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Mobile phone 'promotional lotteries' come under Gaming Board scrutiny |
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Monday, 30 August 2010 12:10 |
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YAKOBE CHIWAMBO
THE growing intensity and incidence of promotional lotteries which are being conducted by the mobile telephone companies currently operating in Tanzania borders on the alarming, causing enough concern on the part of certain authorities.
For one, the Gaming Board of Tanzania (GBT) has formed a team of experts to look into the issue. Part of the overall objective is to determine whether or not this could be another form of business that needs to be properly regulated and brought under firm control.
The team has been charged with the task of establishing if the so-called 'promotional lotteries' are operating within set or extant guidelines.
Speaking to Business Times in an exclusive interview conducted at his office in Dar es Salaam this week, the GBT managing director, Tarimba Abbas Tarimba, said “a team of experts are already working on the matter to ensure that the guidelines are being followed.”
This move has come after most of the mobile phone companies lowered their calling rates from between Tsh3 and Tsh5 to Tsh1 per second within the same network – and, in one or two cases, below that lowly rate!
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EAC zone experts lament chaos in quality standards |
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Monday, 30 August 2010 12:09 |
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ERIC TOROKA
WITH the East African Community having launched a common market in July this year, the lack of harmony in standards of industrial goods remains a barrier for streamlining business regulations.
The business community sees this situation as a major challenge in the way to the full realisation of the free movement of goods in the region, on the basis of proceedings of a recent workshop examining the issue.
Esther Mkwizu, the vice chairperson for the East African Business Council (EABC) and chairperson of the Tanzania Private Sector Foundation (TPSF) made these observations at an EABC – EAC regional sensitization and consultative workshop in Dar es Salaam recently.
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Tourism sector pushes 2010 projections to 2011 |
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Monday, 30 August 2010 12:07 |
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• Overseas stakeholders angry with ivory sale clamor and planned Serengeti highway
TIMES REPORTER
Tanzania Tourist Board (TTB) projections to attract one million tourists by the end of this year are unlikely to be realized, with a recent official report indicating that about 80 per cent of the target will be achieved.
Board officials are now scratching their heads, after available half-year figures of arrivals and revenues showed that the targets initially set for this year will be missed substantially.
Estimates presented last year for 2010 spoke of reaching a million visitors and revenues in excess of US$1.7 billion (about Tsh2.3 trillion), but the present trend indicates that about 800,000 visitors are expected.
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My dearest vote: does it count for the future of my county? |
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Monday, 30 August 2010 12:03 |
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MAKUMBA MWEMEZI
We have just a few weeks remaining before the nation goes into the general election.
The event which will take place late October is very crucial since it will determine our tomorrow at least for the next five years.
We shall elect leaders who will manage the country’s affairs as well as administrate over her resources on behalf of the 45 million Tanzanians.
This is a vital opportunity where the public decides on their collective future.
Though the burden of building a nation lies on citizens themselves, the role of the government in facilitating the same is of paramount importance.
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Govt under pressure as trillions in public funds go unaccounted for |
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Monday, 30 August 2010 11:56 |
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TIMES REPORTER
CONCERNS are rising over the government’s failure to curb leakages in the use of public funds, with the Controller and Auditor-General (CAG) reporting that funds not accounted for or misused could be way into trillions of shillings in recent financial years.
The CAG presents in graphic details how ministerial departments, local government agencies and public authorities spent large amounts of public money contrary to regulations. The report also documents clearly how some officials thrived on weaknesses in government structures to rake in millions in tax payers' money.
The Corruption Tracker System Online Newsletter for July 2010, says that despite CAG reports that audits for the year 2008/09 had shown relative improvement in the number of favorable opinions issued compared to the past five years. The situation was still worrisome and needed urgent government and parliamentary action, it said.
As the eating and fleecing of government coffers by some officials appears to be continuous, the public is also getting worried and just not understanding why the massive leakages cannot be blocked.
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