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I am often asked what does MAN Magazine’s slogan, ‘Legends in Motion’ really means. Simply put, a legend in motion is one who has laid the foundation, often through sweat and tears, and is now on track to building a memorable, sustainable and impressive establishment.

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he term legend is often used to speak about international personalities such as Michael Jackson, Bill Gates and the like. Yet, there are many legends amongst us, whose efforts and ground breaking initiatives will forever impact how an aspect of life functions. I recently took a course at Yale University in USA and there I met the legendary Mr. Richard Stolley, one of the most respected magazine editors in the world and is perhaps best known as the man who acquired, and showed to the world, the video of the shooting of President John F. Kennedy. What impressed me more about him was his down to earth nature and humility, which made him approachable as well as inspirational. There is often a mistaken assumption that being accomplished in life makes one entitled to endless self-celebration. When it comes to behaviour, this is sometimes echoed through “I believe the irst test boisterous tales of greatness and relentless need to only of a truly great man is talk about oneself. However, a real legend recognises that often times, the support and appreciation of ordinary in his humility”. people is what elevates one from being great to becoming John Ruskin legendary. Hence, true legends in motion need to possess that frequently forgotten aspect of leadership: humility. As the legendary Rabindranath Tagore rightly stated, “we come nearest to the great when we are great in humility.” Our legend in motion in this issue is Hamish Hamilton. He is the Chairman of Nabaki Afrika; the reputable buildings solution company in Tanzania. The company recently celebrated 20 years of existence in Tanzania. The journey of how the company began from its humble establishment in Buguruni to becoming the impressive company it is today, is deﬁnitely a must read. MAN Magazine’s Tasneem Jivi interviewed Hamish, where he shared thought provoking business lessons he has learnt along the way as well as giving us a glimpse of his life beyond the office. His humbleness amidst the awesome accomplishments is impressive and inspirational. We have given agri-business some focus on this issue as agriculture still remains one of the most underdeveloped sector in our country, contributing a mere 3% to the GDP, despite the availability of vast arable land. There are many organisations and individuals who are vocalising the need to tap into the numerous opportunities the agriculture sector offers. In this issue, we highlight some of their ideas and advise. As always, we have jam packed the magazine with motivational, eye-opening and interesting topics that I hope will spark something in you.

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It’s Ɵme to grab the untapped opportuniƟes I am happy to announce that in this issue of MAN Magazine, we have on your behalf picked the brains of several industry leaders and experts who shared insights about various sectors such as agriculture, public relations, music, tourism and hospitality as well as in book publishing. For instance, it is interesting to read Meelis Kuuskler’s take on how our hospitality and tourism sector has a lot of potential to become an enviable and world class industry. We also interviewed Dean David Thomas and his colleague Prof . Reena Aggarwal, both from the Georgetown University one of the world’s best business school. The two visited Tanzania as part of their ‘Business has no borders’ tour and were hosted by METL in association with the Mo Dewji Foundation. We were priviledged to interview these world experts who shared their thoughts and ideas on effective leadership and the global economy. On the other hand, despite the common knowledge that Tanzania is blessed with vast fertile land, the sector remains one of the lowest contributors to the GDP. This presents a lot of opportunities for established and aspiring businessmen to

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Unique Beats With superior sounds, noise cancelling functions and stylish design, Beats by Dr. Dre are the most in-demand headphones at the moment. The ColorWare company allows you to create your very own Beats with custom paint ﬁnish that match your style. 11 separate areas on the headphones can be customised and they are 58 colours to choose from, so you are spoilt for choice. Prices range from $179-$525. Visit the ColourWare website (www. colorware.com) and take as much time as you like to create the ultimate and unique pair of headphones.

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Sony Xperia Z2:

The world’s best waterproof smartphone Sony’s Xperia Z2 has been defined by many as the world’s best camera & camcorder in a waterproof smartphone. Released earlier this year, Xperia Z2 serves as the successor to the Sony Xperia Z1 featuring a new display, Snapdragon 801 processor and the ability to record 4k videos.

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The phone has more pixels and larger sensor, with a megapixel count of 20.7 and a sensor that’s 30% larger than the standard smartphone. The results are super crisp and super sharp images and ability to record videos in high definition, allowing you to relive those special moment in crystal clear video recording. The phone also comes with a stereo speaker and noise cancelling technology, allowing you to hear only what you want and at the same time enjoying clear & loud music wherever you are. The Xperia Z2 also comes with a high resolution 5.2” full HD screen including the world’s first Live colour LED display. All in all, the Sony Xperia Z2 is a highly durable Android phone that is both waterproof and dust resistant. So go ahead and enjoy it whenever, wherever. USER REVIEW by Imran S. Ashur, Transport Manager, Dar es Salaam: “I have been using Z2 for three months now. The battery timing is amazing, incomparable with any other phone. I personally like the build quality, the sound is great plus it gives you the best way of surfing the net as it is very fast. It also, has the best cameras compared to other phones I’ve used and the unique feature about Z2 is the 4k video recording. I’m a big fan of watersports, and this is the best waterproof phone I have enjoyed and experienced underwater to the maximum. The only disadvantage I face is that the touch-screen doesn’t seem to function well underwater.”

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Technology Let’s face it reading about agriculture can be quite boring. There is little enticing about it. How interesting is a write up about tractors, combine harvesters or power tillers? How about terms like “acreage of arable land” or “percentage of irrigated land”? Fish catch, poultry products and (no snickering ladies) animal husbandry? Better yet, “percentage of GDP” or “index of per capita income?” Rarely do you meet anyone excited about agriculture. That distinction is left to the academicians, economists, investors and those involved in the sector. Often times even those who labour in the proverbial trenches of agriculture,who till the land or breed the animals, are indifferent. For them, it’s a means to an end; the only way they know how to make a living.

espite this sombering outlook, agriculture has the potential overall growth of the Tanzanian economy; number one in contribution to the GDP. Like most of sub-Saharan Africa, the majority of Tanzanians make a living off agriculture. It’s a tradition that has been passed on from generation to generation. Yet, after many years, Tanzanians have not been able to utilize agriculture to ﬁght such common enemies as poverty and even hunger. We have heard countless times about how Tanzania can be the bread basket of Africa; the moniker once given to Zimbabwe. This has been the same story for the last couple of decades. All the ingredients for success seem to be there yet we cannot come up with that winning recipe. The one resource we have but we have not gotten right so far is the dissemination of information. The age old adage that “information is gold” cannot be more poignant than it is in this case; and technology is the one discipline which, at its core, is all about making the right information easily accessible to those that need it at any time or place. Technology has not been correctly applied in many sectors

and agriculture is one of them. This is one of the major reasons why we continue to “get it wrong”. Statistics show this. For instance, meat is number one in production value yet it does not make the top ten list of agricultural and livestock goods produced in Tanzania. Bananas are the second in production value yet bananas are somewhere on the bottom half of that same list. On the other hand cassava tops the list of production volume, yet it does not even make the top-ten list in production value. We seem to be getting everything backwards. Most of this information is readily available to the public. Yet it does not reach those who can make use of it. Why is this? When implemented properly, technology is a good way to distribute information. Yet, technology intervention has been subordinated to a support role. The government and our international development partners have been developing programs and schemes that aim to improve productivity in agriculture. Countless feasibility studies have been done. Implementation schemes have

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been developed and executed. Yet the overarching view is that we really don’t have much to show for it. As a percentage of GDP agriculture has pretty much remained at the same levels for the last decade. A closer coupling to technology will help drive the issue of agricultural development. Information garnered from technology will inform on what type of interventions are needed by governments and individuals. For instance in Kenya, a pilot project has just been completed where small scale farmers were given moisture trapping nets that they were able to cover their crops with and thereby reduce their dependence on rain water. In other cases, farmers have been given access to seeds that are resistant to drought or certain pests resulting in increased crop yield. Therefore the challenge is not to find solutions to problems in agriculture. The solutions, especially for Africa, are already available. The challenge is getting these solutions to farmers and receiving feedbackin a robust manner. Information flow should be fluid and fast so that it can be acted on in a timely manner. The flow of information will make us look at agriculture holistically and offer guidance on how to move forward. For instance in parts of the world, large scale commercial farming has replaced small scale farming. Does this mean this is also our future? The jury could still be out. Large scale

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commercial farming has its pros and cons. We may see an increase in ﬁsh farming, or a considerable uptick in poultry and meat production. But we ran the risk of creating monopolies, introducing wasteful government subsidies and the threat to the environment. So maybe a best-of-breed solution is what we need. Small-large-scale farms? There is no silver bullet that can address all the challenges, but if we use technology intervention in the right manner and keep the most important people informed, then we can start to create an ecosystem where we can truly transform agriculture.

“We have abundant arable land, plenty of bodies of water for irrigation and we have enough resources in terms of labour to work the ϐields and farms. So why is it that we still struggle with agriculture?”

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Tanzania has already obtained certiﬁcation for vehicles whose engines have been designed to use both petroleum products and gas. A hybrid vehicle therefore uses two or more distinct power sources to move the vehicle. For example, the ‘Toyota Prius’ is the world’s top selling hybrid electric vehicle.

here are many great beneﬁts of using a hybrid car. Firstly, it is more economical in the longer run, it has a lighter weight with a smaller engine, higher resale value and in the near future there will be a great demand for it.

One may discover this is costly, but thinking back to all the beneﬁts of hybrid cars and considering the fact that you can save money with the tax breaks offered by some companies and which makes these worth buying. Most importantly, hybrid vehicles can help save the planet,” he said.

Mr. Athumani Mgheni, Training Manager at Toyota Tanzania and also one of the users of the hybrid cars, shared his experience and opinion with MAN Magazine. “Though hybrid cars cost more than the non-hybrid cars, they also cost more to repair because of the complexity of the system and not all mechanics are trained/equipped to work on hybrid cars, and therefore repair bills will be larger than the normal.

Mr. Mgheni added that there is no sound awareness in Tanzania about Hybrid Cars as of yet. Further, some reports said that there are several challenges that we face, for instance, lack of gas ﬁlling station. Currently, there is only one such ﬁlling station at Ubungo which is to serve all cars, presently 52, whose engines have been converted to use both fuel and gas.

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BMW i8 The Sports car of the future The BMW i8 is beyond just a car. Indeed, it is a wonder machine in motion. It combines the thrilling performance of a sports car with superb efficiency synonymous with the BMW brand. Few words can do justice in attempt to describe the car. We will let the pictures do the talking on this one.

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Georgetown University (USA) ‘BUSINESS HAS NO BORDERS’

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Hosted by METL in association with the MO Dewji Foundation Georgetown University is one of the world’s most reputable universities, with leaders such as the former president of United States, Bill Clinton and Mohammed Dewji, the CEO of METL, being part of the alumni. The university’s Dean David Thomas, accompanied by Reena Aggarwal, recently visited Tanzania as part of the ‘Business has no borders’ tour, where they shared vital insights on leadership and the global economy. MAN Magazine got an opportunity to ask them a couple of questions.

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DEAN DAVID THOMAS ON WHAT DERAILS LEADERS? • •

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Their strengths become their weaknesses They lack the ability to priorities continous learning They begin to assume they are above the rules They provoke contempt instead of inspiring others

There is this perception that leaders are born and not made. In your opinion, to what extent is this true? Dean David Thomas: It is not true. I think leaders are made by circumstances. They can also be given tools to make them more effective using the leadership skills that they have. The other thing I would say is that leadership is also situational. So, there are situations in which I would not be the right leader and therefore someone could conclude that I’m not a leader, rather than helping me to understand what the situation looks like where I would learn and you know I would be the right person to provide leadership at that moment.

Access to ϔinance remains one the biggest challenges for SMEs. What solutions can an emerging market like Tanzania implement? Professor Aggarwal: First of all, we can’t just take the processes that work in the developed markets, for example, we have something called ‘credit score’ (in terms of attaining a loan) for which individuals and companies get scores based on the creditworthiness. The criteria that is used in the West to get loans does not really work in an emerging market. Therefore, we need to think of other ways, innovative ways. I think we just have to really think differently. It will not be about how much money is in the bank account or how much property you own, it will have to be about other creative factors to attain those credit scores to get to the loans.

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If you set goals and go after them with all the determination you can muster, your gifts will take you places that will amaze you.

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NDOVU Spotlight Studio: A Pool of Inspiration for Tanzanian Youth As far as agendas go in Tanzania, the agenda to empower the youth through entrepreneurship has been a recurring favorite. To do so, the government has introduced policies that support SMEs; institutions of higher learning have incorporated entrepreneurship studies into their curricula and established centers that facilitate entrepreneurial initiatives (such as the University of Dar es Salaam’s Entrepreneurship Center); NGO’s and the private sector continues making efforts to support and recognise youth entrepreneurship as seen by Youth of Africa’s (YOA) Under 30’s Youth Awards. However, the most interesting of all these support groups and efforts is the Ndovu Spotlight Studio.

