Zanzibar Tourism minister resigns due to poor working conditions
Zanzibar Tourism minister resigns due to poor working conditions. Simai Mohammed is also the Minister for Heritage in the tourism industry.
The Zanzibar tourism minister’s resignation comes amidst the unfavourable working circumstances in the Tourism sector.
Says, Simai Mohammed, the Minister of Tourism and Heritage in Zanzibar
A few days prior to his departure, Mr. Said had issued a warning over a scarcity of alcohol in the Tanzanian archipelago.
Due to the scarcity, He fore saw negative impact on the travel and tourism industry.
“I have made this difficult decision, which is not easy in our culture,” he said in an e-mail on Thursday night.
Speaking at a press conference earlier this week, Mr. Said there’s beer shortage.
The impending shortage is the consequence of inadequate planning weakening the hotel sector.
About 90% of Zanzibari’s economy comes from the tourism industry.
About Zanzibar
Zanzibar is an Arabic phrase made up of two parts and these include;
negro and land, signifying the land of the Negro race, or the human race living in Africa.
Zanzibar is a group of islands situated in the Indian Ocean from the eastern side of the continent of Africa.
The Zanzibar Island Group is formally a part of the State of Tanzania in East Africa. However it has a semi-autonomous autonomy.
The native Swahili language of the islanders refers to the Zanzibar Islands as Angoja.
Of the 52 islands that make up Zanzibar, Zanzibar is the largest and the most loved by Tourists
Other well-known islands like Tumbatu and Mafia Island are ranking after Bemba Island.
And all these Islands contribute largely to the Zanzibar Tourism industry.
With data showing that there are more than 4 million carnation trees, Zanzibar is the world’s largest source and producer of cloves.
The island is well known for cultivating and producing cloves.
With a population of one million, Zanzibar has a distinct population composition.
The population includes a sizable percentage of Arabs, Africans, and Indians.
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