Paa Tanzania – issue 95

YOUR FREE PRECISION AIR MAGAZINE Issue 95, July - September 2019

Finding freedom THE WORK OF TANZANIAN PHOTOGRAPHER DANIEL MSIRIKALE / DJ KAMPIRE / YUSUF OLUWAFEMI / ARTS COLLECTIVES / LEONE L’AFRICANO / BEST CAMPSITES IN TANZANIA

Contents

Daniel Msirikale – Page 8

Issue 95, July - September 2019

7 THE WISH LIST Kit yourself out for the great outdoors

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4 NEWS Kilifair breaks records

8 A JOURNEY IN PHOTOGRAPHY

Photographer Daniel Msirikale on his wanderlust and the wonders of Tanzania

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12 BEST TECH FOR CHILDREN

Campus Next Top Model Yusuf Oluwafemi Qasim on what it takes to succeed

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Kampire breaking the beats of East Africa

23 IN SEARCH OF THE PANGOLIN

Fascinating facts about East Africa’s most elusive and endangered creature

25 ARTS COLLECTIVES IN NAIROBI

The organisations nurturing creative talent in the city

28 THE BEST CAMPSITES IN TANZANIA Escape the urban world with our top tips for a camping break 2

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32 PAA DINING Where to find the best pizza in Dodoma 34 PAA MOTORING In a tight spot – maybe small is beautiful…

16 UGANDAN DJ GOES GLOBAL

19 PAA STAY How design team have kept hotel looking its best for 20 years 22 COMPETITION Win a night's stay for two at The Sea Cliff Hotel

Tablet-free ideas to engage the kids

14 MODEL ON THE RISE

Regulars

Precision Air Info 5 Paa News 37 Paa Royal Benefits 38 Route Network 39 Paa Contacts 40 Welcome Aboard

Cover picture courtesy of: Daniel Msirikale

Foreword Precision Air Services Plc Diamond Plaza PO Box 70770, Dar es Salaam Tanzania Tel: +255 (0)22 219 1000 Fax: +255 (0)22 286 0725 www.precisionairtz.com Marketing and Corporate Affairs Manager: Hillary Mremi Email: hmremi@precisionairtz.com Paa Tanzania Magazine is published for Precision Air by: Land & Marine Publications Ltd 1 Kings Court, Newcomen Way Severalls Business Park Colchester, Essex CO4 9RA United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0)1206 752902 Email: publishing@landmarine.com www.landmarine.com ADVERTISING: Philip Johnston, Sales Manager Tel: +44 (0)1206 752902 Cell: +44 (0)7769 110343 (WhatsApp) Email: paa@landmarine.org The contents and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the editor, or any other organisation associated with this publication. While every care is taken to ensure accuracy in preparing the magazine, the Publisher and Precision Air assume no responsibility or liability for any inaccuracies or omissions. All submitted material is accepted on the understanding that the material can be edited, amended or abridged for publication. ©2019 Land & Marine Publications Ltd

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Greetings!

It’s my pleasure to welcome you on board this Precision Air flight and to the latest edition of Paa. Inside, you’ll find fun as well as thought-provoking features on the people and places across our network of destinations.

This network continues to grow apace as Precision Air stays true to its goal of connecting Tanzania and ensuring its people can move easily, quickly and affordably within the country and beyond.

Recent weeks have seen the return of flights to Tabora – which links western Tanzania and its trade routes into the Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia, Burundi and Rwanda with the Precision Air network – and Kahama, which connects a region renowned for its gold mines with Tanzania’s commercial capital, Dar es Salaam.

In addition, there are now an extra two flights a day between Dar and Kilimanjaro.

The move strengthens Precision Air’s operations in the tourist hotspot of northern Tanzania. Kilimanjaro International Airport has become a minihub for Precision Air, which is now the biggest operator in and out of KIA with six flights a day.

These efforts to help people fly where they want, when they want, are at the heart of our proudly Tanzanian, customer-driven service.

Our aim is that you should always be happy with our services, so please let us know if your recent experience has been anything short of excellent by emailing customer-relations@precisionairtz.com Don’t forget to register with our frequent flyer programme, Paa Royal, and take advantage of discounts at the best restaurants and hotels in town. Do also visit our website at www.precisionairtz.com for more updates and the best offers. You can also connect with us on our social media pages: Facebook – Precision Air Tanzania Twitter – PrecisionAirTz Instagram – precisionairtz

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News

Latest from Tanzania’s leading airline

A welcome return to Kahama and Tabora Precision Air extends a warm welcome back to Kahama and Tabora as we resume our flights to the regions and continue our pledge to open up routes to serve the demands of the public.

We will be flying to Kahama and Tabora three times a week – every Sunday, Wednesday and Friday – from Dar es Salaam.

Proud to be a part of record-breaking Kilifair Precision Air was among the hundreds of exhibitors who made their way to Arusha in June for what turned out to be a record-breaking Kilifair, the biggest tourism and industry fair in East Africa.

The event, held at the Friedkin Recreation Centre, was the biggest in the festival’s six-year history, with 445 exhibitors, 523 travel agents and over 5,000 visitors across the event’s three days.

It proved an ideal networking opportunity for Precision Air to promote its work in the region, learn more about local attractions and meet the community.

Following this excellent and well-organised experience, Precision Air is already looking forward to next year’s event.

More royal treatment for frequent flyers Precision Air has long rewarded its loyal and faithful passengers through its Paa Royal frequent flyer programme, in which points are earned on all flights to be redeemed for benefits such as hotel stays, restaurant meals and car rentals.

However, the airline has taken these rewards a step further with an exciting new initiative it’s calling the Royal Roof. Regular Precision Air passengers will get perks including free flight tickets and preferential treatment through the boarding procedure and during the flight.

To find out more about Royal Roof, email paaroyal@precisionairtz.com, call + 255 684 202022 or visit precisionairtz.com

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The flights to Tabora open up the markets and attractions of Western Tanzania as well as well as adjacent parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia, Burundi and Rwanda to Precision Air passengers. Tabora is a key transport, industrial, commercial and educational hub for western Tanzania. Its investment opportunities have been buoyed by its recent involvement in the Millennium Cities Initiative and as a university city it has a skilled workforce ready to take on projects.

The flights from Dar to Kahama link a region renowned for its gold mines with Tanzania’s business capital and help to unlock the great potential of the district to traders, investors and tourists.

Speaking about the comeback, Precision Air’s marketing and corporate affairs manager, Hillary Mremi, said: “Precision Air recognises the importance of Kahama and Tabora in economic activities in the north-western region in Tanzania, therefore this strategic decision aims at supporting economic growth, especially in trade, agriculture and the mining sector in this region.”

He added: “The movement of goods and people in the region will now be simplified and there will also be an easy connection to the dry port at Isaka, which serves also the neighbouring landlocked countries of Rwanda, Burundi and Congo DRC. “We would like to use this opportunity to encourage businesses, small and big, to take advantage of the flights to accomplish their businesses and trade deals.”

To book flights, visit www.precisionairtz.com

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The wish list …the great outdoors

It’s the dry season in East Africa, so why not make the most of the sunny, rain-free days with a camping adventure (see our feature on Pages 28 for ideas on where to go), an outing to a music festival or just arrange a barbecue with friends? However you choose to enjoy the great outdoors, here are some items you’ll be glad you took with you.

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Daniel Msirikale

Finding freedom in photography

All images courtesy of: Daniel Msirikale

The work of Tanzanian photographer Daniel Msirikale brings an almost magical beauty to some of the country’s most unexplored places.

Paa talks to the Dar-born but well travelled creative, who shares his work under the name @that_tanzanianguy on Instagram, about his wanderlust, learning his skills online and why he likes to be a clown behind the camera.

Q. Have you always had a love of

through hashtags of different places

travel and exploring new places?

on Instagram to see if I can find any

A. I have indeed. However, I had

images of unique spots in an area. I

not actually travelled much before

also ask the locals of an area on what

I started university in Turkey. In fact,

unique spots I can find. I get help

other than Dar, I had only ever been

from tour operators, cultural centres

to Kenya, where I went to school from

and local guides. Nowadays I also get

Grade 1 to 5.

a lot of recommendations from various people on my Instagram page

Q. You seem to uncover places off

and invitations from time to time. My

the beaten track in Tanzania that

favourite recent discoveries were in

many people may not be aware of.

Mbeya region. The first were these

What’s your secret – and can you

magnificent falls at Suma Malamba

tell us about your favourite recent

village, about 15 km from Tukuyu

discoveries?

town. I also discovered a number

A. Initially I used to uncover these

of unique crater lakes in the Tukuyu

Magic moments

The work of Daniel Msirikale

places so my friends and I could have a quieter and often cheaper alternative for us to spend our holidays.

