Tanzania strides in digital payments investment

Tanzania is making significant investment strides in digital payment platforms that have increased efficiency and enhanced growth of the cashless economy. The Absa Bank Tanzania Limited Chief Information Officer, Mr Emanuel Mwinuka said recently that the initiatives like National ID Database development, widespread usage of Government electronic Payment Gateway (GePG), mobile payments, and total banking suites on mobile or internet medium rank Tanzania as among countries in Africa coming up to fast pace with digitalization. “All these digitalization initiatives are easily being achieved as they are a relief to consumers and other stakeholders in terms of saving costs and time. Almost all key services can be obtained online through cell phones,” he said. Among ways to enhance this further can be through ensuring reliable internet throughout and that mobile phone companies offer cost-effective data that can assist consumers to access the internet easily. “We are currently living in a digital era that has become inevitable as almost everything around us is in one way or another digitalized hence creating more efficiency and saving on time and resources,” He said most businesses have had to transform the digital world to up the game and move with the current times. He said no doubt that technology providers in Tanzania ought to have total alignment with the business as part of concerted and deliberate efforts to ensure the building of systemic stability and trust in the society at large by leveraging the use of digital platforms. There is however need to have a strong monitoring system to mostly capture user experience as they engage or use the platforms hence having advanced information and reacting to a challenge before impact is recorded. For more efficiency and better result, there is a need to invest in the resilience of platforms in the form of regular testing and evaluation of backup platforms, automating some of the activities in attaining resilience as well as up-keeping the environment via necessary patching, upgrades and similar measures to ensure availability of reliable platforms as digitalization continues to be the most critical investment area in most organizations. One thing to keep in mind is that digital channels are no longer an alternative as they are now being mainstreamed hence there is a need to ensure stability and trust on the platforms among consumers to in the end realize smooth and expedient digital adoption.

HALMASHAURI YATAKIWA KUWAJIBISHA WATUMISHI KUKOSESHA FEDHA MIRADI

Serikali mkoani Rukwa umeiagiza Halmashauri ya Wilaya ya Nkasi mkoani humo, kuwachukulia hatua kali za kinidhamu watumishi wanaosababisha kupata hati ya mashaka na kukosa fedha kwaajili ya miradi ya kimkakati. Agizo hilo limetolewa na Mkuu wa Mkoa wa Rukwa, Joachim Wangabo, wakati akihutubia Baraza la Madiwani la Halmashauri hiyo ambalo limekutana na kujibu hoja 84 kutoka kwa Mkaguzi Mkuu wa Hesabu za Serikali (CAG) ambazo zimeongezeka kutoka hoja 32 mwaka 2018/2019 hadi kufikia hoja 84.

UCHUMI

Mkurugenzi wa Benki ya Dunia (WB), David Malpass, amesema uchumi wa dunia unakumbwa na pigo kubwa kutokana na janga la covid-19, ambalo mwaka huu litaweza kuwafanya watu zaidi ya milioni 60 kuingia kwenye kundi la umasikini uliokithiri. Kwa mujibu wa ripoti ya Matarajio ya Uchumi wa Dunia robo tatu ya mwaka 2020, Malpass amebainisha kuwa nchi zinazoendelea zinakabiliwa na tishio lisilotarajiwa la kiafya na kiuchumi, ambalo litaathiri maendeleo kwa miongo kadhaa. Ripoti hiyo pia inasema hatua kali za karantini zilizochukuliwa kukabiliana na janga hilo la covid-19 zimesababisha kudorora kwa uchumi katika nchi mbalimbali.

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WAKULIMA wa vitunguu wa Kata ya Nyankongolwa katika Halmashauri ya Mji wa Bariadi, mkoani Simiyu, wameiomba serikali kusimamia soko la zao hilo ili wapate faida kutokana na kuzalisha vitunguu kwa wingi na kwa gharama kubwa. Aidha, wameiomba serikali kuweka soko la pamoja (one stop centre) la bidhaa hiyo ili wapate tija na waondokane na walanguzi wanaonunua vitunguu kwa bei ya chini wakati huo huo sehemu zingine wakiuza kwa bei ya juu.

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