GOVERNMENT on Saturday reiterated benefits that Tanzanians will get from its partnership with Dubai in the operation of the Port of Dar es Salaam. The benefits include improvements of efficiency of operations among other at the Port of Dar es Salaam that will lead to an increase of its annual revenue collection from 7.7tri/- to […]
Dodoma — THE Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) expects to start using the new online procurement system (National e-Procurement System of Tanzania-NeST) from July 1, 2023 to increase transparency and accountability in the public procurement. The NeST is the electronic system that facilitates e-registration, e-tendering, e-contract management, e-catalogue and e-auction. Speaking in Dodoma on Saturday, […]
The Ministry of Mines and Energy has stopped the proposed blasting which Uis Tin Mining Company intended to carry out through one of its mining licences, and ordered the company to rehabilitate the site. The ministry’s chief mines inspector, Matthews Amunghete, told mine manager Efraim Tourob in a letter dated 9 June that the ministry […]
Industrialisation and trade minister Lucia Iipumbu says Namibia’s cosmetics and essential oils sector has grown in domestic production, enhancing possibilities for active participation in the regional value chain. Iipumbu said this yesterday at the African Continental Free Trade Area Southern Africa Development Community regional consultation workshop, highlighting the sector’s notable advancements during a discussion on […]
Nairobi — Air France-KLM Group has opened an office in Nairobi that will also serve as Africa’s headquarters. The new office will serve East, South, and West Africa, which has over 1 billion people. Its East, South, and West Africa Managing Director Marius Van Der said Nairobi’s choice was deliberate since Kenya is considered East […]
VODACOM M-Pesa and TotalEnergies Marketing Tanzania have launched a strategic partnership that will allow customers to transact cashless, safely and conveniently. The partnership will enable Vodacom customers to use the service at all TotalEnergies service stations that will ultimately advance a cashless economy in the country. The Vodacom Tanzania Director of Customer Care Operations, Ms […]
Officials from ministry of Agriculture have told a parliamentary committee that the commodity exchange deal which the government signed with a Romanian company has nothing to do with Affordable Input Program (AIP). Ministry of Agriculture Principal Secretary Dickxie Kampani told the Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture on Tuesday in Lilongwe that the East Bridge deal which […]
Nairobi — Alten Kenya Solarfarms (Alten) has commissioned a 44 megawatt (MW) solar facility in Kesses, Uasin Gishu County. The project was in partnership with the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG), the Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF), the Standard Bank Group through the Standard Bank of South Africa, and Stanbic Bank Kenya. It will provide […]
Nairobi — Kenya Airways (KQ) will be flying to the United States of America (USA) daily as it ramps up upcoming demand for air travel in the summer season. Since January, the national carrier has been flying five times a week to America due to low demand. The increase in frequency is in anticipation of […]
The High Court has removed an injunction obtained by former Salima Sugar board chairperson stopping the newly appointed board from operating. Justice Charlotte Wezi Malonda has removed the injunction obtained by Sheriesh Bitgiri, meaning Greenbelt Authority should now take over the running of the affairs of the company. Recently, the Green Belt Authority (GBA) took […]
TotalEnergies’ huge exploration campaigns in Nigeria and other parts of Africa has sustained the company’s assurances with promises of new opportunities for energy security in Africa especially on the back of oil and gas investment and development. It is based on these major investments, that vice president for Exploration Africa at global energy major TotalEnergies, […]
Nairobi — Shoemaker Bata Kenya Limited has refuted claims that it is closing its Kenyan business amid claims on social media platforms. The footwear company’s response comes after allegations circulated on Twitter and Facebook that the firm would be leaving the country. “We are on normal annual maintenance shut down, normally provided for during off […]
Cabinet ministers Tuesday considered and approved the establishment of the Deeds, Companies, and Intellectual Property Authority as a semi-autonomous entity. The authority is expected to take charge of registration and administration of proprietary rights related to companies, other business entities and intellectual property in Zimbabwe. The enactment of the legislation will amend several Acts establishing […]
Invictus Energy has raised over US$23 million for the next phase of Cabora Bassa oil and gas exploration and appraisal. The project is the first oil mining expedition in Zimbabwe. Invictus is an independent upstream oil and gas company headquartered and listed on the Australian Securities Exchange with offices in Harare. In a statement, the […]
TANZANIA Bureau of Standards (TBS) has been urged there is a need to conduct product verifications in the required timeframe, to enable manufacturers and SMEs to get sustainable markets easily within and outside the country. The Minister for Livestock and Fisheries, Mr Abdallah Ulega, made the remarks during the celebration of World Milk Day held […]
Lionel Matthews, who was recently appointed as interim managing director of the state-owned National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (Namcor), said he declined to take up the top position because of potential damage to his brand and family as a result of “falsehoods and media sensationalism”. Matthews was appointed as acting managing director of Namcor following […]
Southern Africa’s independent airline, Airlink, on Wednesday week, inked a 12-month branding and co-operation agreement with Cricket Namibia. The agreement will see Airlink support Cricket Namibia’s local and international travel arrangements and promote Airlink’s brand in those markets and through broadcast exposure, including during the forthcoming Richelieu Eagles tournament to be held in Namibia. “Namibia […]
Eonet Wireless Zimbabwe Limited (EWZL) has bemoaned the negative impact of inflation eroded tariffs on operating costs amid a move to inject US$66 million for a network modernisation exercise. Presenting the group’s performance for the year ended February 28, EWZ board chairman, Doctor James Myers said while the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe […]