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Tuesday 30 April 2019
TIGO TANZANIA, LAUNCHES WHATSAPP PLATFORM TO SERVE ITS CUSTOMERS
Customers to send their inquiries to WhatsApp Number 0675100100 for instant responses
Dar es Salaam 29th April, 2019 - Tanzania’s digital lifestyle telecom company, Tigo, has launched WhatsApp platform, a digital channel that enables its customers to share their queries and receive responses instantly by sending their inquiries to number 0675100100.
Speaking during the launch ceremony held at Tigo headquarters in Dar es Salaam today, the company’s Head of Customer Care, Mwangaza Matotola said, “Tigo is the first company to launch WhatsApp platform in Tanzania to serve its customers. Through this new platform, Tigo customers will experience personalized and instant responses for their inquiries”.
The WhatsApp channel is particularly the most powerful customer channel on the market today. Therefore, allowing the company to connect with its customers where they already are, privately and secured. As one of our digital customer touch points, on top of the existing ones such as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, WhatsApp channel is open to all Tigo customers across the country.
Further, the platform has been designed as an instant personalized chat and not a group chat. “A customer will not only be able to express him/herself through chats, but he/she will also be able to share pictures by sending it to the WhatsApp number 0675100100in the form of screenshots on his or her concerns and receive feedback instantly,” Mwangaza explained.
WHATSAPP KUTUMIKA KUWAHUDUMIA WATEJA WA TIGO
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Mkuu wa Kitengo cha Huduma kwa Wateja wa Tigo Mwangaza Matotola, akiwaonyesha waandishi wa habari (hawapo pichani) namna ambavyo huduma ya WhatsApp inavyoweza kutumiwa na mteja kuuliza au kupata ufafanuzi kutoka kwa watoa huduma wa Tigo. Kushoto ni Meneja Mawasiliano wa Tigo Woinde Shisael.
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Meneja Mawasiliano wa Tigo Woinde Shisael (kushoto) akifafanua jambo kwa waandishi wa habari wakati wa uzinduzi wa huduma ya WhatsApp ambayo inaweza kutumiwa na wateja wa kampuni hiyo kuuliza au kupata ufafanuzi wa bidhaa na huduma mbali mbali za kampuni hiyo. Kulia ni Mkuu wa Kitengo cha Huduma kwa Wateja cha Tigo Mwangaza Matotola.
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Huduma hii ya kidijitali, itawawezesha wateja wa Tigo kutuma dukuduku zao na kupokea majibu ya papo kwa papo watakapotumia namba ya WhatsApp ambayo ni 0675100100.
Akizungumza wakati wa uzinduzi wa huduma hiyo mpya jijini Dar es Salaam, Mkuu wa Kitengo cha Huduma kwa Wateja wa Tigo Mwangaza Matotola alisema, Tigo imekuwa kampuni ya kwanza nchini kutumia mtandao wa kijamii wa WhatsApp kuwahudumia wateja wake.
“Kupitia huduma hii mpya, wateja wa Tigo watapata uzoefu binafsi pamoja na kupata majibu ya papo kwa papo watapotaka kupata ufafanuzi wa jambo au utatuzi wa changamoto zozote katika kutuia mtandao wetu,” alisema
Friday 26 April 2019
KONGAMANO LA KIMATAIFA LA QNET LAWALETA PAMOJA WAJASIRIAMALI 13,000 PENANG
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| Wageni waheshima wa QNET, Maofisa wa Malaysia na wageni wa heshima waalikwa wakiwa kwenye sherehe za ufunguzi wa kongamano la siku tano la QNET lililofanyika jijini nchini Malaysia. Zaidi ya wajasiriamali 13,000 waliudhuria kwenye maonyesho hayo. |
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| Afisa Mtendaji Mkuu wa QNET na Wageni wa heshima wakiwa wamepozi pamoja mara baada ya kukata utepe wa uzinduzi wa kongamano la siku tano la QNET. |
Kongamano lenye hamasa litashuhudiwa na wasambazaji wa QNET kutoka katika zaidi ya nchi 30 watakao kutana pamoja katika ukumbi wa mikutano ya kimataifa na maonyesho wa Subterranean Penang International Conference & Exhibition Centre (SPICE) katika mji wa Bayan Baru, Penang, Malaysia
Shughuli za ufunguzi wa sherehe zilifanywa na Yang Berhormat Profesa Dr. P. Ramasamy, Naibu Waziri Kiongozi II wa Penang, Mwenyekiti Mtendaji wa QI Group, Dato Sri Vijay Eswaran na Kaimu Naibu Mwenyekiti Joseph Bismark. Vile vile walikuwepo Mh. Cissé Ibrahim Sory, Meneja Mkuu wa Guinea Microfinance Agency ANAMIF, na washirika wengine wa biashara za kimataifa wa QNET kutoka Afrika, na sehemu mbalimbali duniani.
