Chips Mayai..Msosi Wa Taifa

Every country has its street food. In Tanzania, you can sit by the side of the road and eat a hot dish with plenty of protein, carbohydrates and vegetables

Chips Mayai is a Tanzanian street food that you eat either with your hands or with toothpicks. If you're prepared, you will bring a plastic fork. Chips Mayai can get messy. What is this dish? In Kiswhali, Mayai means egg and chips are what North American's call 'fries'. The finished dish is something like a French fry omelette.

To make the dish, the fries are made and kept warm. Then they are added to a heavy cast iron pan over a fire. Eggs are cracked into a bowl and mixed with tomatoes, green peppers and onions if the customer chooses and this is poured overtop the chips and the whole thing is fried into light golden pancake shape. If you don't want vegetables, then you can have a plain Chips Mayai. Some Chips Mayai can have runny egg in the middle. The chips can be crispy but most times they are soft potatoes. Popular condiments to sprinkle on top are tomato ketchup, salt, pepper or 'kachumbari', an onion and tomato salad. A popular drink to order with chips mayai is Fanta or pepsi.

TAIFA STARS V/S THE MAMBA'S - Feb 29

Taifa Stars na Mambas zitapambana Februari 29 mwaka huu Uwanja wa Taifa, Dar es Salaam kuanzia saa 10 jioni katika mechi ya kwanza ya mchujo kuwania tiketi ya kucheza fainali za Kombe la Mataifa ya Afrika (AFCON) zitakazofanyika mwakani nchini Afrika Kusini.

Mambas iliwasili nchini Februari 26 mwaka huu,

Kikosi kamili cha Stars; Makipa Shabani Kado (Yanga), Juma Kaseja (Simba) na Mwadini Ali (Azam). Mabeki ni nahodha Shadrack Nsajigwa (Yanga), Masoud Cholo (Simba), Aggrey Morris (Azam), Juma Nyoso (Simba), Juma Jabu (Simba), Stephen Mwasika (Yanga) na Kelvin Yondani (Simba).

Viungo ni Jonas Gerard (Simba), Shabani Nditi (Mtibwa Sugar), Shomari Kapombe (Simba), Salum Abubakar (Azam), Mwinyi Kazimoto (Simba) na Abdi Kassim (Azam).

Washambuliaji ni Hussein Javu (Mtibwa Sugar), John Bocco (Azam), Nizar Khalfan (Philadelphia Union, Marekani), Mrisho Ngasa (Azam), Ally Badru Ally (Canal Suez, Misri), Uhuru Selemani (Simba) na Nsa Job (Villa Squad).

Kikosi kamili cha Mamba's; Francisco Muchanga, Clesio Bauque, Almiro Lobo, Manuel Fernandes na Francisco Massinga. Wengine ni Joao Rafael, Nelson Longomate, Joao Mazive, Zainadine Chavango, Osvaldo Sunde, Luis Vaz, Carlos Chimomole, Joao Aguiar, Edson Sitoe, Jeremias Sitoe, Stelio Ernesto, Elias Pelembe, Eduardo Jumisse na Simao Mate.

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

MELI YAHARIBU MKONDO WA INTANETI MOMBASA....

Wahandisi wanasema mkongo huo uliharibiwa na meli ilioshusha nanga yake katika eneo ambalo hairuhusiwi, Kutokana na kisa hicho kampuni za kutoa huduma za mawasiliano ya internet zimekuwa zikitoa huduma hiyo kwa viwango vya kasi ndogo kuliko inavyohitajika. Joel Tanui, msemaji wa kampuni ya The East African Marine Systems (Teams), amesma majaribio yao yanaonyesha kuwa mkongo huo unaounganisha ukanda huu na dunia nzima umekatika kabisa. Bw Tanui ameelezea kuwa kutokana na hilo huduma za mawasiliano kutumia internet zimeathirika nchini Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, rwanda, Burundi, ethiopia and Sudan kusini. Huduma hizo ingawa zinapatikana kwa sasa sio kwa kasi inayohitajika.

Mkongo mwengine wa mawasiliano unaomilikiwa na kampuni ya East African Submarine cable systems (EASSy) ambao unaunganisha nchi zilizoko kusini na kaskazini mwa Afrika na dunia nzima pia nao ulikatwa na meli hiyo.

