#Tanzanian Police

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Another great peaking material:

Biden's non-binary nuclear official Sam Brinton is arrested as a 'fugitive of justice' - six months after being fired for stealing women's clothes at multiple airports

The former Biden administration nuclear energy official Sam Brinton has been arrested as a 'fugitive of justice', six months after being fired for stealing women's clothes in airports. 

Brinton was picked up at home in Maryland. The non-binary, drag-queen was fired after admitting to taking a stranger's suitcase from the luggage carousel during a work trip. 

The Biden administration had proudly announced Brinton's hiring, one of the first non-binary, LGBTQ hires in government.

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For the luggage thing:

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Brinton, who attracted attention as one of the federal government's first non-binary officials, was first charged last month for nabbing a woman’s suitcase from the baggage carousel at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport in September. They initially denied taking the bag—which was reportedly worth more than $2,500—but later said they had grabbed it by mistake.

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Then last week a second set of charges were filed in Las Vegas for Brinton—with police sharing surveillance footage of them leaving the Harry Reid International Airport with another woman's bag—this one worth an estimated $3,670, according to court documents.

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The court documents said an officer with the Las Vegas Metropolitan department viewed video footage showing Briton looking around suspiciously—placing the bag back on the luggage turnstile before snagging it a second time as it came around.

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Not his first offense of that kind since

Female fashion designer alleges Sam Brinton wore her clothing that disappeared from airport in 2018

Tanzanian fashion designer Asya Khamsin tells Fox News Digital: 'He wore my clothes which was stolen'

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On this day, 9 June 2022 Indigenous Maasai people in Tanzania from the villages of Ololosokwan, Oloirien, Kirtalo and Arash gathered to protest against land enclosures by the Tanzanian government. On June 7, Tanzanian security forces and Ngorongoro Conservation Area officials seized 1500 km² of Maasai land and began evicting some of its 70,000 residents. The land enclosure was nominally in the name of "conservation" and in order to establish a luxury hunting reserve for wealthy tourists. On June 10, security forces used live ammunition and tear gas against Maasai protesters. 32 people were shot, and one 84-year-old protester named Orias Oleng’iyo was "disappeared". Maasai people fought back and one police officer was killed by an arrow. The government then used this death as an excuse to round up Maasai leaders, and eventually charged 24 people with murder and conspiracy. Meanwhile, over 2000 Maasai people fled to neighbouring Kenya, and protests continued with Maasai people marching on the Tanzanian high commission in Nairobi. Eventually, in November, lacking any evidence, prosecutors dropped the criminal charges. More information, sources and map: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/11105/maasai-people-protest-enclosures https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=640914004748485&set=a.602588028581083&type=3

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By Jesse O’Neill

Published Sep. 20, 2023,

A Tanzanian fashion designer has finally been reunited with clothes that were allegedly swiped from her in 2018 by Sam Brinton, the ex-Department of Energy official with a penchant for stealing women’s suitcases from airports.

The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Police Department on Wednesday confirmed the development, which was first reported by Fox News.

“The MWAA Police Department can confirm we returned the victim’s property and police retained photos of the evidence for prosecution. The case is still under adjudication and we cannot release more detailed information,” a spokesperson said.

One-time nuclear official Brinton was charged with grand larceny in February for allegedly taking designer Asya Khamsin’s luggage from Arlington, Va.’s Ronald Reagan National Airport, after pictures emerged showing them wearing a brightly colored, one-of-a-kind frock that had been in the case.

Khamsin, who spoke to The Post about the luggage heist earlier this year, did not immediately return a request for comment, but her lawyer issued a scathing statement that noted the returned clothes were not “immediately either wearable or saleable, as the result of his use of them.”

Attorneys Peter Hansen and Ben Akech noted that his client last week filed a lawsuit against Brinton, who is non-binary and uses “they/them” pronouns, to be reimbursed for “the stolen items, the larger business harm done to her by the theft, and the public subordination of her business brand to Mr. Brinton’s personal brand,” he continued.

“Mr. Brinton’s theft wrongfully put Asyakhamsin [sic] in a bind. She could watch her stolen designs be used and celebrated without attribution to her, or she could call out the wrongful taking, but then watch both her and her work be publicly linked to Mr. Brinton without her consent,” the lawyers continued, repeatedly referring to Brinton as a man.

