Sheria Ngowi pembeni yake ni Aj Mynah ambae ni Mkurugenzi wa Black Fox Model Afrika na anaefuata ni Ednda Ndebalema wa Ndibs Makeup wakizungumza na wanamitindo hao katika mafunzo yaliyoandaliwa na Black Fox katika klabu ya Paparaz iliyopo Sleep Way Masaki.

Sheria Ngowi akiwafunda somo wanamitindo.

Wakapata nafasi ya kupiga nae picha.

Wakiwa kwenye picha ya pamoja.

Na Evance Ng’ingo

WANAMITINDO wanaochipukia nchini wametakiwa kujitambua pamoja na kuwa na mikakati ya kujitangaza zaidi ili kupata soko la ndani na nje ya nchi.

Wito huo ulitolewa jana na Mwanamitindo mahiri wa mavazi nchini Sheria Ngowi wakati akizungumza na Wanamitindo kutoka kampuni ya Black Fox Model Africa.

Ngowi pamoja na mtaalamu wa urembaji Edna Ndibarema wa kampuni ya Ndiba Style walialikwa na Mkurugenzi wa Kampuni hiyo, ya Black Fox Model Africa, Aj Mynah kuzungumzia fursa zilizopo katika tasnia hiyo.

Ngowi aliwataka wanamitindo kuichukulia kazi hiyo kuwa ni sawa na kama kazi nyingine zenye kipato licha ya kuwa kwa hapa nchini ni fani ambayo inazidi kukua kwa kasi.

Alisema kuwa akiwa kama mwanamitindo ametembea nchi mbalimbali kuonesha mavazi na amekutana na wanamitindo mbalimbali wa kimataifa ambao walianza kufanya kazi hiyo wakiwa kama wanamitindo wa kawaida.

Alisema kuwa ili wanamitindo wa Tanzania nao kufikia hatua kama hiyo wanatakiwa kuwa na mikakati mingi ya kujitangaza ambapo aliwataka kutumia zaidi vyombo vya habari na mitandao ya kijamii kujitangaza.

Alisema kwa kwa kutumia mitandao kama Twiter, Facebook, Instagram pamoja na tovuti nyingine mbalimbali kubwa wanamitindo wanaweza kujijengea jina na kutumiwa na makampuni mbalimbali kutangaza biashara zao.

Aliongeza kuwa pia wanatakiwa kuwa na kitabu maalumu chenye picha na nakala zao mbalimbali zinazoelezea kuhusiana na urefu wao, urefu wa kiuno, urefu wa nywele na mengineo muhimu ili wazitumie kujitangaza kirahisi zaidi katika mitandao ya kijamii au hata kuwa nayo wenyewe.

” Kikubwa ni kujua namna ya kujitangaza hasa zaidi kujionesha utoafuti wako wewe na wanamitindo wengine na kinachotakiwa ni kujitangaza na ili kufanikisha hilo yapo mambo mengi ya kuzingatiwa ili kutimiza ndoto hizo” aliongeza mwanamitindo huyo.

Kwa upande wake Edna Ndibarema aliwataka wanamitindo kuzingatia suala zima la usafi hasa katika kujiandaa wakati wa shoo, usafi wa mwili pamoja na kuimarisha haiba ya sura zao.

Alisema kuwa wanamitindo wengi wanashindwa kujitambua thamani yao na kujikuta wakitumiwa vibaya na watu mbalimbali kwa matamanio ya mwili na mengineo.

Mchezaji wa timu ya soka wa waandishi wa habari za michezo nchini (Taswa FC), Martin Peter (jezi ya kijani kulia) akipambana na mmoja wa wachezaji wa timu ya makipa, Ivo Mapunda.

Kikosi cha Baobab.

Na Mwandishi wetu

TIMU ya soka ya waandishi wa habari za michezo nchini (Taswa FC) Ijumaa hii itacheza mchezo maalum wa kirafiki dhidi ya timu ya wafanyakazi wa shule ya sekondari ya Baobab ya Bagamoyo.

Mchezo huo umepangwa kuanza saa 10.00 jioni kwenye uwanja wa shule ya sekondari ya Baobab na tmgeni rasmi atakuwa mkurgugenzi wa shule hiyo, Hlafan Swai.

Mbali ya Swai, viongozi wengine wa shule hiyo watahudhuria mechi hiyo maalum kwa ajili ya kuhamasisha michezo shuleni hapo.

Mwenyekiti wa Taswa FC, Majuto Omary amesema kuwa awali walipanga kucheza mechi mbili, ya wanaume (mpira wa miguu) na wanawake (netiboli), hata hivyo wachezaji wa Taswa Queens hawakuweza kuanza mazoezi na hivyo kulazimika kufuta mechi hiyo.

Majuto alisema kuwa wamepokea maombi kutoka uongozi wa shule hiyo na hasa baada ya kutoa mwanafunzi bora kitaifa katika mtihani wa kidato cha nne, Nyakaho Marungu. Alisema kuwa wamehamasika kupata mwaliko huo ambapo mechi hiyo itakuwa kama sehemu ya sherehe ya kufunga shule.

Baadhi ya wachezaji wa Taswa FC wakataokuwepo katika mechi hiyo ni Ali Mkogwe, Wilbert Molandi, Salum Jaba, Deogratius “Super Deo” Maganga,  Julius Kihampa, Sweetbert Lukonge, Elius Kambili, Zahoro Mlanzi, Frank Balile, Mwarami Seif, Saidi Seif, Jose, Martin Peter, Athuman Jabir, Muhidi Sufiani na  Jabir Johnson.

