TANZANIA JOINS FORCES WITH BRITAIN'S NO. 1 SCHOOL TO UNEARTH FOOTBALL TALENTS

By Jestina George,
“Tanzania has taken the first step towards producing their first Premier League player – thanks to Eton College, England’s premier public school.

Eton Coach, Glen Pierce speaking at the press conference on Friday 10 Jan 2014 at Tanzania House London. 

Together with Safarihub and charity organisation ACE Africa, Eton are sending Glen Pierce, head of sports, plus Ali Lyon, 19, Nicholas Zafirios, 18,  and Tom Pearson,18, who are on a gap year before starting university, to Tanzania to teach local children the finer arts of football.

Ali has already passed his  Level 1 Football Association coaching badge and the quartet cannot wait for the challenge ahead of them.

Coach Glen Pierce with Eton students who will be travelling to Tanzania, Nicolas Zafiriou, Ali Lyon and Tom Pearson

Pierce said: “We are about to embark on a wonderful trip. I have taught at Eton for 27 years and was offered the opportunity to take a sabbatical. This is an chance to see a new country with boys I tutored. We shall be going into schools to coach and to encourage kids to attend school through football. If they do not go to school they will not have this opportunity. We want to attract them to go to school and football is the icing on the cake. I hope the boys will be an encouragement to local kids.”

Eton was founded in 1440 and among the college’s more recent famous old boys are Prime Minister David Cameron, Mayor of London Boris Johnson, the Archbishop of Canterbury plus Prince Harry and Prince William, who Pierce taught.

Minister Counsellor  Amos Msanjila speaking Freddy Macha & Urban Pulse

Amos Msanjila, Minister Counselor of the High Commission, did not hide his pride about the venture. He said: “We are honoured to have the boys going because Eton is not a normal school. In Tanzania we do not have a culture of different schools, but I have been in England long enough to know which school you attend matters. Eton has produced 19 Prime Ministers so, as I said, it is not a normal school. The boys could have gone to any country in Africa, indeed in the world, and we have so much pleasure that they chose Tanzania.” 

Director of  Safari Hub, Dilip Navapurkar  speaking at the press conference on Friday 10 Jan 2014 at Tanzania House London.

Dilip Navapurkar from Safarihub said: “I recently formed the company and one aim is to set up a pilot scheme to play football. We hope to see Tanzania qualify for the World Cup for the first time and produce some top-class Premier League footballers, but it will not happen overnight.

"Tanzania has the raw talent, it is our belief that we will one day produce players who will perform on the world's biggest stage."

John Collenette, chairman of ACE Africa and Future Stars Academy, said: “I have been in Tanzania for five years and I am particularly excited about this venture. Children have different problems to confront in their daily lives and we are committed to help them.”

High Commissioner Peter Kallaghe speaking at the press conference on Friday 10 Jan 2014 at Tanzania House London.

Peter Kallaghe, the High Commissioner, hosted a reception in London on Friday to announce the collaboration with Eton College and sent the football party away with his best wishes. He said:“We are greatly honoured by this initiative. We are fully behind a wonderful plan. Eton has produced 19 British Prime Ministers, maybe we have the 20th travelling to Tanzania this weekend."

High Commissioner Pete Kallaghe poses with guests after the press conference.
Images by Urban Pulse

-- Regards, Jestina George 

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@TheSporahShow Brings you WOMEN LIVING WITH H.I.V (Video)

It really takes a lot of courage for a woman to stand up and say she's got HIV or living with HIV" and on The Sporah Show we had fantastic, fabulous, beautiful African women to share their stories.
On the same day we had Miss Uganda UK 2013 contestants at the show and they had a great opportunity to raise their concern regarding people living with HIV. Very very sad stories but uplifting!!!
HIV IS NO LONGER A DEATH PENALTY THESE DAYS...

