YOUR COMPLIMENTARY COPY
AVAILABLE PLOTS FOR SALE IN BUYUNI - KIGAMBONI
JUNE, 2015 | ISSUE No. 9 ISSN - 1821 - 987X
NOW READ
ONLINE
www.propertyinternationalltd.com
Properties | Investments | Lifestyle | Business | News
BAGAMOYO TO MALINDI HIGHWAY
P.I.L & BAYPORT LAUNCH
Highway to open-up eastern zone...
Affordable plots with easy payment plan
WHY LIVING IN WELL PLANNED SUBURB PAYS
IS CITY LIFE BETTER THAN LIVING IN THE VILLAGE?
CONSUMERS DRIVE BOOM IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA Africa is growing at record speed...
What are the challenges
RELAX & CHIIL-OUT In these colourful bean bags
LUKUVI SOLVES THE ‘KIGAMBONI’ MYSTERY - at last Properties
|
Investments
|
Lifestyle
|
Business
|
News
+255 222 111 044, 0752 473 853, 0713 473 853, 0715 221 130 Email: basekacompany@gmail.com, Website: www.baseka.com
In this issue
CONTENTS
CONTENTS
www.propertyinternationalltd.com ISSUE No. 9 | ISSN - 1821 - 987X
Cover Story
LUKUVI SOLVES THE ‘KIGAMBONI’ MYSTERY - AT LAST
4
10
Properties
12
COMMERCIAL PLOTS FOR SALE
14 16
P.I.L & BAYPORT LAUNCH
18
PROPERTIES FOR SALE
6
AZANIA BANK LIMITED Properties
20
JOINT VENTURE OPPORTUNITIES
26
BAGAMOYO TO MALINDI HIGHWAY TO OPEN-UP EASTERN ZONE
32
NEWS BRIEF
34
PROPERTIES FOR SALE
Properties
22
IS CITY LIFE BETTER THAN LIVING IN THE VILLAGE?
CONSUMERS DRIVE BOOM IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
46
42
RELAX & CHIIL-OUT In these colourful bean bags
Dear Readers,
The long awaited News is finally here !! As the ‘Cover Story’ says; Lukuvi Solves the Kigamboni Mystery - at last. The Government has assured residents of upmarket Kigamboni that no one will be forced to surrender his property.
note
The good news to the residents of Kigamboni was revealed by the Minister for Land, Housing and Human Settlement Development, Mr William Lukuvi, on Sunday 31st May, when he toured the area. As we all know, for some years residents of Kigamboni have been contending the government plan to develop the area through a project called Kigamboni City. Many of them are against the idea of taking their land and give it to potential investors and developers. But, addressing them on 31st May, Mr Lukuvi assured them that no development project will be executed in the area without the consent of the residents (please see page 6 for more details). Another Good News this month comes from the Property International and Bayport Services’ Joint Venture. We have joined forces with Bayport, and together, we are offering you the Vikuruti Hills Plots in Mlandizi (Affordable Plots with easy payment plan) Our Joint Venture was signed at our Launch in Serena Hotel, last month – please see page 14. One may ask, what is the joint venture about? What it means is, anyone who wishes to buy a plot from the Vikuruti Hills Project, can now get a loan from Bayport – a loan that you can repay in 24 easy instalments !! That’s not all my Dear Readers, there are more Good News coming your way, so stay tuned and keep on reading the Property International Magazine. My warmest regards
Editors
Editors note
Zohra Moore
Tel: +255 783 843 733, Email: Zohra@propertyinternationalltd.com
Published & Distributed by Property International Limited, P. O. Box 45548, 8th Floor Mariam Tower, Songea Road, Shaurimoyo Road, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania www.propertyinternationalltd.com Copyright © 2015, © All rights reserved
5
PIM. Issue no. 9, June 2015
Cover Story
LUKUVI SOLVES THE ‘KIGA MYSTERY - AT LAST
T
he Government has assured residents of upmarket Kigamboni that no one will be forced to surrender his property. The good news to the residents of Kigamboni was revealed by the Minister for Land, Housing and Human Settlement Development, Mr. William Lukuvi, when he toured the area. For some years residents of Kigamboni have been contending the government plan to develop the area through a project called Kigamboni City. Many of them are against the idea of taking their land and give it to potential investors and developers. But, addressing them recently, Mr. Lukuvi assured them that no development project will be executed in the area without the consent of the residents. “No one will be forced out of his land without first agreeing to the deal with investors. Basically, this area will be
6
developed by the residents of Kigamboni themselves,” said Mr. Lukuvi amid cheers from the residents. He insisted that it was the Kigamboni residents who will have final say on how they want to dispose their land and not the investor or the government. “If someone come for your land, it is you who is going to negotiate and finally agree on the price you want to sale your plot. I am sure that finally those who will decide to leave will leave here while smiling,” he said. He allayed fears that the Government was planning to forceful evict people from Kigamboni insisting that it was the people themselves who will decide what happens to their properties. For years residents of six wards in Kigamboni area who have been in a dispute with the government over a plan to repossess their land to pave the way for a modern city were.
The residents of Kigamboni, Tungi, Mji-Mwema, Vijibweni, Kibada and part of Somangila saw themselves as sitting on borrowed time as the government wanted them out to construct Kigamboni New City Project under an arm called Kigamboni Development Agency. They had fallen out with Mr Lukuvi’s sacked predecessor Prof Anna Tibaijuka whose several efforts to solve the dispute failed to yield any fruits and delayed any plans for investment in the area by reported multinational companies and institutions. The people had also spanned attempts to buy shares in the agency. But Mr. Lukuvi gave the residents something to smile about after reversing what they regard as hard line stance by Prof Tibaijuka. To assure them that the government has no plan to take their land without their consent,
PIM. Issue no. 9, June 2015
AMBONI’
Mr. Lukuvi announced last March that the government was going to give them title deeds to their plots. He said a special desk will be set to issue them with title deeds for their pieces of land. The documents will provide the residents with legal backing and negotiating power with the potential investors. Prof Tibaijuka had issued a circular prohibiting the residents from building permanent structures or conduct any development on their respective pieces of land. The circular had led to the stoppage of the issuance of title deeds, pending disputed compensation. The residents feared the agency would acquire their land cheaply and sell it exorbitantly to the would be investors. But now, Mr. Lukuvi says the people themselves will decide in a free buyer-
seller arrangement if they wished to sell their land or not or enter another agreement with the interested investors. With a number of other property development projects and the ultra modern Bridge which is under construction, Kigamboni is now regarded as one of Dar es Salaam’s upmarket suburbs.
