Ex-wife Winnie left out of Mandela’s testament

Nelson Mandela’s former wife Winnie Madikizela Mandela (left) and widow Graca Machel attend his memorial service in Johannesburg last December. PHOTO | FILE 

By The Citizen Reporter and Agencies

Johannesburg. Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, who was

Daily Reading for Tuesday, February 4th, 2014

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Reading 1, Second Samuel 18:9-10, 14, 24-25, 30--19:3

⁹ Absalom happened to run into some of David's guards. Absalom was riding his mule and the mule passed under the thick branches of a great oak. Absalom's head got caught in the oak and he was left hanging between heaven and earth, while the mule he was riding went on.
¹⁰ Someone saw this and reported to Joab, 'I have just seen Absalom hanging from an oak.'
¹⁴ Joab then said, 'I cannot waste time arguing with you!' And, taking three darts in his hand, he planted them in Absalom's heart, while he was still alive, deep in the oak-tree.
²⁴ David was sitting between the two gates. The sentry, having gone up to the roof of the gate, looked out from the ramparts and saw a man running alone.
²⁵ The sentry called down to the king and told him. The king said, 'If he is alone, he is bringing good news.'
³⁰ The king said, 'Go and stand over there.' He stood to one side and waited.
³¹ Then the Cushite arrived. 'Good news for my lord the king!' the Cushite shouted. 'Today Yahweh has vindicated your cause, by ridding you of all who had risen up against you.'
³² 'Is all well with young Absalom?' the king asked the Cushite. 'May the enemies of my lord the king', the Cushite answered, 'and all who rise up to harm you, share the fate of that young man!'
¹ The king shuddered. He went up to the room over the gate and burst into tears; and, as he wept, he kept saying, 'Oh, my son Absalom! My son! My son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you! Oh, Absalom my son, my son!'
² Word was brought to Joab, 'The king is weeping and mourning for Absalom.'
³ And for the entire army that day, victory was turned to mourning, the troops having learnt that the king was grieving for his son.

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Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 86:1-2, 3-4, 5-6

¹ [Prayer Of David] Listen to me, Yahweh, answer me, for I am poor and needy.
² Guard me, for I am faithful, save your servant who relies on you. You are my God,
³ take pity on me, Lord, for to you I cry all the day.
⁴ Fill your servant's heart with joy, Lord, for to you I raise up my heart.
⁵ Lord, you are kind and forgiving, rich in faithful love for all who call upon you.
⁶ Yahweh, hear my prayer, listen to the sound of my pleading.

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Gospel, Mark 5:21-43

²¹ When Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the other side, a large crowd gathered round him and he stayed by the lake.
²² Then the president of the synagogue came up, named Jairus, and seeing him, fell at his feet
²³ and begged him earnestly, saying, 'My little daughter is desperately sick. Do come and lay your hands on her that she may be saved and may live.'
²⁴ Jesus went with him and a large crowd followed him; they were pressing all round him.
²⁵ Now there was a woman who had suffered from a haemorrhage for twelve years;
²⁶ after long and painful treatment under various doctors, she had spent all she had without being any the better for it; in fact, she was getting worse.
²⁷ She had heard about Jesus, and she came up through the crowd and touched his cloak from behind, thinking,
²⁸ 'If I can just touch his clothes, I shall be saved.'
²⁹ And at once the source of the bleeding dried up, and she felt in herself that she was cured of her complaint.
³⁰ And at once aware of the power that had gone out from him, Jesus turned round in the crowd and said, 'Who touched my clothes?'
³¹ His disciples said to him, 'You see how the crowd is pressing round you; how can you ask, "Who touched me?" '
³² But he continued to look all round to see who had done it.
³³ Then the woman came forward, frightened and trembling because she knew what had happened to her, and she fell at his feet and told him the whole truth.
³⁴ 'My daughter,' he said, 'your faith has restored you to health; go in peace and be free of your complaint.'
³⁵ While he was still speaking some people arrived from the house of the president of the synagogue to say, 'Your daughter is dead; why put the Master to any further trouble?'
³⁶ But Jesus overheard what they said and he said to the president of the synagogue, 'Do not be afraid; only have faith.'
³⁷ And he allowed no one to go with him except Peter and James and John the brother of James.
³⁸ So they came to the house of the president of the synagogue, and Jesus noticed all the commotion, with people weeping and wailing unrestrainedly.
³⁹ He went in and said to them, 'Why all this commotion and crying? The child is not dead, but asleep.'
⁴⁰ But they ridiculed him. So he turned them all out and, taking with him the child's father and mother and his own companions, he went into the place where the child lay.
⁴¹ And taking the child by the hand he said to her, 'Talitha kum!' which means, 'Little girl, I tell you to get up.'
⁴² The little girl got up at once and began to walk about, for she was twelve years old. At once they were overcome with astonishment,
⁴³ and he gave them strict orders not to let anyone know about it, and told them to give her something to eat.

