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Contents
Issue 102, June - August 2021
The microbrewery at Sayari Camp – Page 31
Features
Regulars
8 JOY HADJI ALLIY
4 LATEST NEWS
My left hand - how memoir helped lawyer make sense of her stroke
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6 PAA PICKS
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21 PAA COMPETITION Win a meal for two at Cape Town Fish Market Zanzibar
14 SITI MUHURAM PICTURE SPECIAL
Taarab royalty plays Fumba Town concert
16 CUTOFF RECYCLE
Student uses his head to launch innovative human hair recycling company Fascinating facts
24 EAST AFRICAN SUPER APPS
26 PAA FOOD with Chef Monalisa Rwechungura Lemon pepper chicken
31 SAYARI SOLAR MICROBREWERY
Solar-powered microbrewery makes the perfect Serengeti sundowner
34 HOW TO SLEEP IN THE SKIES 2
Paa Tanzania
Events, products and more…
28 PAA TECH Minimalist tech
22 HUMPBACK WHALES
Apps assemble! The rise of the super app in East Africa
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Precision Air Info 4 Paa News 37 Paa Royal Benefits 38 Route Network 39 Paa Contacts 40 Welcome Aboard
36 NO-NONSENSE TALK WITH SONA Swimming
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Karibu sana It is my great pleasure to welcome you onboard your Precision Air flight and to the latest edition of our magazine, Paa. We were delighted to launch our training centre in March this year, with the first students on the cabin crew course graduating this June. We are looking forward to starting a new class early in July. We are now making final preparations to launch other courses such as Crew Resource Management course, Aviation Safety Management course, Transportation of Dangerous Goods Course, Aviation Security Course and Aircraft Weight and Balance course among others Other recent achievements include out third party maintenance team concluding major maintenance work on a Hawker 800 business jet. We have also just successfully completed our first in-house aircraft weighing, after certifying one of our aircraft 5H-PWD back to service. We have also recorded another big milestone by having Tanzanian Civil Aviation Authority introduce the industry leading maintenance management software system ALKYM, which is expected to reduce the need for more staff, improve control of company airworthy assets and cut the aircraft on ground time by close to half. In May we were delighted to be able to return to Kenya with the reintroduction of daily flights from Dar es Salaam to Nairobi. The flights not only open up the delights of East Africa's most cosmopolitan capital, but also with Jomo Kenyatta International Airport served by some 50 scheduled airlines, plenty of scope for connecting flights across the globe. It just leaves me to wish you a pleasant flight and to let you know that we are always keen to hear your feedback. Get in touch through our social media platforms or contact our call centre. Call centre: +255 22 2168000 / +255 784 108800 / +255 22 2191000
You Are Why We Fly. Patrick Mwanri Managing Director and CEO Precision Air Services Plc www.precisionairtz.com
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News
Latest from Tanzania’s leading airline Tributes to our former CEO
Let us lead you to the Lake Zone With daily flights to Mwanza and three flights a week to Bukoba, Precision Air is the ideal airline to reveal the treasures of Tanzania’s Lake Zone. Here our five attractions that should be part of your itinerary.
Explore Kageye Village
Precision Air would like to extend its condolences to the family of Sauda Rajab, our beloved former group managing director and CEO, who passed away in May. When Sauda was selected for the Precision Air lead role in 2013, she became one of the very few female chief executives of private and public airlines in the world. She was not afraid to make big changes and oversaw an important period of expansion for Precision Air. In paying tribute, current MD and CEO Patrick Mwanri said: “She will always be remembered for her leadership in our organisation and mostly her wonderful and gentle soul.”
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This picturesque fishing village on the shores of Lake Victoria is one of the most historic sites in Tanzania. It was the first chieftaincy for the Sukoma tribe, now the country’s largest ethnic group. It also played a part in one of the most brutal passages of the country’s history with captured slaves confined in the village by Arab traders before being taken on a gruelling journey to the Indian Ocean coast. A monument has been constructed in Kageye in memory of the countless Africans who died during the centuries of this evil trade.
See the Bismarck Rock It may look like it is going to tumble from its natural plinth of equally precariously assembled boulders, but Bismarck Rock has been around for centuries and is an iconic sight on the lake shore. Its surrounding park is a great place to take in the views, which are especially magical at sunset.
Saanane Island National Park A five-minute boat trip from Mwanza will get you to East Africa’s smallest national park. The three islets are home to animals such as impala, rock hyrax, crocodiles and wild cats as well as being the only place in Tanzania to find the De Brazza’s monkey.
Take a tour of a coffee farm While the majority of coffee grown in Tanzania is in the northern highlands, the lower climes of the Lake Zone also holds a good number of smallholder farmers who cultivate robusta beans, which Tanzania coffee drinkers love for its powerful caffeine kick.
Visit the rock paintings and ‘Lourdes of Africa’ In caves found near Mugana there are paintings believed to have been created by the Wahinda people to
Scenic Sunset over the shores of Lake Victoria
stake their claim when they entered the Kgera region. Close by is Nyakijoga, home to one of the first religious shrines built in East Africa and world famous for the healing powers of its waters, which attract thousands of pilgrims each year.
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Social snap Our daily flights from Dar es Salaam to Arusha offer the opportunity for some incredible views through the aircraft windows. On a flight last month, passenger Katy A took this wonderful picture of the city spread out in sunshine with Mt Meru looming above it. Katy is an English teacher who lives and works in Monduli and shares her adventures on her Instagram page @foreverfreebird. Thanks for sharing, Katy, and we hope to welcome you onboard again soon.
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Paa Picks / Events, products and more…
Chocolate Mamas Chocolate Mamas has brought homemade bean-to-bar chocolate to Tanzania. Its products are made with 100 per cent cacao from local organic farmers with fillings that are also naturally sourced and they taste delicious. Check them out at the Chocolate Mamas store in Slipway, Dar es Salaam; House of Kokoa in Stone Town, Zanzibar and Village Supermarkets across the country.
Craving a cocktail? Arts hub The Drum, in Dar es Salaam’s Oyster Bay neighbourhood, has a new café occupying its cute courtyard. The Eight Art Café channels the complex’s creative vibe with a range of carefully crafted meals and cocktails. Try its signature Eight cocktail with cayenne peppers adding some spice to this rum, lime and pineapple thirst quencher. Call +255 682 494 146
See Binti on the big screen As well as being selected for this July’s Zanzibar Film Festival, all-Tanzanian film Binti is going to be screened at cinemas across the country. The Dar-set drama tells the intertwining tales of four young women and is the first feature film release for production company Black Unicorn Studios run by sisters Angela and Alinda Ruhinda. Angela also wrote the emotion-packed script. “Bring your tissues,” she advises filmgoers. Visit @blackunicorn on Instagram for full details on screenings.
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Check out the chicken
Moyo Designs
Kuku Kuku is the place so good they named it twice. Set up by the same team behind hit Dar franchise Samaki Samaki, this hip new combination of restaurant, lounge and nightclub in the city’s Milimani Tower is already bringing in the crowds for its spicy chicken dishes and musical entertainment driven by top DJ talent.
The skilled artisans at Moyo Designs make vibrant statement accessories,which draw on Swahili traditions, but also a modern, quirky sense of invention. We love their whimsical baobab sculptures. Find out more at moyodesignstz.com
Melba Candles Melba Candles’ eco-friendly, soy-scented, candles can bring an instant sense of relaxation to a room with their soft, flickering light and calming aromas. The company offers a range of scents from its store in the Slipway, among them best-seller Very Vanilla. Visit its Instagram page @melbacandles_
Listen to the latest star of singeli The speedy yet sweet rapping skills of young Tanzanian artist Kidene Fighter have made him an emerging name on the singeli scene. His latest single, ‘Wale Wale’ (‘The Same’), is produced by DJ Baba Pana and brings some pop gloss to the usual gritty street sounds of the genre. Check it out now streaming on YouTube.
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Joy Hadji Alliy
My left hand How memoir helped lawyer make sense of her stroke Successful commercial lawyer and now author Joy Alliy is a fighter. Last year a stroke left her without the use of the right side of her body and unable to speak or swallow so she used her left hand to write a brutally honest account of her life before and after the stroke and how she came to terms with the condition. Now the memoir, The Metamorphosis of a Butterfly, has been published and Joy is on the road to recovery. Here she reveals to Mark Edwards how the traumatic event led her to re-examine her life.
T
he warning signs were there.
