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Kufuatia maendeleo mapya katika siasa za Zanzibar na Tanzania kwa ujumla, ambayo yanahusiana na uamuzi wa Baraza Kuu la Chama cha Wananchi kubadilisha uamuzi wake wa kutokumtambua Mhe. Amani Karume kama rais halali wa Zanzibar, ukurasa huu mpya umeanzishwa kwa lengo la kutoa fursa kwenu kupata habari na kutoa maoni yenu. Karibuni sana!
ZANZIBAR DAIMA, YASEMA RISALA YA WANAWAKE WA CUF
Sasa, tunachokitaka sisi wanawake wa Zanzibar ni nchi yetu tu. Zanzibar hii ambayo kwa miaka 50 sasa imekuwa ikichinjwa na kukatwa vipande vipande, tuna jukumu leo hii la kuikusanyakusanya na kuileta pamoja. Na tafauti wanavyosema watu kwamba La Kuvunda Halina Ubani, Zanzibar yetu haijavunda. Bado inawezekana kuiunda tena, ikasimama kuchukua nafasi yake iliyokuwa imeshikilia kwa karne kadhaa huko nyuma, yaani kitovu cha elimu, ustaarabu na maendeleo. Na kama alivyokuwa akinadi kampeni zake Barack Obama, ambaye hata babu yake Bwana Onyango Hussein Obama, alipitia Zanzibar na kufaidika na ustaarabu wa watu wa nchi hii, YES WE CAN! Ndiyo, na sisi Wazanzibari tunaweza, na lazima tuweze. Endelea kusoma risala hii
DK. KARUME: HAKUNA MASHARTI TULIYOWEKEANA NA SEIF
RAIS wa Zanzibar na Mwenyekiti wa Baraza la Mapinduzi, Dk. Amani Abeid Karume, amesema hakuna masharti waliyowekea na Katibu Mkuu wa Chama cha CUF, Maalim Seif Sharif Hamad, walipokutaka hivi karibuni, Ikulu ya Zanzibar. Amesema hakuna masharti isipokuwa sharti lao kubwa ni kusameheana na kusahau yalitopita kwa kurejesha udugu katika kudumisha utulivu na amani kwa ajili ya kuwaletea maendeleo ya wananchi wa Zanzibar. Endelea kusoma
MAALIM SEIF AMSINDIKIZA KARUME KUPOKEA SHAHADA
UHUSIANO kati ya Rais wa Serikali ya Mapinduzi ya Zanzibar (SMZ) Dk Amani Karume na Chama cha Wananchi (CUF), unaonekana kuendelea kuimarika baada ya viongozi wa chama hicho jana kumsindikiza rais huyo katika hafla ya kutunukiwa Shahada ya Heshima ya Uzamivu. Mwenyekiti wa CUF, Profesa Ibrahim Lipumba na Katibu Mkuu Maalim Seif jana walimsindikiza Karume katika kutunukiwa shahada hiyo iliyotolewa na Chuo Kikuu cha Kumbukumbu ya Hubert Kairuki. Endelea kusoma
MAANDAMANO KUUNGA MKONO SEIF, KARUME
SIKU chache baada ya wafuasi wa Chama Cha Wananchi (CUF) kutaka kumshambulia Katibu Mkuu wao, Maalim Seif Sharif Hamad kwa kukubali kumtambua Rais wa Zanzibar, Amani Abeid Karume, jumuiya za chama hicho zimetangaza kuunga mkono hatua inayoashiria muafaka mpya. Wakati Jumuiya ya Wanawake wa chama hicho (UWCUF) Zanzibar imeandaa maandamano ya kuunga mkono mazungumzo hayo, ile ya vijana imempongeza Maalim Seif kwa hatua hiyo. Endelea kusoma
Rais Jakaya Kikwete amempongeza Rais wa Serikali ya Mapinduzi ya Zanzibar(SMZ)Amani Abeid Karume, na Katibu Mkuu wa Chama Cha Wananchi (CUF) Seif Sharif Hamad kwa kukaa kuzungumza kuondoa tofauti zao. Kwa mujibu wa taarifa iliyotolewa na Mwandishi wa habari wa rais, Msaidizi, Premi Kibanga, mbali na kufurahishwa kwa hatua hiyo, Rais Kikwete amewahakikishia viongozi hao ushirikiano wake na wa Serikali. Endelea kusoma
KIKWETE ELATED OVER SITUATION IN ZANZIBAR
President Jakaya Kikwete yesterday commended Zanzibar President Amani Abeid Karume and Civic United Front (CUF) Secretary General Seif Shariff Hamad for holding landmark talks at the Isles’ State House. A statement issued in Dar es Salaam by the Directorate of Presidential Communications said the president was impressed with the decision by the opposition party to recognize Karume as legitimate President of Zanzibar after years of bad blood between it and the ruling CCM linked to general election results. Read more
KIKWETE APPLAUDS CUF’S NEW STANCE ON KARUME
PRESIDENT Jakaya Kikwete has commended Zanzibar President Amani Abeid Karume and Civic United Front (CUF) Secretary General, Mr Seif Sharif Hamad, for their recent meeting that shed more light in resolution of protracted political tension in the Isles. The Directorate of Presidential Communication said in a statement yesterday that President Kikwete, specifically hailed CUF for recognising President Karume and his government as legitimate authorities elected into office in October 2005. Read more
