Here’s hidden gem for next president

My acquaintance and I left Arusha in the early morning  for a long drive to Same, one of the towns in Kilimanjaro Region located on the highway to Tanga and Dar es Salaam.

>A file containing charges on seven employees of TanzaniteOne Mining Limited (TML) who are alleged to have stolen 15 kilograms of tanzanite has been handed over to the Attorney General, police say.

Preparations for the third Arusha Gemstone Fair (AGF) have been finalised and it will once again showcase its great potential for gemstones, now contributing significantly to national earnings. Organisers say local participants are expected to strike sales exceeding Sh6.9 billion generated during last year’s show, which enabled the government to earn S.227.4 million royalties.

Closed-circuit television cameras were disabled at the Mererani gemstone mines on the day 15 kilogrammes of tanzanite were grabbed by robbers, sources said.

The early bird catches the worm, but this has not been the case with Jumanne Ngoma, as the first man to spot tanzanite at Mirerani in 1967. Mr Ngoma says he had never benefited from the rare gemstone so far found in Tanzania alone.

MPs yesterday asked Energy and Minerals ministry to put proper strategies in place that would help in weeding out mineral smugglers.

Yesterday, the media reported that the National Electoral Commission (NEC) will not rush into a referendum before updating the voters register. 

Tanzanian crystals 1,000 times rarer than diamonds

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