When photography became my career, however, I realised that it was images of places off the beaten track that were catching people’s attention the most. I now feel that I have a responsibility to uncover and share images of these places, particularly in Tanzania. There’s also a certain rush that comes only with uncovering such places. I use different ways to find out about these places. I search

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Muse

Model Prudence Zoe Glorious in a memorable shot

district – Kiungululu, Kingili, Ilamba, Ikapu and Kisiba lakes. Lastly, the Mpanga-Kipengere Game Reserve, which is relatively new. This place has such a rich history and is just incredible for walking safaris, camping, birdwatching and has probably the most unique falls in Tanzania: the Kimani Falls.

Q. Are you always travelling? It seems if you’re not travelling for work, you’re heading off on trips for yourself or with friends.

A. I try to travel as much as I can. I actively seek projects and assignments that allow me to do so and I also try to travel with friends whenever I can. I don’t have a studio at the moment and mostly work on my images during a trip. Travelling can be exhausting at times, so I use my time in Dar to relax and rejuvenate as I wait for the next project.

Q. You appear to have a gift for putting your subjects at ease. You catch some very natural shots –

'I feel I have a responsibility to discover and share these places off the beaten track in Tanzania'

even the animals you photograph seem to be posing for you! How do you do this?

A. I find the best way to get my photographic subjects to relax is to crack jokes constantly during the shoot. I’m a bit of a clown in person www.precisionairtz.com

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and laughter, I find, helps to release

walking on water on a beach in

the tension even when it’s for a seri-

Dar. Do you scout these loca-

ous shoot. I also like to show people

tions first and decide they would

the images in between shots to help

be great for images or is your

my own [Adobe image-editing

them get a sense of what I’m trying

decision-making more instinctive

software] Lightroom image presets

to capture and also to give them a

on the day of the shoot?

for every location I go to. The base

chance to see if a particular pose is

A. Both, I’d say. Sometimes I scout

preset is almost always the same

working for them or not. Ironically,

for locations with a concept already

and I just tweak it to suit a particular

when I’m the one in front of the

in mind, but most of the time the

place or situation. This helps to give

camera I do not know how to relax

decision-making is more instinctive

my images a more or less similar look

myself. As for the animals, since I’m

on the day of the shoot. I love to

and feel to them. On the other hand,

such an animal lover I’d love to think

go with the flow and work with the

I also think my style keeps evolving

that they can somehow feel the

energy at that particular time. I love

from time to time, but not to the

energy, but in reality it’s probably just

that you mentioned the model in the

plain luck.

yellow and in the red dress as she’s one and the same person, Prudence

Q. Your shots are also fantastically

Zoe Gloriou, and without a doubt my

framed. I’m thinking of images

favourite muse. We work effortlessly

such as the one of the model in the

together and just feed off each

yellow dress in front of a waterfall

other’s ideas before the shoot and

and the model in red seemingly

energies on the day of the shoot.

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Playing with light

Daniel's travels caught on camera

Q. Do you think you have a signature style?

A. I’d like to think I do. I make

'I love working and playing around with light and colours to make my images come to life in a distinctive way'

Sunset silhouette

Caught mid-dive in Zanzibar

point that the images are unrecog-

resource was, and still is, Digital

‘Pursuit of a memorable life’. In it, he

nisable. If I could use one word to

Photography School [digital-photog-

talked about his quest for the mean-

describe my images it would have to

raphy-school.com]. It’s a completely

ing of life and his mission against

be ‘vibrant’. I love working and play-

free online photography school with

monotony. This talk really hit home

ing around with light and colours

some incredible articles, photography

for me. Even when I had a full-time

to make my images come to life in a

tips, daily challenges and tutorials for

job as the Jameson Whiskey brand

distinctive way.

beginners and pros. YouTube is also

ambassador, I found a way to incor-

an incredible resource. I still try to

porate my photography in it just

Strike a pose

Q. You seem comfortable with

Animals seem at ease under Daniel's gaze

learn as much as I can whenever I can

so I could get the chance to travel

many different types of photog-

as I still want to improve my photog-

while still creating content for the

raphy. You capture people’s

raphy and not get complacent.

company. Now that I am a full-time

personality in portraits, your food

photographer I have even more

shots are mouth-watering, you can

Q. Your Instagram page says you

control over my working lifestyle. I

get almost magical-looking drone

are “pursuing a memorable life”.

have made it my mission to make

shots of landscapes. Has there

Was it always important to create

sure most of the assignments or

been a lot of study and training to

a working lifestyle that gave you

projects I do during the year allow

get to this stage?

this level of freedom?

me this freedom.

A. Thank you. Yes, there has been a

A. About five years ago, right

lot of studying and training to get to

around the time I got into photog-

this stage. Like many photographers

raphy, I watched a TEDx talk by

here, I’m self-taught. My biggest

innovation guru Dustin Garis titled

Follow Daniel on Instagram @that_tanzanianguy www.precisionairtz.com

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Tech

BEST TECH FOR KIDS Finding the perfect gadget gifts for children – that engage the mind while also being fun enough to ensure they’re regularly returned to – is not as easy as it may seem. A lot of money can be spent on bits of tech that are destined to stay unloved and unused at the bottom of a child’s toy box. Here at Paa we have selected some tech toys that will get your kids thinking and will be so much fun to use you’ll end up wishing you were 10 years old again.

Littlebits Avengers Hero Inventor Kit LITTLEBITS

Meccano Meccanoid XL 2.0 personal robot MECCANO

Circuit Maze board game THINKFUN AGES EIGHT AND UP Price: US$ 30

AGES EIGHT TO 18 YEARS

AGES 10 AND UP

Price: US$ 150

Price: US$ 120

What kid doesn’t wish they were a super-

With 1,200 parts, including a brain, LED

consoles were the death knell for board

hero – and this kit enables them to unleash

eyes and eight motors, to assemble this is

games, but this one has a fun tech element

their inner Tony Stark by building their own

not for the faint of heart; but those who

as you try to arrange your tokens to create

wearable gauntlet, complete with sensors,

see it out will have a four-foot-high robot

a real electric circuit that will light up the

sound effects and flashing lights. There’s

of their own that can mimic their actions

coloured beacons. It’s a cute little introduc-

no need for the grown-ups to take over

and respond to instructions. The robot has

tion to electrical engineering and encour-

assembling the gauntlet. A companion

LIM programmable software that enables

ages lateral thinking. With more than 60

app has a series of progressively more

the user to programme a string of sophis-

challenges ranging over three difficulty

challenging superhero-themed lessons to

ticated movements. It can communicate

levels, this addictive game is great for kids

help kids assemble the building blocks and

with smart devices through Bluetooth and

and adults.

learn basic coding to add powers to their

has voice recognition facility. If you get

gauntlet such as night vision, speed track-

tired of its humanoid structure it can be

ing and light powers.

reconfigured into other creations such as a

You may have thought that tablets and

dinosaur or a pick-up truck.

Image Credit: Littlebits / brandfolder.com /avengersherokit

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Image Credit: Meccano / amazon.co.uk

Image Credit: think fun / www.thinkfun.com/image-library/

Anki Cozmo Robot ANKI

KD Interactive Aura Drone with glove controller KD INTERACTIVE

AGES EIGHT TO 18 YEARS

AGES EIGHT AND UP

Price: US$ 180

Price: US$ 100

Reminiscent of the titular hero of Pixar film ‘Wall-E’, this tiny,

Drones have proved a hugely popular tech toy, but for young

super-cute robot is part tech-teaching robot, part family pet.

users they can be a challenge to pilot. Countless very expen-

Once it’s linked to your Android or iOS device via Wi-Fi, its

sive gifts barely out of their wrapping have been flown straight

advanced facial recognition software allows it to recognise faces

into the nearest and tallest tree, where they remain to this day.

and put a name to them. What it says and how it moves can also

The kid-friendly idea behind the Aura Drone is that it can be

be programmed so you can even compose a mini-play and have

controlled using a special glove controller. This makes for far more

Cozmo perform it. An internal camera means you can see foot-

instinctive and natural handling of the drone, which is easier to

age on your smartphone of the world from Cozmo’s perspective

grasp for younger pilots. It also has plenty of safety features built

and guide him past obstacles in the house. The programming is

in such as automatic takeoff, hover and landing as well as height

quite straightforward, but if you want an immediate way in, there

and distance limits. You can even do a flip trick and, as this drone

are some pre-programmed games you can enjoy with your new

is designed for indoor use, there’s no chance of hitting a tree. You

little friend.

may want to hide any ornaments your parents are particularly fond of before you start flying.

Image Credit: Anki / brandfolder.com

Image Credit: KD Interactive / amazon.co.uk

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Yusuf Tanzania model Striking

Next top model dreams big after ‘year to remember’ A portfolio built from catwalk shows and fashion shoots in Tanzania was instrumental in Yusuf Oluwafemi Qasim winning international modelling competition Campus Next Top Model after years of ‘hustling hard’.

