BREATHTAKING dash-cam footage shows the hell on earth a forest in Canada has become as a wild fire rips though the country.The astonishing film shows people fleeing the town of Fort McMurray as the trees turn into a wall of flame.More than 80,000 residents in the Alberta town have been forced to leave their homes to escape the devastation.In one of the clips YouTuber Jason Edmonson can be heard at the wheel of his car saying: “Well here we are leaving the roundabout.”A woman in the car then interjects with “getting out of town just in time” before Jason continues adding: “I can feel the heat here. This is insane. Holly f***! Boy you can feel the heat. Holy s***, this is f****** crazy.”
As he drives through trees at least 20 feet high can be seen blazing against the sky blackened with smoke Hundreds of vehicles seem to be in a slow moving line of traffic as they flee the town.
As eerie music plays in the background smoke shoots into the sky making it almost impossible to tell what time of day it is.The vast majority of people living in Fort McMurray, Alberta, were told to leave their homes on Tuesday.
The wildfire quickly ripped through the mining town, endangering the lives of thousands.
More than 100 firefighters were called to the northern town to try and battle the blaze.
Entire neighbourhoods have been left in ruins by the fire which has covered almost 330 square miles.
Most of those who fled the town headed south but those who went north have had to be airlifted to safety.Co-director of the University of California's Center for Fire Research and Outreach has said that in reality only nature can stop the fire.He said: "You could add five times the number of firefighters but you can't get all the embers. There's no way to put out every ember flying over firefighters' heads."The town now has had several areas totally devastated leaving some of those who were forced flee with very little to come back too.
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Five things we learnt from the Bernabeu,Fernando own-goal sends Manchester City crashing out,Real Madrid 1 Manchester City 0
City were never in this, not really. Real Madrid’s reputation — built on those ten European Cups — did for them before they even got out on to the pitch.Their 5,000 travelling fans, who sang throughout from their seats in the gods, left a bigger impression than the players.The players were timid, tactically inept and lacking the dedication required to make a dent in Real’s obsession with this trophy.Those reputations of Cristiano Ronaldo and the rest got the better of them in this giant goldfish bowl of a stadium. And that is the bit that hurts the most.Steven Gerrard always told Liverpool’s players to make sure they left it all out on the pitch in the Champions League.Can City say that? They cannot. They are out, left with the fight for fourth in Manuel Pellegrini’s final two games in charge of this magnificent club.They were beaten by a deflection, but they lost what hope they had when their captain Vincent Kompany signalled that he was coming off after just ten minutes.
City’s heart and spirit disappeared down the tunnel with him.Let’s face it, with Eliaquim Mangala waiting on the sidelines to replace him in a game of this magnitude, your eyes would light up.
Real Madrid were a different proposition in this second leg.This was classy and controlled, with the unflappable Toni Kroos pulling the strings from his station in the centre of midfield.
Where were Fernandinho and Fernando on a night when they had to stop the German pass master getting on the ball? Nowhere.
Kroos was one of the instigators of the move that led to Real’s winner, as he fed the ball to Tottenham old boy Luka Modric.It was easy, too easy when Modric found Dani Carvajal speeding into position out on the right.Gareth Bale timed his run and even if his shot did take a deflection off Fernando to balloon over keeper Joe Hart, it felt like City had been sliced apart anyway.It was foot-on-the-ball time for the visitors but there was no one left with any composure to take the sting out of the game.
You have to wonder what boss Pellegrini was thinking when he decided to play Yaya Toure in the centre of midfield.Quite how he managed to stay on for 61 minutes is beyond belief. Toure stunk the place out.In days gone by, this guy ran games, dictating passages of play with his driving runs and long, raking balls out to his wing men.
He will be given a wide berth by incoming City coach Pep Guardiola because he can do without an attitude like this next season.Kevin De Bruyne, wasted out on the left because of the injury to David Silva, occasionally sparkled.His pass into Fernandinho after 44 minutes led to City’s first serious attempt on goal, a drive inside the area from the Brazilian that hit the base of Keylor Navas’ post.
An away goal then would have put City in the driving seat but they rarely looked capable of getting out of first gear.
This is a very good group of City players yet they do not have the experience to ride out games at the very highest level.
A Champions League semi-final is one of them, a chance to write their names into the history of club football’s grandest competition.
At times they gave a very good impression of a team who were happy just to make it this far.
The challenge for Guardiola, outwitted in the other semi-final by Atletico Madrid, is to take them to the next level.
He can put on as many rondo sessions as he likes but the return on investment will be judged by City’s trophy cabinet at the end of his three-year contract.
That can be assessed later. For now, they will have to pick the bones out of this second leg.
They could not get Sergio Aguero on the ball inside the area, the one man capable of giving City a chance to get back into the game.
Instead, Real went in search of a second, with Bale supplying the pass for Modric. Hart saved well.