St. Joan of Valois

St. Joan of Valois

Feastday: February 4
1464 - 1505

Joan of Valois, 1464 - 1505, was the second daughter of Louis X1,  King of France, and Charlotte of Savoy, She was born on April 23,   1464. At the ge of two months she was betrothed to Louis, Duke of Orleans, and the marriage took place in 1476. There is no doubt  that it was invalid, for Louis of Orleans married her in fear of his life  if he did not comply with the king's orders to do so. Joan was by  no means a prepossessing figure: she was hunch-backed, lame and pock-marked. On her husband's succession to the throne he obtained a declaration that the marriage was invalid. Joan, therefore, was not to be queen of France; she was given instread the title of Duchess of Berry. If so it is to be, praised be the Lord, was her remark on this occasion.  And there, really is the basis of her holiness and the spiritual testament that she left in the Order of the Annunciation that she founded; by her choice of name for her nuns she emphasised the parallel between our Lady's *Be it done to me and her own If so it is to be. All her life she met with oppostion and countrered it with such gentle words these. There were difficulties without number. The pope seemed unwilling to give his approval, though Louis X11 approved readily enough, thinking perhaps that Joan, bound by vows, would be less likely to upset the verdict given in the suit of nullity; his fears were groundless, and in any case directly

Rais Tui Atua Tamasese Efi akutana na Papa Francisko mjini Vatican

Baba Mtakatifu Francisko siku ya Jumatatu, tarehe 3 Februari 2014 amekutana na kuzungumza na Rais Tui Atua Tupua Tamasese Efi wa Visiwa vya Samoa, ambaye baadaye alikutana na kuzungumza na Askofu mkuu Pitero Parolin, katibu mkuu wa Vatican aliyekuwa ameambatana na Askofu mkuu Dominique Mamberti, Katibu mkuu wa mambo ya nchi za nje na ushirikiano wa kimataifa mjini Vatican.

Katika mazungumzo ya viongozi hawa wawili, wamejikita katika hali ya uchumi na kisiasa pamoja na kuangalia mchango wa Kanisa Katoliki katika mchakato wa maendeleo na ustawi wa wananchi wa Samoa katika medani mbali mbali za maisha. Wamebadilishana mawazo kuhusu masuala ya kimataifa hasa umuhimu wa ushirikiano wa Kikanda, utunzaji bora wa mazingira katika nchi zilizoko kwenye Bahari ya Pacific.

DA and Agang to hold separate press conferences

On Tuesday, Democratic Alliance leader Helen Zille announced that Agang SA leader Mamphela Ramphele would be her party's presidential candidate in the upcoming general elections.
However, confusion arose on Friday over Ramphele's joining the DA.
According to a joint statement issued by Ramphele and Zille on Friday, the Agang SA founder would be welcomed into the DA at a press conference in Johannesburg on Monday.
However, following the joint statement being issued, a message from Ramphele was uploaded onto Agang SA's website.
"You may have by now seen 'joint' statements issued by the Democratic Alliance in which it is claimed that I will be accepting DA membership on Monday," she said.
"This is not true. Nor did I agree to any such statement."
On Sunday, Zille said Ramphele had reneged on the agreement to be the Democratic Alliance's presidential candidate at a meeting on Sunday despite the party negotiating in good faith.