Kongamano hili ambalo linajulikana kama V-Malaysia 2019 limefanyika Penang kwa miaka sita mfululizo. Wateja na wasambazaji kutoka katika masoko makubwa ya kikanda ya QNET katika Mashariki ya Kati, Katikati ya Asia, Afrika, Bara Hindi, Indonesia na Malaysia wanahudhuria kongamano la mwaka huu. Kongamano la siku tano litajumuisha mfululizo wa programu za mafunzo, hotuba za uhamasishaji, kutambulisha bidhaa mpya za mtindo wa maisha wa QNET na burudani. Kivutio kikubwa mwaka huu ni QNET Carnival ambayo itaonyesha zaidi ya nembo au lebo 50 za bidhaa za QNET katika moja ya maonyesho makubwa kuwahi kufanywa na kampuni hiyo.
Thursday 25 April 2019
BLANKET BAN ON PLASTIC BAGS USHERS IN NEW OPPORTUNITIES
The government reassures entrepreneurs wishing to invest in the manufacture of biodegradable bags and proposes heavy fines for violators of the ban, which will take effect on 1st June this year.
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AIR TANZANIA SET TO EXPAND WINGS TO JOHANNESBURG
After a successful launch of new routes to Zambia and Zimbabwe, the national carrier, Air Tanzania Company Limited (ATCL), is set to expand its wings to the South Africa, with flights to Johannesburg in June this year.
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PRESIDENT JOHN MAGUFULI ARRIVES IN LILONGWE FOR TWO-DAY STATE VISIT
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| President John Magufuli inspects a guard of honour upon his arrival at the Kamuzu International Airport. |
The Head of State, who landed with the First Lady, Janeth, some Ministers and other officials was warmly welcome by his host at the Kamuzu International Airport in Lilongwe.
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HISTORIC PAYMENT FOR STIEGLER'S GORGE PROJECT, AS CONTRACTORS RECEIVE ABOUT 700BN/- ADVANCE PAYMENT
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| Tanzania Electric Supply Company Limited (TANESCO) Board Chairman, Dr. Alexander Kyaruzi (second left) shakes hands with the lead Engineer for Stiegler's Gorge Construction, Mohamed Hassan (second right), during a handover event of US Dollars 309,645,188.07 dummy cheque, which is advance payment for the project, which is expected to commence in July this year. According to Government Officials, this is the first time in history for such an amount to be pid for a huge project like this one. Looking on right is the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Doto James and left is Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Energy, Dr. Hamis Mwinyimvua. |
The Government sealed the project deal with the Arab Contractors and El Sewedy Electric last December, expecting to generate 2,115 megawatts upon the scheme completion.
