http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/africa/article6907920.eceA stroll through Dar es Salaams bustling Kariakoo market bears testimony to Chinas impact on Africa.
Mingling among the traditional Swahili mix of Indians, Arabs and Africans are more and more Chinese faces, both buying and selling.
Next to stalls over-flowing with spices, fresh fruit, such as paw paws and mangoes, and squeezed juices are new Chinese outlets crammed with cheap goods ranging from plastic flowers to cheap sun-glasses. Veiled Arab women eagerly sift through mounds of Chinese-manufactured underwear under the watchful gaze of Chinese women, many of whom speak the local Swahili language, but no English.
I have been here two years now, I am from Beijing and sell textiles, jeans and T-shirts primarily, a young woman, Juan Juan, told The Times through a translator. It is a very good business. Tanzanian people are very friendly, but not good business people.
On second and third floor balconies of newly-constructed cement-like buildings, businessmen chat animatedly, surrounded by dozens of card board boxes covered with Chinese lettering. Everything from pad locks to plastic shoes is manufactured in China, creating resentment among some local traders.
Everything they make is so cheap, it is subsidised it is ruining what little manufacturing we have here, said Hussein Kamote. In less than 10 years, there will be no local industry left. Our governments dont care they are blinded by offers to build infra-structure.
On the edge of the market stand rows and rows of the new motor-bikes and scooters which have become a common sight in cities across Africa over the last five years. In Ugandas capital, Kampala, young boys have turned them into scooter taxis and weave in and out of the slow moving, often stationary traffic.
Africans working for the Chinese often complain about long hours and low pay. Disputes, however, are rare with both sides slowly learning to live and work together. Unlike European ex-pats, the Chinese live and work alongside ordinary Africans and even occasionally socialise.
Critics say Chinese traders also deal in drugs and prostitution and peddle counterfeit products alongside legal merchandise. Local officials dismiss such claims, saying they are largely prompted by frustrations from locals who are simply unable to compete.
Ipo siku tutagundua jinsi jamaa walivyo hovyo hawa.
tatizo langu mimi ni immigration policy za TZ? Inakuwaje watu wanaruhusiwa/wanapata vibali vya kuja kufanya kazi za chini nchini ambazo locals wanaweza kufanya? na kama wapo kinyume cha sheria wa depotiwe.... waziri masha vipi??? au ndio umekubali yale ya kapuya ya kusema waTZ sio waaminifu......
tatizo langu mimi ni immigration policy za TZ? Inakuwaje watu wanaruhusiwa/wanapata vibali vya kuja kufanya kazi za chini nchini ambazo locals wanaweza kufanya? na kama wapo kinyume cha sheria wa depotiwe.... waziri masha vipi??? au ndio umekubali yale ya kapuya ya kusema waTZ sio waaminifu......
On the face of it wachina wanaonekana harmless lakini hakuna jamii yenye kujua ku exploit popote waendapo kama wachina tena mbinu zao wakati mwingine ni mbaya sana bora hata wahindi! Wana ukatili pia na ndio maana hadi sasa wapo walioweza kuua wafanyakazi wao kwa vikosa vidogovidogo tu.
Kibaya zaidi kokote waendako siyo Tanzania tu, hata Serikali mara nyingi haziwalengi kwa sababu hujifanya wana misaada,huduma hasa za afya na hata utaalamu kwenye maeneo mbalimbali tena kwa gharama nafuu.Ninasema hivi kwa kuzingatia kile walichofanya Afrika kusini.Mnaweza kusoma na kujionea wenyewe hapa:
In mid-1980's, Chinese criminal groups have become well-organized, modeled on the Triad societies of Hong Kong and China. They are now active in a number of South African cities, notably in Cape Town and Johannesburg; and they have branched out into a range of criminal activities, including various forms of fraud, drug-trafficking, firearms smuggling, extortion, money laundering, prostitution, illegal gambling, the smuggling of illegal immigrants, tax evasion, and the large-scale importing of counterfeit goods. The illicit harvesting and exporting of abalone, although still an important component of their criminal enterprises, is no longer the core activity of these groups.
The authorities have identified four major Chinese organized criminal groups: the Wo Shing Wo group, the San Yee On group, the 14K-Hau group, and the 14K-Ngai group. These groups act independently of Hong Kong and from each other in South Africa. The Taiwan-linked groups appear to be less structured and sophisticated than those linked to Hong Kong. Although there is very little intergroup violence, violence is sometimes used to eliminate competitors or to persuade debtors to repay money owed.
The Chinese criminal groups are involved in the corruption of public officials, mainly lower level officials in the Department of Home Affairs; this facilitates activities such as illegal immigration. South African law enforcement agencies should expect a considerable expansion of criminal activities by Chinese Triad-based criminal groups. To date, however, the measures taken by the South African Police Service to counter organized crime have not given much attention to Chinese criminal organizations. By 2000 there was still no dedicated police unit in place to monitor and investigate the activities of Chinese criminal organizations.
Hapo kwenye bold/underline ndicho haswa wanachofanya hapa TZ na mpaka tuje kushtuka..nadhani madhara yatakuwa makubwa sana.