7 
VIKURUTI HILLS-KIBAHA VIWANJA VYA MAKAZI NA BIASHARA LIPIA VINAPATIKANA
YA THAMANI YA KIWANJA 15
OS
UPATE KIWANJA
CEMETARY
PB NS
15
HOUSING ESTATE
10 RELIGIOUS SITE 20 HOTEL SITE
20
OS 15 15
0
OS
15
PB
NS
30
OS
20
15
15 20 OS
10 RELIGIOUS SITE
20
OS
OS
PETTY TRADING
20
COMMUNITY HALL
15
NUNUA SASA MARKET
PARKING
PB
PB
15
SHOPPING MALL
DISPENSARY
NS
15
OS RELIGIOUS SITE
OS
HOUSING ESTATE
15 15 20
20
20 20 OS
10 15 OS HOTEL SITE
CHILDREN PLAY ROUND HOUSING ESTATE CEMETERY
PB
NS
PROPOSED SECONDARY SCHOOL
Tsh: 6,000 kwa mita ya mraba
15
Viwanja vilivyopimwa vinapatikana Mlandizi (kibaha). Vipo umbali wa km50 kutoka Dar es salaam km6.5 kutoka barabara kubwa ya Morogoro. Vina barabara zilizochongwa, maji na umeme .
“ WAHI SASA, VIWANJA NI VIZURI NA UTAWEZA KUPATA MKOPO USIO NA RIBA”
0684 633 333 / 0783 843 733 PROPERTY INTERNATIONAL LTD DREAM TO REALITY
P. O. Box 45548 | 8th Floor Mariam Tower, Songea Rd / ShauriMoyo Rd Dar es Salaam, Tanzania E mail:info@propertyinternationalltd.com,
*Vigezo na masharti kuzingatiwa
www.propertyinternationalltd.com
0784 099 007 au 0688 888 898
PIM. Issue no. 9, June 2015
At Bayport, we don’t just provide people with credit and access to financial services; we provide them with a chance of a better life. WHO IS BAYPORT FINANCIAL SERVICES?
Bayport Management Limited (BML) was incorporated in 2001 as a holding company for a number of future subsidiaries. Through these subsidiaries, all operating under the Bayport Financial Services banner, financial services are delivered to customers. Operational support for the Bayport Financial Services subsidiaries is provided by Bayport International Group Support (BIGS), based in Johannesburg and London. Bayport Financial Services’ operations are domiciled in Botswana, Ghana, South Africa, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and now Colombia. The group services over 320 000 clients through its 288 branches and over 3,195 employees and USD400 Million in value of debtor book. Bayport Financial Services Tanzania was incorporated in 2006 and has rapidly become the leading specialist credit provider to Government employees and employees of approved private companies in Tanzania. Bayport are present in every region in mainland Tanzania with more than 80 branches and still growing.
WHO ARE OUR CUSTOMERS?
Bayport customers are formally employed but do not have access to the full spectrum of banking services. They have in common the desire to improve their lives and give their children opportunities. We support them in this quest by not only focusing on short-term cash flow relief, but by helping families towards lasting and ever-increasing financial wellness.
10
WHAT DO WE OFFER? Unsecured credit
We offer three main categories of credit, depending on the repayment period the customer prefers. Our research shows that customers use the different term loans for different purposes, from paying for emergency medical care and education fees to setting up business ventures. • Short-term loans (1, 3 and 6 -month repayment period) • Medium-term loans (12 to 24-month repayment period) • Long-term loans (36 to 60-month repayment period)
Insurance products
Bayport’s Education Protection Policy covers dependants’ education fees for up to three years in the event of the policyholder’s death. All customers who take out a Bayport loan receive insurance cover at the same time. Bayport’s Credit Life product ensures that outstanding loan amounts are repaid to Bayport should customers be
retrenched, become disabled, pass away or contract a dread disease such as cancer.
Plot Mortgage Loans
On the 22nd May 2015, Bayport Launch its new product dubbed “Plot Mortgage Loans”. This product is aimed at helping Tanzanians own a section of land that we believe will serve as capital for starting a new life. Bayport has partnered with Property International Limited to set aside about 1878 plots of land for mortgage at Vikuruti area which is located at Kibaha, Pwani region. The goal of the product is to make sure that all Tanzanians own land by paying in small loan installments for a period up to 24 months for non-civil servants and up to 60 months loan for civil servants.
PIM. Issue no. 9, June 2015
Properties
COMMERCIAL PLOTS FOR SALE
11 15 16 17 18
2 1
14
8 7 6 5 4 3
13
9
12
HERE
An exclusive town centre plot well positioned for services apartments and office suites development project in the heart of Dar Es Salaam. - Golden opportunity for investors as well as individuals. - Development work on International level with an investment legal merge of Building a tower at most 25 floors. - All facilities like - below ground Sewerage, Water, Electricity and different facility. Located: Samora Avenue. Plot No: 747/39. Plot Size: 3045m2. Tel: 0787 649 160
10
SAMORA AVENUE
UPANGA
HERE 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Situated in an exquisite and exclusive neighbourhood, appropriate for an apartment building. Classified as an international level project site attracting investors, with an investment legal merge of building of a rise of almost fifteen floors. Location: Urambo street, Upanga, Dar Es Salaam. Plot No: 347. Plot Size: 1650 SQM Tel: 0787 649 160
KARIAKOO
HERE
A prime plot for immediate sale, a beautiful magnet for investors, buyers and developers both local and international levels. Ideally positioned for shops and offices suites investment project, with a legal merge of up to 10 floors. Location: Kariakoo along Sikukuu Street, Plot No: 13, Block No: 52, Plots Size: 269m2 Tel: 0787 649 160
12 
MKOPO! Usio na riba kwa wote
Property International limited kwa kushirikiana na Amana Bank inakuwezesha kupata mkopo wa kununua kiwanja.
UPATE KIWANJA
- FUNGUA ACCOUNT AMANA BANK - CHAGUA KIWANJA
Kwa maelezo zaidi wasiliana kwa namba: 0755 323 909, 0652 420 000, 0783 843 733 *Vigezo na masharti kuzingatiwa
PIM. Issue no. 9, June 2015
P.I.L & BAYPORT On the 22nd of May 2015 at the Serena Hotel, Bayport Launched its new product dubbed “Plot Mortgage Loans” in collaboration with the Property International Limited (P.I.L)
14
I
PIM. Issue no. 9, June 2015
LAUNCH
PROPERTY INTERNATIONAL LTD DREAM TO REALITY
15
PIM. Issue no. 9, June 2015
Azania Bank Limited is the first indigenous private bank in the United Republic of Tanzania established way back in 1995, so this year the bank is clicking 20 years of services in Tanzania banking Industry. The mission of the bank is “Committed to availing freedom of access to a range of quality financial services to our customers using competent and dedicated staff applying appropriate technology”. The Bank is currently providing banking services at 15 locations in Tanzania and two more will be opened before beginning of the 2nd half of this year, one at Rwagasore Street in Mwanza and another one in Tunduma, Mbeya region. The aim of the bank is to have a branch in every region of this country. These are in addition to other services delivery channels including agent banking arrangements, internet banking and mobile banking. The bank is a shareholder of Umoja Switch Company which has more than 27 member Banks sharing a common EFT Switch and payment infrastructure platform through ATM’s throughout the country. Through this Switch Azania Bank customers get
access to their accounts countrywide. Azania Bank Limited being a full commercial bank offers a range of banking services, which includes funds transfers domestically and internationally through TISS, SWIFT, Western union and Moneygram. At Azania Bank Limited Customers can open Current accounts and various savings accounts for SMEs, Children and students. Azania Bank Ltd offers a wide range of loan products, such as business loans, Consumer loans and Mortgage facilities. The Azania Bank Ltd Ziada account offers exceptionally attractive interest rates to its depositors. Customers can also open Fixed Deposits accounts with the bank and earn lucrative interest rates. Azania Bank Ltd is one of the pioneer banks with an equity investment in Tanzania Mortgage Refinance Company Limited (TMRC), an institution created to provide long term financing to member banks to support creation of a vibrant mortgage market in the country.