Novita Law, in a notoriously ruthless
Dizzy spells that would make
and competitive profession. She didn’t
Joy Alliy feel “like the whole
have the time to be ill.
room was spinning” were dismissed
All smiles Joy Alliy before the stroke
that you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start over.” She intended the quote to serve as inspiration to her young team – most
by her doctor as vertigo and when she
Starting over
also started experiencing momentary
In September of that year Novita
or even high school and set on a
losses of vision – once while
Law – which specialises in corporate
steep learning curve – as well as to
swimming with her nephew and once
and commercial law – marked its
reference the brave new beginnings
while watching television at home –
fifth anniversary with a small party
she told no-one but inwardly noted
at its offices in Dar’s city centre. Joy
that it was probably time she booked
addressed attending colleagues and
an appointment with her optician.
friends with a moving celebration
standard that has seen her listed seven
of them hired straight from university
in her own career, which had seen her Lawyer Joy runs her own firm, Novita Law
go solo after 12 years working in some of Tanzania’s biggest law firms to a
They were worrying symptoms,
speech. At its heart was a quote Joy
times in international legal ranking
especially in 2020 among the fear
had taken from one of her favourite
system Chambers Global Guide.
and uncertainty of the global Covid
films, The Curious Case of Benjamin
pandemic. But 42-year-old Joy was a
Button. “It’s never too late to become
that soon her life would be hit with a
bright, ambitious commercial lawyer in
who you want to be. I hope you live a
shocking, unavoidable reason to start
Dar es Salaam, running her own firm,
life that you’re proud of, and if you find
over once again.
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However, Joy couldn’t have known
Just a few days after the party, she
to her was painful. Sleep was broken
woke suddenly at 4am, feeling unwell.
up with nightmarish visions and she
She staggered to her bathroom and
escaped the mental turmoil with
switched on the light to check her
long hours watching television. But
reflection in the mirror, but did not
within a few weeks she felt the need
recognise her own face. Convincing
to get her thoughts down in writing.
herself that she must be dreaming, she
With her right side immobilised by
returned to bed. When her “life partner”
the stroke, she began typing with just
Ross Methven woke by her side a few
her left hand into her smart phone
hours later he found her unable to
– she couldn’t access her laptop and
speak and rushed her to the Aga Khan
desktop as forgetting all of her access
Hospital. Tests there revealed Joy had
passwords was among the bizarre
suffered an ischaemic stroke caused
mind-scrambling effects of the stroke
by a blood clot in the left side of her
that included the Tanzanian-born Joy
brain. It had left the lawyer without the
losing her much prized posh British
use of the right side of her body and
accent, the legacy of a UK public
unable to speak and swallow.
school education, when her voice
Life-changing
began to return. The writing was mentally and physi-
Joy was overwhelmed by the
cally taxing, but Joy stuck at it. In fact,
traumatic changes affecting her body.
her carers had to limit her to working
“I knew something was wrong, but I
on the book no more than an hour a
couldn’t process it,” she says.
day. “Ross would warn me that it was
Who she was had seemingly changed beyond recognition in a
like I was back at work again,” Joy says.
Recovery Joy has had physiotherapy to help her regain mobility
continued apace since. I arranged to talk to her via Zoom in April. She is staying at Scotland-born Ross’s home
moment. “My whole world had come
Memoir as therapy
to a complete standstill,” she says. The
By January she was finished. The result,
arrived from Tanzania after a long wait
keen kickboxer could now barely walk.
The Metamorphosis of a Butterfly:
for covid travel restrictions to ease
The health fanatic who loved cooking
A Journey of Rebirth, Hope and
and Joy intends to recuperate there
and was meticulous in preparing
Transformation, is now published in
for the next six months. She sends
nutritious meals could now not eat
paperback and on Kindle. It’s a fascinat-
me a couple of emails ahead of our
solid food. The eloquent speaker
ing first-person insight into the physi-
talk with concerns that I may have
used to verbally sparring with leading
cal and mental struggles of suffering a
trouble understanding her speech
figures in industry and government
stroke as well as a poignant portrait of
and that the conversation may have
could no longer talk. The woman who
the challenges an ambitious woman
to be short as she still gets tired easily.
was the face as well as the founder
still has to battle today to make her
However, she appears on my video
of Novita Law, with a dazzling smile
mark in life and the toll it can take.
link looking bright and well and – just
photographers loved, could now not even manage a grin, with the affected
Writing the book was an important part of Joy’s recovery, which has
in Edinburgh – the couple have just
nine months after suffering the stroke – proceeds to talk articulately for well
muscles on her right side causing her
over an hour. There is still a slight
facial features to droop.
stiffness to her facial expressions, but
There was, however, still a part of Joy the stroke could not take away: her will to succeed. She was allowed home from hospital after six days with Ross and Joy’s cousin, Asha Mtindo, sharing caring duties. At first trying to make sense of what had happened
With her right side immobilised by the stroke, she began typing with just her left hand into her smart phone
she reveals that Ross claims he saw her really smile for the first time since the stroke a few days ago. The reason? Joy had just read my initial request to feature her story in Paa! “There was a time when I had no feeling in my upper limbs and just www.precisionairtz.com
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talking for a few seconds would leave me out of breath,” she says. “But now I’m around 70 per cent recovered. I still can’t wiggle my toes, but doctors have told me it will take around a year to fully regain everything.” Such have been the great strides in her recovery that back in Tanzania, Joy had even started kickboxing again, doing some light punching with her
Soon her body was signalling it had had enough. Panic attacks were making work impossible so Joy handed in her notice only to launch Novita Law a month later
When she returned to Tanzania, she joined a smaller law firm, thinking it would allow a better work-life balance. However, her workaholic ways soon resurfaced and her new employers, impressed with her abilities, began assigning her their most demanding cases. In the middle of working on a high-level government transaction that would take two years to complete,
physio. Not that this means she is keen
she found out her mother had been
to throw herself back into her old ways.
diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. In
Lessons have been learnt. She now realises that the relentless
of top grades had been broken by a
just four months the disease claimed
‘B’ that day. Her parents ensured their
her life.
intensity of that life was unsustainable.
children got the best education to
The stroke was proof of that. “I’ve
make the most of their abilities. Joy
always been a perfectionist and a very
attended Malvern St James girls’ school
independent person,” she says.
in the UK, which includes among its
The five years with Novita Law
former pupils a member of British
Joy was devastated. In the book she describes feeling “like my heart had Back to boxing Joy has restarted light sessions with her trainer
been ripped into a thousand pieces” yet she gave no public intimations of her grief, choosing instead to take on
inflamed these traits. While Joy had
royalty, and continued her studies at
built a young, motivated team, she
two of the country’s leading universi-
“struggled to delegate” and found
ties, Warwick and Durham. I praise her
Soon her body was signalling it
herself “doing 90 per cent of the work”,
achievements, but she counters wryly
had had enough. Panic attacks were
regularly staying up until midnight to
that her brother and sister won places
making work impossible so Joy
complete tasks.
at Stanford and Cornell, respectively,
handed in her notice only to launch
two Ivy League US universities world
Novita Law a month later. Now she
not been easy. In the early weeks of
renowned for their excellence. Good, it
was in charge, but the responsibility
her care, she “just had to watch in
seems, was not good enough.
Learning to relinquish control has
frustration” as people fussed around her, but she learned to accept the help
Legal career
given her – from the physiotherapy
Joy began her legal career at age 25,
and psychotherapy, which had a
winning a place at one of Tanzania’s
positive effect, to the mood enhancing
largest law firms at the time. She
medication prescribed to her at the
worked non-stop to impress and
hospital, which just made her more
was soon entrusted to manage
anxious. Recently the zealously tidy
government projects, going on to
and house-proud Joy has been testing
make junior partner after seven
her resolve “by creating mess on
years. However, the long hours and
purpose”.
constant pressure were beginning
The price of perfectionism In her book, Joy traces the roots
to weigh her down and just making it into work each day was becoming a struggle. She made the difficult
of this perfectionism and pursuit of
decision to leave, but rather than take
excellence back to her childhood.
time to rest she returned to the UK to
She and her siblings were bright and
study for a postgraduate diploma at
“fiercely competitive”. She recounts a
the Oxford Institute of Legal Studies, a
time when she ran home from primary
qualification that would enable her to
school in tears because her long line
practise law abroad.