Baadhi ya wachezaji wa  timu ya wafanyakazi wa shule hiyo ni John Kanakamfumu, Herry Morris (kocha wa timu ya wanafunzi), Renatus Kavishe, David Ntungi, Hadji Juma, Madata Lubigisa, Athuman Tippo na wengineo.

“Huu ni mchezo wa kudumisha ushirikiano wetu kwani sisi ni waandishi wa habari za michezo na pia ni wazazi, hivyo tunaweza kuwapeleka watoto wetu kusoma kaika shule hiyo bora, hivyo nawaomba wachezaji wote wafike kwa wingi ili kuona mechi hiyo ya aina yake,” alisema Majuto.

Albert Manifeter katika pozi..

Na Andrew Chale, modewjiblog

Duniani, kila mwanadamu amejariwa uwezo na kipawa cha kufanya kitu ambacho mwingine hawezi kukifanya kwa  upande wake, iwe kwa kufundishwa ama kuzaliwa nacho, Hii pia tunaweza kuona kwa Mpiga picha maarufu nchini, Albert Manifester, ambaye amekuwa na uwezo mkubwa wa kupiga picha kiasi cha kujenga jina lake katika  ngazi mbalimbali ikiwemo ndani na nje ya nchi.

Hata hivyo, kupitia kipaji chake hicho, albert Manifester, Mei 24 mwaka huu aliweza kurudisha fadhaila zake kwa jamii kwa kufanya tukio kubwa na la kihistoria  kwa kutumia kazi yake ya mikono za upigaji picha na kuzifanyia maonyesho  huku asilimia 50, ikiipeleka kusaidia jamii.

Katika tukio hilo,  kilipatikana kiasi cha shilingi milioni kumi na laki Tatu ambapo asilimia 50 ya mauzo hayo yalitolewa ili kusaidia huduma ya afya ya uzazi katika kijiji cha Kipamba kinachoishi watu wa jamii ya Wahadzabe.

Manifester anaamini  kuwa siku zote picha inaongea haraka zaidi kuliko maneno, hivyo anaamini kupitia jicho lake,  atabadilisha maisha ya watanzania wengi, huku kwa sasa akianza na watanzania jamii ya Wahadzabe kuboresha huduma ya afya ya uzazi kwa wakina mama.

Halfa hiyo ya kipekee,  ilinogeshwa pia na aliyekuwa Mgeni rasmi Mkuu wa chuo cha Kiislamu, Morogoro,Mama Mwantum Malale.

Nchini Tanzania hakuna asiemfahamu Albert Manifester, kwa masuala ya upiga picha kutokana na kazi yake ya kipekee. Vile vile kipaji chake na kujituma kwake kumemuwezesha kupata kazi nyingi katika nchi mbali mbali.

Manifester (mwenye shati jeusi) akionyesha moja ya kazi zake, kwa mgeni rasmi, Mkuu wa chuo kikuu cha kiislamu Morogoro, Bi Mwantum Malale (mwenye kitambaa cha bluu)..

Mahojiano kama ifuatavyo:

1. Ulianzaje Upiga picha na lini?

2009 nilipokuwa chuoni Tumaini University Iringa nilipata nafasi yakusoma course ya Tourism ambayo ndani yake nilipata nafasi ya kusoma Wildlife photography,lakini mbali na hapo 2004 ndio mwaka ambao rasmi nilianza kupiga picha kwakutumia simu yangu ambazo mara nyingi nilikuwa nikizifanyia editing kwenye photoshop,nilianza na Graphics ndipo photography ikafuata baadae 2009.

Albert Manifester akiwa katika pozi na moja ya kazi yake…

2. Vikwazo gani(challenges) ulikwisha pata katika kazi yako ya photography?

Gharama za vifaa nikikwazo kimoja wapo,lakini pia bado jamii yetu haijui thamani ya picha na pia wapiga picha wenzetu bado hawafanyi kazi ya kupiga picha kama ni kazi ya maisha,hii ni changamoto kubwa kiasi hata tunao wapa huduma hawawezi kutuelewa kama tunachotoa kwao ni cha muhimu au lah!

Chanagamoto nyingine ni kwamba kwa sasa photographers wamekuwa wengi hii inasababisha hata jamii kuona kama fani hii ya upiga picha kila mtu anaiweza ndio hata heshima ya kazi inakuwa ngumu hata kumwambia mteja una charge 3Ml kwaajili ya photo atashangaa nakusema mbona yupo anafanya kwa 100,000/-.Lakini suluisho la changamoto hizo lipo mikononi mwetu sisi wenyewe wapiga picha kuthamini kazi yetu na kuto ruhusu watu kufanya kazi yetu kama sehemu ya mzaha,kazi yetu lazima iheshimike kama watu wa Bank,Askari na wengine wanavyo heshimika, hii italetwa tu endapo wenyewe tutaheshimu tunachokifanya.

3. Nini haswa unafurahia zaidi katika kazi yako?

Nafurahi kutunza kumbukumbu za matukio tofauti katika maisha yangu na ya watu ninao wafanyia kazi,Pili nafurahia kuona kazi yangu sasa inaweza kuwasaidia wanachi wenzangu kubadili maisha yao hii nikiwa na maana kwamba kwakutumia picha za maisha yao halisi inasaidia watu wengine kuelewe ni nini wanapitia hivyo hata katika kuelimisha inakuwa rahisi na hata kupata misaada kirahisi.

Manifester (kushoto) akiinada moja ya picha zake kwa watu waliojitokeza  kwenye halfa maalum ya kazi zake za picha ambapo asilimia 50 ziliienda kusaidia jamii,. Kulia ni Mkuu wa chuo kikuu cha Kiislamu Morogoro, Bi. Mwantum Malale..