Sam Brinton seen wearing a dress allegedly stolen from Asya Khamsin at the UNA-USAs 2019 Global Engagement Summit at UN headquarters.Europa Newswire/Shutterstock

Brinton was fired last year after being caught red-handed in a string of other luggage thefts.

They were also jailed in Virginia for about two weeks in relation to the Khamsin theft before being bonded out ahead of a December preliminary hearing.

The former deputy assistant secretary for spent fuel and waste at the Office of Nuclear Energy allegedly snatched another woman’s suitcase while on a taxpayer-funded trip to Las Vegas last July, according to documents reviewed by The Post.

Asya Khamsin had shamed the suspect by posting a picture of herself in the one-of-a-kind dress.Asya Khamsin

Brinton eventually pleaded no contest in that incident and was sentenced to a 180-day suspended jail sentence and made to undergo a mental health evaluation and pay $3,670.74 in restitution.

Two months later, the ex-Biden administration official allegedly stole a $2,325 designer suitcase from the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport baggage claim and was then seen using it on two different occasions.

To resolve that case, Brinton agreed to participate in an adult diversion program for first-time, nonviolent offenders and undergo a mental health evaluation, write a letter of apology to the victim, return any stolen property and perform three days of community service.

In February, Khamsin revealed how she had to cancel a fashion show after her bag of 30 original custom-made pieces was swiped from the airport, only to see the dresses be worn by Brinton at public events.

“I was thinking, ‘Who took my bag, where is it?’ for a long time. Then I see images of the outfits [being worn by Brinton] and I was so confused and upset,” said Khamsin, who splits her time between Houston and Tanzania.

“I don’t know if I would like the clothes back,” she said at the time.

“The investigation is in good hands with the FBI. I’m waiting on them, they will do the right thing.”

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ides of march

well, its tumblr's favorite holiday and who can blame us? The assassination of Julius Caesar is probably one of the only group projects that ever went down the way it was supposed to with, well, not complete group participation (there were said to be upward of 60 people involved but only 23 stab wounds - obviously someone was not carrying their weight) but at least a good effort was made at it. But lets take a moment, between our jokes about salad and Animal Crossing butterfly nets to look at what else has happened in history on the Ides of March. For instance, did you know, on March 15th:

1493 - Columbus returned to Spain after 'discovering' the new world.

1580 - Phillip II of Spain put a bounty on the head of Prince William I of Orange for 25,000 gold coins for leading the Dutch revolt against the Spanish Hamburgs

1744 - King Louis XV of France declares war on Britain

1767 - Andrew Jackson, who would go on to be the seventh president of the US, was born.

1820 - Maine became the 23rd state in the US

1864 - the Red River Campaign, called 'One damn blunder from beginning to end' started for the Union Forces in the American Civil War

1889 - a typhoon in Apia Harbor, Samoa sinks 6 US and German warships, killing 200

1917 - Czar Nicholas II abdicated the Russian throne, bringing an end to the Romanov dynasty

1955 - the first self-guided missile is introduced by the US Air Force

1965 - TGI Friday's opens its first restaurant in New York City

1991 - in LA, four police officers are brought up on charges for the beating of Rodney King

2018 - Toys R Us announces it will be closing all its stores

2019 - a terrorist attacks two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, killing 51, and wounding 50 others

Oof! Pretty bleak, isn't it? It would almost make you think that the day is just bad luck, start to finish and its probably just as well, we're all focusing on assassination instead of other horrors. But wait - its not all bad news! The Ides of March has some tricks up its sleeve yet (joke intended). I'd be telling you only half the story if I didn't add:

1854 - Emil von Behring is born and will eventually become the first to receive the Nobel Prize in medicine for his discovery of a diphtheria antitoxin, being called 'the children's savoir' for the lives it saves

1867 - Michigan is the first state to use property tax to support a university

1868 - the Cincinnati Red Stockings have ten salaried players, making them the first professional baseball team in the US

1887 - Michigan has the first salaried fish and game warden

1892 - the first automatic ballot voting machine is unveiled in New York City

1907 - Finland gives women the right to vote, becoming the first to do so in Europe

1933 - Ruth Bader Ginsberg is born and will go on to become a US Supreme Court justice

1934 - the 5$ a day wage was introduced by Henry Ford, forcing other companies to raise their wages as well or lose their workers

1937 - the first state sponsored contraceptive clinic in the US opens in Raleigh, North Carolina