Uchunguzi unaendelea kuhusu tukio hilo ambapo meli iliruhusiwa kushusha nanga yake katika eneo ambalo hairuhusiwi.

Kazi ya kurekebisha mkongo huo itachukua muda wa wiki mbili, kulingana na msemaji wa Kampuni ya TEAMS.

Kisa hicho kimeathiri sana shughuli na biashara zinazotegemea sana huduma ya mtandao wa internet kote mjini Nairobi. Hasaa Kampuni zinazotoa huduma za simu za mkononi ambazo zimekuwa zikichuma kupitia huduma ya internet tangu mkongo huo wa mawasiliano uzinduliwe.

Mkongo huo wa mawasiliano ulizinduliwa mwaka wa 2009 ukiwa ni ubia kati ya serikali ya Kenya na idara ya mawasiliano za miliki za Emirati.

Huduma hiyo ilipunguza gharama za internet maradufu kwani kabla ya hapo kampuni nyingi zilitegemea satelite kutoa huduma hiyo, njia ambayo ni ghali mno.

Monday, February 27, 2012

OSCARS 2012:NOMINEES IN FULL........

BEST PICTURE

War Horse

The Tree of Life

The Artist

Moneyball

The Descendants

Midnight in Paris

The Help

Hugo

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

BEST DIRECTOR

Michel Hazanavicius - The Artist

Alexander Payne - The Descendants

Martin Scorsese - Hugo

Woody Allen - Midnight in Paris

Terrence Malick - The Tree of Life

BEST ACTOR

Jean Dujardin - The Artist

Demian Bichir - A Better Life

Brad Pitt - Moneyball

George Clooney - The Descendants

Gary Oldman - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

BEST ACTRESS

Glenn Close - Albert Nobbs

Viola Davis - The Help

Rooney Mara - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Meryl Streep - The Iron Lady

Michelle Williams - My Week With Marilyn

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Kenneth Branagh - My Week With Marilyn

Jonah Hill - Moneyball

Nick Nolte - Warrior

Christopher Plummer - Beginners

Max von Sydow - Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Berenice Bejo - The Artist

Jessica Chastain - The Help

Melissa McCarthy - Bridesmaids

Janet McTeer - Albert Nobbs

Octavia Spencer - The Help

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

Bullhead - Belgium

Footnote - Israel

In Darkness - Poland

Monsieur Lazhar - Canada

A Separation - Iran

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

The Artist - Michel Hazanavicius

Bridesmaids - Annie Mumolo and Kristen Wiig

Margin Call - JC Chandor

Midnight in Paris - Woody Allen

A Separation - Asghar Farhadi

BEST ANIMATION

A Cat in Paris

Chico and Rita

Kung Fu Panda 2

Puss in Boots

Rango

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

The Descendants - Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash

Hugo - John Logan

The Ides of March - George Clooney, Grant Heslov and Beau Willimon

Moneyball - Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin. Story by Stan Chervin.

Tinker Tailor Solider Spy - Bridget O'Connor and Peter Straughan

BEST ART DIRECTION

The Artist

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 2

Hugo

Midnight in Paris

War Horse

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

The Artist

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Hugo

The Tree of Life

War Horse

BEST SOUND MIXING

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Hugo

Moneyball

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

War Horse

BEST SOUND EDITING

Drive

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Hugo

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

War Horse

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

Man or Muppet from The Muppets - music and lyrics by Bret McKenzie

Real in Rio from Rio - music by Sergio Mendes and Carlinhos Brown and lyrics by Siedah Garrett

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

The Adventures of Tintin

The Artist

Hugo

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

War Horse

BEST COSTUMES

Anonymous

The Artist

Hugo

Jane Eyre

W.E.

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

Hell and Back Again

If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front

Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory

Pina

Undefeated

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT

The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement

God is the Bigger Elvis

Incident in New Baghdad

Saving Face

The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom

BEST FILM EDITING

The Artist

The Descendants

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Hugo

Moneyball

BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM

Dimanche/Sunday

The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr Morris Lessmore

La Luna

A Morning Stroll

Wild Life

BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM

Pentecost

Raju

The Shore

Time Freak

Tuba Atlantic

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2

Hugo

Real Steel

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

BEST MAKE-UP

Albert Nobbs

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2

The Iron Lady

Sunday, February 26, 2012

LIVERPOOL WIN CARLING CUP........

