SUNDAY MARKET IN PEMBA ISLAND STILL IN SEARCH FOR IDEAL PLACE

By Ali Haji Hamad, Pemba
Three weeks ago there was a colourful ceremony of inauguration of first Sunday market in Pemba island. The function which took place at police football grounds Madungu - Chake Chake was graced by Zanzibar minister responsible for trade - Mr. Mazrui.
That day the police grounds used as a market place for the trade which brings together entrepreneurs from all over the island. The next Sunday the Pemba Sunday market was shifted to Tennis Court at the city centre for the reason of convenience.
This Sunday (Today). the market carries out its activities under a tent placed at the Barclay's ground (the then Hotel ya Utalii) Chake Chake. However one entrepreneur Othamn Bakar told me that the place is far better than the previous two. He was looking for a journalist to help them airing the praising words to leaders of Pemba South region  for the idea of brought them to this new place.

Entrepreneurs displaying their product  during the market occasion at the Barclays grounds Chake Chake  . Photo  by Ali Haji Hamad

Inspecting the quality of  Pemba products - A customer at the Sunday market pay a close look to honey products from Vitongoji during the Sunday market. Photo by Ali Haji Hamad

The taste of dagaa. Entrepreneur from Ndagoni Chake Chake brought smoked dagaa at the  Sunday Market. It looks delicious. Photo by Ali Haji Hamad

 

Tulipo graduu November 25, 2012. kutoka kulia ni Swaum Mustapha,  Ali  Haji Hamad, Deodatus Kazinja na Fr. Didas Kasapuli

Mimi sikujua ilikuwa daladala ya wapi ila ndio hivyo wenzio walikuwa wanjitayarisha kukata mpindo wa meli tano. Picha na Ali Haji Hamad

Wajumbe wa Bodi Mpua ya UTPC Pichani. Ni picha iliyopigwa katika ghafla ya Uzinduzi wa Bodi hiyo mwishoni mwaka uliopita huko Mwanza.

Wadau wakifuatilia kwa makini  ghafla ya uzinduzi wa Bodi ya UTPC katika shughuli iliyofanyika huko katika afisi za UTPC Balewa road- Mwanza. Picha na Ssengo

Ali Haji Hamad, Mjembe wa Bodi ya Wakurugenzi ya Union of Tanzania  Press Clubs(UTPC)  akisalimiana na Mkurugenzi mtendaji wa umoja huo Abubakar Karsan. ilikuwa ni katika ghafla ya kuzindua bodi mpya ya UTPC na kuaga ya zamani. picha ni kwa hisani ya Sengo, Mwanza.

Kipya kinyemi. Siku hizi mambo yako huku

Waliopo pichani ni wafanyakazi wa Radio Jamii Micheweni wakiwa katika mafunzo ya ICT and Radio Production. Katikati ni mkufunzi wa mafunzo hayo Ali Haji Mwadini. Picha zote  na Ali Haji Hamad

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Kazi za vikundi hapa zinaendelea . Mwenye kofia ni mkufunzi   Ali Mbarouk Omar

GHANA AND ZANZIBAR HAVE ONE LINK IN COMMON


By Ali Haji Hamad, Pemba
Have you ever think that Zanzibar and Ghana have something  in common. Probable not - At a quick glance you may only notice differences . For example when you think of neighbouring sea Zanzibar is surrounded by Indian ocean but Ghana is neighbouring Pacific Ocean. In Zanzibar we export cloves but they export Cocoa. We are located at the Eastern part of  African Continent but Ghana is at the Western side. Nevertheless the truth is -we have something in common or let me say we are linked with at least  one historical thread. Pay look at the below photo.

"I have no doubt that you have started thinking of Forodhani".

 Kweli si umeena Mizinga. Any  way this is a photo taken from CapeCoast of Ghana from a Palace which had special place for keeping slaves.
For those people who had a chance to study history in their secondary education might be aware that  some of the slaves were taken from Zanzibar to CapeTown- South Africa and then CapeCoast in Ghana before being taken to America and elsewhere in Europe. Writings in this history shows vividly how Zanzibar and Ghana colonial rulers and slave traders were close allies at that time because of the trade.

Because in Zanzibar we had people who remained here just because slave trade brought them here from there original places - why don't we think of the possibility of Zanzibaries who remained in Ghana because of the same circumstances. One of my friend told me that in CapeTown their is a Community of Zanzibaries who were left there since those days of Ukoloni. Hao ni mbali ya hawa wa Zanzibari wachakachuaji wa siku hizi wanaozamia.
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Palace

Chumba cha wanaumeeee

Cape Coast Palace iliojumuisha pia "hifadhi" ya Utumwa

watalii wakisikiliza kwa makini na huzuni historia ya biashara ya utumwa

Adui alitarajiwa kutokea pwani na hivyo mizinga ilielekezwa huko

window to see

Nilikwisha sahau. Kumbe kuna minazi mingii na mizuri kama ya kwetuu vile hebu ona.