The President, Dr John Pombe Magufuli, on Wednesday 18 April 2018 has appointed with immediate effect Professor Idris Suleiman Kikula, a former vice chancellor of a state university, as Chairman of the new Mining Commission and also named 8 Commissioners to serve under him, to regulate and monitor the mining industry and mining operations in Tanzania … Read more
Mining – Local Content Regulations 2018 have been published. They are detailed and concise in their scope and application but are materially unclear in some aspects. As regards foreign service providers please note for instance: Regulation 8(6): A non-indigenous Tanzanian company which intends to provide goods or services to a contractor, a subcontractor, licensee, the Corporation or … Read more
It is reported that the Deputy Minister for Mineral and Energy, Dr Medard Kalemani said at a sideline of the Oil and Gas Conference in Dar es Salaam: He continued:
On 29 June 2017 the Government submitted the 3 Bills to the National Assembly under a Certificate of Urgency: Natural Wealth and Resources Contracts (Review and Re-Negotiation of Unconscionable Terms) Bill 2017 (NWRCR) Natural Wealth and Resources (Permanent Sovereignty) Bill 2017 (NWR) Written Laws (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2017 A public hearing by the Parliamentary Committee will be … Read more
Following the mineral sand Committee report led by Chairman Professor Abdulrahman Mruma, President Magufuli yesterday, 24 May 2017: fired the Minister of Energy and Minerals, Professor Sospeter Muhongo; dissolved Tanzania Minerals Audit Agency (TMAA) Ministerial Advisory Board; and suspended the TMAA’s Chief Executive Officer, Engineer Dominic Rwekaza. Some English language newspaper reports: Daily News Citizen Guardian … Read more
State House has announced that Geoffrey Idelphonce Mwambe has been appointed as the new Executive Director of Tanzania Investment Centre (TIC). We understand that from June 2016 Mr Mwambe was District Commissioner for Manyoni District in Singida Region and before that Director of Trade, Investment and Productive Sectors at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and East … Read more
A draft National Land Policy 2016 has been circulated for consultation with stakeholders. This is a revision of the National Land Policy 1995. Items of note include that the Government shall ensure that : Private sector encouraged to mobilise resources to develop land through PPPs (para 7.2.4). Mining projects shall compensate any affected land surface rights which … Read more
In Summary While the current government has rightly highlighted industrialisation as its priority, one should not ignore the potential role that mining can play. Indeed, a large chunk of the foreign exchange income and economic growth over the last decade can be directly attributed to mining. A lot of the public debate on mining has … Read more
Mining (Minimum Shareholding and Public Offering) Regulations 2016 were published 7 October 2016. In brief, Special Mining License holders shall: issue shares to the public and list on the Dar Stock Exchange within 1 year of the SML; and have a minimum 30% local shareholding of issued paid up shares, but Minister may grant a waiver if … Read more
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