The interaction aspect of the Ndovu Spotlight Studio is perhaps its most valuable quality. A lot of people that attend have already heard of, read about and seen works done by the panelists. They attend because it not only allows them to talk one-onone with the panelists but also because it enables them to personalise their questions and acquire specific information.

dovu Spotlight Studio is a quarterly event held by Ndovu Special Malt. It features a panel of young, successful and innovative Tanzanians that can inspire other Tanzanian youth. At the event held on the 21st of August 2014 at the JB Belmont Hotel, Ndovu Spotlight Studio panelists included Evans Bukuku-Comedian (Vuvuzela Entertainment) and Choice FM Radio Personality, Mercy Kitomarifounder of Nelwa’s Gelato and Andru Mahiga- Creative and Managing Director of Maanisha. So we’ve all heard of these efforts

to ignite the entrepreneurial spirit among the Tanzanian youth-both to eradicate unemployment and diversify the economy-but what is it about the Ndovu Spotlight Studio that piques our interest? Ndovu Special Malt (NSM) came up with the Spotlight Studio to recognise and celebrate the achievements of some of its own. In doing so, NSM has created a platform where hard work and innovation is highlighted and used to provide inspiration to people of the same mindset. The key aspects that make Ndovu Spotlight Studio a worthwhile

initiative are; the panelists are young, innovative and most importantly Tanzanian. Mercy, Andru and Evans have all created personal brands that embody their entrepreneurial state of mind. The event hosts a young, enthusiastic audience that is eager to interact with the panelists in a bid to create brands of their own. Finally, the heritage of this initiative-it is a quarterly event but offers regular communication with the audience through social media and a website. During the session, a question was raised on getting parental approval for unconventional

• SPOTLIGHT • I’m not their boss, I’m their team leader!” Apart from the main event, NSM makes use of the digital world to encourage youth to attend the Studio. In weeks leading up to the event ‘webisodes’ (short film profiles) we released which showcased the panelists talking about their work. These webisodes enable people to learn about the panelists directly from the horse’s mouth and this piques the public’s interest to meet the panelists. There’s a phrase that says, “Hope is the strongest thing you can give to a person” and this is exactly what Ndovu Special Malt is doing through Ndovu Spotlight Studio. It’s in giving hope to the youth that we can change their attitudes, aspirations and eventually empower themsleves to dive into entrepreneurship and greatness. Hope will not end unemployment but it will instill people with the confidence to stand proud as Tanzanians and embark on profitable ventures. By showcasing Tanzanians that have created successful brands for themselves, Ndovu Special Malt is letting every other Tanzanian that aspires for greatness know that it can be accomplished. The underlying message of the Ndovu Spotlight Studio is if your peers have done it, why shouldn’t you?

career paths to which Evans responded, “All parents want what is best for their children. If you can show your parents that you can succeed at what you are doing, they will support you,” which is only suitable seeing as how his career is unconventional and successful in contemporary Tanzania. A lot of questions centered on inspiration and driving forces towards success. The audience wanted to know what the panelists tapped into for motivation. When asked where she got the inspiration to start her own business, Mercy said, “I always told myself that I didn’t want to work for anyone. That drove me to start my own business.” Hopefully this statement can produce a ripple effect that could generate a lot of Mercy Kitomaris in Tanzania over the next few years. Andru provided great insight into the world of owning and running a business. He said that the best route to go is to invest in work colleagues. This is because it is only when people are happy with their jobs that they can do them well. He said, “I don’t even refer to the people I work with as my employees, I always call them my team.

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Meelis Kuuskler

Shaking up the Tanzanian

HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY There is something rather captivating about the term mover and shaker. The great poet Arthur O’Shaughnessy coined the term to refer to notable business leaders and individuals who have made great accomplishments in their chosen careers. Indeed, beyond being accomplished, movers and shakers have the ability to recognise the means of transforming something ordinary to become simply extraordinary. MAN Magazine correspondent Sameer Kermalli met with the mover and shaker Meelis Kuuskler, who shared his insights about the untapped opportunities and the tremendous potential of the Tanzanian tourism and hospitality industry. His impressive global experience in the industry is echoed as he talks about how Tanzania can attain a world class tourism and hospitality industry as well as spur economic development and job creation in the process.

In your assessment; could tourism and hospitality be considered a “priority industry” in Tanzania? Absolutely, tourism and hospitality have been clearly identiﬁed as vital economic activities in most countries worldwide, and the industry represents untapped potential here in Tanzania. Tourism businesses have been identiﬁed as essential actors for creating jobs and generally growing the economy. Through the development of hospitality outlets, we see the formation of supply chains, infrastructure, training programmes, and more often than not, environmental awareness. All of these bi-products of the hospitality and tourism sector growth are the foundational components of a growing economy. Nonetheless, further efforts are required in Tanzania to better

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“Tanzania is known for its beautiful national parks and beaches. The time has come for the country to also be known for its exceptional hospitality”. protect property rights, lower the costs and the time required to start a business, as well as improve infrastructure and the health and capacity of the workforce.

Do you have any examples of how hospitality has lifted other economies? Many people think that Dubai is built on oil. It is not. Dubai realised that its natural resources were ﬁnite. As a result, they stopped allowing companies to pump out the wealth, and instead, focused on developing a sector that could facilitate the development of a sustainable economy. That sector was hospitality. By developing the hospitality industry, they built a fertile ground to invest into infrastructure, ﬁnancial institutions, trading, and so on.

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How many jobs have been created in Tanzania through the hospitality and tourism industry, and do you project continued growth? According to World travel and Tourism Economic Impact report, tourism and travel generated over 400,000 jobs directly in 2013, which accounted for 3.8% of total employment. Furthermore, just under 1,200,000 people were employed indirectly through this sector, which accounted for 11.2% of total employment. If you work in telecommunications, the ﬁnancial sector, transport, or trade, you are indirectly employed in the hospitality and tourism sector. This forecast is expected to fall throughout the upcoming years, primarily due to the lack of developments in the pipeline. By 2024 direct employment in travel and tourism is anticipated to account for 500,000 jobs directly, showing an increase of only 2.2% per year over the next ten years. Given the abundant natural resources, relevant to both our leisure and business traveller, there is no reason for growth to be this slow.

Where does Tanzania stand in relation to other countries’ tourism and hospitality industry? According to the Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report published by the World Economic Forum, Tanzania is not in the top

ten within the region. Tanzania ranks number 12 amongst Sub-Saharan Africa nations and 109 amongst nations worldwide. Kenya and Rwanda, our neighboring countries, are ranked 8 and 9 respectively within the Sub Saharan African region. These ranks have been measured by three sub indices, including: government level policy, tourism infrastructure (i.e. air and ground transport, ICT and price competitiveness), and travel and tourism human, natural, and cultural resources.

How can Tanzania better secure continued growth of the Tourism and Hospitality Sector? Understanding tourism developments and operations is the ﬁrst step in empowering communities, regions, and the country to make informed decisions about their tourism and hospitality development. Thus, considerable investments are required in communication and trust building between the actors in tourism and hospitality to ensure successful tourism development is actualized. This is one of the major reasons that Hospitality Design Partnership is hosting the 2014 Hospitality Roundtable, a conference that will bring 300 hoteliers, hotel investors, suppliers, and service providers together in Dar es Salaam for two days of networking and information sharing.

About Meelis Meelis Kuuskler, the CEO of Hospitality Design Partnership and founding member of the Middle East Hotel Awards, has been working in hospitality developments and operations across the globe for two decades. As the Director of Capital Projects with Goldman and Sacks in the UK and as the Project Lead for Capital Developments with Jumerah Group in the UAE, Meelis gained invaluable insight into worldwide investment strategies and hospitality developments. Today, Meelis is the CEO of Hospitality Design Partnership, a hospitality consultancy supplying expertise in hotel and restaurant development and operations throughout the Middle East and Africa.

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Super bananas and perfect apples

BUSINESS events The AgriBusiness Forum

Recent advances that allow the precise editing of genomes now raise the possibility that fruit and other crops might be genetically improved without the need to introduce foreign genes. This could mean that genetically edited versions of GMOs such as “super bananas” that produce more vitamin A and apples that don’t brown when cut, among other novelties, could be making an appearance on grocery shelves throughout the world.

The AgriBusiness Forum is an international platform created to strengthen the AgriFood sector in Africa, by encouraging partnerships, exchanging best practices and attracting investment. Annually taking place in an African business hub, each edition of the forum revolves around a core theme that tackles the challenges and opportunities in the Agri-Food sector in Africa. This year, the Forum will focus on “Toward Inclusive Growth: A Vision for Africa’s Transformation” Venue: Grand Hotel, Kinshasa, DR Congo Dates: 26-29th October 2014 http://emrc.be/en/events/agribus2014.aspx

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Drones to boost African Agriculture

LION KING PLAZA Old Bagamoyo Road, Mikocheni P.O. Box 23052 Tel: +255 22 2700393 | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Drones are potentially a huge contributing factor to improving agriculture in Africa. This is according to Solve for X, a think tank project launched by Google in 2012, to incite collaboration to solve global issues. Drones can provide farmers with three types of detailed views. Drones allow farmers to see crop from the air which can reveal patterns that expose everything from irrigation problems to soil variation and even pest and fungal infestations that aren’t apparent at eye level. With the increasing reduction in the prices of drones, their increase in use in African farmlands is only a matter of time.

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Brand engineer Tanya Mulamula Bill Gates once famously said that if he had a last dime to spend, he would spend it on Public Relations (PR). How vital is PR for business growth? I think it’s really important because PR is a story telling method that engages the consumer with the brand directly. Basically, instead of just putting out an advert in the front page of a newspaper, you’re putting a story allowing someone to be involved in the brand and that’s where I feel PR is stronger than some aspects of basic advertising. An effective strategy combines all aspects of communication - advertising, PR and digital media. By engaging the consumer, you get insight into the positive and negative aspects of your brand that may need to change or be improved upon.

What prompted you to set up your own PR agency? I saw an opportunity to improve upon what was in the market and jumped on it. Timing is everything! With sheer determination, I decided to venture out on my own and I have a willingness to learn which comes from starting at the bottom. I believe that following your passion with sheer dedication and ambition can lead you on a path to success. Being an entrepreneur sparks me.

What is the biggest misconception about PR? To the general public, PR may seem like a mediocre job that involves running around with journalists, putting out a press release and organizing press conferences. That’s just one aspect of PR; this industry is multifaceted. There is an art to doing this job and what we do is effectively use targeted communication strategies to build strong brands with credibility.

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What challenges have you faced in trying to establish your agency in Tanzania? I had started an e-commerce website with a partner that didn’t go well and I was trying to establish Studio Red at the same time. However the e-commerce business was a bit more complex than I expected. Being able to properly utilize my skills in PR within my comfort zone was what made me keep going. Secondly, many clients want to know how many people you employ. Some ﬁnd that a larger number of employees means more capability and productivity. I’ve studied how some very successful agencies operate abroad, noting that they are able to deliver great work with smaller teams. I believe it is all about management, if you plan your time and team well, you can deliver optimal results.

What excites you about your job? I love thinking of new ideas and concepts. In this industry, many branding rules are not set in stone and one doesn’t need to follow a ‘rulebook’. You plan and work according to the clients needs and get as creative as the budget allows. I love the creative aspect of the job as well. I’m excited to build this company (Studio Red) to be one of the strongest Public Relations and Events Company in Tanzania. The vision and future excites me. Just the fact that I have started to control my own decisions and be responsible for them is more exciting but scary. Lastly, listening to clients and more speciﬁcally startup companies, about their big idea is fascinating on its own and gives me the motivation to push them to grow, and also grow with them.

How do you unwind? I love to read books, I have more time to read books now than I did before. I love to have drinks with friends in the evenings and I’m a very social person, therefore,

unwinding for me is to be around friends and family. I also love food and eating out! I want to do a food blog in the near future as most of the people around me always ask where to go for good food. Lately I’ve ventured into photography, so I’m always clicking pictures of different dishes and posting them on Instagram so that my circle knows the right place to go and eat.

What words of advice would you give to a businessman regarding the importance of PR? Don’t underestimate the power of your story. The story of your brand or product and the story of how to get the consumer to connect with you. One of the main aspects of PR is the ability to tell this in the most fascinating way. You want to make the consumer be excited to be part of that story. When you are ready to push out your brand, let PR take the front seat with the rest. It should not be an after-thought and it must also be inline with your advertising and digital marketing strategy. If you want talkability, you need to have a good story, be it inspiring, motivational, funny or classic.

Is there any project you would like to share that has been exciting to work with? The latest one that I enjoyed working on is called ‘Pop-up Bongo’. It’s a collection of different Tanzanian designers who sell fashion accessories and clothes. Pop-up Bongo gives them a chance to move away from their traditional shops and pop-up at a certain location to display their work. It brings together different people to one area and has them spending an afternoon shopping, drinking and dancing. We have different designers involved, for instance Secret Habits is owned by a young girl named Natasha Stambuli who resells Mitumba clothes with a twist, giving us a whole new perspective to it. We have other designers involved like Enjipai, Atsoko, PSJ Couture, etc. We just focus on fashion with out forgetting the affordability aspect.

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UGANDA - Donald Byamugisha

Facilitating Agribusiness start-ups Donald Byamugisha is passionate about agricultural research. He previously worked in the Agricultural Division at the Biotechnology Industry Organisation in Washington DC and later consulted with Association of Strengthening Agricultural Research in East and Central Africa (ASARECA) in partnership with Agro-genetic Technologies (AGT) under a World Bank Food Security Project. He is now partner at BITEPH Strategic Consulting in Uganda, pushing for more youth involvement in agri-business. What short training opportunities would you recommend to someone considering starting a small scale agribusiness? At the Agribusiness level, the East Africa region has witnessed a rise of successful Agri-processing companies in the last 20 years producing products like roasted coffee, pressed chilli sauces, peanut butter and skincare products, to name a few. Across East Africa, Agri-ProFocus has set up various country Agri Hubs that are online platforms facilitating exchange among a growing network of farmers’ organisations, NGOs, ﬁnancial institutes, research institutes, private and public sector actors, Dutch and other international development agencies. In regards to short training courses, the majority of successful farmers across the region are frequently utilising the hubs as a platform to share their challenges and success stories. However, the need for knowledge or training has to ﬁrst come from a deeper need in an individual wanting something so insanely to be successful.

What are the factors that can encourage young graduates to consider a career in agriculture and farming? One of the biggest factors for any cause is awareness. You have to thank a majority of NGO’s, Development Agencies and Governments for their big push on Africa having a green, sustainable and food secure, agricultural future. With this in mind, a lot of the youth are already aware of the many beneﬁts of Agriculture, both at personal/ﬁnancial level as well as country/development level. I personally think the next step is about the need to break

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down and really demystify agriculture as being beyond the farmer level and encouraging other stakeholders across the value chains to get more exposure. For instance, Andrew Rugasira, the Founder of Good African Coffee and one of the successful young agro processor enterprises from Uganda, once noted that with Uganda’s fast growing population, value addition at source unleashes the bottom-ofthe-pyramid opportunities with real prospects for transformation by creating a domestic ﬁnished goods market.1 The youth have to take this opportunity and run with it as the whole wide world is looking to Africa for its Food Security future.