M

odel Yusuf Oluwafemi

the number of his shoots, music video

Qasim has a look that is

and fashion show appearances in

in great demand across

Tanzania, that he must be Tanzanian

East Africa, but Tanzania seems especially taken with him.

himself.

But Yusuf is Nigerian. He was born

The 26-year-old with a six-pack you

in Lagos, coming to Tanzania only

could grate cheese on and cheekbones

in the last few years for modelling

sharp enough to cut glass could be

work, with assignments across the

seen in recent months on the catwalk

country. “Both countries are my home

at the Paris in Dar (Le Posh) and Lady

because it’s Africa and I’m proud to

In Red fashion shows as well as on the

be made in Africa,” says Yusuf. “But

beach for a commercial shoot at the

Tanzania showed me the world and I

White Sands resort and conference

will forever appreciate that beautiful

centre in Dar es Salaam.

country.”

He is also one of the favourite models of Dar’s Makeke International,

Campus Next Top Model

working with the award-winning

The organisers of Campus Next Top

fashion designer to promote his ‘I Am

Model encouraged Yusef to enter the

Makeke’ collection. Yusuf’s intense

competition, applying online along

look proved a perfect match for the

with thousands of photogenic hope-

designer’s theatrical creations, which

fuls from around the world, and when

draw on pre-colonial African culture

he was announced as the winner,

and artefacts.

so began, in Yusuf’s words, “a dream

Last year, these striking images of Yusuf striking warrior-like poses caught

come true and a year to remember”.

With the title came a host of prizes,

the attention of the team behind

among them international modelling

Campus Next Top Model, a global

and movie contracts, including work-

competition, now in its sixth year, for

ing in Paris with French stylists. I began

single men and women aged 18 to 28

talking to Yusuf as his year as Campus

– all of whom Yusuf beat to win it last

Next Top Model was drawing to a

year. They had been following Yusuf

close, but he indicated he was bowing

for a while and assumed, because of

out with a big event. Subsequent

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Ysuf modelling for Tanzanian fashion designer Makeke International

of six children, Yusuf showed early

Tanzania and with his profile spreading

promise as an actor – a talent encour-

globally thanks to his Campus Next

aged by his extended family, which

Top Model success, he has made great

includes an uncle who stars in Yoruba

strides in achieving his dream.

films in Nigeria – but his obsession

conversations revealed he was back

was football. He played the game well

Special relationship

enough to be offered a professional

Yusuf hopes Tanzania will continue to

contract with Union Bank FC – a Lagos

play a big part in his future modelling

team in the second tier of Nigerian

career. He still speaks warmly of the

football and his talents later took him

shoot with Makeke International, which

to teams in Benin, Ghana and Kenya.

did so much to raise awareness of his

Off the pitch, Yusuf’s passion was

work. The images, he says, evidence

in Lagos and would be competing in

fashion. “It started way back when I

a special relationship between the

the Mr Nigerian Republic pageant on

was young,” he says. “Whenever I saw

pair that brings the best out of each

27 July. Should he win that, too, he’ll

someone who dressed well, I loved

other. Yusuf hopes the chance to work

go on to represent Nigeria in this year’s

it. As I grew up, I started to work on it

together will come again.

Campus Next Top Model.

myself and tried to become a profes-

Years of hustle

sional model.”

His efforts to become a model

“I enjoyed working with him. The dude is a good friend of mine. He’s creative and hard-working. I respect

Reaching such a level of success in the

and a pro footballer found common

him so much and am looking forward

competitive world of modelling has

ground in the gym. Workouts that

to do more with him. I love what he

not happened overnight for Yusuf. It

primed his body for the rigours of

does and I am ready to work with him

has taken “years of hustle” he says, but

the modern game also made him the

again, any time, any day. If he called

now, he is able make a good living as a

V-shaped frame on which designer

me now I would leave what I am doing

full-time model. He runs through a list

clothes hang so well.

and fly to him.”

of recent assignments – among them the Tanzanian fashion line Maridadi,

Training regime

the Justin Campos directed video for

Yusuf sees his footballing and

Navy Kezo song 'Fella' and a fashion

modelling talents as God-given, but

show at massive Mombasa mall the

he realised it was up to him to make

Nyali Centre – before stopping himself

the most of those gifts. His training

and laughingly complaining: “If I keep

and eating regime is strict – he knows

going we will be here till next week.”

his way so well around a gym now,

Having established himself in the

he has yet another revenue stream

fashion business, Yusuf finds himself

training others – to ensure he is always

an inspiration to others hoping to do

cover-shoot or big-match ready.

the same. On his Instagram page he’s

to me from up there,” he says, “but

offer advice to other budding models

seriously, it is not easy to stay in shape.

and fashion photographers. “My inter-

I am always watching what I eat and

est as a man is to become someone

eating healthily. even seven times a week sometimes.

beings,” he says.

No pain, no gain.”

The regimented lifestyle is driven

counsel is that you “gat to hustle hard”.

with an eye on the ultimate prize. “I

This resolve to make something of his

want to become the best in the world,

life was forged early when Yusuf was

just like Naomi [Campbell].”

growing up in Lagos State. The eldest

Cover ready

Yusuf always stays in shape

"I go to the gym five times a week,

because my dream is to help human A running theme through his

Fancy your chances as a model?

Complete the application form at campusnexttopmodel.com

“Becoming a model was given

happy to share his experiences and

useful to me and my family and friends

To follow Yusuf’s latest modelling assignments and share in his career advice, follow him on Snapchat @femmypure and Instagram @I_am_femmy

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DJ Kampire

Beats to bring us all together Kampala DJ Kampire is at the forefront of Uganda’s underground dance movement and her unifying beats are now in demand worldwide on her second international tour.

N

yege Nyege, the Kampala-

Ugandan party people dance since

based record label

2015, when Kampire was encouraged

producing and releasing

to take up the decks while working

outsider music from around the

at Nyege Nyege. She was part of

region and beyond, gets its name

the organising team that helped

from a phrase in Luganda – the

put on the label’s game-changing

most widely spoken language in

annual festival, the Nyege Nyege

Uganda – meaning ‘the irresistible

International Music Festival, a four-

urge to dance’.

day party in Jinja featuring the best in

Among the most high-profile of the label’s acts satisfying that urge is Kampire, who has built a following

underground East African electronic music.

across the dance floors of East Africa

Global renown

and broken through onto the global

She’s a regular on stage at the festival,

scene with her irresistible, dance-till-

now in its fourth year, and was chosen

you-drop DJ sets.

to represent Nyege Nyege as part of

Weaving old and new sounds

the label’s first showcase in the United States. Her ambassadorial duties were

The DJ and writer Kampire Bahana

to be shared by labelmates Duke and

was born to Ugandan parents, raised

MCZO, leading lights of Tanzania’s

in Zambia and now lives in Kampala;

singeli dance scene, but they were

and the geographical span of her

denied visas for the trip.

heritage is reflected in the pan-

Along the way she was named one

African and beyond eclecticism of

of dance music bible Mixmag’s Top 10

the music she plays. Her DJ sets pluck

Breakthrough DJs of 2018 and played

from East and South African house,

to huge crowds at the Amani Festival,

Congolese music, Acholitronix (tradi-

in the Democratic Republic of Congo,

tional Ugandan music beefed up with

and Africa Bass Culture in Burkina Faso

electronic beats) and Brazilian baile

as well as opening for international

funk.

acts such Diplo and DJ Maphorisa for

The music also weaves new and

their Uganda shows.

old sounds. You can hear soukous

She is currently in the middle of

tracks that were a hugely popular

her second international tour, which

part of the African pop movement of

has taken her to China and Japan

the 1980s and 90s rubbing up against

as well as across Europe, including

the bass-heavy throb of the latest

her biggest-ever show playing to

Kampala underground artists.

thousands at the Sonar dance music

The results have been making

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festival in Barcelona.

Sound of the underground

DJ Kampire spins the tracks of a new force in Ugandan music

All images courtesy of: Kampire Bahana

Not bad for someone who only

as diverse and discerning as now. Her

club music and the older music that I

took up DJing just over three years

university years were spent in Ohio, in

really enjoyed. Bass and beats get me

ago and whose first gigs, playing to

the United States, where she admits

dancing. I’m really into these re-do’s

friends, made up for what they lacked

she was into the standard student fare

and edits of old Afro-Latin music that

in mixing skills with plenty of dance-

of Eminem and System of a Down.

a lot of contemporary DJs are doing

driving tunes. She has been quoted

However, her return to Kampala

as saying: “I truly believe [becoming

and involvement with Nyege Nyege

influenced by Congolese music. So it

brought her into contact with a cool

gives me a picture of what I could do

community of independent artists

with African music as well.”

a DJ] would not have happened for me anywhere else but Uganda, where

On the decks

DJ Kampire

because the music is similar to and

if you make people dance they will

in Uganda such as Otim Alpha and

forgive you most things.”