Mchakato wa kukutana na Yesu!

Kadiri ya misale ya mwaka 1962 ya Papa Yohane 23 kipindi cha noeli kinaisha kwa sikukuu ya leo. Lakini baada ya marekebisho ya kalenda mwisho wa kipindi cha Noeli ni baada ya Sikukuu ya Epifania, yaani baada ya sikukuu ya ubatizo wa Bwana wetu. Aidha, ni mwisho wa kipindi cha Epifania.

Zamani sikukuu hii ilijulikana kama sikukuu ya Mweuo wa Bikira Maria, lakini sasa ni “Kutolewa Bwana”. Kabla kabisa sikukuu hii ilikuwa inaadhimishwa huko kwenye Kanisa la Mashariki likijulikana kama sikukuu ya Maonano, au sikukuu ya kukutana kwa

Polisi wavamia msikiti Mombasa

Ramani

Watu 3 akiwemo polisi wameuawa na wengine kadha kujeruhiwa kwenye ghasia katika mji wa Mombasa, Kenya, baada ya polisi kuvamia msikiti unaosemekana kutoa mafunzi ya itikadi kali za dini ya kiisilamu

Polisi walitumia moshi wa kutoza machozi na risasi za raba dhidi ya waandamanaji na kuwakamata watu 100.
Viongozi wa mombasa wamelaani kitendo cha polisi wakisema kuwa ni kinyume na sheria.
Mashekhe wawili ambao wakihubiri katika msikiti wa Masjid Mussa walipigwa risasi na kuuliwa na watu wasiojulikana katika miezi ya karibuni.
Polisi wa Kenya wameuhusisha msikiti huo na kuajiri wapiganaji wa kundi la wapiganaji Waislamu wa Somalia, Al Shabaab, ambalo mwaka jana lilishambulia jumba la maduka la Westgate mjini Nairobi.

Tafakari ya Neno la Mungu, Jumapili ya Nne ya Kipindi cha Mwaka A wa Kanisa

Tunaendelea katika safari yetu ya tafakari masomo Dominika ya nne ya kipindi cha mwaka. Neno la Mungu latualika kuwachagua maskini. Katika kuwachagua maskini yatulazimu kuwa maskini wa roho tukitambua kuwa ufalme wa mbinguni unajifungamanisha na heri hiyo.
Katika somo la kwanza, Nabii Sefania anawaalika walio wacha Mungu, kutafuta daima haki na unyenyekevu, maana ni kwa njia hiyo katika siku ya hukumu Mungu atawahurumia. Anasema kwa hakika wale wote walioonewa na kutumainia jina la Mungu watabakizwa na hawatasahauliwa kamwe.

Nabii Sefania anakuja na mahubiri haya akisukumwa na hali ya maisha ya wakati wake katika kipindi kabla ya uharibifu wa Hekalu la Yerusalemu, na hasa mawazo juu ya mali. Katika kipindi hicho mali ilikuwa ni kipimo cha baraka toka kwa Mungu. Aidha, mtu alionekana kuwa wa maana kwa kuwa na mali. Basi Nabii Sefania na Manabii wengine, wanaona wakati fulani mali hupatikana kwa sababu ya unyonyaji wa maskini, na hivi wanaanza kukemea hali hiyo. Umaskini haukuwa tokeo la dhambi, bali tokeo la madhulumu toka kwa matajiri.

Nabii Sefania anakemea kwa nguvu zote jambo hili pamoja na kwamba alikuwa amezaliwa toka familia tajiri. Anawaalika watu kutambua ujio wa adhabu ya Mungu kama wataendelea na unyonyaji kwa maskini. Ndiyo kusema anawaalika kurudi kwa Mungu kwa njia ya toba na kutenda haki. Nabii anaona kufanya toba lazima kujikite katika kuwa maskini wa roho, kuwa wanyenyekevu daima kama karama msingi kwa ajili ya maisha ya kumpendeza Mungu.