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UNMISSABLE: RadioMbao Presents 'DJ KVELLI's END OF THE YEAR 2013 MIX PART 1' (Download Links included)

This is my new Mix..I did the mix live on air on Radio Mbao ( www.radiombao.com), The Mix is dedicated to all listeners of Radio Mbao in 103 countries.The mix has bongo flava bangers from year 2013 and some few Kenyans bangers too. You can find my mix on hulkshare ,soundcloud, & Mixcrate.. Justsearch #RadioMbaoEndOfTheYearMix#EndOfTheYearMix #RadioMbao #DjKvelli

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Makala yangu ktk RAIA MWEMA 01.01.14: "Utabiri: 2014 ni mwaka wa siasa za ovyo CCM,Chadema"

HERI ya mwaka mpya wasomaji wapendwa wa safu hii na gazeti hili kwa ujumla. Kumaliza mwaka si jambo dogo na kuanza mwaka mpya pia kunahitaji tafakuri nzito, hasa tukizingatia yaliyojiri katika mwaka uliopita 2013.

Katika makala hii nitajaribu kurejea nilichokifanya mwanzoni mwa mwaka 2012, yaani kubashiri mwelekeo wa masuala mbalimbali, hususan huko nyumbani.

Mwanzoni mwa mwaka jana sikufanya hivyo kwa sababu mbalimbali za msingi, mojawapo ikiwa dalili kuwa mengi ya yaliyojiri 2012 yangejitokeza tena 2013

Mwaka huu 2014 unatarajiwa kuwa na tofauti za msingi kulinganisha na mwaka jana, kubwa zaidi likiwa harakati za kuelekea katika Uchaguzi Mkuu hapo mwakani.

Mara kadhaa nimeandika kuwa ukweli una tabia moja kuu: kuuchukia hakuufanyi uwe uongo. Na moja ya ukweli mbaya kuhusu mwaka huu ni uwezekano wa kushuhudia vihoja ambavyo huenda havijawahi kutokea katika historia ya taifa letu.

Vihoja ninavyobashiri kutokea vitahusu mtifuano mkubwa ndani ya chama tawala CCM, chama kikuu cha upinzani CHADEMA, na kwa kiasi fulani katika baadhi ya vyama 'vidogo' vya upinzani kama vile CUF, NCCR-Mageuzi, TLP na UDP.

Ninabashiri kwamba takriban vyama vyote hivyo vitayumbishwa na migogoro ya wazi au ya siri, aidha kati ya viongozi au wanachama wenye nia ya kuteuliwa kuwa wagombea urais kupitia tiketi za vyama vyao au makundi yao (hili la makundi ni kwa CCM zaidi).

Wakati ninabashiri mtifuano ndani ya CCM kuwa wa dalili zaidi kuliko kujitanabaisha hadharani, kwa CHADEMA na vyama vingine vya upinzani hali inatarajiwa kuwa tofauti ambapo baadhi ya wanasiasa wataweka kando maslahi ya vyama hivyo na kupambana hadharani.

Kubwa zaidi ninalotarajia kuliona ni mwendelezo wa mgogoro uliopo ndani ya CHADEMA, ambapo aliyekuwa Naibu Katibu Mkuu, Zitto Kabwe ataendelea kuwa 'tatizo' kwa viongozi wenzake, hususan Mwenyekiti Freeman Mbowe na Katibu Mkuu Dokta Willbroad Slaa.

Japo hili sina hakika nalo sana lakini kuna uwezekano wa aidha Zitto kufukuzwa au yeye mwenyewe kujiondoa katika chama hicho. Yoyote kati ya hatua hizo halitasaidia kumaliza mgogoro ndani ya chama hicho kwani kuna uwezekano wa 'masalia ya Zitto' kuendeleza harakati za 'mageuzi' aliyoyaasisi.

Ni vigumu kutabiri hatma ya CHADEMA siku kama leo hapo mwakani lakini ninabashiri kuwa chama hicho hakitakufa bali kuna uwezekano wa kuathiriwa kwa kiasi kikubwa na mgogoro huo, kiasi cha kutokuwa tishio la kubwa kwa CCM.

