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October - 2020

ZANZIBAR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TERMINAL III IS NOW OPEN

dŚĞĂŶnjŝďĂƌ͛ƐďĞŝĚŵĂŶŝ<ĂƌƵŵĞ/ŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůŝƌƉŽƌƚ ;</Ϳ͛ƐŶĞǁĂƌƌŝǀĂůƐĂŶĚĚĞƉĂƌƚƵƌĞƐͲƚĞƌŵŝŶĂů///ǁĂƐ ŽĸĐŝĂůůLJŽƉĞŶĞĚŽŶ^ĞƉƚĞŵďĞƌϮϴ͕ϮϬϮϬ͘dŚĞŝŶĂƵŐƵƌĂƟŽŶ ĞǀĞŶƚǁĂƐŐƌĂĐĞĚďLJWƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚůŝDŽŚĂŵĞĚ^ŚĞŝŶĂŶĚ ĂůůƉĞŽƉůĞ͕ regardless ŽĨƉŽůŝƟĐĂů ĂĸůŝĂƟŽŶ͕ǁĞƌĞ invited. The opening was a welcome development as the tourism ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ͕ŚŝŐŚůLJ ĂīĞĐƚĞĚďLJ ŽǀŝĚͲϭϵ ƉĂŶĚĞŵŝĐ͕ ďĞŐĂŶ ƚŽ ƌĞŽƉĞŶ ŐƌĂĚƵĂůůLJ͘ ŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƚĞĚ ďLJ ͚ĞŝũŝŶŐ ŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƚŝŽŶ ŶŐŝŶĞĞƌŝŶŐ 'ƌŽƵƉ ;'Ϳ ʹ Ă ŚŝŶĞƐĞ ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĞŶŐŝŶĞĞƌŝŶŐ Ĩŝƌŵ ƚŚĞ Ϯϱ͕ϬϬϬƐƋƵĂƌĞŵĞƚĞƌƐƚĞƌŵŝŶĂů͕ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐϮϳĂŝƌůŝŶĞĐŽƵŶƚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ŝŵŵŝŐƌĂƚŝŽŶ ĐŽƵŶƚĞƌ͕ WĂƐƐĞŶŐĞƌƐ ŽĂƌĚŝŶŐ ƌŝĚŐĞƐ ;WͿ͕ ďĂŐŐĂŐĞ ŚĂŶĚůŝŶŐ ƐLJƐƚĞŵ͕ ĂŶĚ ƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJ ĐŚĞĐŬƉŽŝŶƚ ǁŝƚŚ ŵŽĚĞƌŶ ƐLJƐƚĞŵƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ džͲƌĂLJ ŵĂĐŚŝŶĞ͕ ^ ^d͘ϯ͕ ĂŶĚ /d ƐLJƐƚĞŵƐ͘ dŚĞ ďĞŝĚ ŵĂŶŝ <ĂƌƵŵĞ /ŶƚĞƌŶĂƚŝŽŶĂů ŝƌƉŽƌƚ ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƚŝŽŶ ŽĨ ƚĞƌŵŝŶĂů /// ŚĂƐ ŽƚŚĞƌ ƉĂƐƐĞŶŐĞƌ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ĨĂĐŝůŝƚŝĞƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ Ă ǁĂŝƚŝŶŐ ůŽƵŶŐĞ͕ ƉĂƌŬŝŶŐ ĂƌĞĂ ĨŽƌĐĂƌƐ͕ĂƉƌĂLJĞƌĂƌĞĂ͕ĚƵƚLJͲĨƌĞĞƐŚŽƉƐ͕ĂƐŵŽŬŝŶŐĂƌĞĂĂŶĚ Ăs/W lounge among others.

COCA-COLA KWANZA SUPPORT TOWARDS COMMUNITY

With an enduring commitment to building sustainable ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ͕ ŽĐĂͲŽůĂ<ǁĂŶnjĂ partnered with University based Disabled KƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶ ;,ĞĂƌDLJsŽŝĐĞͿ ƚŽŝŶŝƟĂƚĞĂ ƐƉĞĐŝĂůƐƵƉƉůĞŵĞŶƚƐŬŝůůdƌĂŝŶŝŶŐĂŶĚŵĞŶƚŽƌƐŚŝƉWƌŽŐƌĂŵ for University students living with disability across Dar ĞƐ ^ĂůĂĂŵ ZĞŐŝŽŶ͘ dŚĞ ĞǀĞŶƚ ŐĂƚŚĞƌĞĚ ŵŽƌĞ ƚŚĂŶ ϭϱϴ Disabled University Students from Dar es Salaam Region hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚŝĞƐ ;/&D͕ ^ŽĐŝĂůtŽƌŬ /ŶƐƚŝƚƵƚĞ͕ ƌĚŚŝ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ͕ h^D͕ dƵŵĂŝŶŝ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJͿ͕ dŚĞ ĞǀĞŶƚ ŐŽĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ƐůŽŐĂŶ ͞ŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ /ŶĂďŝůŝƚLJ͘͟ dŚĞ ŽďũĞĐƚŝǀĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ was to provide supplement skill and mentorship on ŶƚƌĞƉƌĞŶĞƵƌƐŚŝƉ͕ŐƌŝďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĂŶĚŵƉůŽLJĂďŝůŝƚLJ^ŬŝůůƐ͘

