TANZANIA FINALISES CRUDE OIL PIPELINE CONTRACTS

Five mini-contracts that would set off the construction of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) have been finalised and ready for signing, Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) has confirmed.

Speaking to journalists in Dar es Salaam on Tuesday, TPDC Director General, Dr. James Mataragio listed the contracts as that of Land Lease Agreement for Chongoleani Area.

Others are Marine User Right Agreement, Chongoleani Marine Facility Agreement and Land Lease Agreement for Pipeline Corridor.

"The negotiations of these five contracts have been finalised and approved by the two sides, the Government of Tanzania and the investors, meaning that they are initialed. What is pending now is the signing procedure", Dr. Mataragio said.

TShs 1.678 billion will be disbursed as compensation to 391 residents whose pieces of land have been annexed and reserved as priority areas, including camps to be used during the project undertaking.

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IMPACT BUSINESS BREAKFAST; THEME - HOW FOURTH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION IS SHAPING THE FUTURE OF WORK

 

Guest Speaker: Hisham Hendi - Managing Director, Vodacom Tanzania PLC.

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ZANTEL YAZINDUA OFA YA MFUNGO WA RAMADHAN

Mkuu wa Zantel - Zanzibar, Mohammed Khamis Mussa akizungumza wakati wa uzinduzi wa ofa ya mwezi mtukufu wa Ramadhani ya Zantel inayowapa wateja uhuru wa kuwasiliana zaidi pamoja na maudhui ya Kiislam kama nukuu za Quran Tukufu na jumbe za kuwakumbusha wakati wa swala ili kuwawezesha waislamu kufanikisha funga zao. Kulia ni Meneja Masoko wa Zantel - Zanzibar, Rukia Mtingwa.

Meneja Masoko wa Zantel - Zanzibar, Rukia Mtingwa akizungumza wakati wa uzinduzi wa ofay a mwezi mtukufu wa Ramadhani inayowapa wateja uhuru wa kusaliana zaidi pamoja na maudhui ya kiislamu kama nukuu za Koran takatifu na jumbe za kuwakumbusha wakati wa swala ili kuwawezesha waislamu kufanikisha funga zao. Kushoto ni Mkuu wa Zantel - Zanzibar Mohammed Khamis Mussa.

Mkuu wa Zantel - Zanzibar, Mohammed Khamis Mussa (katikati) pamoja na Mkuu wa Biashara wa Zantel, Aneth Muga (kulia) na Meneja wa Masoko, Rukia Mtingwa kwenye picha ya pamoja wakati wa uzinduzi wa Ofa ya mwezi mtukufu wa Ramadhani inayowawezesha wateja kuwasiliana zaidi na kupata maudhui ya kiislamu kama nukuu za Quran tukufu na jumbe za kuwakumbusha wakati wa swala ili kuwawezesha kufanikisha funga zao.

Wateja kuwasiliana kwa gharama nafuu na kupata maudhui ya kiislamu kuhusu mfungo wa Ramadhan

Zanzibar, 13 Aprili 2021 - Kampuni ya Mawasiliano ya Zantel, leo imezindua ofa maalumu ya mwezi mtukufu wa Ramadhan kwa wateja wake ili kuwawezesha kuwasiliana kwa gharama nafuu pamoja na kupata maaudhui mbalimbali yenye kuimarisha imani zao katika kipindi chote cha mwezi mtukufu.

Ofa hiyo inawapa wateja uhuru wa kuwasiliana zaidi pamoja na kupata taarifa muhimu kama vile nukuu mbalimbali za Koran takatifu pamoja na jumbe za kuwakumbusha muda wa swala na ujumbe wa sauti utakaowakumbusha nyakati za iftar na nyakati za daku.

Akizindua ofa hiyo mjini Zanzibar, Mkuu wa Zantel Zanzibar Mohammed Mussa alisema ofa hiyo itawasaidia waumini wa dini ya kiislamu kuimarisha zaidi mahusiano baina ya ndugu, jamaa na marafiki katika kipindi hiki cha mfungo.

AAR TO SHUT TANZANIA CLINICS ON RISING FINANCIAL WOES

AAR Healthcare Ltd is set to exit Tanzania on reduced visitor numbers to its eight clinics and financial troubles worsened by the Covid-19 pandemic.