1946 - the British Prime minister recognizes India's independence

1947 - the US Navy has its first black commissioned officer, John Lee

1949 - clothes rationing ends in Britain, four years after the end of WWII

1960 - ten nations meet in Geneva for disarmament talks

1968 - the Dioceses of Rome says it will not ban 'rock and roll' from being played during mass but that it deplores the practice - also in 1968, LIFE magazine titles Jimi Hendrix 'the most spectacular guitarist in the world'

1971 - ARPANET, the precursor of the modern day internet, sees its first forum

1984 - Tanzanian adopts a constitution

1985 - symbolics.com, the first internet domain name, is registered

The Ides of March turns out to just be a day, like any other day in history.

Unless you're us. In which case -

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A Kenyan government minister has alleged that the country's national intelligence agency was behind the abduction of his son last year, as criticism against the rising cases of abductions continues.

Public Service Cabinet Secretary Justin Muturi said that it took a call by President William Ruto to have his son released by the National Intelligence Service (NIS).

Muturi is the first member of the cabinet to publicly criticise the government's handling of the spate of abductions in Kenya.

In a statement to the police crime investigations unit on Tuesday, Muturi gave a detailed account of how his son, Leslie, was abducted on 22 June last year.

Mr Ruto and the intelligence agency have not commented on his allegations.

At least 80 people, including the minister's son, have been abducted in the last six months, according to a state-funded rights group.

The wave of abductions started after protests against tax hikes last June, and have continued since then.

Some of those abducted have been released following public pressure.

Earlier this week, the minister told journalists that he had not received answers about the abduction of his son, despite reaching out to top security officials.

Muturi said the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) subsequently urged him to record a statement with them, telling him the matter was still under investigation.

In his statement to the DCI, Muturi recalled calling the inspector-general of police, the interior minister, the DCI head, the head of the intelligence agency and other top officials as he desperately looked for his son – but, he added, all were unable to help.

He said that he also messaged Ruto, but later decided to visit his official residence to raise the matter directly with him.

"I then narrated the ordeal [to the president] including my interactions with various senior government officials who had been unable to help. I expressed my belief that NIS was holding my son," Muturi said in the statement.

He said that the president made a joke about the issue and then made a call to the head of the intelligence agency, who promised to release his son in an hour.

"I heard the president ask [NIS director] Noordin Haji if he was holding my son. [He] confirmed that indeed he was holding my son and the president instructed him to release Leslie immediately," Muturi added.

Muturi has faced calls from some government-allied politicians to resign for publicly criticising the government in which he serves.

Foreign nationals have also been abducted, including prominent Tanzanian activist Maria Sarungi Tsehai, who on Monday narrated how she was kidnapped by armed men and released several hours later.

Last year, Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye was kidnapped in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, allegedly by Ugandan security officials, and taken across the border for trial by a court martial.

Muturi's public mentioning of Ruto's name in connection with abductions is a defiant challenge to the president, and is seen as being against the principle of collective responsibility in government.

It has also fuelled speculation of a fallout in government, with other ministers and officials often denying that the abductions are being carried out by the state.

Amid public uproar, the president said towards the end of last year that "we are going to stop the abductions", while advising parents to instil good values in their children.

He has also warned young people not to use social media to disrespect leaders, amid continued widespread online criticism of the government.

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by Morton A. Klein

Do black Jewish lives matter? How about the lives of non-Jewish black African students and black Jewish Ethiopian-Israelis brutally murdered by Hamas and by Gazan civilians? Or the lives of a black Jew and Bedouin Muslim who Hamas has held in captivity for a decade? Or the lives of any of the dark-skinned Jews that make up about half of Israel’s population? Or any Jewish lives? Apparently, Derrick Johnson, president of the pro-black civil-rights group, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), doesn’t think so. When did the NAACP start making foreign policy decisions? Did it ever scream about the hundreds of thousands of truly innocent civilians in Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Iran and elsewhere being massacred?

The Zionist Organization of America is appalled that on June 6, Johnson issued a press statement demanding that U.S. President Joe Biden indefinitely halt all weapons and ammunition deliveries to Israel, and pressure Israel to stop Israel’s Gaza operations aiming to recover the hostages and prevent Hamas from attacking Israel again. The Gaza-based terror organization has vowed to repeat its Oct. 7 atrocities again and again until Israel is annihilated. The NAACP president’s statement is an anti-civil rights abandonment and betrayal of black Jews, other Jews of color and the entire Jewish people who continue to be victimized, tortured and attacked by the U.S.-designated foreign terrorist group.