Ronaldo was next in the queue, working the angle between Nicolas Otamendi and Mangala only for his shot to be saved well again by Hart.
Bale was next, hitting the upright after 65 minutes as Real pushed City’s defence to the very limit.Ronaldo was next in the queue, working the angle between Nicolas Otamendi and Mangala only for his shot to be saved well again by Hart.
Bale was next, hitting the upright after 65 minutes as Real pushed City’s defence to the very limit.Pellegrini played his last card, sending on livewire Kelechi Iheanacho with 20 minutes left. His first touch set Raheem Sterling free down th
That, incredibly, was City’s last chance. After that, Real locked up and threw away the key.
Ghost workers uncovered in Kagera Region in the ongoing verification exercise has increased to 99
THE number of ghost workers uncovered in Kagera Region in the ongoing verification exercise has increased to 99, causing an estimated loss of 545.6m/- government revenue, the Kagera Regional Commissioner (RC), Mr Salim Mustapha Kijuu, has disclosed.Mr Kijuu told a press conference he convened at his office this afternoon that about, 60m/- had so far been recovered while 465m/- was yet to be recovered. According to Mr Kijuu, Karagwe District Council had 26 ghost workers causing loss amounting 261m/- of which 30.9m/-had been recovered.Misenyi District Council had ten ghost workers who were spending 146m/- payment while Muleba District Council had 17 ghost workers causing loss of 19.8m/-.He added that Bukoba District Council had 22 ghost workers who have been paid 27m/- as Biharamulo District Council had identified nine ghost workers, causing loss amounting 13.8m/- 66,760/-.Bukoba Municipality had seven ghost workers, Ngara district council three all of them have been costing the government coffers more than 50m/- loss. Mr Kijuu said a probe committee had been formed to conduct a spot verification exercise in all seven districts and those found responsible would be prosecuted in court.
President John Magufuli tasked Regional Commissioners to ensure that all ghost workers were weeded out, giving them three weeks to complete the exercise.He has ordered a probe into “ghost workers” on the public sector payroll after a new audit revealed the government paid 141.4 billion Tanzanian shillings ($76.6 million) to fake workers over the past year.He also tasked the RCs into evoking the spirit of hard work as opposed to idleness among the youth in their regions, through ordering arrests on idle youngsters resorting to playing games during the day time when the elderly is toiling in the farms.
President John Magufuli tasked Regional Commissioners to ensure that all ghost workers were weeded out, giving them three weeks to complete the exercise.He has ordered a probe into “ghost workers” on the public sector payroll after a new audit revealed the government paid 141.4 billion Tanzanian shillings ($76.6 million) to fake workers over the past year.He also tasked the RCs into evoking the spirit of hard work as opposed to idleness among the youth in their regions, through ordering arrests on idle youngsters resorting to playing games during the day time when the elderly is toiling in the farms.
President John Magufuli Are at an Advanced Stage,Handling Over of Chama cha Mapinduzi
The revelation was made by CCM spokesperson Christopher Ole Sendeka when fielding questions from journalists during a press conference at the party headquarters here. He said both the outgoing party boss and the incoming one had agreed on the matter.
He said while the party constitution specified a five-year term in office for the party leader, traditionally outgoing chairpersons have always handed over leadership to the new president before expiry of their terms.“What is going on now is just preparations for the big event. As you know, since the time of Ali Hassan Mwinyi, outgoing presidents have left party chairmanship post before the expiry of the five-year term,” said Ole Sendeka.Meanwhile, the party spokesperson announced names of party members vying for various positions which were left vacant after the October General Election.He said the party Central Committee (CC) met yesterday and approved the names of 21 CCM parliamentary members who have shown interest in vying for the ten slots allocated to party legislators in the key organ.
The meeting also approved names of 19 members from the House of Representatives in Zanzibar who will be competing to fill the five slots in the CC.
Along with them, the central committee also approved names of four party legislators who are vying for the position of secretary to CCM MPs in Parliament as well as three names of those vying for the same position in the House of Representatives in Zanzibar.
The meeting under the chairmanship of former president Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete was held at Chamwino State House in the outskirts of Dodoma and was also attended by President John Magufuli.It also approved the names of those vying to fill the position of Kibondo District chairperson, Handeni representative in the NEC, Mbeya Region’s finance and economic secretary as well as the Njombe economic and finance secretary.
“The dates for the above mentioned election will be announced soon and it will be during the ongoing Parliament session,” he noted.
He said during the meeting at State House, the CC congratulated Zanzibar President Ali Mohamed Shein for the March 20 election victory and also thanked the people of Zanzibar for showing great faith in the party.v
The meeting also approved names of 19 members from the House of Representatives in Zanzibar who will be competing to fill the five slots in the CC.
