road

FAST FOOD

0787 909000 0773 936101 2122855/56 2601663 0713 217504 2126258

Checkers 0773 936101 Chhapan Bhog Kisutu Street 0754 777977 Chuchu’s Shoprite, Nyerere Rd 2183329 Doubletree Oasis Slipway Road, Masaki 2120000 Funky Orbits Masaki 2602264

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Amore mio Stone Town 024 2233666 Archipelago Café 024 2235668 Bahari Restaurant Tembo Hotel 024 2233005 Buni Café Camlurs 024 2231919 Baharia restaurant Serena Inn 024 2231015 Chavda 024 2232115 Coco de Mer 024 2230852 Dhrama louge Stone Town 0777 844448 Hakuna Matata 0777 454892 024 2232784 236 Hurumzi Kidude café Stone Town 0777 423266 Le spice rendezvous Stone Town 0777 410707 La Taverna Italian 0776 650301 Livingstone beach Forodhani 0773 164939 Mtoni marine Stone Town 024 2250117 Mansoon Stone Town 0777 410410 Mangwapani Serena 0713 333170 Mercurys Old Fort 024 2233076 Monsoon Restaurant 0777410410 Jafferji House 0773 740888 Mistress of Spices Neem tree Stone Town 024 2237823 Stone Town 024 2234688 Pagoda Chinese Parachute Opposite Airport 0777 575566 Radha food house Stone Town 024 2234808 Sea View Indian Rest. Forodhani 024 2232132 Sambusa Two tables 024 2231979 Stone Town Café

0773 861313 Spices Restaurant Zanzibar Beach Resort 024 2236033 Tatu 0778 672772 Tower Top Restaurant 236 Hurumzi 024 2232784 0777 244 492 Upendo Lounge 024 2250117 Zan Sushi 024 2239319 Zanzibar Coffee House Shangani 0779666050 6 Degree South Grill

RESTAURANTS IN ARUSHA

Banana jungle lodge Marangu Road 027 2756565 Chez Nancy Njio Road Café bamboo 027 2506451 Restaurant Everest old Moshi Road 0754 316977 Intimate places Mt.meru Game lodge 027 2553643 Khans Mosque Steet 027 2544624 Mcmoodys Sokoine Rd 027 2548083 Mezza Luna Moshi Road 027 2544381 Patisserie Sokoine Road 0754 288771 Pizzarusha Clnl. middleton Road 0754 368374 Redds African grill Arusha Coffee Lodge 027 2544521 Serengeti stop over Near Serengeti 0784 406996 Shanghai Chinese Sokoine Road 027 2503224 Spices and herbs Moshi Road 027 2502279 The flame tree Themi Hill 0754 377399 The arusha hotel Arusha 0754 370474 The messerani oasis Dodoma Rd 027 2538052

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GOVERNMENT MINISTRIES & OFFICES

Ministry of Communication and Transport Ministry of Defence and National Services Ministry of Energy and Minerals Ministry of Finance Ministry of F.A & I.C Ministry of Home Affairs Ministry of Industries and Commerce Ministry of Lands and Human Settlement Ministry of S. T. & H.E Ministry of Tourism and Natural Resources Parastatal Sector Reform Commission Prime Minister’s Office Planning Commission and IP President’s Office Prevention of Corruption Bureau Tanzania Information Services Tanzania Investment Centre Tanzania Revenue Authority Vice President’s Office

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EMBASSIES & HIGH COMMISSIONS Algeria Angola Austria Bangladesh Belgium Brazil Burundi Canada China Cuba Cyprus DR Congo Denmark Djibouti Egypt Eritrea Finland France Germany Great Britain Greece India Indonesia Iran Ireland Italy

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Japan Kenya Libya Malawi Mozambique Netherlands Nigeria North Korea Norway Pakistan Palestine Poland Russia Rwanda Saudi Arabia Seychelles South Africa South Korea Spain Sudan Sweden Switzerland Syria Turkey Uganda USA Vietnam Yemen Yougoslavia Zambia Zimbabwe

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Baylor College of ~Medicine Canadian International Development agency DFID eastern Africa European union Food & agriculture org GTZ International labour org International monetary fund Japan international cooperation agency Korea international cooperation agency Swedish international cooperation agency UNDP UNESCO UNFPA UNICEF UNIDO UNHCR USAID World bank World food programme World health organization

YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS YMCA YWCA

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DAR EMERGENCY SERVISES AMBULANCE SERVICE

Ultimate security KK security Knight support emergency Security group Hospital ambulance Lamingo International Air Safaris 405788/0767 405788

DENTISTS

Dental Studio/ Sea cliff village Dr. Sameer Mbonde/Agkhan Hosp.