TANZANIA’S ‘MR WHITE’ PASSES ON AT THE AGE OF 57

dĂŶnjĂŶŝĂŵŽƵƌŶƐƚŚĞůŽƐƐŽĨůŽŶŐͲƟŵĞďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐƚLJĐŽŽŶ͕ WŚŝůĂŶƚŚƌŽƉŝƐƚĂŶĚWĂƚƌŝŽƚ͖^Ăůŝŵ,ĂƐƐĂŶďĚƵůůĂŚdƵƌŬLJ͕ very popularly known as ‘Mr White’ (born 11 February ϭϵϲϯͿĂŶĚĚŝĞĚϭϰ^ĞƉƚĞŵďĞƌϮϬϮϬĂŐĞϱϳ͕ŝŶĂŶnjŝďĂƌ͕ Tanzania. He was a Tanzanian DƉŽůŝƟĐŝĂŶ and Member ŽĨWĂƌůŝĂŵĞŶƚ for Mpendae ĐŽŶƐƟƚƵĞŶĐLJ ĨƌŽŵϮϬϭϬƟůů his death. He was the founder and Chairman of dƵƌŬLJƐ'ƌŽƵƉ ŽĨ ŽŵƉĂŶŝĞƐ͕ĂŐƌŽƵƉǁŚŝĐŚ ŽǀĞƌƐĞĞƐ ϭϰ ĐŽŵƉĂŶŝĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ ŚĞĂůƚŚ͕ ƚŽƵƌŝƐŵ͕ ƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƚŝŽŶ͕ ĨŽŽĚ Θ ǁĂƚĞƌ͕ ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ͕ Žŝů Θ ŐĂƐ͕ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ͕ ĞŶŐŝŶĞĞƌŝŶŐ͕ ĐĞŵĞŶƚƐ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ͕ ƌĞĂů ĞƐƚĂƚĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĞƐ ůŽĐĂƚĞĚ ŝŶ dĂŶnjĂŶŝĂ DĂŝŶůĂŶĚ͕ ĂŶnjŝďĂƌ ĂŶĚ Comoros Islands. The companies are currently operated ĂŶĚ ĂĚŵŝŶŝƐƚĞƌĞĚ ďLJ ŚŝƐ ƚǁŽ ƐŽŶƐ dŽƵĨŝƋ ĂƐ K ĂŶĚ ďĚĂůůĂ ĂƐ džĞĐƵƚŝǀĞ ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ ǁŚŝůĞ ŚŝƐ ŽŶůLJ ĚĂƵŐŚƚĞƌ <ŚĂŝƚŚĂŵ ĐŽŶĐĞŶƚƌĂƚĞƐ ŝŶ ŚĞƌ ŽǁŶ ĨĂƐŚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ďĞĂƵƚLJ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ͘ Ăƌ >ŝĨĞ ƉĂƐƐĞƐ ŝƚƐ ĐŽŶĚŽůĞŶĐĞƐ ƚŽ ĨĂŵŝůLJ͕ ĨƌŝĞŶĚƐ and all those who are touched by his death. May the Almighty rests his soul in eternal peace.

FREDDIE MERCURY MUSEUM IN ZANZIBAR

dŚĞĮƌƐƚĞǀĞƌ museum dedicated to the world legend Freddie DĞƌĐƵƌLJ͕ located in ^ŚĂŶŐĂŶŝ͕ŝŶ the heart of Stone Town. It is situated in the ƐĂŵĞŚŽƵƐĞǁŚĞƌĞ&ƌĞĚĚŝĞĂŶĚŚŝƐĨĂŵŝůLJƐƚĂLJĞĚƵŶƚŝů ƚŚĞLJŵŽǀĞĚƚŽŶŐůĂŶĚŝŶϭϵϲϯ͘dŚĞ&ƌĞĚĚŝĞDĞƌĐƵƌLJ museum showcases a detailed accord of the birth ƚŽǁŶ ŽĨ &ĂƌƌŽŬŚ ƵůƐĂƌĂ͕ ŚŝƐ ƌŽŽƚƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ŽƌŽĂƐƚƌŝĂŶ ƌĞůŝŐŝŽŶ͕ ŚŝƐ ĐŚŝůĚŚŽŽĚ ĂŶĚ ƵƉďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐ ŝŶ ĂŶnjŝďĂƌ͕ ĨŽůůŽǁĞĚďLJŚŝƐƐĐŚŽŽůŝŶŐŝŶ/ŶĚŝĂ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞŶ ƚŚĞ ƌĞƐƚ of his journey to becoming one of the greatest stars ŽĨĂůůƚŝŵĞ͘