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even more work projects and push herself even harder in the gym.
meant she was giving even more of
proposals from senior male staff would
herself to her work – investing her
be frequent and need to be rebuffed
limited savings in the firm, not paying
with decorum. As a Malvern St James
herself for two years yet investing in
‘old girl’, she wrote in its school
the legal training of her team and
magazine: “I remember returning to
doing the lion’s share of the work.
the office once in tears having been
Looking back, Joy can identify
sexually harassed by an older govern-
the stresses that are likely to have
ment officer. My female colleagues
contributed to her stroke. Her team
were not very sympathetic and made
are running Novita Law in her absence
it seem like this was normal behaviour.”
and she is allowing herself the step
She goes on to say that her drive and
back. “I have learnt to take it slow,”
ambition were often perceived as
she says. “Maybe in the future I’ll be
threatening by male colleagues. “The IT
a consultant rather than running my
guy approached me one day, suggest-
own firm.”
ing that I should consider having a
Facing prejudice
child if I am not interested in marriage.” Even the intensity of her workouts
Other future options to make use of
drew mistrust. Many people at her
her professional skills include working
gym could not understand why she
with charities. She has recently done
wanted to be so strong and take up
some advocacy work with stroke
a violent sport like kickboxing. “You’d
survivors, which opened her eyes to
think I was starting a revolution, the
not only the large number of sufferers
looks I’d get doing my kickboxing
there are in Tanzania, but also the
workouts,” she says. What those
prejudices many of them face. “There
onlookers didn’t know was that Joy
are some people here that think you
took up kickboxing in 2004 after she
have been hexed or cursed if you’ve
was almost choked by an ex-boyfriend.
of the welcome results of the stroke.
had a stroke,” she says. While Joy has
“I wanted to make sure that never
Though not all her family had shown
been touched by the care and love she
happened to me again,” she says.
the same “compassion” as Ross,
has received from friends and family
Second chance
her dress, brush her teeth and eat. He
Joy now sees the stroke as a chance to re-evaluate her life
nurturing environment”, even leading
has continued to provide a “calm and Joy in guided meditations when she is feeling anxious. This blossoming of love was one
Joy knew that staying positive was
since her illness, not everyone has
Looking to the future
been as kind and understanding. She
Joy seems to have found a good man
would tell other stroke victims at the
recalls being taken out to a restaurant
now. She describes her connection
advocacy sessions: “Most people when
in Dar es Salaam to celebrate her 43rd
with Ross as “not a normal relation-
it happens, they think it is the end of
birthday. The glamorous Joy was used
ship” – their respective jobs mean they
the world, but actually it is a second
to turning heads on entering a room,
spend extended periods continents
chance to do it right.”
but here, frail and unsure on her feet,
apart – but they seem made for
she was aware of “people staring at
each other. Ross certainly seems to
me like there was something wrong
share her independent streak, having
with me”.
spent a year of his life cycling from
Joy knows prejudice well. As an ambitious woman trying to make the most of herself, she has seen it often. Women are held to higher standards than men in business and Joy knew
Edinburgh to South Africa to raise money for charity. Joy says her illness has brought them "even closer together”. His quick thinking in getting Joy to
that she had to be perfect to progress.
the hospital was crucial and he has
She knew missteps with drink or drugs
been by her side ever since, being her
would not be forgiven and indecent
right hand in the early days to help
key to her recovery. After all, as she
The Metamorphosis of a Butterfly: A Journey of Rebirth, Hope and Transformation, is now published in paperback and on Kindle. It is available online as well as two Dar es Salaam outlets – bookshop A Novel Idea, at the Msasani Slipway and craft store Make It Matter, in Oyster Bay.
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Siti Muhuram picture special
Taarab royalty plays Fumba Town concert One of Zanzibar’s newest residential developments, Fumba Town, recently paid host to a live concert of taarab music, a genre that dates back to the 1880s on the archipelago. In late April, Siti Muhuram and her band, the DCMA All Stars, performed a selection of songs from her debut album, ‘Siti of Unguja’, which has garnered huge international acclaim and was in May announced as the winner of the Songlines African and Middle East album of the year. Muhuram has familial links to the foundation of taarab music in Zanzibar as she is the great-grand-daughter of Siti Binti Saad, who was the first woman in East Africa to record her music on an album. ‘Siti of Unguja’ is a collection of songs originally
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recorded by Siti Binti Saad and reimagined through the “golden voice” of her great grand-daughter and musicians from the Dhow Countries Music Academy under the direction of the academy’s artistic director Matona Issa Haji. Crowds gathered outside the Kwetu Kwenu Café in Fumba Town to hear the outdoor concert. Also in attendance was photographer Vanessa Mwingira, known as @punkandblvck on Instagram, who took some amazing pictures, which we share exclusively here with Paa readers. To find out about more music events happening at Fumba Town, visit its Facebook and Instagram sites @fumbatown
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CutOff Recycle
Student uses his head to launch
Innovative human hair recycling company David Denis came up with the science behind Cutoff Recycle – his company which turns waste human hair into farming fertilizer – while still at high school. He talks to Paa magazine about his long-term plans for an award-winning business that now employs a 100-strong team and is taking on Arusha’s pollution problem.
R
ecent social distancing
Denis was a 19-year-old student at the
measures have meant many
School of St Jude, in Arusha, Tanzania,
of us have left it longer than
“debating in the school barber shop
usual between haircuts. Sitting in the
with friends whether human hair could
salon and watching your lockdown
be recycled,” he says.
locks pile up on the floor as the hairdresser clips away, it is tempting
School backing
to wonder where all that hair goes.
Thirteen years at St Jude’s – a charity-
Few have pursued those thoughts,
Start-up (Above) David Denis with CutOff Recycle co-founder Ojung'u Jackson and (above right) with members of his team
keratin, he started joining the dots. “I knew the constituent elements of proteins are nitrogen, oxygen, hydrogen, carbon, hydrogen, phosphorus, sulphur and potassium – all of which
funded school that provides free
are macro elements needed for plant
though, as far as David Denis, the
primary and secondary education to
growth,” he says. “As hair contains
chief executive of CutOff Recycle, a
the poorest and brightest children of
keratin, I realized it must also contain
Tanzanian company that recycles
the Arusha Region – had taught Denis
all of those elements.”
waste human hair to make fertilizer
“to be curious and find passion in
for arable farms. It is an ingenious
innovation,” he says. Ever supportive,
Testing the theory
idea with far-reaching effects that
his teachers encouraged him to
Denis and classmate Jackson began to
has seen the company’s co-founders,
pursue his idea.
test that theory by running a series of
23-year-old Denis and Ojung’u
The keen science student, who
experiments in the St Jude’s laboratory.
Jackson, garlanded with awards and
chose biology, chemistry and physics
With the support of the school’s lab
overseeing a business that has grown
as his A-levels, had been taught about
technician, they honed a process of
to involve a 100-strong workforce.
the structure of proteins and knowing
hydrolysis – a chemical reaction in
human hair contained one of its own,
which water is used to break down the
The germ of the idea started when
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bonds of a particular substance – to
business. As two of St Jude’s brightest
extract the keratin from the hair and
prospects, the pair had both secured
harness its plant-boosting properties.
places at universities, with the school
In a few months the studentpre-
continuing its mentorship by funding
neurs were producing their own liquid
their graduate fees. However, with
fertilizer made from hair collected from
the school’s blessing, they decided to
the school barbershop, just in time to
defer their university places and use
present their work at the 2018 St Jude’s
the gap year to get the business off
science fair, where they were named
the ground.
first runners-up. More awards were to
More than 100 hairdressers in the Arusha region now allow CutOff Recycle’s team of young collectors to drop by each week
come while the duo were still in high
Tons of human hair
each week and transport the waste
school, including winning the Best
CutOff Recycle has now been running
hair to the company’s factory.
Science Project of that year from the
15 months. In that time Denis has
Nelson Mandela African Institute of
collected more awards – the latest
and dried before it undergoes the
Science & Technology.
being second prize in the Global
chemical hydrolysis. The result is
Student Entrepreneurship Award
a branded liquid fertilizer, which,
prizes along with connections to a
– while his company has collected
Denis says, has proved effective in
network of clients and investors. Soon
around 25 tons of human hair. More
boosting yields of the valued crops
Denis and Jackson began to believe
than 100 hairdressers in the Arusha
of vegetable farmers in the Arusha
they had the means to develop
region now allow CutOff Recycle’s
region, with 32 local farms now
their prototype into a workable
team of young collectors to drop by
making regular use of the product.
Many of the awards came with cash
Here the hair is sorted, washed
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CutOff Recycle
these dumps was burned and he also knew too well the array of health conditions suffered by residents because of the fires. He says: “There was a dump site in the neighbourhood I lived in for years and not only did I see it every time I passed, but family members were victims of infection due to the CutOff Recycle’s impact in the
boda-boda riding collectors. Denis
Growing business
environmental effects of poor waste
community is crucial to Denis.
sees this number vaulting into four
Growing up in a loving, but poor
figures as the company expands and
family in Arusha, where job prospects
diversifies its operations – with future
are slim, he knows how lucky he was
products being finalised including
burnt. It was the same situation with
to be given the gift of education with
building bricks fortified with hair fibres.
barbershops all across Arusha.
St Jude’s and he is making sure plenty more young people will benefit from
Job opportunities
his good fortune.