Liverpool ended their six-year trophy drought on Sunday after winning a penalty shoot-out to shatter Championship side Cardiff in the League Cup final at Wembley.
The Merseysiders just about held their nerve in an error-strewn penalty decider, prevailing 3-2 after the two sides had finished locked at 2-2 after a thrilling period of extra time.
The Premier League club's victory was clinched when Cardiff substitute Anthony Gerrard – cousin of Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard – shot wide with Cardiff's fifth and final spot-kick.
The Cardiff player's miss came after Liverpool had seen Steven Gerrard's opening spot-kick saved and Charlie Adam's second blazed over the bar.
But Cardiff misses from Kenny Miller, Rudy Gestede and finally Gerrard proved decisive for the brave Welsh club from the second tier of English football.
The win was Liverpool's first trophy since their FA Cup triumph in 2006, and the first since Kop legend Kenny Dalglish returned as manager last year.
Liverpool skipper Gerrard extended sympathy to his family member after the penalty heartache.
"It's always cruel when it goes to penalties. There has to be a loser. Cardiff were superb today," Gerrard said.
"One (of us) was going to be sad, one was going to be celebrating. It happens. I've got mixed emotions at the moment but I feel for Anthony and Cardiff."
Dalglish expressed relief after the win.
"It was a long way to win but the name is on the trophy," he said. "Cardiff were always going to be difficult. They were never going to lie down and were a great credit. It's not a nice way to win a cup but we'll take it.
"It's sad that the boy missed it and you always feel for the person that misses in that situation."

NELSON MANDELA ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL........

Former South African president is comfortable after receiving treatment to establish cause of abdominal problem, Nelson Mandela is comfortable in hospital after receving treatment for a "long-standing abdominal complaint", the government has said. The Nobel peace laureate, 93, was "fine and fully conscious". "We wish him a speedy recovery and assure him of the love and good wishes of all South Africans and people throughout the world," Zuma said in a statement.

It is understood Mandela was admitted to hospital to establish the cause of the problem and that his stay did not involve surgery.

Mandela became South's Africa first black president in 1994 after spending 27 years in prison for his fight against racist apartheid rule, and was awarded a Nobel peace prize for his work.

His public appearances have become increasingly rare, and he was hospitalised last year for acute respiratory infection. He spent several days at Johannesburg's Milpark hospital and has since spent his time between Johannesburg and his ancestral village of Qunu in South Africa's impoverished Eastern Cape.

Mandela occupies a central position in the psyche of South Africa

Saturday, February 25, 2012

Bei ya Ugoro yazidi kupanda

Kutokana na utumiaji mwingi wa Ugoro kutoka kwa vijana, bei ya ugoro imezidi kupanda kutoka Tshs 500 hadi Tshs 1000. Kipindi cha zamani wa Masai ndo waliokuawa wahusika wakuu wakuuza hii product lakini sasa watu wengi wamejikita katika uuzaji.Wazee wengi wamekua wakilalamika na bei hii ya kihuni

HAWACHOKI KUPIGANA TUU!!!

Leo tarehe 25 feb Rashid "sneki boi" Matumla kwa mara nyingine tena atapambana na Maneno "matmbo wa gongo Oswald katika ukumbi wa PTA sabasaba Dar es salaam

Nashindwa kuelewa kwanini kila siku mapambano ya nchini ni ya hawa wakongwe tu. Je wanapigania maslahi au bado wanapenda mchezo huu..

Haya bana, katika pambano lao la desemba mwaka jana walitoka droo..Fikirieni kuwaachia vijana

JAY Z ''DEEPLY DISAPPOINTED'' IN RIHANNA FOR GETTING CLOSE TO CHRIS BROWN AGAIN..........