4. Upiga picha kwako ni kazi zaidi au fani zaidi? Na unatarajia kufanya upiga picha kwa muda gani?

Upiga picha kwangu ni maisha,siku zote ukipenda unachokifanya nakukifanya huku ukiwa unafurahia huwezi kukichoka,inakuwa rahisi pia kugundua vitu vingi katika kazi yako na kuto choka unachokifanya.

…Na mwishoni kabisa maneno machache ya kuwamotisha followers wetu.

Naamini siku zote ukijiwezesha mwenyewe utaweza na sio kuwezeshwa,Joe Buissink aliwahi kusema sikuzote wekeza kwenye ujuzi wa unachokipenda ndipo pesa itafauta,usifanye kwasababu unataka pesa ila fanya kujifunza alafu mwengine yatafuata taratibu.

Manifester akiwa na moja ya kazi zake…

Manifester akihojiwa na kituo cha  Utangazaji cha Taifa , TBC

Moja ya picha ya pamoja wakati wa tukio la kazi zake kwa ajili ya kusaidia jamii lililofanyika hivi karibuni..

Pia kwa taarifa zaidi na kwa mahitaji ya kazi kwenye shughuli yako waweza kuwasiliana naye kupitia anuani zake zinazopatikana kupitia link hii: http://www.manifesterbrand.co.tz/

Tanzania 2006 na Msanii wa Bongo Movie,Bi Wema Sepetu akipokea maelekezo kutoka kwa katibu wa CCM wilaya ya Ikungi,Bwana Alluu Ismaili Segamba kabla ya kuongea na wananhi pamoja na wanachama waliohudhuria kwenye mkutano huo. (Picha zote na Jumbe Ismailly).

Na Jumbe Ismailly,Ikungi     

Hatimaye aliyewahi kuwa, Miss Tanzania 2006 na Msanii wa Bongo Movie,Wema Spetu ameanza safari maalum ya kuwania nafasi ya Ubunge kupitia chama cha Mapinduzi Mkoani Singida, ambapo ni chimbuko la Mama yake Mzazi.

Wema yupo aliwasili Mkoani Singida huku akifanya harakati mbalimbali za kichama ikiwemo uhamasishaji wa  Wananchi kujiandikisha katika daftari la wapiga kura.

Aidha, wakati wa safari hiyo ya Wem alipata wasaha wa kuhudhuria mkutano mkubwa wa hadhara, uliofanyoka katika viwanja vya Ghafla.  Katika mkutano huo,  kwa upande wake Katibu wa CCM wilaya ya Ikungi, Aluu Ismaili Segamba alisikitishwa na hali ya shule ya sekondari ya kata ya Ikungi,wilaya ya Ikungi,Mkoani Singida kutokana na kuwa hatarini kufungwa wakati wowote kutokana na kukosa choo cha wanafunzi pamoja na walimu wa shule hiyo kwa muda mrefu sasa.

Segamba alitoa kauli hiyo kwenye mkutano  huo na kufafanua kuwa hali ya shule ya sekondari Ikungi hivi sasa ni mbaya sana kutokana na wanafunzi pamoja na walimu wao kutokuwa na sehemu za kujisaidia kufuatia viongozi na wazazi wa shule hiyo kushindwa kujenga matundu ya vyoo kwa ajili ya matumizi ya shule hiyo.

“Akazungumza Sigamba na magamba sijui na kitu gani tumeenda shule,kwanza nikiri ni kweli nimeenda kwenye shule ya sekondari ya Ikungi nimekula chakula na wanafunzi na walimu,lakini hali ya shule ya sekondari ya Ikungi ni mbaya shule itafungwa kwa kukosa vyoo”alisema kwa kujiamini Segemba.

“Kama wazazi mpo hapa,kweli siyo kweli…kweliii,shule itafungwa pale kwa kukosa vyoo halafu mna mbunge anakataza michango,sasa pale naenda kujisaidia mimi au watoto wenu?”alihoji katibu huyo huku akionyesha kukerwa na hali hiyo.

Alisema shule kukosa vyoo ni suala la aibu wanafunzi pale wa kidato cha nne na tano hawana pakujisaidia,halafu anakuja kulalamika kuwa katibu wa CCM ameenda pale shuleni kutafuta kura,jambo ambalo hakuwa tayari kukubalinanaalo.

Naye Mjumbe wa Halmashauri kuu ya CCM Wilaya ya Ikungi (MNEC),Jonathani Njau aliwakumbusha wakazi wa kata ya Ikungi juu ya umuhimu wa kujitokeza kwa wingi kujiandikisha kwenye daftari la kudumu la wapigakura,ili wakati ukifika wajitokeza pia kupiga kura.

“Lakini tunatakiwa tukajiandikishe kwa wale ambao tuna sifa

ya kupiga kura,kwani watu wengi wanadhani zoezi la kujiandikisha ni la kisiasa siasa tu,la mzahamzaha si kweli.”alisisitiza mjumbe huyo.

Hata hivyo Njau pamoja na kutokuwepo kwa mikakati yeyote madhubuti ya kulirudisha jimbo hilo kutoka CHADEMA,lakini alijikuta akitamba kuwa mwaka huu CCM bado kitashinda na hapo Ikungi ndiyo watashinda zaidi.

“Kama mlidanganywa zile sarakasi za 2010 mwaka huu hakuna,hazitakuwepo na rafiki zangu,nawabip vijana wa Ikungi kuwa uhuni mlioufanya mwaka 2010,mwaka huu mlie tu,CCM ya mwaka huu imejitosheleza”alisisitiza Njau.

Msanii wa Bongo Movie na Miss Tanzania 2006,Bi Wema Sepetu katika mapokezi yake alipofika kwenye viwanja vya ghala ulipofanyika mkutano wa hadhara.

