Dar es Salaam, Feb. 22 -- GEITA: The Chief Executive Officer of the Tanzania Private Sector Foundation (TPSF), Raphael Maganga, has urged private sector companies to follow the lead of Geita Gold Mining Limited (GGML) in providing internships and investing in Tanzanian youth for the future of Tanzania.

He has also advised the stakeholders of the TPSF to continue to foster collaboration between industry and educational institutions as the key to bridging Africas mining skills gap.

Maganga made the statement at a ceremony in Geita at the weekend to welcome 40 unemployed graduates from various colleges who have been given the opportunity to receive on-the-job training at GGML for a period of one year, in parallel with 10 graduates from las...