Authentically Plastic. She also began

crew receptive to her garnering

to reappraise the music collection of

of different strands of pan-African

her father – mostly 30 to 40-year-old

music from varying eras and genres.

Congolese soukus – and saw how it

They shared a striving to unite a vast

slotted in with more modern sounds.

community within club culture.

Her musical taste was not always

'My dad was really into soukous from the 60s and 70s.

As I got older, I heard people remixing a lot of Afro tracks'

She says: “My dad was really into

Kampire found the Nyege Nyege

The DJ is also a writer – she blogs

soukous from the 60s and 70s. As I got

at vuga.wordpress.com – and has

older, I heard people remixing a lot of

proved an eloquent advocate of the

Afro tracks, and that was what opened

inclusivity of Nyege Nyege’s label and

my eyes to that connection between

festival, which has remained defiantly LGBT-friendly in the face of govern-

Festival favourite

DJ Kampire on stage

ment pressure.

Artist and activist It was here that Kampire was encouraged to be a DJ in a country where females are vulnerable and gave her a safe stage to play on. As she has thrived as an artist, she has helped other similarly inclusive club nights continue and connected to others such as Kampala Women’s Day and Femme Electronic, a hub for female DJs and producers from East Africa.

She is also part of Salooni, a pop-up hair salon and art installation.

Kampire has become one of the most vital figures in the continent’s club cultural sphere, creating spaces to bring all kinds of people together and the sounds to get them all moving.

To find out about Kampire’s latest gigs in East Africa and across the world, visit her Facebook site.

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Images courtesy of: Laurent Kimbatu Mmassy - Tanzania

Design team bring the outside inside in suite makeover Interior designer Leigh Ann Thomas has returned to the Sea Cliff Hotel to install its exclusive Amani suite. The Dar hotel was the starting point for Thomas' 20-year journey designing for high profile projects in Tanzania, including the President's offices.

T

he Sea Cliff Hotel, on the

include local artwork and craft. This

Msasani Peninsula in Dar es

can be seen throughout the hotel.

Salaam, and interior design

“One of my favourite design details

consultant Leigh Ann Thomas

over the years is the exquisite carved

have a special relationship going

entrance doors to Sea Cliff Hotel.

back 20 years.

These doors and architraves were

When building works on the

detailed and carved in 1998 by a

luxury hotel were completed in 1998,

group of carvers on site over a four-

its management chose Thomas’s

month period. As one enters the Sea

company – then called The Creative

Cliff Hotel, the talent of local Tanzanian

Edge, but now rebranded as Leigh

craftsmanship is showcased. They are

Ann Thomas – Interior Design – to

there to stay!”

give the interiors of its 100º rooms,

The client was delighted with the

suites and public spaces an aesthetic

results and the huge project raised

befitting the five-star hotel’s level of

the profile of Thomas’s company,

world-class hospitality, the rich history

who have recently relocated to the

of Tanzania and the exquisite clifftop

Cape, South Africa, with a representa-

setting with ocean views.

tive office in Tanzania.

Signature style

hotel projects coming Thomas’s way,

Thomas says: “Our signature feel in our

including the massive refurbishment

overall designs is and always has been

of Mount Meru Hotel in Arusha

to keep and portray a sense of place

and new looks for the lodges and

Soon there were more amazing

of ‘Africa’. This has been achieved by incorporating an elegant contemporary African feel throughout by using a selection of furniture with clean lines, subtle ethnic patterns in fabrics and including tones of white, grey, taupe, black, olive green and viridian. A

A stay to savour

The Amani suite at Sea Cliff Hotel (left)

signature key of our design is to always

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Presidential lodge at the Mivumo River Lodge in the Selous Game Reserve.

The year after the Sea Cliff project was completed the interior design consultants also caught the attention of local architect John Kelly of IPA

'We looked to capture a feeling of tranquility informed by the coloration of incredible sea views and nature'

Architects and formed a long stand-

original breakfast area and pool bar were converted into a new spa and gym area, but once the newbuild was nearing completion it was decided the view from the new structure was one in a million and the gym area was to become an exclusive executive suite.

ing design collaboration, with projects

Thomas and her team regularly return

including the refurbishment of The

to where the journey began, the Sea

soft refurbishment on the lobby

State House for the President’s Office

Cliff, to refine the hotel’s look across

area, the clients’ brief directed us to

between 1998 and 2002. This project

new on-site projects. These included,

achieve a flow and continuation of

included the Banquet Hall, state

in May, providing the installation

this look [throughout the suite]. This

rooms, Presidential private meeting

and completion of the Interior to the

included capturing a feeling of tran-

rooms, The Residential Wing, visiting

hotel’s new Amani Suite.

quillity informed by the coloration of

head of state accommodation and three blocks of presidential offices.

Distinguished clientele

“Having recently completed the

incredible sea views and the natural

Collaborative vision

vegetation within the interior space.

Thomas says that, as ever, the design

"[The results] almost create a

decisions were personalised and

sense of there being no boundary

As well as these assignments with

collaborative. “The addition to the

between the exterior, the exterior

distinguished clientele in Tanzania

existing hotel was the vision of the

and delivering a new look to a string

Sea Cliff managing director, Keven

of private residences in the country,

Stander, and the hotel owners. The

Room with a view

The Amani suite at The Sea Cliff Hotel

vista and the interior space.

“In the featured Amani suite we chose to use the work of talented

Before and after

Building work (below) and (far right) the Amani suite

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photographer Laurent Mmassy to

design process. We focus on provid-

pinpoint our ‘sense of place’. These

ing clients with creative and innova-

scenes are fabulous and depict shots

tive design solutions to specific

of local fishermen and dhows. We

design requirements, ensuring the

chose to continue the soft hues by

end product is in line with the initial

printing in a monochrome format.”

brief and budget.

Such carefully curated touches

"Our objective is also to ensure a

are symptomatic of Thomas and

satisfied client who has been given

her team’s attention to detail and

the attention and commitment they

understanding of their clients.

deserve. We have been very proud to

Creative solution

Team effort

Leigh Ann with Sea Cliff Hotel operations director Nadine Atallah and hotel staff (first and second left) Katani and Saitoti and (first and second right) Jimmy and Geoffrey

have consulted on so many prestigious projects throughout Tanzania

Thomas, who has a degree in interior

over the past 20 years and continue

design from Durban University of

to do so.”

Technology and completed her final thesis on sustainable hospitality interior design, says: “Our approach to every project is a comprehensive turnkey design service which starts at the creative sketch design phase, design development and finally through to the construction and installation phases of the interior

For more information on the work of Leigh Ann Thomas – Interior Design in Tanzania, visit ltinteriordesign.com or email leigh@ltinteriordesign.com For more information on the Sea Cliff Hotel or to book a stay, visit hotelseacliff.com

Artisans

A hand-crafted door and (above) Laurent Mmassy's photos

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Paa Competition

Win a night’s stay at The Sea Cliff Hotel

T

he five-star Sea Cliff Hotel commands one of the most sought after spots in Dar es Salaam, perched on the lip of a cliff overlooking the Indian Ocean. A lucky Paa reader will be able to take in that majestic view from one of the hotel’s elegant executive rooms thanks to this issue’s competition.

To be in with a chance of winning a night's stay for two at the Sea Cliff, answer this question below.

What does the pangolin do when it is threatened?

Email your answer to: competition@landmarine.org along with a photograph of yourself holding the magazine. Best of luck!

Terms and conditions: One entry per person. Entrants must be 18 years or over. The decision of the organisers will be final. The competition is not open to employees and their relatives of The Sea Cliff Hotel, Paa Tanzania, or Land & Marine Publications Ltd. Email : competition@landmarine.org by 24th September.

Last issue’s winner

Congratulations to Renee Ezra, who wins a meal for two and a bottle of wine at The Rock Restaurant, in Zanzibar. Well done Renee and thank you for flying Precision Air.

Pangolins

Ten facts about East Africa’s elusive pangolin

If you’re on safari in Tanzania, chances are even your guide hasn’t seen a pangolin, despite East Africa’s woodland and savannah areas being among the best locations to spot the Cape pangolin, one of eight species of the singular scaled anteater. Part of the reason is the elusive pangolin’s nocturnal nature, but it’s also because the creature has become one of the world’s most trafficked animals. Paa has put together 10 fascinating facts about this prehistoric-looking animal, including insight into the cruel trade that has decimated its numbers, why Hero Rats may be the answer to stopping the poachers and why the Sangu tribe of south-west Tanzania believes every pangolin fell to earth from the sky.

