The late President Magufuli of Tanzania will be remembered as the leader who was ready to “bulldoze” bureaucracy and status quo to promptly create socio-economic changes. With speed and resoluteness, he specifically changed the legal, regulatory, and fiscal frameworks governing the foreign dominated mining sector, all within two years of his presidency.
After South Africa, Tanzania is deemed the number two mining giant in Africa in key minerals like gold, diamonds, and nickel which are mostly concentrated in the north-western part of Tanzania, where global mining conglomerates are active. The mining zone also happens to be the late president’s home area, perhaps advising his familiarity with sector issues and urgency to implement corrections.