Along with them, the central committee also approved names of four party legislators who are vying for the position of secretary to CCM MPs in Parliament as well as three names of those vying for the same position in the House of Representatives in Zanzibar.
The meeting under the chairmanship of former president Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete was held at Chamwino State House in the outskirts of Dodoma and was also attended by President John Magufuli.It also approved the names of those vying to fill the position of Kibondo District chairperson, Handeni representative in the NEC, Mbeya Region’s finance and economic secretary as well as the Njombe economic and finance secretary.
“The dates for the above mentioned election will be announced soon and it will be during the ongoing Parliament session,” he noted.
He said during the meeting at State House, the CC congratulated Zanzibar President Ali Mohamed Shein for the March 20 election victory and also thanked the people of Zanzibar for showing great faith in the party.v
Rukwa Region,PCCB holds three over 155m/- property theft
THE country’s anti-graft watchdog, the Prevention and Combating of Corruption Bureau (PCCB), Rukwa Region, has arrested three senior officials of Kalambo District Council for allegedly embezzling 155m/-, property of the government.The officials include District Executive Director Benson Kilangi, Acting District Council Treasurer, Josephat Msenene, and District Council Internal Auditor, Charles Ngakonda. The arrest of the officials was made possible after Rukwa Regional Commissioner Zelothe Steven handed them over to PCCB officials at a press conference held in his office.According to Steven, more than 155m/- was allocated to Kalambo District Council during the 2014/2015 financial year being other charges (OC) out of which 8,499,000/- were meant for teachers leave arrears.It all started during Sunday’s May Day celebrations held at regional level at Matai town, headquarters of Kalambo District where the Regional Commissioner was represented by District Commissioner Wilman Ndile.
It was at that gathering that aggrieved teachers holding placards accused Kilangi of embezzling over 8.4m/- being their leave arrears. “I cannot tolerate such misconduct... I hereby hand over the DED (Kilangi) and two senior officials to PCCB for thorough investigation,” the Regional Commissioner declared.
He ordered Kilangi to ensure that the said amount of leave arrears is immediately paid to teachers while investigations on the matter continues.
Meanwhile, the Regional Commissioner told journalists here that the former Kalambo District Council Treasurer Juma Kisowile has been suspended from duty pending investigations over the embezzling 8.4m/-.
He said former Kalambo DED Filbert Ngaponda has been transferred to another district.
court rejects appeal lodged by Katavi rapist
A RESIDENT of Katavi, Shukuru Tunugu, will remain behind bars for 30 years for raping an 80-yearold woman at Katumba Refugee on promise of giving her 300/-. This follows a decision by the Court of Appeal to dismiss the appeal lodged by Tunugu against findings of the High Court given by Judge Gabriel Rwakibarira, who retired, on July 4, 2011.“With the basis of the evidence that remained on record, it goes without saying that the prosecution proved the case against the appellant beyond reasonable doubt. The appeal cannot succeed. It is dismissed in its entirety,” Justices Nathalia Kimaro, Stella Mugasha and Richard Mziray declared.
In faulting the judgement of the High Court, Tunugu, the appellant, had advanced several grounds, alleging that the two courts below erred to find that he was properly identified and that they had relied on the contradicting prosecution witnesses.
Justices ruled that the appellant was properly identified by the prosecution witnesses, as it was testified that prior to the rape incident, Tunugu, who was known to them had visited the victim’s hut and talked to them before moving her away.
“With this evidence and the fact that at the material time there was moonlight, the question of mistaken identity ca not arise,” they concluded. Regarding the contradictions, the justices said that it was true the existence of contradictions and inconsistencies in the evidence of a witness is a basis for a finding of lack of credibility.
However, they said, the discrepancies must be sufficiently serious and must concern matters that are relevant to the issue being adjudicated to warrant an adverse finding.
“Minor contradictions and inconsistencies on trivial matters which do not affect the case of the prosecution should not be made a ground on which the evidence can be rejected on its entirety,” the judges said.
According to the justices, the witnesses narrated how the appellant visited them and asked the victim to follow him to collect her money, whereupon she obliged and on the way the appellant raped her.
Facts of the case show that on October 9, 2005, the victim together with her daughter was together at the latter’s hut situated at Katumba refugee settlement residence. While there, at around 8.00pm, the appellant visited them.
On his arrival, the appellant asked the victim if he could escort her somewhere to collect her money of 300/-. Upon hearing that the daughter intervened and asked the appellant why is he taking her mother at night and who will bring her back. The appellant responded quickly promising to bring her back.
When the daughter got assured of the safety of her mother, the appellant and the victim moved away to collect the money. But after several paces, the appellant got hold of the old woman’s neck and threatened to stub her with a knife in the event she raised an alarm.
The appellant managed to drag her down; he undressed her and raped the victim while grabbing her by the neck. By coincidence, a man passed nearby and heard someone screaming.