Worries It Sends A Bad Message To Her Young Female Fans, When Rihanna made the decision to get close with Chris Brown again she probably knew there would be some backlash from the media, fans and her mentor Jay-Z. Turns out she was right in all three cases--especially Jay-Z's. The man responsible for signing Rihanna to Def Jam Records at the start of her career is "deeply disappointed" in her decision to let Brown back into her life. "Jay was absolutely disgusted by what Chris did to Rihanna. Jay doesn't understand how a man could ever lay hands on a woman; it just goes against who he is and about," a source told Radaronline. "Chris is absolutely dead to Jay, he wants nothing to do with him ever. Now that Rihanna is hooking up with Chris and recording songs with him, Jay is deeply disappointed in her actions. He can't fathom why Rihanna is doing the things she is doing. He understands the need for forgiveness, but he is adamant that Rihanna shouldn't forget what Chris did to her. Jay wonders what kind of message this is sending to Rihanna's young female fans. Rihanna knows how Jay feels about Chris, but she doesn't care, she is going to do what she wants."

Stevanovic underlines 'Juju' by Ghanan players during AFCON

Black Stars coach, Goran Stevanovic has underlined the alleged use of juju by some players as a contributory factor to the team's performance at the just ended 2012 Africa Cup of Nations held in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea.The use of 'juju' is the latest of the pockets of problems believed to have blighted the Stars quest for a fifth title at the flagship African football tournament, which saw Zambia emerging the eventual winners.
The Serbian mentioned the use of 'black power' in his report to the Executive Committee of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) chanced upon by GNA Sports on Wednesday.
The remark was contained in his conclusion of the report and highlights the behavior of the players on and off the pitch.
“After losing to Zambia, there arose so many accusations amongst the players during my meeting with them. I have learnt great lessons from African football and also about Ghanaian players' behaviour on and off the field.
“We all need to help in changing some players' mentality about using black power to destroy themselves and also make sure we install discipline and respect for each other,” the report indicated.
The observation by the Serbian coach confirms the growing reports of disunity and in-fighting amongst the players during the tournament, where they finished fourth.
It would be recalled that GFA President, Kwesi Nyantakyi at a press briefing last Wednesday fingered player-related issues as one of the contributing factors to the team's failure at the tournament, when they were tagged favourites.
“We observed that some of the players played to achieve personal fame, prominence and excellence to the detriment of the entire team.
“Some of the senior players complained that they were being disrespected by the junior players,” Nyantakyi noted.
GNA

Thursday, February 23, 2012

RIHANNA MOST MEMORABLE RED-CARPET SPECIAL......

MTV Movie Award-2007

BET Award-2008

Glamour Magazine-2009

London Fashion Week festivities

Billiboard Music Award-2011

Met Gala-2011

American Music Award-2010

American Music Award-2008

Grammy Award

Met Gala

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

TEVEZ APOLOGIES TO MAN CITY OVER CONDUCT.

"I wish to apologise sincerely and unreservedly to everybody I have let down and to whom my actions over the last few months have caused offence," Tevez said in a club statement.
"My wish is to concentrate on playing football for Manchester City FootballClub," added the 28-year-old, who has not played for City since refusing to warm up in September's Champions League defeat at Bayern Munich.
City manager Roberto Mancini, who after the events in Germany said Tevez was "finished" at the club, has previously suggested the striker could play again if he simply apologised.
With that apology now uttered, the question will be whether he will now get the chance to take part in the club's pursuit of a first league title since 1968.
He acknowledged last week he would have to be "brilliant" on the pitch to win over fans who burned shirts with his name on and having not played competitively for more than four months there are also question marks over his fitness.
City said the striker had begun a training programme "designed to return him to optimum fitness."
His prolonged and unauthorised absence prompted the club to fine him six weeks' wages after finding him guilty of gross misconduct for serious breaches of contract.
Tevez had lodged an appeal with the Premier League over the charge but has now withdrawn it, according to the club. The return to Manchester and the apology are the start of the major bridge-building Tevez needed to do before any possible appearance in a sky blue shirt.

SUGU NA RUGE SASA MARAFIKI.....

Waziri wa Habari, Vijana, Utamaduni na Michezo-Dr. Emmanuel Nchimbi pamoja Mbunge wa Singida Mash. Mh. Tundu Lissu kwa pamoja wameumaliza mgogogro uliodumu kwa takribani Miaka Miwili, kati ya Mbunge wa Mbeya Mjini-Joseph Mbilinyi na Mkurugenzi Clouds Media Ndg. Rugemalila Mutahaba. Kutokana na madai yote dhidi yake, sasa Ruge amekubali kuyatekeleza kuanzia Suala la Studio ya Raisi kurudishwa kwa BASATA ili iwe ya wasanii wote, na pia T.F.U ijikabidhi kwa Chama halali cha wasnii yani T.U.M.A. Hata suala la malipo madogo na kubaniwa kwa wasanii pia limejadiliwa na kufikia makubaliano ya utekelezaji.