Kwa upande wa vyama vingine, ninatabiri uwezekano wa kuwepo harakati za kuwang'oa "wagombea urais wa kudumu" yaani Seif Sharrif Hamad na Ibrahim Lipumba kwa upande wa CUF, John Cheyo kwa UDP na Augustine Mrema kwa TLP. Harakati hizo zinaweza kusababisha vyama hivyo kudidimia zaidi ya ilivyo sasa. Binafsi sioni dalili za vyama hivyo kuimarika hata kama vitapata safu mpya za wagombea au viongozi.

Moja ya matukio makubwa yanayoweza kutokea ni kuibuka kwa chama kipya ambacho kitaimarishwa na kujiunga kwa wanasiasa maarufu. Kuna uwezekano pia kuwa chama hicho kisiwe kipya bali ni miongoni mwa vyama vilivyopo, huku ubashiri wangu ukiiona NCCR - Mageuzi kama yenye uwezekano wa kunufaika na hali hiyo.

Kwa upande wa CCM, sioni dalili ya 'machafuko' tofauti na hali ilivyo sasa. Uwezekano mkubwa ni kuongezeka na kushamiri kwa kile kinachofahamika kama siasa za majitaka ambapo maovu ya kweli au ya kusingiziwa yatawekwa hadharani ili kupunguza kasi za baadhi ya wenye nia ya kugombea urais kwa tiketi ya chama hicho.

Kuna uwezekano, japo pengine si mkubwa, wa baadhi ya vigogo wa chama hicho kuhama baada ya kubaini kuwa wana nafasi finyu ya kuteuliwa kumrithi Rais Jakaya Kikwete kwa tiketi ya CCM. Moja ya wanasiasa wanaoweza kuachana na chama hicho ni Waziri Mkuu wa zamani, Frederick Sumaye.

Inaniwia vigumu kufanya ubashiri wa kueleweka kuhusu CCM kwa vile hadi ninapoandaa makala hii bado kuna dalili ya mabadiliko katika Baraza la Mawaziri. Ni wazi, iwapo Rais Jakaya Kikwete ataamua kumwondoa Waziri Mkuu Mizengo Pinda (sidhani kama hilo litatokea) yeyote atakayemrithi anaweza kuwa na nafasi nzuri ya kuleta changamoto mpya kwenye kinyang'anyiro cha kumpata mrithi wa Kikwete.

Kwa upande mwingine, ninabashiri kuwa safari mfululizo za Rais Kikwete nje ya nchi zitaendelea kuwepo. Kadhalika, ninabashiri kuwa tutaendelea kusikia habari za ufisadi wa kutisha unaoweza kusababisha Rais Kikwete kufanya mabadiliko mengine katika Baraza lake la Mawaziri.  Uwezekano wa ufisadi zaidi unachangiwa na ukweli kuwa baadhi ya viongozi watakuwa na hakika kuwa hawatorejea bungeni mwaka 2015 na hivyo wataongeza kasi ya ulaji (ufisadi) kwa staili ya 'chukua chako mapema.'

Kadhalika, kutokana na mapambano ndani ya CCM ya kuwania nafasi ya urais mwaka 2015 kwa tiketi ya chama hicho, kuna uwezekano wa kuibuka 'wazalendo feki' watakaoibua taarifa za ufisadi. Ninasema 'feki' kwa sababu kitakachowasukuma kuibua taarifa hizo sio mapenzi yao kwa nchi yetu bali kujisafishia nafasi zao kumrithi Rais Kikwete.

Kwa upande mwingine, ajali zitaendelea kuteketeza maisha ya Watanzania wenzetu na kama ilivyokuwa mwaka jana, habari hizo zitaendelea kuishia kuwa vichwa vya habari vikubwa au ‘breaking news’ pasipo jitihada ya kukabiliana na tatizo hilo la ajali.

