Dar es Salaam. Tanzania Editors Forum
(TEF) has condemned Simba’s player
Mwinyi Kazimoto's attack on
Mwananchi Communications Limited
(MCL) journalist, Mwanahiba Richard
while she was on the job.

In a statement issued today, TEF’s
Chairman, Theophil Makunga said that
Kazimoto punched and slapped

Mwanaiba while executing her duties at
Kambarage Stadium in Shinyanga this
week. According to Makunga, Kazimoto
complained that Mwanaiba wrote about
him in a negative light and on seeing
her used the chance to take revenge. .

“TEF condemns the action of Kazimoto's
attack on the journalist who was
implementing her duties; what Kazimoto
did is the continuation of infringing the
the rights of a journalist to implement
her/his duties freely without being
threaten, beaten or harassed. Beating a
journalist is a way of intimidating them
not to fulfill their duties of informing
the society freely,” says Makunga.
In addition, TEF urges Simba and
Tanzania Football Federation (TEF) to
take disciplinary action against
Kazimoto in order to avoid conflicts
between journalists and Simba team
members and the TFF.

However, TEF urges all players and the
general public to take lawful measures if
they find that media or individual
journalists offend them in one way or
another. He urges them either to report
their concerns to the media house
concerned, to report to the Media
Council of Tanzania (MCT) or to go to
the court of law.

Cast your mind back to late 2008, when the first
Android-powered handset saw the light of day. Obama
won his first Presidential election, Apple launched its App
Store (the iPhone had appeared the year before),
Google announced its own Chrome browser and we got
our first look at the company's new mobile OS on the T-
Mobile G1 .

The Android of 2016 is a world away from that 2008
version, where the Android Market was in its infancy,
there were no native video playback capabilities embedded
and the G1 had no multi-touch support. In short, it was a
phone that sat very happily on the pile of 'might make it
big one day if the stars align' moonshots that companies
were throwing out at that time.

But Google did make a success of Android, seeing it grow
to the most dominant operating system in the smartphone
world - but it will need to keep innovating and improving
its mobile OS to keep that lion's share.

We've re-tooled this article to take a peek into the
future with our new knowledge, helping us see what
Android might look like in the year 2020.

With new Android monikers now appearing about once a
year ( Android N expected around October), its codename
should start with an "R" - Rhubarb Pie, Rocky Road or
Rice Pudding, perhaps? Or maybe even Rolos, giving
Google another chocolate brand tie-up?
Here are the four key features we think could play the
biggest part in Android's ongoing evolution over the next
seven years:

Maps in Android in 2020

Apple's Maps app may not have set the world alight
when it launched, but it's now growing in use (to the
point where the brand is claiming it's the dominant
mapping platform on iPhones) and that means Google
needs to keep enriching its mapping app to stay ahead.
Recent Google Maps refreshes have brought with them
a greater level of customisation based on your personal
searches, and this will only increase in the future.

With Google Now tracking your every move, you might
already be seeing directions to your favourite watering
hole appear on-screen every Friday lunchtime or to the
football field every Monday evening, all handled
automatically.

Richard Jones, Principal Lecturer in Computing at
Buckinghamshire New University thinks this knowledge of
your habits could be key to the future of how we
interact with our phones and may alter how much we
depend on our phones.

He believes that what will drive innovation is what he
calls "Ambient Intelligence". He told us that "In essence
this will see people functioning naturally in digitally
enabled/enhanced environments using presence-
responsive devices that are tailored to their personalised
requirements and anticipatory of their behaviour."

So, for example, in 2020, if the bar in question has an
Android-friendly program installed, you might even find
your tipple of choice waiting for you when you arrive,
because Android will have been able to figure out where
you're going, what you're doing, and what you want to
drink.

The question of whether this will actually happen isn't as
clear - many people won't like to have their movements
predicted to such a degree, so it will likely be strictly opt-
in and have to involve some kind of credit - after all, no
bar is going to pour drinks on the off-chance you
appear, no matter how likely that is.

As for all of the services hanging off Maps, Google is
already hiring out the Street View cameras and enabling
you to peek inside buildings - you can expect Android
2020 to offer better imagery of most public buildings, as
well as tappable info as you move around.

Google augments its own data with user-generated
content to provide an even more up-to-date view of the
world, and once initiatives such as Jump (Google's own -
expensive - 360-degree VR rig) become more established
you'll be able to see most parts of the world in stunning
detail and from the comfort of your own home with the
rise of Cardboard... or whatever Google is up to next in
VR.

More broadly, with the rise of the Internet of Things,
we can expect mapping data to get even better. As
more gadgets come online that can provide real-time
updates on traffic, weather and more, directions are
going to get even better and more accurate, saving us
more time when travelling.

Perhaps one of the most interesting potential mapping
innovations could come out Google's Project Tango. This is
a real-time 3D mapping technology that uses phones with
two cameras on recreate your view in 3D - a bit like
Microsoft's Kinect.

This technology could be used not just to create cool-
looking 3D maps (imagine a 3D Streetview you could zoom
around like Grand Theft Auto), but could have practical
applications too such as helping the blind and partially
sighted navigate more easily - all using the power of your
phone.

Multiple brands are launching Tango-enabled phones this
year, so by 2020 this should have become an
established part of the Android ecosystem.

Lionel Messi scored on a trademark free kick before setting
up Luis Suarez for a hat trick as Barcelona remained
unbeaten in a team record 30 games as the Blaugrana
climbed back on top of La Liga Sunday afternoon by routing
Celta Vigo 6-1 in the Camp Nou.

Suarez' third goal was a piece of sheer arrogance from
Messi and his mates. Messi tapped his penalty kick sideways
and slightly forward to allow Suarez to come in from the 18-
yard line and smack the ball into the net on an afternoon
when he was involved all six of his team's goals.

John Guidetti's penalty kick had the visitors level at the
break and they did their part to make the game attractive
and tense before finally yielding to the inevitable as the
Barcelona attack tore them apart in the second half.

Chelsea are interested in signing Sergio Busquets in
the summer transfer window, according to reports in
Spain.

The midfielder has made 365 appearances for
Barcelona since making his debut for the Catalan
giants in 2008 but is now being heavily linked with a
move to the Premier League.

Mundo Deportivo say the Blues are very keen on
Busquets and could make a move for the Spain
international at the end of the season.

However, with Busquets’ former manager
Pep Guardiola on his way to the Etihad, Manchester
City remain favourites to land the star.

The 27-year-old has previously stated, though, that
he would like to see out his career at the Nou Camp.

Shinyanga. Tanzania Revenue Authority
(TRA) has shut down a diamond mine
belonging to El-Hillal Minerials Limited
in Kishapu District, Shinyanga Region,
for allegedly failing to pay taxes
amounting to over Sh374.9 million.

Addressing the media yesterday, the
Shinyanga regional TRA manager, Mr
Ernest Dundee, said the authority
reached the decision following the

mining company’s refusal to adhere to
directives by Suka Security Co Ltd and
Auction Mart & Court Brockers, who
were the authority’s debt collectors.
“This is not the end, but just the
beginning. TRA will shut down all
businesses of all chronic debtors,” the
regional TRA boss warned.

The mine acting manager, Mr Badul Seif,
was tightlipped on grounds that higher
authorities were supposed to comment
on the TRA move.

The acting manager also refused to sign
a letter from the debt collectors ordering
the closure of the mine’s machines for
separating diamonds and asked the
Suka Security Co Ltd and Auction Mart &
Court Brockers to seek assistance of
police officers in impounding four trucks
of the mining firm.