Miss Tanzania 2006 na Msanii wa Bongo Movie,Wema Spetu(wa pili kutoka kushoto) akishiriki kuimba wimba wa kimila mara baada ya kukaribishwa kwenye mkutano wa hadhara ulioandaliwa kwa ajili ya kuwahamasisha wananchi kujiandikisha

Katibu Mkuu wa CHAWAMAMU Mkoa wa Singida, Dk.Tano Mika Likapakapa (wa kwanza kutoka kulia) akiwasilisha mada mbalimbali kwenye semina elekezi kwa waganga wa tiba mbadala, wenyeviti wa vijiji, vitongoji na watendaji wa vijiji wa kata ya Kikhonda,tarafa ya Kinyangiri,wilayani Mkalama.

Baadhi ya waganga wa tiba mbadala na viongozi wa serikali za vijiji wa Kata ya Kikhonda wakimsikiliza mtoa mada katika semina elekezi iliyofanyika katika ofisi za mtendaji wa kata ya Kikhonda.

Polisi kata ya Kikhonda,Marco John (aliyeinama mezani akiandika) akipokea maelezo kutoka kwa waganga wa tiba mbadala waliokuwa wamewekwa chini ya ulinzi kutokana na kufanya kazi bila kuwa na leseni zinazowaruhusu kufanyakazi hiyo akiwa na katibu msaidizi wa CHAWAMAMU Mkoa wa Singida,Bwana Omari Majengo(wa pili kutoka kushoto aliyesimama).

Mratibu wa Tiba Asilia kutoka Hospitali ya wilaya ya Iramba,Bi Rhoda (wa kwanza kutoka kulia),Afisa Muuguzi wilaya ya Mkalama,Bwana Ephraimu Kafilimbi (wa pili kutoka kulia) na Mratibu wa CHAWAMAMU wilaya ya Iramba, Bwana Samike Jisinza Jinasa (wa kwanza kutoka kushoto).

Katibu wa CHAWAMAMU wilaya ya Iramba,  Bwana Samike Jisinza Jinasa(wa kwanza kutoka kulia) wakiwa na mmoja wa waganga wa tiba mbadala, Bi Amina Yohana au maarufu kwa jina la “NYALILI”.

Afisa muuguzi wilaya ya Mkalama,Bwana Ephreimu Kafilimbi (wa kwanza kutoka kushoto) wakiwa na Mratibu wa Tiba Asilia kutoka Hospitali ya wilaya ya Iramba, Bi Rhoda(wa kwanza kutoka kulia).

Baadhi ya viongozi wa serikali za vijiji na watendaji wa vijiji wakimsikiliza mtoa mada kwenye semina hiyo.(Picha zote na Jumbe Ismailly).

Na Jumbe Ismailly, Mkalama        

WENYEVITI wa vijiji na vitongoji wa Halmashauri ya wilaya ya Mkalama,Mkoani Singida wamekumbushwa juu ya umuhimu wa kuwafanyia utafiti waganga wa tiba mbadala kwenye maeneo yao ili waweze kufahamu kikamilifu shughuli zao wanazofanya.

Katibu wa Chama Cha Watafiti wa Maleria Sugu,Ukimwi na Mazingira Tanzania(CHAWAMAMU)Mkoa wa Singida, Dk.Tano Mika Likapakapa aliyasema hayo kwenye semina elekezi ya operesheni tokomeza mauaji ya albino na vikongwe katika kata ya Kikhonda,tarafa ya Kinyangiri,wilayani hapa.

“Lazima tuwahakiki hawa waganga wa tiba mbadala na tuwe karibu nao ili kuhakikisha kazi zao wanazofanya…tuko pamoja,lazima tuwe karibu nao tuhakiki kazi wanazofanya tuwe tunazifahamu yawezekana mko nao Kijijini lakini kazi anazofanya huzijui”alisisitiza Dk Likapakapa

“Na kama wewe huwezi kwenda pale tumia hata watu wengine wanaoenda kutibiwa pale watakuletea habari zinazojitosheleza,kwa hiyo hapo tutakuwa tumetokomeza mauaji”alifafanua katibu huyo wa Chawamamu.

Dk. Likapakapa ambaye pia ni Mjumbe wa Kitaifa wa operesheni tokomeza mauaji ya watu wenye ulemavu wa ngozi (albino) na vikongwe alibainisha kwamba kwa kufanya hivyo kutakuwa na mafanikio ya operesheni hiyo ya kutokomeza mauaji ya watu wenye ulemavu wa ngozi(albino) na vikongwe nchini.

Kwa mujibu wa mjumbe huyo waganga hao wa tiba mbadala wamekuwa wakijidai kwamba wana uwezo wa kufufua watu waliokufa,ambao aliwataja baadhi yao kuwa ni kama vile lambalamba,manyaunyau na kamchape wanaosema kuwa wao wana uwezo wa kufufua watu na kuwatolea uchawi.

“Lakini kitu kingine waganga ninyi mnasema mna uwezo wa kufufua watu,kuna waganga wanakuja wanajiita kamchape, kina lambalamba, kina manyaunyau wanasema wao wana uwezo wa kufufua watu na kumtolea mtu uchawi’alisema Dk. Likapakapa.

Hata hivyo Dk.Likapakapa alitumia fursa hiyo kuwatahadharisha viongozi wa ngazi zote serikalini kwamba hakuna leseni yeyote ile inayotolewa na serikali inayotamka kwamba kuna mtu anayeweza kufufua mtu,na hakuna leseni inayosema kwamba kuna mtu anayeweza kumtoa uchawi mtu mwingine.