Vilevile ninatabiri kuwa tutaendelea kusikia majina ya watu maarufu, hususan wasanii yakihusishwa na biashara ya dawa za kulevya. Japo ninaombea hili lisitokee, kuna uwezekano wa angalau msanii mmoja kututoka kutokana na matumizi ya dawa za kulevya ilhali wasanii kadhaa wanaweza kukamatwa nje ya nchi (hususan Mashariki ya Mbali) wakiwa na shehena za mihadarati.

Kisichonipa shida kubashiri ni uwezekano wa wazi kuwa hakuna kigogo yeyote wa biashara hiyo ya dawa za kulevya atakayekamatwa japo kuna uwezekano wa majina makubwa kufahamika kuwa yanajihusisha na biashara hiyo haramu.

Vilevile, matukio ya utekaji, utesaji na hata vifo dhidi ya wanahabari na watetezi wa haki za jamii au binadamu yataendelea kusikika. Kuna uwezekano wa kujitokeza wanahabari au wanaharakati watakaojitoa mhanga kuripoti kwa uwazi kuhusu ufisadi na uhalifu wa masuala kama biashara ya mihadarati au ujangili lakini, japo natamani Mungu aepushe, wanaweza kuishia kukumbana na yaliyowakuta Absalom Kibanda, Dk. Steven Ulimboka au Daudi Mwangosi. Ninaomba kusisitiza kuwa uwezekano wa majanga hayo usiwavunje moyo wanahabari na wanaharakati.

Jingine ambalo halinipi shida kutabiri ni mwendelezo wa mgawo wa umeme pasipo maelezo ya kueleweka kutoka serikalini au Tanesco, sambamba na Bunge letu tukufu kuendelea kuwa ukumbi wa mipasho, matusi na hata vurugu, huku kila kikao kikitanguliwa na vichwa vya habari magazetini "Bunge kuwaka moto" (moto huo utaishia kuchoma fedha za walipakodi kwa maana ya maslahi manono kwa wabunge, na si moto wa kutetea maslahi ya wananchi wanaowakilishwa na wabunge hao).

Ninaomba kuhitimisha makala hii kwa kueleza kuwa ninatarajia kufanya utabiri mwingine katika toleo lijalo kuhusu masuala ya kimataifa. Vilevile ninaomba kutoa angalizo kuwa utabiri huu umezingatia mwenendo wa mambo ulivyokuwa mwaka jana na 'hauna mwamana' (guarantee) kuwa kila nilichotabiri kitakuwa hivyo.

Kwa mara nyingine, ninawatakia heri ya mwaka mpya 2014

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TOP TEN SPORAH SHOW (@TheSporahShow) OF 2013

 THIS WEEK  THE SPORAH SHOW  IS UNLEASHING THE TOP TEN SHOWS OF 2013.
The Count Down  With Us..

Check Out Our No. 1 Show of 2013

                           NUMBER ONE SHOW 2013

WE  TALKED ABOUT ALBINO WITCHCRAFT MURDERS AND THE BACKDROP OF AN ESCALATION IN BRUTAL MURDERS OF PEOPLE WITH ALBINISM IN EAST AFRICA (TANZANIA).  JOSEPHAT HAS DEDICATED HIS LIFE TO CAMPAIGNING AGAINST THE DISCRIMINATION OF HIS PEOPLE, CONFRONTING COMMUNITIES WHO MAY BE HIDING THE MURDERERS. 

THE TANZANIA ALBINO CAMPAIGNER, JOSEPHAT TORNER TOLD US ABOUT HIS CHILD HOOD IN TANZANIA, PEOPLE USED TO RUN AWAY FROM HIM AND CALL HIM GHOST, HIS STEP MOTHER WANTED TO POISON HIM, HE NEVER HAD FRIENDS OR GOOD EDUCATION BECAUSE OF HIS CONDITION AND HAD TO LEAVE IT ALL AFTER HIS MOTHER'S DEATH BECAUSE SHE WAS HIS ONLY BEST FRIEND. SUCH A HEART BREAKING STORY WITH MORE SYMPATHY THAN PITY TO SEE THE SIDE EFFECT OF THE LACK OF EDUCATION AND KNOWLEDGE IN THE AFRICAN COMMUNITY.