The healthcare provider announced in a memo to staff, it has started the winding-up process since it can no longer meet its obligations to employees and creditors in a timely manner.

“The company’s parent AAR Healthcare Holdings is no longer willing to support the financial requirements of the company (AAR Healthcare Tanzania Limited) and it is on this basis that the Board of Directors have resolved to initiate a creditors’ voluntary winding up process,” said AAR Healthcare Limited acting chief executive Andrew Rowell.

The winding up process involves converging a meeting of the company’s creditors to formally agree on appointing liquidators.

The creditors meeting is set to take place on April 22.

Mr Rowell assured staff their employment contracts remain intact and business operations would continue uninterrupted pending the creditors meeting.

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TANZANIA COMMUNICATIONS REGULATORY AUTHORITY SCOUTS FOR SUITABLE SMARTPHONE INVESTORS

Tanzania is looking for a suitable investor to establish and operate a smartphone assembly factory under Public, Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement.

The PPP, under Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA), is expected to be revealed next month.

TCRA has re-advertised the tender notice after it failed to get the required competitive bidders for the smartphone assembly plant.

TCRA Director of Licensing and Monitoring, John Daffa told "Daily News" that they re-advertised the tender to get more competitive bidders.

"The factory will be built in Mwanza Region and initial preparations for the construction have been completed", Mr. Daffa said.

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VODACOM PARTNERS WITH BRITAM TANZANIA TO ROLL OUT VODABIMA - A DIGITAL MOTOR INSURANCE SERVICE

Vodacom’s M-Pesa Director, Epimack Mbeteni (centre) and Britam Tanzania Chief Executive Officer, Raymond Komanga greet each other during the launch of the new Digital Insurance Service held in Dar es Salaam recently. On right is TIRA Marketing Director, Zakaria Muyengi.

• A digital platform facilitating easy access to affordable insurance services in partnership with Britam
• Over 13 million M-PESA customers to access Motor Insurance through their phones
• Other Insurance service categories to added into the portfolio

12th April 2021, Dar es Salaam - Tanzania’s leading Technology and Communication Company, Vodacom Tanzania has announced the launch of ‘VodaBima’ – a digital service that aims at giving customers access to insurance services at their fingertips thus catalyzing the uptake of insurance services among Tanzanians by digitizing the service.

According to Finscope report 2013, Insurance uptake in Tanzania is at 13.0% having doubled from 6.8% in 2009. Despite the double digit growth, Insurance is still one of least utilized financial services in Tanzania. Different reasons are cited for the low numbers including a low awareness, mistrust of the service and bottlenecks to access the services. As a technology company with a vision to digitize Tanzania and change lives through technology, Vodacom is keen to bridge this gap by offering a digital solution that will ease access to Insurance products.

Speaking in Dar es Salaam, M-Pesa Director, Epimack Mbeteni said that VodaBima is a new addition to M-Pesa portfolio of products and services all aimed at making digital inclusion in Tanzania a reality.

“For 13 years now, Vodacom M-Pesa has been a key catalyst in growth of financial inclusion in the country and we are always looking into new ways of pushing for an inclusive digital economy. Vodacom aims to bridge the gap of access to insurance services by offering a digital solution that will cut down costs and increase access to Insurance products. VodaBima gives customers the option of saving up for Insurance at no cost in their VodaBima wallet throughout the year. VodaBima platform will send out push notifications and SMS alerts when your vehicle Insurance is about to expire

FLIPFLOPI - THE WORLD’S FIRST RECYCLED PLASTIC SAILING DHOW MOVES FROM SOURCE TO THE SEA AS IT EXPANDS THE PLASTIC POLLUTION CAMPAIGN ACROSS EAST AFRICA

14th April 2021 - The world’s first recycled plastic sailing dhow, ‘The Flipflopi’ has just completed its historic voyage circumnavigating Lake Victoria in its East African campaign to tackle plastic pollution and is now on its way to Tanzania’s capital city, Dar es Salaam.

In a 4-week expedition that saw the dhow travel 850km from Kisumu Kenya, to Uganda and finally to Mwanza, Tanzania, the Flipflopi campaign brought together key stakeholders who hold the keys to turning the tide on plastic – from school children, to artists and activists, to country leaders and governments.