Kwa upande wake Mwenyekiti wa kijiji cha Kikhonda, Cosmasi Ngura alitaka kufahamu kuwa watu wanaowafanyia tohara watoto wadogo,wao nao kama watalazimika kuhudhuria kwenye semina hizo elekezi.

Naye Afisa mtendaji wa Kijiji cha Kikhonda, Fanueli Mkumbo aliwasilisha ombi la kuitaka serikali kusambaza vipeperushi vyenye kueleza mambo yasiyoruhusiwa kufanywa na waganga wa tiba mbadala ili wao kama walinzi wa amani waweze kuyafahamu pamoja na kuyasimamia kikamilifu.

Rajabu Mtitu au maarufu kwa jina la “Hongoa”ambaye ni mwenyekiti wa kitongoji cha Kikhonda alisema katika miaka ya nyuma makabila mbali mbali wakiwemo wanyaturu walikuwa wakifanya matambiko ya kimila kwa kutumia pembe za ndovu na kongoni,je kwa sasa serikali itawasaidiaje ili waweze kuendeleza mila zao.

Thando Hopa akiwa katika shuguli zake za model….

Johannesburg (AFP) – Thando Hopa grew up in the shade, her porcelain skin protected by long sleeves and sunscreen until the day the South African decided to fight prejudice against albinos by becoming a model.

Petite and born with an inherited depigmentation of her skin from head to toe that can lead to discrimination and even death, Hopa entered the fashion world without the usual vital statistics required of a catwalk model.

Ghostly, with no make-up bar vivid fuchsia on her lips and hair sculpted to a magnificent bleached height, she exploded onto the cover of the first Forbes Life Africa back in 2013.

“It’s one of the most beautiful pictures I’ve had taken,” says Hopa, though it took years for her to grow comfortable with a bare face, her pale eyebrows almost invisible.

“I was much younger then. I could never go out without make-up… But as time goes on, your confidence just grows,” she says. “It took years for me to get to a point where I could walk around without make-up.”

Hopa is a lawyer operating in the heart of Johannesburg, not far from the offices where Nelson Mandela worked as an attorney in the 1950s.

– ‘The most beautiful little girl’

Thando Hopa akiwa katika shuguli zake za model….

“I had been approached to do modelling before, but I didn’t go for it because I never saw the benefits. I thought, ‘It’s such a shallow profession — why would I want to do that? I am a lawyer.'”

But after crossing paths with designer Gert-Johan Coetzee in downtown Johannesburg in 2012, she began thinking differently.

“Gert came to me and asked me if I would like to do a shoot and I said I would consider it,” recalls Hopa. “And then I spoke to my sister. And my sister said to me, ‘Don’t look at modelling as modelling. Look at it as an opportunity for you to actually change perception of albinism. Remember how you grew up. Remember how people really treated you.'”

The third born in a family of four children –- her youngest sibling was also born with albinism –- Hopa grew up with seemingly little to complain about, doted on by a filmmaker mother and an engineer father who never missed a chance to tell her she was “the most beautiful little girl”.

Thando Hopa grew up in the shade, her porcelain skin protected by long sleeves and sunscreen until 

Thando Hopa akiwa katika shuguli zake za model….

But even in South Africa, where reports of albinos being murdered and their organs trafficked are extremely rare, she encountered prejudice and misunderstanding.

Strangers hugged her as a symbol of good luck, others spat to fight her bad luck. Teachers misread her poor eyesight -– a side effect of albinism –- as her being mentally challenged.

– ‘When you were born I was shocked’

Hopa uses a magnifying glass to read, is not allowed to drive, and shuns stilettos. So her first jaunt down a catwalk was something of a miracle.

“The dress was gorgeous –- black and green. I can tell you, I have never felt so expensive in my life. But I was actually so scared because in essence that was the first time I really walked in heels. I was even saying a little prayer when I was walking, ‘God, please don’t let me fall on this catwalk!’ I was absolutely frightened.”

For all it’s brought her now, there was a time when Hopa was distressed by the realisation that she was different, when as a self-conscious girl of 12, increasingly aware of boys and her changing body, she ran to her father in tears.

“I came crying, and I said, ‘Why am I not like other children? Everybody makes fun of me and I have to wear these stupid hats, and I always have to put on sun cream.’ And I was crying and crying.

“And you know, my father is a wonderful man, but he doesn’t really know how to deal very well with emotions. So he looked at me, and said, ‘My child, let me be honest with you: when you were born, I was also shocked!'”

It’s a memory she can laugh at now she’s 25 and confident.

“On that day, more than anything, I wondered if my life would be different, if people would have treated me differently. But I could never picture myself looking different even now.”

Pamela Jacobs, below pictured here aged 29, has changed little over the years. Look at her now and her real age will shock you.

Pamela Jacobs is a beautiful woman and credits a healthy diet and lots of coconut oil for her youthful appearance. Although she actually has a grown up son in his twenties she often gets confused for her girlfriend even though she is actually 52 years old already.

Pamela says one of the secrets of looking young is smiling lots and enjoying life.

She maintains her skin by always wearing sunscreen and exfoliating every other day.

She keeps her sugar consumption to a minimum and eats a handful of almonds every day.

Ticket za Karibu Fashion Festival zinapatikana sehemu zifuatavyo Waiz Fashion Shagahani Stree, Adam Fashion Vuga Street na Tatu Restaurant..

Kwa mawasiliano zaidi unaweza kutupigia kupitia 0764 228 855

 Mwanamuziki wa nyimbo za Ukombozi  kwa Bara la Afrika, Mkongwe, Dorothy Masuka  akiwa jukwaani wakati wa ufunguzi wa tamasha la 18, la ZIFF 2015, katika jukwaa la Ngome Kongwe… Bi Masuka anatarajia kutumbuiza usiku wa leo ambao ni maalum kwa Taifa la Afrika Kusini (South Africa day).

