The Business Registration and Licensing Agency (BRELA) yesterday announced its intention of revoking registration of 5,676 companies, which it claims to be dormant and clean its book of local and international firms operating in Tanzania. The state-run agency said there are some of the dormant companies which have not submitted their either annual returns or financial statement for up to 50 years so far, failing to comply with the legal requirements. Speaking to journalists on Friday, May 27, BRELA chief executive officer Godfrey Nyaisa said the agency would not continue to embrace inactive companies. “There are business names and brands other people would want to use but they cannot do so because such names and brands appear already occupied. This is a big challenge which we want to address,” said Mr. Nyaisa. According to him, the notices will be provided in three phases, the first two phases will be 30 days each, and the third will be 90 days to provide an opportunity for owners to confirm whether their companies are active or not. “Since my appointment into BRELA office, one of the challenges I have faced is the presence of many companies that do not operate or have any commercial activity in the register,” he said. Once the companies are deregistered, they will also lose all the assets, or until the owners of the company gets court approvals to restore the company to the register of companies. “We will advertise these companies in various newspapers and media with the aim of informing the owners about the intention to cancel them and also to inform the public about the intention,” he insisted. Mr. Nyaisa added that some of the reason for the companies to remain dormant includes failure to submit either financial statements or annual returns, lack of business capital, overwhelming conflicts among the owners, and failure to fulfill their intended purposes. He said that the companies will be published in print and multi-media for the owners to know the BRELA intention of deregistering them. On the target for the first and second round of deregistration include some 5,284 companies registered locally and some 392 others registered outside Tanzania. Last year, the government urged all companies to disclose their respective beneficial owners but until January 2022, only 14,026 companies complied with the requirement. The government which extended the deadline for another six months starting January 1, 2022 stated that the turnout was just about 14 percent of its expectations. more details ...

Mkuu wa Mkoa wa Tabora, Mhe. Balozi Dkt. Batilda Buriani amewataka Maafisa biashara kuwa karibu na Wafanyabiashara katika maeneo yao na kuwatatulia changamoto wanazokutana nazo. Dkt. Buriani amebainisha hay oleo tarehe 23 Mei, 2022 akifungua mafunzo ya siku tano ya Maafisa biashara wa Mikoa ya Tabora, Shinyanga, Katavi na Kigoma kwenye ukumbi wa Mkutano katika Ofisi ya Mkuu wa Mkoa wa Tabora. “Mafunzo haya ni chachu kwa Maafisa Biashara na kusambaza elimu kwa Wananchi pia nyenzo ya kupunguza kero mbalimbali na gharama za urasimishaji biashara, suala ambalo Serikali imekuwa ikilipigia kelele kwa nguvu zote” amesema Dkt. Buriani. Aidha amewataka Maafisa hao kufanya kazi kwa vitendo na kuwa Walimu watumishi wengine kwenye vituo vyao vya kazi, ambao hawakupata nafasi ya kuhudhuria mafunzo hayo. Akizungumza juu ya dhumuni la mafunzo hayo, Mkurugenzi wa Leseni kutoka Wakala wa Usajili wa Biashara na Leseni (BRELA), Bw. Andrew Mkapa kwa niaba ya Afisa Mtendaji Bw. Godfrey Nyaisa amesema lengo la kuu la kushiriki katika Mafunzo hayo ni kutoa Elimu ya Sheria ya Leseni za Biashara na hamasa kwa Maafisa Biashara kutimiza majukumu yao kulingana na taratibu zilizobainishwa kwenye Sheria ya Leseni za Biashara. “Dhumuni kuu ni kuwafikia Maafisa Biashara na kuwapa elimu juu sheria za utoaji wa Leseni za Biashara, na kutatua changamoto mbalimbali za sheria hiyo ili kuwapelekea Maafisa Biashara kuweza kutekeleza majukumu yao kwa weledi na ufasaha pindi watelekezapo majukumu yao” amesema Bw. Mkapa. Ameongeza kuwa zoezi hili ni moja ya mkakati wa kuondoa na kupunguza urasimu wa uwepo wa watu wa kati (vishoka) wanaokwamisha taratibu za upatikanaji wa Leseni kwa wafanyabishara. Bw. Mkapa ameeleza kuwa ni muhimu wa Maafisa Biashara kuwa karibu na wananchi, kwa kutoa huduma bora, saidizi na elimishi kwa wafanyabiashara ili kipato chao kikuwe na hatimaye Serikali ipate kodi na uchumi wa nchi uweze kukua na kuimarika. Kwa utafiti ndogo iliyofanyika kuhusu utendaji wa Maafisa Biashara imebainika kuwa Maafisa Biashara wengi wanafanyakazi kama wakusanya mapato hasa sehemu za biashara, vilabuni na kwenye nyumba za kulala wageni badala ya kuwa wasaidizi na washauri kwa wafanyabiashara na wawekezaji. Shughuli za biashara zinapokuwa rasmi, Wafanyabiashara wanakuwa katika nafasi nzuri ya kupata fursa mbalimbali zinazotolewa na Serikali au sekta binafsi kama vile zabuni na mikopo kutoka taasisi za kifedha. Pia, wanatambua mchango wao katika kuchangia kwenye pato la Taifa ambalo hatma yake ndio linaiwezesha Serikali kutoa huduma mbalimbali za kijamii kwa wananchi wote. Mafunzo ya Sheria ya utoaji wa Leseni za Biashara yameanza Mei 23, 2022 na yanatarajia kufikia tamati Mei 27, 2022. more details ...

GEITA region has spent 3.1bn/- so far to complete the first phase of construction of a modern livestock auction market at Buzilayombo Village in Chato District in the region. The project is being implemented at a total budget of 4.8bn/- by contractors-the National Housing Corporation (NHC) and the Tanzania Building Agency (TBA). That was stated over the weekend by Geita Regional Commissioner, Ms Rosemary Senyamule, on her official visit to the project which was officially launched in 2020. She said out of the total amount, about 900m/- has been provided by the Sixth Government Phase, under President Samia Suluhu Hassan in the current financial year, aimed at developing and completing the project. “This project, once fully completed, will boost more livestock businesses…the project is good and looks interesting, what is needed now is setting up work plans, we have no reason to delay,” she said. “Let’s make sure that we appropriately use this huge and costly government investment, because we no longer want to see people continue running livestock trade in the wrong places,” she insisted. Chato District Livestock and Fisheries Head of Department, Dr Elfas Msenya said the auction is expected to host about 700 to 1000 herds of cattle and 400 to 500 goats per day. “The special auction day will be on Saturday every week and the council will charge 1000/- for a cow, and 500/- for a goat whereas central government levies will be 6000/- per a cow and 1500/- per a goat,” Dr Msenya added. Reached for a comment, a resident of Buzilayombo village, Mr Mbaruku Hamza, acknowledged that the auction is going to open doors for livestock business opportunities for Chato and Geita pastoralists and in turn raise the livelihoods of the people more details ...