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EDITOR’S NOTE If you’re in the mood for some romance, keep an eye out for dinner vouchers and movie vouchers throughout the magazine. We would love to see you all at the STYLIZE Exhibition on the 19th and 20th of April.
TANZANIA NEWS Herds of elephants invading dozens of rural villages in Serengeti District are reportedly increasing at an alarming rate with Serengeti District Council calling for help from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism.
10 AFRICA NEWS
The first of the 64 antennas of the MeerKAT telescope, the largest and most sensitive radio telescope in the southern hemisphere has been completed in SA.
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The European Union (EU) and Africa Union (AU) Summit, which is set for Brussels in April, is hanging in the balance as the diplomatic rift between the two groups continues to widen.
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30 RELAX, WE’VE GOT YOUR BACK A Hot Stone Massage is undoubtedly one of the most relaxing, and satisfying body treatments available, especially if you suffer from rheumatism and chronic back aches.
44 36 GIZMOS
The wireless, lightweight and water-resistant “W262” complements active and trendy lifestyles. This compact earpiece ensures a snug and comfortable fit.
38 RANGE ROVER SPORTS 2014 The British have never surprised us when it comes to quality and sophistication. .
40 YOUR NEXT HOLIDAY
For a quick weekend getaway, get behind the steering wheel, head to the Bagamoyo Road and keep driving.
42 SHOPPING DESTINATIONS
To pinpoint which cities around the world deliver the most gratifying, enjoyable shopping experiences, cnn.com consulted global experts and rated cities in four areas.
40 48 WHAT IS BLISS?
Bliss is so vast, boundless, and immeasurable that it encompasses every possible word or definition ever invented.
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President Kikwete has announced that the government is still considering the establishment of the new Mwambani Port.
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Tanzania Women’s Cricket Team loses to Mumbai.
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EDITOR’S NOTE Dear Reader, Season’s Greetings and welcome to April’s issue of Prime Time Dar. Most of us are familiar with the expression of “variety is the spice of life”. Like many other countries in the world, Tanzania’s proximity to the equator makes it harder for us to experience the variation that the four seasons (would) bring.
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EDITOR - IN - CHIEF Niki Nouri niki@ptdar.com T: +255 783 082 201
Long story short - the monotonous climate here, makes it hard to know when it is time for Easter or Christmas or any other hallmark occasion, that happens with the change of seasons in the northern hemisphere. Unless of course, you take a long hard look at your calendar or the Facebook profiles of friends and associates
EDITING MANAGER Ammar Al-Aradi ammar@ptdar.com
elsewhere in the world. On the other hand, the very same monotony makes each day seem much longer
DESIGN / PRODUCTION Ally Masoud
than it really is. Just so that we can brag to our friends overseas that we benefit from longevity in Dar. Put your kettle on and browse through our new, interactive contents’ page. We have included a short synopsis of every article to get you straight to your pit stop.
CUSTOMER RELATIONS MANAGER Aliasgher Hasham ali@ptdar.com T: +255 783 082 201
If you’re in the mood for some romance, keep an eye out for dinner vouchers and movie vouchers throughout the magazine. We would love to see you all at the STYLIZE Exhibition on the 19th and 20th of April. We are growing and we want you to grow with us, so send us your contributions, feedback, comments, suggestions and let us stay connected.
DISTRIBUTION OFFICER Hani Merchant SPECIAL THANKS Veescape Films
On behalf of our team, thank you to our readers, partners and collaborators. Wishing you a blessed Easter!
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ON THE COVER Performers from Makonde Tribe in Tamaduni za Kusini at the 5th MaKuYa Festival of Traditional and Performing Arts, held in Mtwara. Image courtesy of Veescape Films. Read more on page 32.
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TANZANIA NEWS
MATERNITY WARDS’ FUND-RAISER A fund-raising dinner organized by the African Youth Cross in Dar es Salaam collected over 24 million TZS in the month of March. The funds are for the purchase of hospital equipment, maternity wards and basic materials needed to improve healthcare for mothers and children. Mr. Mattson Chizi, chairman of African Youth Cross said, “the goal of the campaign is to support the availability of beds, mattresses, sheets and other materials needed at various hospitals for pregnant women and children.” According to recent statistics, in the period of 2005 to 2010, the deaths of children below five years of age, has gone down from 112 to 81 in every 1,000 children.
ELEPHANTS INVADE SERENGETI VILLAGES Herds of elephants invading dozens of rural villages in Serengeti District are reportedly increasing at an alarming rate with Serengeti District Council calling for help from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism. The Acting Chairman of Serengeti District Council, Mr Jumanne Kwiro, said the stray elephants have plunged many families into hunger after causing massive destruction on crop farms in the villages. He cited lack of vehicles and critical shortage of game officers faced by the council as the major obstacles impeding them from chasing the stray elephants away. The jumbos are usually seen in small groups originating from Ikorogo/ Grumeti Games Reserves and the Serengeti National Park. It is estimated that more than 75 per cent of the Serengeti District land is occupied by game protected areas including the world famous park.
PRESIDENT KIKWETE TO INAUGURATE THE CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY Tanzania will make history when President Jakaya Kikwete inaugurates the Constituent Assembly (CA), as the country gears towards rewriting its constitution to replace the 1977 one.The historic event will be attended by both serving and retired national leaders, including former presidents and prime ministers, among other invited guests.The event will also be attended by former Union First Lady, Mama Maria Nyerere and former Zanzibar First Lady, Mama Fatma Karume, widows of founders of the United Republic of Tanzania, Mwalimu Julius Nyerere and Sheikh Abeid Amani Karume, respectively.
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FEDERAL COURT DECLARES FRSC’S NEW PLATE NUMBER UNCONSTITUTIONAL IN NIGERIA A Federal High Court in Lagos declared the decision by the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) to impose the new number plates on motorists as unconstitutional. The presiding judge of the court, Justice James Tsoho, held that it was unlawful for the respondent to impose the new number plates on motorists, where there was no existing law permitting the same. Justice Tsoho submitted that the issue of redesigning new number plates by the commission was not covered under the provisions of any law in. He urged the court to declare as unlawful, the threat by the respondent, to arrest motorists using the old plate numbers, because there is no law validly made in accordance with the constitution, prohibiting its user.