What low cost solutions does BITEPH offer to small-scale farmers across East Africa? At BITEPH we provide start ups with one stop centre, where they get business advise and strategies to scale up their ventures with our various departments ranging from legal, business development, branding, market access and funding options to name a few. We believe that having all these knowledge centres allows the agribusiness start up incubatee’s to have all the necessary information to decide whether to scale up their ventures in various ﬁelds but especially in agribusiness. We also partner with external agriculture extensional consultants who provide updated information on the requirements of starting proﬁtable farm

We provide start ups with one stop centre, where they get business advise and strategies to scale up their ventures

At the AgriBusiness level, the EA region has a line of value chain actors that are not only direct farmers. For example in Agriprocessing our region has had majority of successful Agriprocessing companies in the last 20 years producing products like roasted coffee, pressed chilli sauces, peanut butter, skincare products to name a few.

businesses.

Can you share with us a success story of a small-scale agribusiness that worked with your company?

In 2011, we set up BITEPH Strategic Consulting (www.biteph.com) to be a one stop hub to help start- ups and existing small-medium enterprises scale up. One of our ﬁrst clients, Amagara Skincare (www.amagaraskincare.com) had an idea of having the ﬁrst local

and ethically sourced skincare brand in East Africa, similar to “Body Shop”. We were tasked to bring this idea from conceptualization into a real international skincare brand. Due to our clients limited resources, we had to remain a small execution team and hence perform under various different positions such as research, operations and logistics to name a few. We drew up strategies to save the client from unnecessary expenses but at the same time worked innovatively to maintain standards in order to have an

international skincare product. Another idea strategised from our hub was having the company enter the untapped local market for hotel and spa amenities, as most of the Ugandan hotel amenities are coming from China and elsewhere globally. The company is currently getting over 70% of its revenue from this hotels and spa’s market. BITEPH managed to attract support for Amagara Skincare, using its networks and teaming up the Uganda Industrial Research Institute to incubate the company.

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His key business lessons in building a trusted brand in Tanzania

anzanian businessman Hamish Hamilton is a man of many talents. He is a closet artist, a former soldier and currently he is the Chairman of Nabaki Afrika; a tried, tested and trusted company in Tanzania that he founded with his wife Tania, 20 years ago. The Zimbabwean born businessman, who recently became a Tanzanian citizen, exemplifies how the combination of passion, clear vision, strategy, value for team work and sheer determination can result in the establishment of a reputable company. MAN Magazine’s Tasneem Jivi got a chance to speak to Hamish where he shared the vital business lessons he has learnt throughout his career.

Lesson 1: Start small, work hard The story of Nabaki’s humble beginning in Buguruni Malapa to the established company it is today, is a clear example of how a small start is sometimes the best foundation for a sustainable business. In October 1993, the Zimbabwean born couple Hamish Hamilton and his wife Tania, came to Tanzania for a ‘look see’ business feasibility study. They liked what they saw, fell in love with Tanzania and registered Nabaki Afrika after running a ‘name competition’ with the waiters at the Mawenzi Hotel in downtown Dar es Salaam. The brief to the waiters was to simply come up with a Swahili name which represents ‘we want to stay in Africa forever’. This was the conception of Nabaki Afrika. 9 months later Nabaki was officially born at the 1994 Saba Saba Tradefair. Hamish half jokingly says “I call Tanzania the ‘University of Life’...the only thing is you NEVER graduate, every day is a new lesson!” The real Tanzania has, however, been the target market from the initial company set up in Buguruni. “We had one employee, Salum, our driver/ messenger. We left the ‘multi-national / expat ‘luxury express coach’ and climbed aboard the independent dala dala. From our 20m/2 office amongst the mabati dukas of Buguruni, we worked 24/7 to survive and build our name and solid reputation.” He adds, “Salum today, is one of our top external salespeople. When he joined us, he had no education, and could not speak any English. This was good for both of us, he was like a sponge, keen to learn, and we were forced to speak Swahili. Slowly but surely, our reputation and name grew through word of mouth”.

Lesson 2: Turn your passion into a business

Hamish’s work background includes jobs in the (then) Rhodesian Police Force, fast moving consumer goods industry as well as in IT and a stint gardener! However, it is when he got a job on a building site in USA, that he realised his passion for quality building products. “First of all, America is a great place to learn and live, because they always look for the quickest, fastest, cost-efficient, but beneficial solutions. In America, it is all about tools, if you haven’t gotten the right tools, your job isn’t done. And, that taught me a lot. I suddenly found this passion for tools; which I never knew I had,” he says. In fact, his love for fixing things and quality products got him the nickname of ‘Gluru’, as opposed to Guru, meaning the mixture of glue and guru. “I think my passion for quality is the reason I ensure Nabaki only stocks products that are durable and efficient”.

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Lesson 3: Don’t expand until

you’re ready

The growth of the company’s reputation meant that the company began to expand fast and before long the need to expand became a reality. “We were adding store room after store room at the back of the building, and adding more and more people to the Nabaki team. We opened additional branches on Old and New Bagamoyo Rds to increase convenience to our customers. We then moved from Buguruni to Regent Estate in 1998 but soon our little “house” was out grown and stretched to bursting, so in 2009 we moved to Mikocheni Industrial, our new Head Office. We were now really in the grown-up world, with our huge 600m/2 office and showroom and 3000m/2 warehousing space. In 2012, we appointed Vatsal Shah as the company CEO, though his real name is M.O.U. - Master of the Universe! Vastal had been our General Manager since 2002 and became a director in 2005. Our smart location paid off and our business grew, as did our Nabaki family. “Nabaki was our baby, now it has grown up and is an independent adult,” said Hamish endearingly. We thought we’d never ﬁll all the space, but by 2013 we doubled the size of our Showroom and Warehouse, and opened a branch on Chole Rd Masaki, and Kariakoo, and Arusha. We were in the top 12 of the Top 100 SME companies in Tanzania for the last 3 years and in the top 100 tax payers in TZ! Our family is over 100 people. So 20 years has gone by in a ﬂash, we are enormously proud of what we have achieved and feel we live up to our 20th Anniversary slogan, ‘Tried, Tested, Trusted’, and know that we are responsible for setting a high benchmark for quality building supplies in Tanzania, and that we continue to provide ‘service with a smile ... a genuine one!”

Lesson 4: You are never too

old or too wise to learn

Another vital lesson that Hamish has learnt is that there is no age limit to attaining education. “I think sometimes people,

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especially business minded ones, get arrogant. When I came here, I thought I knew everything and it is only when I got off my ‘high horse’, and climbed down that step ladder and lost the bulk of our savings, did I realise that we still have a lot to learn and need to adapt our way of doing business. So, we built up from there and it was only when we changed course and attitude, and started listening to the market, that the market started listening to us! This brings us to the next important business lesson.

Lesson 5: Listen to the

market and the market will start listening to you In a book written my Raymond Ackerman, (the Founder of one of the largest retail companies in South Africa, and a personal friend of his daughter whom Hamish met whilst studying at the University of Cape Town) called “Hearing Grasshopper’s Jump”, the notion of the need to “keep your ear to the ground” and listen to the needs of your customers and business, is

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listen and understand our customer’s needs and then serve them to the best of our ability.” This is a lesson I learnt and I ensure I pass it on to others.

Lesson 6: When you learn, teach. When you get, give.

Brainstorming session at NABAKI AFRIKA

From left: Maureen Ponera, Vatsal Shah, Hamish Hamilton & Joseph Massae

Corporate Social Responsibility, no matter how small, is a must for any business. It’s about building a legacy of responsibility and respect.

highlighted and emphasized as being very crucial. According to Hamish, “the classic mistake of a good salesman is not to listen to the market. A good salesman really gets passionate about something and because of that he/ she can’t wait to tell you about this product, even if the customer came in for something totally different. I’ve been guilty of doing this in the past myself. At Nabaki, we ensure that all our staff listen ﬁrst to the customers’ needs. We are not arrogant, we are not about knowing it all, we simply seek to

When it comes to teaching and passion on lessons, Hamish goes beyond just his company. He is actively involved in mentoring young entrepreneurs and the youth, even if that youth happens to be the troublesome son of an employee. He recounts one particular incident. “One day I asked one of our employee’s, ‘how are you’ and she replied ‘not well’. I asked her why and she complained that her son just wouldn’t listen to her. I asked her to bring him in and I did a little quick power-point presentation – visuals, as we know, are the best way to teach. It was about life lessons and all about the choices we make, and I did it in Kiswahili. It was satisfying and fantastic when she came back to me saying that he is a different person. I love to see people succeeding in business and in life and I do a lot of mentoring, with Mara Foundation, my employees, friends and family. In fact we have a little sales programme that we use called QUIS – it stands for Question, Understanding, Influence and Solidify. It essentially teaches that before you can influence and solidify, you need to first question and understand. In other words, it is important to question and understand people or clients before beginning to influence your ideology, no matter who they are.

Lesson 7: There is good in everyone

There is a certain humility and down to earth nature that makes Hamish an approachable person. He is one person who has mastered the art of treating everyone as being important. He says, he easily recognises the good in ordinary people. “At the petrol station where I ﬁll up with fuel, I met a newspaper boy called Rama, who was a really good salesman. He would try and sell me as many newspapers as possible by “teasing me with stories” in his papers. He is now our Store Manager in Arusha, and is always emotional when he tells the story of how he came to Nabaki 9 years ago”.

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THE POWER DUO Hamish and Tania Hamilton at work

Lesson 8: Some things are best kept to yourself Asked on how best he measures the achievement of Nabaki Afrika, Hamish said, “I think an incident which best described the culmination of our achievements in Tanzania was recently when I was in the queue at gate 24, Oliver Tambo airport in Johannesburg, waiting to board a return ﬂight to Tanzania. Behind me were two well dressed Tanzanian women, who were talking. The one was telling her friend that she was building her house and had come to South Africa to buy building materials. She added that she was shocked at the poor quality and high prices, and stated she was going back to Tanzania, and straight to Nabaki Afrika to buy all her building materials. Whilst instincts made me want to turn around and acknowledge the compliment, my ‘lessons’ in Tanzania made me not say anything, and just silently enjoy the moment,” says Hamish. Perhaps the additional lesson here is, sometimes it is just nicer to hear other people toot your horn as you silently take in the sound.

Lesson 9: Learn from successful businessmen There are clearly many lessons that Hamish has learnt from his various life and business experiences. However, he insists, as much as life can teach you many lessons, sometimes the best lessons come from successful businessmen who have been there and done that. “I worked at Pick n Pay for some years and I learned the most valuable lesson from Raymond Ackerman - a retail giant and guru, whose simple, straight forward formula for success he called “the 4 legs of the Table” (also a book which I would recommend to anyone starting or already in business). This formula for success focuses on: Administration, Merchandise, Promotion and Social Responsibility and People. All these aspects are vital for the success of any business”, says Hamish.

Lesson 10: If your table

Lesson 11: Train your team

wobbles, do something to ϔix it!

well

The important thing about any lesson is to be able to apply it to your speciﬁc environment and situation. Hence, Hamish took Ackerman’s lessons and adapted them to Nabaki Afrika. “In 1998, we moved up a rung of the ladder, to Regent Estate, Mikocheni, Victoria, and rented a 200m/2 house for our office and showroom. It was here that I adapted Ackerman’s ‘4 legs of the table’ business principle to my own, which I simply called the 4 P’s.

Hamish and his team wanted to make sure that not only the Nabaki Afrika products were of high quality but also the people who worked with the products from Nabaki had the best knowledge of the products. “We started training ‘fundis’ with our Fundi 2000 program, and our name for quality products with guarantees and value, and reputation of integrity and customer service, really took hold. We later discovered that the word “fundi” was very common, a better word to describe the people we train was Mtaalam (expert) - so this program was renamed the Mtaalam Program in 2010. As a result of this great program, we have seen several Mtaalams becoming masters of the trade and growing successful businesses themselves,” states Hamish.

For a business (the table top) to be successful, it needs a balanced support of 4 legs. These legs are: 1.

3. 4.

People - these are suppliers and associates, your own team, and most importantly, your customers Product - more and more Tanzanian’s are wanting quality products, and are prepared to pay a fair price. I have deﬁnitely seen the shift from thinking about today to thinking about tomorrow and long term value Price - you pay for what you get! Do it right, do it once - the ﬁrst time. Promotion - if you don’t tell someone about your product, you won’t sell it! You can only sell something you believe in and understand. The same applies to buying. I also added another leg. Passion - As you know, all tables in Tanzania “wobble” and one needs that little “chupa lid” under one leg to stabilise the tables. So passion is an important aspect of doing business.

Lesson 12: Behind every great MAN, there is an awesome woman

Hamish gives credit to his wife Tania as being the backbone of the company and the two of them have worked as a husband and wife team to build Nabaki Afrika. He recalls how and when they started the company. Tania’s initial impression was “doing business in Tanzania will be so easy because we have the business training and the right products for developing Africa”. However, tricky partnerships, fraudulent

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clients, challenges of poor to non-existent phones, electricity and water shortages, bad roads and bureaucratic challenges saw their savings burn up fast and Tania’s new mantra was “if you can survive business in Dar es Salaam, then even Wall Street will be a breeze.” He adds that “while I realise this MAN interview is about me, I sincerely cannot take all the credit. One thing about Tania is her passion to make the world a better place and she and a group of like minded people, have started Nipe Fagio (www.nipefagio. com), a non-proﬁt community based initiative focusing on a cleaner, healthier and safer environment. Tania has been the Director Managing the Managing Director and is now the Chair supporting the Chairman! Finally, it is important for any company, especially in Tanzania to have a good sense of humour”, Hamish said, “work must be productive, but also fun!”

THE MEN ON TOP Hamish with the CEO NABAKI AFRIKA, Vatsal Shah

Lesson 13: Life is all about

lessons

Steve Jobs famously said “you can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future.” According to Hamish, what’s really important is that life is full of lessons and if you don’t learn from them, you’ll be stuck and not be able to move forward. “Learn to take the good out of the bad and the good out of the good. It is only when you look at the past lessons that you’ll be able to move ahead – this is where I want to go. Therefore, looking back is vital in moving forward,” says Hamish.

Lesson 14: It is as rewarding to give as it is to receive

The need to willingly give back to the community comes across as being very important to Hamish. In his concluding lesson, he states that “Corporate Social Responsibility, no matter how small, is a must for any business. It’s about building a legacy of responsibility and respect within and without your own 4 walls. What goes out of one hand, comes back into the other in one way or another. At Nabaki this is a very strong philosophy, and deﬁnitely underpins our success”. It is a philosophy we at MAN Magazine believe every company needs to adopt.