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The word ‘pangolin’ comes from the Malay word ‘penggulung’, meaning ‘roller’. This refers to the defensive stance – rolling into a ball – that the pangolin adopts to cover its face and armourless underbelly when startled or when protecting itself against potential predators. Its hard, sharp scales can deeply cut the flesh of lions, leopards and hyenas. However, such efforts do little to deter poachers, who simply pick pangolins up and drop them into a bag. More effective, one imagines, is the pangolin’s ability to emit a putrid fluid from its anal glands to ward off attackers.

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Pangolins have no teeth, so they dig out ants and termites using their claws and use their long, sticky tongues to grab them in huge numbers – up to 70 million a year. The tongue can reach up to 16 inches in length when extended. It’s attached at the pelvis and last pair of ribs and the rest is stored in the chest cavity. Along with the insects, the foraging tongue also slurps up sand and small stones, which the pangolin’s powerful stomach muscles are specially adapted to grind down.

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Pangolins are bipedal, walking on their hind legs with the front limbs and tail held off the ground and used for counter-balance.

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Pangolins in human fingernails. Still, the scales are worth nearly their weight in silver on the black market; and with the demand for pangolins rising and the animal’s population shrinking, the price will only go up.

As well as the dubious health properties of the scales, the unfortunate animal’s meat

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The four African species — whitebellied pangolin, giant ground pangolin, Temminck’s ground pangolin and black-bellied pangolin — are classified as ‘vulnerable’ in the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List. The white-bellied pangolin is the commonest of the African pangolins, but IUCN predicts a 40 per cent decline over the next decade based on current trends.

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The protection status of pangolins was upgraded in 2016 when they were finally given the highest level of protection under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (Cites), moving from Appendix II to Appendix I. On 2 January 2017 the listing came into effect, banning the commercial trade of all eight pangolin species and their parts. However, fewer than half of the 48 pangolin-range states have enacted legislation that meets Cites requirements.

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Poachers kill almost 2.7 million African pangolins every year and they are generally believed to be the most trafficked mammal in the world.

One of the main reasons the pangolin is such a magnet for poachers is the high demand for its use in traditional medicine in Africa and China. In China, pangolin scales are said to cure illnesses including cancer and arthritis and even to enhance male virility.

Such claims have no scientific backing and seem a bit of a stretch when the scales are made of keratin – the same material found

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pangolin, the chief and the rest of his tribe.

These include dances, in which the pangolin is said to take part. Should the pangolin be seen to shed tears during any of this, it’s regarded as an omen of good rains for the coming year.

Despite its heavenly origins – and this

is regarded as a middle-class delicacy in

seems to be becoming a theme for the

China and Vietnam and has become the

unfortunate animal – things don’t end well

dish of choice when celebrating a business

for the pangolin. The final ritual involves

deal. In Taiwan, people will drink a mixture of

it being buried alive along with a newly

pangolin blood and wine for the supposed

slaughtered sheep in a sacrifice to the gods.

health benefits.

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Though many think of them as reptiles, pangolins are actually the only mammals covered in scales.

They are solitary except during a short mating season and usually give birth to a single offspring.

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The Sangu tribe, which makes its home in the Usanga Plains in Tanzania’s eastern Rift Valley, holds a special belief in the pangolin as part of its cosmology. All pangolin are believed to have fallen to earth from the sky, where the Sangu’s ancestors reside. The discovery of a pangolin sets in motion a series of ceremonies involving the founder of the Predators

Lion cubs play with a curled up pangolin

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It's not short of predators, but the pangolin may have found a new friend in the animal world in the form of the African giant pouched rat. These large rodents, nicknamed Hero Rats, have for the past 20 years been trained by the AntiPersonnel Landmines Removal Product Development Organisation to detect land mines. Currently, around a dozen of these rodents are being trained at a research centre in central Tanzania to detect the smell of poached pangolin parts in shipments heading from Africa to Asia. The rats have proven themselves able to detect the keratin contained in pangolin scales.

Art collectives harness creative talent in Nairobi

Credit: Maasai mbili / Johan B Lofquist

Nairobi has one of the fastest-rising art scenes in Africa. Playing a key role in nurturing this growing community of talented artists are the city’s many art collectives. As well as providing studio space, these collectives do much to connect artists with the public, arranging exhibitions, concerts and get-togethers. Paa looks at some of the Kenyan capital’s best examples.

Brush Tu

The Nest Collective

Brush Tu began in 2013 when three

around. The name Brush Tu, which

artists, Michael Musyoka, David

translates as ‘Brush Only’ or ‘Just Brush’,

Thuku and Maina Boniface, who had

is derived from the founding artists’

This coterie of artists, set up in 2012,

bonded during a job painting theatre

favoured instrument of expression, but

has created award-winning works in

backdrops, moved into a home in

the roster of new artists – including

film, music, fashion, the visual arts and

sculptor Boniface Kimani, photogra-

literature. Among them is ‘Stories of

pher Emmaus Kimani and one-time

Our Lives’, a groundbreaking film based

tattooist turned abstract urban artist

on the true stories of people identify-

Elias Mung’ora– has broadened the

ing as LGBT in Kenya, which has so far

collective’s output.

screened in more than 80 countries

the Buruburu neighbourhood they intended to use as studio space and to display their works to potential customers.

The venture soon grew, necessitat-

Fun time

Brush Tu artists Kipruto Rop and Peteros Ndunde

Credit; Kipruto Rop and Peteros Ndunde.

Brush Tu / facebook. com

ing a move to larger premises nearby, with the founding trio taking on some of the most promising young artists

Credit: Brush Tu / facebook.com

Credit: Kuona Arts Collective / Facebook

Credit: Maasai mbili / Johan B Lofquist

Painting by numbers…

Credit: The Nest Collective / thisisthenest.com

Nairobi art collectives

The quality of every artist’s work At work

Brush Tu artists in the studio

and been garlanded by seven film

seemed to benefit from the opportuni-

festivals, including Berlin and Toronto.

ties for collaborating and ideas sharing.

It has also produced some of Kenya’s

Brush Tu collective’s paintings now

best African TV series, including the

sell for thousands of dollars apiece

hard-hitting ‘Tuko Macho’ – in which

and are often exhibited abroad.

a vigilante gang kidnaps criminals in

Talent from beyond Kenya’s borders

Nairobi and asks viewers to vote on

comes to the collective, too, with the

their execution or release – and ‘We

recent introduction of Air Brush, an

Need Prayers’, a mini-series of archly

artists-in-residence scheme funded

humorous vignettes that explore some

by the Danish Embassy in Nairobi. The

of the complexities and challenges of

programme has hosted artists from

modern Kenya.

Uganda, Tanzania, Benin, Rwanda and Nigeria. Visit brushtu.co.ke

Last year the collective released its first album of music, ‘Sweet and Sawa’,

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the trust used to be – a home in affluent Hurlingham owned by author, publisher and human rights activist Credit: The Nest Collective / thisisthenest.com

Muthoni Likimani – but there’s a new

Credit: Maasai mbili / facebook.com

artist-led committee in charge. The

Talented teams

committee, which includes sculptors Gakunju Kaigwa and Kevin Oduor, painter Alex Njoroge and printmakers Dennis Muraguri and Ngene Mwaura, has brought in a series of new features.

Chief among the innovations are the First Sato (‘First Saturdays’) events.

These open studio get-togethers, held on the first Saturday of each month,

written and performed by members;

as well as a number of apprentices. It

and every two weeks its in-house disc

has become a pioneering art space in

jockeys, Ca$hy, Mars, Noel and Ziggie,

poverty-ridden Kibera, attracting artists

release mixtapes on The Nest’s

and inspiring them to create works

Mixcloud channel. The DJs are also on

worthy of international exhibition as

built quite a renown, with recent

the decks for the regular ‘for women,

well as running outreach projects to

guests including two of Kenya’s most

by women’ club nights, Strictly Silk.

involve the community, including

respected contemporary artists, Justus

The Nest Collective also founded

the Art4Peace Healing Project and

Kyalo and Michael Soi, plus representa-

workshops with Kiberan children.

tives from Maasai Mbili studios and

fund of its kind, to strengthen the

These projects are funded by the

livelihoods of East Africa’s creative

20 per cent commission the collective

entrepreneurs.

receives on all work sold by its artists.

Visit thisisthenest.com

Maasai Mbili This collective of painters, musicians,

services for years to come.

Visit Maasai-Mbili-Art-Centre on

filmmakers is located in the huge informal settlement of Kibera and is always

Kuona Artists Collective

there – it never closes – as a place

This collective was born out of the

to work, socialise or find respite for

ashes of the Kuona Trust, which had

the community. Maasai Mbili, which

been dedicated to supporting innova-

translates as ‘Two Maasai’, was founded

tive contemporary visual arts practice

in 2001 by artists Otieno Gomba

in Kenya since 1995, but collapsed two

and Otieno Kota, neither of whom is

years ago amid allegations of misap-

Maasai, which gives you an idea of

propriated funds and missing millions.