INSIDE THE LIVES OF ALBINOS IN TANZANIA

NUMBER TWO LADIES AND GENTLEMEN WAS:

"LIVING WITH HIV"

"It really takes a lot of courage for a woman to stand up and say she's got HIV or living with HIV" and on The Sporah Show we had fantastic, fabulous, beautiful African women to share their stories with us.

On the same day  we had Miss Uganda UK 2013 contestants at the show and they had a great opportunity to raise their concern regarding  people living with HIV. Very  very sad  stories  but uplifting!!! HIV is no longger a death penalty these days...

NUMBER THREE LADIES AND GENTLEMEN WAS:

We are privileged to have one of the biggest Tanzanian Artist if not East Africa,  "DIAMOND PLATNUMZ".

It was a moment that resonated to my core,! I Asked DIAMOND All The Questions I Always Wanted To Know.

Diamond and the Crew(Wasafi) are so fun to be around. also he is someone who is like EXTREMELY proud ... Just an all-around, good, down-to-earth, beautiful person.

              NUMBER FOUR LADIES AND GENTLEMEN WAS

Humbled And Honored To Talk To Justus Esiri, Nollywood Legendary Actor. 

Declared one of the strong men of the African film industry, Justus Esiri has indeed earned his fame. He attended Urohobo College and later went to Germany to study engineering where he developed an interest for theater. Thus he began his acting career on stage in Germany. He was the only Nigerian male performing on stage in the years 1968/69.

The popular Nigerian actor Justus Esiri died in the late hours of the 19th of February 2013. Chief Esiri, born on the 6th November 1942 hailed from OriaAbraka, Delta State. He was a strong believer in family values, and a great supporter of Nollywood. May his soul rest in peace.

Will forever miss your happy / jolly man face. Your Talent is irreplaceable

May The Almighty God Grant Him Eternal Rest. 

All Ur Fans Will Miss U Rip.

 NUMBER FIVE LADIES AND GENTLEMEN WAS:

Our top 5 goes to Mr Blue, Sultan King and the beautiful Naj

This day we are privileged to have Stars from Tanzania not only one but three all on one seat Mr Blue, Sultan King and the beautiful Naj Mr Blue and his ex girlfriend. And this is how it went 

Mr Blue and his ex girlfriend Naj.! plus Sultan King from Zanzibar..! all on one set.

NUMBER SIX LADIES AND GENTLEMEN WAS:

A touching story from   Edouard Gheur  (A.K.A)  Papa Spyk, who was in films such as American Ninja, Tropical Heat and Red Scorpion has charted his experiences in his book A Naughty Thing called life. 

Tell us briefly about yourself?

"I was born in Belgium on the 28th of June 1963 and grew up in Belgium, South Africa, Canada, Florida, Chile and am now living in Hastings, England." I played professional rugby I in South Africa for most of my life and after retiring was offered a lucrative modelling contract to model all over the world. I also acted and did stunt work on a few films over the next ten years. I then moved to Santiago Chile, as I got the lead role in a TV series being shot there. I signed up with the top modelling agency and started modelling in South America and here I met the lead actress, fell in love and got married.

Three months later… On July 13th 1997, I was cooking dinner in our house, when all of a sudden; it felt as if someone had just stabbed me through the heart with a huge knife. I had never felt such pain before and collapsed on the kitchen floor. I called for my wife who came running into the kitchen and I told her to call an ambulance as I thought I was having a heart attack. She thought I was kidding and went back to bed. A while later she woke up, panicking because I was not in bed next to her, and ran into the kitchen and found me ice cold with no pulse on the floor, she thought I was dead. She then called the police saying "My husband has just died on my kitchen floor". They came with an ambulance and they rushed me to hospital. At the hospital they discovered that I had had a severe heart attack and rushed me into the operating theater. Read more

NUMBER SEVEN LADIES AND GENTLEMEN WAS:

The Queen of comedy  Ms Anne Kansiime Ojok

Kansiime Anne is a BEFFTA Award winning  best comedian Kansiime Anne Ojok from Kampala Uganda.