Kwa njia ya Nabii tunatambua, nini maana ya umaskini wa roho, kumbe si hali ya mtu au nafasi ya mtu katika jumuiya bali njia ya kiroho, hali ya ndani ya mtu anayetafuta wokovu. Umaskini wa roho ni kutokuwa na hali ya kujitegemea na kwa namna hiyo kumtegemea Mungu. Ndiyo kusema, mwaliko kwetu hivi leo ni kutafuta namna ya kujinasua toka mali kwa ajili ya uzima wa milele.

Katika somo II toka barua ya Mt. Paulo kwa Wakorinto tunamwona Mungu anavyochagua mambo dhaifu ili kuaibisha wenye hekima. Mungu anachagua maskini wa roho badala ya wanaojigamba. Kumbe Paulo anawaalika Wakorinto waliochaguliwa na Mungu kwa njia ya Kristo, hekima ya Mungu, haki na shime yao kuwa makini katika hilo. Kwa nini Paulo anakuja na fundisho hili? Ni kwamba jumuiya ya Wakorinto ilijawa na utengano kwa sababu ya madaraka na utajiri. Utengano huu ulileta maudhi hasa kwa maskini!

Mt Paulo sasa anawaonya kwa maneno makali na hata yanayoweza kufanya mtu afikiri kuwa hekima si ya maana. Hekima na akili ni vya maana lakini lazima viwe kwa ajili ya huduma kwa watu na kwa Mungu. Mungu anachagua maskini na si fukara, kumbe umaskini wa roho, unaojali maisha ya watu na kumweka Mungu katikati ya safari ya wokovu wa wanajumuiya wanaoishi na kusafiri pamoja wakielekea mbinguni.

Katika somo la Injili, toka Injili ya Matayo, tunapata kutafakari Heri Nane za mlimani. Kwa kifupi Heri Nane ni ufupisho wa mafundisho mazima ya maisha ya kiroho na mwongozo wa namna ya kufika mbinguni. Mungu anawachagua walio maskini wa roho, yaani wale ambao huweza kuchagua njia ya unyenyekevu, huruma, msamaha, furaha, haki, utakatifu, amani, uvumilivu wakati wa taabu itokayo na utafutaji wa haki pamoja na taabu itokayo na dhuluma, kama ndio warithi wa uzima wa milele.
Mpendwa, yafaa kujiuliza, hivi Mungu apendezwa na umaskini? Mbona Injili yatualika kufanya bidii ili kuondoa umaskini katika maisha yetu? Ni kweli, Mungu hapendezwi na umaskini bali apendezwa na umaskini wa roho ambao huleta wokovu. Kuhusu mali, Bwana hatofautiani na manabii waliomtangulia, yaani haoni mali kama alama ya baraka toka kwa Mungu, lakini pia habezi mali. Sasa ataka nini!

Yafaa twende kuangalia neno mali kama lilivyotumiwa na Matayo na matumizi ya mali tuliyonayo! Tukitazama Injili ya Lk 16:9 tunaona neno mali hupata maana sahihi kiroho pale tunapogawanya mali hiyo kwa maskini. Hata hivyo Bwana huona hatari itokanayo na mali tunapoelekea mbinguni, angalia Lk 14:33 akisema hakuna anayeweza kuwa mfuasi wangu kama atashikama na mali. Fundisho la Bwana latudai kujibandua toka mali ili kumfuasa yeye na ndio msingi wa kuweza kuelewa nini maana ya kuwa maskini wa roho.

Mpendwa msikilizaji, mwaliko katika fundisho ni kujipatia uwezo wa kushirikishana mali tulizojaliwa na Mungu. Bwana hapendezwi na ufukara ambao huja bila kuchagua bali hupendezwa na umaskini ambao mtu anauchagua kwa ajili ya huduma ya Injili. Ndiyo kusema furaha kwa wale wanaochagua umaskini kwa ajili ya kujitoa kwa waliowahitaji ni tele na ya uhakika. Umaskini mwingine tofauti na huo si heri na si njia ya kiroho bali njia ya uvivu na kwa hivi hakuna furaha. Aidha umaskini wa roho unaokuja kwa njia ya uchaguzi wa ndani katika mlengo wa Injili ni mwito kwa ajili ya wakristu wote na si kwa tabaka fulani kati ya waamini.