“CutOff Recycle will already be a
“In the Tanzanian community,
major contributor in youth employ-
especially the indigenous part of
ment in the next four years. By then
Arusha where I grew up, it is always
I expect us to give job opportunities
worth thinking ahead of time,” he says.
to 5,000 young Tanzanians. We aim
“There are no jobs! There’s a lot of
to reach more farmers in Tanzania
poverty and dependency. As a child
and grow to a scale of servicing 15
from a low-income family who got a
million farmers across Tanzania with
full educational scholarship as a high-
our fertilizers and herbicides.”
achieving and extraordinary student,
CutOff Recycle’s benefits to the
you feel indebted to the community
community go beyond job creation.
you come from. Therefore, not only
Before its recycling work began, all
do I need to assure myself a job of
waste hair in the Arusha region – as
my own but create it for many young
is the case across the country – was
people with or without education.”
disposed of at refuse sites. When
Currently, there are more than 100
these get full, the contents are set
people on the CutOff Recycle payroll,
alight to create more space. Denis
including the production team,
knew to beware the noxious fumes
packaging and delivery team and the
released into the air when hair at
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The CutOff Recycle fertilizer and herbicide is proving popular with Arusha farmers
Lessons Denis and Jackson explain the science behind their invention to students
disposal. The dump site at school was filled with waste hair from the saloon every weekend ready to be
“At CutOff Recycle we want to totally cut off the chain of disposing of waste hair in dumps. That is why we will continue to come up with
alternative uses. We have two projects
schoolwork. However, the job is also
being finalized right now.”
demanding. I am on standby 24/7
For all the company’s rapid expan-
because we have families fed by the
sion, there have been challenges
business. Sometimes I miss classes,
along the way. Barbershops were
sometimes I miss company update
not always so willing to donate their
meetings. As an entrepreneur life is
waste hair with some dismissing the
demanding, and we have no excuse
recycling claims as witchcraft, but the
to not do well. I just received results
majority have come around. Denis has
for my first university exams and have
also been finding getting his products
3As, 3B+, 2B, and 1C. OK grades for a
approved a laborious process. “We are
studentpreneur who misses classes,
still struggling with certification of our
tests and who joined one month after
agri-products for mass production
studies began.”
and distribution,” he says. “This is a
To ensure the smooth day-to-day
new technology and the bureaucratic
running of CutOff Recycle while Denis
process is slowing us down.”
divides his loyalties between his start-
Studentpreneur
up and his studies, he has put in place “a strong and loyal” management team.
Denis and Jackson are now having
Denis also appreciates the support of
to deal with these business obstacles
the African Leadership Academy, who
while juggling the demands of
last year made him the only finalist
full-time education as both have now
from Tanzania for its Anzisha Prize for
begun their university courses. Denis
young entrepreneurs and continues,
is studying environmental science
he says, to “back me through its
at Ardhi University, in Dar es Salaam,
advisory board as well as monthly
while Jackson – who has also gained
check-ins and wellness advice”.
plaudits for his role in CutOff Recycle, being named among the top ten
Looking to the future
entrepreneurs in Tanzania by African
Still, Denis’s most faithful supporter
university network Ruforum – is a
remains St Jude’s. As one of the 1,800
couple of thousand kilometres
‘lost causes’ given a life changing
further south at the University of
education at the school, the former
Botswana.
student feels forever indebted. His
The juggling of responsibilities
Six more uses for human hair
1
Wig making. Human hair wigs look natural and are durable. Most donated hair goes into wig making.
2
Test tress making. When cosmetic chemists design hair products they need to test them on the real thing.
3
Clean-up Oil Spills. NASA has been testing a technique to use human hair to clean up oil spills. Apparently, dog fur is also effective.
4
Create furniture. Arts student Oksana Bondar created a dressing table stool made with human hair combined with polylactic acid, a bidegradable plastic made from sugar cane, to form a solid texture.
5
Craft a work of art. It took 42,000 haircuts, but artist Wenda Gu was able to create a giant banner using human hair.
6
Make soy sauce. A Chinese company treated human hair to make edible amino acids for soy sauce. It was soon banned by the Chinese government.
gap year provided a chance to show
and I think is important to prepare
is “tough”, Denis admits, and the
his appreciation by teaching science
young stars of the future on that path.
usually straight-A student has taken
classes at St Jude’s and surrounding
I got out there first with CutOff Recyle
a hit in his early grades at Ardhi.
schools, sharing his passion for a
However, he knows continuing his
subject often undervalued, but which
learning is integral to his career
he believes is of paramount impor-
development.
tance in an innovative, modern world.
“It’s so hard, but I know my
“I have seen an opportunity in the
Opportunities Denis believes his scientific skills will continue to be in demand in a growing Tanzania
to make people understand the amazing things science can do.” Those early science lessons showed Denis knowledge begins by asking questions and then seeking answers.
purpose, I came to university not
coming few years where innovation
CutOff Recycle was the answer to one
to fulfil anyone’s demands but to
is going to grow due to technology
question, but Denis intends to answer
improve my knowledge around
needs with its expansion in Tanzania
many more. Still barely in his 20s, he
environmental management, which
and across whole Africa,” he says. “Many
is a man on a mission who will ensure
I am passionate about,” he says. “So,
manufacturing industries are going
that his time, like hair on an Arusha
whatever it takes, I have to do well in
to open up and require scientific skills
barber’s floor, is not wasted.
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Question: 1. What is the name of Sit Muhuram’s debut album? 2. In which Tanzanian city is CutOff Recycle's operations based? 3. What is another name for a humpback whale's tail?
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Humpback whales
Humpback whales Fascinating facts
Tanzania is famous the world over for its annual giant migration of grazers across the Serengeti, but there is another equally miraculous journey that reaches the Indian Ocean waters off the coast of Zanzibar. Between June and December herds of humpback whales and their calves reach the archipelago on migrations that can reach up to 8,000 km. It’s a sight that Ekaterina Kalashnikova, who is the general manager of luxury hotel Zanzi Resort and a marine biologist, has been lucky enough to see many times. Here she shares some amazing facts about these playful leviathans of the sea. Images courtesy of: @Pavel Kalashnikov
Humpback whales have developed their own unique communication methods
perhaps much more than that – if we
to get to know you a bit closer, let’s share
Humpbacks don’t eat for almost six months and while fasting travel incredible distances!
Humpback species are notoriously vocal,
these warm and safe waters for increas-
These majestic marine nomads undertake
and their acoustic repertoire is diverse and
ing abundance of our population’). This
annual migrations covering thousands
impressive, including complex signature
is where we start to see how they form
of kilometres from high-latitude summer
songs that may last for hours. But apart
complex social bonds and share the culture
feeding grounds, where they take advan-
from these voice messages that whales use
of communication – their own WhatsApp-
tage of the food resources of vast swarms
for socialising and conveying information,
PecSlap messaging network.
of krill, to low-latitude winter breeding
could speak their behavioural language we would probably hear something like ‘I have arrived, I am attractive and ready
they also have their own way of ‘texting’
grounds, where they mate, give birth,
each other. They use pectoral fin slapping
nurse, and generally do not feed. When
for this. It’s a noisy, splashy event that is
southern hemisphere humpbacks are
incredible to witness. Usually a female
in tropical waters (southern hemisphere
whale will lie on her side, raise her long
winter), the northern hemisphere hump-
pectoral fin into the air and provocatively
back whales are feeding at high latitudes
slam it back to the surface, producing a
(northern hemisphere summer). This situ-
sound familiar (and desirable) to male
ation reverses after six months. Each year
whales. No doubt, she’s flirting! So-called
from June to December humpbacks are
pec-slapping is one of the many intricate
observed along the Tanzanian coastline
ways of a non-vocal communication that
and the Zanzibar and Pemba channels
they use to say ‘hello’ to each other (and
where they come to breed and… to fast.
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Whales cannot breathe through their mouths Despite being mammals and breathing
metres in height and be nearly as wide.
air just like humans, whales' nostrils have
The blast can be seen from up to a few
evolutionary moved on to the tops of their
kilometres away and, to be honest, it is
heads and merged into a blowhole, which
best experienced at a distance as whales’
in case of humpbacks have two holes, just
breath, which contains mucus and oils, can
like our nostrils. When whales surface to
be a bit smelly. Blows of different species
take out a breath and let out mighty blows
are really iconic as they vary in shapes
they are not releasing water from their
and directions. Recognizing distinct blow
blowhole they are letting out air. When
not only helps to locate your animal in
this happens a huge blast of mist can
the water, but also often enables species
be seen in the air, which can reach three
identification.
Whales have fingerprints It is possible to recognize individual humpbacks by the unique markings of their tails (or flukes). These are recorded for individual identification of the animals and ID catalogues compilation. In this way we can obtain information year on year about populations
'The big wings of New England’ This is the English translation of the Latin name for humpback whales, megaptera novaeangliae. It’s a deservedly beautiful name inspired by the whales’ giant pectoral fins, which reach up to five metres in length. It is this length of the fins, combined with their shape and extreme mobility, which make humpbacks so acrobatic and manoeuvrable. The natural efficacy of these fins with their tubercles on the leading edge and their fluid-dynamic mechanisms have even been applied to the designs of watercraft, aircraft, ventilation fans and windmills.
of that species, their size, individual growth, associations, mortality, and reproductive rates. Flukes are whales’ fingerprints. However fluke markings in calves are not persistent so cannot be used for ID purposes.
