19:59 GMT:Two Russian amphibious assault ships, “Novocherkassk” and “Minsk,” have headed to the Mediterranean Sea as part of a scheduled mission of monitoring the situation in the region, a Russian Defense Ministry spokesman told ITAR-TASS. The ships were dispatched from Russia’s Black and Baltic Sea Fleets, and will reach the destination area on September 5-6, joining the Russian standing naval force in the region, the ministry said. The maneuvers are part of the“stage-by-stage rotation of warships and support ships of the standing naval force in the Mediterranean,”the spokesman explained. One of the key tasks of the Russian standing naval force in the Mediterranean is“comprehensive monitoring over the air, underwater, and surface situation in the zone of its deployment,”he added.
Katibu huyo mkuu wa kuchaguliwa wa Simba, alisema jijini Dar es Salaam kuwa licha ya kwamba viongozi hutamba hadharani lakini moyoni huumia sana. "Mechi inayokutanisha Simba na Yanga hakuna kiongozi yoyote wa hizo timu anayeipanda, ni mechi ngumu sana na yenye mambo mazito," alidokeza Kaduguda. "Kwanza gharama ni nyingi mno tofauti na watu wa kawaida wanavyofikiria, halafu kwa viongozi hatutulii, mpaka mkeo nyumbani anakuwa hana raha. "Kwa mfano mimi muda wangu wa kulala kwa wiki ambayo tunafanya maandalizi ya hiyo mechi siwezi kulala chini ya saa 6 usiku. "Hata nikilala lazima utasikia kiongozi fulani kakuamsha muda fulani kuashiria kwamba kuna mambo yakufanya au hata wazee, yaani ni mechi ngumu sana ambayo hakuna kiongozi wa timu yoyote kati ya hizo mbili anayeipenda."