Dr. K.S Gupta/ Indira Gandhi Street Dr. Latha Sujit/ (orthodontist) Dr. Shabbir Mohmedali Dr. R. Zaro/ Zamu Dental Clinic Dr. Vinayak /Agakhan Hosp Dr. Bo Werner Muhimbili Dental Unit Upanga

ELICTRICITY (TANESCO) Headquarters Kurasini Magomeni Mikocheni

EMERGENCY NUMBERS Ambulance Fire

HOSPITALS & CLINICS Al Hassan Medical Centre Amref Tanzania Aga Khan Hospital Burhani Charitable Health Centre CCBRT-Disability Hospital CCBRT Eye & Orthopaedic Clinic Dr K.K Khan Dr L.T. Khan Dr V.S. Somgal Ebrahim Haji Ithnasheri Charitable Health Centre Family dental clinic Mc Jays Clinic (Paediatrics) Med Ed Clinic (Paediatrics) Meise Clinics and Pharmacy Mission Mikocheni Muhimbili Government Hospital Muhimbili Orthopaedic Institute Massana Maternity and General Hospital Oysterbay Medical Clinic Regency Medical Centre St. Bernard’s Hospital Shree Hindu Mandal Sunni Muslim Jammat

0713 123911 2774113 2760088 0784 700299 2181713 0784

0753 601155 2115151 2118838 0784 228089 2116630 2775958 2115151/3 2136801 2121580

2133330 2138351 2170129 2700358

112 112

2134135 2116610 2115151 2138457 2602346 2601522 2126779 2119081 2150237 2114995 2124416 2126188 2115837 2152797 2700021 2151351 2151298 2627177 2667932 2150500 2183276 2114991 2130672

Tumaini Comprehensive Infirmary TAG Clinic and Medical Services TMJ Hospital Trauma Centre Vision Plus-The Eye Clinic

2125359 2124394 2700007 2602500 2700841

HEALTH CARE SERVICES AAR Health Services Medex OPTICIAN Vision plus Jess Opticians OpticZone Eye Line Optometrists

POLICE

Airport police station Anti corruption Central police station Oysterbay police station Port police station Salender bridge police station

PEDIATRICIAN Dr.Feroz shivji Dr.Hasanali (TMJ) Dr.L.T. Khan Dr.Lakhani Dr.Mpangala Dr.Yohani

PHARMACIES Hoots the chemist

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2844010 113 2117362 2667322 2116287 2120818

2112998 0784 784652 2119081 2115151/3 2115151/3 2115151/3

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SECURITY & FIRE SERVICE G4S Security services (T) Ltd Knight Support KK Security Mint Master Tanzania Security Security group Technotion Ultimate Security Ltd

2761006/7 2760088 2774113 0784 722446 2600471 2134944 2667722

TELEPHONES SERVICES (TTCL) Customer service line Fault report International operator Local operator Number enquiry

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BUSINESS DIRECTORY

Standard Chartered Bank Tanzania Bankers Association Tanzania Postal Bank Tanzania Investment Bank The people’s Bank of Zanzibar Twiga Bancorp United Bank of Africa Western Union

BUSINESS CENTRE Doubletree Business Centre MSS ltd.

Mang and Sec Service Ltd

AUCTIONEERS

Majema Auction Mart Ltd Yono Auction Mart Co.

2183044 2129534

AUTOMOBILE SERVICE/SPARES CMC Automobiles Ltd Continental Automobiles Spares Ltd Cross-Conti Enterprises Gajjar Auto works

ADVERTISING

Prime Colour Scan Eyecatcherz (T) Ltd Advertising & promotion co. ltd Ashton media Lowe scanad FCB M&M ZK advertising Ogivly

BANKS

African Banking Corporation Akiba Commercial Bank ltd.

