SIMANJIRO, Dec. 8 -- WORK on the Tanzanite City Centre, a major national and international mineral trading hub taking shape in Mirerani, Simanjiro District, is nearing completion, with the 5.4bn/- project set to be finalised by February next year.

The government is building the modern five-storey facility to bring mineral trading closer to the Tanzanite mines, including national and international auctions, with the aim of ensuring that both traders and small-scale miners benefit from the sector.

Project Manager from the National Housing Corporation (NHC), Goodluck Masika, said the project is 98 per cent complete.

He noted that the first through third floors have been finished and major traders have already moved into their office space...