Monday, February 20, 2012

RAIS KIKWETE AKIWA SHAMBANI KWAKE KIJIJINI MSOGA

Rais Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete akiwa shambani kwake Msoga, Wilaya ya Bagamoyo, Mkoa wa Pwani. Shamba hilo ni la manyasi ya kulishia mifugo kwa njia ya kisasa (Zero grazing), akiwa ni mmoja wa wafugaji kijijini hapo. Rais Kikwete, ambaye aghalabu hutumia muda wake wa likizo shambani kwake, pia analima mananasi ambayo hustawi vizuri katika wilaya hiyo. Kulia kwake ni Mkuu wa Mkoa wa Pwani Mh. Mwantumu Mahiza.

Sunday, February 19, 2012

MOURINHO OFFERS AVB SUPPORT .......

Ex-Blues boss calls for fans to get behind under-fire Villas-Boas, former Blues boss Mourinho name was chanted at Stamford Bridge during Chelsea disappointing FA Cup draw with Birmingham on Saturday. Mourinho has been linked with a return to the clubs, but the Real Madrid coach has played down the talk and has called on the fans of Chelsea to get behind Villa Boas, "My message to the fans is I love Chelsea a great deal but I would prefer them to support their own teams and coaches," said Mourinho. "I am the past, a very good past, but I am not there anymore and they should all be fighting together."

Jail docu-drama Caesar Must Die wins Berlin award

The Italian docu-drama Caesar Must Die has won the Golden Bear prize at the Berlin Film Festival.
The film, directed by veteran brothers Paolo and Vittorio Taviani, follows a group of real-life convicts as they rehearse for a prison performance of Julius Caesar.
Critics said the fact that most of the cast were prisoners intensified the drama of Shakespeare's tragedy.
The film was among the favourites to win the prestigious award.
"We hope that when the film is released to the general public that cinemagoers will say to themselves or even those around them... that even a prisoner with a dreadful sentence, even a life sentence, is and remains a human being," Paolo Taviani, 80, said as he accepted the prize.
His brother Vittorio, 82, read out the names of the inmates who took part in the film.

Thursday, February 16, 2012

SAUTI ZA BUSARA 2012 ZANZIBAR.. SPECIAL EDITION....

It all started on 8th February to 12th ....when describing Zanzibar nobody will ever leave out the biggest festival that happens every year at Zanzibar...SAUTI ZA BUSARA FESTIVAL..this year the festival marked its 9th edition...having more than 400:that’s forty groups, with twenty from Tanzania and twenty from other parts of Africa; urban and rural, acoustic and electric, established and upcoming.the following are artists that performed live on stage...Nneka (Nigeria/Germany) Tumi & The Volume (South Africa) FM Academia (Tanzania) Fredy Massamba (Congo) Mashauzi Classic Modern Taarab (Tanzania) Super Mazembe (DRC / Kenya) Jagwa Music (Tanzania) Seven Survivor (Tanzania) Bi Kidude (Zanzibar) Camirata Group (Sudan) Ogoya Nengo (Kenya) Ndere Troupe (Uganda) Juhudi Taarab (Zanzibar) Chébli Msaïdie (Comoros) Lumumba Theatre Group (Tanzania) Kozman Ti Dalon (Reunion) Tausi Women's Taarab (Zanzibar) Hanitra (Madagascar) Ary Morais (Cape Verde/Norway) Mkota Spirit Dancers (Zanzibar) Tunaweza Band (Tanzania) Jembe Culture Group (Tanzania) Qwela (Uganda) Leo Mkanyia (Tanzania) Kidumbaki JKU (Zanzibar) Tandaa Traditional Group (Zanzibar) Utamaduni JKU (Zanzibar) Wanafunzi wa SOS (Zanzibar) Skuli ya Kiongoni (Zanzibar) Shirikisho Sanaa (Zanzibar) Swahili Vibes (Zanzibar)....My journey to Zanzibar was marvelous ,i will describe it through snnapps that i took ...