Meneja mawasiliano wa Vodacom Tanzania Rukia Mtingwa, akimuelezea jambo Mkuu wa Chuo cha
Veta Kipawa, Eng. Lucius Lutenganya wakati wa uzinduzi wa ulipaji ada kupitia huduma ya M – pesa kwa
wanafunzi wa chuo hicho. Katikati ni Mkuu wa Ukuzaji Biashara – M - PESA, Jackson Kiswaga.
Veta Kipawa, Eng. Lucius Lutenganya wakati wa uzinduzi wa ulipaji ada kupitia huduma ya M – pesa kwa
wanafunzi wa chuo hicho. Katikati ni Mkuu wa Ukuzaji Biashara – M - PESA, Jackson Kiswaga.
Mkuu wa chuo cha VETA kipawa, Jijini Dar es Salaam, Eng. Lucius Luteganya, akizungumza na
waandishi wa habari wakati wa uzinduzi wa ulipaji ada kwa wanafunzi wa chuo hicho kupitia huduma
ya M – Pesa. Kufuatia ushirikiano kati ya chuo hicho na Vodacom Tanzania. Kushoto ni Mkuu wa ukuzaji
biashara – M - PESA Jackson Kiswaga
waandishi wa habari wakati wa uzinduzi wa ulipaji ada kwa wanafunzi wa chuo hicho kupitia huduma
ya M – Pesa. Kufuatia ushirikiano kati ya chuo hicho na Vodacom Tanzania. Kushoto ni Mkuu wa ukuzaji
biashara – M - PESA Jackson Kiswaga
Press release
M-Pesa partners with VETA Kipawa in school fees deal
Dar es Salaam, January 9th, 2013 ... Vodacom’s M-Pesa service continues spread its wings
across various sectors in the country, with the latest development being education.
From today, students, parents and guardians in Kipawa Vocational Education and Training
Authority (VETA) in Dar es Salaam will be able to pay school fees through the service, after
Vodacom entered into an M-Pesa agreement with the college.
Speaking while launching the new partnership at the college,, Jackson Kiswaga, Vodacom Head
of M-Commerce: Business Development, has said that VETA Kipawa is among several schools
and universities that will be able to use M-Pesa to pay school fees in the country, adding that the
institution is the first to start using the service.
“We are proud of this partnership. We believe that this is yet another technological development
and will go a long way in changing our lives. We also aim to reach all VETA institutions across the
country, something that we believe will be a big success,” says Kiswaga, adding that the service
continues to be safe, fast and reliable.
On his part, Lucius Luteganya, the institution’s principal, says that they welcome the new
development, saying that the service will enable parents and guardians to pay fees from as far as
their homes.
“We have had incidences where students misuse school fees for personal interests. This service
will now address this problem, something that will make the lives of parents and guardians easy,”
says Luteganya, adding that the service will also address the problem of queuing hence save time
in paying school fees.
Luteganya also adds that all VETA institutions in the country are technologically advanced; hence
the M-Pesa service is no doubt an added advantage.
Vodacom’s M-Pesa service boasts of over 40,000 agents spread across the country, something
that has eased sending and receiving of money, as well as payment of goods and services among
Tanzanians. .
Through the service, Tanzanians can now purchase and pay for airline tickets, pay their utility bills
including water and electricity (LUKU) as well as pay for goods in supermarkets.
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About Vodacom Tanzania
Vodacom Tanzania Limited is a good corporate social citizen and is committed to
supporting the communities in which it does business through the Vodacom Foundation.
The Vodacom Foundation has three main pillars: Health, Education, and Social Welfare.
The Foundation has supported over 120 projects in the country and has won both national
and international awards in the Corporate Social Responsibility arena. These include the
East African CSR Awards and the persion and Inclusion Award within the Vodafone
Group in Milan.
Vodacom Tanzania Limited is Tanzania's leading cellular network offering state-of-the-art
GSM communication services across the country.
Vodacom Tanzania is a subsidiary company of Vodacom Group (Pty) Limited, South
Africa, which is also a subsidiary of Vodafone Group UK. Vodacom Group (Pty) Limited
owns a majority share portion of 65 percent; the remaining 35 percent is owned by
Mirambo Ltd.
Vodacom Tanzania has been declared a Super Brand for three consecutive years, from
2009 -2011.
Vodacom has 5 flagship shops in Dar es Salaam and 59 franchised shops across the
country.
Media Contact:
Matina G. Nkurlu
Manager: Public Relations
Vodacom Tanzania Limited
Location: Mlimani City Building 1. 1st Floor