The man walked to the direction and found the appellant “infragrante delicto-in action” ravishing the old woman. With that intervention, the appellant stood up and took to his heels.
The man ran after him and luckily he apprehended him holding a knife. The appellant was subsequently charged accordingly. The appellant denied to have committed the offence by simply narrating as to how he was arrested by militia people in connection with the alleged offence.
In faulting the judgement of the High Court, Tunugu, the appellant, had advanced several grounds, alleging that the two courts below erred to find that he was properly identified and that they had relied on the contradicting prosecution witnesses.
Justices ruled that the appellant was properly identified by the prosecution witnesses, as it was testified that prior to the rape incident, Tunugu, who was known to them had visited the victim’s hut and talked to them before moving her away.
“With this evidence and the fact that at the material time there was moonlight, the question of mistaken identity ca not arise,” they concluded. Regarding the contradictions, the justices said that it was true the existence of contradictions and inconsistencies in the evidence of a witness is a basis for a finding of lack of credibility.
However, they said, the discrepancies must be sufficiently serious and must concern matters that are relevant to the issue being adjudicated to warrant an adverse finding.
“Minor contradictions and inconsistencies on trivial matters which do not affect the case of the prosecution should not be made a ground on which the evidence can be rejected on its entirety,” the judges said.
According to the justices, the witnesses narrated how the appellant visited them and asked the victim to follow him to collect her money, whereupon she obliged and on the way the appellant raped her.
Facts of the case show that on October 9, 2005, the victim together with her daughter was together at the latter’s hut situated at Katumba refugee settlement residence. While there, at around 8.00pm, the appellant visited them.
On his arrival, the appellant asked the victim if he could escort her somewhere to collect her money of 300/-. Upon hearing that the daughter intervened and asked the appellant why is he taking her mother at night and who will bring her back. The appellant responded quickly promising to bring her back.
When the daughter got assured of the safety of her mother, the appellant and the victim moved away to collect the money. But after several paces, the appellant got hold of the old woman’s neck and threatened to stub her with a knife in the event she raised an alarm.
The appellant managed to drag her down; he undressed her and raped the victim while grabbing her by the neck. By coincidence, a man passed nearby and heard someone screaming.
The man walked to the direction and found the appellant “infragrante delicto-in action” ravishing the old woman. With that intervention, the appellant stood up and took to his heels.
The man ran after him and luckily he apprehended him holding a knife. The appellant was subsequently charged accordingly. The appellant denied to have committed the offence by simply narrating as to how he was arrested by militia people in connection with the alleged offence.
Hots up The ongoing sugar crisis
Sugar crisis debate hots upThe ongoing sugar crisis yesterday captured the parliament with some MPs requesting for acessation of all other House business and debate the issue as a matter of emergency. Nzega MP (CCM) Mr Hussein Bashe raised the matter after the end of morning question andanswer session, requesting Deputy Speaker Ms Tulia Ackson to postpone the budget debate for
the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries and instead ponder on the state of sugar
supply in the country.Athuman Mtulya @mtulya amtulya@tz.nationmedia.com
Dodoma. The ongoing sugar crisis yesterday captured the parliament with some MPs requesting for
a cessation of all other House business and debate the issue as a matter of emergency.
Nzega MP (CCM) Mr Hussein Bashe raised the matter after the end of morning question and
answer session, requesting Deputy Speaker Ms Tulia Ackson to postpone the budget debate for the
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries and instead ponder on the state of sugar supply in
the country.
“Madam Deputy Speaker, the sugar situation is getting worse day by day. The commodity is very
scarce in the streets, and where available it is sold for skyrocketing prices,” said Mr Bashe, as other
MPs applaud.
However, Mr Bashe was immediately cut short by the Deputy Speaker who said the situation could
not be debated at that point since the Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa had already explained about
it in the Parliament on Tuesday and Thursday of last week, and the MPs should wait for a new
update about the matter from the government.
Last week as he was winding up the Budget Speech for his Office, the PM conceded that there is
shortage of sugar in the country, and said the government had already procured 100,000 metric
tonnes which was on the way to the country. He told the House that the actual demand of sugar in
the country annually is 420,000 tonnes while the capacity of local producers is 320,000 tonnes.
“Indeed, our stock of the commodity has dwindled in the recent days, but the government has
already procured a consignment which will arrive in the country soon. I want to assure Tanzanians
that the situation will normalise soon.”
The PM noted that the country currently has a stock of 37,000 tonnes and reminded all dealers to
adhere to the fixed retail price of Sh1,800 per kilo, reiterating that stern action will be taken against
any act of hoarding, and directed trade officers in all local government authorities across the country
to make a followup and ensure the commodity is sold.