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FIRST EVER MEERKAT RISES FROM SOUTH AFRICA The first of the 64 antennas of the MeerKAT telescope, the largest and most sensitive radio telescope in the southern hemisphere has been completed in South Africa. Standing 19.5m tall and weighing 42 tons, the new MeerKAT antenna towers above the antennas of the nearby KAT-7 instrument. MeerKAT is Afrikaans, meaning “more KAT”, but is also the name of an endearing little mongoose-like mammal that is indigenous to the Northern Cape and other Southern African regions. The 63 others are still under construction- with the foundation already laid. Almost 5000 cubic metres of concrete and more than 570 tons of steel were used to construct the foundations over the last nine months. Programme manager Glen Collins told SAnews that once all 64 antennas are operational, in 2017, the instrument ray will be so sensitive that it could pick up a cellphone signal from Saturn, making it better than all of the mobile networks in South Africa combined.
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KENYA SETS NEW RULES FOR BODA BODAS AND TAXIS IN GARISSA The government has ordered all taxi and boda boda operators in Garissa, Kenya to clearly mark their vehicles. County commissioner Rashid Khator said this will make it easy for security agents to know where and which routes the vehicles operate in. Khator said boda boda operators should wear uniforms and their routes clearly defined. “We have realized that these boda boda operators are being used to commit crimes. Tracking them is difficult as we do not know where they come from and their routes,” he said. Khator said residents should support them in fighting crime. The operators have said the police will use the new directive to extort money from them and drive them out of business. Police have been cracking down on people without ID cards in the town since last week.
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WORLD NEWS
AU-EU SUMMIT HANGING IN THE BALANCE The European Union (EU) and Africa Union (AU) Summit, which is set for Brussels in April, is hanging in the balance as the diplomatic rift between the two groups continues to widen. The African Union’s Peace and Security Council has advised the bloc not to attend the summit set for Brussels in April to protest the way Europe is allegedly holding the continent in “contempt by determining who is eligible to attend the meeting.” African nations have expressed serious concern over the non-invitation of Sudan, Eritria and the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic and the EU’s refusal to grant a visa to Zimbabwe’s first lady Grace Mugabe, who is on the EU sanctions list. The African Union is also bitter that an invitation was extended to Egypt which is suspended by the continental bloc after an alleged military coup ended the reign of elected President Mohammed Morsi.
INDIAN POLITICAL PARTY POLLS DUE WITH STRANGE NAMES In April, India’s 814 million eligible voters are due at the polls. There are more than 1,600 registered political parties - some with unusual names. For instance the Indian Lovers Party, launched on Valentine’s Day 2008 which resolves to fight for star-crossed lovers from different castes and religious backgrounds, whose parents don’t approve of their relationship. The Religion of Man Revolving Political Party of India (an odd translation from a local dialect). Other parties with odd names, at least in English translation, include the Poor Man’s Party and the Yours-Mine Party. The Indian Oceanic Party, The Pyramid Party of India, the Stay Awake Party, a recent addition to the Election Commission’s list of registered parties.
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SAHARAN DUST, EUROPEAN POLLUTION BLANKETS BRITAIN IN SMOG British authorities have warned people with heart or lung conditions to avoid exertion as a combination of industrial pollution and Saharan dust blankets the country in smog. The environment department said air pollution level could reach the top rung on its 10-point scale. The department said the smog was caused by pollution from Britain and the continent staying in place because of light winds, along with dust blown up from the Sahara on a southerly breeze. Many motorists awoke to find cars covered in a film of red dust. Paul Cosford of Public Health England told the BBC that people with heart or respiratory problems should “reduce the amount of strenuous exercise outdoors.”
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Bill Russell and Peter Hobbs establish “Russell Hobbs” and the first coffee maker with keep warm function, the CP1.
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The K1 kettle is invented as the world’s first ever automatic electric kettle.
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Production exceeds one million appliances.
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Russell Hobbs produces over 5 million products.
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Recognised as the world’s leading kettle producer and UK No. 1 for coffee makers and toasters.
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Chelsea Tea Machine Introduced, with revolutionary single pot system.
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Classic toaster is launched and soon becomes the UK’s best selling iconic toaster. It is now the best selling toaster in history.
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Millennium kettle invented with British made, OPTEC disk and becomes the fastest boiling kettle.
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Montana kettle first produced and becomes the best selling kettle in the UK.
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Award winning “Glass” range launched.
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Russell Hobbs celebrates it’s 50th anniversary of the K1 kettle.
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Montana kettles and the Classic Toaster break through the 4m sales barrier.
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Montana kettles and the Classic Toaster break through the 4m sales barrier.
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Russell Hobbs launch “Easyfill” - a unique steam iron which has a special back-filling base for water.
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Steel Touch is launched, introducing the world’s first innovative Steel Touch Control breakfast range which is combined with designer led looks.
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After becoming the No.1 iron brand in the UK. Russell Hobbs launch the successful unique and innovative range of irons into the rest of Europe.
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Introducing the Easy Store Irons which include new innovations with clever and simple storage solutions.
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It’s not enough to be a trendsetter – sometimes you have to be the trend.
Nitasha and Nadeem
RAHA has always strived to be ahead of the curve in driving innovation forward in terms of their aesthetic vision as well as level of service. They initially presented this vision to Tanzania in March 2012 when they rebranded and later rolled out their 4G WiMax solution.
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aving expanded their free wifi rahaSPOTS beyond Dar-es-Salaam to Tanga and Arusha with over 40 well-known locations serving internet loving consumers, the rahaSPOTS were developed to provide users ease of accessibility
and to stay connected no matter where they are and what they are doing.
evolved in how he or she perceives the world around them. Social media, blogs, content platforms, The Cloud and the increasing Today RAHA marks another integration and connectedness milestone in their history and in of daily processes to the internet the industry as a whole. For the has created a population of digital past two years the consumer has natives and nationals. Consumers are no longer intimidated by the web, nor are they in need of We are so confident about this unrivaled solution being educated on how to use it that we are offering a 110% money-back guarantee. – rather they expect brands and service providers to respect them We will continue to push the envelope and challenge as globally exposed, creative and ourselves in being current, cool and state-of-the tech-savvy individuals.