“COME TO AZANIA BANK LTD FOR BEST FINANCIAL SERVICES” 16
PIM. Issue no. 9, June 2015
Properties PLOT FOR SALE
Image not available
Industrial plot for sale located in a very prime area at Mikocheni, Light industrial area. The plot size is 4600 Sqm with a clean title deed. Plot is featured with availability of water and electricity, access of road. Therefore the area might be ideal for industrial use, godown or any other big projects. Price: US$ 2,500,000/= Tel. 0755 323 909, 0783 843 733
PLOT FOR SALE
Example
4 vailable plot at Bunju few kilometres from Bagamoyo road, with clean title deed, water and electricity and access to the road. Price: Tsh. 400Mil Tel. 0755 323 909, 0783 843 733
PLOT FOR SALE
PLOT FOR SALE
PLOT FOR SALE
Example
KISONGO, BABATI ROAD Size: 126 Acres Price: 2mil per Acres Feature: 5km from Kisongo tarmac road and 12km from Town. Title deed is available. Availability of water and electricity. Tel. 0755 323 909, 0783 843 733
18 
o
en
ag
Im
le
ab
ail
v ta
Example
MIKOCHENI Commercial plot on Old Bagamoyo road, ideal for petrol station, Office Block or Mini shopping centre. Size: 1,300 sqm Price: USD 570,000 Tel. 0755 323 909, 0783 843 733
Nyerere Road (Airport area) A commercial plot of 8,000 sqm on the main road. Suitable for Warehouses, Factory or Yard. Price: Tshs 800 Million. Tel: 0755 323 909, 0783 843 733
PIM. Issue no. 9, June 2015
Properties JOINT VENTURE OPPORTUNITIES KINONDONI
18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9
HERE
8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Kinondoni Residential /Commercial. A big opportunity to invest partnering with the land owner and earn good profit. An ideal location for a supermarket and apartments with an investment legal merge of building a rise of at most eight floors. Location: Kinondoni along Mwinjuma Road, Plot No: 94471/14. Plot Size: 322m2. Tel: 0783 843 733
MAGOMENI
HERE
A lovely corner plot for immediate partnership with the land owner towards a common development project. Ideal for Commercial uses on the ground floor and serviced apartments on the typical floor with legal merge of atmost 18 floors rise. Location: Magomeni along Morogoro Road, Size: 402, Plot No: 110, Tel: 0783 843 733
20 
BOKO TIMIZA KIBAHA VIWANJA VYA MAKAZI NA BIASHARA LIPIA VINAPATIKANA
YA THAMANI YA KIWANJA
UPATE KIWANJA
NUNUA SASA
Tsh: 12,000 kwa mita ya mraba Viwanja vilivyopimwa vinapatikana Tumbi (Kibaha). Vyenye maji, umeme na barabara zimechongwa. Vipo umbali wa kilomita 6.5 toka barabara kubwa ya Morogoro, 30km kutoka Dar es salaam 4km kutoka Hosipitali ya Tumbi. “ WAHI SASA, VIWANJA NI VIZURI NA UTAWEZA KUPATA MKOPO USIO NA RIBA”
0684 633 333 / 0783 843 733 PROPERTY INTERNATIONAL LTD DREAM TO REALITY
*Vigezo na masharti kuzingatiwa
P. O. Box 45548 | 8th Floor Mariam Tower, Songea Rd / ShauriMoyo Rd Dar es Salaam, Tanzania E mail:info@propertyinternationalltd.com, www.propertyinternationalltd.com
PIM. Issue no. 9, June 2015
Feature
Is city life better living in the villa
I
ndustrialisation is one of factors which shapes urban life. It does not only shape the life in the urban setting but it also attracts a lot of people from the rural, creating what experts refer to as Rural-Urban migration.
As centres of government and business, always cities have been a bee hive of activities. Because of these growing activities, many governments, sometimes responding from calls from planners, have set huge budgets for cities development. Recently, we witnessed the minister for Work, Dr. John Magufuli, announcing in the Parliament plans to look for Sh4.3 trillion for upgrading of Dar es Salaam infrastructure. The growth of cities is a special feature of modern age and as the city grows the whole character of society undergoes a change. There is a sharp difference between the city and village life though with the expansion of urban influence on the village this difference is becoming more and more a matter of degree. In many instances, governments have neglected rural development making village life complicated. Though villages serves as centres of production of raw materials, but it is the urban areas which benefits from the produce. A local newspaper, the Citizen interviewed a number of pupils from Arusha on what they prefer between living in the village or in the city. Those in favour of life in the village, praised it for its calmness, fresh air and the laid back way of doing things. On the other hand, people who are used to city life said though the place is busy,
22 
but it comes with a lot of opportunities. Here is what they had to say:
OPPOSER
Karen Daniel Living in town is not easy because life has become more expensive. You can’t live in town without money, but in village you can survive because life is relatively cheap. Meanwhile criminal activities are more likely to happen in town than in the village.
people are safer and road accidents are minimised. The village also has clean air and the environment is very beautiful.
Simran Sandhu Rural life is simple. Families stay close together and care more for each other. Also, natural resources such as rivers, hills, mountains are plenty in the village. People who are living in rural areas are very important to our economy because they are the producers of food.
PROPOSERS
Kulpreet Selnal
Abdullah Ally
In the village people eat fresh food, which they grow themselves. People in the village can also slaughter animals and get meat. They also enjoy lots of fruits. Hunger is forgotten in the village. Because of fewer vehicles in the village,
Most cities have better transport facilities compared to the countryside. There lots of cars, buses and train making transportation much easier. City residents can communicate easily .and they enjoy a more comfortable and enjoyable life.
PIM. Issue no. 9, June 2015
?
r than age?
Charity Edson I do agree with the motion because city life is much more comfortable. There are more opportunities for people to develop in their lives and make money. Also, children who live in the city have access to good education, because there are better schools in the town than in the village.
Nabiha Rasool Living in town is better village life because in town we meet people different kinds of people; mingle with them and learn a thing or two from them. As a result, our view of life changes as we begin to see things in a different light.
