Unguja. Ndege mpya aina ya Boeing B8787- Dreamliner iliyokuwa inatarajiwa kupokewa leo Jumatatu Agosti 19, 2024, imekwama.
Kwa mujibu ratiba iliyokuwa imetolewa, ndege hiyo yenye uwezo wa kubeba abiria 262 ilikuwa ikitarajiwa kutua saa 10:00 jioni kisiwani humo na kupokelewa na Rais wa Zanzibar, Dk Hussein Mwinyi katika Uwanja wa Kimataifa wa Abeid Aman Karume, Zanzibar.
Taarifa ilitolewa leo Agosti 19, 2024 kwa vyombo vya habari na kitengo cha uhusiano na mawasiliano, kampuni ya Ndege Tanzania (ATCL) imesema mabadiliko hayo yamesababishwa na changamoto ya hali ya hewa ambayo ipo nje ya uwezo.
“Hivyo imesababisha kubadilisha ratiba ya safari, ratiba nyingine mpya ya kuwasili kwa ndege hiyo itatolewa, Kampuni ya Ndege Tanzania inaomba radhi,” imesema sehemu ya taarifa hiyo,”
Pia taarifa iliyotolewa na Kurugenzi ya Mawasiliano ya Rais Ikulu Zanzibar na kusainiwa na Naibu Mkurugenzi wa Mawasiliano ya Rais Ikulu, Raqey Mohamed, imesema Serikali ya Mapinduzi ya Zanzibar inaomba radhi kwa usumbufu uliojitokeza.
Ndege hiyo ina uwezo wa kubeba abiria 262 na awali zilikuwa mbili, hivyo kuwasili kwake itaongeza idadi na kuwa tatu za aina hiyo.
Akizungumza na Mwananchi, Raqey amesema hali ya hewa iliyobadilika ni ya Marekani iliponunuliwa Ndege hiyo.
Source: mwananchi.co.tz
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Insurer and financial services provider Britam posted a 22.5 percent jump in net earnings for the half-year ended June 2024, to Sh2 billion, buoyed by increased investment income.
The rise in half-year net profit from Sh1.64 billion posted in a similar period last year came on the back of net investment income rising 2.5 times to Sh13.27 billion from Sh5.3 billion.
“We are confident in the growth and performance trend that Britam has achieved, supported by its subsidiaries in Kenya and the region. Our business is expanding its revenue base while effectively managing costs,” Britam Chief Executive Officer Tom Gitogo said.
“Our customer-centric approach is fueling growth in our customer base and product uptake, particularly through micro-insurance, partnerships, and digital channels.”
The investment income growth was fueled by interest and dividend income rising 34 percent to Sh9.1 billion, which the insurer attributed to growth in revenue and the gains from the realignment of the group’s investment portfolio.
Britam also booked a Sh3.79 billion gain on financial assets at a fair value, compared with a Sh1.8 billion loss posted in a similar period last year.
The increased investment income helped offset the 12.7 percent decline in net insurance service result to Sh2.13 billion in the wake of claims paid out rising at a faster pace than that of premiums received.
Britam said insurance revenue, which is money from written premiums, increased to Sh17.8 billion from Sh16.6 billion, primarily driven by growth in the Kenya insurance business and regional general insurance businesses, which contributed 30 percent of the revenue.
The group has a presence in seven countries in Africa namely Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, South Sudan, Mozambique, and Malawi.
Britam’s insurance service expense hit Sh13.6 billion from Sh11.3 billion, while net insurance finance expenses rose 2.6 times to Sh12.3 billion during the same period.
“Net insurance finance expenses increased mainly due to growth in interest cost for the deposit administration business driven by better investment performance. This has also been impacted by a decline in the yield curve, which has led to an increase in the insurance contract liabilities. The increase has been offset by a matching increase in fair value gain on assets,” said Britam.
Britam’s growth in profit is in line with that of other Nairobi Securities Exchange-listed insurers, which have seen a rise in profits.
Jubilee Holdings net profit in the six months increased by 22.7 percent to Sh2.5 billion on increased income from insurance, helping the insurer maintain Sh2 per share interim dividend.
CIC Insurance Group posted a 0.64 percent rise in net profit to Sh709.99 million in the same period as net earnings of Liberty Kenya nearly tripled to Sh632 million from Sh213 million, while Sanlam Kenya emerged from a loss to post a Sh282.2 million net profit.