Adding insults to injury, the NAACP president parroted Hamas’ false, grossly overstated casualty figures (whitewashed as “UN figures”) and misleadingly blamed an Israeli airstrike in which Israel used the smallest possible ordnance to kill two senior Hamas terrorists in Rafah for Gazan casualties caused by a Hamas weapons stockpile catching fire more than one mile away. In addition, Johnson merely called Oct. 7 a “tragedy” while calling the war in Gaza “unspeakable violence affecting innocent civilians, which is unacceptable.”

Johnson has it backwards. He failed to mention that Oct. 7 was the “unacceptable, unspeakable violence against innocent civilians” in which Hamas and Gazan civilians massacred and tortured innocent Jewish babies, children and civilians from several dozen countries in the most horrific manners imaginable. He didn’t even mention the victims or the perpetrators.

On Oct. 7, Ethiopian-Israeli Samuel Golima, a soldier, and police officer Orel Abraham, both Jewish, were killed while fighting Hamas terrorists that invaded Israel. Yet NAACP’s president wants to disarm brave black Israeli soldiers like them—the defenders of innocent people against Hamas. Moreover, Hamas murdered at least 10 Ethiopian Jews on that horrific day. What about them?

Israeli towns where large numbers of Ethiopian Jews reside, such as Sderot and Ashkelon, have been longstanding, prime targets of Hamas’s tens of thousands of rocket attacks against Israeli civilians in the past 20 years. Yet the NAACP president wants to end Israel’s ability to eliminate the Hamas perpetrators of these terrible attacks.

On Oct. 7, Hamas also took two black Tanzanian agricultural students (Joshua Mollel and Clemence Felix Mtenga) who were on an exchange program in Israel and brutally murdered them. Why doesn’t the NAACP president scream about this? And why does he demand that Biden should disarm Israel so that Hamas can do this again?

Hamas also captured Ethiopian-Israeli Jewish hostage Avera Mengitsu a decade ago. Mengitsu is believed to still be in Gaza. Why hasn’t the NAACP president been calling this unspeakable and demanding that Biden reinstate maximum sanctions on the terror group’s funder: Iran?

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Tanzanian Opposition Leader Tundu Lissu charged with Treason after electoral reform

Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu, a prominent figure in the push for democratic reforms, has been charged with treason following his arrest late Wednesday after addressing a public rally in the southern town of Mbinga. The arrest comes just six months ahead of Tanzania’s general elections scheduled for October. Lissu, who leads the CHADEMA party, was taken into custody by police shortly…

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Tanzanian prominent opposition leader charged with treason after calling for electoral reforms

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (AP) — Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu was charged with treason Thursday following his arrest at a public rally in which he called for electoral reforms ahead of planned general elections in October. Lissu, chairperson of the main opposition party CHADEMA, was arrested on Wednesday night over what regional police called incitement. The opposition in Tanzania has…

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Tanzanian national arrested in Bengaluru for alleged drug trafficking

The Sultan Bathery police on Monday (March 10) arrested a Tanzanian citizen suspected to be a prime agent of inter-State drug pushers operating between Kerala and Karnataka. Prince Samson, the suspect, was nabbed by the police with the support of the anti-narcotics squad from Bengaluru after a two-week-long series of flash inspections based on a tip-off from one of the previously arrested drug…