23 
Live the luxurious life in Mikwambe - Kigamboni HAMIDU CITY PARK
CALL US NOW
Tel:+255 22 2123 075, +255 756 980 000, +255 672 918 884, +255 672 918 885
HOUSES FOR SALE
HAMIDU CITY PARK
is a new luxurious and beautifully designed city located at Kigamboni Mikwambe 16km from ferry. 26km via mbagala kilwa road,1km from main road to the city. The city is surrounded by green landscape. THE CITY HAS MORE THAN 305 PLOTS WHICH WE WILL BUILD MORE THAN 2000 HOUSES, IN THE CITY YOU WILL FIND HOUSING ESTATE
HOTELS
EDUCATION CENTRE
HOSPITAL
SHOPPING MALLS
RELIGIOUS PLACES
PIM. Issue no. 9, June 2015 MALINDI
BAGAMOYO
26
PIM. Issue no. 9, June 2015
BAGAMOYO TO MALINDI Highway to open-up eastern zone
R
ecently east African leaders met with potential investors in Dar Es Salaam to discuss means and ways of raising resources for development of the central corridor. This is one of routes planned under the East Africa infrastructure programmes, aimed at opening up the region. The central corridor traverses along central Tanzania and join the country with Burundi and Rwanda. Other tributaries of the corridor connects Tanzania to Kenya in the north, Uganda in the west as well as Zambia and DRC in the southern highlands side. Alongside this corridor, there is also development of a southern corridor which, in addition to connecting southern regions of Lindi, Mtwara and Ruvuma, it also connects the country to neighbouring Mozambique and Malawi. There is also another trunk road which traverses western part of Tanzania connecting Rukwa, Katavi, Kigoma, Chato and Kagera Regions with Burundi, Rwanda and Uganda. Together with the northern corridor, these roads are expected to open-up the East Africa countries and create linkages not only between regions, but between country and country. To complement these initiatives, plans are underway to create another road which connects the coastal regions all the way from northern tip of Kenya in Malindi in Kenya to southern tip of Tanzania in Mtwara through Bagamoyo and Dar Es Salaam. The road is part of the efforts at the East African Integration which is taking
various faces since it was re-initiated in recent years. A few years ago, the much publicized East African Integration could have sounded, a meaningless jargon or to be exact a very distant dream to the common Pangani resident. The road is opening up opportunities for the common people in Pangani and other areas and joining up the famous Northern Tourist Cycle which gives the chance to add Tanga and Pangani specifically with its beautiful beaches to its package. With that perhaps the once famous terminus of an important and ancient trade route to the interior could once again assure its place as a critical interface of trade and communication between the African continent and other peoples of the Indian Ocean. As part of implementation of the road, the government has assured the public that construction of the 412 kilometres Bagamoyo-Malindi highway will commence early next year. The project to be completed in 36 months with funds from the East Africa Community and the World Bank is expected to enhance cross-border-trade between Tanzania and Kenya. It will also facilitate movements and business between Tanzania and Mozambique in the south. Minister for Works, Dr John Magufuli told the National Assembly last month that the project is expected to be implemented in phases. One phase involves rehabilitation of 240-km long Malindi – Lunga Lunga road and another phase will comprise upgrading to bitumen standard the Tanga
–Bagamoyo Road covering 172km. To assure the nation that the project is on cards, Dr. Magufuli told the National Assembly that feasibility studies and detailed design for the project has been undertaken. This means that what is being waited now is only commencement of the actual construction work. According to the minister, EAC will begin talks with the African Development Bank (AfDB) this month over $500 million (Sh1.02 billion) credit for the execution of the project. The EAC and AfDB had agreed on a grant amounting $5.5 million which covered the feasibility studies and detailed designs for the highway and Arusha-Voi road project. Malindi-Bagamoyo is one of the priority multinational roads spearheaded by the Community to boost regional integration, cross-border-trade and tourism within EAC member states. Among other issues, the road is also expected to improve road transport between the countries coastlines, particularly Mombasa and Bagamoyo. This project will also ensure easy cargo movement from Mombasa and Tanga ports to the landlocked countries of Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and South Sudan. Because it connects with Bagamoyo, where an ultra-modern port is expected to be constructed, the road will be fundamental in ensuring that the port, touted to be the largest in the East Africa Region, is well utilised.
27
PIM. Issue no. 9, June 2015 The road passes in Pangani, regarded as one of the oldest documented trade settlements on the East African coast. It sits where the Pangani River is released into the Indian Ocean. The growing Pangani town is nestled against its shores making it a fascinating object of tourism. The road opens a potential for Pangani to take its place in the tourism circles what with the majestic Saadani National Park where the green turtles come to nest and the only place you can find wildlife resting in the sea beach. For centuries Pangani, the once famous terminus of an important and ancient trade route to the interior assured its place as a critical interface of trade and communication between the African continent and other peoples of the Indian Ocean. The project would also involve construction of bridge spanning the Wami River as well as access roads to tourist destinations along the coast of the Pangani and Bagamoyo districts. A by-pass which would join the Tanga Pangani road with the Tanga Mombasa Road through Utofu on the TangaMombasa Road to Majani Mapana and Duga Mwembeni along the Tanga-Pangani Road is also part of the project. According to the government, construction of the road would involve construction of a Bridge spanning the Pangani River which would be permanent solution to road communication between the two sides of the historic town.
EAC Roads Sector Projects
East Africa has designed a number of road projects aiming at connecting the region and making travels involving trade and tourism easy. The project objective is to improve the efficiency of the regional road corridors by rehabilitating failed sections and upgrading gravel roads to bitumen standard. There are about 94 road links over five transit corridors that are under various stages of development. EAC plays a co-ordination role in monitoring and evaluating the progress of implementation of sub-projects. Some of the projects include:
Arusha – Namanga – Athi River Road Project
The objective of the project was to construct a highway to boost regional trade and tourism and reduce transportation costs.
28
The project road is 240km long. Construction on the Kenyan side commenced in November 2007 while on the Tanzanian side, the contractor was given possession of site in June 2008. The rehabilitated Arusha – Namanga – Athi River Road was launched by the EAC Heads of State at Athi River Town in Kenya on 28 November 2012.
Arusha – Holili – Taveta Road Project
The detailed Engineering, Environmental and Social Impacts Analysis studies for the Arusha–Voi road were completed in December 2012 with construction expected to begin by September 2013.
Tunduma – Iringa - Dodoma - Namanga Moyale Corridor The ongoing construction of a One Stop Major investments have been made by Border Post (OSBP) at Namanga will help both Tanzania and Kenya, this Corridor the region to realize the full benefits of is expected to be completed and fully the reconstructed road, that is, reduced operational by the end of 2015. transit times at the borders and lower costs of vehicle operations. Completion the road meant the highway now provides a safe driving environment and reducing travel time between Nairobi and Arusha from 5 hours to 3 hours.
The Northern Corridor
Impressive progress on the Northern Corridor has been registered. Improvements of the road network has been undertaken with most of the road sections rehabilitated, expanded or dualled.
NEWS NEWS
NEWSBRI MWANZA AIRPORT PROJECT TO COST SH105BN STALLS
Construction of the highly anticipated Mwanza International Airport estimated to cost Sh105 billion has hit a snag. The snug in the project was raised recently in the Parliament when Transport Minister Samuel Sitta was responding to a question from an MP. The MP wanted to know when the Mwanza airport and related infrastructure would be renovated to improve service delivery. Citing that the airport would serve as the transport hub for the Great Lakes Region and other international flights from across the world, Sitta said; “the expansion project will cost the government Sh105 billion and the government is working hard to make sure the funds are available for the project.” “Despite the fact that we are facing shortage of funds, the government had already spent about Sh12.5 billion in the project,” he added.
