GEN MBITA: Liberator who learnt to be forgotten

>The former military strategist and executive secretary of the Organisation of African Union (OAU) Liberation Committee, Brigadier General (rtd) Hashim Mbita (pictured), has died.

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Brigadier Gen Mbita dies at Lugalo military hospital.
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Brigadier Gen Hashim Mbita, who once served as Executive Secretary of the Liberation Committee of the African National Unity (OAU), died yesterday at the Lugalo Military Hospital in Kinondoni Municipality in Dar es Salaam. A statement from The Directorate ...
Hashim Mbita is no moreDaily News
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JK leads thousands at Brig Gen Mbita's burial in Dar.
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President Jakaya Kikwete yesterday led thousands of Tanzanians the burial ceremony of the former Executive Secretary of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) Liberation Committee, Brigadier General (rtd) Hashim Mbita who was laid to rest at the Kisutu ...
Hundreds mourn as Mbita is laid to restDaily News
Fare Thee Well Hashim Mbita, Hero of Africa's Uhuru StruggleAllAfrica.com
Summit Mourns Rtd Brig-Gen MbitaThe Herald

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Whenever her name is mentioned, my mind goes way back to the mid 80s when I was growing up. As a child it was a sin to miss the famous Mama na mwana programme, which was aired every Saturday at 2pm on Radio Tanzania.

... and nine other things we've learnt in Africa this year

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... and nine other things we've learnt in Africa this year

We have several lessons to share with you basing on our own lives. From Nido Qubein, we have nine lessons to share while Azim Jamal will also have eight lessons.

Last week, donors of the general budget support (GBS) group promised to give the government over half a billion dollars for this year’s budget. The Sh904 billion that they promised was Sh15 billion short of what they offered for the current financial year and far below the Sh1.48 trillion they provided during 2009/10.