Tukiitazama heri II yaani wanaheri wale wenye huzuni, tunapata kujiuliza swali, je Mungu apendezwa na huzuni? Kwa hakika hapana, kumbe heri hii ni kwa wale ambao wanahuzuni kwa sababu wanateswa kwa ajili ya imani yao. Heri inakuja kwa maana hali yao hiyo itaondolewa na watafarijiwa, na Mungu. Bwana akisonga mbele anatangaza tena heri kwa walio wapole maana watairithi nchi. Wapole ni wale wastahimilivu na wanyenyekevu. Bwana hasifu unyenyekevu na uvumilivu wa asili, yaani zawadi za Mungu kwa mtu tangu kuzaliwa kwake bali asifu upole na uvumilivu wa kiroho ambao mtu hujipatia mbele ya madhulumu ya haki zake, akionesha uvumilivu, akimtegemea Mungu pasipo kupambana kwa njia ya vita!

Mpendwa, katika msingi uleule wa upole Bwana anatangaza heri kwa wenye njaa na kiu ya haki kwa maana watashibishwa. Kwa heri hii, ataka tutambue na tupiganie haki kwa ajili ya wote kama ambavyo mtu hutafuta chakula kwa ajili ya kuishi. Ndiyo kusema, kama ilivyo njaa ya chakula basi ijengeke njaa na kiu ya haki. Mpendwa msikilizaji, Bwana anasonga mbele akitangaza heri wenye huruma, akitaka tuwe na huruma, huruma ambayo hujihusisha katika kuwasaidia wengine, yaani isiyoishia katika kusamehe bali katika kuhakikisha wengine wanapata kuishi na kuokoka. Heri hii inakuja kwa maana ufalme wa Mungu utakapokuwa umetimia nao watapata mmojawapo wa kuwasaidia na kuwafariji. Kristu katika hili anatangaza maisha mpya ambamo ubinafsi na magomvi si vitu vya maana bali mapendo na rehema kwa wengine.

Bwana anasonga mbele katika mafundisho yake akikazia usafi wa moyo kama kigezo cha kuweza kumwona Mungu. Katika heri hii, Bwana hazungumzii useja bali unyoofu na ukweli unaomfanya mtu asihangaikie fikira potofu kinyume na mapenzi ya Mungu. Huyu mwenye usafi wa moyo hagawanyi upendo wake na maisha yake kwa wafalme wawili yaani Mungu na shetani bali tu kwa Mungu. Ni kwa jinsi hiyo basi moyoni mwake hukaa mawazo na mapendo ya kimungu ambayo ndiyo umletea heri na furaha daima. Kilele cha heri hii ni kumwona Mungu.

Katika mambo msingi ambayo mwanadamu anayahitaji ni amani. Amani ni tunda la Roho Mtakatifu. Ni tokeo la kuzaliwa Mwana wa Mungu, kumbuka utukufu kwa Mungu juu na amani duniani kwa watu wenye mapenzi mema. Bwana anatangaza heri kwa watenda na watafuta amani, yaani wapatanishi kwa ujumla. Neno amani katika Biblia halina maana tu ya kutokuwepo kwa vita bali hulenga ustawi wa watu, haki, furaha, afya njema na maisha maelewano. Mpendwa msikilizaji, maisha ya namna hii hujengwa na hivi Bwana anatangaza heri na baraka kwa wale watakaojishughulisha na ujenzi wa amani katika taifa la Mungu.

Mpendwa msikilizaji, Bwana akimalizia mafundisho yake pale mlimani anakuja na tangazo la heri kwa wale ambao katika kutenda heri hizi na hasa wakitafuta haki wataudhiwa na kudhulumiwa, akisema ufalme wa mbinguni ni wao. Kwa hakika awaye yote anayetafuta kutenda haki, atadhulumiwa na kunyanyaswa. Ndiyo kusema wadhulumaji huogopa ujio wa ukombozi na hivi kujiweka katika mapambano kinyume na ufalme huo. Bwana akijua hilo anatangaza heri kwa awaye yote atafutaye amani yakwamba akibaki imara atapata furaha na baraka za Mungu.

