Dodoma. The Mining Commission has urged greater nationwide awareness of Local Content and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) obligation.
Opening a training session for regional Local Content and CSR coordinators in Dodoma on November 20, 2025, the Commission’s Executive Secretary, Eng Ramadhani Lwamo, said stronger public education would help citizens take full advantage of opportunities created through the Local Content Regulations and the government’s broader economic empowerment agenda.
He noted that wider public understanding is essential for ensuring that Tanzanians gain meaningful and sustained benefits from the country’s expanding mineral economy.
He said the recent publication of the list of goods and services reserved exclusively for companies that are 100 per cent Tanzanian-owned had opened significant prospects for local enterprises, but these could only be fully realised if people clearly understood the rules governing participation in the sector.
“Public education is essential in enabling Tanzanians to seize employment and business opportunities in mining,” he said.
He called on regional coordinators to deepen cooperation between the Commission’s headquarters and Resident Mines Offices to strengthen oversight of Local Content and CSR implementation across the country.
Eng Lwamo noted that the mineral sector continues to register robust growth, now contributing 10 per cent to national GDP in line with the aspirations set out in Tanzania’s Development Vision 2025.
Acting Director of Mineral Audit and Trade, Annasia Kwayu, said the Commission remains committed to ensuring Tanzanians benefit across the entire mineral value chain, including employment and procurement in mining operations.
She reported that the sector currently provides 19,874 jobs, 97.5 percent held by Tanzanians, with expatriates accounting for only 2.5 percent.
On procurement performance, she said mines spent $2.03 billion on goods and services in 2024, of which Tanzanian companies supplied $1.79 billion, representing 88 percent of all purchases.
According to her, this reflects substantial progress in compliance with Local Content requirements and demonstrates the increasing capacity of local firms to meet the demands of the sector.