The 30 artists who had studios

collective and the work it has gone

in the building looked like being

on to produce at its M2 art centre, a

the innocent victims in all this, but

two-storey former pub in Kibera.

they have organised themselves.

Today, the centre serves as a studio

The collective of painters, artisans

and gallery for eight active members

and sculptors is still located where

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for adults and children and plenty of food and drink. They have already

in Dar es Salaam.

Visit @Kuonaartscollective on Facebook

Mbili to buy its premises and secure its

Facebook.

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artists along with live music, art classes

guest artists from the Nafasi Art Space

The funding has also enabled Maasai

writers, poets, performing artists and

the playfulness that runs through the

showcase the work of the collective’s

'The open studio First Sato events showcase the work of the collective's artists along with live music' First Sato

Live music at Kuona Arts Collective Credit: Kuona Arts Collective / Facebook

HEVA, Africa’s first creative business

Maasai Mbili artist Davis Kabala and (far left) a scene from Tuko Macho by the Nest Collective

Camping in Tanzania

Best campsites in Tanzania

Best for wildlife lovers Udzungwa Forest Camp udzungwaforestcamp.com

Located in a natural clearing at the edge of the forest south-east of Dodoma, this site offers easy access to the wildlife-rich Udzungwa Mountains. The rainforest-draped mountains hold more than half of Tanzania’s animal and plant life. Among them are three species

Lilac Lake Manyara Budget and Luxury Campsite lakemanyaralilac.weebly.com

Shaded by acacia trees near the entrance to Lake Manyara National Park and about 90 minutes’ drive from Arusha is this secluded yet spacious site. There’s room for about 50 pitches in the campsite or you can stay in one of the bandas (thatched huts), which have heated showers and beds with sprung mattresses.

The acacia bowers play host to a huge variety of birds, including the gorgeous lilac-breasted roller, which gives the campsite its name. Bird-lovers will also appreciate the site’s proximity to Lake Manyara, known for the thousands of flamingos that feed along its edge from March to May. For evening entertainment there is the singularly designed Watering Hole, with its bar top made from the chaswsis of a Land Rover.

of hornbill, which give the camp its nickname, Hondo Hondo (the

Activities: Ideal base for safaris to Ngorongoro and

Swahili name for these beaky birds), and guests will also be sure to

Lake Manyara National Park.

see a variety of primates, including the endemic Iringa Red colobus monkeys, bouncing around the site. Accommodation is made up of six en-suite tented rooms with solar-powered showers, five thatched huts and a campsite for guests to pitch their own tent. Desk chairs allow for guests to relax in the late afternoon, entertained by the primates, with a view of the mountain. There is a restaurant on-site providing breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Activities: Hiking to beautiful waterfalls, many of which cascade into swimmable pools; mountain biking; traditional dugout canoe trips and tours to nearby sugar and rubber plantations as well as the now gazetted Magombera Monkey Forest and mountain biking.

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Lilac Campsite & Tented Camp / lakemanyaralilac.weebly.com

Udzungwa Forest Camp / udzungwaforestcamp.com

Tanzania is blessed with expanses of wild and wonderful unspoilt nature. Camping provides a great way to immerse yourself in the wilderness and attune to its natural rhythms far away from civilisation. There’s nothing to beat sleeping under a star-spangled sky to a chorus of animal calls and then rising with the sun. It’s an intense experience – or should that be an ‘in-tents’ experience? – and it can cost as little as US$ 12 a night.

Paa has selected some of the country’s best spots for camping (or glamping for those to whom ‘roughing it’ means a bed without silk sheets). We also list some of the best tents on the market to make you stand out on site as well as some tips for camping novices.

Best for budget stay in Arusha Snake Park Campsite meseranisnakepark.com

Admittedly, the name might suggest this is not the smartest place to pitch a tent, but don’t worry – all the venomous inhabitants are safely behind glass at the nearby Meserani Snake Park. What is here is a lush, peaceful and well-maintained spot, just a few miles from the centre of Arusha, to camp or stay at one of its basic villas. There’s a kitchen on site and a bar, which appears to be decorated with the T-shirts of travellers who have passed through.

Activities: The nearby snake park holds a wealth of East African reptiles such as black mambas, cobras, crocodiles and monitor lizards.

You can also go on a camel ride and visit the Maasai Cultural Village to see the traditional living quarters and lifestyle of the Maasai. The camp is also an ideal stop-off before trips into the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and the Serengeti.

Best for getting away from it all Lua Cheia, Mafia Island mafiaislandtourism.com/hotel/lua-chei

A stay at the campsite on Lua Cheia beach on the north coast of Mafia Island is a real castaway experience. There are just six spacious two-person huts here on the edge of the island’s pristine white sands, with exclusive access to sapphireblue waters and protected coral reefs teeming with marine life. The huts all have patios for enjoying the ocean views and unforgettable sunsets. That sun powers the lighting at night and heats the water for each hut’s en-suite shower.

The Robinson Crusoe vibe is only taken so far, however; guests’ nutrition is well catered for by a beachfront restaurant and bar serving delicious meals accompanied by fine wines and other alcoholic drinks.

Activities: Diving, snorkelling, whale shark and humpback whale watching trips (during the migratory season), birdwatching.

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Simbamwenni Lodge & Camping/ simbamwenni.com

Camping in Tanzania

Best to escape the city

TOP OF THE TENTS Camping for kids Teepee CIRCU www.circu.net

Festival ready Lightweight weekender bell tent

Simbamwenni, Morogoro

BOUTIQUE CAMPING boutiquecamping.com US$ 259

simbamwenni.com

Located just 10 minutes from the centre of the market town of Mogoro and just over 180 km from Dar, this tranquil site offers easily reachable solace away from the urban zeal. Within its six acres of tropical gardens are deluxe chalets with their own private bathrooms and tented lodges

Romantic getaway Two-person tent

with double or twin beds as well as a serviced campsite to pitch your own tent. The grounds are home to plenty of wildlife – with even the

KSL LIVING ksl-living.fr US$ 279

occasional Nile crocodile sighting – but there is plenty more flora and fauna spotting to be done in the nearby Mikumi National Park, the birdlife-rich Uluguru Mountains and the Udzungwa Mountains National Park, renowned for its colobus monkeys. The site also features coconut palms, banana and citrus trees and a kitchen garden, used by staff at the on-site restaurant to create deliciously fresh dishes for guests.

Activities: Table tennis, swimming pool, hiking and birdwatching in the Uluguru Mountains, trips to Sanje Falls, day trips to Mikumi

Glamping getaway 6m Sandstone bell tent with double door BOUTIQUE CAMPING boutiquecamping.com US$ 845

National Park.

Camping tips for beginners Planning and preparation are essential to a good camping trip. Here is a checklist to ensure you are ready for your adventure.

Before you leave Test your gear. Set up your tent at home before you go, especially if it’s new or newly borrowed.

Research your campsite Check what facilities are available.

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Are there showers, barbecues, shade options and access to clean and safe drinking water?

a book. Hang a head-lamp or torch from your tent ceiling to illuminate the whole tent.

Read up on potential dangers

Essentials

Are there poisonous plants, animals or insects in the area? Pack your first aid kit accordingly.

Matches in a waterproof container, hand sanitiser, wet wipes and a bottle opener.

Take good lighting

Setting up camp

Being guided by moonlight is romantic until you want to find the toilet or read

Start early. Always pitch your tent and set up camp before nightfall.

Kipepeo Beach & Village / kipepeobeach.com

The Lakeshore Lodge and Campsite, Rukwa lakeshoretz.com

This idyllic lodge on the shore of Lake Tanganyika offers guests quality cuisine, spa services and a host of activities that make

Best to catch wildebeest migration

the most of the world’s longest freshwater lake. Accommodation ranges from plush chalets with their own slice of private beach

Ikoma Bush Camp, Serengeti

to budget bandas with shared bathrooms

ikomasafaricamp.com

and lake views and there’s plenty of room to pitch your own tent on lawns shaded by

This traditional bush camp on the western bor-

80-year-old mango trees. Lodge facilities and

der of the Serengeti National Park provides easy

activities – including diving expeditions in

access to one of the main crossing points of

the lake, which holds more than 250 species

the annual wildebeest migration from June to

of cichlids – are open to all guests.