She almost break our ribs with laughters. She is in deed the Queen of Comedy.

NUMBER EIGHT LADIES AND GENTLEMEN WAS:

This is the most heartbreaking story, Sporah was been moved to tears through out the interview. It is a story about  Kelvin, a 24 years old from  Kenya who is in the hospital present suffering from Leukaemia.

Kelvin needs a bone marrow transplant from an un-related ‘healthy' donor to beat the disease... 

AN ‘URGENT’ APPEAL TO SAVE 24 YEAR OLD KEVIN’S LIFE! FROM KENYA.

I Had a Chance To Meet Kelvin's Mother On The Sporah Show And I must Say IT IS VERY VERY ‘URGENT

Kevin's MOTHER is deeply concerned the East African Community will not support a campaign by Kevin Kararwa to sign up new potential donors. 

Historically very few East Africans have signed up to become potential donors; they either don't know, are fearful or have been misinformed about how simple it is to donate bone marrow cells.

Kevin Kararwa, a 24 year old Business Systems student, studied at University of Portsmouth for 4 years and lives in Morden South London.

In March 2012 Kevin started having a cold and flu like symptoms that was not healing. It lingered for 3 weeks. At the time Kevin was a student at the University of Portsmouth studying a 4 year degree in Business Systems and also working part time at Carphone Warehouse in Portsmouth.

READ FULL STORY HERE

NUMBER NINE LADIES AND GENTLEMEN WAS:

Our top 5 goes to Mr David Mwanaka who is one of the only 2 black farmers in Britain and the only one producing white maize in Britain,

David Mwanaka Fresh Farm Foods is the brainchild of David Wilfred Mwanaka, an award winning writer and journalist. Born in Zimbabwe, 

David then started carrying out trials, growing white maize. After six years, David was confident he could grow white maize commercially in Britain. From such simple beginnings, helped by his wife Brenda and their three children Jonathan, Ruth and Miriam, the family now successfully grows white maize on a farm just outside London.

As from 2007 David came up with another new product in the UK. That is White Sweetcorn. White sweetcorn is so popular as an alternative to yellow sweetcorn.  Children love it and would advise you to put it on your list of 5 a Day health eating  For that reason it quickly found its way into shelves of chain store like Sainsbury’s and UK top stores like Harrods and Selfridges.

David grew up eating white maize. When he came to Britain in the early 1990's David was surprised to know that white maize was not grown or even known about. He missed eating white maize so much that he thought of growing the crop himself.

Sporah and Mr David Mwanaka 

FINALLY NUMBER TEN LADIES AND GENTLEMEN WAS:

It was a privilege to have an Olympic London Marathon Gold Medalist Mr Stephen Kiprotich

Stephen Kiprotich, (born 27 February 1989) is a Ugandan long-distance runner, born in Kapchorwa District. He is the 2012 Olympic champion in the marathon, with a winning time of 2:08:01 in hot, sunny, and humid conditions. This was the first Olympic medal for Uganda since 1996, the first gold medal since 1972, and the first ever in the marathon. His winning of the Moscow IAAF championship marathon on 17 August 2013 has made him the reigning World and Olympic marathon champion.

"My life has changed in several ways. Being invited to come and run in the London Marathon that's one of the things that's changed my life.

"I'm now a famous person in Uganda and UK and all over the world. I'm enjoying it," I want to use my new-found fame to improve facilities for young athletes at home.

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1: Does wearing Makeup  make you a likable factor.

2: Is it okay to Breast feed in Public.

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