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QUICKFIRE QUESTIONS: HAMISH BEYOND NABAKI AFRICA Name one thing you do when stuck in Dar Traffic? Listen to my radio and also utilise the time to look back at the dots and connect them. 2. What is your favourite meal? Pizza from Saverios called a NABAKI PIZZA – best pizza in the world! 3. Which words or phrase do you most overuse? WW – Work Wiser … not harder! 4. What do you consider as your greatest achievement? There are two things, equally important, one is succeeding with this company and the other is ﬁnding my life partner – so early in life. 5. Which talent would you most like to have? Be more musical. 6. What is your most treasured possession? My wife, without a doubt. But if I was allowed a 2nd thing on my desert island, there’s no doubt it would be my ipad, it is an invaluable extension to my brain! 7. What do you most value in your friends? Trust 8. What is your motto? The ultimate is to be happy because life’s simply too short! 9. Which television channel fascinates you? Al-Jazeera 10. What is your deﬁnition of success? I don’t want to use a cliché but success is happiness and happiness is success. Simple as that. 11. Name one thing that people will be surprised to know about you? I was shot in the head in an ambush in Zimbabwe, and survived! 1.

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NO MONEY TO BUY COMPUTER EQUIPMENTS FOR YOUR COMPANY?

Qrent has the solution Were you aware of the option of leasing computer and other ICT equipment for short term and long term periods of time is now available in Tanzania? Many companies in Tanzania are taking advantage of this convenient service that Qrent Tanzania is now providing.

We got in touch with Mr. Said Mohammed, the Branch Manager of Qrent Tanzania to find out why Tanzanian companies are responding positively to this new concept that offers cheaper, safer and faster way of acquiring computer equipment for any company or insititution. MAN: Qrent provides rental solution of ICT equipment to business organisations of all sizes. What advantages does this serve? SM: There are two main big advantages attached to renting ICT equipment, one is cost and the other is technical. Technical advantage gives you stability in your business, as Qrent rental solutions include the installation, maintenance and easy access to replace the equipment immediately in case of breakdown, therefore saving time and added costs. Cost advantage is that you are not paying the full amount of asset upfront; therefore you don’t interrupt your cash ﬂow needed to boost the company’s or institute’s activities. Also, for instance, monthly rental costs are predictable and are as low as $15, as compared to buying the expensive equipment outright that might interfere with other projects that could boost money for the company.

MAN: What are the criteria for companies and individuals to utilise Qrent equipment? SM: We do not have leasing options for individuals at the moment. Currently, we are only dealing with registered companies, institutions and government organisations. Our main idea is to lessen the burden of ICT needs and provide a cheaper, greener and practical solution. Qrent stands at a risk just like a bank; we also give loans, not in terms of cash but in terms of equipment. The criteria we require are a legal registration documents, proof of ﬁnancial capability and an identity document of the Director of the company. Once we have these documents and have discussed the company’s ICT needs, we are then able to

work out an easy solution for all the ICT needs a company or institute requires. MAN: What kind of equipments can one get from Qrent? SM: One may rent on shortterm or long-term basis that means we rent out starting from a day to three years. The equipment a company or institute can rent are laptops, desktop/pc, projectors, printers, photocopiers, LCD Displays, servers, multifunctions devices (MFD’s) and network equipments like routers. MAN: Leasing ICT equipments is a new concept in Tanzania. How do you convince potential clients to rent instead of buy ICT equipment? SM: It is pretty straightforward. We explain to companies the

ways they are ‘wasting’ a lot of money and proﬁts by buying ICT equipments and how they could save a lot by just renting. Renting form Qrent comes with less stress as you are communicating directly with us hence cutting down on any middle man. In addition our paperwork is streamlined, our prices are reasonable and we save companies the asset disposal hassle. It is a complete win-win situation. MAN: Can you give us a brief about a project you have worked in Tanzania including any challenges faced? SM: One of our good projects is the association with Hazina International School in Dar es Salaam where we have leased 50 laptops. The challenge is not related to who we associate with, as we are the ones who always stand at risk. The result, so far, have been positive with no defaults and we are glad a school is beneﬁtting from our services and the students get to learn and explore about the world through a click.

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TOP TANZANIAN LEADERS Positive leadership – Wise words from Tanzania’s top leaders

Eng. Zebadiah Moshi, Director General - VETA “We need to realise and accept that there are untapped opportunities in the whole of Tanzania, and that with little guidance, instead of copying, we can do things that are original. We need to change our attitude and stop having utopia ideas about being millionaires fast, it should not be about money, but vision, integrity and clean conscience.”

AZIM JAMAL

SABASABA K. MOSHINGI Corporate Sufi/ Inspirational Speaker/Author

“I believe in less is more! In other words, having clearly weekly and monthly goals which are aligned to your long term vision is what gets the best results. If you have too many priorities, you have no priorities! Instead of having a ‘ToDo’ list, start doing an ‘Undoing’ list. The key is to do les and do it well and ensuring the less you pick to do is very important work.”

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CEO and MD, Tanzania Postal Bank “I believe there is no short cut to success. Success comes out of determination, focus, hard work, honesty and commitment. One more key attribute in success is any career is self-belief. If I can share my personal experience, whenever I am assigned a role, I try my best to understand the roles and my manager’s expectations. Then I work to the best of my capabilities to meet and exceed my role/manager’s expectation.”

NEHEMIAH KYANDO MCHECHU

CEO, National Housing Corporation “I have come to learn that leadership can be attained at any level, it’s about being in a position to inﬂuence people to make changes at any stage. If this country is to move forward, it will need a strong leadership that include a good number of young Tanzanians because as young people we have most of our emotional equity in our future while the old generation have emotional equity on the past. My general over-view is for one to look at leadership as a means of making an impact and bringing change.”

HON. SAID AMIN SHAMO

CHAIRMAN, SHAMO GROUP “To succeed in an business, continous, learning is very important and this knowledge can be attained through reading books, taking courses and networking. What matters most is the courage and capacity to reach your vision. Whenever you see a successful business, you should know that, someone once had made the courageous decison and had the capacity to turn challenges into an opportunity.”

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How you sit can determine your interview success

Managing Employees Older Than You As business owners are getting younger and younger, it is now becoming increasingly common for young entrepreneurs to hire workers of older generations. However, being a young captain of a ship full of people older than you can be quite challenging.

Here are 3 ways emerging business men or women can overcome this challenge: Leverage the Wisdom and Experience of the employees One way of warming up to older employees who are uneasy to work subordinately under you is to get them involved in the company beyond the duties of their job description. Everyone loves a little stroke of the ego, and asking for their advice or opinion is sure to make them feel appreciated and needed.

Be Confident and Stand Firm Make confident decisions as a leader. Your older employees will respect you more if they can see that you are confident in your abilities as a manager and stand firmly by your decisions.

Communicate openly An effective leader, regardless of age, will acknowledge and address the concerns of their employees. Open communication allows you to display your humility and honesty that will put your employees of all ages at ease. Remember, as the head of a company and a leader of the team, the entrepreneur has the responsibility of bringing harmony among employees, regardless of age!

Besides the long term planning of the correct phrases to be used during the interview, how you sit can convey strong messages to the people who are interviewing you. The author of ‘Shut up and say something’, Karen Friedman says that leaning back suggests boredom or lack of interest, while leaning forward can be just as problematic, as it can seem overly solicitous or even threatening. Therefore, aim for a neutral spine by displaying the classic ‘sit-up straight’ posture. Sitting up straight sends a message of self-assuredness and confidence.

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• ENTREPRENEURIAL • By: Tamara Khama

Accessing finance & developing business skills In our continuing discussion on the importance of having adequate training for entrepreneurial success, Dr. Donath Olomi, the CEO of the Institute of Management and Entrepreneurial Development (IMED) answers our questions about how entrepreneurs can tackle the challenge of accessing finance and the importance of the right training in entrepreneurial development

How does IMED prepare its students or help entrepreneurs to best tackle the challenge of access to ϔinance?

have made it a permanent agenda, rather than waiting till they need external financing. In addition to training, we mentor entrepreneurs on sourcing finance and working with funders and link them An entrepreneur with the to appropriate sources of right business idea, skills finance. Globally, very few and attitude has a very high institutions will finance startprobability of accessing ups. We therefore encourage finance. Therefore we train people to start with what is entrepreneurs on how to possible – however small, identify innovative business recognizing that it is easier to ideas, develop, sell and access finance when you have implement bankable business shown that you can do it. IMED models. We spend a lot of directors are involved in one effort to get entrepreneurs way or another in financing appreciate that one’s attitude entrepreneurial ventures and behaviour matters even through equity and loans. We more than the business organize quarterly sessions idea when it comes to where entrepreneurs pitch accessing finance. In our their ideas, from which we training programs, we tell identify potential investees. entrepreneurs that if you have been in business for What words of advice four years and you are unable would you give an to access basic short term entrepreneur who bank loans, it is largely your has never considered fault. We have developed taking a course on case studies, stories and entrepreneurship? examples and we have guest speakers who come Let me start by saying that to share their experience the entrepreneurs’ capacity on how they deliberately invested in building the track is what sets the limit of his success, including the extent record and credibility with to which the business can funders as soon as they got grow. There are many people into business and how they

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who assume that they know what they need to know to succeed. These include those with high qualiﬁcations and some of those who consider themselves already successful in business. The reality is that, whatever we are involved in, however successful we consider ourselves, what we know is only a fraction of what is needed and what you can potentially acquire. We must therefore continue learning. For entrepreneurs, a mixture of reading books, attending training sessions by different facilitators and meeting and learning from experts and practitioners is very important investment in personal growth. Dr. Donath R.Olomi is the CEO of the Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship Development (IMED). He was the Director of the University of Dar es Salaam Entrepreneurship Centre until 2009 when he co-founded IMED to pioneer education and training that is responsive to current and future needs of society. Dr. Olomi’s

main area of expertise is entrepreneurship and private sector development. He has extensive experience as an entrepreneur, academic, consultant and manager. IMED is also operating a renewable energy incubator in collaboration with Norges Vel of Norway. Besides Tanzania, he has worked in Botswana, DRC, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Sudan and Uganda.

We therefore encourage people to start with what is possible – However small, recognizing that it is easier to access ϔinance when you have shown that you can do it. IMED directors are involved in one way or another in ϔinancing entrepreneurial ventures through equity and loans.

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SAID TANU JUMANNE Age: 44 Two wives and 12 children. Kasulu District, Kigoma Region Tanu is in touch with BTC and the ‘Beekeeping Support project in Kigoma Region’ as a representative of his newly established beekeeping cooperative.

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What are the challenges and beneﬁts of beekeeping during the entire duration of your venture.

cost. The phone connection in Kasulu also poses a problem. It can be very difficult to reach customers and clients without proper communication facilities.

Working in Kigoma Region is not always easy. The region is still not connected to the rest of the country with good, tarmac roads. This makes it difficult to ﬁnd a reliable market for my products. Furthermore, because Kigoma lacks the right facilities, I need to bring the containers and labels for my honey all the way from Dar es Salaam. This is of course an extra

However, because of the work of the government and several donors such as BTC, the conditions for running a beekeeping business in the region have improved. Today, I can buy good quality modern beehives in several places in the region instead of buying it from Taborra or even further. The same goes for protective gears and hive tools.

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this is quite an investment. However, if you increase your number of hives steadily, as I do, you can pay for these investments with the money you earn from selling honey and bees wax.

A personal beneﬁt I gained from keeping bees is the fact that it improved my status within the community. People now know me and several come to me to learn about beekeeping and general business skills.

Is beekeeping simple and would you recommend it to other entrepreneurs?

Is there a speciﬁc type of ﬂower your bees make honey from?

Beekeeping looks simple at ﬁrst, but if you want to guarantee a high quality product, you need a lot of knowledge, tools and skills. Of course, everybody can learn this but it helps to have a family tradition in beekeeping. Today, I train other beekeepers on improved beekeeping techniques and I even trained former tobacco farmers to become beekeepers. So I certainly recommend beekeeping to others!

No. My beehives are all located in the Mahula Forest Reserve. This is a large protected area of Miombo forest that houses a wide variety of trees and plants. Therefore, my honey comes from many different types of wild ﬂowers, giving it the original taste it is known for.

Is there a possibility to isolate them so you can get honey of a single ﬂower? This is difficult. If you want to guarantee the highest quality honey, you need to be sure the bees are not affected by pesticides, herbicides and veterinary medicines. Because bees collect pollen and nectar from an area stretching over several square kilometres, you would need a large area with sufficient ﬂowers of the same kind that is also free of such chemical products. In Kigoma Region this is not easy since you will have to convince whole villages not to use pesticides in order for your honey to be pure. In a protected area, however, you can rest assure that your honey will always be of the best possible quality. That is the reason why I prefer to put my beehives in the middle of the forest.

Do you use the bees for anything else other than honey? Of course! Honey is only one product you can harvest from a beehive. There are others such as royal jelly and propolis which are both very popular in the pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries. But for me, the most

Who is your market?

© BTC important product next to honey is beeswax. It is relatively easy to extract and it can be used for many different purposes. I sell it in its original form, but also processed into candles, skin creams and polish. I also sell honey to local brewers. They make the honey and some rest products of extracting honey into honey wine, a drink that is quite popular in Kigoma.

Is beekeeping lucrative? Yes. I depend almost completely on the income from beekeeping. I use the proﬁts to invest in some agricultural activities but also to pay school fees for my children, build houses and buy bicycles. I also invested in solar energy so I can process the honey in the evenings. Other members of my cooperative use their income to rehabilitate houses, pay medical bills or invest in beekeeping. When you want to earn a real income from keeping bees, you need at least 150 beehives. Together with the right tools and transport

My brother lives in Arusha and I send a lot of pure honey to him to sell there. I also sell a lot of processed honey to people and shops in Kigoma region. The beeswax I produce I sell mostly in Taborra and Kigoma town. I also sell unprocessed honey to traders from Uganda. For the last couple of years traders and businesses from all over Tanzania and even Burundi have been coming to Kigoma to buy our products.