Tukumbuke pia kwamba, Bwana aliteswa, lakini alivumilia kiasi kwamba Mungu akamwadhimisha mno na kumpa jina lipitalo kila aina ya jina. Mpendwa, kupokea heri za Mungu si jambo jepesi, ladai kuzama katika maisha ya kiroho ili polepole kukuza roho ya mapendo na utii kwa Mungu. Tunaitwa kuwa watakatifu kama Baba yetu aliye mbinguni.

Mpendwa mwana wa Mungu nikutakie baraka na heri za mbinguni sasa na daima na milele. Tumsifu Yesu Kristo.

Tafakari hii imeletwa kwako na Pd Richard Tiganya C. PP.S.

St. Julius of Novara

Missionary and confessor with his brother, Julian. Julius was a priest, and Julian a deacon. They converted pagan temples into churches, commissioned to this undertaking by Emperor   Theodosius I.

 

Isola San Giulio

Julius of Novara (Italian Giulio di Orta), also Julius of Aegina^[1] (died 401 AD) was a missionary priest to northern Italy.
His cult is centered at Lake Orta in the Novarese highlands, and in particular on the island which has been named for him since at least the eighth century,^[2] Isola San Giulio, and where his presumed relics are preserved in the crypt, called scurolo, of a basilica dedicated to him.
Few facts are known about his career. In the earliest Vita, which dates from no earlier than the eighth century and is of a character as much legendary as historical, the account of his life is interlaced with that of his brother Julian (Giuliano), a deacon whose name is similar enough to suggest that they may have been the same person, but now we know (thanks to recent archaeological finds in Gozzano's previous parish church, S. Lorenzo) that they both existed. The Roman Martyrology commemorates only Julius. It has been said the Julius' name was recited as part of the Ambrosian Rite during the fifth and sixth centuries; however, it has also been claimed that this Julius referred to Pope Julius I.
Julius and Julian may have been Greeks who came to Rome before establishing themselves at Lake Orta. Their legend states that they were educated in the Christian faith by their parents. They are said to have been ordered by Theodosius I to destroy pagan altars and sacred woods and to build Christian churches. They built one hundred churches, according to their tradition. The ninety-ninth church is said to have been built at Gozzano, and dedicated to Saint Lawrence. Julian was buried there. The hundredth church was built by Julius on the island that bears his name; he dedicated it to Saints Peter and Paul.

Vyuo vikuu vinahamsishwa kushiriki kikamilifu katika mchakato wa Uinjilishaji Mpya!

Baba Mtakatifu Francisko, Alhamisi tarehe 30 Januari 2014 amekutana na kuzungumza na Wajumbe wa Chuo Kikuu cha Notre Dame, chenye makao yake makuu huko Indiana, Marekani; chuo ambacho kilianzishwa kunako mwaka 1842 na Padre Edward Sorin, kutoka Shirika la Santa Croce.

Chuo hiki kwa sasa kimeamua kufungua tawi lake mjini Roma, ili kuendeleza mchakato wa kuwarithisha vijana wa kizazi kipya utajiri unaofumbatwa katika historia, tamaduni na maisha ya kiroho. Roma ni mji ambamo watakatifu Petro na Paulo waliyamimina maisha yao, kielelezo cha imani inayoendelea kuungamwa na mashahidi wa nyakati zote pamoja na kurithishwa kutoka kizazi kimoja hadi kingine kwa njia ya: familia, shule na parokia

Aliyeponzwa na tattoo za Diamond afunguka

MWANADADA anayedaiwa kutoka kimahaba na msanii wa muziki wa kizazi kipya, Nassib Abdul ‘Diamond’, Farida Msofe, amefunguka kuwa aliyekuwa mume wake ndiye chanzo cha yeye kuwa na mapenzi na msanii huyo. Farida ambaye hakutaka kumtaja jina mumewe huyo, alidaia kuwa alifikia hatua hiyo baada ya kuanza kumletea wanawake ndani ya nyumba yao akidai ni dada zake.