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At a press conference earlier this month at their new headquarters Mr. Aashiq Shariff, CEO of Raha said, “this change in consumer behavior requires a new way of looking at the world and engaging with its parts, so in recognition of this we have challenged ourselves to evolve our brand. This is neither a rebrand nor an attempt to remain relevant but to be at the forefront in defining the trends that plenty will surely end up following. We want RAHA to be a mirror of the Tanzanian era of digital content and resonate on a global scale. We are proud to showcase our new brand featuring bold, flat illustration reminiscent of modern web design. To try and counter the premise that
technology deteriorates human experiences- we have decided to showcase in these illustrations the opposite. We highlight the moments where technology serves as a catalyst to enabling human contact and productivity, moments where connectivity serves as a bridging force rather than a dividing one. Additionally, recognizing the mobile nature of the modern user, our new website (www.raha.com) is entirely responsive – working on mobile, tablet, laptop and desktop.” Mr. Shariff also added, “beyond the superficial, we have stayed true to our commitment to offering Tanzania the highest quality internet and connectivity solutions available. Once again, we lead the way in ensuring we
are on the cutting-edge in the services we provide. RAHA would proudly like to also mark the milestone of having laid down an underground fiber network across the entire Central Business District (CBD) of Dar-es-Salaam and quickly expanding across the rest of the city and beyond. This service will provide unparalleled speeds and reliability to all of its users. Catered to consumers whose business and individual productivity relies on maximum efficiency. We are so confident about this unrivalled solution that we are offering a 110% money-back guarantee. We will continue to push the envelope and challenge ourselves in being current, cool and state-of-the art. It is our obsession to provide our clients with best possible solutions and user experience.”
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The Nyama Choma Festival Welcome to Our Meat World! When: 8th March 2014 Where: Kijitonyama Grounds
Over 1000 mishkaki lovers kick-started this season’s Nyama Choma Festival in DarEast Africa’s largest barbecue festival. Carnival performers, the best DJ’s in Town and SkyLight Band made sure everyone had a great time. Are you going to be there at Arusha’s Nyama Choma Festival on Saturday 26th April?
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Sea Cliff Casino Graduation Ceremony The Graduates When: 7th March 2014 Where: Sea Cliff Casino
The graduation ceremony which was held at Sea Cliff Casino saw 14 Trainee Dealers receive their diplomas at a lavish lunch ceremony. Two highly experienced international trainers from the UK as well as a Tanzanian trainer initially interviewed hundreds of candidates. The courses started in December with 30 successful candidates who were reduced to the best 14 by March. The new batch has been dealing at the Casino since the 8th of March as Dealer E’s in Roulette, Blackjack and Poker. In recent years, Sea Cliff Casino has strived towards empowering the local labour market for sustainable employment.
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Hard work pays off!
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Launch of Russell Hobbs Concept Store When: 13th March 2014
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When: 15 March 2014 Where: Oysterbay
In a joint venture between JD Pharmacy and Home of Living Brands, the world’s first concept store opened its doors at Viva Towers for the residents of Dar. Russell Hobbs representatives from all over Africa (Ghana, Kenya, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Namibia, South Africa, Mauritius,Nigeria and Botswana) were present to witness both the brands’ immense success. Catering by Rhapsody’s and entertainment by Tanzania House of Talent made this fun-filled evening a memory to cherish.
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Mr. Kiran Pattni, CEO of JD Pharmacy
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Mr. Alan Coward, CEO of Home of Living Brands, SA and guest
Russell Hobbs Representatives
To commemorate their oneyear anniversary, these glowturbos raced from Oysterbay Cinemax to the airport and back.
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Tanzania House of Talent
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3RD Saturday of the Month Party @ Mediterraneo Attenzione! When: 15th March 2014 Where: Mediterraneo Hotel
Once again Dar’s crowd got together to dance the night away and watch the sunrise. Were you there too at the hottest party in town?
The Peroni Ladies
The more the merrier
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MAMA WA MITINDO – Mother of Fashion Over four decades ago, a young girl in Zanzibar had dreams of dressing everyone in beautiful clothes. Today, Asia Idarous Khamsin is not only known as the Mother of Fashion in Tanzania but also acts as Tanzania’s fashion ambassador abroad.
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ia her “Lady in Red” platform she supports young designers and her “Kanga Za Khale” platform promotes the traditional Kanga cloth.
fundamentals and technics. It was then that I started to design, stitch and wear my own clothes. When I was 18, I got married to my hotelier husband and left Zanzibar for Mainland. I lived in Moshi, Arusha, Mwanza and PT: You are a pioneer in this Ngorongoro. In 1980, I got my industry – tell us more about Diploma in Fashion Designing your initiatives and the journey. through a correspondence AK: It was in 1996 that I opened course from the UK. my first boutique in Dar but the journey started long before PT: Why “Lady in Red”? that. At 14, I started attending AK: My favorite color is red. Ten stitching classes every evening, years ago, I decided that I want to right after school and some do a new collection, exclusively evenings I would go for makeup in red. I came up with the name lessons. My mother who’d seen “Lady in Red” and it happened my passion for fashion got to be around the same time as me a tailor so that I wouldn’t Valentine’s. Today “Lady in Red” waste any time in learning the has evolved into a platform for
promoting young designers. Every year I promote more than 30 young designers – it is more of a gateway into the fashion industry for them. We give them awards and certificates to encourage them and also as a token of appreciation. PT: When did you start the fashion shows and beauty pageants? AK: In 1986 my husband got relocated to MWANZA. There I met Mama Kombe ( English: Mother Trophy), a lady from abroad who was about to host a fashion show and she asked me to make 15 dresses. A month later, I hosted my own fashion show with 28 dresses. I didn’t
even know what to call the collection; I just called it “The Grand Fashion Show”. It was an immense success, I sold the clothes and I said to myself this is definitely my cup of tea! Every three months I started to organize fashion shows and then customers started calling me from Arusha, Dar and other cities. Proposals came in from Hotels for my shows. I was hosting them so often that I wanted to offer the audience more than just models and new designs. Ever since, I have hosted and participated in more than 100 fashion shows in Tanzania and many more abroad in Kenya, Uganda and USA. I got a live band, DJ and traditional dancers. My fashion shows are the full entertainment package! In one evening we have more than 500 guests. Nowadays I just host two shows per year, but I get invited to a lot of others like Swahili Fashion Week and Red Ribbon to name a few. As for the beauty pageants, In 1988 I was still in Mwanza, home of Lake Victoria, I held the first ever beauty
pageant competition in Tanzania – “Miss Victoria”. The competition had 12 contestants and the winner was Ms. Shayruz, she is now a Member of Parliament in East Africa. After that “Miss Dar Es Salaam”, “Miss Kilimanjaro”, “Miss Embassy” and then “Miss PT: Would you ever like to open Tanzania” followed. a fashion design school in Tanzania? PT: What is the difference AK: We already have Tanzania between your fashion shows here Mitindo School and I am the and the ones you do abroad? Godmother there so whenever I see potential in any one I send AK: The difference is the selling them there right away. and marketing. To be honest, when it comes to the Kanga PT: What advice do you have for collection, I sell more abroad aspiring designers? than in Tanzania, especially AK: As an entrepreneur, especially in the United States. I feel fashion designer, the first thing that foreigners appreciate the is that you should love your traditional textiles and designs customers; the second thing is more than the local Tanzanians. that you have to work with other designers, collaborate with them and help them. Just keep in mind PT: Your favorite brand? AK: Versace for fashion and MAC that if you help somebody even for makeup. God will help you. Love your customers and competitors PT: Future goals? and love and respect everyone’s AK: I’d love to organize “The culture, customs and traditions. Hijab Fashion Show”. Our ancient traditions encourage us to be elegant and beautiful
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Relax, They’ve got your Back A Hot Stone Massage is undoubtedly one of the most relaxing, and satisfying body treatments available, especially if you suffer from rheumatism and chronic back aches.