Na Andrew Chale, modewjiblog

(Zanzibar) Today is South Africa Day at ‪#‎ZIFF2015 catch a range of South African movies including Uthando and Sarafina! (film) at the Old Fort with Guest of Honour Leleti Khumalo and live performances at Mambo Club from Luanga Choba and the legendary Dorothy Masuka.

 Leo Julay 19 ndani ya tamasha la ZIFF  ni siku maalum ya nchi ya Afrika Kusini  ambapo filamu maalum za Uthando na Sarafina zitaonyeshwa katika ukumbi mkubwa wa  Ngome Kongwe  sambamba na Mgeni maalum ambaye ni staa wa filamu hizo,  Leleti Khumalo ‘Sarafina’ atakuwa sambamba na watu mbalimbali kushuhudia filamu hizo.

Wadau mbalimbali watapata kupiga picha kwenye zuria jekundu ‘redcarpet’ na staa huyo aliyetamba katika filamu hiyo ya SARAFINA ambaye pia kwa sasa anatamba pia katika filamu zingine na tamthilia.

Baada ya filamu hizo, kutafuatia shoo maalum na ya kipekee upande wa Mambo Club kwa watu watakaoshuhudia muziki wa ‘live’ kutoka kwa  Luanga Choba na Nguli wa muziki  Dorothy Masuka ambaye ni miongoni mwa wanamuziki mwanaharakati wa kupigania Uhuru katika nchi za Afrika tokea akiwa binti mdogo.
…Sauda Simba Kilumanga mshehereshaji wa shughuli ya ufunguzi wa tamasha la 18 la ZIFF 2015 (kulia) akihamaki kwa muda  baada ya kufanyiwa ‘Surprise’ na gwiji wa muziki wa nyimbo za Ukombozi  kwa Bara la Afrika, Mwanamama Dorothy Masuka   alipompongeza na kumtaka awe nawe jukwaani katika shoo itakayopigwa usiku huu wa leo.

Gwiji huyo alivutiwa na sauti ya ushehereshaji ya Sauda Kilimanga ambapo alimwelezea kuwa na sauti yenye kuvutia kuongea jukwaani na hata kuimba hivyo kumuomba kuimba naye usiku huu wa leo Julai 19.

Mwanamuziki Damian(kushoto) akiwa pamoja na ‘crew’ ya ZIFF  ambao ni waratibu wa jukwaa la muziki Hassan Bond ‘Has T’ na Miss Farida (kulia).. wakifuatilia wakati wa ‘Sound check’ ya mwanamuziki Bi. Masuka.

 Bi. Masuka akiwa katika ‘Sound check’  kabla ya shoo usiku huu…

..Sound check ikiendelea kabla ya shoo usiku huu.

Mmoja wa waanzilishi wa Karibu Zanzibar Fashion, Joseph Alban (mwenye suti nyeusi) akiongea machache kwa niaba ya wenzake wakati wa kuhitimisha tukio hilo usiku wa jana…(Picha zote na Andrew Chale wa modewjiblog.com)

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(Zanzibar) Usiku wa Julai 20 ulikuwa ni wa kipekee kwa  viunga vya Unguja Kisiwani Zanzibar   kutokana na tukio moja tu la kipekee la onesho la mavazi  lijulikanalo kama KARIBU ZANZIBAR FASHION FESTIVAL 2015 lililoteka umati wa wadau wa fani hiyo na watu mbalimbali wa ndani na nje ya Zanzibar na mataifa mengine.

Hakika ilifana kutokana na kila mbunifu kuonesha kazi yake iliyobuniwa kwa kiwango cha juu hali iliyoibua shangwe na nderemo kila ‘models’ wanapopita kwenye jukwaa na mavazi hayo ya ubunifu.

Mbunifu wa mavazi kutoka Visiwani Zanzibar, Rizwan akiwa na ‘model’ wake aliyemvisha mavazi yake ya ubunifu..

Mbunifu wa mavazi kutoka Dar es Salaam, Augusta Masaki akipata mbele baada ya kuonesha mavazi yake…

Mbunifu mkongwe wa mavazi nchini, Mama wa Mitindo Asia Idarous Khamsin akiwa pamoja na ‘models’ wake walionyesha mavazi yake ya ubunifu usiku huo..

Mbunifu wa mavazi kutoka Zanzibar Waiz…

Mbunifu wa mavazi kutoka Zanzibar, Adam..

Joseph Alban akiwa katika redcapert  akishoo love na wadau..

MC  wa shughuli nzima ya Karibu Zanzibar Fashion 2015, Irene akifanya yake usiku huo…

Wanamuziki wa bendi ya Ya Moto wakishambulia jukwaa usiku huo…

Na Andrew Chale, modewjiblog

(ZANZIBAR) Kundi la muziki wa kizazi kipya nchini, YAMOTO BAND lenye maskani yake Temeke Jijini Dar es Salaam na kundi la vichekesho la Orijino Komedi ‘OK’   usiku wa Julai 21 wameweza kukonga nyoyo za wadau wa burudani waliojitokeza kwa wingi kwenye tamasha la 18, la kimataifa la filamu za nchi za Majahazi (Zanzibar International Films Festival-ZIFF) linaloendelea visiwani hapa.

Katika shoo hiyo iliyojaa kila aina ya burudani, makundi hayo yaliweza kuteka vilivyo kwa kuonyesha kile walichokitaka wadau wa burudani waliojitokeza kwa wingi.