Akizungumza na mwandishi wa habari hizi, Farida ambaye pia ni msanii wa filamu nchini, alisema kuwa ameishi na mume wake kwa miaka tisa lakini kadiri siku zinavyokwenda, ndivyo upendo unavyopoa na kitendo cha kufikia uamuzi wa kuwa na mapenzi na Diamond na kuchora tattoo zake ili kujibu mashambulizi kwa mumewe ambaye naye alijichora jina la mwanamke wake mgongoni.
“Binafsi nilikuwa nampenda sana mume wangu, lakini kitendo cha kuwa anakuja na hawara zake nyumbani kwa nyakati tofauti, huku nikiwapikia bila kujua, kilinifanya na mimi niwe na hasira hasa baada ya kumuona mume wangu

Vodka inawaua wanaume Urusi

Wanaume walevi Urusi

Idadi kubwa ya vifo vya mapema nchini Urusi vinatokana na watu kunywa pombe nyingi , hasa Vodka.

Ripoti hii ni kulingana na utafiti uliofanywa hivi karubini nchini humo.

Utafiti huo kwenye jarida la Lancet unasema kuwa robo ya wanaume nchini Urusi wanakufa kabla ya kufikisha umri wa miaka 55 na wengi wao wanakunywa sana pombe.
Watafiti walichunguza

Mbwana Samatta Mchezaji Bora Wa Mwaka

Mshambuliaji wa Taifa Stars, Mbwana Samatta amechaguliwa kuwa mchezaji bora wa mwaka na mashabiki wa klabu yake ya TP Mazembe katika ya mchezaji bora wa mwaka wa klabu hiyo iliyopewa jina la “Corbeau d’Or”. Samatta ambaye amepewa jina la utani la “Samagoal” na mashabiki wa TP Mazembe aliwabwaga wachezaji wengine watano waliokuwa wakishindana.

Baada ya zoezi zima la upigaji kura matokeo yalikuwa kama ifuatavyo:
1. Mbwana Samatta – Kura 248
2. Asante Solomon – Kura 219
3. Robert Kidiaba – Kura 200
4. Nathan Sinkala – Kura 97
5. Rainford Kadaba – Kura 67

BATAROKOTA AJA NA SONGI `IROMBO LISE`

Msanii wa ngw`anza  fleva toka jijini Mwanza Batarokota mkali wa kurap kwa lugha ya kishahili na kisukuma, msanii huyu ndani ya wiki hii ameibuka na audio ya songi mpya 'irombo lise`, nyimbo hii imerekodiwa ndani ya studio ya Sun light Record iliyo mji kasoro bahari mjini Morogoro maeneo ya Kihonda (Mazimbu Road) . Songi hiyo 'irombo lise' imerekodiwa na kutengenezwa midundo na watayarishaji Batarokota akishirikiana na King Malo. Akizungumnza kwa njia ya simu toka mjini Morogoro msanii Batarokota alisema `nashukuru Mungu mwaka umeanza na nimemaliza kurekodi nyimbo yangu ya kisukuma iitwayo `irombo lise` yaaani Dada yetu na sasa niko katika maandalizi ya video ` alesema msanii Batarokota .Pia baada ya kumaliza na audio Batarokota na sasa video ya song hili 'irombo lise' na kufanyiwa shootingi chini ya usimamizi wa kampuni ya Batarokota iitwayo Paskal Linda Blog kwa udhamini wa Zachalia Linda Entertinment.

Upatu unadhalilisha utu na heshima ya binadamu!

Baba Mtakatifu Francisko wakati wa Katekesi yake Siku ya Jumatano, tarehe 29 Januari 2013 alikemea vikali tabia ya michezo ya upatu inayodhalilisha utu na heshima ya binadamu na kwa kusema kwamba, huu si Ukristo wala si ubinadamu; ni tabia ambayo inapaswa kukomeshwa ndani ya Jamii kwani inawasababishia watu majanga ya maisha! 