The Flipflopi is now charting a new course as it travels downstream from the source to the sea, heading to Dar es Salaam for the final leg on this historic journey. From Dar es Salaam, The Flipflopi will sail north from Tanzania to her home in Lamu, Kenya, where the boat has not returned since she left over 2 years ago.

The Lake Victoria expedition brought national and regional attention to the plastic problem affecting lakeshore communities, and showcased alternate solutions to waste-plastic through circular economy and waste management activities, mobilising hundreds of people at events along the way and paving the way for new commitments and policy-change around single-use plastic in the region.

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VODACOM YASHIRIKIANA NA BRITAM INSURANCE KUZINDUA VODABIMA KUPITIA M-PESA

Mkurugenzi wa M-Pesa, Epimack Mbeteni (katikati), Afisa Mtendaji Mkuu wa Britam Tanzania, Raymond Komanga (kushoto) na Mkurugenzi wa Masoko na Utafiti wa TIRA, Zakaria Muyengi (kulia) wakiwa kwenye picha ya pamoja mara baada ya uzinduzi wa huduma mpya ya VodaBima (Bimika Kidijitali) itakayowezesha mteja kulipia bima kwa simu ya mkononi kupitia M-Pesa. Uzinduzi huu umefanyika hivi karibuni jijini Dar Es Salaam.

Jukwaa la kidijitali linalowezesha upatikanaji wa huduma za bima kwa urahisi zaidi na za bei nafuu kwa kushirikiana na kampuni ya Britam Tanzania.

• Zaidi ya wateja milioni 13 wa M-PESA kupata Bima ya Magari kupitia simu zao
• Aina zingine za huduma za Bima kuongezwa katika orodha ya huduma.

Tarehe 12 Aprili 2021, Dar es Salaam - Kampuni inayoongoza ya Teknolojia na Mawasiliano nchini, Vodacom Tanzania imetangaza kuzindua 'VodaBima' - huduma ya kidijitali itakayowapa wateja huduma ya bima kupitia M-Pesa na hivyo kuchochea matumizi ya huduma za bima kwa Watanzania kwa kutumia huduma hiyo kwa njia ya kidijitali.

Kulingana na ripoti ya Finscope 2013, matumizi ya Bima nchini ilikuwa asilimia 13.0 ikiwa imeongezeka kutoka kutoka asilimia 6.8 2009. Pamoja na ukuaji huu, bima bado ni moja ya huduma za kifedha ambazo hazitumiki sana nchini. Sababu tofauti zinatajwa ikiwa ni pamoja na mwamko mdogo, kutokuaminika kwa huduma na vikwazo vya kupata huduma. Kama kampuni ya teknolojia iliyo na maono ya kuibadilisha Tanzania na kubadilisha maisha kupitia teknolojia, Vodacom inapenda kuziba pengo hili kwa kutoa suluhisho la kidijitali ambalo litarahisisha upatikanaji wa bidhaa za Bima.

Akizungumza Jijini Dar es Salaam, Mkurugenzi wa M-Pesa, Epimack Mbeteni alisema kuwa VodaBima ni nyongeza mpya kwa jalada la M-Pesa la bidhaa na huduma zote zinalenga kufanya ujumuishaji wa kidijitali nchini Tanzania uwe wa kweli.

"Kwa miaka 13 sasa, Vodacom M-Pesa imekuwa kichocheo muhimu katika ukuaji wa ujumuishaji wa kifedha nchini na kila wakati tunatafuta njia mpya za kushinikiza uchumi jumuishi wa kidijitali. Vodacom inakusudia kuziba pengo la upatikanaji wa huduma za bima kwa kutoa suluhisho la kidijitali ambalo litapunguza gharama na kuongeza upatikanaji wa bidhaa za Bima.

BOLT RECEIVES A €20 MILLION INVESTMENT FROM IFC TO INCREASE ACCESS TO MOBILITY SERVICES IN EMERGING MARKETS

Leading on-demand ride-hailing service Bolt has received an investment of €20 million (Euros) from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to promote access to mobility services in emerging markets, including Tanzania.

