Africa-Press – Tanzania. PRIME Minister Kassim Majaliwa has applauded the Ministry of Arts, Culture and Sports for showing great success in a short period since President Samia Suluhu Hassan was inaugurated in March this year.
The Prime Minister made the remarks yesterday after President Samia swore in Ministers and Deputy Ministers of the Ministry of Arts, Culture and Sports and the Ministry of Information, Communications and Technology at the State House in Dar es Salaam. He noted that the achievements of national teams for both men and women are proof of the Ministry’s success.
“The Ministry of Culture, Arts and Sports is a ministry that has shown great success in this short time. We have seen our teams doing well and witnessed Tanzanians coming forward to participate in various sports. In football on the women and men’s sides, we have witnessed tremendous success. In addition, we have started to see our teams doing well in international competitions.” To ensure there is success in this Ministry, the government in the last six months, for the first time, has set up a development fund and allocated 1.5 billion/- to support national teams.
In addition, President Samia allocated a budget for COSOTA to enable it to collect art collections. She noted that artists would start receiving royalties from their work from December this year.
Early this month, President Samia Suluhu Hassan pledged to recognise gallant Twiga Stars for clinching the 2021 COSAFA Women Championship. The Tanzanian envoys clinched the silverware after a sweaty 1-0 win over Malawi in a tense but action-packed final at Nelson Mandela Stadium in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
President Samia issued these remarks at the Jakaya Kikwete Convention Centre in Dodoma during the launching of the campaign for national development and wellbeing in the fight against Covid-19.
Other than President Samia congratulating Twiga Stars and promising to issue her recognition on their performance, she also applauded six music artists for being short-listed in different Afrimma Awards categories.
The artists include Nasseb Abdul (Diamond Platinumz), Ali Kiba, Omary Mwanga (Marioo), Zuhura Othman Soud (Zuchu), Faustina Mfinanga (Nandy) and Rosary Iwole (Rosa Ree).
President Samia explained that the arts and etertainment sector is one of the fastest-growing sectors in the country.
She insisted it contributes significantly to the economy and offers many employment opportunities to youths. To ensure Tanzania prospers in this sector in the last six months, for the first time, the government has set up a development fund and allocated 1.5 billion/- to support national teams.
In addition, President Samia has allocated a budget for COSOTA to enable it to collect art collections. She noted that artists would start receiving royalties from their work from December this year.
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