Azania Bancorp Bank of Baroda Bank of Tanzania (B.O.T) Barclays bank Bank M (T) Ltd Bank of Africa (BOA) Citibank CRDB Bank Ltd Dar es salaam Community Bank Diamond Trust Bank Eurafrican Bank Exim Bank FBME Bank ltd.

Federal bank of Middle East Habib African Bank International Commercial Bank I&M Bank International Bank of Malaysia Kenya Commercial Bank Kilimanjaro co-operative Mbinga Community Bank National Bank of Commerce National Microfinance Bank Saving & Finance Stanbic Bank

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BUSINESS MACHINES BMTL MFI office solutions (T) ltd.

Reza company ltd.

Panatech Company Ltd

CATERING SERVICES In flight Catering Services Dar es Salaam Serena Hotel Hyatt Regency - The Kilimanjaro Hotel & catering equipment New Africa Hotel

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2210000 0784 457345 2165500

2119193 2182602 2134458 2134458

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CLEARING & FORWARDING AGENTS Giant links Kuehne & Nagel ltd Laz Ltd. Manica Logistics Swiss port Tanzania ltd.

Spedag Teddy junior Logistics

2134907 2860410/4 2137450 0784 355388 2844610 2123420 2135990

COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES College of Business Education Learn it Inst. of Business & Tech.

National college of tourism Studies (UCLAS) The Aga khan university University College of Lands & Architectural studies (UCLAS) University computing centre University of Dare s salaam (UDSM)

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COMMERCE AND TRADE Board of External Trade DSM Merchants Chamber of Commerce Industry and Agriculture Tanzania Chamber of Commerce,

COMMUNICATIONS Agrovision Golden Communication Virtual Communications

COMPUTER HARDWARE,

0713 1268741 2122267 2121421

2761081 2100000 2125166

SOFTWARE SERVICES

Amnu Business Solution Cats Tanzania ltd.

Computer Centre (Tz) Ltd. Computech ICS (T) Ltd Computer Sales and Services Cybercom Tz/ComputerPoint (K) Group Elite Computers Extreme Web Technologies High End Computers Micronix System ltd.

Orange Technologies ltd.

Office Depo PC Solutions Power Computers Sai Office Soft-tech Consultant’s Ltd Software Applications Ltd Smart Solutions TechPlus Computer Systems Technotion

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CONFERENCE FACILITIES

Atlantis Hotel Amani Beach Hotel Beach Comber Dsm Intl. Conference Centre DoubleTree Conference Facilities Dar es Salaam Serena Hotel Hyatt Regency - The Kilimanjaro Holiday Inn Kunduchi Water Parks Ltd. Ledger Plaza Bahari Beach New Africa Hotel Protea Hotel Amani Beach Paradise Express Paradise City Hotel Serena Hotel Sea Cliff Hotel Salvation Army Tanzania Global Development LC The Courtyard The Golden Tulip The SlipWay White Sands Hotel

CONSULTANTS

ARK Consultancy Firm BKP Consultants Brahmbhatt & Co. DCDM Consulting Ltd Deloitte and Touché Ernst & Young KPMG Tanzania Massawe Ernst & Young Price Water House Cooper Tanna Sreekumar & Co. Unique Financial Services Ltd

COURIER SERVICES Aramex a5500330 DHL Tanzania

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0754 034775 2125178 2132215 2112291 2116006 2667227 2118866 2667227 2133100 2118660 2118657

Expedited Mail Services (EMS) FEDEX Femina express Distribution One World Courier Swallow TNT International Express

HARDWARE

Asar Ltd ASL TZ Limited Akshar (Africa) Ltd Al-Hilal Ceramics & Hardware Ltd Hassanali Hardware Stores Prime Building material Tent Trading

0655625482 2864687 2862870 2184600 2115793 2138442 2865808

INSURANCE COMPANIES & BROKERS Alliance Insurance Corporation Alexander Forbes Alliance Life Assurance AON Tanzania Heritage II Insurance Company Impex Insurance Brokers Jubilee Insurance Corporation Liaison Insurance Brokers (T) ltd.

