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Tanzania:
Magufuli Asks Energy Minister to Resign After Minerals Audit
East African, 24 May 2017
Tanzania's President John Magufuli has fired the Energy and Minerals minister Sospeter Muhongo after a report revealed that mining firms understated exports. Read more »
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Tanzania:
Magufuli Promises to Implement All Recommendations in Mineral Sands Saga Report
Citizen, 24 May 2017
President John Magufuli reveals that all recommendations in the mineral sand saga report will be implemented. Read more »
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Tanzania:
Magufuli's Probe Team to Submit Report On Mineral Concentrate
Daily News, 24 May 2017
President John Magufuli is this morning scheduled to receive the much awaited report on the amount and value of the mineral sand containers exported since 1998. Read more »
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Tanzania:
Magufuli Appoints Another Committee for Mineral Sand Saga
Daily News, 10 April 2017
To reinforce his order to investigate mineral sands saga in Tanzania, President John Pombe Magufuli has formed another committee with the same aim, now comprising renowned… Read more »
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Tanzania:
Key Challenges, New Directions in Tanzania's Mining Sector
Citizen, 9 April 2017
The conundrum facing Tanzania's mining sector has its roots in the country's colonial history. Today, 56 years after independence, integration of the sector into the national… Read more »
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Tanzania:
Prime Minister Wants Thorough Tests On Seized Mineral Sands
Daily News, 29 March 2017
PRIME Minister Kassim Majaliwa visits Buzwagi Gold Mine in Kahama District, Shinyanga region, to inspect containers of the mineral sand waiting for exportation on Tuesday. Centre… Read more »
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Tanzania:
Magufuli Leads Off Mineral Sand Team
Daily News, 2 April 2017
President John Magufuli has ordered security machineries in the country to make sure that nobody blocks the newly formed committee of experts from conducting its… Read more »
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Tanzania:
President Magufuli Orders Audit On Mineral Wealth
Daily News, 28 March 2017
PRESIDENT John Magufuli has directed the Controller and Auditor General (CAG) to conduct an in depth audit of the mining sector to plug out loopholes that occasion massive losses… Read more »
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Tanzania:
Sand Containers Retained At Dar Port
Daily News, 24 March 2017
TWENTY containers of mineral sand from the Lake Zonebased mines remain stranded at the Dar es Salaam Port, pending thorough investigations. Read more »
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Tanzania:
Mining Firms Oppose Ban On Mineral Exports
East African, 22 March 2017
Mining companies are facing vast capital outlays and potential losses as a result of a ban on exports of unprocessed minerals by Tanzania. Read more »
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Tanzania:
Opposition Leader Zitto Calls On Magufuli to Be Stern With Mines
Citizen, 9 January 2017
The leader of opposition party, Alliance for Change and Transparency (ACT-Wazalendo) Zitto Kabwe has called on President John Magufuli to walk the talk on fixing revenue collection… Read more »