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Wednesday 24 April 2019
KAMPUNI YA USAFIRISHAJI ABIRIA MTANDAONI YA LITTLE YAZINDULIWA
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| Meneja Mkuu wa Huduma wa kampuni ya usafiri ya Little akizungumza wakati wa uzinduzi wa kampuni hiyo uliofanyika kwenye hoteli ya Serena jijini Dar es salaam hivi karibuni. |
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| Kutoka kulia ni Jefferson Aluda Meneja Huduma, Meneja Mkuu wa Huduma wa kampuni ya usafiri ya Little na Abbas Mfundo Mkurugenzi Mtendaji wakipiga makofi mara baada ya kuzindua huduma ya usafiri jijini Dar es salaam hivi karibuni. |
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| Meneja Masoko wa kampuni hiyo Bw. Katimpu Kisessa, akizungumza na waandishi wa habari mara baada ya uzinduzi huo. |
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| Meneja Huduma Kampuni ya Little, Jefferson Aluda akizungumz katika uzinduzi huo uliofanyika hivi karibuni jijini Dar es salaam. |
Katika kuhakikisha huduma hiyo inapatikana kila mahali tayari Kampuni ya Little imeshasajili zaidi ya madereva 500 ambapo pamoja na mambo mengine wamehakikishiwa usalama wao ikiwemo kuwa na bima ya afya.
Akizungumza jijini Dar es Salaam hive karibuni wakati wa uzinduzi wa kampuni hiyo , mmoja wa Wakurugenzi wa Little nchini Tanzania Abbass Mfundo amesema kabla ya kuanzisha huduma hiyo wameangalia changamoto zilizoko kwenye kampuni nyingi zinazotoa huduma ya kusafirisha abiri na kisha wao kuja tofauti kabisa jambo ambalo linawapa matumaini huduma zao zitakuwa bora.
Amesema kwa watakaotumia usafiri wa Little kuna huduma nne muhimu ambazo watazipata wakiwa safarini. Ametaja huduma hizo ni mteja kuona gharama ya safari yake kila baada ya dakika mbili na hivyo itamuwezesha kujua gharama kadri safiri inavyoendelea.
“AIRBNB IS NOT A THREAT TO HOTEL GROUPS”: HADI MOUSSA, AIRBNB
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| Hadi Moussa, Airbnb regional director for Middle East and Africa and head of EMEA Business Development. |
Hadi Moussa, the company’s regional director for Middle East and Africa and head of EMEA Business Development, spoke to sister publication Jeune Afrique on his Africa strategy.
Jeune Afrique: What are your most dynamic markets on the continent?
Hadi Moussa: The continent as a whole is a very important market dynamic. Since Airbnb was founded in 2008, nearly 3.5 million travellers have booked their accommodation using the platform. South Africa is our largest market, not only in terms of the number of travellers but also in terms of the number of hosts. Morocco leads in French-speaking Africa, where the growth rates have been very encouraging. Moreover, the number of travellers have doubled each year in some countries such as the DRC, Cameroon, Guinea and Tunisia.
What is the profile of your clients in Africa?
As in the rest of the world, eight out of ten travellers book via the platform because they want to explore a destination by staying as closely as possible to the locals. International visitors form the majority of travellers in French-speaking Africa. They mainly come from France, Germany, Great Britain and the United States, countries where Airbnb already has a strong presence. However, there has been an increase in the number of travellers on the national and regional scale. This trend is even stronger when the market is mature. For example, 44% of South Africans who used Airbnb to travel actually used the platform to stay in their own country. In Kenya, the growth in domestic demand is greater than 200%!
UBER INTRODUCES NEW TIPPING FEATURE IN TANZANIA
Alon Lits, General Manager for Uber in Sub Saharan Africa explains, “Driving is more than just getting people and food from point A to B. Every day, our driver-partners do their best to make our riders lives easier – from getting them to that big business meeting, or picking them up from the club after a long night – they do it all. Which is why improving their experience continues to be a key priority for us.”
“The tipping feature comes as a result of the feedback we received from driver-partners through our various engagement sessions with them. With this feature, Uber is providing an avenue that will enable those driver-partners that often go above and beyond for riders and eaters get recognised and rewarded. This could be the driver that waits for riders to safely enter their home.” concluded, Lits.
The new tipping feature will be 100% optional and riders will be given optional tip values as well as an option to customise an amount for their driver. The feature will be made available below the rating and compliments section. All tipping payments will be deducted from the rider’s registered credit or debit card, cash-paying riders are free to give their cash tips directly.
