Fading glory of Kilwa Kisiwani

Mji wa Kilwa Kisiwani Mkoani Lindi ni miongoni mwa miji michache iliyobeba historia ya Bara la Afrika. Inasadikiwa kuwa mji huu ulianza katika karne ya saba baada ya Kristo takribani miaka 1,400 iliyopita.

Naibu Waziri wa Maliasili na Utalii Mhe. Mahmoud Mgimwa akipongezwa na mmoja wa wajumbe wanaohudhuria Mkutano wa UNESCO jijini Doha, Qatar kufuatia hatua ya Hifadhi ya Urithi wa Dunia ya Magofu ya Kilwa Kisiwani na Songo Mnara kuondolewa katika orodha ya maeneo ya urithi wa dunia yaliyo hatarini kutoweka na kurudishiwa hadhi yake ya awali ya urithi wa dunia. Wanaoshuhudia ni Katibu Mkuu wa Wizara ya Maliasili na Utalii Bi. Tarishi Kibenga (kati) na Mkurugenzi wa Malikale Bw. Donatius...

The World Heritage Committee meeting in Doha (Qatar) has found that management and safeguarding of the Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara in the United Republic of Tanzania have improved to the point where the site can be removed from the List of World Heritage in Danger.   Located on two islands close to each other just off the Tanzanian coast about 300km south of Dar es Salaam, Kilwa Kisiwani and Songo Mnara were Swahili trading cities.  Their prosperity was based on control...

Ancient ruins at Kilwa Kisiwani in Southern Tanzania. The United States Embassy Public Affairs Officer Ms. Marissa Maurer along with representatives from the Ministry for Natural Resources & Tourism and local dignitaries, celebrated the successful conclusion of a project to conserve ancient ruins at the Kilwa Kisiwani and Songo Mnara World Heritage Site. This project was implemented in partnership with the Tanzanian government’s Antiquities Division and the World Monuments Fund, with...

Pichani juu na chini ni Katibu Mkuu wa CCM,Ndugu Kinana akiwahutubia Baadhi ya wakazi wa mji wa Kizimkazi waliofika katika uwanja wa Kizimkazi Mkunguni,Wilaya ya Kusini Unguja kumsikiliza.Ndugu Kinana ambaye leo anaikamilisha ziara yake ya siku kumi katika kisiwa cha Unguja akiwa ameambatana na Katibu wa NEC Itikadi na Uenezi Nape Nnauye,katika suala zima la kuimarisha uhai wa chama na kukagua Utekelezaji wa Ilani ya Uchaguzi.Mkutano wa hadhara ukiendelea katika uwanja wa Kizimkazi...

Airtel Tanzania imefungua duka lake la kisasa kisiwani Zanzibar lililopo mtaa wa Mlandege lenye uwezo wa kuhudumia wateja zaidi ya 100 kwa siku. Ni duka la kisasa ambalo lipo karibu na wateja lenye kurahisisha maisha ya wateja wote wa Airtel kisiwani Zanzibar.  Akizungumza katika uzinduzi wa duka hilo Mkurugenzi kwa huduma kwa wateja , Bi Adriana Lyamba alisema, "kwamba kupanua kwetu kwa huduma za mtandao kwa wateja wetu ni ishara tosha ya kuonyesha ni jinsi gani Airtel inajali wateja...

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