SH4.4TR REQUIRED TO DECONGEST DAR
It is a story that has been told and retold so often, about plans to construct flyovers and modern highways in order to decongest Dar es Salaam, which is now synonymous with traffic jams that cost the economy Sh4 billion daily. Shortly after his election in 2005, President Jakaya Kikwete promised to build
32
flyovers to tame traffic snarlups on the city’s roads, but ten years down the road, he is due to retire in November and leaving behind the very same old tale of decongesting Dar Es Salaam. To about five million residents of this city, traffic jams have become part of their daily lives, thanks to the dilapidated infrastructure, poor planning and lack of seriousness in the drive to decongest the country’s commercial capital. But the nation has been assured that the government is scouting for Sh4.394 trillion to undertake various projects that seek to decongest the city of Dar Es Salaam—for real.
GOVT AGREE TO COMPENSATE KWEMBE RESIDENTS
Deputy Minister for Lands, Housing and Human Settlements Development, Angellah Kairuki At last the government has resolved to pay the long awaited land compensation to Kwembe residents who were relocated to pave way for the construction of the Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS). The compensation will involve residents of Kisopwa, King’azi and Mloganzila in Kwembe ward in Kinondoni District. The move follows the meeting held on Thursday between the residents and Deputy Minister for Lands, Housing and Human Settlements Development, Angellah Kairuki at Kwembe ward.
According to the Deputy Minister, land is the government property but the residents will be as paid per the president discretion because the residents have been living at the area for several years. “We have decided to pay them whereby Sh2 million will be paid per acre… people with less than one acre will also be paid according to the evaluation,” Kairuki said.
CHINESE EMBASSY HANDS OVER LAB TO SCHOOL
The Chinese embassy in Tanzania has donated over a science laboratory worth over Sh20 million to Mwisenge Primary School in Butiam District, Mara Region. The construction of the laboratory which was implemented by a Chinese construction company known as Chico was carried out from December last year. Speaking at the handing over function the Chinese Ambassador to Tanzania, Dr Lu Youqing said that they decided to donate the laboratory so as to improve education at the school. He said that education should be a priority to every country no matter how poor a country was and that’s why the late Mwalimu Julius Nyerere attached great importance to education because he believed that education was the only way to liberate people’s mind from colonialism. He said that the construction of that laboratory started in
December last year and that the project has been implemented in honour of Mwalimu Nyerere who was a pupil at Mwisenge Primary School between 1932 and 1934 as well as Nyerere’s contribution in developing Tanzania-China relations.
CAR TRACKING SYSTEM TO REDUCE ACCIDENTS IN PIPELINE
The government plans to introduce car tracking system in efforts to reduce the everincreasing road accidents in the country, the parliament heard yesterday. Deputy Minister for Home Affairs, Pereira Silima, told the Parliament recently that the government was concerned by the number road death toll which is largely caused by human errors among drivers. He said a recent research in the country showed that negligence or human errors by the drivers cause at least 74 per cent of accidents while poor roads and defective vehicles cause 14 and 12 per cent of the accidents. “It is true that some drivers take alcoholic drinks before setting off on their trips only to end up causing accidents. This is one of the human actions that lead to road carnage,” he said. The deputy minister disclosed that there were 2,887 reported accidents in the country between January and December, 2014 which claimed lives of 3,528 people, leaving 14,137 others injured.
IEF NEW HOTLINE TO ENHANCE ROAD SAFETY
Three IPP Media outlets, ITV, Radio One and Capital Radio have joined hands with the police force and telecom giant Vodacom to launch a traffic safety campaign to help stop the road carnage that has already claimed over 1000 lives this year alone. The launching was held yesterday in Dar es Salaam and coincided with the inauguration of the road safety emergency number 0800757-575 which will enable commuters to report any violation of traffic regulations. Speaking in Dar Es Salaam during the launch ceremony, Chief Traffic Commander Mohamed Mpinga called upon the citizenry to report all violations of traffic rules and regulations. “Wananchi should support these efforts by reporting to the traffic any violation of traffic rules while they are traveling especially on long distance buses,” he urged.
MCHUCHUMA, LIGANGA PROJECTS TO START THIS YEAR
The construction work on the massive Mchuchuma colliery and Liganga iron ore projects in Njombe and Ruvuma regions will start this year after the government has found an investment partner, the National Assembly was informed yesterday.
The Industry and Trade minister, Dr Abdallah Kigoda, said this when tabling the ministry’s budget estimates for the 2015/2016 financial year, adding that the project will be inaugurated by President Jakaya Kikwete before leaving office. He said at least Sh5 trillion is available to fund the Mchuchuma colliery project estimated to have 540 million tonnes of coal deposits, which are enough to produce 600MW for over 100 years. “Plans are ready and we are just waiting for the arrival of machinery and other construction equipment for the project that dates back to 1961,” the minister said.
NO DEVELOPMENT PROJECT IMPLEMENTED LAST YEAR MINISTRY
Not a single development project set by the Ministry for Labour and Employment of the 2014/15 financial year was implemented, the House was informed yesterday. The revelation was made yesterday in parliament by the responsible minister, Gaudentia Kabaka, when tabling her ministry’s budget for the 2015/2016 fiscal year. “Up to the end of April, at least 82 per cent of funds allocated for salaries was paid and 30 per cent of money allocated for Other Charges (OC) was also disbursed but nothing was given for development
projects,” she lamented. In the coming fiscal year (2015/2016), she said the Labour and Employment ministry has requested Sh20 billion for development projects, Sh4.1 billion- for salaries and Sh14.7 billion for Other Charges.
GOVT SECURES SH115BN FOR ASSEMBLING TRACTORS
Tanzania has secured Euro50 million (about Sh115 billion) out of Euro100 million (about Sh230 billion) as loan from the government of Poland for importing and assembling tractors locally. This was revealed in the Parliament when the Deputy Minister for Agriculture, Food Security and Cooperatives, Mr Godfrey Zambi, was answering Busanda MP Lolensia Bukwimba’s question. Mr Zambi said, out of the total Euro100 million, the government planned to use half of it for embarking on assembling tractors locally. Ms Bukwimba argued in her question that Geita Region was facing shortage of agricultural inputs as statistics show that it had only 76 tractors and 80 power tillers. “Let me take this opportunity to inform the Parliament that last month the minister went to Poland to follow up a loan of Euro100 million, and we have already secured Euro50 million to start with in assembling tractors,” he said.