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NIC GROUP PLC SHAREHOLDERS APPROVE MERGER WITH CBA
17th April 2019 …..NIC Group PLC (“NIC”) is pleased to announce that at an Annual General Meeting held on Wednesday, 17th April 2019, its shareholders overwhelmingly approved the merger with Commercial Bank of Africa Limited (“CBA”).
The approval allows NIC and CBA to merge their operations and amalgamate the shareholding through which the shareholders of CBA will become 53 percent shareholders of NIC.
The transaction is still subject to the approval of the relevant regulatory authorities including Central Bank of Kenya, Capital Markets Authority and Competition Authority. Additional approvals will be required from the regulators in other countries where NIC and CBA operate. It is expected that the process will be concluded in the third quarter of 2019.
“I’m delighted that our shareholders share our vision and have overwhelmingly supported this important merger that will create a leading Tier 1 bank. The endorsement paves the way for completion of the merger that will deliver significant benefits to the Group stakeholders,” said NIC’s Chairman, James Ndegwa.
As part of the merger, it is envisaged that the name of the merged group of companies (including of NIC and the banks within the merged group) will be changed and a new brand will be adopted and rolled out in due course. NIC shareholders also approved a special resolution to allow the board to decide on a new name and brand.
“Whilst a new name is yet to be selected, both NIC and CBA are jointly working with external brand consultants to identify a name that will reflect the identity, values and aspirations of the new merged entity,” said Ndegwa.
Tuesday 23 April 2019
WATEJA WA TIGO WILAYANI KILOLO, MKOANI IRINGA WAPATA HUDUMA YA KASI ZAIDI YA 3G
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| Kaimu Mkurugenzi Mtendaji wa Wilaya ya Kililo Mkoani Iringa Philemon Namwenga (wa tatu kulia) akikata utepe kuashiria uzinduzi wa mnara mpya wenye uwezo wa 3G katika kijiji cha Idete, Wilaya Kilolo, mkoani Iringa mwishoni mwa wiki. Kushoto ni Meneja wa Tigo kanda ya Kusini Abbas Abdurahamani na wa kwanza kulia ni diwani wa viti maalum kata ya Idete Elina Kivegele na anayemfuatia ni Meneja Mauzo wa Tigo Iringa, Samwel Chanai. |
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| Meneja wa Tigo kanda ya Kusini Abbas Abdurahamani (kushoto) akibadilishana mawazo na Kaimu Mkurugenzi Mtendaji wa Wilaya ya Kililo Mkoani Iringa Philemon Namwenga (wa pili kulia) muda mfupi baada ya uzinduzi wa mnara mpya wenye uwezo wa 3G katika kijiji cha Idete wilaya ya Kilolo Mkoani Iringa. Wa kwanza kushoto ni Meneja Mauzo wa Tigo Iringa, Samwel Chanai diwani wa viti maalum kata ya Idete Elina Kivegelea. |
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| Kaimu Mkurugenzi Mtendaji wa Wilaya ya Kilolo Mkoani Iringa Philemon Namwenga pamoja na Meneja wa Tigo kanda ya Kusini Abbas Abdurahamani, wakisalimiana na wananchi wa kijiji cha Idete Wilayani Kilolo mkoani Iringa muda mfupi baada ya uzinduzi wa manra mpya wenye uwezo wa 3G kijijini hapo. |
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| Meneja wa Tigo kanda ya Kusini Abbas Abdurahamani (wa pili kushoto) akimuonyesha Kaimu Mkurugenzi Mtendaji wa Wilaya ya Kilolo Mkoani Iringa Philemon Namwenga baadhi ya smart phone za gharama nafuu zinazouzwa na kampuni ya Tigo muda mfupi baada ya uzinduzi wa mara mpya wenye uwezo wa 3G katika kijiji cha Idete wailayani Kilolo. Wa kwanza kulia ni Meneja Mauzo wa Tigo Iringa, Samwel Chanai. |
Akizungumza katika uzinduzi huo katika kata ya Idete, Mkurugenzi Mtendaji wa Wilaya ya Kilolo, Aloyce Kwezi, aliwakaribisha na kuwashukuru Tigo kwa kuongeza ufanisi wa mnara huo kutoka teknolojia ya 2G hadi 3G.