Ekaterina Kalashnikova Cetaceans’ researcher Ekaterina has been working with the Wildlife Conservation Society Tanzania Programme for the five past years alongside scientists and conservationists who have supported in her marine biology journey. She says: “By systematic data collection, having a lot of patience, we can start to gradually unfold more and more of what a whales’ life cycle is about. We are watching them, asking really interesting questions, but still getting very brief glimpses of these sea marvels. Intelligent, peaceful and curious, believed to demonstrate altruistic behaviour, having intricate social communication, these majestic nomads of the seas will forever be captivating minds.”
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East African super apps
Ayoba Countries served: Uganda, Ghana, Rwanda, Nigeria Services: Instant messaging, share news stories, videos and images, make money transfers
Apps assemble!
The rise of the super app in East Africa With so many East Africans running their lives on their mobile phones, the market is primed for the arrival of the super app. These bundles of complementary services make it even easier for our mobile-first generation to access a range of consumer functions – such as banking, ride-hailing, communication and hiring traders – all from within the one app. We take a look at some of the best out there.
Download the app: at ayoba.me or Google Play (iOS version to be rolled out soon) It may seem a bit of stretch to bestow super app status on an instant messaging app, but Ayoba is a one-of-a-kind communications platform that allows integrated connections that go beyond just chatting. It was launched in South Africa – ‘ayoba’ is a made-up word popularised in the townships to mean ‘cool’ or ‘ok’ – but in 2019 it arrived in East Africa through MTN Uganda. The app works across networks, but MTN’s customers get 1 GB of free data each month to use its multimedia features such as news and sports channels, music and video chats and to share videos, images, audio and other files with their contacts via end-to-end encryption. It is also possible to make secure money transfers with your contact without having to come out of your chat. Using the ‘MoMo’ option, you can set the amount to send and include a reason for the transfer. You then get to authorise the transaction by entering your PIN code. Just you and the recipient will be notified once the transfer has gone through. MTN Uganda has recently teamed up with Vodacom Tanzania to allow their customers to send direct money transfers between the two countries.
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Little
M-Pesa
Tingg
Countries served: Kenya, Uganda, Zambia and Tanzania
Countries served: Kenya, Tanzania, Lesotho, Mozambique, DRC, Ghana and Egypt
Countries served: Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, Uganda, Tanzania, Mozambique, Zambia, Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire and Botswana
Services: Ride-hailing, food delivery, utility payments and more Download the app: at Google Play or App Store Little began as a small-scale ridehailing company in Kenya, battling for market share with global giants such as Uber and Taxify, but has expanded into a East African super-app with a bouquet of smart services that now includes bus rides, the payment of electricity and water bills as well as food and parcel deliveries. A new option on the app allows users to fill in parcel details such as the size, description, receiver’s details and location. These delivery services have flourished amid social distancing concerns during the pandemic. The app also allows users to select a preferred driver, track the parcel and make cashless payments.
Services: Deposit and withdraw money, make payments across the continent, top up airtime, pay bills, receive salaries, set up online business Download the app: at Google Play or App Store
Services: Secure bill payments, money transfers, pay for travel, food and gas delivery Download the app: at Google Play Tingg is a smart, cashless and conveni-
M-Pesa is Africa’s most successful mobile
ent payment solution that links all
money service. In 2019 41.5 million
your mobile money, debit/credit
people used it to carry out more than
cards and banks to one wallet across
12 billion transactions and its operations
Africa. You don’t have to have a bank
are set to get even bigger. Early last year
account at all to use its services, which
Vodacom and Safaricom completed
include paying utility bills, renewing
the acquisition of the M-Pesa brand in a
cable TV and internet subscriptions,
joint venture with ambitions to broaden
paying for travel, topping up your
its bouquet of services into super app
mobile phone airtime across networks
territory. The first wave of these new
and even ordering food. All transac-
‘mini-apps’ that partner with M-Pesa has
tions are super secure thanks to two-
focused on small businesses, giving them
factor authentication and there are
the chance to turn their mobile phone
no charges if you are sending money
into an optimised business tool. The Lipa
to another Tingg user. The app, which
Na M-Pesa app, which allows start-ups
was devised by African-run digital
and small-scale merchants to embrace
payments company Cellulant, is also
cashless payments, has proved very
proving popular with small businesses
popular in response to Covid-19. Recent
wanting to start accepting digital
updates have also seen the arrival of mini-
payments from customers across the
apps M-Pawa and Mastercard, which will
continent.
allow customers to manage loans, savings and top up their virtual cards.
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Paa Food / Make it with Monalisa
Lemon pepper chicken Tanzanians love their chicken, especially when it is fired up with a bit of spice. Paa’s cookery columnist Monalisa Rwechungura has created a finger-licking recipe to try at home with instructions in English and Swahili.
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t’s no lie, chicken is a culinary phenomenon here. Just look at the number of restaurants, bars and
start a party in your mouth. It is the perfect dinner recipe for a busy weeknight, requiring just a simple mari-
fast food kiosks selling it. The range of
nade and a short cooking time, this chicken
marinades and cooking methods means
recipe is filled with tangy flavours that pack
it is a really versatile dish. In a nutshell,
a punch and will leave your family craving
the culinary possibilities with chicken are
more.
endless. Today we explore the world of lemon
It can be paired with any carb of your choice or a simple salad. I like to serve it
pepper chicken. Soaked in a lemony
with mashed sweet potatoes (to get that
marinade and glazed with a buttery lemon
sweet and sour combo), gravy and a salad.
pepper sauce, this recipe is guaranteed to
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Let’s get into it!
Prep Time: 15 minutes Cooking Time: 45 minutes
Ingredients
• 1 whole chicken • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper • Zest of two lemons • Two lemons • One teaspoon of butter • Half a teaspoon of salt
by Chef Monalisa Rwechungura
Mahitaji Kuku Mzima, Pilipili Manga Iliyosagwa Kijiko cha Chai, Maganda ya Malimao Mawili Yaliyokwanguliwa, Malimao Mawili, Siagi Kijiko cha Chai na Chumvi Nusu Kijiko cha Chai. Muda wa Maandalizi: Dakika 15 Muda wa Kupika: Dakika 45
Mbinui
For more recipes by Monalisa, visit her YouTube channel, Diko by Monalisa, in which she shares short video recipes for international dishes as well as Tanzanian classics all in Swahili.
Method 1. Clean the chicken and butterfly it by removing its backbone. Cut on both sides of the spinal cord starting from the rear of the chicken to the neck. After removing the backbone lay the chicken into a flat butterfly position.
7. Let the chicken marinate for two hours.
2. In a clean bowl squeeze and juice the halved lemons
11. Grill the chicken for another 15 minutes so as to crisp up the skin
3. Add the black pepper, lemon zest and salt to the lemon juice
12. Take the chicken drippings, add butter and reduce on low heat until the sauce slightly thickens.
4. Stir the marinade to combine. 5. Make small cuts on the chicken to allow the marinade to permeate throughout the whole chicken. 6. Generously apply the marinade to the chicken.
8. Preheat oven to 180°C. 9. Grill the chicken for 30 minutes 10. Raise oven temperature to 200°C
13. Glaze the chicken with reduced sauce. 14. Garnish with lemon zest and fresh lemon slices. ENJOY!
• Muoshe Kuku na kumtoa uti wa mgongo kwa kuukata pande zote mbili kuanzia kwenye makalio mpaka kwenye shingo. • Ndani ya bakuli safi kamua malimao. • Kwenye maji ya limao weka pilipili manga, maganda ya malimao na chumvi. • Koroga viuongo vichanganyike vizuri. • Muwekee kuku mikato kidogo kwenye Ngozi na nyama ili kuhakikisha viungo vinaingia mpaka ndani. • Mpake kuku viungo vya kutosha. • Acha kuku akae na viungo kwa masaa mawili. • Weka joto la 180°C kwenye oven. • Mchome kuku kwenye oven kwa dakika 30. • Ongeza joto mpaka 200°C. • Mchoma kuku kwa dakika 15 ili kumkausha ngozi. • Chukua mchuzi uliotoka wakati unamchoma kuku (utakua kwenye chombo ulichoweka chini ya kuku wakati unamchoma), weka siagi na uupike kwenye moto mdogo mpaka uwe mzito kiasi. • Mpake kuku huo mchuzi. • Pendezesha kuku wako kwa kutumia maganda ya limao na slesi za limao.
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Paa Tech
Minimalist tech Minimalism is a trending concept right now with social media full of influencers in their bare but beautiful homes espousing a less-is-more lifestyle and the inner peace that can come from getting rid of unnecessary belongings. Paring down your tech so you have less of it and it has less of a hold over you is a big part of the minimalist mantra. Here are five essentials all with a stripped-down style.