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The warmth of the hot stones improves circulation and calms the nervous system. Some therapists use special oils or products for their hot stone massages. This can add to the experience greatly. At The Touch Spa, the plainest, highest quality and most unadulterated oils are used in the treatment. Book yourself a session at The Touch Spa and enjoy the benefits that people have been experiencing for thousands of years.
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V for David Vee Australian filmmaker, author and musician David Vee (53) has been a resident of Dar since June 2013 with his wife and eight year old daughter. He left Australia 12 years ago to live abroad.
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iving in Pakistan lead him to write his book “A Pakistani House Husband (the Beauty & the Chaos)” and his years in Iran inspired him to make a Guerrilla Style documentary, Pulp Farsi which will be screened at Alliance Française on Thursday, 17th April 2014 at 6:30 pm.
PT: You’ve been living in Dar since June last year, how do you find it? DV: Dar is good, complicated at times, but complicated is good. The rhythm does take some getting used to, however, having lived as an expat in Pakistan,
Thailand and Iran previously, does prepare you for the dayto-day nuances of Dar and WOW! There are so many intriguing stories to be filmed.
PT: Tell us about your current Tanzanian projects DV: I have my own company in Dar, Veescape Films and we have a few projects going at the moment. I’ve been filming a new local band “Hoko Roro” at Sauti za Busara and will be directing their first video clip in May. Also I have recently completed a short film about Makini which is a street-kids’ theatre group from Dar, who through artistic activities and workshops help underprivileged youth regain their self-esteem and stability. Another project that I’ve worked on is called Tamaduni za Kusini
(Southern Cultures) which is about the 5th MaKuYa Festival of Traditional and Performing Arts, held in Mtwara. Each year traditional dance troupes from the MAKONDE, MAKUA and YAO tribes of Mtwara come together from 15 different villages, to present their dance, music, storytelling and alternative perceptions of life in this dynamic festival. Moreover, I’m busy with my producer, Bruno Lopes raising funds for a behindthe-scenes feature documentary about Southern Cultures and the Mtwara region.
PT: How long have you been making films and have you ever had any formal training? DV: Time flies - it has been around seven years! It was in 2007 that I decided to promote my nonfiction book “A Pakistani House Husband (the Beauty & the Chaos)” by making a short film. The film ended up being selected for the Dungog Film Festival in Australia and I have switched career paths ever since. As for formal training – back in the day I started a diploma in filmmaking in Australia, however I dropped out after three months. That said, my background in music
and literature does facilitate the filmmaking process. PT: Any favourite directors? DV: Werner Herzog, David Lynch and Quentin Tarantino have all left their mark on my psyche! My favourite documentary of all time would be “Favela Rising” the film takes a fascinating look at life in Brazil’s slums. PT: What is it that drives you to make films? DV: Since my teens I’ve regarded myself as an artist; in the broader sense of the term, a creator. I’m just not happy in my skin unless
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I’m fabricating something. I suppose it all started back in 1978 when I formed my first band, a punk band called “The 4 Skins”. 20 years in the music business followed. After that I settled down a bit and turned to travel writing and now, for me, filmmaking is the most complete art-form. There is simply more room for creativity; with the visuals, the music and the narrative. Although I must admit that sometimes there’s just not enough time in the day, sometimes my family gets in the way! Shhhh my wife is in the next room. . . PT: Tell us about Pulp Farsi? DV: Pulp Farsi is not a documentary about politics or religion. It’s a film about the Persian psyche and my first feature length documentary in which I have portrayed the dichotomy in the Iranian society. I lived there with my family for almost 3 years, filming and
interviewing people from all walks of life. As a foreigner in Iran, meeting people was easy and I found many willing souls keen to tell their story and show me their lives and many others who were not as keen, merely afraid of the repercussions from the government if they said something “out of line”. I had almost 100 hours of footage to edit and somehow I managed to wade through it! The thing that was most surprising was,
how much the Iranian lifestyle and attitude was similar to back home in Australia, but at the same time it was so very, very different. This was confusing and fascinating! Religion seemed to be everywhere yet nowhere! There are many restrictions and rules governing the people but behind closed doors those restrictions cease to exist! Iran is a very urban and sophisticated society nevertheless the populace has some catching-up
to do. If you ever get the chance to go . . . do it! His book has recently been made available online.
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Pebble Steel If you’re going to get in on the smartwatch game, at least do it in style. The Steel casts aside the standard’s Lego-ish look and replaces it with something far more premium - even when you’re rocking a Super Mario watchface. It’s rich in features, has a tonne of great apps available, and means no more awkward fumbling in your jacket pocket the next time you get a text while you’re on the tube.
PS Vita TV Sony still hasn’t told us when the Vita TV will break out of Japan but we reckon it won’t be too long before the microconsole begins its Western voyage. And we can’t wait: between putting our Vita games on the TV, streaming from the PS4 and potentially dishing up a roster of TV streaming apps, the Vita TV is a must-have piece of kit for any PlayStationer’s living room. Watch your back, Chromecast.
2GB W Series MP3 Walkman The wireless, lightweight and water-resistant “W262” complements active and trendy lifestyles. This compact earpiece ensures a snug and comfortable fit. The Walkman® W262 is a perfect gym buddy and running partner, providing you with the great sounds you’d expect from Sony. Compact, stylish and water-resistant, the Walkman® W262 comes in a range of eyecatching duo-tone colours. Just what you need to look good when you’re working up a sweat.