The investment which includes advisory services by IFC - a member of the World Bank Group, will help Bolt expand mobility solutions that stimulate small-scale entrepreneurship, increase paid work opportunities and improve access to transportation in African and Eastern European markets.

“We are looking forward to partnering with IFC to further support entrepreneurship, empower women and increase access to affordable mobility services in Africa and Eastern Europe. Together with the investment from the European Investment Bank last year, we are proud to have sizable and strategically important institutions backing us and recognizing the strategic value Bolt is providing to emerging economies,” Markus Villig, CEO and Founder of Bolt said.

AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK’S FIRST VIRTUAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES SEMINAR OF 2021, DRAWS 450 GLOBAL PARTNERS AND SUPPLIERS

Delegates were informed about the Bank’s strategy for supporting economic growth, its priority areas, rules and procedures for project and corporate procurement

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, April 12, 2021/ -- The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) hosted its first virtual business opportunities seminar (BOS) of 2021 on 6 and 7 April.

The BOS seminars offer a one-stop shop for companies, civil contractors, manufacturers, consultants, and suppliers from the Bank Group’s regional and non-regional members seeking to provide goods and services to projects or to the Bank.

Held virtually as a result of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, delegates were informed about the Bank’s strategy for supporting economic growth, its priority areas, rules and procedures for project and corporate procurement, and ongoing public and private sector operations.

During the sessions staff discussed the sectors that offer opportunities for partners and suppliers: climate change; infrastructure, cities and urban development; industries and trade; finance and SMEs; agriculture; health, human capital, youth, and skills development.

“The Bank’s 2021 Business Opportunities Seminar was an impressive learning experience and an open door to interact virtually with different experts and gain insights into best practices and directions for conducting effective business approaches within the Bank,” said David Andrés Rojas Mejía, Senior Business Development Specialist at Catalonia Trade and Investment Promotion Agency.

LONG-AWAITED $15 BILLION EAST AFRICAN OIL PIPELINE DEAL SIGNED IN KAMPALA

Fifteen years after discovering commercially-viable crude oil deposits, Uganda begins its final journey to production.

Fifteen years after discovering commercially-viable crude oil deposits, Uganda begins its final journey to production with the signing on Sunday of a landmark deal with Tanzania and French oil company Total.

The deal, which is expected to unlock upwards of $15 billion in investments, was signed in Kampala. President Yoweri Museveni led the Uganda delegation while Total chairman and chief executive Patrick Pouyanne led the French company’s team, The EastAfrican has learnt.

A key element of the project is the crude oil export pipeline to run from Uganda to the Indian Ocean at Tanga and Tanzania President Samia Suluhu travelled to Kampala in her first foreign trip as head of state to sign the tripartite agreement on behalf of her country.

Signing of the deal was earlier scheduled for March 22 in Kampala but was postponed following the death of Tanzania's President John Pombe Magufuli, who was a key driving force behind the pipeline.

A deal for the $3.5 billion East African Crude Oil Pipeline (Eacop) is a strategic win for Tanzania which will earn $12.7 off each barrel of oil transported through it.

Longest heated pipeline

At peak production, the 1,445-kilometre heated pipeline which starts in Hoima in the Albertine Graben, western Uganda, and ends at Tanga Port in Tanzania, will transport 216,000 barrels of crude oil per day. Due to the waxy nature of Uganda’s oil, it will be one of the longest heated crude oil export pipelines in the world.

“Because of the pipeline, on each barrel, Uganda will lose $12.7 because of paying for the pipeline. But why don’t we concentrate on the refinery, supply Uganda and the interior part of East Africa,” President Museveni said in a TV interview in Kampala last year.

The long-awaited agreement allows Uganda to move ahead with a project that has been plagued by delays for more than a decade since the confirmation of commercial deposits.

The country’s oil deposits are estimated to have reduced in value from $61 billion in 2013 to $18 billion in 2018 due to a fall of crude oil prices on the world market, according to the Climate Policy Initiative, a UK-based research firm.

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COCA-COLA LAUNCHES THE COLOURFUL PEOPLE CAMPAIGN IN DAR ES SALAAM

Fanta consumers in Dar es salaam celebrate the Colourful People campaign launch experience in an Ubungo commuter train branded with Fanta colours. The event was organised by Coca-Cola Tanzania in Dar es Salaam over the weekend with the aim of showcasing the fun-loving, colour and playful attitude of today’s youth.