What do you think would assist in you and your product being known? Radio and newspaper advertisement would be great for this of course. But the last couple of weeks I’ve also been attending several trade fairs such as the Saba Saba Trade Fair in Dar es Salaam and a big agricultural Fair in Bujumbura. In events like this I meet other beekeepers and we learn from each other and I also get in touch with traders, businesspeople, shopkeepers and others who are interested in my products. I am also looking forward to this year’s Kigoma Region Honey Fair in Kibondo. It takes place from 19 till 23 of August and I hope to meet with traders, beekeepers, NGO’s and others from all over the country. I believe that will help me in promoting my products.

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Reasons why you are not wealthy By Brian Tracy

“Why is it that most people don’t become wealthy in their lifetime?” Here are what I consider to be the five reasons why people don’t become wealthy. WHO ME?

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First, at the top of the list, is that it never occurs to them. The average person has grown up in a family where he has never met or known anyone who was wealthy. He goes to school and socializes with people who are not wealthy. He works with people who are not wealthy. He has a reference group or a social circle outside of work who are not wealthy. He has no role models who are wealthy. If this has happened to you throughout your formative years, up to the age of twenty, you can grow up and become a fully mature adult, and it may never occur to you that it’s just as possible for you to become wealthy as for anyone else. So the ﬁrst reason why people don’t become wealthy is it never occurs to them that it is possible and hence they never take any of the steps necessary to make wealth a reality.

The third reason that people don’t become wealthy is procrastination. People always have a good reason not to begin doing what they know they need to do to achieve ﬁnancial independence. It is always the wrong month, the wrong season, or the wrong year. There always seems to be a reason to procrastinate. As a result, they keep putting it off, month by month, year by year, until it’s too late.

MAKE A DECISION! The second reason that people don’t become wealthy is that they never decide to. Even if a person associates with people who are financially successful, nothing changes until he makes a decision to do something different. If you continue to do what you’ve always done, you’ll continue to get what you’ve always got. The primary reason for underachievement and failure is that the great majority of people don’t decide to be successful. They never make a firm, unequivocal commitment or definite decision that they are going to become wealthy. They wish and hope and pray that they will make a lot of money, but they never decide, “I am going to do it!” This decision is an essential first step to becoming financially independent.

PAY THE PRICE The fourth reason that people retire poor is what economists call the inability to delay gratiﬁcation. The great majority of people have an irresistible temptation to spend every single penny they make and whatever else they can borrow or buy on credit. If you cannot delay gratiﬁcation, and discipline yourself to refrain from spending everything you make, you cannot become wealthy.

TAKE THE LONG VIEW The ﬁfth reason that people retire poor is perhaps as important, if not more important, than all the others. It is lack of time perspective. The young couple that begins putting $50 dollars a month aside in a scholarship fund so that their newborn child can go to the college or university of his or her choice is a couple with long time perspective. Time perspective referred to how far you projected into the future when you decided what you were going to do or not do in the present. People with long time perspective almost invariably move up economically in the course of their lifetime.

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ECOBANK PRESS RELEASE

Ecobank announces strategic partnership with Qatar National Bank Lome, 4 September 2014 – Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) welcomed the acquisition of a 12.5(1) percent minority stake in ETI by Doha-based Qatar National Bank (QNB) through QNB’s purchase of both ordinary and convertible preference shares. QNB bought the shares from the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) on the Nigerian Stock Exchange. Following the transaction, Ecobank is discussing a strategic partnership with QNB which will enable the two banks to forge business relationships of mutual interest to their respective customers.

ETI Group Chief Executive Officer, Albert Essien, said: “Ecobank is the bank with the largest footprint in sub-Saharan Africa. This strategic link with QNB, one of the world’s strongest banks, will enhance Ecobank’s reach in North Africa and the Gulf.” Ecobank already has a strong strategic partnership with South African banking giant Nedbank, which makes it a dominant player in Middle Africa and South Africa. This will enhance Ecobank’s position as the Pan-African Bank. QNB operates in 26 countries and three continents. It has a significant trading presence in Africa with branches, subsidiaries and associates operating in Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Mauritania, South Sudan, Sudan and Tunisia. It was recognised as “The Best Bank in The Middle East” by Euromoney Magazine and was voted “One of the Top 50 Safest Banks in the World” by Global Finance Magazine in 2013. Ecobank today is one of the top three banks (by assets) in 14 of the 36 African countries where it is present. As of June 2014, it had USD23.4b of total assets and generated USD255m of profit before tax (for the 6 months to 30 June 2014). It operates across its unique network of 1,241 branches, 2,500 automated teller machines and 16,245 point of service terminals servicing over 10.8 million customers. With 20,114 employees, Ecobank is the largest employer in the financial sector industry in Middle Africa.

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ABOUT ECOBANK Incorporated in Lomé, Togo, Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) is the parent company of the leading independent panAfrican banking group, Ecobank. It currently has a presence in 36 African countries, namely: Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo (Brazzaville), Congo (Democratic Republic), Côte d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The Group is also represented in France through its affiliate EBI SA in Paris. ETI also has representative offices in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, London, UK and Beijing, China. ETI is listed on the stock exchanges in Lagos, Accra, and the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) – the BRVM. The Group has more than 600,000 local and international institutional and individual shareholders. The Group employs over 20,000 people from 40 different countries in over 1,200 branches and offices. Ecobank is a full-service bank providing wholesale, retail, investment and transaction banking services and products to governments, ﬁnancial institutions, multinationals, international organisations, medium, small and micro businesses and individuals. Additional information may be found at:

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4 MONEY MAKING IDEAS IN SMALL SCALE FARMING For many entrepreneurs considering farming as a business, small scale farming is often considered as the best way to get into the market. Like any business, understanding the market is important to any farming enterprises, regardless of size. We strongly recommend that you identify and research your market before you embark on any of the suggested small scale farming enterprises below:

Cold Water Fish Farming

Urban Agriculture or Crop Cultivation

ne needs to follow some important tips for cold water fish farming like, which kind of fish to grow, what they prefer to eat and conditions required for their survival. This type of farming is a seven days a week work and is performed almost throughout the year. Some types of fish raised on cold water are Lake Trout, Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Arctic Grayling. They have different needs to be met. Cold water fish farming can be interesting if you have interest in raising fish and starting a business. It is said to be quite inexpensive and if done in the right manner can turn out to be a profitable venture.

Goat farming Goat farming is no longer a new business. Rearing goat is a very lucrative and proﬁtable business because goats have a low mortality rate as they are resistant to diseases, weather, and they are omnivorous, hence feeding options are plenty.

rban agriculture is the practice of cultivating, processing and distributing food in, or around, a village, town or city. Urban agriculture in addition can also involve animal husbandry, aquaculture, agro-forestry and horticulture. Urban agriculture contributes to food security and food safety in two ways: ﬁrst it increases the amount of food available to people living in cities and secondly, it allows fresh vegetables and fruits and meat products to be made available to urban consumers. Urban and peri-urban agriculture are generally seen as a a form of sustainable agriculture.

Mushroom Farming Mushroom farming is booming globally and not many people know that this business brings up to 500% proﬁt. If you have a clean space in your home, you can start your own mushroom farming business today and start selling mushrooms to hotels, exporters and pharmaceutical companies in the next 21 days. Mushrooms are natural phenomenon that can give you much money. The untapped potential of these fungi is so much that if you invest on the venture, your room can no longer be your bank. Mushrooms are rich in vitamins, protein and minerals; they are favored over meat or even ﬁsh by some people, considering the nutritional value and superior health implications. There are two main broad categories of mushrooms; the edible and the non-edible (which is poisonous). The deliberate mushroom cultivation is therefore essential to eliminate the imminent threat of mistakenly gathering the dangerous type. The start-up requirement are mushroom shed or house, sawdust, Polythene bags, spawns/mushrooms seeds, urea/nitrogen fertilizer, lime, water, ceiling machine, weighing scale, extra hands and a refrigerator.

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•FUNDING •

One Acre Fund Financial support for small scale farmers One Acre Fund is a non-proϔit organisation serving smallholder farmers (typically living on one acre of land) in the East African countries of Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi. However, what makes it unique is that its model operates like a business. “Instead of giving handouts, we invest in farmers to generate a permanent gain in income,” explained Jenny Best, spokeswoman for One Acre Fund, adding that the organisation is moving towards ﬁnancial sustainability with 73% of its ﬁeld operating costs covered by farmer repayments, while the remainder comes from donations and grants. Co-founded by Andrew Youn in 2006, One Acre Fund provides loans in the form of seeds and fertilisers and currently serves roughly 180,000 small-scale farmers. The organisation’s aim is to reduce poverty and improve food security in areas where agricultural potential is severely untapped. “Seventy percent of the global poor are farmers,” Best told How we made it in Africa. “So the people who are hungry are producing food for their primary economic activity. If we can make that economic activity more productive, the potential is gigantic to impact global hunger and poverty at large.”

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Typically the farmers under One Acre Last year, 99% of the Fund have no basic infrastructure organisation’s farmers (such as electricity or farming repaid their loans in full irrigation), have no agricultural and on time, according to machinery, live in rural areas far Best, which is believed to from urban centres, and usually be partly due to the lexible repayment system where have nothing more than a hand hoe. farmers can pay off loans Around 65% of the organisation’s at any time throughout the farmers are women. Since its growing season. formation, One Acre Fund has been growing rapidly, employing around 2,000 people, and by 2020, expects to serve 1m farmers. “I think what other organisations can learn is through simplicity of addressing a problem and building a programme model that is easily scalable and easy to replicate, you can have a real major impact,” Best noted.

say, without delivery, these services may as well be on the moon,” explained Best. “Imagine if you live in rural Rwanda, it’s a mountainous area… without One Acre Fund’s drop offs, the closest place [to access] high quality seeds and fertilisers is going to be about 30kms away on foot. So delivery is a key component of that programme model.”

Addressing needs on the full value chain

Asset based ϔinancing and ϔlexible repayments

One Acre Fund addresses all the farmers’ needs along the value chain. This includes the financing and distribution of farm inputs such as quality seed and fertiliser, training on best planting practices, and market education to maximise storage of harvests and market profits.According to Best, all of these services must be provided together for the model to work, from seed sourcing to harvest sales. “Without financing, seeds and fertiliser are unaffordable. Without training and market education, farmers do not maximise yields or farm profits. And as our founder likes to

One Acre Fund offers a service bundle of asset-based ﬁnancing. “We don’t lend cash, the loan is in the form of seeds and fertiliser,” explained Best. She added that on average, One Acre Fund’s farmers roughly double their crop yields in a single season. “And our data shows that for every dollar a farmer invests with One Acre Fund through the loan package, he or she will realise a 100% return on investment and actually sometimes it is as high as 180% return on investment.”

Farmer cooperatives and onsite training To be part of the One Acre Fund, farmers have to join groups that typically meet weekly and are in walking distance from their homes. During these meetings, the organisation’s ﬁeld officers provide group training on best planting techniques, harvest storage, ﬁnancial planning and market sales. Another reason for grouping farmers into cooperatives is to offer group support. “The group absorbs responsibility for each farmer so if a farmer defaults, for example, or is unable to repay their loan, the group will absorb that cost, and pool that money to pay off that farmer.” Best highlighted that the group has the power to decide not to let a farmer back into the group if he or she is at risk of not being able to repay loans. “So in a lot of ways they are self-run.”

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TRAVEL AFRICA | LOCAL

Glen Avon Luxury Boutique Hotel in the heart of Cape Town There is something rather unique about this ﬁve star hotel. It must be the combination of the friendly service, the world class super comfortable accommodation facilities and the easy access to all the top destinations Cape Town and the surrounding areas have to offer. Their beautiful maintained gardens provide several nooks to simply sit, sip and suck in all that nature has to offer. If you are looking for something more adventurous, the hotel can even arrange for a helicopter tour of the magniﬁcent city of Cape Town. Whatever your preference, Glen Avon is one of those hotels that guarantees unforgettable moments and it is the one place you would want to visit again and again.

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•LOCAL TRAVEL •

The Udzungwa Mountains are almost unearthly. An enchanted forest of leafy glades freckled with sunshine. Udzungwa Mountains National Park is a hothouse nurturing species found nowhere else on earth, a secret bank account of precious genetic stock, make this Tanzania’s richest forest bird habitat and among the three most important bird conservation areas on the continent. As one of East Africa’s great forests, this undisturbed habitat undoubtedly has new treasures yet to reveal

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•LOCAL TRAVEL • There are no roads, so this is the ultimate hiking park. Five major trails lead into different areas, and offer a variety of length, challenge and experience. But even the amateur hiker can access the park’s many stream, waterfalls and views. Most trails are on the eastern side with those on in the western area under development.

Location: Close to Mikumi National Park, lies a secretive world of unique animals and plants hidden under the dense forest canopy. Rolling slopes with lush greens in the mist are interspersed with the pink and purple of African violets. Sounds of elusive forest birds are nearly overruled by splendid waterfalls, rushing from the top of the mountains to the world below. Passing butterﬂies resemble shimmering droplets on the crystalline watershed. This is a world where primates can be seen leaping in the tops of the trees, while shy antelopes forage on the forest ﬂoor. The moist, damp habitat provides a haven for amphibians and reptiles, as it has done for millions of years.

Animal life is abundant in the forests of Udzungwa Mountains National Park. Many animals though, especially hippos and crocodiles, occur mainly in the south-west of the Park, and are seldom seen on the hiking routes. Both lion and leopard have been seen near the Mang’ula park headquarters, as well as the endemic Udzungwa partridge (only discovered in 1991). Elephant, buffalo and many types of antelope like eland, sable and bushbuck are also resident. There are three species of mongoose, as well as tree hyraxes, clawless otters, pangolins and honey badgers. But perhaps the park’s primates are its main animal attraction. You can encounter the both endemic rare Iringa red colobus and Sanje crested mangabey. Common are the Angolan black-and-white colobus and Sykes monkey, Yellow baboon, and Vervet monkey. A recently discovered monkey, the Kipunji, forms the only species in its genus. This species is considered extremely rare, with only 500 individuals in the wild. About 250 species of birds have been identiﬁed here, of which many are endemic to the Udzungwa Mountains, making it an important bird area. The constant conditions have saved many species from extinction, unlike in other arid areas with a high level of logging.