2GB W Series MP3 Walkman The X-E2 is the mid-range model in Fujifilm’s X system of mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras, sitting between the relatively affordable X-M1 and X-A1 twins, and the unashamedly high-end X-Pro1 and X-T1. It’s an update of the X-E1, which we liked a lot for its combination of ‘old school’ handling and excellent image quality, giving it our Gold award in our review.
Philips Surround Base In the ongoing quest to transform our living rooms into Imax-rivaling home cinemas, the Philips Surround Base promises to give your viewing experience the audio it deserves. Or perhaps you’d rather use it to pump out some tunes - NFC for one touch Bluetooth pairing is a particularly handy feature. This integrated subwoofer is one powerful living room ally.
Parrot MiniDrone Quadricopter Drones are cool - there’s no arguing with that - and the Parrot continues to show why it’s top of its game with the MiniDrone Quadcopter. Just like the AR Drone, the MiniDrone is controlled with your smartphone, but this one comes with two big wheels which is uses to roll along walls and ceilings. Now it’s completely unstoppable.
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CAR REVIEW
Range Rover Sport 2014 Completely overhauled for 2014, the Range Rover Sport is lighter, more nimble and more comfortable than previous models. It is powered by a supercharged 3.0-liter V-6, mated to an eight-speed automatic and all-wheel drive. Two all-wheel-drive systems are available–one, more equipped for the street, and the other, better suited for weekend offroaders. The V-6 delivers consistent power in nearly any situation, but sometimes leaves us wanton for a little more.
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he British have never surprised us when it comes to quality and sophistication. Like many other British manufactured cars, the Range Rover series has a touch of class and sophistication and a name that comes with it. When we first heard that the all new Range Rover Sport was now available for the Tanzanian market, we had mix reactions,
since we thought the 2013 Range Rover Vogue is as good as it gets. We headed to CMC Automobiles, the authorized dealer for Range Rover in Dar and we were proven wrong. First look at the Range Rover and you instantly realize that it no longer looks like its ancestors. The LED front and rear lights and the chiseled shape make the RR
Sport a delight to look at. Best The interior is very welcoming. part- it is better on and off road Even if you are in the worst and than its predecessors. toughest terrain, the RR Sport gives you its signature comfy The all new Range Rover has assurance. It is surrounded with been redesigned throughout. luxurious leather and other highThe engineers have moved end amenities. The big seats are on from the old steel body to quite comfortable and it is very aluminum, making the car lighter easy to adjust the seats to your like its brother, the Range Rover desired driving position. The rear Vogue. The box shape, blocky seats boast excessive legroom. and sharp angle sections have When folded, the back seats been redesigned and correctly can be converted to two lounge proportioned. As a result, it has chairs. Fold the center portion dropped 800 pounds. and it turns into an arm rest and a cup holder. The controls on Under the hood is a 3.0Ltr the new RR Sport are very easy supercharged V6 that produces to operate unlike its previous a jaw-dropping 340 hp. It can line-up. get from 0-100kmph in just 7 seconds (quicker than the With that said, the Range previous generation V8). Not Rover may be all luxury but it enough power, well the RR Sport doesn’t compromise on its offalso offers a supercharged 5.0Ltr road capabilities. RR Sport still V8 producing 510 hp. As for the maintains its reputation as an all roar - well it’s simply fantastic! terrain vehicle. The Range Rover Both engines are paired with an can still get you from a night club 8 speed automatic transmission. to the most remote locations in For all those stick drivers, the RR the world. It comes with a new Sport has added paddle shifters Terrain Response 2 system that on the steering allowing one to allows drivers to choose from manually take over the shifting. General, Grass, Gravel, Mud,
Sand and Rock Crawl. Each setting changes the vehicle setting, automatically adjusting the engine output, transmission, differentials and chassis system to match the terrain setting selected. The best part is that you can also set it to automatic, allowing the vehicle to choose its own setting to match the condition it is in. A lot of emphasis has been put on the vehicle safety. The RR Sport is equipped with Brembo brakes, which provide perfect braking whatever the speed maybe. All works of the firm binders. Things like the adaptive cruise control and lane departure warning make the driver confident even in high speed (keeping in mind excessive speed kills). So, if you are looking for an SUV with a touch of off road capabilities, excellent performance, a family hauler, with a blend of luxury, the 2014 RR Sport is the ultimate SUV for you.
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PTD EXPLORER
Your Next Holiday is Just 75 Kms Away!
KAOLE RUINS Just 5kms south of Bagamoyo are the Kaole ruins; the remains of the oldest mosque in East Africa dating back to the 13th century, a second mosque from the 15th century, a mausoleum of 20 graves from the same era and a small Chinese museum with Chinese pottery. Among other things to see are the lovers’ grave and an ancient Baobab tree. Legend has it that the tree is around 5000 years old! East of the ruins is the old Harbour.
BAGAMOYO CROCODILE RANCH The farm is on the way back from the Kaole Ruins and breeds crocodiles for clothing in Europe and meat in Asia. If you are brave enough, the ranch staff will let you hold and pet the baby crocodiles.
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We left Dar around 4:45 am on a Saturday, to avoid the morning rush hour and arrived there just in time for a scrumptious breakfast - at one of the resorts on the beach, at sunrise. Don’t forget to take your swimming gear with you (to benefit from the high-tide). Bagamoyo has been recently recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Here’s a list of the places we visited.
BAGAMOYO SLAVE FORT Built in 1860 as a private house, the fort is the town’s oldest stone structure and was used to detain slaves before they were sent off to Zanzibar. At the peak of the trade, 50,000 slaves were detained and shipped yearly from Bagamoyo.
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World’s Ultimate Shopping Destinations To pinpoint which cities around the world deliver the most gratifying, enjoyable shopping experiences, cnn.com consulted global experts and rated cities in four areas, using a one-to-10 scoring scale for each category: 1. Getting around: Quality of public transportation, affordability and availability of cabs, transport time 2. Value: Bargain opportunities, such as sale seasons and average prices. 3. Variety: Number of available brands, range of shopping categories, quantity of upscale shops, department stores, boutique and vintage retailers and market stalls. 4. Experience: City beauty, quality of window displays and shop décor, friendliness and competence of clerks and service staff, dining and accommodation options.
