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Lion fending off hyenas from its zebra kill in the Selous - photo by Robert J. Ross These exciting photos are from a new book about the Selous Game Reserve by Robert J. Ross, whose amazing shots of this little known wilderness in southern Tanzania add a new dimension to observations about the area. David and I feel privileged to be allowed to post these shots from this exquisite tribute to the Selous. Flying over the Luwegu River, a tributary of the Rufiji in Selous - photo by Robert J. Ross In late 1979, the writer and naturalist Peter Matthiessen and the wildlife photographer Hugo van Lawick joined a safari into the Selous Game Reserve in southern Tanzania, one of the largest yet least-known strongholds of wild animals left on earth. Sand Rivers is their beautiful account of a remarkable trip into this quintessential East African wilderness. I remember reading it at the time – I still have a copy on my bookshelves. Borassus palms dot th...

Na Esta Malibiche,  Iringa MKUU wa mkoa wa Iringa Amina Masenza amezindua Operesheni Komaza,ambayo takribani Wanamgambo zaidi ya 200 wameshiriki katika zoezi la oparesheni komaza mkoani Iringa . Mafunzo hayo yataenda sanjali na zoezi la kulenga shabaha ambalo litachukua siku nne porini likihusisha mazoezi ya ukakamavu pamoja na mazoezi mengine ya kijeshi kwa wanamgambo hao. Akizungumza wakati wa kuzindua zoezi hilo lililofanyika katika viwanja vya shule ya msingi Mlandege Manispaa ya Iringa Mkoani hapa likiwa limekusanya vijana toka vijiji vya Mboliboli, Wasa, Idodi na kwingineko wilayani Iringa Mkuu wa Mkoa wa Iringa Amina Masenza amewataka viongozi wote wa siasa waache mara moja kuingilia shughuli yeyote inayohusishwa na jeshi la Mgambo,na kusema kuwa jeshi la mgambo kwani jeshi halina itikadi yoyote ya kichama . Masenza alisema kuwa lengo la mafunzo hayo ni kuwajengea vijana uwezo wa kuwa Imara kiafya, waweze kupambana pamoja na kuwaandaa kuwa ...

More than 10,000 have signed up for a Saturday march from New York’s Union Square to Trump Tower, as unrest continues following his victory. Thousands have taken to the streets across the country in the days since Donald Trump was elected president. Photograph: Stephen Lovekin/REX/Shutterstock Jon Swaine and Guardian Staff @jonswaine Protesters across the US were gearing up on Friday for weekend demonstrations over the election of Donald Trump , as other activists began work on plans to disrupt the Republican’s inauguration in Washington early next year. Rowdy protests against Trump and his divisive campaign have spread to cities all over the country following his victory on Tuesday, leading to dozens of arrests and a complaint from Trump in one of his first public remarks as president-elect. More than 10,000 people have signed up to attend a noon march on Saturday from New York’s Union Square to Trump Tower, the future president’s home and corporate...

DESPITE long-standing rivalry with President Robert Mugabe, opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai, currently battling cancer of the colon, received a shot in the arm from an unlikely source — the Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) — when he got US$70 000 to meet part of his medical bills, the Zimbabwe Independent can reveal. MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai Tsvangirai, leader of the MDC-T and ex-prime minister in the coalition government with Zanu PF from 2009 to 2013, has in recent months reduced his public appearances due to his condition. In a surprise gesture, the Zanu PF government, according to sources, extended the financial aid to the MDC-T president sometime in June to help cover part of his medical expenses in neighbouring South Africa. He is now undergoing chemotherapy to fight the disease. It is understood that the money from the OPC was collected from government offices by his relatives. Tsvangirai disclosed he is battling cancer of the colon i...