TATO engages National Assembly Speaker
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Tanzania’s tour operators have pleaded with the speaker of the National Assembly, Mr Job Ndugai and the Parliamentary budget committee to guide the government to embrace some urgent measures to support the industry rebound on the back of the coronavirus crisis.
Transparency in handling the Covid-19 pandemic in order to restore confidence to the outside World, is among the key issues featured prominently in the crucial meeting between the Tanzania Association of Tour Operators (TATO) delegation, Speaker Ndugai and the house budget committee held in Dodoma mid recently.
The TATO mission led by its Chairman, Mr Willy Chambulo travelled to Dodoma to engage the speaker and the key house committee to advise the government on some important steps to take in order to support tourism’s recovery and resilience, amidst the Covid-19 pandemic.
Ex-CAG outlines snags of investment agencies
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Ex-CAG outlines snags of investment agencies
LIMITED mandate of stationed officers at the Tanzania Investment Centre(TIC) one stop centre for incoming investors hampers investment flows, as TIC provides only four services out of 11 required.
Retired Controller and Auditor General (CAG) Ludovick Utouh mde this observation at a breakfast debate organized by Policy Forumm, a city NGO, in Dar es Salaam yesterday to discuss the ‘2019/2020 CAG Report on current financial accountability trends in Tanzania.
The former CAG spoke as Executive Director for Wajibu (Institute of Public Accountability), arguing that for Tanzania to implement the Five-Year Development Plan (FYDP II) 2016/17- 2020/21, the issues must be resolved.
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‘Investors hurt themselves, country by skipping EIA’
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‘Investors hurt themselves, country by skipping EIA’
A NUMBER of investors contribute to challenges derailing their own prosperity and national development by proceeding with projects before actual Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), stakeholders have been told.
Abroad based meeting on EIA held in Dar es Salam at the weekend heard that a sizeable number of businesspeople acquire land for setting up factories in wrong areas, only to be flagged later by authorities hence conflicts, delays and substantial losses.
The Minister of State in the Vice President’s Office (Union and Environment), Selemani Jafo called on investors to always check with relevant authorities before setting up shop to avoid eventual delays and losses.
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Armadale Capital plc has reported that the National Environment Management Council (NEMC) of Tanzania has formally granted approval of the company’s Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) for the production of natural flake graphite at the Mahenge Graphite Project (Mahenge Liandu) in south-east Tanzania.
The ESIA is the final necessary step in the mining licence application process. Now that it has been approved by the NEMC, it is now being submitted to the Department of Energy and Minerals to complete the mining licence application process.
Nick Johansen, Armadale Chairman, comments:
“We are extremely pleased with the formal approval of the ESIA by the Tanzanian National Environment Management Council. An important milestone for Armadale as a company as it is a final essential step prior to being able to be granted the full mining licence by the Department of Energy and Minerals.