DOLA BILIONI HAMSINI HII HAPA.

Benki kuu ZIMBABWE imetoa noti ya Bilioni HAMSINI ambayo yaweza kununua magazeti matatu tu ya siku. Mhhh jamaa ni mabilionea hawa si mchezo..

Last week the country's central bank began circulating Z$10, Z$20 and Z$50 billion notes - but they are no longer sufficient. A political deadlock between President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai over power-sharing has done little to help Zimbabwe's failing economy.

The country is also in the grip of a cholera epidemic with food and petrol prices doubling every day.Zimbabweans often have to line up for hours outside banks to withdraw barely enough cash to buy a loaf of bread.

An official estimate put inflation at 231,000,000% in July - but some experts now believe it is much higher.In addition to the Z$100 trillion note, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe plans to launch Z$10 trillion, Z$20 trillion and Z$50 trillion notes, the Herald newspaper reported.

A local collects food aid But new bank notes issued in the past have done little to help the spiralling cost of living. Many blame the dire state of the economy on mismanagement by Mr Mugabe's government.

Obama awasili Washington kwa Treni ya kizamani.

Obama asafiri katika treni ya kihistoria kuelekea kuapishwa siku yake muhimu ya kuweka historia ya dunia hapo jumanne tarehe 20 Januari.

US President-elect Barack Obama has retraced the steps of Abraham Lincoln by travelling from Philadelphia to Washington ahead of his inauguration. His day-long train trip took him through towns and stations packed with cheering supporters.

Mr Obama told a crowd in Baltimore that America was facing very serious times. In Washington, he is due to take part in celebrations leading up to his inauguration as the 44th president of the United States on Tuesday.

Delaware pick-up The journey began at Philadelphia's 30th Street station, where Mr Obama, a security detail and a media pack boarded the 80-year-old train.

Speaking just before he boarded the train for the 137-mile (220 km) journey, Mr Obama said he would be carrying the hopes of ordinary Americans with him on his journey to Washington.

MAMIA WANUSURIKA KIFO.

ABIRIA WAPATAO 155 NA WAFANYAKAZI WALINUSURIKA KIFO BAADA YA NDEGE KUPATA ITILAFU NA KUTUMBUKIA MTONI HUKO MAREKANI.

KUMEKUCHA UDSM KESHO.

Makamu Mkuu wa Chuo Prof Mukandala na Naibu wake Maboko wakikagua ujenzi wa maturubai ya kufanyia usajiri nje ya geti la upande wa Ubungo Maji kwa wanafunzi watakaorudi hapo kesho kuendelea na masomo.

UDSM kufunguliwa tena hapo kesho, ulinzi mkali umewekwa na ambapo kila mwanafunzi atatakiwa kuregista katika maturubahi haya yaliyojengwa nje ya geti la upande wa Ubungo, na kila atakayeingia atatakiwa kuninginiza kitambulisho chake shingoni.