TONE SET FOR GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE DIALOGUE IN PARIS
The 6th Petersberg Dialogue, an informal meeting of ministers and representatives from 35 countries in preparation for the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris in December, was held recently in Berlin, German. The Dialogue produced a negotiating text that will be accepted by all participants in the 2015 international climate conference in Paris, also known as COP21. It identified remaining challenges on how to tackle climate change and bring concrete possibilities for action to light. Attending ministers reflected on political processes vital in the war on climate change. The Petersberg Climate Dialogues from 2010 to 2014 gave concrete ideas of what can be achieved politically in relation to the targets set and thus made an important contribution to the success of the climate conferences. A statement issued ahead of the talks, said the dialogue will strengthen political momentum ahead of the conference in Paris and as such makes a concrete contribution to UN climate negotiations.
33
PIM. Issue no. 9, June 2015
Properties tarmac road in the middle of high end neighbourhood, flat land, good road, DAWASCO water and electricity available. Directions: Tegeta near Ununio PRICE: TZS 175,000,000
A MASSIVE PLOT IN KIGAMBONI, GEZAULOLE-DUNGU 1km from Bamba beach and 100m from kimbiji road. The area is 7500 sqm and ideal for residential or commercial residential, apartment or hotel development or school construction. Other Features: Title deed available, water and electricity are available, easy road access to the site. Area: Kigamboni, Dar Es Salaam PRICE: TZS 100,000,000 Tel. 0755 323 909, 0783 843 733
A MAGNIFICENT BEACH PLOT AT DEGE BEACH - KIGAMBONI FOR SALE Magnificent ocean view and breeze, only 100 meters from the beach. Only 20km from Kigamboni ferry passing through Dege ECO Village project,road access and good neighbourhood already in place. The plot is with Title deed, water and electricity access PRICE: TZS 65,000,000 Tel. 0755 323 909, 0783 843 733
34
BEAUTIFUL BEACH PLOT FOR SALE located near to Dege Eco Village about less than 400m from the ocean. The plot size is 993 Sqm featured with clean title deeds, clear road access, water and electricity available. PRICE: TZS 55,000,000 Tel. 0755 323 909, 0783 843 733
JOINT VENTURE PLOT AVAILABLE (2 ACRES), AMANI GOMVU The area is located in a very prime location in between the two on going big projects (Dege Eco Village and Avic Town). The plot is about 2 acres and suitable School development, apartment projects or any commercial projects. The area is located 26km from ferry and 3.5 from Kimbiji main road. Status: Available for Joint Venture. A very beautiful beach plot about 1823 Sqm located in a very prime area only 26km from ferry and 300m from the tarmac road to kimbiji. The area is well surveyed with clean title deed, availability of water and electricity. PRICE: TZS 75,000,000
GEZAULOLE KIGAMBONI (HOTEL SITE) A hotel site plot for sale, adjacent to new development of shopping complex. The plot size is 11279 Sqm well surveyed with clean documents as well as with good facilities like water and electricity. This plot ideal for construction of 5 star hotel (tourist hotel). The are is surrounded with high end neighbourhoods such as golf course, bamba beach hotel and mbwamaji beach. Also its located from 2km from the new proposed kigamboni city, . PRICE: $US 750,000
PLOT AT TEGETA FOR SALE: The fenced plot is just 0.6km from
ABOUT PLOT AT KIGAMBONI NEAR NEW NSSFS DEGE ECO VILLAGE 1150 SQM FOR SALE: Surveyed plot in low density area in Shirikisho street, Somangira ward Kigamboni. Very close to new NSSF’s Dege Eco Village and main road to Amani beach. Directions: Second plot from main road to Kimbiji. Three minutes from NSSF’s Dege Eco Village PRICE: TZS 21,000,000 Tel. 0755 323 909, 0783 843 733
SEMI DEVELOPED PLOT FOR SALE WITH 1485 SQM Located in a very prime area at Vijibweni, near the Minzini Secondary school and Vijibweni Hospital. The areas is ideal for residential and commercial residential, also suitable for car parking (yard). Directions: Near MinaziniSecondary school, 3Km to new Kigamboni Bridge PRICE: TZS 65,000,000 Tel. 0755 323 909, 0783 843 733
PLOT FOR SALE - BAGAMOYO A beautiful plot in Ukuni Area. Plot No.190, Size: 1001 sqm Price: Tshs 30 Million, Tel: 0755
323 909, 0783 843 733
PIM. Issue no. 9, June 2015
Properties Other Features: Availability of clean title deed, electricity and water. good road access toward the plot.
PRICE: US$ 177,000
PLOT AT BAHARI BEACH NEAR FEZA SCHOOL FOR SALE: A very prime located acres with all access such as road, water and electricity facilities. The acres is 840 sqm and Ideal for residential use. It is well surveyed with clean title deed. Directions: Bahari Beach near Feza High School
PRICE: US$ 43,000/ Tshs 80M
Image not available
BEACH PLOT FOR SALE 4 ACRES Msanga mkuu Mtwara, close to Dangote sites, for quick sale
Tsh. 300 Million. Tel: 0655 417 444 1 ACRE Plot FOR SALE: Prime area plot with a house of 6 bedroom is available for sale. Plot is located in Kigamboni, Mikwambe, with a beautiful land scape, clean title deeds with all other facilities such as water, electricity and road access.
PRICE: TZS 100,000,000
ABOUT A COMMERCIAL PLOT NEAR NEWLY PLANNED BABATI BUS STAND FOR SALE: A surveyed commercial plot located 40m from the newly planned Babati stand and 175m from a newly planned central market. It covers 1000.7sqm. It is found at 80m away from the Arusha Dodoma road. Directions: Maisaka Area. - Babati Manyara
PRICE: TZS 20,000,000
BIG PLOT FOR SALE 4-5 acres, 4 km from the Ferry along Tarmac Road towards Mjimwema, Fenced with Brick walls - suitable for Petrol Station, Yard or House Estate. Ths. 600 Million, Facing the road. Tel: 0655 417 444 PLOT FOR SALE, CHANIKA ZINGIWA Easy access from main road, dispensary & schools around, build up neighbourhood.
Tsh. 15500 SQM
TEN REMAINING HURRY!! Title deed will be proceed Tel: 0655 417 444
PLOT FOR SALE IN KIGAMBONI (Dege Eco Village)
DEGE – KIGAMBONI ABOUT 1200 SQM PLOT AT MBEZI BEACH FOR SALE: A very prime area with 1200 SQM FOR Sale located in a very prime area near silver sands round about. The plot is Ideal for commercial residential and residential, apartment development .etc.
36
A very attractive plot in Mbutu area, near Dege Eco Village. Few metres from the main road. Electricity, Water and Title Deed are available.
Price: Tsh. 15 Million. Tel: 0755 323 909, 0783 843 733 NICE BEACH PLOT FOR SALE - kijichi beach 1500 sqm, 100m for quick sale. Tsh. 100 Million Tel: 0655 417 444
Our magazine Distribution Coverage We would like to inform you that, PROPERTY INTERNATIONAL MAGAZINE
Is Now Available
in the following Regions:
UGANDA
Coming Soon
KENYA
Coming Soon
RWANDA
Coming Soon
MWANZA We are here
ARUSHA We are here
KIGOMA
TANGA
We are here
We are here
TABORA Zanzibar
DODOMA
We are here
Coming Soon
Dar Es Salaam We are here
MBEYA
We are here
The magazine is also onboard all Air Tanzania & RwandaAir Flights.