Baba Mtakatifu ameyasema hayo wakati alipokuwa anawasalimia wawakilishi wa Mfuko wa Yohane Paulo II wa washauri dhidi ya upatu kitaifa, ambao baadaye jioni waliadhimisha Ibada ya Misa Takatifu kwenye

AZAM YAPANDA KILELENI, KIPRE AMKAMATA TAMBWE KWA MAGOLi

Azam FC imeonyesha kama wakizubaa, basi inabeba ubingwa baada ya kuichapa Rhino ya Tabora kwa bao 1-0 na kupaa kileleni mwa ligi.

Kwa ushindi huo, Azam FC imesikisha pointi 33 na kuiteremsha Yanga yenye pointi 32 ambayo ilikuwa inaongoza hadi mwishoni mwa mzunguko wa kwanza.

Kabla ya kushuka uwanjani leo mjini Tanga, Yanga ilikuwa na pointi 31, pointi moja zaidi ya Azam FC, lakini sare dhidi ya Coastal imeifanya ishike nafasi ya pili.

Katika mechi hiyo iliyochezwa kwenye Uwanja wa Azam Complex, Chamazi, Mbagala jijini Dar, bao pekee la mchezo huo lilifungwa na Kipre Herman Tchetche raia wa Ivory Coast.

Azam inayofundishwa na Kocha Omog raia wa Cameroon ilionyesha soka la taratibu lakini pasi za taratibu na uhakika na mwisho ikafanikiwa kushinda.
Azam FC imeonyesha kama wakizubaa, basi inabeba ubingwa baada ya kuichapa Rhino ya Tabora kwa bao 1-0 na kupaa kileleni mwa ligi.

Kwa ushindi huo, Azam FC imesikisha pointi 33 na kuiteremsha Yanga yenye pointi 32 ambayo ilikuwa inaongoza hadi mwishoni mwa mzunguko wa kwanza.

Kabla ya kushuka uwanjani leo mjini Tanga, Yanga ilikuwa na pointi 31, pointi moja zaidi ya Azam FC, lakini sare dhidi ya Coastal imeifanya ishike nafasi ya pili.

Katika mechi hiyo iliyochezwa kwenye Uwanja wa Azam Complex, Chamazi, Mbagala jijini Dar, bao pekee la mchezo huo lilifungwa na Kipre Herman Tchetche raia wa Ivory Coast.

Azam inayofundishwa na Kocha Omog raia wa Cameroon ilionyesha soka la taratibu lakini pasi za taratibu na uhakika na mwisho ikafanikiwa kushinda.

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JUMLA ya wanawake wajawazito 1,576 kati ya 42,712 waliopima

Yanga yashikwa, Azam kileleni

Mabingwa Yanga walishikwa kwa sare ya 0-0 ugenini mkoani Tanga dhidi ya Coastal Union na kushuhudia wakitema uongozi wa Ligi Kuu ya Tanzania Bara baada ya Azam FC kushinda 1-0 dhidi ya Rhino Rangers na kushika usukani wa ligi.

Mbeya City ambao waliianza siku ya jana wakiwa na pointi 30 sawa na Azam, nao walidondosha pointui mbili jana kufuatia sare ya 1-1 ugenini Ruvu Shooting kwenye Uwanja wa Mabatini.

Matokeo hayo yalimaanisha kwamba Azam sasa wako kileleni mwa msimam

Ni uchawi wa Uturuki, Oman Mkwakwani

WAKATI mabingwa watetezi wa Ligi Kuu ya Vodacom (VPL), Yanga, wakitarajiwa kushuka kwenye dimba la Mkwakwani jijini Tanga kuwavaa wenyeji Coastal Union ‘Wagosi wa Kaya’ leo, Shirikisho la Soka Tanzania (TFF), limewataka mashabiki watakaosafiri kwenda huko kuhakikisha wanakamilisha kununua tiketi za elektroniki.

Yanga iliyotoka kusaka makali

Jitahidini kuangalia ukweli katika jicho la Kristo!

Katika Maadhimisho ya Kumbu kumbu ya Mtakatifu Thoma wa Akwino, Mwalimu wa Kanisa na msimamizi wa Taasisi za Kipapa, Jumanne tarehe 28 Januari 2014, Taasisi za Kipapa zilifanya kikao cha hadhara kilichohudhuriwa na viongozi wa Kanisa, Serikali,