E-fm’s Genge host a.k.a ‘Fido’ (left) and East Africa Radio Presenter ‘DullahPlanet’ share a joyful moment as they celebrate the Colourful People campaign launch experience in an Ubungo commuter train branded with Fanta colours. The event was organised by Coca-Cola Tanzania in Dar es Salaam over the weekend with the aim of showcasing the fun-loving, colour and playful attitude of today’s youth.

East Africa TV ‘Skonga’ host Kelvin Lyimo a.k.a ‘Kevoo’ (right) shares a light moment with Secondary school students during brand Fanta’s Colourful People campaign launch experience in Dar es Salaam over the weekend.

(From Left to right) TV host Salama Jabir, Winnie Nzunda and Rukia Yazid participate in some of the fun activities during the launch experience of brand Fanta’s Colourful People campaign in Dar es Salaam over the weekend.

Coca-Cola Tanzania’s Frontline Marketing Manager-Portfolio Activation, Kabula Nshimo (right) and Coca-Cola Kwanza’s Regional Sales Manager Fredrick Mtui in a jovial mood celebrating brand Fanta’s Colourful People campaign launch experience in an Ubungo commuter train branded with Fanta colours. The event was organised by Coca-Cola Tanzania in Dar es Salaam over the weekend with the aim of showcasing the fun-loving, colour and playful attitude of today’s youth.

E-fm Presenter, Hamis Mmandi a.k.a B-dozen enjoys a light moment with friends during the launch experience of brand Fanta’s Colourful People campaign in Dar es Salaam over the weekend.

The Colourful People campaign launch Master of Ceremony Japhet Mwaipopo conducting a Q &A session with various invited guests during the launch experience of brand Fanta’s Colourful People campaign in Dar es Salaam over the weekend. The event was organised by Coca-Cola Tanzania with the aim of showcasing the fun-loving, colour and playful attitude of today’s youth.

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MOHAMED DEWJI AMONG 18 RICHEST PEOPLE IN AFRICA

Tanzanian business tycoon and philanthropist, Mohamed Dewji is among the 18 richest people in Africa, the new Forbes Africa's Billionaires Report released recently shows.

Valued at $1.6 billion, the Managing Director of Mohamed Enterprises Tanzania Limited (MeTL), popularly known as Mo, is the only East African on the list.

Mo has continued to maintain his position as the youngest billionaire with unchanged fortune of $1.6 billion.

Aliko Dangote from Nigeria has also maintained his position as the top richest person in Africa, with his fortune valued at $11.6 billion.

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TANZANIA MORTGAGE REFINANCE COMPANY TO RAISE TSHS 7 BILLION THROUGH BOND ISSUANCE

Tanzania Mortgage Refinance Company (TMRC) has issued a third tranche of five-year bonds, which are poised to attract debt investors due to its attractive yield.

TMRC said yesterday that it wants to raise TShs 7 billion with a coupon rate of 10.48 per cent to facilitate mortgage business in the country.

The third tranche, which is part of the TShs 120 billion approved amount in 2018 in allocations of five years each, was introduced after the previous two tranches were oversubscribed.

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JOB VACANCY AT NMB BANK PLC - FORENSICS OFFICER

Reporting Line:

Manager, Forensics

Location:

Head Office

Application deadline:

17th April 2021

Job Purpose:

To develop and implement anti-fraud policies and procedures, to ensure reduction of fraud incidences.

Main Responsibilities:

• Review and Identify risks in the products and fraud Management procedures.
• Monitor fraud incidents.
• Maintain the quality of investigation plans and procedures.
• Effective evaluation of alleged fraud incidents.
• Ensure that fraud investigation procedures are observed and maintained.
• Ensure that fraud reports are understandable and clear for management decisions. 
• Drive effective fraud prosecutions and recommendations.
• Ensure that all fraud-related occurrences that are assigned are efficiently and thoroughly investigated and resolved within the required period.
• Advice the bank management on remedial actions to reduce fraudulent activities in the bank.
• Work with law enforcement organs i.e. Police Force, PCCB, Courts on matters relating to fraudulent/ illegal activities. 
• Facilitate fraud awareness training to the new staff and bank staff.
• Ensure that all fraud reports are compiled and submitted as per forensic guided manual.