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BBC 0412 24 Sep 2024

12095Khz 0358 24 SEP 2024 - BBC (UNITED KINGDOM) in ENGLISH from TALATA VOLONONDRY. SINPO = 55434. English, dead carrier s/on @0358z then ID@0359z pips and newsday preview. @0401z World News anchored by Danielle Jalowiecka. § At least 492 people have been killed in intense and wide-ranging Israeli air strikes targeting Hezbollah in Lebanon, the country’s health ministry says, in the deadliest day of conflict there in almost 20 years. Thousands of families have also fled their homes as the Israeli military said it hit 1,600 Hezbollah targets in an operation to destroy infrastructure that the armed group had built up since the 2006 war. Hezbollah, meanwhile, launched more than 200 rockets into northern Israel, according to the military. § Singapore’s former transport minister has pleaded guilty to charges including obstruction of justice after the city-state’s prosecution amended the indictment against him, a surprising twist to the biggest political scandal in nearly four decades. § The world's biggest rainforest, the Amazon, has lost an area about the size of Germany and France combined to deforestation in four decades, a study showed Monday. Deforestation, mainly for mining and agricultural purposes, has led to the loss of 12.5 percent of the Amazon's plant cover from 1985 to 2023, according to RAISG, a collective of researchers and NGOs. § China will cut the amount of cash banks need to have on hand, known as the reserve requirement ratio or RRR, by 50 basis points, People's Bank of China Gov. Pan Gongsheng said during a press conference on Tuesday. The RRR cut was more a move to boost sentiment, since the challenge is not banks lacking the funds to lend, but limited demand for borrowing. China's economy remains stagnant and hasn't recovered since the COVID epidemic. § Tanzanian police arrested three opposition leaders again on Monday, their party and police said, to stop anti-government protests in the commercial capital Dar es Salaam. § The union representing thousands of striking Boeing workers has hit out at what the aircraft manufacturing giant called its "best and final" pay offer, which proposed a 30% rise over four years. The new offer also included the reinstatement of a performance bonus and improved retirement benefits. However, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) said the offer was not negotiated with the union and that "it was thrown at us without any discussion", a claim Boeing denies. More than 30,000 Boeing workers went on strike earlier this month after rejecting a 25% pay rise offer. § A 5.9 magnitude earthquake hit Japan this morning, sparking a tsunami warning across remote islands south of Tokyo, with waves of up to 50cm observed on coast. § A new study found that some members of an octopus species hunt cooperatively in groups with fish. Video shows octopuses punching their companion fish to keep them on task and contributing to the hunt. The findings indicate that some octopuses have richer social lives than scientists previously understood. @0406z "Newsday" begins. 100' (30m) of Kev-Flex wire feeding "Magic Wand" antenna hanging in backyard tree w/MFJ-1020C active antenna (used as a preamplifier/preselector), JRC NRD-535D, 250kW, beamAz 315°, bearing 63°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 15359KM from transmitter at Talata Volonondry. Local time: 2258.

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Tanzania Opposition Leaders Arrested Amid Protest Ban.

Tanzanian opposition leader and former presidential candidate of CHADEMA party Tundu Lissu waves to supporters as his convoy drives after he returns from exile in Europe, along the streets. Courtesy image. In a significant crackdown on dissent, Tanzanian police have detained 14 members of the main opposition party, Chadema, including its chairman, Freeman Mbowe. The arrests occurred as…

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Tanzania's opposition leader Tundu Lissu has been charged with treason a day after he was arrested following a rally he held in the south of the country.

The charge is connected to his nationwide campaign pushing for electoral reform under the slogan "No Reforms, No Election".

The country is due to go to the polls in October when Lissu is expected to challenge President Samia Suluhu Hassan.

When Samia first came to power in 2021, after the death of her predecessor John Magufuli, she was praised for reversing some of his more authoritarian tendencies. But she has since been criticised after some opposition members have been targeted with arrests and abductions.

In a series of public appearances, Lissu has been saying that there is no chance of a free-and-fair election in six months unless there are reforms.

The leader of the Chadema party wants the make-up of the electoral commission to change. He has argued that it should not include people appointed directly by Samia.

Why Samia's hesitant reforms are fuelling Tanzanian political anger

What President Samia has achieved in her first year

Tanzanian minister sacked after poll rigging remarks

The authorities have described the campaign as inciting the public against the holding of the general election.

Lissu has been arrested several times in the past.

In 2017, during Magufuli's presidency, he survived an assassination attempt during which he was shot 16 times.

He then went into exile and returned briefly in 2020 to run against Magufuli in that year's election. He left after the results were announced, complaining about irregularities.

He then returned in 2023 after changes that Samia introduced to allow more freedom for the opposition.

Earlier on Thursday, the police used tear gas to disperse Chadema supporters while blocking the party leaders from holding a press conference regarding Lissu's arrest.

Some party supporters told the BBC that nothing would stop them from demanding electoral reforms ahead of the elections.

"We are surprised that the police are harassing us when our rallies are peaceful," one supporter said.

"We know the ruling party, CCM, is behind all this. We will fight for changes before elections."

Rights groups have condemned the use of force and accused the government of using state institutions to silence critics.

