Know your cellphone

The number of Tanzanians accessing financial services through mobile phones has increased from 210,000 to over 12 million, almost 10 times in a span of only four years.

Former hotelier Tapfumanei Shinya tells the BBC why managing his land over his mobile phone would never yield results.

When President Jakaya Kikwete signed the 2010 Electronic and Postal Communications Bill into law, there was optimism among members of the general public that the move would attract ordinary Tanzanians wishing to buy shares in the lucrative cellular phone companies.

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Cellphone users warned about fake loan givers
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MEMBERS of the public have been cautioned against bogus financial institutions claiming to be offering loans through mobile phones. Director of Tanzania Information Services (Maelezo), Mr Assah Mwambene, speaking to reporters in Dar es Salaam, said in ...

 Airtel Tanzania has unveiled a programme to supply science subjects textbooks worth Sh55 million to more than 30 secondary schools

Three years since President Jakaya Kikwete signed the 2010 Electronic and Postal Communications Bill into law, the legislation is gathering dust in government shelves.

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