Even with the PM’s assurance to the people and directives to trade officers the situation has not
normalized and the commodity continues to be scarce. “In My constituency sugar is sold for up to
Sh4000 per kilo, that is insane, something has to be done immediately,” said Mr Bashe outside the
parliament
the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries and instead ponder on the state of sugar
supply in the country.Athuman Mtulya @mtulya amtulya@tz.nationmedia.com
Dodoma. The ongoing sugar crisis yesterday captured the parliament with some MPs requesting for
a cessation of all other House business and debate the issue as a matter of emergency.
Nzega MP (CCM) Mr Hussein Bashe raised the matter after the end of morning question and
answer session, requesting Deputy Speaker Ms Tulia Ackson to postpone the budget debate for the
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries and instead ponder on the state of sugar supply in
the country.
“Madam Deputy Speaker, the sugar situation is getting worse day by day. The commodity is very
scarce in the streets, and where available it is sold for skyrocketing prices,” said Mr Bashe, as other
MPs applaud.
However, Mr Bashe was immediately cut short by the Deputy Speaker who said the situation could
not be debated at that point since the Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa had already explained about
it in the Parliament on Tuesday and Thursday of last week, and the MPs should wait for a new
update about the matter from the government.
Last week as he was winding up the Budget Speech for his Office, the PM conceded that there is
shortage of sugar in the country, and said the government had already procured 100,000 metric
tonnes which was on the way to the country. He told the House that the actual demand of sugar in
the country annually is 420,000 tonnes while the capacity of local producers is 320,000 tonnes.
“Indeed, our stock of the commodity has dwindled in the recent days, but the government has
already procured a consignment which will arrive in the country soon. I want to assure Tanzanians
that the situation will normalise soon.”
The PM noted that the country currently has a stock of 37,000 tonnes and reminded all dealers to
adhere to the fixed retail price of Sh1,800 per kilo, reiterating that stern action will be taken against
any act of hoarding, and directed trade officers in all local government authorities across the country
to make a followup and ensure the commodity is sold.
Even with the PM’s assurance to the people and directives to trade officers the situation has not
normalized and the commodity continues to be scarce. “In My constituency sugar is sold for up to
Sh4000 per kilo, that is insane, something has to be done immediately,” said Mr Bashe outside the
parliament
Amazing cannibal leopard EATS a cub in its mouth before climbing up a tree
AN adult leopard has been captured on camera eating another of its species in a series of gruesome and gory photos.The graphic images show the wild animal carrying the mutilated body of a leopard cub in its mouth before climbing up a tree with it.It then appears to save its 'meal' for later by hanging it from a branch to stop other animals getting their paws on his catch.It’s likely the leopard killed the young cub so it could mate with its mother, something that is commonplace in the animal kingdom.
But while infanticide is a regular occurrence, it's unusual for animals to eat the cub, as this leopard can be seen doing.
The shocking snaps were taken by Warrick Davey, 29, a field guide at &Beyond's Exeter River Lodge, South Africa.Warrick, from Scottburgh, South Africa was taking a group of guests on a safari tour when he spotted the leopard.He said that many of the guests on his tour were so horrified by the tragic incident that they were left speechless.
Warrick added: "The adult leopard is a male, known as the Ravenscourt male, who is around four years old. The cub was a young male around a year old.
"It was complete surprise. I heard over the radio that a leopard had been found, but was not expecting to find what we did when we arrived."The series of photos starts off with the male leopard carrying the cub in his mouth."As we arrived the leopard cub carcass, which was hanging in the tree, dropped to the ground.
“Immediately the male leopard, which was resting in the shade of the tree on the ground, jumped up and seized the carcass and hoisted it back up the tree.
"He then places the carcass, comes down the tree and finds a spot to rest. However he repeatedly looks up to make sure it is still there, which is what we see in the final photo.
"This action of infanticide is actually quite common with a lot of animals, especially big cats.
"The interesting behaviour though is that he chose to eat the cub too. This I have never witnessed before with leopards."I was ecstatic for having captured the photos, yet still taken aback by what we had just witnessed."This was a first for me, as well as my tracker Chris who has been working in the Sabi Sands for over 20 years.
"I think it is very unlikely we'll ever see anything like this again. Chris is convinced that something is changing with animals, their behaviour is different to what it used to be.“Maybe there is something in the water."
But while infanticide is a regular occurrence, it's unusual for animals to eat the cub, as this leopard can be seen doing.
The shocking snaps were taken by Warrick Davey, 29, a field guide at &Beyond's Exeter River Lodge, South Africa.Warrick, from Scottburgh, South Africa was taking a group of guests on a safari tour when he spotted the leopard.He said that many of the guests on his tour were so horrified by the tragic incident that they were left speechless.
Warrick added: "The adult leopard is a male, known as the Ravenscourt male, who is around four years old. The cub was a young male around a year old.
"It was complete surprise. I heard over the radio that a leopard had been found, but was not expecting to find what we did when we arrived."The series of photos starts off with the male leopard carrying the cub in his mouth."As we arrived the leopard cub carcass, which was hanging in the tree, dropped to the ground.