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BANK OF TANZANIA MONETARY POLICY COMMITTEE STATEMENT, 6 APRIL 2021

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PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA APPOINTS MOHAMED DEWJI AS AN ADVISOR ON INVESTMENT ISSUES IN SOUTH AFRICA

Tanzanian business magnet, Mohamed Dewji.

Dar es Salaam - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Tanzanian business magnet, Mohamed Dewji as one of his advisors on investment issues.

Mr Dewji, popularly known by his admirers as Mo and who is chief executive officer for Mohammed Enterprises Tanzania Limited (MeTL), will sit on President Ramaphosa’s investment advisory council, for a period a three years.

A statement, released yesterday by MeTL, said Mo and his colleagues on President Ramaphosa’s investment advisory council, will be responsible for the development and implementation of strategies and programs to attract and retain domestic and foreign direct investment to the Republic of South Africa.

“The appointment takes into consideration the role that Mo Dewji has played through his investments in a number of countries in Africa where his companies have created a lot of jobs,” reads the statement in part.

It states that through his letter to Mo, the South African leader believes the Tanzanian tycoon will help his country (South Africa) in its endeavour to attract investors who will put the country’s economy on the right footing.

The statement says President Ramaphosa says in the letter that Mo’s presence in the council will be a boost to South Africa’s efforts in marketing the country’s investment potentials across the world, a development that will have a profound impact on growth of Africa’s second largest economy.

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TOGETHER WE CAN: VODAFONE CELEBRATES COLLABORATIVE POWER OF TECHNOLOGY AND HUMAN AMBITION WITH NEW BRAND POSITION

Vodafone celebrates what the human spirit can achieve when combined with technology in a multi-market update to its brand position, that was launched last week. The company will introduce a new Vodafone tagline - ‘Together We Can’ – to accompany its new position, along with a 12-month programme of television, print and digital advertising demonstrating Vodafone’s profound belief that the partnership between technology and society can build a better future.

“Together We Can’ places the emphasis on ‘we’, and how collaboration between the human spirit and innovation can achieve great things,” says Alex Froment-Curtil, Group Chief Commercial Officer, Vodafone. “The experience of these last 12 months during the COVID-19 crisis has demonstrated more than ever the critical role of connectivity and technology to keeping society, businesses and governments connected. As a purpose-led company, Vodafone fundamentally believes that technology can improve lives, and this new positioning builds further momentum to our purpose to connect for a better future and enable an inclusive, sustainable digital society.”

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TANZANIA COMMUNICATIONS REGULATOR SUSPENDS TELECOM FIRMS' NEW DATA CHARGES

Dar es Salaam - The government on Friday April 2, 2021 suspended telecommunication firms’ new data bundles after they (the bundles) had raised a public uproar.

Earlier on Friday, all telecommunication firms had revised their bundles for voice calls, data and short messaging service as they sought to align them with new regulations as published by Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA).

In the process however, they (telcos) significantly raised data bundles. This raised a public uproar as subscribers vehemently opposed the new charges, with some describing them as ‘outrageous’ via social media platforms.

In response to the uproar, the government issued a statement later in the day, announcing the suspension of the new data charges until the matter gets resolved.

“The government has directed telcos to suspend the new prices for data bundles for a while as the issue is being sorted out,” the head of corporate communications at TCRA, Mr Semu Mwakyanjala, told The Citizen.

The message was followed by a statement from the regulator, saying the suspension of data bundles was meant to give room for further discussions.

“TCRA is temporarily suspending the new data bundles so as to give room for service providers to conduct a detailed analysis that should culminate into new tariffs that effectively put into consideration the interests of consumers,” the statement reads.

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PRESIDENT SAMIA: STOP FRUSTRATING TAXPAYERS, EXPAND TAX BASE

President Samia Suluhu Hassan during the swearing in of the newly appointed Ministers at State House on April 1.

Dodoma - Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan has told the taxman through the Ministry of Finance and Planning to stop frustrating businesses and instead look for new ways how to expand the tax base.