Amphibians and reptiles thrive in this damp area, and they are found in habitats ranging from the forest floor to high in the canopy. Frogs, chameleons, lizards and snakes are abundant. Butterflies have their home range close to their food plants, and since most of them have specific host plant species, the species of butterfly depends on where you are.

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Paradise for hikers: No roads present in the park, only hiking trails Abundance of plant life, butterﬂies, amphibians and reptiles Magniﬁcent Sanje waterfall and dense forest areas Beautiful views on the plateaus at higher altitudes Stone Age remnants at Isimila

Source: Tanzania Safari Channel

What to experience: Udzungwa Mountains National Park combines most of ﬁve contiguous forests previously designated as reserves. There are hundreds of different species of trees, shrubs, climbers and herbs of which some 50 are endemic to this area. Approximately 20% of the park is closed canopy forest. The remainder is woodland, grassland and dry Somalia/Maasai arid woodland in the extreme northwest, found along the Great Ruaha River. The dry woodland, mainly baobab and Acacia, also contains rare orchid species.

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LIFESTYLE ACCESSORIES | GROOMING | FASHION

Any of these four must have hats can make your style interesƟng and unique

DEFINE YOUR STYLE WITH HATS THE MANY HATS OF NE-YO

THE PANAMA HAT Panama hats are ideal for areas where the weather is hot since they are lightweight and breathable. This hat goes well with light trousers, a short sleeve shirt, sunglasses and loafers.

THE FLAT CAP The best ﬂat caps are made out of tweed material with a silk lining. Try a stylish look of combing the ﬂat cap with jeans, a plain shirt, waist coat and a belt with a detailed buckle.

As one of the top R&B artists in the world, Ne-Yo is not only seen as a music star but also as a style icon. He has cemented the gentleman style of dressing and one of his trademarks is that, he is always seen in a hat. Check out the several ways he makes a style statement with different hats.

THE FEDORA

THE BASEBALL CAP

You have got to be bold and conﬁdent to pull off a fedora. This is the most expressive and personal hat shape a man can wear. It goes well with slim-ﬁt cotton shirts, straight leg trousers and lightweight blazers.

This is one of the most common hats men wear. It is a multifunctional hat as it protects you from the sun as well makes you look sporty and cool. Wear it with jeans and polo shirts for a more sophisticated and less ‘teenagey’ look.

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• GROOMING •

ALOE GROOMING The benefits of using Aloe Vera Aloe Vera truly is a miracle plant. Grown in drier climates, this herbal remedy can provide natural relief for a variety of conditions including dry skin and severe acne. The beneﬁcial part of the Aloe Vera plant can be found in the clear, sappy substance hidden within in its long, thick leaves.

Shaving Cream The spiky, green gem has a rich history in various cultures and personalities who used the plant’s moist middle in a plethora of practical uses. Like Cleopatra, who applied the gel to her body as part of her beauty regimen, the ancient Greeks used it to cure everything from baldness to insomnia while the Native Americans called Aloe Vera the “Wand of the Heaven.”

Product name: Bevel Company/Brand: Walker and Company About the Product: Bevel forms a protective barrier between your skin and the blade of the razor, allowing you to easily shave away facial hair without tugging or scratching at the skin. It is a good choice for men who are prone to razor bumps, dryness, or other forms of shaving-related skin irritation.

It doesn’t hurt either that aloe vera produces at least six natural antiseptics, which are able to kill mold, bacteria, funguses, and viruses. In fact, the plant is so powerful that researchers and scientists are looking into its potential as an AIDS and cancerﬁghter.

Availability in Tanzania: No (But one can purchaseit online)

Hair (Styling) Gel Shampoo Product name: Aloe Jojoba Shampoo Company/Brand: Forever Living About the Product: Aloe shaving cream forms a protective barrier between your skin and the blade of the razor, allowing you to easily shave away facial hair without tugging or scratching at the skin. It is a good choice for men who are prone to razor bumps, dryness, or other forms of shaving-related skin irritation.

Product name: Forever Aloe Styling Gel

Company/Brand: Forever Living

Availability in Tanzania: Yes

About the Product: This revolutionary aloe-based, multi-use styling gel fortifies and repairs your hair while giving you the flexibility to create any style you choose. Whether you fingerstyle, comb, air-dry or blow-dry your hair, Forever Aloe Styling Gel is ideal for any hair type and look.

Availability in Tanzania: Yes

Soap Product name: Kili Aloe Natural Handmade Soap

Company/Brand: Kilimanjaro Aloe Vera Plantation Ltd

About the Product:

This natural soap is extremely healing to your skin and contains Aloe’s amazing antiseptic ingredients, which can ﬁght acne, bacteria, viruses, fungi and yeasts. Aloe contains a substance called lignin which enables the soap to deeply penetrate the skin so that all the other beneﬁcial substances found in Aloe can be more effective.

Availability in Tanzania: Yes

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• FASHION •

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Street Soul’s Business Casual Always remember that there's no room for sloppiness when it comes to business attire; make sure you dress to suit the image of a successful professional. Looking your best, day in and day out, will give you that extra boost of conϔidence needed to make a good ϔirst impression on everyone you meet.

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• FASHION •

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Keep in mind that you don’t have to spend a fortune to look stylish. Another tip: If you have an important meeting scheduled, adding a watch, a casual sweater or a necktie, can deck up your look while keeping your expenses low.

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HEALTH FITNESS | INTERVIEW | MEDICAL

The benefits of hiring a personal trainer While self-motivation and dedication remain the main factors in the quest to get fit, having a personal trainer can aid in accelerating the process of attaining a desired level of fitness. Here are four reasons why hiring a personal trainer could be one of the best investments you could make to your health: >> Structure and efficiency A personal trainer will develop a program that is efficient and allows you to get the most of the time you spend at the gym. He or she will also provide a structured way of carrying out your exercise routines, hence speeding up the time it takes to achieve your desired level of ﬁtness.

>> Personalised program and correct form Personal trainers are able to develop a ﬁtness program that is speciﬁc to your unique goals. He or she will teach you the correct ways of using gym equipment and provide you with immediate feedback on form and technique. A trainer will also track your progress thus giving you an objective look at how you’re doing while keeping you away from the temptation of cheating.

>> Expert knowledge A personal trainer is also someone you can count on to give expert advice on basic nutrition, training, and health. He or she will look at your diet, as well as other aspects of your life (in and out of the gym) where you can make changes, so that you can perform more effective workouts and set more realistic goals for yourself.

>> Safety It is very easy to hurt yourself in the gym. Personal trainers are there to make sure your workout routine is safe, and to determine whether you’re pushing far beyond your abilities or giving up too easily.

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The scientiﬁc 7-minute workout

On average, it takes about 12 weeks after beginning to exercise to see measurable changes in your body.

This workout involves 12 exercises deploying only body weight, a chair and a wall for a full body workout. This high-intensity and high-efficiency circuit workout sky-rocketed after it was featured in the New York Times Magazine. While the science behind the circuit is solid, to really reap the beneﬁts of this quick routine, the moves must be performed at high-intensity (read: uncomfortable), and you will beneﬁt more by repeating the whole routine two or three times. Check out more details of the routine on www.manmagazinetz.com

hours Walking for 3 hours or more a week can reduce your risk for heart disease by up to 65%.

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SECRETS TO STAYING SLIM BUT HEALTHY Are you wondering if staying slim as well as healthy is doable? Yes it is. Are you wondering how? MAN Magazine interviewed Mr. Stanley Salira, trainer and owner of STAY SLIM HEALTH CLUB in Dar es Salaam, who believes that being healthy is the key of life. His health centre, Stay Slim Health Club has attracted more than 2200 Tanzanians since its inception in 2012, helping to craft a positive change to people’s health and well-being. Read on to understand the concept of staying slim but ﬁt. as a trainer at Stay Slim Health Club, I keep track of my clients; every 7 days I suggest a change of diet and drop them a message every single day as a reminder not to give up.

Tell me about a typical class offered at your health club that would be ideal for someone intending to lose weight? No fasting, no pills, no jogging and no operation – this is how you introduce your health club. What aspect differentiates Stay Slim Health Club from other ﬁtness centres? Other ﬁtness centres give you the diet while Stay Slim Health centre teaches you the diet. There’s a major difference between only giving the diet and actually teaching the procedures. Procedures are the principles of diet of which the main objective is to change the lifestyle. If you don’t change the lifestyle, the outcome of diet will be temporary. Yes, diet will make you lose weight, but if you don’t change your lifestyle per se, you will gain again. I impart wisdom of behavioural change, I just don’t give diet, I teach them the logistics of diet. There’s a big misconception among Tanzanians that dieting means starving, Stay Slim Health Club teaches you to break those kinds of stereotypes. Also,

I teach two things, the procedure and diet. Eat the diet and follow the procedure. A client approaches, tells me about their weight issue and other related problems. I ﬁrstly begin by understanding the client and then motivating them that they can. Once I’ve learnt about the person, I teach them procedures that they gradually incorporate in life. For example walking is the best exercise – if you have short distances to cover – walk.

In a perfect world, everyone would work out enough and eat right all the time, but that’s not always possible. How do you encourage your clients to prioritise health and ﬁtness in their lives? I explain to them the beneﬁts – if you eat well, you’ll become healthy, if you exercise, you’ll be healthier. Our body, each and every part is designed

and accustomed to work otherwise it becomes vestigial.

In our previous issue we did a feature to understand erectile dysfunction of which we learnt that impotency can often be improved by making changes to man’s lifestyle. What kind of lifestyle changes can you assist clients to make so as to improve their overall wellbeing? There are two things I normally tell them. Eat a balanced diet and walk everyday – you’ll stay sexy till you die. Follow the principles and we are governed by principles, it is nothing to do with religion – and you’ll be happy.

Can you tell us about a case study of a client who has drastically improved their health since joining Stay Slim Health Club? Two people I want to mention; Tedy Mkoba who is in her 30’s lost 50 kilograms in six months, from 118 kilograms to 68 kilograms. She has maintained this weight for the past three years. Second is Doctor Henock Ngonyani, who is in his 60’s lost 46 kilograms in 6 months from 126 kilograms to 80 kilograms.

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• MEDICAL •

Sex

becomes an addiction when people lose control over their ability to choose to have sex.

Are you addicted to sex?

People become obsessed with it and will go through extremes to have sex, and the pleasurable feeling associated with it. Sex addiction is not limited to physical acts with a partner and may involve excessive masturbation, hours watching pornography and sexual thoughts occupying the bulk of ones thoughts. Some sex addicts will go as far as not eating, neglecting relationships and spending a lot of money to attain sex. Some common signs of sex addiction include:

Being repeatedly late to work and important events because of sexual practices. Spending large sums of money on sexual activities to the point where important bills are neglected. Frequently engaging in sex with random partners that you are not actually attracted to. Continually engaging in the sexual behaviour despite negative consequences, such as broken relationships or potential health risks. Feeling frustrated when unable to engage in the desired behaviour.

Could you be a sex addict? Take the quiz on www.manmagazinetz.com to ﬁnd out.

The latest developments on Prostate Cancer Newer treatments are being developed, and improvements are being made among many standard prostate cancer treatment methods. Newer treatments for early stage cancers Researchers are looking at newer forms of treatment for early stage prostate cancer. These new treatments could be used either as the ﬁrst type of treatment or after radiation therapy in cases where it was not successful. One treatment, known as high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU), destroys cancer cells by heating them with highly focused ultrasonic beams. This treatment has been used more in Europe and studies are now under way to determine its safety and effectiveness.

Surgery If the nerves that control erections (which run along either side of the prostate) are removed during the operation, a man will become impotent. Some doctors are now exploring the use of nerve grafts to replace cut nerves and restore potency. These grafts could be nerves removed from other parts of the body or something artiﬁcial. This is still considered an experimental technique, and not all doctors agree as to its usefulness. Further study is under way.

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FAMILY MAN PARENTING | AWARENESS | RELATIONSHIPS

Teach your child about gardening Children are constantly inquisitive about new things, especially the outdoors. In our ever expanding city life, we have to instil and encourage our children to engage in outdoor activities such as gardening. Gardening with children is great fun, whatever their age, and a child always needs to feel they have a role and are contributing to the family.

or most city dwellers, one can ﬁnd a place on the stoop, roof or balcony for a container garden. Children love the excitement and the anticipation of waiting for their plant to sprout. You can instil in them the importance of taking care of plants and it is also a good way to learn how plants grow and what they need to survive – far better than reading about it in a book.

TIPS FOR PARENTS ON GARDENING WITH YOUR CHILD 1.

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Start on a very small scale. For instance; get two to three empty milk boxes on a certain space to start growing a certain plant – just to initiate and provide knowledge on plant growth. Wear old clothes. One thing that really is worth buying is a water spray gun so your children can help water the little plants as they grow rather than let them drown the garden space with a watering can.

More importantly: be relaxed and have fun.

STEPS IN MAKING GARDENING FUN 1.

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Give them their own section to garden: For instance, a balcony section with containers to plant their own seedlings Let them do it themselves: Encourage them to do things on their own, for instance water their plants regularly Get your children to make plant labels to mark where seeds have been planted Keep them involved by asking questions constantly. For instance; haveyou noticed any new colours? Grow plants to attract harmless insects. Example: wildflowers will attract bees and butterflies. Lastly, take photos of the plant at different stages to see the growth and a lot of memory pictures of your child with his/her first plant.

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“I bought my daughter a little gardening kit on her last birthday in March from Mlimani Shopping Centre – she loves to use all the colourful items to dig up” – Mariam, Dar es Salaam. “When I and my 6 year old gardened on the ﬁrst day, he lost interest within 15 minutes and started digging up worms and other insects. Still fun” – Irene, Dar es Salaam “I stay in an apartment in Kariakoo where I utilise a section of the balcony space to put up hanging pots to grow plants with both my girls – they always suggest new plants to bring in after doing research on computers” – Rashida, Dar es Salaam. “Every evening, I go out in the garden with my grandchildren to pick up jasmines – which has become a tradition now” – Loving grandmom, Tanga.