MTWARA
Coming Soon
If you would like us to send you the magazine every month, (free of charge) please call the following number:
Dar es Salaam - Hayat - 0688-888 898 Tanga - Hussein - 0713 - 454 002 Arusha - Hezron - 0784 - 288 877
Mwanza - Samwel - 0766 - 107 465 / 0688 - 086 856 Zanzibar - Gharib - 0715 - 550 290 Mbeya - George 0686 - 449 232 / 0755 - 323 909
For any additional information or assistance, Please contact us on 0783 - 843 733 / 0755 - 323 909 / 0655 - 323 909 Email: info@propertyinternationalltd.com
PIM. Issue no. 9, June 2015
Properties PLOT FOR SALE
KIGAMBONI – NEAR DAR ES SALAAM ZOO
Example
Plot for Hotel Development. Total Area is 49700 Sqm. 27 Km from ferry. The area is approved for Residential and Commercial use and granted Hotel development permit. Price: Negotiable Tel: 0755 323 909, 0783 843 733
15083 SQM
FOR SALE
9 plots in the same compound, Ideal for commercial use such as Apartments, villas or cottages. The total area is about 3 acres. Available for sale. Price: US$ 550,000/= Tel: 0755 323 909, 0783 843 733 5 ac Plot situated close to Morogoro road on the Ruvu River, a opening land offering a range of attractive potential houses site all with lovely views, 5mnts by walking from Morogoro road. Water & electricity are available Tel: 0755 323 909, 0783 843 733
A huge plot on a hill with magnificent view. The plot is on the main road of the Dar es Salaam Zoo – suitable for Hotel, Apartments or Commercial Complex. Size: 15,083 sqm. Price: Negotiable, Tel: 0755 323 909, 0783 843 733
Bahari Beach Plot for sale (3750 Sqm) near Bahari beach hotel and less than 500m from the main road (Kunduchi Road). The plot has a clean title deed, and suitable for commercial development such as Apartments, community hall or any other potential investment. Tel: 0755 323 909, 0783 843 733
PLOT FOR SALE
PLOT FOR SALE
PLOT FOR SALE
en
ag
Example
KISONGO, BABATI ROAD Size: 126 Acres Price: 2mil per Acres Feature: 5km from Kisongo tarmac road and 12km from Town. Title deed is available. Availability of water and electricity. Tel: 0755 323 909, 0783 843 733
Example
MIKOCHENI Commercial plot on Old Bagamoyo road, ideal for petrol station, Office Block or Mini shopping centre. Size: 1,300 sqm Price: USD 570,000 Tel: 0755 323 909, 0783 843 733
Im
ble
ila
va
a ot
Nyerere Road (Airport area) A commercial plot of 8,000 sqm on the main road. Suitable for Warehouses, Factory or Yard. Price: Tsh. 800 Million. Tel: 0755 323 909, 0783 843 733
39
PIM. Issue no. 9, June 2015
Real Estate
Feature | Guide | Advice
CONSUMERS DRIVE BOOM IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA Africa is growing at record speed. With six of the 10 fastest-growing economies in the world, sub-Saharan Africa’s average GDP growth will exceed 5% in 2014. A real-estate boom is an inevitable side effect of rapid urbanization and a burgeoning middle class. According to a report published by consultants PwC in March this year, by 2025, over 60% of all construction activity will take place in emerging markets, up from 35% in 2005. Sub-Saharan Africa will account for the second-largest proportion of this, just trailing emerging Asia, driven by an emerging consumer class: the rise of commercial real estate as a popular asset class is already on the up. “The growth of retail space is probably one of the most important trends in sub-Saharan Africa at the moment,” explains Gerhard Zeelie, head of real estate finance for Africa at Standard Bank, which came out as the best bank overall for Africa in Euromoney’s real estate survey. “Retail space is the fastest-growing asset class in terms of real estate, with Nigeria and Kenya being particularly popular hubs in the west and east respectively. Outside of South Africa, Kenya has one of the most developed real-estate markets in the region,” he says. In Nairobi, the newest addition is Garden City, a retail, residential and commercial project developed by private equity firm Actis. It will house the largest mall in east Africa (50,000m²), an outdoor events area and a theatre. Garden City is a product of Actis’ second dedicated real-estate fund, one of the biggest in the region. The firm is still looking to fund other projects. The first real-estate fund, launched in 2006 has just a couple of assets left to exit.
42
With the company’s successful track record, Actis sets an example for those working on the continent and comes out on top for developers in the survey. Louis Deppe, director of real estate for Actis, says: “There isn’t a lack of buying power in the retail space in places like Nairobi, but there is a shortage of quality tenants. And what I mean by this are tenants and retailers that are familiar with African consumers.”
He adds: “In the past we have seen companies trying to set up shop on the ground without the right expertise, companies that haven’t adapted to an African market. In some instances, for example, retailers have assumed that Africa is a dumping ground for leftover stock. But in reality shoppers want the highest-quality products just like anyone else. If not, they won’t pay up and retailers won’t succeed. Companies need to have a better understanding of who they are catering for.” While shopping malls are popping up in Nairobi, Lagos and Accra to cater to newly affluent consumers, there remains a lack of affordable housing in the region – a problem likely to get worse as population and urbanization rates increase and while structural funding problems continue. “Local-currency interest rates in the mortgage market remain high and price many people out of the market altogether,” says Zeelie. “It’s not unusual to see local-currency interest rates can be as high as 18% in some places.” “Investors are less likely to enter this sort of market because returns aren’t as high as they are in the retail space,” he continues. “Investors develop in dollars while their tenants earn in local currency, so either they pass on the local
currency risk to their tenants or they deal with it themselves. Whatever option they chose, the bottom line is that affordable residential real-estate developments aren’t all that profitable and have turned investors of this asset class.” At the same time, developers in South Africa, suffering restricted economic growth yet with a relatively welldeveloped property market, have begun to look north in search of opportunities. Indeed, some investors will continue to remain cautious because of the complexity and confusion that revolve around land and ownership laws, says Estienne De Klerk, executive director for Growth-point Properties in South Africa, Euromoney’s best investment managers in South Africa and Africa in the survey. “South African investors are looking north and are looking at potential investments. But right now it’s just a toe in the water. There isn’t much being done on a large scale.” “Each jurisdiction has its own tax requirements, its own regulatory framework, its own risks and problems,” says De Klerk. “It can be off putting. But one thing that the region as a whole has in common is that there is a huge demand for real estate in subSaharan Africa. Governments will need to attract capital to ensure real-estate development. This will mean a re-haul of rules and regulations soon.”