AG+CUP Image: Amazon
Getting rid of old belongings can be a testing task, but there is a silver lining – quite literally in the case of the Ag+Cup. This handmade ceramic mug has a 99.9 per cent silver inner lining that naturally purifies your water to keep you healthy and hydrated. You can throw away your old mugs and just use this. Minimalists will love its sleek design with choice of homemade glazes and the mug can take pride of place in your Instagram-ready, cleared-out cupboard. amazon.com US $59
LIGHT PHONE 2 MINIMALIST 4G PHONE Image: the light phone inc
Many people are drawn to minimalism as they have had enough of becoming too attached to their possessions. Smart phones can have a hold on their users so one that comes without many of the more addictive features is to be welcomed. The Light Phone 2 has no social media, clickbait news, email, an internet or any other anxiety-inducing infinite feed. You can, however, make phone calls and send texts and there are a few useful tools included such as an alarm, calculator and maps. It uses electronic paper screen technology, such as found with e-readers, that does not emit the blue light of traditional backlit screens, which can upset your sleep cycle. Simply put, the Light Phone 2 lets you get on with your minimalist life. thelightphone.com US $350
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Minimalist tech
BERING ULTRA-SLIM WATCH Image: Bering
At just 4.8 mm in width the Bering Ultra Slim range watch is so minimal it is barely there. Danish watchmakers Bering define minimalism as the “ability to simplify without losing quality” and the Ultra Slim, for all its waferthin appearance, has been built to last with high quality sapphire crystal protecting its dial against scratches and a woven Milanese strap attached to it with strong stainless-steel links. The subtle yet striking design will look simply wonderful on your wrist. beringtime.com US $220
GROVEMADE DESK TRAY
ARTIFOX RACK
Image: Grovemade
Image: A R T I F O X
For minimalists, mess is stress so keeping your living space clean and uncluttered brings with it an attendant clarity of mind. This is especially important when you are working and want to be focused and productive. Grovemade desk trays organise your essential items for quick and easy access. Machined from solid cork, they provide a soft and protective bed for your tools, with four pockets designed to accommodate the things you need most at your desk. Each desk is handmade at the company’s workshop in Portland, Oregon, in the US, and the cork is handdyed in two available colours with Japanese calligraphy ink.
When you’ve decluttered your home and given it a clean, stylish minimalist look, storing your bike indoors to get in the way, dirty the floors and gather dust will undo all that hard work. However, with the Artifox Rack vertical bike storage you can make it part of your minimal décor and it frees up floor space. Featuring a unique hidden mounting system, this bicycle rack self-levels along any flat surface. Made from powdercoated steel and solid hardwood, the bike rack works with most styles and sizes of bikes.
grovemade.com US $120
theartifox.com US $290
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Sayari solar microbrewery
Solar-powered microbrewery makes
the perfect Serengeti sundowner
A solar-powered microbrewery that produces four unique beers as well as clean drinking water for guests and surrounding communities is the latest innovative eco-initiative at the award-winning Sayari Camp in the northern Serengeti.
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t has to be the world’s ultimate
possible in one of the national park’s
sundowner experience. Watching
most remote and unspoilt locations.
the sinking sun burnish the
Currently four unique beers are
golden plains of the Serengeti while
being produced on site for the
sipping on an ice cool beer fresh
exclusive enjoyment of guests at
from a microbrewery just footsteps
the camp’s 15 luxury suites. Quality,
away that is powered by those same
clean water is integral to the brewing
solar rays.
process so the microbrewery has the
The bush microbrewery is the first
added advantage of being able to
Cheers Enjoying a solarpowered beer on safari at Sayari
Mara marvel The camp is perfectly placed for the Great Migration
– enough to cater for everyone at the camp as well as supplying the nearby park ranger station and surrounding communities. It’s a vital service in as remote a region as the Serengeti, where water quality is poor.
of its kind in the world and the latest
purify water and carbonate it for soft
Gerard Beaton, operations director
eco-friendly feature to be introduced
drinks using renewable energy. This
at Asilia, the eco-tourist company
at the award-winning Sayari Camp,
removes the need for bottles and
that owns Sayari among a portfolio of
which has since it arrived in the
cans in camp, reducing waste along
exclusive carbon-neutral camps across
Lamai Wedge region of the northern
with its transport carbon footprint.
East Africa, says the microbrewery’s
Serengeti in 2008 sought to have
The microbrewery can produce one
purification process results in “pristine”
as light as ecological footprint as
million litres of drinking water a year
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Sayari solar microbrewery
“To guarantee perfect and even
are inserted manually. The fully
quality, the module is equipped with
automated brewing process then
an integrated water-treatment system
takes seven to ten days depending
where all impurities are removed,
on selected beer type, after which the
including micro plastics,” he says. “The
beer is pumped to internal storage
purified water is then re-mineralised
tanks and chilled to desired tempera-
to be included as ingredient in all
ture before serving.”
beverages.”
Simple steps to great beer
Beaton says the straightforward method produces impressive results. “Brewing great-tasting beer doesn’t
The console’s four 500 litrecapacity storage tanks – one for each beer – keeps the premium brews refreshingly cold
The beer-making process requires
have to be complicated. This process
little more than the touch of a button.
of extract brewing can produce amaz-
Each of the four beers – Rioba Blonde
ing beer also because the extracts
Ale, Hudhurungi Brown Ale, Mholanzi
and ingredients are of such high qual-
Pilsner Lager and Chungu Indian Pale
ity nowadays. With hops and yeast,
Ale – have their own pre-packaged
you still have lots and lots of varieties
produced at Wayout’s assembly plant
extract of grains and natural flavour-
you can play with and for which we
in Linköping.
ings, which are loaded manually, but
selected the chosen beers.”
the ensuing water treatment, bever-
The microbrewery was designed
On tap The microbrewery slots in with Sayari's attractive bar area
scaling back plastic waste and pollution, and was soon the recipient of only the second microbrewery ever
“Wayout and Asilia’s mission and vision are very aligned – in terms of
age mixing, brewing and cleaning are
by Swedish Sustain Tech company
leaving no footprint on the planet,
all automatic.
Wayout. Beaton says Asilia felt an
empowering local communities and
instant chemistry with the start-up,
using business as a force for good,”
which is similarly committed to
Beaton says. “Ideologically they are a
Beaton says: “In a few simple steps all pre-packaged ingredients
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Images courtesy of: Sayari Camp
microbrewery and power it around the clock. The microbrewery is just a part of Sayari’s systemic sustainability. The rest of Sayari is also powered by solar
Taste the sunshine – the four Sayari beers
energy and there are no single-use
Rioba Blonde Ale
plastics in the camp. Asilia’s camps and
(4.4% alcohol)
lodges endeavour to exist in sympathy
Rioba means ‘sun’ in Kuria and this is a thirst-quenching summer ale. The blonde beer is straw coloured in appearance and has characteristics of both ale and lager with a distinct note of tropical fruit that makes it unique to Asilia.
with their surroundings. Sayari, the company’s flagship camp, has been designed to blend in with the wild landscape with its stunning, spacious rooms built on wooden plinths and its rim-flow pool set between natural rock formations. It is one of only a very
Hudhurungi Brown Ale
few camps allowed in this remote
(4.5% alcohol)
region and occupies a prime location
Hudhurungi means ‘brown’ in Swahili and this refreshing, easy-drinking ale gets its dark appearance from a range of speciality malts. The beer’s dark-fruit malt flavours, with hints of raisins, plums, figs, nuts, biscuit, caramel and toffee, are tempered by a slight bitterness.
just south of the Mara River, offering incredible access to some of the most important crossing points for wildebeest in the Great Migration.
Blending in Asilia wants to protect these boundless game viewing opportunities and so do
Mholanzi Pilsner Lager
great fit as we are a pioneering safari
its customers, who pay a US$ 5 ‘conser-
(4.7% alcohol)
company (often the first to go into
vation contribution’ for each night of
an area) and we like to partner with
their stay at Sayari, which is donated to
other pioneers on our journey.”
local community projects. Sayari has
Mholanzi, which means ‘The Dutchman’ in Swahili, is a clean, refreshing beer similar to European pilsners in character.
The container-sized microbrewery
so far donated US$ 121,500 to assist
arrived at Sayari pre-assembled
local not-for-profit Honeyguide, which
Chungu Indian Pale Ale
and ready to go after a long, but
uses a canine tracker team in its anti-
(6.6% alcohol)
ecologically optimised journey by
poaching operations in the region.
rail, sea and road from Sweden. It
Sayari has also sought to spread
Chungu, which means ‘bitter’ in Swahili, is an amber-coloured beer, which, due to the ale and crystal malts used in the brewing process, has a pleasing toasty and hoppy flavour.
now has pride of place in the camp’s
the anti-poaching message among
lounge bar. The console’s four 500
the Kuria people, who call the region
litre-capacity storage tanks – one
home. Hunting for bush meat is a
for each beer – keeps the premium
tradition within the tribe going back
brews refreshingly cold and the drinks
centuries and wildebeest are a popu-
are dispensed from a series of taps in
lar target. The camp offers hunters
its serving interface.
alternative employment as trackers
Sustainable power The brewing is powered by a series of
and guides on their safaris and also showcases the Kuria’s rich culture at its on-site information centre.
solar panels, which convert sunlight
Sayari is a must for any ecotourist
into direct current. An inverter then
with a thirst for adventure who also
adjusts the power to alternating
enjoys sharing their safari stories over
current so it can safely connect to the
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How to sleep
How to sleep in the skies Air passengers are split into classes…and it’s not business and economy. Rather the divide occurs between those that can sleep onboard aircraft and those that can’t. To avoid being part of the latter group, who stumble bleary-eyed towards Arrivals follow these tips to achieve some zen and some zzzs during your night flight.