“Immediately the male leopard, which was resting in the shade of the tree on the ground, jumped up and seized the carcass and hoisted it back up the tree.
"He then places the carcass, comes down the tree and finds a spot to rest. However he repeatedly looks up to make sure it is still there, which is what we see in the final photo.
"This action of infanticide is actually quite common with a lot of animals, especially big cats.
"The interesting behaviour though is that he chose to eat the cub too. This I have never witnessed before with leopards."I was ecstatic for having captured the photos, yet still taken aback by what we had just witnessed."This was a first for me, as well as my tracker Chris who has been working in the Sabi Sands for over 20 years.
"I think it is very unlikely we'll ever see anything like this again. Chris is convinced that something is changing with animals, their behaviour is different to what it used to be.“Maybe there is something in the water."
Incredible,tussle between the birds of prey over a tasty vole was captured
The amazing tussle between the birds of prey over a tasty vole was captured on camera over the skies of NorfolkA crafty kestrel got the better of a barn owl - by stealing its breakfast catch in a dramatic mid-air heist.The daring swoop was captured in a series of striking images by amateur photographer Chris Skipper.The kestrel obviously fancied an in-flight snack and was seen pulling off an audacious manoeuvre, wrenching the vole from the owl's talons and and leaving the larger bird to fly off defeated and hungry.
The aerial tussle was spotted in the skies over Wroxham in the Norfolk Broads, 30 minutes from Mr Skipper's home in Costessey.Mr Skipper said: "The kestrel came from out of nowhere and attacked him."It happened in a matter of seconds and the kestrel came from behind and got his talons in the vole that the owl was carrying."
That’s what you call winging it.
The aerial tussle was spotted in the skies over Wroxham in the Norfolk Broads, 30 minutes from Mr Skipper's home in Costessey.Mr Skipper said: "The kestrel came from out of nowhere and attacked him."It happened in a matter of seconds and the kestrel came from behind and got his talons in the vole that the owl was carrying."
That’s what you call winging it.
MEN who deceive secondary schools girls and get them pregnant face the wrath of the law
MEN who deceive secondary schools girls and get them pregnant face the wrath of the law as the government takes a firm stand to ensure girls complete their education without hitches.
The Minister for Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children, Ms Ummy Mwalimu, told parliamentarians here yesterday that the Fifth Phase Government will not stand by and let unscrupulous men cajole secondary girls and get them pregnant in the process.
Minister Mwalimu directed all development and community officers at the regional and district levels to ensure culprits who get school girls pregnant are arraigned. “I want to assure you members of parliament that the government will take stern legal measures against men who will get school children pregnant.
There are a lot of mature women out there. We will not take this matter lightly,” she explained.
School girl pregnancies is one of most critical and rapidly growing social challenges painting a gloomy picture to the realization of the girl child right to education in the country.
The minister was responding to a basic question from Ms Janet Mbene (Ileje – CCM) who wanted to know if the government will provide assistance in building a boarding secondary school for girls in her constituency with contributions from the public.
Ms Mbene said her constituency does not have a boarding secondary school for girls, causing them to face a myriad of challenges including high costs for parents who have to enrol their girls in other regions as well as challenges faced by the girls while travelling to school.
She said some students are unable to complete their studies due to the huge costs and sometimes get cajoled into sexual relations which in most cases end up with the girls falling pregnant and dropping out of school.
Earlier, while responding to the same legislator’s basic question, deputy minister of State, President’s Office (Regional Administration and Local Government) Mr Suleiman Jaffo said the government set aside 798m/- in the 2015/16 financial year for rehabilitation of four schools infrastructures including Msomba, Luswisi, Itale and Bupigu in Ileje.
While in the next financial year 2016/17, more than 130m/- has been set aside for rehabilitation of Ngulilo Secondary School’s infrastructure in the district council.
“From the district council’s revenue, it has set aside 60m/- for rehabilitation of teachers’ houses, classrooms, desks and construction of pit latrines,” deputy minister Jaffo explained.
He said Ileje district needs 819 primary school teachers, which currently has only 567 primary school teachers with a shortage of 252, while for secondary school the need is for 156 science teachers, against the current number of 61 available, however he noted that the district has a surplus of Arts teachers -- 105.
“The government plans to employ 35,411 teachers, who graduated in 2013/14 and some of these teachers will be deployed to Ileje district,” Mr Jaffo said. He also assured legislator Mbene that his ministry is ready to safeguard school girl’s child through building the boarding school and putting in use a vocational training institute build in the district.
In addition, the deputy minister for Education, Science, Technology and Vocational Training, Eng Stella Manyanya, directed that since the Vocational training institute was under an NGO, all process should be followed to hand it over to the district council
The Minister for Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children, Ms Ummy Mwalimu, told parliamentarians here yesterday that the Fifth Phase Government will not stand by and let unscrupulous men cajole secondary girls and get them pregnant in the process.