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Getting around: 4 | Value: 7 | Variety: | 4 Experience: 6 | Total: 21 Fact: South Korea has a serious addiction to shopping - the most serious in the world. In fact South Korea recorded more credit card transactions per person than any other country in 2011 and all merchants are required by law to accept credit cards no matter how low the price. Yes, that means the phrase “cash only, please” is technically illegal. This translates to a capital city bursting with shops of a dizzying array of types and sizes.
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Getting around: 6 | Value: 6 | Variety: 8 | Experience: 4 | Total: 24 Getting around: 6 | Value: 6 | Variety: 4 | Experience: 7 | Total: 23 Madrid mostly gets our credit cards warm simply for being Madrid, though it’s worth noting that the city ranks third for best prices on general luxury items in the Globe Shopper Index.
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A miniature kingdom unto itself, the Dubai Mall is the world’s largest mall in total area, with theme parks, a waterfall, “dancing” fountains, Olympic-sized ice rink, aquarium, indoor souk and malls within the mall, such as the Galeries Lafayette from France and the first Bloomingdale’s outside the United States. If that isn’t enough cash registers, there’s also the Mall of the Emirates, with the first indoor ski resort in the Middle East.
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Getting around: 5 | Value: 5 | Variety: 4 | Experience: 8 | Total: 22 Home to many of fashion’s biggest names such as Prada, Dolce & Gabbana and Versace, it is little wonder that this beautiful city is full of glamorous locals and shops that cater to them. One of the most beautiful (if expensive) shopping experiences can be found at Quadrilatero d’Oro (‘rectangle of gold’), which many fashion insiders consider is the world’s most important fashion district. The interwoven pedestrian streets are lined with Jewelers, boutiques and lifestyle showrooms that make for great window shopping. Milan fashions are always months ahead of the trends elsewhere.
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With some of the earliest closing hours out of all the cities on the Globe Shopper Index, Vienna is tricky for shopping. Total buzz kill, right? But it also has some of the best values in Europe, coming in second on the Index for total cost of luxury items.
Sexy Argentine dance moves + sexy Argentine climate = sexy Argentine shopping. Yes, the formula sort of sometimes works like that, especially when you’re stalking highquality leather at affordable prices
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CULINARY REGARDS
Farmers’ Chicken
Cook With Your Heart, Not With Your Head
20 Minutes 4 People Main Course
Ambitious, energetic and hospitable – Chef Jeroen
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arrived in Dar six months ago and has already opened his restaurant doors for the city’s foodie fans.
: : : Locally Sourced Happiness : : : seven or eight when I started in Name: Jeroen Lasooy the kitchen, the traditional way of Age: 44 Years course - washing dishes. By the Speciality: Mediterranean Cuisine time I was 18, I had completed all the necessary training and specialization and at 21 I had my is family boasts three first restaurant in Amsterdam, a generations of Chefs; his Michelin Star restaurant. mother, Jeroen himself, his daughter, and he can’t wait to PT: Do you see yourself as a pass the baton to his grandson. Master Chef someday? JL: When I was 21, the Culinary PT: Congratulations on your first Federation in Europe wanted to restaurant in Dar. Why here? name me as Holland’s youngest Why now? Master Chef, which I turned JL: Thank you. Baobab is down simply because in my eyes actually my seventh restaurant being a Master Chef takes a lot internationally. Dar is growing more than just excellent cooking. and it is an exciting place to I believe that the way you run be a chef in, as there are lots the restaurant and manage your of opportunities in terms of staff plays a vital role in bearing experimenting with recipes and that title. These things come dishes and surprising diners with with experience and although new creations. The residents I am now a Master Chef, I’m still learning every day. here are foodie fans indeed!
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and Queen of Holland, the Dutch football team during the World Cup in Cape Town and the Ajax football team. I’ve also cooked on TV shows and worked with most European Celebrity Chefs such as Gordon Ramsey and Jamie Oliver. JL: Which one of your recipes would you like to share with our readers? JL: All my recipes I would love to share. Farmer’s Chicken is a dish that I have been preparing for the last 15 years. The first time I made it was in Amsterdam and ever since, every time I make it, it gets better and better. Here at Baobab we try our best to use organic products, we work with a local farm for our poultry supplies and we also have our own garden where we try to grow most of our own ingredients.
PT: Any culinary advice for our PT: Did you always want to be PT: What is the best part of being readers? a Chef? a Chef? JL: I would have to write a couple JL: Absolutely! I grew up with the JL: Well in my case I did a of books for that. I am working idea that I want to be a chef. My lot of traveling, cooking and on one at the moment, so I mother had a Mexican Restaurant partying. I have cooked for many guess we have to wait for it to in Amsterdam so I was actually celebrities, presidents, the King be published…
Oven Roasted Vegetables and Mash Potatoes Trimbach Riesling
INGREDIENTS Prime Chicken fillets (single breast) • 4 • 16 Prawns (medium sized) • 50 g Pesto • 10 Capers • 800 g Potatoes (red) • 250 g Butter
• 250 ml Milk • 100 ml Chicken stock • 50 ml Double cream Spring Onion / Basil / Garlic / • 1
Thyme / Sea salt / Pepper
PREPARATIONS Start with chopping the vegetables into sizeable chunks (not too small), spread them on the oven platter and sprinkle them with olive oil, thyme, rosemary, salt and pepper. Place in a pre-heated oven at 180 degrees.
the chicken aside and wait for the vegetables to cook for the first 10 minutes and then place the chicken on the oven platter together with the vegetables. Cook together for 11 minutes.
Mash Potato Peel the potatoes and wash them thoroughly, cut Chicken Clean the prawns and chop to a tartar. Mix in into equal size chunks and boil to mash with salt the pesto, capers, spring onion, salt and pepper and 1 clove of garlic. Drain the water, add milk, and divide it into four equal portions. Take the butter, salt and pepper and stir to a creamy mash. fillet and make an incision entering from the thick part of the fillet with a sharp knife, gently Sauce turn the knife to cut a pocket. Be careful not to Boil the stock and reduce it to 1/3rd. Add the cut through the fillet. Carefully stuff the chicken cream and reheat to boiling point. Add the pesto with the prawn tartar dividing it equally in the and stir to a smooth sauce. pocket by gently squeezing. Season the chicken with sea salt and black pepper. Serving Take a large plate and place the mash potato Place a frying pan on the stove, add a table spoon in the middle. Divide the vegetables evenly on of oil and butter and heat the pan until the oil/ top of the mash. Cut the chicken diagonally and butter foams. Fry the fillets on both sides until place on top of the vegetables. Pour the sauce golden brown (do not overcook; the chicken around it and garnish with a leaf of fresh (Italian) will cook in the oven with the vegetables). Put basil. Bon Appétit!