OPTIMISM PERMEATES ZANZIBAR POLITICS AFTER CUF’S RECOGNITION OF KARUME
ZANZIBAR President Amani Abeid Karume has said his recent talks with the Civic United Front Secretary General, Seif Sharrif Hamad, have opened a new chapter in Zanzibar. Mr Karume said following the discussion, conflicts should not be entertained any more and must be replaced by hard work and commitment to develop the islands. “Zanzibar has a long history of observing peace and stability as inherited from our grandparents. Therefore, there is a strong need to maintain it” President Karume said in a statement released by the State House here yesterday. Read more
CUF DEFENDS DECISION TO RECOGNISE PRESIDENT KARUME
THE opposition Civic United Front (CUF) said today that there was no need for endless Muafaka talks as only positive actions and bold decisions would resolve the political impasse in Zanzibar. The party has also urged its members to support their leaders following their decision to recognise Mr Amani Abeid Karume as a legitimate President of Zanzibar, saying the move was the first major step towards finding a lasting solution to the Isles political stalemate. “It is no surprise that people reacted the way they did on Saturday. Read more
We welcome the news that the Zanzibar leaders of the isles ’ two major political parties have met to discuss “the need to maintain peace and harmony as well as understanding and cooperation among all Zanzibaris.” We have long called for Zanzibar’s leaders to champion peaceful, constructive and fair politics so that no Zanzibari feels permanently excluded from having a voice in government and no Zanzibari need fear political reprisal. We hope that Zanzibar’s leaders will follow up this meeting with concrete measures to establish a healthy political climate in Zanzibar that promotes good governance and economic development for all. A first step would be for leaders to instruct their supporters to desist from violence. We share the vision of the two leaders that if Zanzibar can overcome its several decades of bitter political divisions, then the creative, dynamic and entrepreneurial spirit of the Zanzibari people will be unleashed for the benefit of all Zanzibaris, their fellow Tanzanians and indeed all of East Africa and beyond. Zanzibar has made significant contributions to world culture. It is time for Zanzibaris once again to show the world what they can achieve.
Katibu Mkuu wa Chama Cha Wananchi (CUF), Maalim Seif Sharif Hamad, ameponea chupuchupu kupigwa na wafuasi wa chama hicho, baada ya kutangaza rasmi kumtambua Rais Amani Abeid Karume. Akihutubia mkutano wa hadhara uliofanyika katika viwanja vya Kibandamaiti alisema kwamba Baraza Kuu la Uongozi limekutana na kupitisha uvamuzi wa kumtambua rasmi Rais Karume, ili kutafuta muafaka wa kumaliza mpasuko wa kisiasa wa Zanzibar. Endelea kusoma
SERIKALI YA MSETO YANUKIA ZANZIBAR
MAPATANO ya ghafla kati ya Rais wa Zanzibar, Aman Abeid Karume na Katibu Mkuu wa Chama Cha Wananchi (CUF), Maalim Seif Shariff Hamad, yakihusisha kumtambua rasmi Karume, na Hamad kudai hatua hiyo inafungua makubwa zaidi, ni hatua za awali kuandaa serikali ya mseto, Raia Mwema imeelezwa. Kwa mujibu wa chanzo chetu cha habari kutoka vyama vya CCM na CUF, serikali ya mseto itaundwa ikiwa ni moja ya mkakati wa vyombo vya usalama kujipatia fursa ya kubaini kasoro na namna ya kuzifanyia kazi kwa kipindi hiki cha miezi kadhaa kabla ya Uchaguzi Mkuu, mwakani. Endelea kusoma
PEACE MOVE ‘NOT A CCM INITIATIVE’
Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) leaders, especially those from the Mainland, have been asked to keep off the reconciliation process initiated by Zanzibaris. Civic United Front (CUF) director of foreign affairs Ismail Jussa told The Citizen yesterday that CCM leaders should remain on the sidelines “because they don’t know what is going. He said the likes of CCM secretary general Yusuf Makamba, publicity secretary John Chiligati and propagandist Kingunge Ngombale-Mwiru should let Zanzibari leaders conclude the reconciliation process “without interference”. Read more
WHAT ARE KARUME AND SEIF UP TO IN ZANZIBAR?
