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MOHAMMED Enterprises Tanzania Limited (METL) is currently executing a tender for production of military uniforms, with officials confirming that the company still owns some retail shops for the sale of the uniforms.
PRIME Minister, Mr Kassim Majaliwa, yesterday promised to work on a report on the transfer of Black Rhino John from Ngorongoro to Sasakwa Black Rhino Sanctuary in Grumeti.
MINISTRY of Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation has recalled some officials from 35 embassies and two consulates abroad, replacing them with a new lean team.
POMP and grandeur decorated the 55th Independence Anniversary celebrations at Uhuru Stadium in Dar es Salaam yesterday, with the first attendance of President John Magufuli being one of the features that beautified the event.
PRESIDENT John Magufuli yesterday pardoned 5,678 prisoners on the occasion of the 55th Independence anniversary, Permanent Secretary (PS) in the Ministry of Home Affairs, Major General Projest Rwegasira, announced yesterday.
AS the 16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence (GBV) climaxes today, the Deputy Speaker of the Zanzibar House of Representatives, Ms Mgeni Hassan Juma, yesterday encouraged activists to continue raising their voices to push for the end of the social menace.
THE Tanzania Football Federation (TFF) Legal and Players Status Committee has ordered Young Africans to pay a total of 53m/- to their archrivals Simba SC, for illegal transfer of defender, Hassan Kessy.
WE are on the edge of ending year 2016 confidently, counting on our gains as to how much we have made progress in addressing poverty and other social ills. Currently, we are battling with economic adjustment from the economy that has for so long sustained recurrent expenditure now turning on capital budget spending for further development.
TODAY, we celebrate our 55th birthday as an independent nation, somewhat comforted by the fact that we have developed a very strong international sporting pedigree and tradition.
LACK of access to family planning services and information among women not only undermines their health and well-being, but also significantly affects their effective participation in income generating activities.
THE Second Vice- President Ambassador Mr Seif Ali has urged Mauritians to invest in Zanzibar, saying there are enough opportunities in tourism industry.
THE number of domestic manufacturers using the barcode technology has increased to over 1,000 companies and 15,000 products after discovering wide range of benefits.
The GS1 TZ National Limited Marketing Manager Mr Oscar Ruhasha said on ongoing industry expo at the Julius Nyerere Trade Fair Grounds along Kilwa Road yesterday that there is increased awareness over the benefits of using the barcode.
“Majority of business people particularly small and medium entrepreneurs have been acquiring the Barcode technology for their products to compete in the market,” he said.
He said also that the emphasis put by some top government leaders on the use of the barcode technology has helped increasing awareness with some small, medium and large companies moved to acquire the barcode.
“We have witnessed the number of companies increasing particularly after the push from the top government leaders on the importance of using the barcode technology for the local made products,” he said.
He said the use of the country’s own barcode on the domestic products is of paramount importance because consumers from any part of the world can easily trace the origin of the products.
Also, he said to enhance awareness among small and medium enterprises on the benefits of using the barcode technology, GS1 Tanzania Limited will continue to conduct trainings in different parts of the country.
He said the training became an important platform for SMEs to use barcode after making survey in the supermarkets and discovering that greater part of the goods are imported and only a fraction made domestically. One of the reasons given is that the local made goods are of low quality in terms of packaging and labeling, thus the training focused on such areas with shortcomings.
He said apart from playing a key role in identifying bottlenecks and inefficiencies in the supply chain, the barcode system has proved to be instrumental in promoting competitiveness of the domestically manufactured goods.
DEALERS in lubricants have called on the need to strengthen measures to curb trade of substandard that plunges motorists into heavy losses.
OWNERS of small industries and entrepreneurs have commended the ongoing Dar es Salaam International Trade Fair (DITF) industrial exhibitions, asking the Tanzania Trade Development Authority TANTRADE to maintain their consistency each year.
VOCATIONAL Education and Training Authority (VETA) has embarked on training craftsmen to cope with the current needs of industrial automation. VETA’s Electrical and Automation Instructor, Mr Athuman Ubaya, said at the ongoing Industry Expo at the Dar es Salaam International Trade Fair (DITF) grounds along Kilwa Road that training now should focus on the needs of the changing industrial technology.
CRDB Bank is keen to make industrialisation drive a reality and enhance its contributions to economic growth through its lending to a wide range of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) as well as corporate.
EIGHTEEN year-old Mariam Chacha is a very worried young girl, now that the season for female genital mutilation (FGM) has just begun.
TEMEKE art lovers are due for a big surprise this Sunday. A troupe of dancers is slated to bring their “Electric Tire- Land” stage act there.
MALE domination in the economy has been a common practice that unfairly reduced women to second-class citizens. The worst case scenario is experienced among widows shortly after loss of their husbands.
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