Lion of Tanzania Insurance Company MGen Tanzania Insurance co. Ltd Milmar Insurance Consultants Ltd NIC of Tanzania Organistaion (FAO) Phoenix of Tanzania Assurance Company Reliance Insurance Company Royal Insurance Tanzania Strategis INsurance Tanzania Ltd

MARITIME SERVICES

DMI life raft servicing station DMI fire appliances servicing station DMI maritime consultants DMI maritime safety/insurance warranty DMI maritime training Offshore safety training

PRINTERS

Colour Print DTP Iprint Imaging Smart ID Press Jamana Printers Premadasa Printers Print Max Tanzania Printers

REAL ESTATE 022

2113709 2701647 2185755 2123537 0754 730334 2124585

Abla Estate Developers Ltd Estia Real Estate Gimcoafriaca Property Management Ltd.

2139100 2600910 2103300 2114415 2138476 2122119 2135121 2124800 2132902 2127580 2126484 2113823 2150075 2122777 2120088 2138058 2136579

2133645 2133645 2133645 2133645 2133645 2133645

2450331 2772802 2863466 2866026 2137750 2861400 0713430374 0713463332 2866778

2773148 2600444 2133037

2861000

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BUSINESS DIRECTORY Knight frank Phyka Real Estate Service Rupia investment Co. ltd Trust Selling & Letting Ltd

2600134 2774105 2124669 0787 706891

RECRUITMENT SERVICES EroLink Jobs search international Radar recruitment

REMOVALS

AGS Axxon Movers SDV Transami (T) Ltd Teddy Junior Logistics World Wide Movers (Tz) ltd

SCHOOLS

Academic international Aga khan nursery Aga khan primary Aga khan secondary Al-muntazir Islamic Cambridge academy Tanzania Dar es salaam international academy Dar international school Dares salaam independent school Dutch school French school Finnish school Haven of peace International school of Tanganyika I.S.T. elementary Japanese school

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2700932 2122392 2401016 2135990 2700977

2780628 2150511 2152484 2151253 2112768 2772674 0784 511822 2460214 2781515 2780491 2602970 2600670 2650604 2601126 2151817/18 2666825

Kwanzaa school Laureate international school Swedish school Princess gate school

SIGNS/ENGRAVING / BILLBOARDS

Eyecatcherz (T) Ltd Graphics & signs Co. ltd.

Monier 2000 ltd.

SHIPPING

Diamond shipping services Mediterranean Shipping Co.

TRANSPORT

Fast truck international Damas & Sons Musa’s Transport

TELEVISION NETWORK Multi choice CTV WIN

WATCHES

2650451 2781066 2602762 2781059

2864800 0784 623777 2668142

2120160 2851660

2772747 2180408 0754 609370

2199600 2116611 2120683

Accurate 0784 292252 Lithoe Africa Hyatt Regency The Kilimanjaro 0753 603666 Swiss watch stores 2122142

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DAR SHOPPING GUIDE ART GALLERIES & JEWELLERY Art & Frame African Art & Tanzanite Crown jewellers La Petite Galleries Lithos Africa (Hyatt regency the Kilimanjaro) Mandawa Studio Persian Art Raza Art Gallery Mikono Mawazo Gallery Royal Plaza, Mikocheni Swala Gem Traders Tanzanite Dream (upanga) Tanzanite Jewellers (slipway) Yakub Jewellers (Mlimani city branch)

AMUSEMENT AREA Funky Orbit Wet n wild

BAKERIES

Epidor café

BEAUTY SALONS Ayurveda Afro World Colosseum Health Club Classic Cuts Eriq Amtalla Hairdressing Gayatri Bauty Parlour Hair & Nail Co. Josabell Karma Hair Srudio La coupe Masai Hair Beauty Salon Top Knots Top 2 Toe

BOUTIQUES

Africa Sana Green Boutique

CLUBS

American Club Bridge Club Corona Society Dar es Salaam Choral Society Dar Gymkhana Club Lions Club Lions Club of Dar century Little Theatre