“You have been given a threshold of Sh 2 trillion per month, go and expand the tax base and come up with new tax payers,” said the President.

The President was speaking at the swearing in of the newly appointed Chief Secretary, Ministers and their Deputies at State House in Dodoma.

According to the President the prevailing trend is killing tax payers instead of making the environment conducive for doing business.

“You use a lot of force in collection of taxes, now those whom you impose heavy taxes upon, you take away their tools of work, close their bank accounts, forcefully take money from accounts, just because the law allows you to do so, once this happens most business people opt to close shop and go to other countries,” said President.

She added: This reduces the number of tax payers, I therefore urge you to go out there and expand the tax base plus supervising all the issues that frustrate people from paying taxes.

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CRDB BANK FINANCE CHIEF BASKS IN FiRe AWARDS SUCCESS FOR EAST AFRICA

CRDB Bank Chief Financial Officer, Fredrick Nshekanabo.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY AT BANK OF INDIA (TANZANIA)

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BENKI YA CRDB YAIBUKA KINARA TUZO ZA AFRIKA MASHARIKI ZA UMAHILI WA UANDAAJI TAARIFA ZA FEDHA ZA FiRe

Afisa Mkuu wa Fedha Benki ya CRDB, Fredrick Nshekanabo.

Benki ya CRDB imetajwa kuwa mshindi katika tuzo za FiRe kwa upande wa Tanzania kutokana na uandaaji wa taarifa bora za matokeo ya kifedha kwa mwaka wa fedha 2020.

Katika tuzo zilizofanyika tarehe 26 Machi 2021 kupitia mitandao, Benki ya CRDB pia ilitajwa kuwa mshindi wa tatu Afrika Mashariki kwa uandaaji taarifa za fedha ambapo mshindi wa kwanza ilikuwa ni Benki ya KCB na kufuatiwa na kampuni ya SCB zote za Kenya.

“Tuzo hizi zinadhihirisha jitihada kubwa ambazo Benki inazifanya katika kuboresha kuimarisha ripoti zetu, ili kuongeza uwazi na uwajibikaji. Sasa hivi tunatumia mfumo wa Ripoti Jumuishi ambazo zinagusa sehemu kubwa ya taarifa za biashara yetu kwa faida ya wadau wetu wote,” alisema Afisa Mkuu wa Fedha Benki ya CRDB, Fredrick Nshekanabo akielezea sababu zilizopelekea benki hiyo kushinda tuzo hizo.

Aidha, Nshekanabo alisema Benki ya CRDB imefanya uwekezaji mkubwa katika mifumo ya kidijitali ikiwa ni pamoja na kuboresha mifumo ya ukusanyaji na uandaaji wa taarifa. Benki ya CRDB pia imeuunganisha mfumo wake wa utoaji taarifa za fedha na mfumo wa kimataifa wa kuandaa taarifa za fedha (IFRS), na hivyo kupelekea kuwa bora zaidi katika utoaji wa taarifa za fedha.

AIRTEL AFRICA’S MOBILE MONEY BUSINESS GAINS $100M INVESTMENT FROM MASTERCARD

London and Lagos, 1 April 2021: Airtel Africa, a leading provider of telecommunications and mobile money services, with a presence in 14 countries across Africa, today announces the signing of an agreement under which Mastercard, a leading innovator and global technology company in the payments industry, will invest $100m in Airtel Mobile Commerce BV (“AMC BV”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Airtel Africa plc (the “Transaction”). AMC BV is currently the holding company for several of Airtel Africa’s mobile money operations and is intended to own and operate the mobile money businesses across all of Airtel Africa’s fourteen operating countries.

The Transaction values Airtel Africa’s mobile money business at $2.65bn on a cash and debt free basis.
Mastercard will hold a minority stake in AMC BV upon completion of the Transaction, with Airtel Africa continuing to hold the majority stake. The Transaction is subject to customary closing conditions including necessary regulatory filings and approvals, and the transfer of specified mobile money business assets and contracts into AMC BV.

Alongside the investment, the Group and Mastercard have extended commercial agreements and signed a new commercial framework which will deepen their partnerships across numerous geographies and areas including card issuance, payment gateway, payment processing, merchant acceptance and remittance solutions, amongst others.