A lawyers' association said the arrest of Lissu and the crackdown on his supporters was an abuse of power and showed a lack of political tolerance.

Lissu's treason case has been adjourned until 24 April.

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IGP Dr Dampare, Aps Eric Nyamekye, Mensa Otabil make 2024 100 Most Reputable Africans List

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IGP Dr Dampare, Aps Eric Nyamekye, Mensa Otabil make 2024 100 Most Reputable Africans List

Reputation Poll International (RPI), a leading reputation management and public relations consultancy firm has announced the 2024 list of its annual publication of 100 Most Reputable Africans which recognises individuals who have made significant contributions to their respective fields and have built a strong reputation.

The list features prominent Ghanaians such as the Inspector General of Police, Dr George Akuffo Dampare, The Church of Pentecost Chairman, Apostle Eric Nyamekye, Cardinal Peter Turkson and ICGC General Overseer Dr Mensa Otabil.

Other Ghanaians on the list are Fred Swaniker, Roberta Annan, Dr Sangu Delle, Eric Yirenkyi Danquah, Hon Sophia Karen Edem Ackuaku and HRM Drolor Bosso Adamtey.

This year’s list features a diverse group of individuals from various sectors, including politics, business, entertainment, and human rights advocacy. Some of the notable names listed in the business category include Nigeria’s Femi Otedola; Sudanese – British billionaire businessman Mo Ibrahim and Zimbabwe’s Kenneth Sharpe. Mahmood Mamdani; Chancellor at Kampala International University; Tanzanian’s biodiversity leader Elizabeth Maruma Mrema Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); Liberia’s Former president Her Excellency Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.

In addition to the individuals recognised on Reputation Poll International’s “100 Most Reputable Africans” list for their various achievements, there are also those who are celebrated for their contributions to social impact and social entrepreneurship, helping to transform businesses in Africa and positively impacting lives without causing controversy.

Beninese Singer & songwriter Angelique Kidjo and Danai Jekesai Zimbabwean-American Actress were featured in the entertainment category.

All things considered, the list of the 100 Most Reputable Africans is evidence of the tenacity and resiliency of the African continent. It draws attention to the accomplishments of people who are trying to change the world and make a better life for others. The list serves as a source of inspiration for all Africans and a reminder of the numerous gifted and accomplished people changing the globe.

Below is the list of the 100 Most Reputable Africans in 2024.

Angelique Kidjo || Singer & Songwriter and actress

Abderrahmane Sissako || Mauritanian-born Malian film director and producer

Abshir Aden Ferro|| Somalian politician

Abdul Samad Isyaku Rabiu (CFR CON) || Businessman and philanthropist

Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf  || Somalia Judge and Attorney

Abdulrazak Gurnah || Tanzanian-British novelist and academic

Agnes Matilda Kalibata || President of Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)

Alek Wek|| South Sudanese-British model and designer

Ann Peacock

Armstrong Ume Takakang (Dr) || CEO, Nigeria’s Ministry of Finance Incorporated (MOFI)

Berhane Asfaw || Ethiopian Palaeontologist

Bience Philomina Gawanas ||  Namibian lawyer

Catherine Uju Ifejika || Lawyer and legal expert

Claude Joséphine Rose Cardinal || Italian Actress

Constance Connie Ferguson || Filmmaker, businesswoman

Cynthia Davies CBE || CEO of the Diversifying Group

Danai Jekesai || Actress

Daniël Christiaan de Wet Swanepoel || South-African professor

David Moinina Sengeh || Sierra-Leone Politician

Debra Mallowah || Vice president for Coca-Cola’s East and Central African franchise

Diébédo Francis Kéré || Architect

Denis Mukwege || Pentecostal pastor and Congolese Gynaecologist

Drolor Bosso Adamtey (HRM) || Suapolor, Se (Shai) Traditional Area

Ebenezer Bonyah || Associate Professor

Elizabeth Maruma Mrema || Biodiversity leader and lawyer

Apostle Eric Nyamekye || Chairman of the Church of Pentecost

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf || Former president of Liberia