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2602264 2656026/28

2136006/7

Rotary Club of Dar The DSM Yatch club The Horse Riding Club 000234

COOKING GAS Alpha Gas Mashru Stores ltd Chiku Gas

CULTURAL CENTRES & LIBRARIES

Alliance Francaise British Council Goethe-Institut Iranian Cultural Centre National Centre Library National Museum Nyerere Cultural Centre Russian Tanzanian Cultural Centre Village Museum

CLEANERS

Spik n Span Plaza Dry Cleaners 0784 611655 0755 742831 2669072 0784 332293 2601610 0713 429192 2666033 2600601 0712 846406 2600042 0713 320301 2600380 2600651

0754 329252 0713606726

2666097 0787 464648 2150947 2775578 2120519 0713 322175 2180198 0784 277388

CLUBS/ASSOCIATION Aditi Indian High Commission Bridge Club Corona Society Dar es salaam Choral Society Dar es salaam Yatch Club Diplomatic Spouses Group Dar es salaam Young people’s Theatre Little Theatre Gymkhana Club Hash Harriers Irish Society Royal Society of St.George Sewing Club South African women’s group Russian Cultural Center Alliance Francaise Patel Samaj

0713 780565 2600132 0754

2132613 2120016 0713 327567

2131406 2116574 2134800 2115932 2150048 2122030 0754 264461 2136577 2700437

2150246 2700921

2600741 0787 464648 2150947 2775578 2600137 2602023 0784 412257 0784 277388 2120519 0754 433692 2601700 2600581 2775942 2781434 2136578 2131406 0713 606706

DIVING/SPORTS EQUIPMENTS Sea Breeze Marine Seatmate Sports Shop

ENTERTAINMENT

Claudia productions Homeboyz entertainment Tz ltd.

0754 783241 2602105

2773717 0784 355388

FITNESS CENTRE Colosseum Fitness Centre Fitzone

MUSIC BARS

2669072 2600786 2601953

FURNITURE SERVICES

Club bilicanas Hi tide Q-Bar Storm The slipway Java Lounge

2120605 2600800 0754 282474 0754 831258 2600893 2601131

Furniture Carpet & World

FUMIGATION SERVICES Rentokil Initial (T) ltd.

FUNERAL SERVICES Corona (T) ltd.

HAIR & BEAUTY

Azad hair dressers Angels Touch hair and Beauty Salon Adam & eve Beauty Clinic Chic Beauty Parlour Cleopatra Spa & Salon Eriq Amtallas Heaven’s beauty & Hair Salon Hair & Beauty Clinic New la Coupe The Hair & Nail Co. Total Lookz Top Knots Salon Touch Spa The Spot Hair & Beauty Spa

INTERNET CAFES Cyber cafe KNet Kool surfing

INTERNET SERVICES African online Cats Tanzania LTD Satcom Raha Yah Click

PICTURE FRAMING 2126005

POSTAL SERVICES 2122555

MOBILES PHONES A & S Mobile Phones & Accessories FoneZone

MOSQUITO NET TMTL

Tanzania posts corporation

SHOPPING 2123816 0784 417932 0784 524849 2116190 2666655 0754 833541 0715 458708 2668448 2600042 2775206 2700997 0787 117779 2602593 0754811630

2121427 2701274 0784 368444

Nakumatt Tanzania LTD J M mall Mlimani City Mayfair plaza Oysterbay Shopping Centre Quality Centre Shoppers Plaze Shirjee

STATIONERY

Masumin printways & stationers ltd.

Pran pen corner ltd.

Aakash Stationaries

SUPERMARKET Nakumatt Tanzania LTD Shrijee super market (town) Uchumi

2138394

2863129

2118280

0768 255900 - -

2117090 2118044 2134847

0768 255900 2131542 2865808

0754765508

THEATRE

Little theatre New World Cinemas Century Cinemax Cinemax

0784 277388 2771409 2773053

VETS

Vet care ltd Vet consult 2600707 2125096

2602700 2601046

POOL EQUIP & CHEMICAL Nabaki Africa LTD.

2116090 2137915 2116611 2125230 0782 353281

KEY CUTTERS & LOCHSMITHS Manji’s key cutting centre ltd

Art n’ frame Taiyebi & Sons Ltd.

2667488 2774269

VIDEO STORES Tanrose

2775386,

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