Kundi la OK, lililokuwa na Masanja Mkandamizi, Joti, Mpoki, Wakuvwanga na Mc Legan walishambulia jukwaa kwa kuingiia mmoja mmoja na baadae  kundi hilo la Ya Moto  nao walihitimisha burudani kwa kupiga nyimbo zao mbalinbali mpya na za zamani.

Mbali na makundi hayo pia, usiku huo kulikuwa na burudani kutoka kwa wanamuziki Baraka Da Prince, Chemical,  Kidumbaki  na wengine wengi.

Tamasha hilo lililoanza  Julai 18, linatarajia kufikia tamati Julai 26 mwaka huu huku filamu mbalimbali zikiendelea kuonyeshwa pamoja na burudani ya muziki kila siku katika viunga vya Unguja na Pemba.

Joti na Mc Legan wakishambulia jukwaa..

Masanja Mkandamizaji.. Joti..

Dogo Aslay…

Ya Moto band…

Msanii Baraka Da Princce…. akiimba jukwaani ZIFF 2015

Msanii wa kufokafoka Mwanadada Chemical akishambulia jukwaa la ZIFF 2015

Afisa Mtendaji Mkuu wa Kampuni ya Kidoti Jokate Mwegelo  (kidoti) akiwa na mabalozi wake aliwapata ndani ya mkoa wa Arusha tayari kwa kwenda mtaani kutangaza bidhaa zake zake za kidoti zilizoingia jijini Arusha kwa mara ya kwanza.

Mmoja wa mabalozi wa Kidoti  aliyejulikana kwa jina la Anolia Agustino akiwa anaongea na waandishi wa habari.

Meneja masoko wa kampuni ya Kidoti, Peter Kasija akiwa anaongea na waandishi wa habari ndani ya viwanja vya Triple A hii jana wakati walivyokuja jijini Arusha kutangaza bidhaa za kampuni yao.

Wanamuziki wa bendi ya  SARABI kutoka Kenya, ikishambulia jukwaa usiku wa jana  Agosti Mosi, wakati wa shoo  East Africa Vibes Concert iliyofanyika Nafasi Art Space, Mikocheni. (Picha zote na Andrew Chale wa modewjiblog)

Na Andrew Chale

(Kinondoni-Dar es  Salaam) Usiku wa  Agosti Mosi ulikuwa ni ya kipekee kwa wadau wa burudani na vichekesho ndani ya Afrika Mashariki baada ya kushuhudia muziki wenye vionjo halisi kutoka kwa wanamuziki mbalimbali wa Afrikaa Mashariki   ndani ya ukumbi wa Nafasi Art Space-Mikocheni, jijini Dar es Salaam.

Shoo hiyo iliyoanza majira ya saa moja  za jioni, Mwanamuziki wa Tanzania, Grace Matata aliweza kunogesha shoo hiyo. Grace aliweza piga nyimbo zake mpya na zile za zamani na kisha nyimbo mbalimbali alisababisha shangwe kutoka kwa wadau wa burudani kwenye onesho hilo.

Mbali na Grace Matata,  Msanii mwingine wa Tanzania, Leo Mkanyia  na bendi yake ya Swahili Blues nao walitikisa vilivyo kwa shoo kali iliyodumu kwa masaa mawili jukwaani huku kila mmoja akiinuka kwenye vit na kusakata muziki huo wa ‘Live’.

Ngwe ya burudani ilifungwa na mchekeshaji maarufu wa Kenya na Afrika Mashariki,  Eric Omondi ‘Baunsa’  aliweza kuvunja mbavu mashabiki kwa vichekesho vyake mbambali  huku bendi ya Sarabi  (Kenya) ikikonga kwa burudani kali na ya aina yake.

Onyesho hilo liliandaliwa na  CDEA ‘Culture and Development East Africa’,  kwa kushirikiana na Nafasi Art Space huku kwa upande wa maDJ wa onyesho hilo walikuwa chini ya Santuri Safari (Kenya).

 Mratibu wa onyesho hilo Naamala Samson  alishukuru wa wadau wa burudani kwa kujitokeza kwa wingi kwa  kwenye onesho hilo. Aidha, amepongeza wadhamini  mbalimbali waliojitokeza wakiwemo Regency Park Hotel, Vibe Magazine, Bongo5.com, Michuzi Blog, Goethe Institute, Midundo Online Radio, CEFA.

Wengine ni  Timeticket, Nafasi Art Space, Eco Sanaa Arts Space, Creative Infinity, Kenya Airways, Apex Media, Iris Media, Kumkichwa Entertainment, Santuri Safari DJs na Legendary Music.

Mwanamuziki wa Tanzania, Grace Matata akiimba jukwaani na bendi wakati wa tamasha hilo la East Africa Vibes Concert…

Eric Omondi mbali na uchekeshaji, pia ni mwanamuziki na muigizaji wa filamu.. hapa akishambulia jukwaa na moja ya nyimbo zake.. 

Bendi ya SARABI  kazini…

baadhi ya wadau wa burudani wakisakata muziki uliokuwa ukiendelea jukwaani kwenye tamasha hilo..

Eh! Mwandishi Mwandamizi wa modewjiblog.com, Andrew Chale naye aliamua kusakata rumba… baada ya kukolea na midundo motomoto!!

Wadau wa sanaa ..Rebecca Corey wa Santuri Safari (mbele mwenye camera) akisakata rumba pamoja na wadau wengine wakati wa shoo hiyo.. wengine mwenye jinsi ya bluu ni mwanamama, Sauda Kilumanga Simba.

Mbali na burudani picha ya mwezi huu ndani ya blog ya modewjiblog.com ni hii.  Pichani ni baadhi ya wadau wa muziki waliojitokeza katika shoo hiyo ya East Africa Vibes Concert wakiwa wamevalia khanga  kiafrika zaidi…kama  unavyowaona!!

