200 tourist hotels up in arms over hefty city service levy

Three district councils will now share about Sh3.5 billion or more every year in service levy paid by Africa Barrick Gold, it has emerged.

Vodacom Tanzania yesterday launched an online payment service through the Vinjari web-based platform which enables local businesses registered under Vinjari.co.tz to receive payment online from the purchase of services via M-Pesa.

Lugola makes it to Bunge service body amid hefty pledges to MPs
Daily News
MWIBARA legislator, Mr Kangi Lugola, was elected a commissioner to the Parliamentary Service Commission amid promises of working hard to improve the welfare of legislators. “You have got the commissioner with the right qualities to deliver distinguished ...

Service levy boosts Serengeti revenue
Daily News
SERENGETI District Council's coffer expected to burgeon following its move to start collecting service levy from some tourist hotels and tented camps operating in the famous wildlife- rich district. Mr John Ng'oina, the Serengeti District Council Chairman ...

>North Mara Gold Mine Limited (NMGML), a subsidiary of Acacia Mining Plc, paid Sh863 million to  the Tarime District Council being payment to service levy for July to December 2014.

Kampuni ya Acacia Mining Ltd imetiliana saini ya Makubaliano (MoU) na Halmashauri za Wilaya ya Tarime, Kahama na Msalala ili kuweza kutekeleza ulipaji wa ushuru wa huduma (service levy) kwa kiwango cha asilimia 0.3 ya mapato ghafi ya kampuni hiyo kwa mwaka mzima kwa mujibu wa sheria ya Serikali za Mitaa.  Tukio hilo limefanyika tarehe 10 Juni, 2015 jijini Dar es Salaam makao makuu ya Wizara ya Nishati na Madini na kushuhudiwa na Mkuu wa Wilaya ya Kahama, Benson Mpesya, Makamu wa Rais wa...

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Crime rampant in once peaceful tourist city
eTurboNews
As a wave of crime hits the Tanzanian capital city of Dar es Salaam amid volatile security, a Libyan diplomat shot himself this week in the city. Tanzanian police and hospital sources confirmed the incident, saying the acting Libyan Ambassador to Tanzania, ...
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Repeated Arusha city bomb attacks tainting tourist hub
IPPmedia
Tourism stakeholders are expressing concerns over what they described as feeble security in the nation's tourism capital warning that any other breach of security in the nation's tourism capital of Arusha will jeopardise development efforts in the sector.

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Top Tanzania tourist destination experiencing low tourist turnout
Coastweek
ARUSHA Tanzania (Xinhua) -- The Tanzania's leading tourist destination Ngorongoro Conservation Area has experienced a sharp drop of tourist vehicles getting into the Ngorongoro Crater, senior official of the wildlife sanctuary has said. Adam Akyoo, Public ...
Tanzania's leading tourist destination experiences low turnout of touristsspyghana.com

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