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• AWARENESS •

7 things that happen to your brain when you drive drunk. With waiting at the bar for the traffic to subside becoming a common past time in Dar-es-salaam, drinking and driving is on the rise. All men know that drinking and driving can lead to increase in chances of having an accident, engaging in risky behavior and worse of all, killing someone. Fewer men however, realize the torment they expose their brain to, whenever they drive drunk. Here are 7 things that happen to your brain when you drive drunk: Your brain´s ability to react is slowed down: Alcohol impairs the brains ability to react quickly and reasonably. You hence struggle to implement actions such as slowing down at a speed bump and stopping on time to avoid running over a pedestrian. Your brain´s ability to make judgements is impaired: You become unable to judge how fast you are moving. You might be driving at the speed of 160km/h but you will feel like you are driving at 80km/h. It also becomes difficult to judge your distance from other cars, people and objects, making it more likely to crush on them. Your brain gains false conﬁdence: Basically, you start thinking you are the next Lewis Hamilton, capable of maneuvering the sharpest corners, biggest pot holes and narrowest roads, completely effortlessly. Your mind can not focus: Alcohol dramatically reduces your ability to focus and concentrate but in addition, it makes the mind wonder. In other words, while your body is physically in the car and the car is on the road and moving, your mind could be intensely and deeply thinking of the body shape of waitress at the bar. Frontal lobes are suppressed: These parts of your brain, which help you make decisions – good decisions – and control your urges, become increasingly suppressed by the alcohol. You might ﬁnd yourself engaging in risky activities such as picking up a prostitute or stopping at another bar to continue drinking. Your brain forgets mastered skills: Even if you have been driving for years, all driving functions become challenging as a result of the alcohol. Activities such as shifting gears, pressing the break and steering become difficult. Your vision and hearing is reduced: Alcohol reduces your ability to see clearly and hear properly. When you are drunk, you are unable to recognise a message targeted at you such as another driver hooting at you. Your vision also becomes impared especially the ability to identify and recognise darker objects.

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Drunk! Caught driving drunk in Tanzania?

This is what could happen to you. We asked a traffic officer in Dar-essalaam, what can potentially happen to a person who is caught driving drunk. When you are caught, any or all of the following can take place depending on how drunk you are: you will face a substantial ﬁne, your driving license could be conﬁscated and possibly, jail time. In the longer run, the incidence could mean increased car insurance premiums for you.

FACT

An estimated 32% of fatal car crashes globally involve a drunk driver or pedestrian

• RELATIONSHIPS •

By: Peter Muthamia

Imagine the following scenario; you notice your woman standing at the dressing table applying some make up. You reach out to her, and she intuitively understands that you are dying for a quick romp. That is what I am talking about. Lately, time and space in relation to lovemaking are becoming scarce resources – we are far too busy to always enjoy the “ceremony” of conventional lovemaking. Work, family and social matters are weighing many people down that they cannot ﬁt lovemaking in their calendar. Besides, many women will agree with me that sanitized “ritualistic” kind of sex we always have in the same positions and environment can indeed become very boring with time. Sex, like food, needs to be varied and that is where imagination comes in. Once in a while, a woman needs to be surprised with a quickie in the most unlikely places and positions. This is a sure way of guaranteed pleasure. A quickie can be in the form of a glorious and explosive earth-shattering sex you have on the kitchen ﬂoor, one that does not obey any rules – it is lovemaking that takes not more than ten minutes. You come out of it tingling all over, glowing and almost bursting with good feelings. Women have been known to have long orgasms from quickies and indeed, it is not the length of time you take that can bring them to an orgasm. Instead, it is the masterly of the art of lovemaking that can determine the results – the knowledge of the right buttons to touch! A quickie has a way of prompting your adrenalin to shoot to the moon, perhaps due to the clandestine nature and the surprise factor in your partner.

For those who are not familiar with the art of the quickie, here are some tips: BE CREATIVE Location determines the excitement of the quickie. Hop in the shower together and do a double duty of cleaning and lovemaking. Or ﬁnd a quiet spot in your house - closet, ﬂoor, guest room - which is more indicative to spontaneity than getting in your bed. This heightens the feelings to the boiling point. It is not easy for your woman to forget such a clandestine move!

The ART of A Quickie! Break all the rules

PSYCHE YOURSELF In many instances, quickies are spontaneous – they are never planned. Women, unless they are nuns, are disposed to know what you want even without having to speak. So preparing for a quickie is sort of counterintuitive, but if you can spare a few minutes before you start, get yourself turned on. Extra jump start will really help get your engine running, and hey, might even help you ﬁnish the job in record time. HAVE FUN Adjust your expectations and have a little fun. The same goes for your partner as well. A quickie doesn’t necessarily have to be intercourse. THEN OFF YOU GO… Since you don’t have a lot of time, you’ve got to work all of your magic. That means sexy talk, heavy breathing, lots of kissing and heavy petting. This is particularly important if you have trouble getting turned-on quickly. The more you (and your partner) can do to mix foreplay and actual play, the better it will be.

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Massage Chairs Can Help You Relax A good massage can do wonders for relieving tension and back pain, but a therapeutic massage is not always convenient or available. While it is still best to get a massage from a licensed massage therapist, an electronic substitute is now also available - the massage chair. A good hands-on massage can play a crucial role in alleviating back pain. Similarly, a good massage chair is designed to provide some measure of pain relief and relaxation. Getting a massage in the privacy of your home, along with convenience and time efϐiciency, are the major reasons why some are opting to go with a massage chair as a potential means to ease their back pain.

THREE CENTRAL REASONS WHY AND HOW A MASSAGE CHAIR CAN HELP YOU RELAX: •

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Massage improves venous and lymphatic flow—manipulating muscles increases blood flow. Increasing blood flow facilitates the circulation and absorption of nutritional elements into the muscles and tissues. Increasing lymphatic circulation clears toxins out of these areas. Together, this revitalizes the massaged area. Massage therapy decreases tension and improves flexibility - massaging helps loosen tight and strained muscles. Stretching and kneading problem areas allow muscles to relax as well. Massage therapy increases endorphin levels - possibly the most beneficial aspect of massage. Endorphins are the ‘feel good’ chemicals that run through the body - increasing their levels induces positive results. Among other benefits, increasing endorphin levels has been correlated with quicker recovery, reduced pain, and reduced anxiety. www.manmagazinetz.com • 75

•OFFICE FURNITURE • By: Tasneem Jivi The most important feature of a good office design is functionality. But too often offices are crammed with too many office machines, equipment, supplies and pieces of paper that can make an office appear dysfunctional.

Furniture pieces that organise your office

A file cabinet Having a file cabinet in the office is always a wise choice for organising important documents in your office. A good file cabinet keeps documents safe and makes it easy to find them when they are needed; bringing order to the chaos that piles of papers can create.

An office safe

Having the right furniture pieces can assist in organising your office and make your working life easier. Here are four simple and cost effective furniture pieces to get you organised. A bookshelf With a bookshelf, one can simultaneously store and display items like books, company awards or picture frames. Book shelves come in various shapes and material hence making it easy for you to select one appropriate for your office.

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An office safe can help to protect key documents in case of a catastrophic situations like ﬁre or theft.

A desk with drawers A desk with drawers insures that you have enough space to store stationery, documents and books without having them clutter your desk.

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Arriving at Pemba Beach Hotel and Spa is to enter an exotic realm in an ancient land, where you may feel you are living the dream of adventures past and still to come. Representing a fusion of Arabic and African inspired inﬂuences, this Mozambique hotel impresses with its sweeping compilation of Arabianinspired buildings. The combination of the sun, sea, scrumptious dishes, comfortable rooms and several activities, make this hotel the ideal honeymoon destination.

man tips Getting there: LAM, The Mozambican airline, has a direct flight from Dar-es-salaam to Pemba. The flight duration is a mere 1hr 10 minutes. Activities: Sip tropical cocktails at the Niassa Bar, try the famous Mozambique seafood, chill by the infinity pool, hangout at the vibrant Clube Naval, nap on the pristine beaches or try kayaking. With the range of activities available, you simply cannot be bored. Room rates: Check out www.pembabeachresort.com for room rates and special promotions.

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• WEDDING •

By: Maryjane Makawia

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Lovebirds Francis and Agnes’ wedding in Dar-Es-Salaam took place on January, 24 2014 after a beautiful church ceremony where they became one. Their wedding day was marvelously captured by Malaika Media Photography. The heartfelt ceremony was followed by a glorious reception with the classic black and white theme. Additional elegant touches like their wedding cake and bountiful ﬂowers, made a simply stunning setting. On the overall, the day was full of laughters, good food and lots of love...a truly memorable wedding.

• WEDDING •

THE COUPLE SPEAKS: What makes your love special? It’s amazing the way we are because I know it sounds cheesy but we are actually best friends. We have so much fun together. We absolutely complete each other. We are comfortable with each other but there’s still so much passion.

Advice from the loving couple: Enjoy every bit of the day, it goes by very quickly in a blur and while planning don’t lose focus- the marriage is more important than the wedding.

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By: Benny Takura

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If I could do it all over again, here is what I would do to ensure an unforgettable honeymoon. First of all, I would ﬁght the urge to be cheap. Remember while the wedding is for friends and families to come together, the honeymoon is a special time for you and your bride to unwind, reconnect, celebrate and of course, simply relax. Hence, the honeymoon is an experience worth splashing some cash on. Which brings me to the next point: do your homework.

The mistake I made was I left everything to the last minute. A week before our scheduled honeymoon ide and I periences. My br date, I went to the internet, googled honeymoon in ex t rs wo e th was one of on a noisy d an ds be My honeymoon Zanzibar and picked a cheap hotel that had great e bl mforta p hotel with unco r marriage. pictures which I later learnt, were clearly fake. The ou t ar st to stayed at a chea d I had hope st not the way bad situation hotel website showed pictures of rooms looking out street. It is ju the humour in a nd fi to d ge na ma d the y an lad ls to the sea. The reality was, the hotel was squeezed we my to , y ily rt ck di Lu ed about the day, I get teas in the middle of a busy neighbourhood with no sea is ”. th ite to su gh on ou th d “honeymo d in our so calle ha in sight. Instead of hearing sounds of sea waves, we we d be y ak sque were bombarded by sounds of daladala conductors shouting names of random destinations. I made reservations in a haste and did not even bother to read any reviews about the hotel. So do your homework, read reviews about a place and don’t you dare leave the booking to the last minute. Another area I went wrong was not planning activities to do during our honeymoon. I simply thought if we have a nice hotel booked in a paradise island, we will ﬁnd one activity or another to do. In the end, I kept blubbering some stupid answers every time the wife asked me, “so what have you planned for us this afternoon?” I simply could not say, “nothing”. So here is my tip, plan activities that are considered romantic by the ladies. I have now learnt that walks by the beach holding hands, sipping cocktails as you watch the sunset and trying a new activity together such as jet-skiing are all considered ideal activities at an island honeymoon. Don’t wait to get there to see what you both want to do! Plan your honeymoon well to ensure both you and your wife will enjoy the experience.

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SPORTS SPORTS FEATURE | GOLF

Golf tips from the best golfer in the world Rory McIlory

World’s No.1 Golfer Presently the best golfer in the world, Rory McIlory rise to the top has been a result of years of sheer hardwork and dedication. Here are some tactics he has utilised on his rise to the top: Lift some weights Weights help build strength in both your upper and lower body. Rory spends hours in the gym weight training as well as doing a lot of cardio work using the treadmill and the bike. “The main reason I got on the weights, because the power in my shot is so important. I am not necessarily hitting the ball further, but I have to put in less effort and have more control,” he says.

Simple gadgets can work wonders According to Rory, a putting alignment mirror is one of the most important and inexpensive prop you can buy to help with your putting. The great thing about it is that you don’t have to wait until you are on the putting green to use it. You can use it

at home, or in your hotel room if you are away on business.

Mind your posture The trick with putting is that if your posture and body position are not right then nothing else will be. It takes practice and might feel unnatural at ﬁrst, but once your posture and stance are right everything else will follow.

Eat well to play well It is no secret that good nutrition impacts your overall performance in all aspects of your life, golf included. “I do watch what I eat – you have to. I am not really strict with myself, but I make sure I eat well,” says the progolfer.

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! Yep Golf is good for you “If you walk a hilly course on a windy day and you play all 18 holes, you won’t say golf isn’t a sport and golfers aren’t athletes. I’m convinced one of the reasons my late stepfather lived to 89 and lived as well as he did was because he played a lot of golf”. - Bill Clinton -

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By Sakina Shabbir Manji

The many beneϔits of chess for kids Chess has long been regarded as a game that can have bene icial effects on learning on development, especially when it is played from a young age. Countless researchers and studies have shown over the years that chess does indeed strengthen a child’s mental clarity, fortitude, stability, and overall health. Many schools are now ﬁnding chess as an inexpensive but essential way of helping kids grow mentally. In this technologically driven world, chess helps in the synthesis and growth of certain areas in the brain and mind where many children can beneﬁt as they grow older from the game. It has now become one of the most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide in homes, parks, clubs, online and in tournaments.

Below are some of the most critical benefits that chess can provide to a child: Develop analytical and decision-making skills, which they can transfer to real life. Children also gain insights into the

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nature of competition which will help them in any competitive endeavor. When youngsters play chess they must call upon higher-order thinking skills, analyse actions and consequences, and visualize future possibilities. In countries where chess is offered widely in schools, students exhibit excellence in the ability to recognize complex patterns and consequently excel in math and science. Chess in many ways also teaches discipline. It teaches children to learn the rules and follow them. It teaches about patience and waiting their turn To learn more about Chess in Tanzania, please contact:

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“In this technologically driven world, chess helps in the synthesis and growth of certain areas in the brain and mind where many children can beneﬁt as they grow older from the game.”

UNWIND HOTSPOT | ENTERTAINMENT | LAUGHTER

Business Wisdom in Kiswahili What prompted you to write the book “Tabia 5 za watu

waliofanikiwa”?

