Industry Dynamics

The solid minerals sector had been targeted by the previous administration to contribute 5% to the GDP by 2015 and 10% to GDP by 2020, but present contribution of the solid minerals sector to GDP averages only about 0.46%.

Dar es Salaam — StarTimes, a Chinese media company, is contributing immensely to Tanzania's digital migration by enabling households in the east African country to afford digital television, an executive officer from the company has said recently.

Morogoro — As the government embarks on establishment and revival of industries in the country, at least 15 companies have shown interest to establish industries in Morogoro Region, the Regional Administrative Secretary (RAS), Dr John Ndunguru has said.

CHINA has handed over 9 500 tonnes of urea fertiliser to Zimbabwe amid indications that the Asian economic giant intends to unveil a $4 billion package for the agricultural sector.

Cement makers should brace for cutthroat competition as an Indian cement manufacturer plans to set up a new factory in Bagamoyo, Coast Region.

Ethiopia and China have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate in maternal and child health, post graduate program expansion and medical equipment donation.

The Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) plans to add 721Megawatts (MW) of electricity from geothermal and wind sources to the national grid in the next five years at a cost of Sh800 billion.

The Federal Government is thinking of the possibility of revitalising the local sources of dye to serve as a viable substitute for the synthetic dyes, the Minster for Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, has said.

The Federal Government will soon ban importation of foreign tomato pastes into the country, the minister of agriculture, Chief Audu Ogbeh has said.