by K. Saigal
PIM. Issue no. 9, June 2015
W
WHY Special Report
S
ome Tanzanians are used to natural disaster and they believe that nothing can be done to contain them or their effects. But, if you are among those who believe in assumptions that ongoing floods and other natural calamities in Dar Es Salaam and in other major cities and towns are a mere natural occurrence that could not have been avoided, then you are wide off the mark. There are a lot of literature which suggests a number of ways and
44 
LIVING I SUBURB
strategies which can help to mitigate effects from natural disasters such as floods and fires. But, the problem is that implementation of these suggestions are lacking. Sometimes it is very easy to overcome these disasters because most of them are man-made. If people learn and decided to practice better living practices, there is great possibility that effects from natural disasters to be mitigated to great extent. And man should not deny that he is among factors which increases effects
of natural disasters. A new audit report by the Controller and Auditor General (CAG) reveals just why man-made factors are fuelling the repeated occurrence of floods, frequent outbreaks of cholera and diarrhoea as well as high incidences of malaria in Tanzania’s major urban centres. This comes just days after heavy rains impounded Dar Es Salaam, killing about 12 people, leaving thousands homeless, putting business activities to a standstill as well as destroying roads and bridges. Similarly, at least 12 people died last year (2014) while thousands others were left
WHY PIM. Issue no. 9, June 2015
IN WELL PLANNED B PAYS homeless in Dar Es Salaam when the downpour caused massive destruction of homes and infrastructure. And in December 2011, Dar Es Salaam at least 53 people died and over 11,000 others were displaced when flash floods swept through Dar Es Salaam.
On the other hand, available data indicate that at least 30,000 Tanzanians die of diarrhoea and other diseases that are attributed to unsafe water supply, poor sanitation and hygiene every year while unending traffic jams in major cities are part of the residents’ daily lives. But according to the CAG’s Performance Audit Report on the Management of Urban Planning in Tanzania, some of these disasters are a result of a lack of a proper planning mechanism for the country’s major urban centres. The report, presented to the National Assembly recently revealed that 80 per cent of Tanzania’s towns operate without General Planning Schemes which are needed in the directing how urban land must be used. “Urban land is classified as industrial, residential, commercial, infrastructure allocation, recreational, open spaces as well as land for public facilities such as schools and health centres in a particular area,” reads the report which was compiled after a study of 148 towns. The report has established that 96 of the surveyed 148 towns had never prepared or developed Master Plans since their establishment. “Some 52 towns (35 per cent) had Master Plans that had expired and therefore, the bulk of the towns – about 78 per cent – have been operating without updating their Master Plans for a period of more than 10 years,” the report reads.
of r cent 80 pe wns o t ia’s Tanzan out h te wit opera ning n al Pla Gener ich es wh Schem d in the ede are ne urban g how in t direc used. ust be land m
The same is true about Dodoma where areas earmarked for green structures and industrial areas – in line with the 1976 Master Plan – have been encroached and turned into residential area. In Mbeya, 24 per cent of the area meant for open spaces have been encroached.
the population growth, a situation that exposes residents in highly populated urban centres to a number of health hazards. Many residents of metropolitan regions work within the central urban area, and choose to live in satellite communities called suburbs and commute to work via automobile or mass transit. Others have taken advantage of technological advances to work from their homes. Though development level in Dar Es Salaam and other major urban cities does not facilitate to work from home, but surely, infrastructure development in recent years provides room for people to live in well planned areas.
With the number of people living in urban centres increasing from 5.7 million in 1967 to 29.1 million in 2012, according to the National Bureau of Statistics, the CAG says the delivery of social services has not gone on the same speed as
Fortunately, there are a lot of well-planned suburbs which have been developed but many more are coming up. They provide for opportunity for people to avoid disaster prone areas and lead a comfortable lives.
The other striking factors in the report is that even those that were found to have Master Plans, there implementation still left a lot to be desired. “It was observed in Dar Es Salaam City that when the 1979 Master Plan was designed, Mwenge and Mbezi were meant to be Industrial Areas but implementation of the plan was different,” the report reads.
45
Corporate Events
PIM. Issue no. 9, June 2015
Corporate Events
46 
RELAX &
In these colourful bea
PIM. Issue no. 9, June 2015
CHIIL-OUT
an bags
47
PIM. Issue no. 9, June 2015
Corporate Events
48
CEO of Tanzania Postal Bank Sabasaba Moshingi speaking at press conference about TPB being the host of WSBI ( World Savings Banks Institute) meeting with more than 100 representatives from all around the world.
Airtel Tanzania launches “Airtel Fursa Tunakuwezesha” in the picture are IPP Media Chairperson Reginald Mengi ( 2nd R), Airtel Tanzania board Chairperson Juma Mwapachu (2nd L), Airtel Tanzania M.D Sunil Colaso (R), and Airtel TZ community services manager Hawa Bayumi.
TIGO Tanzania announces Diego Gutierrez resuming duties as General Manager following the completion of the tenure of interim General Manager Cecile Tiano.
Director Generals of PSPF and LAPF attending GEPF 6th annual share holders meeting in Dodoma.
PPF RECEIVES ISO Certificate after their services having qualified for it. Holding the certificate is PPF Director General William Erio (middle) and other PPF Executives Julius Maganga(L) and Ufoo Swai (R).
Zantel launches mobile television services called ZUNINGA Television. Speaking is Zantel CEO Pratap Ghose.
ATCL launches new route to COMORO Islands. In the picture are passengers who boarded CRJ 100getting out of the plane in Comoro.
Director General GEPF Daudi Msangi introducing various guests who attended GEPF 6th annual share holders meeting in Dodoma.
THE TEAM
PIM. Issue no. 9, June 2015
BOOK REVIEWS Must read !
PROPERTY INTERNATIONAL LTD
THE TEAM
DREAM TO REALITY
Masoud Khalfan Director
Zohra Moore
Sales & Marketing Manager
Tel: +255 783 843 733 zohra@propertyinternationalltd.com
Joseph Steven
Graphic Designer
Tel: +255 717 733 303 joseph@propertyinternationalltd.com
HOW TO GET RICH
Real estate titan, best-selling author, and TV impresario Donald J. Trump reveals the secrets of his success in this candid and unprecedented book of business wisdom and advice. Over the years, everyone has urged Trump to write on this subject, but it wasn’t until NBC and executive producer Mark Burnett asked him to star in The Apprentice that he realized just how hungry people are to learn how great personal wealth is created and first-class businesses are run. Thousands applied to be Trump’s apprentice, and millions have been watching the program, making it the highest rated debut of the season
George Colyvas Sales Executive
Tel: +255 755 323 909 colyvs@propertyinternationalltd.com
Hayat Abdul Aziz
Sales Executive Tel: +255 688 888 898 hayat@propertyinternationalltd.com
Kudula Ramadhan Distribution Manager
Tel: +255 712 162 437 kudula@propertyinternationalltd.com
THE GREAT RESET,
best-selling author and economic development expert Richard Florida provides an engaging and sweeping examination of these previous economic epochs, or “resets.” He distils the deep forces that have altered physical and social landscapes and eventually reshaped economies and societies. Looking toward the future, Florida identifies the patterns that will drive the next Great Reset and transform virtually every aspect of our lives from how and where we live, to how we work, to how we invest in individuals and infrastructure, to how we shape our cities and regions.
49