Leaders from across the political divide in Zanzibar have joined forces to counter what they see as Tanzania Mainland’s undue influence in the isles, sources within the ruling CCM and opposition CUF told The Citizen yesterday. The newfound camaraderie between President Amani Abeid Karume of CCM and his longtime political rival, Mr Seif Shariff Hamad of CUF, is said to be the outcome of behind-the-scenes efforts to chart a more independent future for Zanzibar. Read more
WANANCHI wa Zanzibar wametakiwa kuyapokea kwa wema na faraja mazungumzo kati ya Rais Amani Abeid Karume na Katibu Mkuu wa CUF, Seif Sharif Hamad, ili kuimarisha amani, utulivu na umoja. Mwito huo ulitolewa jana na Rais Karume alipokutana na kuzungumza na Balozi wa Afrika Kusini nchini anayemaliza muda wake, Sindiso Mfenyana, aliyekwenda kumuaga Rais Ikulu mjini hapa. Endelea kusoma
KARUME: LET`S FOCUS ON BUILDING OUR NATION
Zanzibar President Amani Abeid Karume yesterday called upon Zanzibaris to refrain from disputes and instead concentrate on nation-building activities, including initiatives aimed at promoting unity and boosting the economy. “There is no reason for people of Zanzibar to continue orchestrating conflicts instead of working on development issues and strengthening national unity,” the President said. Read more
MPIRA SASA UKO KWA JK, AK NA CCM
Nilikuwa sehemu ya historia mwishoni mwa wiki nilipokuwa katika uwanja wa Kibanda Maiti na kushuhudia Chama cha Upinzani CUF kikitangaza kuwa kimemtambua Rais wa Zanzibar Amani Karume. Ni moja ya siku ambazo uwanja huo ulijaa sana maana wananchi, wapenzi na wanachama wa CUF walikuwa wakitarajia kusikia kitu kufuatia taarifa kuwa Seif Sharif Hamad na Amani Karume wamekutana. Endelea kusoma zaidi
SEIF AENDELEA KUENEZA UJUMBE WA KUMTAMBUA RAIS KARUME
SITOFAHAMU kwa tamko la Katibu Mkuu wa Chama cha CUF, Seif Sharif Hamad, kuwataka wafuasi wake kuitambua serikali ya Rais wa Zanzibr na Mwenyekiti wa Baraza la Mapinduzi Dk. Amani Abeid Karume, kimezusha malumbano katika vikao vya ndani vinavyofanywa na Chama hicho. Hali hiyo imejitokeza baada ya baadhi ya Wajumbe wa kikao cha Kamati Tendaji Wilaya na Majimbo 19 ya Mkoa wa Mjini, kumtupia lawama Katibu Mkuu wao na kueleza kwamba uamuzi huo umefanywa haraka bila ya kuwahusisha viongozi wengine. Endelea kusoma
MUWAZA YAWAUNGA MKONO SEIF, KARUME
Jumuiya wa Wazanzibari inayojihusisha na Mutakabali mwema wa Zanzibar imetoa tamko lake maalum kuunga mkono jitihada za makusudi zinazochukuliwa na Maalim Seif Sharif Hamad na Rais Abeid Karume katika kujenga Zanzibar mpya. Soma hapa
ZAWA UK YAWAUNGA MKONO SEIF, KARUME
Jumuiya ya Wazanzibari waishio Uingereza (ZAWA-UK) inawapongeza
Rais wa Zanzibar, Mheshimiwa Amani Abeid Karume, na Katibu Mkuu wa CUF, Maalim Seif Sharif Hamad, kwa kukutana na kuazimia kuwaunganisha Wazanzibari ili kuhakikisha kuwa Visiwa vya Zanzibar vinakuwa na amani, mshikamano na kufungua milango zaidi ya maendeleo. Endelea kusoma zaidi
Zanzibar President Amani Abeid Karume should end his silence and shed more light on his agreement with his longtime political rival, Mr Seif Shariff Hamad, a respected commentator said yesterday. At the same time, the US embassy commended the two leaders for putting their differences aside, and said the gesture should be followed by concrete measures to end the longstanding political stalemate in the isles. Read more
BALOZI AFRIKA KUSINI ASIFIA MAPATANO Z’BAR
AFRIKA Kusini imeeleza kuridhishwa na mazungumzo kati ya rais wa Zanzibar na mwenyekiti wa Baraza la Mapinduzi, Amani Abeid Karume na Seif Sharrif Hamad ambaye ni katibu mkuu wa CUF na kueleza kuwa hatua hiyo ni changamoto kwa bara la Afrika. Balozi wa Afrika Kusini, Sindiso Mfenyana, ambaye anamaliza muda wake nchini, alisema hayo jana wakati alipokuwa na mazungumzo na Rais Karume Ikulu mjini Zanzibar. Endelea kusoma
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