Emmanuel Mark Kembe || South Sudan Musician

Eric Yirenkyi Danquah|| Ghanaian Plant geneticist

Euvin Naidoo || South African Banking Executive

Femi Otedola || NigerianBusinessman and Philanthropist

Folorunsho Alakija || Nigerian Businessman

Fransisco Aupa Indongo|| Namibian Business man and politician

Fred Swaniker || Entrepreneur

Gabriel Aduda || Permanent Secretary Ministry of Petroleum Resources Nigeria

Gebisa Ejeta ||Ethiopian American plant breeder, geneticist and Professor

George Akuffo Dampare|| Inspector General of Police, Ghana

Gideon Boko Duma || Motswana Politician

Gilbert Houngbo || Togolese politician and diplomat

Ibukun Awosika || Chairperson, Board of Directors, First Bank of Nigeria Limited

Isatou Ceesay || Gambian activist and social entrepreneur

Jeanette Marais || CEO, Momentum Investment

Jahman Oladejo Anikulapo || Nigerian Journalist

Jean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum || Congolese Microbiologist

Jimmy Volmink || Dean, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at Stellenbosch University

Joseph Nyumah Boakai || President of Liberia

Juldeh Camara|| Musician

Julian Kyula || Co-Founder, Board Member, and Group CEO, MoDe

Jumoke Oduwole || Special Adviser to the President of Nigeria on Ease of Doing Business in the Office of the Vice President

Kandeh Kolleh Yumkellah || Sierra Leonean agricultural economist, politician

Kennedy Odede || CEO, Shining Hope for Communities (SHOFCO)

Kenneth Sharpe || Zimbabwean businessman, philanthropist

Khairy Beshara|| Egyptian film director

Ladisias Prosper Agbesi || CEO, Lash Group

Leymah Roberta Gbowee || Liberian peace activist

Mahmood Mamdani || Ugandan Scholar

Manuel Lopes Andrade (Tcheka) || Cape Verdean singer, songwriter and guitarist

Masenate Mohato Seeiso (HRM) || Queen of Lesotho

Maud Chifamba|| Academician

Mensa Otabil(Dr) || Ghanaian Pastor and Motivational Speaker

Mike Jocktane || Politician and Pastor of Gabonese Protestants

Mo Ibrahim || Founder, Mo Ibrahim Foundation

Modupe Adefeso-Olateju || Organizational Leader and Policy Expert

Mogoeng Mogoeng || South African Jurist

Mohamed Hag Ali Hag el Hassan|| Sudanese-Italian mathematician and physicist

Mohamed Osman Baloola || Sudanese scientist and inventor

Monique Nsanzabaganwa (Dr) || Deputy Chairperson, African Union Commission

Muhammed Bulama (Dr) || Deputy Director, Multi-Media of the APC Presidential Campaign for the 2023 presidential elections

Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah || Namibian politician

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (Dr) || Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO).

Nnenna Oti (Prof) || Vice-Chancellor of Federal University of Technology Owerri.

Nuhu Ribadumni || Nigerian politician and retired police officer

Okello Oculi || Ugandan Novelist, Poet

Ory Okolloh || Blogger, Lawyer, and Activist

Pedro Verona Rodrigues Pires || Cape Verdean politician

Enenche Paul (DR) || Medical Doctor, Televangelist

Peter Turkson (His Eminence) || Ghanaian Prelate, cardinal of the catholic church

Polycarp Pengo (His Eminence) || Tanzanian Prelate, Cardinal of the catholic church

Rachid Yazami || Moroccan Scientist, engineer and Inventor

Rajae Ghanimi || Medical Doctor

Rediet Abebe || Ethiopian computer scientist

Roberta Annan || Ghanaian Business woman, Investor and Philanthropist

Rosalia Hausiku Martins || Director, Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry Board

Ronald Lamola || Politician and Attorney

Rita Oyoku || Entrepreneur

Samia Suluhu Hassan || President of Tanzania

Sangu Delle (Dr) || Pan-African entrepreneur and investor

Sherrie Silver || Choreographer

Osinachi Kalu Okoro Egbu || Singer &Song Writer

Sinari Bolade Daranijo || Entrepreneur

Siya Kolisi || South African Rugby Player

Sophia Karen Edem Ackuaku (Hon) || Managing Director, Amsos Ghana Ltd

Sven Thieme || Namibian Business Man

Tariye Gbadegesin|| CEO, ARM-Harith Infrastructure Investment

Sister Theopista Namukasa || Teacher

Trevor Noah|| Comedian

Tom Alweendo || Namibian politician

Vusi Thembekwayo || Business Man, Author, Speaker

Wanjira Mathai || Vice President and Regional Director for Africa, World Resources Institute Kenya

Zainab Hawa Bangura|| Sierra Leonean politician and social activist

Source: Prince Akpah

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Driver Jobs in Tanzania: Opportunities and Requirements

Introduction

In Tanzania, the demand for qualified and skilled drivers remains high across various sectors, including transportation, logistics, tourism, and government agencies. Whether you're a local looking for job opportunities or an expatriate seeking to work in this beautiful East African country, this article will provide an overview of Driver Jobs in Tanzania.