November. The unfenced site means you’ll also

Best for a beach break Chawaba Camping Village kipepeobeach.com

Activities: Scuba diving, kayaking, yoga,

get close encounters with wandering animals

quad bikes, mountain biking, tailor-made

such as giraffe and zebra for a truly wild camp-

safaris to nearby Katavi National Park.

ing experience. There are more than 30 Meru-

This fun site overlooks the powdery white sands of Dar es Salaam’s South Beach. As well

style huts to stay in, all with their own veranda,

as the aquamarine waters of the Indian Ocean

shower and toilet as well as a thatched roof

to enjoy there is a swimming pool, a volleyball

to shade against the heat of the day. There’s a restaurant for meals and each evening sees the lighting of a large communal bonfire for guests to gather around and share their safari stories.

There’s an airstrip nearby if you don’t fancy the long road journey from Arusha.

Activities: Game drives, bush breakfasts, sundowners, night safaris, walking safaris, local Maasai village visits and balloon rides.

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Best for lakeside luxury

Choose your site carefully

Get your bearings

Pick a spot with flat ground. Avoid camping under trees. Don’t camp where there’s a possibility of branches falling on your tent.

Pitch your tent so that the door is facing away from the wind.

Always peg your tent fly tightly to keep rain away from tent walls.

Try not to touch the walls of the tent if it rains.

Clear the ground Remove all sticks and rocks from where you plan to set up your tent and make sure there are no insect nests.

Manage your fire Build all campfires well away from trees and root systems – roots can

court and an enormous hot tub. Guests can hire portable barbecues for an evening’s braai and there is a restaurant and bar with a resident DJ onsite. There are 50 pitches for tents as well as a number of huts thatched with matted coconut leaves, all with a double bed and electricity.

Activities: Jet skis, snorkelling, canoeing, kitesurfing

catch fire. Never, ever leave your fire unattended.

When you’ve finished, cover the dying embers and ashes with dirt or sand.

Store food securely You don’t want to attract nocturnal visitors to your campsite – and definitely not inside your tent.

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Images courtesy of: Leone L'Africano:

Dodoma pizzeria offers a slice of Italian cuisine The Italian owners of Pizzeria Leone L’Africano try to give customers an authentic flavour of their homeland – with a few grudging compromises

C

ouple Giovanna Moretti Mbeleje and Nino Evangelista Tragni are proud

Vegetarian friendly Pizza Rucola

and rather than Italian cheese and mozzarella we use ones which are produced by Tanzanian farmers. You

to add cheese to fish,” she says.

can get genuine Parmigiano from Italy

Nino agreed to add ‘Hawaii Pizza’,

here in Dodoma, though.”

with pineapple and ham, to the menu,

The Italian owners have trained

Italians and consider their country’s

but this is an insult to Italian cuisine.

the restaurant’s Tanzanian staff in the

cuisine as beyond compare.

“I would never have put it on the

art of pizza making, ensuring each

“Italian cuisine is the best in the

menu, but I have to recognize it is one

pizza comes out of the wood-fired

world,” says Giovanna. “Sorry if I can

of our most popular pizzas among the

oven – imported from Italy – with a

seem arrogant, but this is the reality.

Indian community here in Dodoma.”

beautifully charred, blistered smoky

We like to taste different cuisine, but

Concessions also have to be made

we can’t deny that the Italian is the

concerning the ingredients for the

best one.”

dishes, but efforts are made to be as

While the belief on this point is absolute, bringing Italian cuisine to Tanzania has required the pair to allow for an element of compromise.

Giovanna along with Nino and

crust and with a mess of tomato sauce, mozzarella and other ingredients.

authentic as possible and give diners a

Best pizzas in Dodoma

taste of Italy in the Tanzanian capital.

The pizzas here are considered the

Giovanna says: “The base of our

best in Dodoma, with favourites

cuisine is Italian, but we are living in

including Pizza Leone L’Africano,

Dodoma and we have to struggle

topped with minced beef and egg;

his business partner – the pair also

to get Italian products. We don’t use

Pizza Pollo, which is chicken breast;

behind the six-acre Bahari Pori Resort

Italian gorgonzola, but we use blue

Pizza Masai, topped with chops of

in Pangani –opened Leone L’Africano,

cheese and we don’t use Italian olives

beef; and, much to Giovanna’s chagrin,

a pizzeria and Italian restaurant in

or capers but the Spanish ones which

Dodoma, in 2009. It has proved very

are imported in Tanzania and available

successful, but the menu does, by

also in Dodoma.

necessity, cater for the quirks of appe-

Seafood topping

Pizza 'frutti di mare'

“We can’t get anchovies, so when

Pizza Hawaii.

The restaurant’s range of mishkaki – skewered cubes of beef grilled slowly over hot charcoal – is also very

tite of its largely Tanzanian and expat

we travel to Italy we buy them there,

popular with diners, who, on top of

clientele, with a few dishes that send a

or when some friends come to visit

the culinary delights, have a crazy golf

shiver through pizza purist Giovanna.

us, we ask them to buy them for us.

course here to enjoy.

“I cannot understand how it is possible to put pineapple on a pizza or

We don’t use Italian ham but the one which is produced in Tanzania;

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The restaurant has built quite a renown in the town – its Facebook

site says that any cab or boda boda

where education is often seen as

number of return visits, decided to live

driver just needs the instruction

prohibitively expensive, by covering

there. The village was where she met

“Pizzeria” to find the eaterie on Arusha

all the school costs. Other projects

Nino and started to pursue the philan-

Road in Dodoma’s Area C – and has

include running a children’s home

thropic work of Kisedet two years later.

attracted some high-profile clientele.

in Dodoma Town and setting up a

Her immersion in the community here

A recent visitor was Princess Sarah

care home in Chigonwe Village for

is such that she has been given the

Zeid of Jordan, who was in Dodoma in

Dodoma’s vulnerable ‘street kids’ who

her capacity as special adviser to the

are exposed to a life of drugs, drink

World Food Programme.

and the threat of violence.

Giovanna first came to Kigwe, a

Community projects

village 18 km west of Dodoma, on

The programme’s work in Dodoma

holiday in 1996 and, after making a

Gogo name of ‘Mbeleje’.

Love pizza

A Valentine's Day-inspired dish

She says: “People here know Nino and I as ‘Mbeleje’ and Masima.

They also used to call us ‘Mama na Baba Alice’.”

Her name may be now part-

involves collaboration with Kisedet,

Tanzanian, but when it comes to pizza,

a non-governmental organisation

she’s still resolutely Italian.

set up by, among others, Giovanna and the chief of Kigwe Village, Mzee Hamisi Nkopano, in 1998 to support underprivileged children in the region.

Kisedet encourages school learning for children of the poorest families,

Leone L’Africano Dodoma Pizza Leone L’Africano is open Tuesday to Friday from 5 pm to 10 pm and from 12 pm to 3 pm on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.

By Gary Gimson

In a tight spot – maybe small is beautiful…

W

e all know that East

Sadly, and on the flipside, until

other zero-emission vehicles

African cities like Dar

now most quadricycles on sale

such as the Zoe, Renault rents the

and Nairobi – even

worldwide have not exactly been

batteries to the user on a monthly

Mwanza and Mombasa – have seri-

works of beauty. India’s Bajaj

basis. This removes any concern

ous traffic problems and high levels

petrol-driven Qute quadricycle

that would-be electric vehicle (EV)

of air pollution. Various measures

springs to mind here. Cute it isn’t.

owners might have about expen-

are being taken to ease the

But, look out: the company says it

sive battery replacement costs.

gridlock and improve city-centre

plans to export the toytown Qute

What’s more, it keeps the up-front

air quality and, hopefully, some of

to East Africa.

price of the Twizy ultra-affordable.

Specialist

are no public charging points in

one idea that doesn’t seem to

French microcar specialist Aixam

East Africa and there are unlikely

be under consideration. Could

also makes a range of reasonably

to be any for some time. Luckily,

quadricycles be a part-answer

attractive two-cylinder diesel

the batteries for these EV quadri-

to East Africa’s chronic traffic

quadricycles with a top speed

cycles can be easily charged from

congestion?

of just 45 kph. But sales of these

a domestic power source. And, in

these will have a positive impact.

But in the meantime, here’s

For those unfamiliar with the

As things currently stand, there

cars are, in effect, restricted to

the case of the Minimó, it will be

term, quadricycles are a clever

European buyers. They’re not

possible to have two batteries, so

hybrid of motor car and motor-

cheap, either: the company’s

that one is always charged and

cycle, offering the advantages of

Coupé GTi retails for a hefty

ready to drop in as the other is

both and the disadvantages of

€19,449 in its home market. A lot

taken out.

neither. So, quadricycle buyers

of money for such a vehicle.

get four-wheel stability, total

Thankfully, two much better,

Build quality

protection from the elements and

zero-emission, battery-powered

Once on sale in 2021, the Minimó

a modest level of security – all at a

options are on offer – or soon will

looks set to take quadricycles

budget price. They’re also easy to

be – from established European

to a new level of build quality,

park, extremely cheap to run and

car makers. Already on the market

practicality and desirability.

tremendous fun to drive.

is the class-leading Renault Twizy.

