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26 rakkont IL-ĦADD 17 TA' MEJJU 2020 • illum Għaliex l-Afrikani qed jixxenqu għall-Ewropa? Dun Anġ Seychell Dun Anġ Seychell huwa l-fundatur ta' Dar Nazareth Today 100 best recipes Today 100 best recipes FOOD Saying it aS it iS SAVIOUR BALZAN Volume I In volume 1 of 'Saying it as it is', Saviour Balzan tells the story of his journey from being an active environmentalist, to becoming a teacher, a politician, a journalist and finally, the owner of a media house. In his uncouth and abrasive style, he speaks frankly about the thankless job of being an investigative reporter and what running a media house truly entails. But perhaps more interesting, however, are the anecdotes and inside stories also embedded in the narrative, which pick up on key happenings over the past few years. The book also has a semi-autobiographical streak, as Balzan reminisces over the incidents that ended up having an effect on his writings. He uncovers the political networks and the friends and foes of the politicians who dominated the Maltese political scene for the past 35 years. Zoning in on events which he believes left a lasting impact on readers, Balzan expands on the background behind important news stories. In 'Saying it as it is', what emerges most clearly is that scandals have no political boundaries. Saviour Balzan takes us through a brief journey of his journalistic work. He also underscores the influence of politics and politicians in Malta, and the challenges of independent journalism. MediaToday Co. Ltd. Vjal ir-Rihan, San Gwann. SGN 9016, Malta www.maltatoday.com.mt Saying it aS it iS Volume I SAVIOUR BALZAN SAVIOUR BALZAN was born in Birkirkara, Malta in 1963. He was a biology and environmental science teacher for eight years and a part-time journalist during that time. He was active in the environmental lobby and later co-founded the Green Party in 1989 but left politics altogether in 1997. He worked for the newspapers il-Fehma, Alternattiva, The People, and The Independent. He was appointed editor of MaltaToday in 1999 and today co-owns that same newspaper, as well as the independent media company MediaToday based in San Gwann. At MaltaToday he built a reputation for running the most daring, investigative and independent newsroom. He hosted the TV discussion programme Reporter for seven years on PBS until his programme was stopped in 2009. He now hosts the same daily discussion programme on Favourite Channel. He lives in Naxxar with his wife and two children. €30 ISBN 978-99957-0-427-8 20mm All round Bleed DRAGONFLIES AND DAMSELFLIES OF THE MALTESE ISLANDS DRAGONFLIES AND DAMSELFLIES OF THE MALTESE ISLANDS Charles Gauci Dragonflies are large, oen brightly coloured, insects which few people would not notice actively flying over water, whether it is while walking along water reservoirs in valleys or while visiting gardens where water features are present. However, these are only one stage in their life cycle aer having spent a much longer period living under water as larvae. Most species of dragonflies and damselflies are highly habitat specific in both their larval and adult stages. e Maltese Islands lack most types of riparian habitats and as a result the number of species found locally is very small. is is compensated for by the high concentration of these insects at most water bodies. is book describes each of the nineteen species recorded in the Maltese Islands and each species is amply illustrated by photographs which, for the commoner species, illustrate most or all the stages in their life cycle. It is hoped that besides being of help and interest to nature lovers, it will also raise a much needed awareness among the general public about biodiversity and nature conservation,. e author spent fourteen years teaching Integrated Science and Biology at secondary State schools before moving to the Għadira Nature Reserve where he was Managing Warden until his retirement twenty four years later. He has been interested in dragonflies for the last ten years. Having been an avid bird watcher since his early teens, he co-authored a number of ornithological books – Bird Studies on Filfla, L-Agħsafar, A Guide to the Birds of Malta, A New Guide to the Birds of Malta and e Breeding Birds of Malta. He also co-authored several ornithological papers and was the editor of BirdLife Malta's scientific