The Current Job Market:

Transportation and Logistics: Tanzania's growing economy relies heavily on the transportation and logistics industry, with a significant need for truck drivers, delivery drivers, and transporters. Companies involved in shipping, warehousing, and distribution are continually searching for qualified drivers.

Tourism: Tanzania's natural beauty, national parks, and wildlife draw tourists from around the world. This sector requires drivers to transport visitors to various attractions safely. If you have a passion for the outdoors and a valid driver's license, this could be an exciting opportunity.

Government Agencies: Government departments, such as the police force and public services, frequently hire drivers to support their operations. Many of these positions offer stable employment and benefits.

Private Firms: Several private companies, including banks, hotels, and manufacturing units, need drivers to manage their transportation needs. These positions may offer competitive salaries and benefits.

Requirements for Driver Jobs:

Valid Driver's License: You must possess a valid driver's license, typically the Tanzanian Class C or equivalent for the type of vehicle you intend to drive. Some jobs may require additional endorsements or permits.

Experience: Many employers prefer drivers with prior experience. Having a clean driving record and a proven track record of safe and responsible driving will be advantageous.

Knowledge of Local Roads: A good understanding of local roads, routes, and landmarks is often necessary. This is especially important for roles that involve transporting tourists or goods across the country.

Good Communication Skills: Effective communication is crucial, especially if you'll be interacting with customers or colleagues. Fluency in English and Swahili, the official languages of Tanzania, can be a significant asset.

Physical Fitness: Being in good physical condition is important for long hours on the road and handling physical aspects of the job, such as loading and unloading cargo.

Vehicle Maintenance Skills: Basic knowledge of vehicle maintenance and repair can be beneficial, as it helps you deal with minor issues while on the road.

Professionalism and Punctuality: Employers value professionalism and punctuality. Being on time, well-dressed, and respectful to clients and colleagues is essential.

The salary for a driver in Tanzania can vary widely depending on factors such as the sector, the type of vehicle you'll be driving, your experience, and the location. Here's a general overview:

Entry-Level Drivers: Entry-level positions, such as delivery drivers or drivers with minimal experience, can expect to earn around TZS 400,000 to TZS 800,000 per month. Salaries may be lower in rural areas and higher in major cities like Dar es Salaam.

Experienced Drivers: Drivers with several years of experience and a clean record can earn between TZS 800,000 and TZS 2,000,000 per month or more, depending on the sector and the company.

Specialized Drivers: Specialized drivers, such as those with commercial driver's licenses (CDL) for heavy trucks or those working in the tourism industry, can command higher salaries, sometimes exceeding TZS 3,000,000 per month.

Government and Public Service Drivers: Government-employed drivers typically receive stable employment and benefits, with salaries ranging from TZS 800,000 to TZS 1,500,000 per month or more.

Finding Driver Jobs in Tanzania:

Online Job Portals: Many job portals, such as ZoomTanzania, BrighterMonday, and JobwebTanzania, list driver job vacancies in different sectors. You can create profiles, upload your resume, and apply for relevant positions.

Networking: Building connections within your desired sector can help you hear about job openings before they are advertised. Attend industry events and engage with professionals in your field.

Direct Applications: Visit the offices of companies you'd like to work for and inquire about job opportunities. Sometimes, vacancies aren't posted online but are filled through direct applications.

Recruitment Agencies: Some recruitment agencies specialize in placing drivers in suitable positions. They can match your skills and preferences with job opportunities.

Word of Mouth: Let your friends, family, and acquaintances know that you are looking for a driving job. They might have valuable leads or know someone who does.

Conclusion

Driver jobs in Tanzania offer diverse opportunities for individuals with the necessary skills and qualifications. With the country's growing economy and various sectors in need of drivers, you can find a job that aligns with your preferences and experience. Remember to meet the required qualifications, maintain professionalism, and explore various job search methods to maximize your chances of finding the right Driver Jobs in Tanzania.