The media pack that attended the launch of the 16th ZIFF Festival
last night were hooked to an exciting presentation of the anticipated
program of the festival which will open on 29th June in Zanzibar. The
festival Director presented a cross-section of the festival
highlighting the film, advocacy and music and arts programs of the much
anticipated annual Zanzibar experience. It was all excitement when
musical luminaries like Mrisho Mpoto, Fid Q, Mkubwa na Wanawe, Barnaba
and Linah were presented as the acts that will star in the 8 nights of
music at the festival.
It was also an occasion where the 28 sponsors of
the festival were presented to the press. New sponsors of the festival
include DinaDin, Ethiopian Airlines, Murdoch University, Cello,
Colourprint, iPrint, Zanzibar Beach resort, Serena Hotels, Marumaru
hotel, Zanzibar connection, Visual Media Institute of Iran, Matemwe
Bungalows and Air Uganda.
Speaking at the launch the Chair of ZUKU the Event sponsor noted that ZUKU sees ZIFF as a most appropriate partner for the work the Satellite Channel does in Tanzania. “The establishment of the Swahili Channel and Bongo Movies on ZUKU TV soon after the relations is testament to the role that ZIFF plays towards ZUKU’s strategic development”, he said.The channel has seen unbounded growth in the region since 2011 with its focus on Swahili movies. |
Thousands of protesters clash with police in Chicago: Chaos in the Windy City as 45 activists arrested and one cop stabbed after demonstrators target NATO
By DAILY MAIL REPORTER Thousands of demonstrators upset with the war in Afghanistan, climate change and the erosion of union rights have raised the intensity of a march in downtown Chicago on Sunday as world leaders assembled for a NATO summit. The protest, one of the city's largest in years, turned violent at the end of an anti-NATO march, where demonstrators confronted Chicago police, pushing against a line of officers several blocks from the lakefront convention center where President Obama hosted a gathering of world leaders. Authorities were seen making arrests one by one and leading individual demonstrators away in handcuffs. After a clash near McCormick Place, Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy said at a news conference that the protests resulted in 45 people being arrested and four officers suffering injuries - one from a stab wound in the leg. Scroll down for video Clash: Demonstrators try to flee the police as they are move in on them ...
Comments