Eric Omondi akiwa katika ‘redcaprt’ kabla ya shoo hiyo..

Daniel Kijo (kulia) akipata kuhojiwa na tv ya bongowood

Mwanadada katika redcapert..

Waliotokelezea katikak red capert..

Kundi la Sarabi wakiwa katika picha ya pamoja na Eric Omondi…

Wadau wakipata ukumbusho na kamera  ya modewjiblog.com wakati wa shoo hiyo..

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In picture very hot afternoon on a summercin Paris..

Do you want to live in France and most especially Paris? It’s amazing how many people say yes when they have no compelling reason to relocate. It’s understandable if it’s for a career move, if you’ve fallen in love with someone French, if you’re coming for family reasons, or if you’re studying.

But, the days of Paris being a haven for artists because it’s cheap are long gone. Unless you’re from Singapore (the most expensive city in the world), you’ll suffer from sticker shock. As quoted by the BBC, a recent study (2015) by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) rates Paris as the second most expensive city in the world.

Do people move here because of the decades of wonderful movies they’ve seen that glorify France’s landscapes and architecture? Many transplants claim they crave history, sensibility and a sense of culture. Then there are those who are seeking out adventure. Could it be the designer clothes that are featured in fashion magazines? Not everyone can be in search of good bread and croissants, which are more the norm than the exception.

I know why I live here, which many of my friends who live elsewhere simply don’t understand. I’ve chosen to make Paris my home because of the freedom I feel. I love being able to go places alone or without a partner, have real conversations about ideas, issues, politics and not focus on who is doing what, where, or how much he or she is earning. In other words, absenting myself from the world of social confetti. Being able to walk the majority of the places I want to go and access first-rate public transportation is liberating. This doesn’t mean there aren’t discussions centering on food and vacations. But, if you live in France, that’s important.

Savvy business people make it a priority to familiarize themselves with cultural differences to seal a deal. Most realize that something so mundane as a handshake can get you off on the wrong foot. In France, not saying bonjour before launching into a conversation can place a damper on negotiations and that includes buying a newspaper or a baguette. Just because someone is selling you a product or a service doesn’t mean they’re slaves. They may not say it, but some French perceive that omission as ruder than rude.

Why people visit or move to France, without learning as much as humanly possible before coming, is an enigma to me.

Wait a second…come to think of it, I was among the really guilty. I’d like to say I was young and stupid, but I should have known better. My husband gave me relatively little notice before accepting a job with a multi-national corporation and I arrived in Paris with a U.S. dollar check. How dumb was that? VERY dumb. But, we were among the very (very) lucky whose rental contract could be ratified by a deep-pocketed big bank employer.

Not until it was time to apartment hunt without the help of that company were we confronted with reality and the joys of French bureaucracy and red tape that went on forever. Come to think of it (it’s been a lot of years), I had to enlist the help of a French lawyer to persuade the apartment owners that we were trustworthy tenants for this hotly contested rental property. Why was everyone who came to the open house lugging very thick dossiers with all of their financial papers and their utility bills? Cultural differences are one thing but this felt (to me) like insanity.

If you expect to transfer your life back home to another location, where there are different customs plus a different language on top of it, forget it. Some people fare better than others when they move because of their attitudes. More outgoing and adventuresome personality types, who aren’t felled by fear, are at an advantage. But, they need stop to listen before barreling forward and take their cues from the locals whom they respect.

If you’re French and were born here, living in Paris isn’t a big reach. If you’re a foreigner, or even from other area of France, living in the City of Light may or may not be your dream come true. Yes, you can be in Paris without speaking French, but who wants to? So much is lost in translation, and you’re a perpetual voyeur who doesn’t understand the nuances or maybe the basic storyline.

Published in 2012, the book I Love You but You’re Bringing Me Down by Rosecrans Baldwin got lots of press and I’m more than ambivalent. It’s great when someone succeeds in selling books. But, when is it more a tribute to marketing, than to content? Baldwin and his wife moved here from New York City and are incredulous that there aren’t credit cards in France and only debit cards. (Actually you can get one, but the process is akin to being waterboarded after root canal without anesthesia.) You mean he couldn’t buy a computer and pay just a bit each month. The banker suggested he could take out a loan. This may be considered untenable (not to mention un-American) but c’est normal in many parts of the world.

Browse the shelves of most bookstores and you’ll find numerous books detailing why people move here and the glories to follow. It’s the country of wine, cheese and better-than-average-food. Most of my acquaintances tend to travel. But it’s not a big deal. You can get to London from Paris in just over two hours and then there’s Italy, Spain and so many other destinations. Yes, Paris is a great jumping off point for the rest of the E.U.

Conversely, there are the books that detail how hard an adjustment it is to live among those difficult French who (allegedly) don’t smile, are always on vacation and take themselves way too seriously and/or would rather go hunting than keeping their noses to the grindstone. Peter Mayle, of A Year in Provence fame, and the many sequels, made a fortune writing this genre of book. Mayle upped and left Merérbes (was he avoiding tourists who surrounded his house, the French tax authorities or…?) Mayle moved to the Long Island Hamptons but only lasted there four years before returning to Loumarin, another village in Provence. Mayle has apparently gotten the renovation knack and found good workmen since he sold that house in 2011 and has moved to a smaller village not far away.

Places change and people need to change with them and make adjustments. Three essentials: don’t be rigid, have unrealistic expectations and probably the most important is maintaining a sense of humor.

Whatever your motive, it’s important to adopt the Boy Scout adage and “be prepared.”

Originally published by Karen Fawcett in 2012; updated in July 2015 and Modewjiblog published again August 12.2015