Serikali ya Tanzania imefanya suala la viwanda kuwa agenda yake kuu. Na sisi kama serikali tunatambua umuhimu wa mawasiliano katika kufanikisha hii dira. Tunapenda kuwashukuru sana kwa kuifikiria Kilolo na wananchi wake, maana sekta hii ya mawasiliano ni chachu kubwa sana katika ukuaji na ubunifu wa viwanda mbalimbali,” alisema Kwezi.
Kwa upande wake, Meneja wa Tigo Kanda ya Kusini, Abbas Abdurahamani, alisema kwamba kipaumbele ya Tigo ni kuhakikisha kwamba wateja wake wanapata huduma za kisasa za kiteknolojia za simu kama ya 3G.
Friday 19 April 2019
KENYA COMMERCIAL BANK ANNOUNCES INTENTION TO ACQUIRE TROUBLED NATIONAL BANK OF KENYA
Regional lender Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) has announced its intention to acquire the struggling state-owned National Bank of Kenya (NBK) through a share-swap.
The transaction which will lead to the delisting of NBK stock, currently trading at below the par value of Ksh5 ($0.05), on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE)
The deal is subject to shareholder and regulatory approvals.
In a statement Thursday, KCB said the acquisition would be by way of a share swap of 10 ordinary shares of NBK for every one ordinary share of KCB.
“In all respects, the offer shares will be acquired free from all liens, charges, encumbrances and other interests and together with all rights now and thereafter attaching thereto including the right to receive all dividends and other distributions hereafter declared, made or paid,” said Joseph Kania, KCB Group Company Secretary.
Last year, KCB—the region’s largest lender by assets —posted a 22 per cent growth in net profit to Ksh24 billion ($240 million) from Ksh19.7 billion ($197 million) in 2017.
BENKI YA CRDB YATANGAZA UFANISI MWAKA 2018 HUKU FAIDA YAKE IKIONGEZEKA MARADUFU
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| Mkurugenzi Mtendaji wa Benki ya CRDB, Abdulmajid Nsekela akizungumza wakati wa Benki hiyo ikitangaza faida nono ya TZS 64.1 bilioni ambayo ni ongezeko la asilimia 77% kutoka TZS 36.2 bilioni iliyoipata mwaka 2017, katika hafla fupi iliyofanyika kwenye ukumbi wa mikutano wa hoteli ya Serena, jijini Dar es salaam mwishoni mwa wiki. |
Akizungumza na waandishi wa habari hivi karibuni, Mkurugenzi Mtendaji wa Benki ya CRDB, Abdulmajid Nsekela alisema ongezeko la faida hiyo limetokana na kuimarika kwa mazingira ya biashara na jitihada binafsi za benki kutoa huduma zinazokidhi mahitaji na matarajio ya wateja.
“Mwaka 2018 ulikuwa wa mafanikio kwa Benki ya CRDB. Mapato na faida yetu viliongezeka kutokana na kuimarika kwa mapato halisi ya riba na mapato halisi yasiyo ya riba. Tulifanikiwa pia kuongeza kiwango cha mikopo huku tukishusha uwiano wa mikopo chechefu.
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| Mkurugenzi wa Fedha wa Benki ya CRDB, Frederick Nshekanabo akifafanua jambo kwa wadau na wanahabari wakati Benki hiyo ikitangaza faida nono ya TZS 64.1 bilioni ambayo ni ongezeko la asilimia 77% kutoka TZS 36.2 bilioni iliyoipata mwaka 2017, katika hafla fupi iliyofanyika kwenye ukumbi wa mikutano wa hoteli ya Serena, jijini Dar es salaam mwishoni mwa wiki. |
Akieleza zaidi kuhusu mafanikio hayo, Nsekela alisema: “Tunajivunia ukweli kwamba tupo kwenye uelekeo mzuri kufanikisha malengo yetu tuliyojiwekea. Lengo si kuyafikia tu, bali tunakusudia kuyavuka. Tutaongeza kasi zaidi ya utendaji hususani katika ubunifu na utoaji wa huduma za kidijiti zenye ubora wa juu. Tutaendelea kuimarisha na kupitia mara kwa mara mifumo yetu ya utoaji huduma kwa wateja ili kuhakikisha kuwa tunakidhi mahitaji ya soko.”