Minister Mwalimu directed all development and community officers at the regional and district levels to ensure culprits who get school girls pregnant are arraigned. “I want to assure you members of parliament that the government will take stern legal measures against men who will get school children pregnant.
There are a lot of mature women out there. We will not take this matter lightly,” she explained.
School girl pregnancies is one of most critical and rapidly growing social challenges painting a gloomy picture to the realization of the girl child right to education in the country.
The minister was responding to a basic question from Ms Janet Mbene (Ileje – CCM) who wanted to know if the government will provide assistance in building a boarding secondary school for girls in her constituency with contributions from the public.
Ms Mbene said her constituency does not have a boarding secondary school for girls, causing them to face a myriad of challenges including high costs for parents who have to enrol their girls in other regions as well as challenges faced by the girls while travelling to school.
She said some students are unable to complete their studies due to the huge costs and sometimes get cajoled into sexual relations which in most cases end up with the girls falling pregnant and dropping out of school.
Earlier, while responding to the same legislator’s basic question, deputy minister of State, President’s Office (Regional Administration and Local Government) Mr Suleiman Jaffo said the government set aside 798m/- in the 2015/16 financial year for rehabilitation of four schools infrastructures including Msomba, Luswisi, Itale and Bupigu in Ileje.
While in the next financial year 2016/17, more than 130m/- has been set aside for rehabilitation of Ngulilo Secondary School’s infrastructure in the district council.
“From the district council’s revenue, it has set aside 60m/- for rehabilitation of teachers’ houses, classrooms, desks and construction of pit latrines,” deputy minister Jaffo explained.
He said Ileje district needs 819 primary school teachers, which currently has only 567 primary school teachers with a shortage of 252, while for secondary school the need is for 156 science teachers, against the current number of 61 available, however he noted that the district has a surplus of Arts teachers -- 105.
“The government plans to employ 35,411 teachers, who graduated in 2013/14 and some of these teachers will be deployed to Ileje district,” Mr Jaffo said. He also assured legislator Mbene that his ministry is ready to safeguard school girl’s child through building the boarding school and putting in use a vocational training institute build in the district.
In addition, the deputy minister for Education, Science, Technology and Vocational Training, Eng Stella Manyanya, directed that since the Vocational training institute was under an NGO, all process should be followed to hand it over to the district council
THE government is committed to improving public officer’s salaries
THE government is committed to improving public officer’s salaries, the Deputy Minister of State in the President’s Office (Public Service Management and Good Governance) Ms Angella Kairuki noted here yesterday.The deputy minister said the government has been increasing the minimum wage, taking into consideration living costs; however this depends on availability of domestic revenue.
Due to the governments’ move to increase the minimum wage, Tanzania is among African countries whose minimum living wage is 80 per cent, Ms Kairuki noted. She was responding to a basic question from Zacharia Issaay (Mbulu Urban - CCM) who wanted to know when the government will raise the minimum wage taking into consideration current living costs.Issaay also wanted to know when the government will fill up positions, left vacant in different areas including in Mbulu district council in administration sector such as Village Executive Officers (VEO) and Ward Executive Officers (WEO).
The Deputy Minister of State explained that once the different government units presents requests to employ new staff, employment permits are issued, taking into consideration the budget ceiling.
She said in this financial year 2015/16 Mbulu districts was allowed to employ 10 VEOs and six WEOs. “The government will continue to fill up positions left vacant every year, depending on availability of money,” she explained noting that more than 70,000 new employments and 1,066 public servants promotions are expected this financial year.
She added that out of the 71,496 employment opportunities, 466 are slotted for Mbulu district alone
Due to the governments’ move to increase the minimum wage, Tanzania is among African countries whose minimum living wage is 80 per cent, Ms Kairuki noted. She was responding to a basic question from Zacharia Issaay (Mbulu Urban - CCM) who wanted to know when the government will raise the minimum wage taking into consideration current living costs.Issaay also wanted to know when the government will fill up positions, left vacant in different areas including in Mbulu district council in administration sector such as Village Executive Officers (VEO) and Ward Executive Officers (WEO).
The Deputy Minister of State explained that once the different government units presents requests to employ new staff, employment permits are issued, taking into consideration the budget ceiling.
She said in this financial year 2015/16 Mbulu districts was allowed to employ 10 VEOs and six WEOs. “The government will continue to fill up positions left vacant every year, depending on availability of money,” she explained noting that more than 70,000 new employments and 1,066 public servants promotions are expected this financial year.
