DAR ES SALAAM, Aug. 21 -- WOMEN in Tanzania and across Africa have been urged to embrace the mining sector as a powerful pathway to economic independence and to break through the traditionally male-dominated industry.

The newly appointed Continental Vice President of Commonwealth Business Women Africa (CBW-Africa) and former head of its Tanzania chapter, Engineer Lightness Salema said yesterday that the vast opportunities available within the mining sector for women are not only for mining but also for supplying of goods and services that support mining operations.

She was speaking during the CBW-Africa kickoff and leadership transition ceremony held at the British Council offices in Dar es Salaam.

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