Mwaka 2018, mapato halisi ya riba ya Benki ya CRDB yaliongezeka kwa TZS 33.1 bilioni na kufika TZS 442.8 bilioni kutoka TZS 409.7 bilioni za mwaka 2017 ambalo ni ongezeko la asimia 8.1 lililotokana na kuimarika kwa mapato ya riba sambamba na kupungua kwa gharama za riba.
“Tumejipanga kutoa huduma kwa namna inayohamasisha uwajibikaji miongoni mwa mteja wetu ndio maana tunajielekeza zaidi kuwapa elimu ya fedha ili kurahisisha jinsi wanavyoweza kukopa na kurejesha kwa wakati,” amesema Bwana Nsekela.
Katika mwaka huo, uwiano wa jumla ya mikopo na mikopo Benki isiyolipika au chechefu ulipungua kwa asilimia 4.1 na kufika asilimia 8.5 kutoka asilimia 13.6 uliokuwapo mwaka2017. “Tumepunguza uwiano huo mpaka wastani wa asilimia 8 na tunataka ushuke mpaka chini ya asilimia 5 mwakani. Hili litawezekana kwa kunyumbua utaratibu wa marejesho ya wateja na kusimamia kw aukaribu mikopo tunayoitoa,” amesema mkurugenzi.
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| Mkurugenzi wa Masoko, Utafiti na Huduma kwa Wateja wa Benki ya CRDB, Tully Esther Mwambapa akitoa muongozo katika hafla hiyo. |
“Mfumo wa kielektroniki wa kukusanya marejesho unaturahisishia kufuatilia mwenendo wakopaji wetu hivyo kutuweka jirani zaidi na wateja wetu jambo linalomaanisha tunaweza kushauri wakati wowote inapoonekana una dalili ya kufanya vibaya kuepuka mikopo isiyolipika,” amesema.
NAFASI YA AJIRA KATIKA SEKRETARIETI YA JUMUIYA YA UKANDA WA MAZIWA MAKUU (ICGLR)
Wizara ya Mambo ya Nje na Ushirikiano wa Afrika Mashariki, inawahamasisha Watanzania wenye sifa, kuomba nafasi ya ajira katika Sekretarieti ya Jumuiya ya Ukanda wa Maziwa Makuu (ICGLR).
Ajira hiyo ni Mtaalam wa Uhakiki wa Nyaraka. Taarifa zote muhimu kuhusu fursa hiyo ya ajira zinapatikana kwa kupitia tovuti www.icglr.org.
Maombi yote yatumwe kwenda katika barua pepe jobs@icglr.org na nakala itumwe katika barua pepe gerard.nayuburundi@icglr.org
Mwisho wa kutuma maombi kwa nafasi hiyo ni tarehe 25 Aprili, 2019.
Imetolewa na:
Kitengo cha Mawasiliano ya Serikali,
Wizara ya Mambo ya Nje na Ushirikiano wa Afrika Mashariki,
Dodoma.
Thursday 18 April 2019
NEW SHOPPING BAGS SUPPLY BIG OPPORTUNITY - MINISTER
The Government has challenged Tanzanian entrepreneurs to grab the multi-million business opportunity presented by the looming ban on plastic bags instead of leaving the money-minting opportunity to foreigners.
Speaking in Dar es Salaam on the sidelines of the Tanzania-China high level meeting, the Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office (Investment), Angellah Kairuki said special areas for the manufacture of the alternative bags will be allocated for the purpose in all administrative councils before the ban takes effect on June 1st, 2019.
Statistics show that Tanzania uses one billion plastic bags per year. When the ban comes into force, it will present a massive business opportunity for alternative bags.
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