{"id":23898,"date":"2021-02-22T19:14:09","date_gmt":"2021-02-22T19:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/?p=23898"},"modified":"2021-02-22T19:14:09","modified_gmt":"2021-02-22T19:14:09","slug":"government-warns-mineral-smugglers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/all-news\/government-warns-mineral-smugglers","title":{"rendered":"GOVERNMENT WARNS MINERAL SMUGGLERS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>AfricaPress-Tanzania:<\/strong> Government has warned mineral smugglers stop such hideous activity as it hinders the country\u2019s effort towards economic growth.<\/p>\n<p>Minister of Minerals Dotto Biteko told an international forum on mining that a total of 102 mineral smuggling cases have already occurred in the country.<\/p>\n<p>He disclosed this at the Julius Nyerere Covention Centre in Dar es Salaam today (February 22, 2021).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMay I take this opportunity to condemn all those who are holding us back. A total of 102 cases of mineral smuggling have occurred here, and we have seized and nationalized minerals worth more than US $ 20 million,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The minister said the mineral sector has played a big role in bringing in foreign currency in the country.<\/p>\n<p>He appealed to investors to bring minerals from their different countries as Tanzania has a good market.<\/p>\n<p>The three-day meeting will give special awards to miners in various categories as a way of recognizing their contribution to the mining sector.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AfricaPress-Tanzania: Government has warned mineral smugglers stop such hideous activity as it hinders the country\u2019s effort towards economic growth. Minister of Minerals Dotto Biteko told an international forum on mining that a total of 102 mineral smuggling cases have already occurred in the country. 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