She added that out of the 71,496 employment opportunities, 466 are slotted for Mbulu district alone
Tanzania govt’s commitment to freedom of speech and expression
GOVERNMENT will act on complaints raised by media stakeholders on the Right to Information and Communication Bill is ready in the 2016/2017 financial year.It has also appealed to the stakeholders to form a committee to reexamine and seek a lasting solution to the simmering dispute over live coverage of parliamentary sessions.Addressing journalists at the climax of the World Press Freedom Day here yesterday, Minister for Information, Youths, Artists, Culture and Sports Nape Nnauye said the team to be formed will have to visit the Bunge Studio in Dodoma and see how it operates.
Government, he said, is unhappy to see stakeholders accusing it for the recorded Bunge broadcasts, a decision which he said “there’s no government hand on the matter.”“The decisions to have the present broadcasts wasn’t made by the government; it was made by Parliament as independent pillar. It is unfortunate that the decision has created disharmony among stakeholders,” he said.
The minister said it was possible that there was no thorough analysis of outcome of the decision, adding that he was optimistic the committee will help end the dispute. He, however, said it is important for Tanzania to consider having its model of broadcasts of parliamentary sessions like it is the practice in other countries to ensure people are being provided with the right information.
He expressed government’s commitment to freedom of speech and expression “and that’s why it is also ready to revisit the Cyber Crime and Statistics Act to make it more friendly.”
Guest of honour at the event, Chief Justice Mohamed Chande Othman, said that while advocating for its freedom, the media should closely check its contribution in the promotion of the rule of law and good governance.
He said that media practitioners must always strive for better education as the foundation of professionalism. He urged media owners to ensure that their workers receive regular training to keep them up to date with key national and global events taking place every day.
He warned the media against bias, especially during critical moments such as the general election. “We saw during the last general election that some media outlets were deliberately slanting news in favour of certain political parties and candidates,” Chief Justice Othman said in a speech read on his behalf by the Lake Zone Judge In-charge Robert Makaramba.
United Nations Resident Coordinator Alvaro Rodriguez and the European Union Deputy Head of Mission Luana Reale said they were committed to promoting and supporting freedom of opinion and expression. Rodriguez said that the media is a key partner in the dissemination of information on the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development.
The event was addressed by media personalities who called for ethical considerations in the practice of journalism to fight such social evils as corruption. Media Owners of Tanzania chairman Reginald Mengi said some media outlets are not spared with corruption allegations.
He, therefore, called for strict adherence to the professional code of conduct. Meanwhile, the Legal and Human Right Centre has appealed to the government to allow media organs perform their duties freely without interference.
It reminded the government to engage media and non-governmental organisations to conduct research and provide information which will assist in increasing accountability and observance of human rights.
It also urged the government to review the Cyber Crime Act and Statistics Act which are said to have some clauses which violate human rights and good governance principles.
Government, he said, is unhappy to see stakeholders accusing it for the recorded Bunge broadcasts, a decision which he said “there’s no government hand on the matter.”“The decisions to have the present broadcasts wasn’t made by the government; it was made by Parliament as independent pillar. It is unfortunate that the decision has created disharmony among stakeholders,” he said.
The minister said it was possible that there was no thorough analysis of outcome of the decision, adding that he was optimistic the committee will help end the dispute. He, however, said it is important for Tanzania to consider having its model of broadcasts of parliamentary sessions like it is the practice in other countries to ensure people are being provided with the right information.
He expressed government’s commitment to freedom of speech and expression “and that’s why it is also ready to revisit the Cyber Crime and Statistics Act to make it more friendly.”
Guest of honour at the event, Chief Justice Mohamed Chande Othman, said that while advocating for its freedom, the media should closely check its contribution in the promotion of the rule of law and good governance.
He said that media practitioners must always strive for better education as the foundation of professionalism. He urged media owners to ensure that their workers receive regular training to keep them up to date with key national and global events taking place every day.
He warned the media against bias, especially during critical moments such as the general election. “We saw during the last general election that some media outlets were deliberately slanting news in favour of certain political parties and candidates,” Chief Justice Othman said in a speech read on his behalf by the Lake Zone Judge In-charge Robert Makaramba.
United Nations Resident Coordinator Alvaro Rodriguez and the European Union Deputy Head of Mission Luana Reale said they were committed to promoting and supporting freedom of opinion and expression. Rodriguez said that the media is a key partner in the dissemination of information on the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development.
The event was addressed by media personalities who called for ethical considerations in the practice of journalism to fight such social evils as corruption. Media Owners of Tanzania chairman Reginald Mengi said some media outlets are not spared with corruption allegations.
He, therefore, called for strict adherence to the professional code of conduct. Meanwhile, the Legal and Human Right Centre has appealed to the government to allow media organs perform their duties freely without interference.
It reminded the government to engage media and non-governmental organisations to conduct research and provide information which will assist in increasing accountability and observance of human rights.
It also urged the government to review the Cyber Crime Act and Statistics Act which are said to have some clauses which violate human rights and good governance principles.
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