Like the Twizy, the Minimó

An even more appealing prospect,

offers motorcycle-type features

however, is the exciting-looking

such as a single headlight and

Licence What’s more, in some European

Minimó from Seat, the Spanish

countries these quadricycles or

arm of Germany’s VAG (that’s VW,

microcars can be driven on a

Audi, Porsche and Škoda). Both of

moped licence from the tender

these have a range of around 100

age of 16 – even though some of

km on one battery charge.

these vehicles have a top speed of 80 km per hour (50 mph).

A key advantage of the Twizy is that, in common with the maker’s

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'Could quadricycles be a part-answer to East Africa’s chronic traffic congestion?'

almost SUV-like driving position.

The Minim贸 comes with exposed

Renault SAS - Jean-Brice LEMAL / Planimonteur

tandem-style seating but with an

17 inch wheels and asymmetrical doors that make it easier to squeeze into tight parking spaces.

Clearly, quadricycles score in terms of easing city-centre traffic congestion and reducing air and noise pollution. Their time may well be coming. And, in the case of the Minim贸, it will be well worth waiting for.

The remarkable Minim贸 Smart and cute

Renault's Twizy

Not exactly a load lugger

Minim贸 battery

Easily charged

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Paa Royal Benefits

Benefits that will make you feel like royalty Precision Air is always looking to give its customers an exclusive and memorable service experience; and the Paa Royal benefits programme is part of that mission. The membership categories* are as follows:

Jade Member benefits

Silver Member benefits

Upon enrolment, members will be given their unique Paa Royal number, which they must always show whenever they buy tickets as well as during check-in at the airport. After flying three times or more, members will be given a Jade membership card. With the card, they will be recognised as members of the Paa Royal Programme.

After attaining Silver membership level, the member will be issued with a Silver membership card which he (or she) must show at all Precision Air point of sales in order to receive the recognition that he deserves. Should a member book online by logging into Paa Royal Pages, he will automatically receive points earned to his account.

Other benefits of Jade membership:

Members will be entitled to special treatment and priority treatment whenever they travel.

• Priority membership baggage tags to ensure tagged bags will be handled with special care and delivered first on the conveyor belt at the passenger’s arrival destination • An opportunity to get a free ticket within the Precision Air’s network after accumulating enough points in their account. *Please note that, in each membership category, if a member is unable to maintain the required number of flights in a year, he or she will be downgraded to their tier level achieved in that current year.

Other benefits of Silver membership: • Free 5 kg baggage every time member travels on a PW operated flight • Priority membership baggage tags to ensure tagged bags will be handled with special care and delivered first on the conveyor belt at member’s arrival destination • Opportunity to obtain a free ticket within the Precision Air network after accumulating enough points in your account • Priority telephone reservation in those times when you want to make your reservation and cannot visit our office or travel agent. Booking is a call away through our Paa Royal helpdesk line.

Gold Member benefits

Tanzanite Member benefits

After attaining the Gold membership, members will begin to experience royal and exclusive treatment whenever they fly.

Members will be opened up to a new world of opportunities and experiences and, of course, receive more rewards. Should a member book online by logging into Paa Royal Pages, he (or she) would automatically receive points earned to his account.

Other benefits of Gold: • Free 10 kg baggage every time member travels on a PW operated flight

When members reach Tanzanite member they attain ultimate royalty. We will always strive to give these royal members an exclusive and memorable flight experience. At this level, members will already be used to royal treatment; royalty will be their way of life.

Other benefits of Tanzanite: • Free 15 kg excess baggage every time the member travels on a PW-operated flight • Opportunity to obtain a free ticket within the Precision Air network after accumulating enough points in your account

• Priority membership baggage tags to ensure tagged bags will be handled with special care and delivered first on the conveyor belt at member’s arrival destination

• Confirmation on any flight if a member is prepared to pay Y class fare, regardless of the flight booking status • Priority waitlist/airport standby whenever you want to travel and your selected flight is full

• Opportunity to obtain a free ticket within the Precision Air network after accumulating enough points in your account

• Priority telephone reservation at times when you want to make your reservation and cannot visit our office or travel agent. Booking is a call away through our Paa Royal helpdesk line.

• Priority telephone reservation at times when you want to make your reservation and cannot visit our office or travel agent. Booking is a call away through our Paa Royal helpdesk line • Priority waitlist/airport standby each time you want to travel and your selected flight is full.

• Priority membership baggage tags to ensure tagged bags will be handled with special care and delivered first on the conveyor belt at member’s destination.

• Silver,Gold and Tanzanite members also get discounts of up to 20 per cent when visiting GSM shopping malls Msasani and Pugu, Southern Sun Hotel, Akemi restaurant, East Point Restaurant and the Colosseum hotel and sports club - all in Dar es Salaam.

Contact Us For more details, email paaroyal@precisionairtz.com or call +255684202022

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Paa Puzzles

Test your brain power with our fun puzzles and games!

Spot the difference

Can you find eight differences between the two pictures?

Fruit search

Can you find the fruit names hidden in the wordsearch?

Did you know 55 An avocado is a berry 55 Strawberries are the only fruit with seeds on the outside 55 Tomatoes are not a vegetable but a fruit 55 Apples stay afloat in water as they are 25 per cent air 55 Unlike bananas, grapes can no longer ripen once picked.

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Dot to dot

Match the fruit parts

Paa Contacts

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ARUSHA

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Welcome Aboard

Safety and well-being on board PASSENGER SAFETY Precision Air takes passenger safety very seriously. Aviation safety isn’t just the pilot’s or the cabin crew’s job – it takes all of us.

It is easy for our natural sense of caution to be dulled in our modern environment, where things don’t go wrong very often. Whether in the air or on the ground, your life and the lives of your family members could some day be saved if you make it a point, in every situation, to create a mental plan of action in case of emergency. Here are some important tips to help you enjoy your travel experience with Precision Air – in flight and around the airport.

EXIT ROW SEAT A passenger who is allocated an emergency exit seat: A. Must be both willing and physically able to open the exit doors in an emergency B. Must completely understand the printed emergency evacuation techniques C. Must be 16 years old and above.

PAY ATTENTION TO PRE-FLIGHT BRIEFING Although the information seems repetitious, the locations of the closest emergency exits may be different depending on the aircraft that you fly on and the seat you are in.

CARRY ON BAGGAGE There are strict rules about what you can bring on board an aircraft. Because:

Carry-on bags must be small enough to fit under the seat in front of you or in the overhead bins. Please confirm with Precision Air rules before your travel to avoid delays. *Remember: All carry-on baggage must be left behind in an evacuation.

SAFETY ONBOARD Boarding and leaving an aircraft requires your full attention. As you move to and from the aircraft, you may be in a busy area with many other passengers and cargo, moving vehicles, other aircraft, slippery walkways and/or stairs.

RESPECT YOUR CREW AND FELLOW PASSENGERS Everyone has the right to safe and secure travel. That is why Precision Air employees and the aviation authority will not tolerate any behaviour that interferes with the flight or puts the safety of passengers and crew at risk.

SEATBELTS Seatbelts must be fastened during take-off, landing, during turbulence and any time the crew deem it necessary. Keeping the belt on when you are seated provides that extra protection you might need in case of emergency. If you are responsible for an infant or a child, you must first ensure that your own seatbelt is properly fastened, then secure the child and, if it is an infant, secure the child’s or the infant’s restraints.

A. Not all aircraft have space to store your carry-on baggage.

Important note: There are a number of events involving air turbulence that highlight the importance of keeping seatbelts fastened throughout the flight.

B. In an accident, baggage in the aisles makes it harder to get out of the aircraft quickly.

Though rare, in-flight turbulence is the leading cause of injuries to both passengers and crew.

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It’s a good idea to keep your seatbelt fastened even when the seatbelt signs are not on.

MEDICAL CONDITIONS AND PREGNANCIES If you have a medical condition and may need assistance during your travel, kindly ask the Precision Air offices or agents about procedures before your flight. If you are pregnant, you will need to fill a Precision Air medical form, to be signed by your doctor, to confirm that you are OK for travel. For further details, kindly ask while booking your ticket from our sales offices and/or customer services.

PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES Use of portable electronic devices such as mobile phones, laptops, tablets, MP4 players, iPads, etc are not allowed during take-off, landing, taxiing, descent and climb.

Precision Air prohibits the use of some electronic devices during flight because they emit signals that can interfere with the aircraft's instrumentation. Some of the items prohibited include cellphones, radios, remote-controlled games/toys, laser pointers, iPads or tablets that transmits frequencies, portable printers, walkie-talkies, scanners and laptops. These items need to be stowed away for these phases of the flight to avoid injuries in case of an emergency.