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Author & Personal Development Coach

Due to the fast growing competitive market economy in Tanzania, people need motivation and personal development education than before for them to survive and succeed in life. Many of the inspirational books are always writen in English and have hardly local context, so it prompted me to write the book in Kiswahili. The book is contextualized with lots of examples from Tanzania and outside Tanzania to give readers a global perspective. As a personal development coach, I am passionate about writing. I love writing and I have been writing a lot of articles on my blog www.truemaisha.blogspot.com for long. I decided to write this book to reach a much wider audience.

What key lessons can one get from reading your book? 1.

First of all you will easily discover your potential/talents and reprogram yourself to make new positive decisions in life; the book will assit you to set new personal, business, work goals etc.

Secondly, you will learn how to responsibly work in a creative and innovative model to achieve your set goals in life. Third lesson will be a lot of skills on how you can grow and maintain the success you get as you work towards achieving your dreams and goals in life. And lastly, this book is like a coaching program. It will teach you how you are suppose to live your success, in an enjoyable and healthy manner i.e. less stressful, secured different from many people who get insecure with their success. This book will also help you to deﬁne success in a way you can succeed more.

Where can your book be purchased? One can easily call 0653808032 to get the books now and we are discussing with different bookstores in Dar-es-Salaam to start distributing it soon (to be announced). We have an agent who sells in Mbeya region and he can be reached on 0686350995. We are working to have more agents in more regions of Tanzania. One can call 0653808032 to become our distributing agent.

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• HOTSPOT •

By: Lisa Baraba

Cocobana For the healthy foodie

CAUTION!

Before you read this, please forget everything you know about frozen yogurt and any other taste you have ever experienced in your life. This is not a drill; I repeat this is not a drill, foodie soldier. We have received intel that could lead to a potential explosion in mouths all over the city. Please report to Cocobana; Dar-es-Salaam’s hotspot for fatfree,100% natural and super healthy desserts and drinks.

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FUN FACTS ABOUT COCOBANA *Everything at the store (yogurt, icecream, toppings) is handmade and original with ingredients chosen from Kisutu market, which is in close proximity to Cocobana. The brand is all about freshness and healthy food, rich in natural nutrients grown locally, so they can sustain the society around them. *At cocobana they are all about sustaining and conserving the environment which is why they use biodegradable containers that can be recycled if you choose their take away options. They also engage in recycling activities themselves.

*One word; current. The fro-yo spot is trendy with seasonal fruits. Flavors change with the change of seasons, ever rich in nutrients and ever changing menu according to what’s new and demand of the customers.

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European frozen Yogurt and bubble cha!

*Be your own chef, get creative. Cocobana allows a customer to order creations not on the menu. You can create your own dish, with different toppings and ice cream and fro-yo ﬂavors not put on the menu. It works because of the natural ﬂavors coming together in perfect harmony.

*Tested and perfected All the things on the menu and the process to making the fro-yo and ice creams were tested and perfected in the UK with the owners tasting and testing everything to give only the best of the best to people craving for great ﬂavours in their food and snacks at the same time looking out for their health.

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Bubble chai “Africa’s original concept” combines seasonal fruits blended to make a special juice, topped with mango/orange/ lychee/passion fruit/strawberry bubbles. These bubbles, are tasty fruity juices enclosed in a soft gelatin like skin. It is literally little grenades in your mouth, swirling around.

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House specials unique and exclusive to cocobana; fruit parfait - your choice of fro-yo / frogurt with seasonal fruits and granola. I have no recollection of my life before eating this and after this experience nothing was the same. That’s how good it was!

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The Oreo shake- amongst others. If you told me before this, I would never be able to accept that it was possible. Is there anything this place can’t make? The wildest dreams of a foodie come true. I repeat; WILDEST. DREAMS. FOODIE. TRUE.

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Every MAN should know… The australian aboriginals have more teeth than any other human being 2. Women blink twice as often as men do 3. There are more chickens than humans on earth 4. The shortest war in the world was fought between Great Britain and Zanzibar on the 27th of August, 1986. It lasted only 38 minutes

Which do you know better?

Smart MAN An Arab man falls in love with a Chaga girl and decides to meet the father:

Arab: your

The importance of fun? “Fun is at the core of the way I like to do business and it has been key to everything I’ve done from the beginning. More than any other element, fun is the secret of my business success. I am aware that the ideas of business as being fun and creative goes right against the grain of convention, and it’s certainly not how they teach it at some of those business schools”. Richard Branson

daughter is very beautiful and I love her. If you let me marry her, I`ll give you gold equal to her weight.

Mangi: I need time

Arab: To think? Mangi: No no..to

Husband: I lost my wife. She went shopping and hasn’t come back Police: What is her height? Husband: I never checked Police: Is she slim or robust? Husband: Not slim. Police: Color of eyes? Husband: Never noticed Police: Color of hair? Husband: Changes according to season

Inspector: What was she wearing? Husband: Not sure if it was a dress or suit Police: Was she driving? Husband: Yes Police: Color of car? Husband: Black Audi A8 with supercharged 3.0 liter V6 engine generating 333 horse power teamed with an eight-speed tiptronic automatic transmission with manual mode. And it has full LED headlights which use light emitting diodes for all light functions and has a very thin scratch on the front left door..........and...and...(starts sobbing) Police: Don’t worry sir, we will ﬁnd your car..

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• ADVERTORIAL •

Sniff and Sip to your heart’s content The effort to find out about life’s little treasures is usually its own reward. Sometimes you are pleasantly surprised by what you find which makes the reward even greater.

iscovering wine should be like that as well, a little trip full of serendipity in a glass at every turn. Of course we all have to start somewhere; and the favourite place to start for many wine drinkers is with the sweeter variety of wine. As your conﬁdence increases; tastes mature or curiosity grows you will ﬁnd that actually we are well equipped to follow that trail.

It would be a long interesting discussion to talk through what you see when you hold up a glass of wine to the light. What you experience when you bring the glass to your nose, before letting the liquid tour your taste buds. Sour to the east and west; bitter to the north; salty/ sweet to the south. But before we get too bogged down and intimidated by all this indulgence of the senses, we need to remember one thing; there is a wine for everyone. Whether you like your wine by the bottle or by the glass, you can still embrace the vine.

The traditional ceremony after opening a bottle of wine; See, Sniff, Sip and Spit (or swallow) indulges our senses. The little dance makes a new variety of wine (or indeed even an old favourite) a bit special every time. Rather than get lost in all these S’s try focusing on what you learn about any wine because in the end why you like a wine is really a personal relationship – even if it’s all about just being known to serve expensive wine. After a while, you pretty much have a good idea what to expect when you open a bottle of wine, so the ceremony can really be saved for special occasions, or when you add completely new wines to your repertoire. The straw colour of a wooded chardonnay; the dark fruits and berries aroma of red wines; the bitter sweet taste of your ﬁrst sip… these are all inspirations. Things that you can talk about as you share a bottle of wine,

or even inspirations to enhance your mood, memories of a favourite dish from your childhood even. Sometimes there is just so much more going on that you don’t have time to indulge, and this is where it comes in handy to have been practicing the sniff and sip at least. It might save you from swigging a mouth full of damaged wine by mistake one day. In vino veritas as they like to say, which is a Latin phrase meaning, in wine there is truth. The “truth” can be said to be the honest conversation a bottle of wine shared amongst friends usually leads to, accompanied by much laughter of course. Lest we forget, there is alcohol in most wines, and sharing the good times with friends is more advisable than keeping it all to yourself. Enjoy. By: Ewetse Khama

•MUSIC • By: Lisa Baraba

“I believe in the power and inspiration of good news music.”

One on One with

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•MUSIC •

Have you been singing since you were a child? I started singing back in 2005/2006. Funny enough, I started out as a rapper; a hardcore emcee. During my secondary school years, I would compose rhymes. I was an icon among my peers, appreciated and respected, might I even say feared (ha ha). Music is crazy I tell you. It starts out as a melody. It sings in you, you can’t get it out. Gradually it grows, collecting words and beats as it goes along. Hiphop for me connects soul, jazz and blues, which is why for me the transfer was easy.

Have you always been surrounded by music? My dad, from an early age, would listen to African music. I grew up listening to this. So yes, it actually served as my ﬁrst inspiration. Along those lines, I was born and raised in Sinza. Back in the days, there were a lot of Zaramos living in these parts. I would witness “mdundikos”; the beats, the dancing really moved and inspired me.

So how did “Damian Soul” come about? The name does not really embody the Zaramo tradition. Ha ha ha. You are quite blunt

Only when I really like a guy Damian Soul was for branding purposes. I needed a name my fans could identify across borders. Damian Soul is self motivated, I write from my experiences.

What is the Damian touch? Soft, smooth, falsetto. Not radical. Uplifting. I believe in the power and inspiration of good news music.

Do you write your own music? Yes, and I write for myself only. Tanzanians artists fear being overshadowed by anybody else’s talent but their own. They fear the challenge associated with taking on another person’s art. So for now

I am writing solo (pun intended) but it’s for everyone. I send out love to everyone who comes into contact with my music; For the presenters, the people who listen to my music, followers on social media. Ncha Kali once told me “Your songs uplift my spirits when I’m down. I will admit to getting emotional listening to my own music.

In your career, what have been your highlights so far? There are so many. In a not so chronological order, I would say the Tusker Project fame season 5 (2012) is one of my highlights. I was in the top ten and the last Tanzanian man standing. In the same year, I performed at the Zanzibar International Film Festival and at Jahazi Jazz Festival where I shared a stage with Musa Diallo. I also performed at Sauti za Busara in February 2012. In 2013, I was on stage for ZIFF again but this time with Fid Q. But, I have to give major credit to the 2008 Music Crossword where I represented Tanzania in the Malawi Music Festival, ﬁghting to get ahead of other young songbirds from all over Africa. This deﬁnitely shaped my beliefs and drove me to start the journey that would make me known to the world as Damian Soul.

What are your projections ϔive years from now: where is soul music taking you to? I want to keep touching lives. I am not really mainstream but I am out there and I get a lot of gigs internationally, as opposed to within the nation. It’s not about the money, it’s to add color and touch people’s lives. I have so many plans but as for now I cannot reveal a lot to you. But you will be hearing from me soon, and probably on a more mainstream channel.

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•MOVIES•

Did you know?

James Brown coordinated his dance moves to lead his bands. Each of his famous dance moves were actually an instruction to the band.

Based on the incredible life story of the Godfather of Soul, the film gives a fearless look inside the music, moves and moods of James Brown; taking audiences on the journey from his impoverished childhood to his evolution into one of the most influential figures of the 20th century. The film is directed by Tate Taylor who also directed the movie “the Help”. The film stars Chadwick Boseman as Brown and was released on August 1, 2014 Ref: www.imdb.com

2 movies every entrepreneur should watch: THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS (2006) Christopher Gardner (Will Smith) is trying to support his family by selling medical devices that no one wants. He sees a chance to get an internship selling stocks, but its 6 months of no pay. To make ends meet, he continues to push the medical devices and becomes homeless with his son.

Why entrepreneurs should see it: This movie shows how one man overcame obstacles and worked smarter and harder than the competition. He never lost sight of the end goal and did everything he could to realize his dreams.

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PIRATES OF SILICON VALLEY (1999) A biographical look at the men who created Microsoft and Apple. It focuses on the early days of both companies and how they differed in their operations.

Why entrepreneurs should see it: Steve Jobs and Bill Gates have long been considered inspirational for many entrepreneurs. This movie shows their struggles, successes and how they became the founding fathers of the tech world.

•THE GOMORRAH PUB • By: Peter Muthamia

d e k a r s a w a n u im a M n e Wh ” g in h c t a n s “ d n a b s u h for I am told that she wastes no time whenever any man she fancies shows up at the bar. It is also in the grapevine that she can never say no to any man who shows as much as looks her way. In other words, she can never keep her legs closed for long since Gomorrah has ready-to-use guesthouses. Though she has been given a dog’s beating and gladly suffered, Maimuna can never stop. The worst came last week. In all my life, I have never seen anyone get such a thwack. I think the bells of hell went tingalingalinga in her head when hell came loose on her. I was religiously having my cold drink, praying that a miracle happens to enable me have a third when Kazaura’s wife, Kemirembe (fondly known as Kemi) stormed into Gomorrah pub panting and growling like a wounded lioness. Customarily, Kemi stops at my table to exchanges a few pleasantries – this time, she just shot into the bar without even giving me a glance. Her claws were outstretched ready to strangle someone. As they say, the guilty are always afraid for as soon as Maimuna saw Kemi, she darted towards the back gate often used by the guesthouse customers. Before she could make it to the gate, Kemi descended upon her like lightning. A group of men who were shooting pool were perplexed. Though the distance between them and ﬁghting women hardly was twenty meters away, it seemed so far for so much damage that had been done already by the time they got there to separate them. I was so shocked, I did not know what to say.

The Gomorrah pub is an interesting place to sit down with a cold beer. Here, I get unequalled opportunity to witness human race at its worst. Small talk could easily turn the place into a war zone. But, as if that is not enough, sometimes “Justiϐiable” wars are tentatively fought here, especially now that Maimuna, the head barmaid has turned into a professional “husband snatcher”.

Women have their own style of settling their scores. They tear and bite each other like wild animals. Kemi was tearing at Maimuna the way I have never seen anyone do. She kept plucking Maimuna’s braided hair like one would pluck detestable weeds in a farm. Maimuna was screaming like a child. The whole incident took less than ﬁve minutes, such that by the time we came to help, Maimuna looked as if she had a ﬁve minutes stint inside a meat mincer – she looked as if she had been ran over by a speeding truck on Mandela Rd. Half of hair was gone and she looked more than weird. Her makeup was smudged all over her face. What caused such a wrath to be visited upon Maimuna? The bar gossip says that for more than a month now, she has “stolen” my drinking buddy and Kemi’s husband. They say that he is never seen at home and the rare times he showed up, it was in the wee hours of the morning. According to those in the know, Kemi, who happens to be a house wife had not seen even a dime for her upkeep. Instead, her husband’s entire salary was being siphoned to Maimuna, at the expense of the school going children. In the meantime, Maimuna has not been seen at Gomorrah pub as she is now nursing her self-afflicted injuries. Sometimes, I really wonder why the likes of Maimuna should suffer such wraths when the real culprits are the men. I guess that while we may want to blame Maimuna, it would be nobler to lay the blame on Kemi’s husband Kazaura.

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