EQUITY OVERTAKES KCB AS THE MOST PROFITABLE BANK

NAIROBI - Equity Bank has overtaken KCB Group as Kenya’s most profitable lender on back of aggressive expansion of foreign subsidiaries in a year when earnings plunged due to Covid-19 pandemic.

Equity Bank net profit dropped 11 per cent to Sh19.7 billion, racing ahead of KCB whose earnings fell 22 per cent to Sh19.6 billion with the performance of the foreign subsidiaries setting the two rivals apart.

KCB Group subsidiaries brought in Sh3.6 billion in net profits, which was has half the Sh7.2 billion that Equity received from its operations outside Kenya.

The growth of Equity profits from the foreign subsidiaries was on the back of its acquisition of Congo’s Banqué Commerciale du Congo in August, a deal that helped make it the first Kenyan banks to grow balance sheet beyond Sh1 trillion.

“Profit after tax from outside Kenya contributed to 28 per cent of our bottom line from 18 per cent the previous year as we increased market share and the merger in DRC propelled the group from position 4 to position 2 in that market,” said James Mwangi Equity Group CEO.

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BENKI YA NMB YASHIRIKI KUKAMILISHA NDOTO ZA WANAFUNZI KANDA YA KASKAZINI

Wanafunzi wa kidato cha Nne Shule ya Sekondari Kwakoko Wilaya ya Same, Mkoani Kilimanjaro wakiwa kwenye meza na viti vilivyotolewa kama msaada na Benki ya NMB ikiwa ni sehemu ya benki hiyo kurejesha faida kwa jamii.

Wanafunzi wa kidato cha Nne Shule ya Sekondari Kwakoko Wilaya ya Same, Mkoani Kilimanjaro wakiwa kwenye meza na viti vilivyotolewa msaada na Benki ya NMB ikiwa ni sehemu ya benki hiyo kurejesha faida kwa jamii.

Meneja wa Benki ya NMB Tawi la Same, Mkoa wa Kilimanjaro, Juma Mpimbi akikagua meza na viti vilivyotolewa na benki hiyo katika Shule ya Sekondari Kwakoko wakati wa ziara ya kukagua matumizi ya vifaa hivyo hivi karibuni.

Wanafunzi katika Shule za Sekondari imani yao kubwa katika kufaulu na kuhudhuria madarasa kwa furaha ni namna ambavyo Mwalimu anatoa ujuzi wake kwa kujiamini, mpangilio wa darasa lakini zaidi ni mazingira na vifaa vya kufundishia.

Kwa kuliona hilo, Benki ya NMB kupitia mpango wake wa uwajibikaji kwa jamii wametenga kiasi cha asilimia moja ya faida ili kusaidia mambo mbalimbali ikiwemo elimu, afya na majanga mengine ya asili mara yatokeapo.

Miongoni mwa Shule walizosaidia ni Shule ya Sekondari Kibacha na Shule ya Sekondari Kwakoko zilizopo Mkoani Kilimanjaro, Wilaya ya Same, ambapo wanafunzi wanasema fadhila pekee wanayoweza kuwalipa NMB pamoja na wazazi wao ni kusoma kwa bidii.

NMB imesaidia viti 50 na meza zake katika Shule ya Sekondari Kwakoko ambapo pia wamesaidia viti 50 na meza zake katika Shule ya Sekondari Kibacha pamoja na vifaa vya maabara za Sayansi za kujifunzia wanafunzi.

Wakizungumza katika nyakati tofauti wanafunzi wa Shule hizo, walisema wanajiona wana bahati kuwa sehemu ya utaratibu huo wa NMB kwa kuwa awali walisoma katika mazingira magumu lakini hawakuwa na namna ya kufanya.

Nasra Selemani mwanafunzi wa Kidato cha Nne A Shule ya Sekondari Kibacha, anasema: “Tulikuwa wanyonge sana wakati tukikaa chini, hasa sisi wasichana kwa kuwa tulichafuka. Hatukuwa na utulivu wakati wa masomo kwa sababu wakati mwingine tulikaa wawili kiti kimoja. Lakini tangu tupokee msaada huu wa viti na meza kutoka NMB hata ufaulu umeongezeka na wanafunzi hawategei masomo.”