Robbers in gem heist tampered with cameras

>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.

Unknown people have stolen 15 kilograms of tanzanite gemstones whose estimated value is Sh10 billion, this newspaper was told yesterday.

On April 30 next year, Tanzanians through a referendum will decide if they want the proposed Constitution to be their new and permanent Constitution or not. If they vote for it, then it will be their Constitution for many years to come, affecting not only the current generation, but many others in the future.

You have missed the point, those who view the recent Twaweza research on voting trends simply as pro or against them have been told.

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.

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.

Two more people were yesterday charged with armed robbery at the Kisutu Resident Magistrates’ Court in a case involving over Sh400 million robbery at Barclays Bank in the city.

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