Stick to your bedtime routine
Get the right sleeping mask
Put in plugs
It may seem a bit odd to change into your
Sleep masks are a must, but while furry
thrum of the engine and the more occa-
pyjamas on a plane, but this along with
animal face numbers are fun, here you
sional crying baby or snoring neighbour
other night-time habits such as brushing
really want a functional example where
– is just as crucial as blocking out light.
your teeth, washing and moisturising your
the emphasis is on blocking the light out
Fit is again paramount, so try out a few
face and reading a few pages of a book
to help you drift off. You want one that
different kinds beforehand to see whether
will help signal to your brain that it is time
moulds around your eyes and nose and
the mouldable wax or foam variety suit
for sleep.
has raised edges to ensure no light seeps
you best. If you prefer soothing music over
in. Silk is the best fabric as it’s lightweight,
silence, the Bose noise-masking sleepbuds
Take your own pillow
easy on the skin and has great blackout
(amazon.com) are pre-loaded with sopo-
properties. The Alaska Bear (amazon.
rific sounds to cover up unwanted noises
Sleeping sitting up is not easy so bringing
com) sleep mask is made from breathable
so you can get to sleep — and stay asleep.
your own U-shaped pillow is definitely
natural Mulberry silk. You can even pair it
worth it. If you love to travel light, opt for
with your silk pyjamas to sleep in style.
Cancelling noise – such as the constant
the Tumi, Clairmont Packable Travel Puffer
Keep calm
Jacket (tumi.com). When it’s time to board
One sure way to not get any sleep is to
the aircraft, simply stuff the jacket into a
start worrying about not being able to
pocket in the collar and you have a hand-
sleep. It’s a vicious circle so try to not put
horse, shoe-shaped travel pillow.
much too much pressure on yourself. Take time to wind down and when you close your eyes, just think of it as having a rest – if you sleep, that’s a bonus, if you don’t, it’s no big deal.
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Have a night cap
Read more than you watch
If you drink, having a glass of red wine, whisky, or another chosen tipple an
Scent yourself to sleep
hour before sleep can welcome in that
watch a hit small-screen serial, but good
Using hand cream or essential oils which
Overdoing the booze will lead to poor
luck getting to sleep once you have. All
have sleep-inducing properties can help
sleep and the chance of disembarking
that mental stimulation is tough to come
you relax and unwind. Scents that have
with a hangover, which is not the best
down from. Far better then, to shut down
a strong link with aiding sleep include
start to your time away.
all electronics a good half hour before you
lavender, vetiver, chamomile, ylang ylang,
want to sleep and instead read a book or
bergamot and sandalwood. Rub some on
practise some box breathing – a relaxation
the back of your neck and dab a touch on
technique in which you take slow, deep
your pulse points for some inner calm.
It may be tempting to catch up on the films you missed at the cinema or binge
sleepy feeling. The key word here is “a”.
breaths in and out, holding each one for three seconds – to prepare for some shut-eye.
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No-nonsense talk with Sona
Swimming
Sona Parmar
And the day came when the risk to remain tight in the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. Anais Nin
Y
ogas citta vritti nirodhah is probably the most famous of Patanjali’s yoga sutras. Ultimately, it tells us that the
expected. How I do anything is how I do everything. I realised I really did have the best of
world is nothing but a reflection of our
everything and wasn’t living my potential. I
own mind.
squirmed a little more in my seat.
And if, like me, you believe every
I had great vegan cookbooks and
experience is here to teach you something, I
didn’t want to try anything new. I had the
decided to look at various encounters in my
ingredients for not one, but two great books
life with more curiosity.
I could write and I hadn’t got them off the
Last week, a very good friend’s significant
I could finally record my healing chants and
an innocent comment, with no malice
yet I wasn’t.
of overthinking that lasted a good few days. It wasn’t that I was unfashionable or looked out of place, rather she was alluding to the fact that I hide in my clothes. Anyone who has seen me may find that a strange comment. I take pride in my
Why? Why would anyone not realise their No, because I was scared of success. If I succeeded, I’d have to stop that internal monologue where I am the hard-doneby single mother. I’d have to start telling myself a new story where I was shining. I think I felt that if I shone, my story, the
my mum once said that “if you look good,
hardships, it would all be erased, that no one
you feel good”.
would realise what I had been through. But
was this person thought I was hiding. Was I? Was I consciously trying to look less attractive to avoid attention? I didn’t think so. It was more that some of my flowy dresses
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potential? Because I was scared of failure?
appearance, largely because of something
So I looked good and felt good, and yet it
Paa has a new columnist. Sona Parmar is a Nairobi-based clinical nutritionist certified by the Nutrition Therapy Council. In each issue the mum-of-three will take a wry look at the human condition inspired by events in her own life.
ground. My voice was now in a place where
other commented on how I dress. It was intended, and yet, strangely, it started a cycle
Clinical Nutritionist
by continuously living in that story, I wasn’t
until you fully get your confidence. This is not
serving anyone, least of all myself.
a sink-or-swim situation. It is never a sink-or-
Despite all the work I had done, it was nothing if I didn’t take the next step.
swim situation. But you need to get in the water. And try.
You can read about swimming,
And see. And experience something that
looked too big on me now and I had been
understand the theory of swimming,
is nothing like you could have imagined in
lazy in getting to the tailor.
practice swimming while lying on the edge
your head. Nothing ever is.
Where else did I have good raw material
of your bed and maybe even in the bath,
yet wasn’t getting the best out of it because
but at some point, you have to go in the
of sheer laziness?
water.
Now that was a can of worms I hadn’t
And there are all sorts of buoyancy aids
And I got all this because someone said something about my clothes. I don’t need to go away and meditate to get some great insight. I need to start applying everything I know. So today, I will start by dipping my toe in.
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Maybe in a few days, I’ll be up to my waist. And then, soon enough, I’ll be swimming on my own. Sounds much better than just paddling away in my bath.
Paa Royal Benefits
Benefits that will make you feel like royalty Precision Air is always looking to give its customers an exclusive and memorable service experience; and the Paa Royal benefits programme is part of that mission. The membership categories* are as follows:
Jade Member benefits
Silver Member benefits
Upon enrolment, members will be given their unique Paa Royal number, which they must always show whenever they buy tickets as well as during check-in at the airport. After flying three times or more, members will be given a Jade membership card. With the card, they will be recognised as members of the Paa Royal Programme.
After attaining Silver membership level, the member will be issued with a Silver membership card which he (or she) must show at all Precision Air point of sales in order to receive the recognition that he deserves. Should a member book online by logging into Paa Royal Pages, he will automatically receive points earned to his account.
Other benefits of Jade membership:
Members will be entitled to special treatment and priority treatment whenever they travel.
• Priority membership baggage tags to ensure tagged bags will be handled with special care and delivered first on the conveyor belt at the passenger’s arrival destination • An opportunity to get a free ticket within the Precision Air’s network after accumulating enough points in their account.
*Please note that, in each membership category, if a member is unable to maintain the required number of flights in a year, he or she will be downgraded to their tier level achieved in that current year.
Other benefits of Silver membership: • Free 5 kg baggage every time member travels on a PW operated flight • Priority membership baggage tags to ensure tagged bags will be handled with special care and delivered first on the conveyor belt at member’s arrival destination • Opportunity to obtain a free ticket within the Precision Air network after accumulating enough points in your account • Priority telephone reservation in those times when you want to make your reservation and cannot visit our office or travel agent. Booking is a call away through our Paa Royal helpdesk line.
Gold Member benefits
Tanzanite Member benefits
After attaining the Gold membership, members will begin to experience royal and exclusive treatment whenever they fly. Members will be opened up to a new world of opportunities and experiences and, of course, receive more rewards. Should a member book online by logging into Paa Royal Pages, he (or she) would automatically receive points earned to his account. Other benefits of Gold: • Free 10 kg baggage every time member travels on a PW operated flight • Priority membership baggage tags to ensure tagged bags will be handled with special care and delivered first on the conveyor belt at member’s arrival destination • Opportunity to obtain a free ticket within the Precision Air network after accumulating enough points in your account • Priority telephone reservation at times when you want to make your reservation and cannot visit our office or travel agent. Booking is a call away through our Paa Royal helpdesk line • Priority waitlist/airport standby each time you want to travel and your selected flight is full.
