Africa-Press – Tanzania. ARTS and Sports sectors head for a new dawn, President Samia Sulu Hassan unveiled in her first speech at Bunge in Dodoma.
The president said the two sectors are fast growing and have been major sources of employment to the young Tanzanians of both genders.
Additionally, as the President noted the two sectors also generates revenues to the nation besides promoting Tanzanian culture, especially through Bongo Flava music.
Mega stars like Diamond Platinumz, Harmonize, Ali Kiba whose works draw over 200 million viewers worldwide, herald the success of Tanzanian arts and Culture in global arenas.
To make the two sectors yield desired success, President Samia said the government will enhance the arts and culture funds that will help artistes and entertainers produce quality works that can appeal global markets.
Adding she said there will be a special fund for national envoys, including Women teams that represent the national team in the major tournaments.
“We are fed up of seeing our teams turned frequent losers, we go out with pomp, but we return home heads down,” she said.
In her first speech during the swearing in occasion of some of the Deputy Permanent Secretaries, Permanent Secretaries and heads of the Public Institutions, President Samia directed the Ministry of Information, Culture , Arts and Sports to increase efforts in resolving challenges facing artists and athletes as the two sectors are major sources of employment to the majority youths.
As well President Samia directed the ministry of Information, Culture , Arts and Sports to work on the challenges hindering development of Sports and Arts sectors due to their important role in providing employment to the majority of young Tanzanians besides bringing revenue to the country.
The President believed the two sectors will be very productive to the Tanzanians and the country if all challenges hindering their development are resolved or alleviated.
Insisting she said once the challenges are sorted out, the two sectors will enable more artists and athletes to join the sectors, thus; helping the government to shrug off the unemployment burden.
Apart from that the President also urged the ministry to ensure the country’s culture and norms continue to be preserved so has to safeguard the nation’s values and identity globally.
Sport has been considered to be an important form of recreation and a means to promote peace, human health, development and decent work and is practiced by millions of amateur and professional athletes worldwide.
In the recent years professional sports have become a major industry, providing employment to millions connected to the sector. According a research done in 2006 in Tanzania, youth constitute 60 per cent of all people who are unemployed.
At present Simba who have qualified for the quarter finals of the CAF Champions League after finishing the group A’s top team, depicts the best of Tanzanian football at the moment.
Mbwana Samatta who is the first Tanzanian to play in English Premier League as Aston Villa striker and Simon Msuva who has now joined Wydad Casablanca are notable high skilled football players from Tanzania at the moment.