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MOVIE REVIEW
at the movies MR. PEABODY SHERMAN
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Starring: Ty Burrell, Max Charles, Stephen Colbert Producer: Craig Wright Genre: Adventure / Comedy The time-travelling adventures of an advanced canine and his adopted son, as they endeavor to fix a time rift they created.
Now Playing at the Cinemas
300: RISE OF AN EMPIRE Starring: Sullivan Stapleton, Eva Green, Lena Headey Director: Noam Murro Genre: Action / Drama Greek general Themistokles leads the charge against invading Persian forces led by mortal-turned-god Xerxes and Artemisia, vengeful commander of the Persian navy.
Name: Atish
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Review: The first 300 was far better than this one. I found it boring.
Review: 300: Rise of An Empire was an excellent movie. I’d watch it again on DVD.
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Review: Mr. Peabody and Sherman - would I watch it again? I’d rather pass on that one!
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DIVERGENT
THE FROZEN GROUND
In a world divided by factions based on virtues, Tris learns she’s Divergent and won’t fit in. When she discovers a plot to destroy Divergents, Tris and the mysterious Four must find out what makes Divergents dangerous before it’s too late.
An Alaska State Trooper partners with a young woman who escaped the clutches of serial killer Robert Hansen to bring the murderer to justice. Based on actual events.
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RIO 2 (3D)
(Adventure / Comedy) It’s a jungle out there for Blu, Jewel and their three kids after they’re hurtled Rio de Janeiro to the wilds of the Amazon. As Blu tries to fit in, he goes beak-to-beak with the vengeful Nigel, and meets the most fearsome adversary of all: his father-in-law.
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MAIN TERA HERO (Romantic / Action / Comedy) Our Love Story begins with the mischievous, clever, charming, a daredevil and the HERO ( Varun Dhawan) who falls in love with Sunaina (Ileana D’cruz). How can a Hero’s love story be complete without a villain! So walks in Angad (Arunoday Singh) the corrupt cop, who wants to forcibly marry Sunaina.
BHOOTHNATH RETURNS (Fantasy / Drama / Comedy)
Bhoothnath Returns takes Bhoothnath’s story forward. As he returns to ‘Bhoot World’ he is greeted with taunts and condemnation from other ghosts for bringing disrepute to the ghost-community for getting bullied by a kid on Earth. Post the humiliation, Bhoothnath decides to redeem himself and come back to scare a bunch of kids.
NOAH
(Action / Adventure / Drama) A man is chosen by God to undertake a momentous mission of rescue before an apocalyptic flood destroys the world.
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READER’S CHOICE
WHAT IS BLISS? Even writing an entire book about bliss didn’t make it any easier to describe it. What is bliss? It’s a difficult question. That isn’t because bliss is vague, inchoate, or unreal, but rather because it surpasses the capacity of language. By Sean Meshorer
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liss is so vast, boundless, and immeasurable that it encompasses every possible word or definition ever invented. This is, of course, why we continue to stress that bliss must be personally experienced, not just discussed. Like so many aspects of life, bliss is not readily apparent to our senses. Because bliss is not an object or a thing, our faculties of sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell are not designed to detect it.
Bliss is like white light. the feeling of it better than an Just as pure light is the intellectual explanation could: totality of all color, bliss is the Bliss is where happiness, conglomeration of all positive meaning, and truth converge. qualities. When seen through the Everything—and I do mean prism of spiritual awareness, the everything—boils down to subcomponents of bliss are joy, our (sometimes subconscious) unconditional love, inner peace, Vanish the grosser lights into power, connectedness, awe, and eternal rays of all-pervading pursuit of bliss. We pursue money bliss. or relationships because we think wisdom. Bliss cannot even be they’ll make us happy. We pursue attained, really. The soul simply From joy I came, for joy I live, our vocation, our hobbies, and realizes that bliss simply is. It is in sacred joy I melt. our life’s passions because we feel what remains after everything they are deeply meaningful to us. external and fleeting disappears. Ocean of mind, I drink all We explore science, religion, and creation’s waves. philosophical inquiry because we Bliss is hard to describe in the want to know the truth of our same way that poetry is. Poetry existence. Bliss is the universal bypasses our intellectual system Four veils of solid, liquid, vapor, light, lift aright. place that these intersect, where and hits on it through imagery, all questions are answered, where rhythm, musicality, intuition and Myself, in everything, enters every fulfillment is attained. direct feeling, so perhaps the best the Great Myself. way to describe bliss is through Bliss is found in every religion a poem. Gone forever, fitful, flickering but does not require a specific shadows of mortal memory. religion in order to know it. In 1929, Paramhansa Bliss is the ultimate state of Yogananda wrote a poem Spotless is my mental sky, consciousness that every religion called “Samadhi” that captures below, ahead and high holds as its highest goal and the experience of pure bliss. above. achievement, though each uses This poem is special because different terminology to explain Yogananda wrote it while in a Eternity and I, one united ray. it. Whether we are Christian or state of bliss. This isn’t an “after Hindu, Jewish or Muslim, Buddhist report” or distant memory. It is an A tiny bubble of laughter, or atheist, Wiccan or animist, attempt to communicate bliss as Taoist or Native American, we all it is unfolding. The poem, which strive for bliss. is fairly long, concludes with I Become the Sea of Mirth Itself. this, which I think helps capture forever unchanging reality which permeates the universe.
to-day reality. But bliss exists on an entirely different octave.
outward gain or loss. We all have the capacity for it, no matter our age, background, physical My spiritual teacher, or mental disabilities, ethnicity, Paramhansa Yogananda, gender, or religion. External explained that bliss is, “a circumstances, whether positive transcendental state of superior or negative, happy or sad, do not calm including within itself affect it. the consciousness of a great expansion and that of ‘all in One It is a state of unity, and One in all.’” When that sense transcendence, completeness, of ego, of separation, melts away, knowingness, wholeness, a feeling of total connectedness and uplifted consciousness; of a “me”, separate from all of it is a feeling of oneness and creation descends - that is bliss connection with all of creation. Still, let’s try. When most consciousness. Bliss is never boring; it feels ever people think of happiness, they new, expansive, and infinite. think of everyday happiness. This To break that down, bliss is When bliss appears, one instantly an innate state of inner joy. recognizes it as the most central is what we experience in our dayIt is constant, undisturbed by of all truths. Bliss is the eternal,
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Mwambani Port was initially planned to be constructed in partnership between Tanzania and Uganda, however recent decisions by Ugandan government to use Mombasa Port has altered the project’s course. President Kikwete has announced that the government is still considering the establishment of the new Mwambani Port as economically viable. Since the construction must go in line with that of a railway line from Tanga to Musoma via Arusha, to facilitate the ferrying of goods within and to neighbouring countries. “The process has reached an advanced stage, considering that about 20 construction companies are ready to tender. The government through its tender board should select one company to undertake the project”, said President Kikwete.