journal 'il- Merill' from 1986 to 1994. Since his initial interest in dragonflies in 2008 he has been so fascinated by these wonderful insects to the extent that they now oen take precedence over birds. ISBN: 978-99957-894-0-4 CHURCHES IN MALTA maltatoday PART 1 TOWERS, FORTS & BATTERIES IN MALTA maltatoday MALTATODAY ©2017 in collaboration with the MTA TOWERS, FORTS & BATTERIES IN MALTA maltatoday CHURCHES PART 2 maltatoday MALTATODAY ©2019 in collaboration with the MTA IN GOZO maltatoday CHURCHES IN GOZO G ħax l-Afrikani qed jitilqu mill- pajjiżi tagħhom u joqorbu lejn l-Ewropa? Għax f 'ħafna mill- pajjiżi Afrikani hemm il-ġlied bejn it-tribujiet, hemm il-koruzzjoni fi ħdan il-gvernijiet, l-isfruttament tar-riżorsi naturali, l-indħil barrani u ditti multinazz- jonali. Se nagħti it fatti. L-Afrika tan-Nofs Se nibda bl-Afrika tan-Nofs, wieħed mill-ifqar pajjiżi tad-dinja. Fih ilha għaddejja gwerra ċivili sa mill-2013 bejn it-tribu` Seleka, grupp armat imsejjah Iżlamiku u it-tribu` Antibalaka msejjaħ Nisrani u Animist. B`kollox f 'dan il-pajjiż hemm 16-il- moviment ribelli. Hija sitwazzjoni ta' kaos u realta perikoluża. Kienu l-missjunarji li fil-pajjiż ħolqu bank tat-tifdil u kull livel ta' skola qabel l-universita', il-fiera agrikola u hafna proġetti ohra. Fil-gwerra ċivili li hemm bħalissa huwa l-missjunarji u mexxejja reliġjużi oħra li qed jinsistu li l-Insara u l-Musulmani u kredenti oħra għandhom jgħixu flimkien fil-paċi, kif kien qed iseħħ qabel fl-Afrika tan-Nofs. Imma wieħed ma jridx jinsa li 80% tal-pajjiż jinsab f 'idejn ir-ribelli, allura l-gvern huwa dgħajjef, l-ekonomija qed tbati l-konsegwenzi tal-gwerra ċivili, it- riżorsi naturali tal-pajjiż qed jintużaw biex jiffinanzjaw il-gwerra, fosthom ir-riżorsi tad- deheb, tad-djamanti, tal-petrol u l-koltan. Bħas-soltu qed iħallsu z-zalza l-fqar. Hemm 700,000 refuġjati ġol-pajjiż u 570,000 refuġjati barra l-pajjiż. Dan ifisser li wieħed minn kull erba' tan-nies kellhom jabbandunaw djarhom. L-Ex Kongo Belġjan Insemmi r-Repubblika Demokratika tal-Kongo, ex Kongo Belġjan. Suppost intlaħaq ehim biex issir elezzjoni fil- pajjiż, imma l-president Kabila ippreżenta l-kandidat tieġħu u l-kandidat ewlieni ta' l-oppożizzjoni Moise Katumbi lanqas biss thalla jidħol fil-pajjiż! Biex tagħqad, fiz-zona Kivu tal-Kongo faqqgħet l-epidemija Ebola u b'hekk fil- Kongo faqqgħu t-tliet flaġelli ta' l-Afrika- il- faqar, l-epidemija u l-gwerra. Fil-Kongo hemm 127 grupp armat li jikkontrollaw ir-riżorsi naturali u jmexxu l-vjolenza u l-isfruttament ta' dawn ir-riżorsi naturali. Jinsabu ndaħħlin id-ditti multinazzjonali kif ukoll il-pajjiżi ġirien li għandhom interess fil- kummreċ. U l-fqar ikollhom iħallu djarhom biex flokhom jinfetħu minjieri ġodda tar- riżorsi naturali! Il-Kongo hu mera ta' kontradizzjonijiet- huwa pajjiż mimli rikkezzi naturali imma għandu poplu fost l-ifqar u l-iżjed abbużat fid-dinja! Żewġ Aħbarijiet Tajba Tgħid xejn dan l-ahhar kien hemm żewġ aħbarijiet tajba-il-paċi bejn l-Etjopja u l-Eritrea, b'inizjattiva tal-president il-ġdid ta' l-Etjopja Abij Ahmed Ali, wara 20 sena ta' gwerra bejniethom; u l-waqfien mill-ġlied bejn it-tribu` Dikma tal-President Kiir u t-tribu` Nuer tal-Viċi president Riek Machar fis-Sudan T'isfel. F'dal-pajjiż ġdid, jismu is-Sudan T'Isfel hemm il-ġuħ u nuqqas ta' ikel f 'livelli drammatiċi. L-Eritrea spiċċat għarkubtejha mill-gwerra li kellha ma' l-Etjopja. Sal-1998 kienet qed tavanza b'ritmi ta' żvilupp l-iżjed għolja tul il-kontinent Afrikan, imma il-ħakma tal-President Isaias Efewerki, il-pajjiż ħa xejra despotika u ripressiva u ħafna mill- popolazzjoni bdiet taħrab lejn l-Etjopja u s-Sudan jew telqet lejn id-deżert tas-Saħara u l-Mediterran biex tibqa' sejra l-Ewropa, għax il-ħajja fil-pajjiż saret insopportabbli, speċjalment għaż-żgħażagħ, li kienu kostretti jagħmlu lieva militari li tieħu ħafna snin. Ħafna mit-traffikar ta' bnedmin u ta' mejta fid-deżert u fil-baħar kienu Eritreani. Boko Harem Ta' min isemmi wkoll il-grupp terrorista Boko Harem li fin-Niġerja kien ħataf f 'idejħ 276 tfajla tar-razza Chibok li għad għandu f 'idejħ 100 minnhom, imma il-lum dal- grupp terroristiku jinsab imdgħajjef ħafna, risultat tal-ħidma flimkien ta' l-ezerċi tan- Niger, tan-Niġerja, taċ-Chad u tal-Kamerun, li flimkien għalqu f 'morsa lit-terroristi. U l-missjonarji innotaw fenomenu li ma kienx jeżisti sal-1996- dak tat-tfal mitluqa mingħajr dar jew ġenituri.