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Leather shoe factory will pay off for Tanzania

12/01/2022

A new leather footwear factory in Zanzibar, Tanzania, that will make shoes for the army will cut by half the bill to taxpayers, as the shoes have been imported, until now. The government has invested in Zanzibar Quality Tailoring and Zanzibar Leather and Shoe Factory to create jobs and reduce reliance on imports, according to local press....

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