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OIL AND GAS SECTOR TO AVOID THE MISTAKES OF MINING SECTOR President Kikwete has signed a Production Sharing Agreement, allowing investors to earn between 25 and 35 per cent of revenue once commercial production starts in the Oil and Gas Sector, while the government through Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) gets the remaining 75-65 per cent. Chairman of Tanzania Private Sector Foundation, Mr. Reginald Mengi said, “Mistakes done with the mining sector where the country earned peanuts, while multinationals reaped windfall profits should not be repeated. Justice among our people is necessary for the promotion of peace, tranquility and social stability that has characterized our society and should be backed by proper allocation of resources.” Tanzania is striving to achieve what Brazil, Malaysia, the United Kingdom and Norway have achieved; a national content level of 40 - 80 per cent.
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AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN BILLIONAIRES PRAISE SERENGETI Top billionaires from Europe and the United States have completed the Tanzanian leg of their African tour, describing the country’s second largest national park, Serengeti, as exemplary. The second of the two groups of foreign tycoons, brought here through the Abercrombie & Kent Safari Company, were seen off at the Kilimanjaro International Airport by the Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism, Mr Lazaro Nyalandu. The team consisted of 42 affluent tourists. “Our next target in tourism is ensuring that wealth personalities from developed countries come in large numbers to visit Tanzanian attractions, in order to boost the country’s earnings,” explained Mr Nyalandu, adding the industry generated over US $ 1.7 million last year.
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SPORTS NEWS
WOMEN’S CRICKET TEAM MUMBAI DEFEAT Tanzania National Women’s Cricket Team lost their first Tour of Mumbai friendly match by eight wickets to Mumbai Cricket Association at Sachin Tendulkar Club in March. The Tanzanian ladies won the toss on the first game and decided to bat first. They managed to score 173 all out in 40 overs. According to the Tanzania Cricket Association (TCA) official Kazim Nasser, the association has programmed the 12-day tour for the women’s team to give them opportunity and enhance their on-field standard of the game.” This will help the team to get exposure by playing against top players and gain experience by playing stronger teams,” Nasser said.
NGORONGORO HEROES DETERMINED TO ELIMINATE KENYA IN QUALIFIER The Under 20 National Soccer Team “Ngorongoro Heroes”, have left the country for Nairobi, Kenya ahead of the African Youth Championship qualifier, with head coach John Simkoko vowing to win the tie. Kenya will host Tanzania in the first round, first leg of the continental youth qualifiers, with Tanzania hosting the second match in April. The aggregate winner will then proceed to meet Nigeria in the second round that will be played on May 9-11 and May 23-25, 2014. The match will be overseen by Rwandan referees; Abdoulkarim Twagiramukiza, Ambroise Hakizimana, Raymond Bwiliza and Louis Hakizimana.
ANNUAL NSSF MEDIA CUP Tanzania Standard Newspapers (TSN) Limited Netball Team fought bravely but lost to Azam TV 18-13 in a thrilling NSSF Media Cup match at the TCC Chang’ombe grounds in Dar es Salaam. TSN started brightly slotting goals almost at will but lost steam as the game progressed. They picked up momentum in the dying minutes of the game but could not rescue the situation.In another match, Jambo Leo whitewashed the Ministry of Information, Youth, Culture and Sports 60-8. It was a one-sided encounter in which the winners displayed unique skills that left their opponents chasing shadows. In football, New Habari succumbed to a humiliating 4-1 defeat at the hands of MAELEZO Zanzibar. Opening the annual event, Minister for Labour and Employment Gaudensia Kabaka praised the organizers of the event, saying it provides a good
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PRIME TIME DAR | April 2014
EVENT CALENDER
DAR DIRECTORY
dar diary april 2014
‘Arabian Nights’ Barefoot Ball
Usiku Wa Mwambao Asilia
Harusi Trade Fair
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5th Apr 14 Mtoni Marine, Zanzibar 06:00pm
11th - 12th April Parthenon Hall (Greek Club) 10am - 7pm
Pulp Farsi
19th April Travertine Hotel 7:00pm
19th April Boarding House (Ladies Only) 11am - 6pm
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17th April Alliance Francaise 6:30pm
20th April Tiffany Diamond Hotel 9am - 3pm
Ngorogoro Marathon
Great Rift Valley ICT Summit
3rd Saturday of the Month Party
Easter Green Fun Festival
19th April Ngorogoro Conservation Gate 6:30am
19th April Mediterraneo Hotel & Restaurant Feat. DJ Stefano Gamma, DJ Gerth
23rd - 24th April Kunduchi Beach Hotel & Resort
20th - 21st Apr Ledger Plaza Bahari Beach Hotel 09:00am - 06:30pm
UPCOMING EVENTS NOT TO BE MISSED
The 14th Annual Goat Races 7th June The Green on Kenyatta Drive 12:00pm - 5:00pm
Karibu Travel and Trade Fair 2nd May Arusha
Mzalendo Halisi Music Festival 3rd June - 4th June Ledger Plaza Bahari Beach Hotel 09:00am - 06:30pm
Festival of the Dhow Countries 7th - 15th Jul Zanzibar City
Website
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HEALTHCARE AMI Trauma Centre Aga Khan Hospital www.agakhanhospitals.org/dar CCBRT- Disabled Hospital www.ccbrt.or.tz Ebrahim Charitable Health Care Centre www.ebrahimhaji.com
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IST Clinic Muhimbili Orthopaedic Institute Oysterbay Medical Clinic Premier Care Clinic Regency Medical Center Tag Clinic Medical Services TMJ Hospital
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EMERGENCY AMI 999 Africa Knight Support Security Group Ultimate Security
INSURANCE Alliance Insurance Corp. Aon Tanzania Ltd. Heritage Insurance Niko Insurance Real Insurance Reliance Insurance
BANKS Barclays Citibank DTB FNB NBC NMB
TOURISM Savannah Tours WorldlinkTravel & Tours
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