When members reach Tanzanite member they attain ultimate royalty. We will always strive to give these royal members an exclusive and memorable flight experience. At this level, members will already be used to royal treatment; royalty will be their way of life. Other benefits of Tanzanite: • Free 15 kg excess baggage every time the member travels on a PW-operated flight • Opportunity to obtain a free ticket within the Precision Air network after accumulating enough points in your account • Confirmation on any flight if a member is prepared to pay Y class fare, regardless of the flight booking status • Priority waitlist/airport standby whenever you want to travel and your selected flight is full • Priority telephone reservation at times when you want to make your reservation and cannot visit our office or travel agent. Booking is a call away through our Paa Royal helpdesk line. • Priority membership baggage tags to ensure tagged bags will be handled with special care and delivered first on the conveyor belt at member’s destination.
• Silver,Gold and Tanzanite members also get discounts of up to 20 per cent when visiting GSM shopping malls Msasani and Pugu, Southern Sun Hotel, Akemi restaurant, East Point Restaurant and the Colosseum hotel and sports club - all in Dar es Salaam.
Contact Us For more details, email paaroyal@precisionairtz.com or call +255684202022
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Paa Contacts
Your nearest Precision Air office anywhere in the world TANZANIA DAR ES SALAAM HEAD OFFICE
Diamond Plaza, 1st Floor, Plot no 162 / 38, Mirambo Street / Samora Ave, Dar es Salaam Tel: +255 (0)22 219 1000 Contact Centre: +255 (0)787 888 409 / 408 / 417 Email: pwreservations@precisionairtz.com
DAR ES SALAAM SALES OFFICE
NIC HDQ Building, Samora Ave / Pamba Road, PO Box 70770, Dar es Salaam Tel: +255 (0)22 213 0800 / 212 1718 Fax: +255 (0)22 211 3036 Email: salesdar@precisionairtz.com
E-COMMERCE
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ARUSHA
Ngorongoro Tourism Center First Floor Goliondoi & Makongoro Road P.O. Box 1636 Arusha - Tanzania Tel: +255 27 254 5489 / 254 5503 Email: pw-arksales@precisionairtz.com
BUKOBA
Bukoba Office-GSA, Bukoba Machinery and General Supplier, Bukoba Centre Kawawa Road Tel: +255 (0) 28 222 0545 / 222 0204 Mob: +255 (0) 713 316 806 / (0) 787 616 806 Email: bukobamachinery55@yahoo.com
DODOMA
Mtendeni street, Dodoma Tel: +255 787 845 200 / 754 972 173
MOSHI
KNCU Building, Ground Floor, Old Moshi Road Tel: +255 784 686 418 +255 (0)272 753495 / 753498 Mob: +255 (0)787 800820 Email: sales@acobtravel.com info@acobtravel.com
MTWARA
Tanu Road, Posta Building, PO Box 1066, Mtwara Tel: +255 (0)23 233 4116 Mob: +255 (0)787 818 442 / 767 818 442 Email: pw-mwzgsa@precisionairtz.com
MWANZA
Along Kenyatta Road, Plot no 002, Mwanza Tel: +255 (0)28 250 0819 / 250 0204 Fax/Tel: +255 (0)28 250 1054 Mob: +255 (0)784 402042 Sales Office Mobile: +255 (0)784 968427
ZANZIBAR
Zanzibar Airport Tel: +255 (0)24 223 4521 Fax: +255 (0)24 223 4520 Email: pwznz@precisionairtz.com
KENYA NAIROBI
Barclays Plaza, 7th Floor, Loita Street PO Box 50990-00100, Nairobi Tel: +254 (0)20 327 4282 / 4290 / 4297 Mob: +254 (0)724 76 0736 / +254 (0)736 046 595 Airport: +254 (0) 733 934 795 / 731 530 000 Email: pw-nbo@kenya-airways.com
SOUTH AFRICA
OR Tambo International, International Departures Terminal A, AVIAREPS Counter Johannesburg, South Africa Tel: +27 11 783 6415
UGANDA
Pan Africa House, Plot no.3 Kimathi Avenue P.O. Box 5619 Kampala Tel: +256-790 381 431 (24hr Emergency) Mob: +256 784(704) 329793 Email: precisionair.eva@utb.co.ug
AUSTRIA
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AUSTRALIA
Suite 1302, 109 Pitt Street Sydney, Australia Email: helpdesk@apg-ga.com.au
BELGIUM
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FINLAND
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FRANCE
Precision Air, 11 rue Auber 75009 Paris, France Mob: +33 (0)6 21 824 908 Reservation: +33 (0)1 534 35397 Fax: +33 (0)1 5343 7919
GERMANY MUNICH OFFICE
Josephspitalstrasse 15 80331 Munich Germany Tel: +49 (0)895 525 3373 Fax: +49 (0)895 450 6842
FRANKFURT OFFICE
Kaiserstrasse 77 60329 Frankfurt / Main Germany Tel: +49 (0)69 770 673 010 Fax: +49 (0)69 770 673 018
GREECE
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IRELAND
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Beechavenue 104 1119 PP Schiphol, Netherlands Tel: +31 (0)20 520 0280 Fax: +31 (0)2 6 23 0151
SPAIN
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SWEDEN
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SWITZERLAND
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TURKEY
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USA and CANADA
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UNITED KINGDOM
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OVERALL INTERNATIONAL MARKETS CONTACT LILIAN MUSYOKA
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Welcome Aboard
Fly with a face mask
Safety and well-being on board PASSENGER SAFETY Precision Air takes passenger safety very seriously. Aviation safety isn’t just the pilot’s or the cabin crew’s job – it takes all of us. It is easy for our natural sense of caution to be dulled in our modern environment, where things don’t go wrong very often. Whether in the air or on the ground, your life and the lives of your family members could some day be saved if you make it a point, in every situation, to create a mental plan of action in case of emergency. Here are some important tips to help you enjoy your travel experience with Precision Air – in flight and around the airport.
EXIT ROW SEAT A passenger who is allocated an emergency exit seat: A. Must be both willing and physically able to open the exit doors in an emergency B. Must completely understand the printed emergency evacuation techniques C. Must be 16 years old and above.
PAY ATTENTION TO PRE-FLIGHT BRIEFING Although the information seems repetitious, the locations of the closest emergency exits may be different depending on the aircraft that you fly on and the seat you are in.
CARRY ON BAGGAGE There are strict rules about what you can bring on board an aircraft. Because:
Carry-on bags must be small enough to fit under the seat in front of you or in the overhead bins. Please confirm with Precision Air rules before your travel to avoid delays. *Remember: All carry-on baggage must be left behind in an evacuation.
SAFETY ONBOARD Boarding and leaving an aircraft requires your full attention. As you move to and from the aircraft, you may be in a busy area with many other passengers and cargo, moving vehicles, other aircraft, slippery walkways and/or stairs.
RESPECT YOUR CREW AND FELLOW PASSENGERS Everyone has the right to safe and secure travel. That is why Precision Air employees and the aviation authority will not tolerate any behaviour that interferes with the flight or puts the safety of passengers and crew at risk.
SEATBELTS Seatbelts must be fastened during take-off, landing, during turbulence and any time the crew deem it necessary. Keeping the belt on when you are seated provides that extra protection you might need in case of emergency. If you are responsible for an infant or a child, you must first ensure that your own seatbelt is properly fastened, then secure the child and, if it is an infant, secure the child’s or the infant’s restraints.
A. Not all aircraft have space to store your carry-on baggage.
Important note: There are a number of events involving air turbulence that highlight the importance of keeping seatbelts fastened throughout the flight.
B. In an accident, baggage in the aisles makes it harder to get out of the aircraft quickly.
Though rare, in-flight turbulence is the leading cause of injuries to both passengers and crew.
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For the your own safety and the safety of your fellow passengers and crew, we ask you to wear a face mask during the entirety of your flight today. Thank you!
You Are Why We Fly It’s a good idea to keep your seatbelt fastened even when the seatbelt signs are not on.
MEDICAL CONDITIONS AND PREGNANCIES If you have a medical condition and may need assistance during your travel, kindly ask the Precision Air offices or agents about procedures before your flight. If you are pregnant, you will need to fill a Precision Air medical form, to be signed by your doctor, to confirm that you are OK for travel. For further details, kindly ask while booking your ticket from our sales offices and/or customer services.
PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES Use of portable electronic devices such as mobile phones, laptops, tablets, MP4 players, iPads, etc are not allowed during take-off, landing, taxiing, descent and climb. Precision Air prohibits the use of some electronic devices during flight because they emit signals that can interfere with the aircraft's instrumentation. Some of the items prohibited include cellphones, radios, remote-controlled games/toys, laser pointers, iPads or tablets that transmits frequencies, portable printers, walkie-talkies, scanners and laptops. These items need to be stowed away for these phases of the flight to avoid injuries in case of an emergency.
