Global Publishers Tanzania and General Enterprises Ltd is a Tanzanian private firm that specializes in the publication of weekly newspapers. The company’s tagline is ”The Home of Favourite Newspapers,” It owns 6[six] newspapers: SpotiXtra, Amani, Risasi, Ijumaa, and Uwazi and Championi. Kiswahili is used in the content of all newspapers. The corporation also owns ”Global Television Online,” a digital television channel.
Politics, short stories, sports, entertainment, celebrities, and gossip are all covered in the newspapers published by Global Publishers Tanzania and General Enterprises Ltd, which could lead to yellow media reporting.
According to the TCRA [Tanzanian Communication Regulatory Authority] [2018], Joachim Lusana Buyobe owns 100% of Global Publishers and General Enterprises Ltd. Buyobe also has a one hundred per cent stake in Geita online Television. There isn’t a lot of info available about Buyobe.
Eric J. Shigongo, on the other hand, appears to be strongly associated with Global Publishers Tanzania. He is referred to be the Global Group’s CEO, supervisor, and Director on various websites – and occasionally even as the owner. He also mentions the firm on his personal Facebook page. His actual position is unknown because the BRELA [Business Registrations and Licensing Agency] website is unavailable, and the company does not reply to interview requests.
Shigongo rose to prominence as a businessperson, book author, and public speaker. He was born in Mwanza, Tanzania, on the banks of Lake Victoria, and has a diverse range of business interests, including hotels, farming, media, real estate, and estate development.
Global Publishers Tanzania and General Enterprises Ltd publish prominent Tanzanian papers such as ljumaa, Champion, and Risasi, as per audience share from a GeoPoll conducted in 2018. the 13th and 14th place out of twenty-eight major newspapers, including the dominant print media in the country.
Global Publishers Tanzania Key Facts
Business Form
Private
Legal Form
LLC [Limited Liability Company]
Business Sectors
Global Publishers and General Enterprises Ltd is licensed to operate in print and visual media by Tanzania’s BRELA [Business Registrations and Licensing Agency.
Global Publishers Tanzania Ownership
Joachim Lusana Buyobe
A Tanzanian citizen who prefers to keep a low profile. Joachim also wholly owns Geita’s internet TV.
Media Outlets
Ijumaa
Risasi
Other Media Sources
Other Printing Outlets
Uwazi
Risasi
Ijumaa
Championi
Amani
Sporti-Extra
Ijumaa Wikienda
Other Online\Media Outlets
youtube.com/user/uwazi1/
globalpublishers.co.tz
Global Publishers Tanzania Facts
Eric J Shigongo
Media Business
Internet Content Services
Global Publishers and General Enterprises Ltd
Publisher of Print Media
Global Publishers and General Enterprises Ltd
General Information
Founding Year
1998
Founder
-Abdallah Mrisho Salawi [no other information available on this co-founder].
-Eric Shigongo is a businessperson, author, and public speaker. He was born in Mwanza, Tanzania, on the banks of Lake Victoria and has worked in a range of fields, including hotels, farming, media, real estate, and estate development. He’s also a well-known author who writes newspaper serials as well as novels.
Advertising [in the percentage of total investment]
Missing Data
Operating Profit [in Mill. Dollars]
Missing Data
Revenue [Financial Statistics\ Optional)
Missing Data
Management
Non-Executive Board
Missing Data
Supervisory Board
Missing Data
Executive Board
Other Influential People
Missing Data
Missing Data
Global Publishers Tanzania Further Information
Data that is open to the public
Other sources of ownership information, such as public registries, are readily available.
Meta Data
The company has been registered with BRELA, and a profile has been requested, but it is currently pending. TCRA registration, the questionnaires were never returned.
Sources
Global Publishers [2018]. Global Publishers of Landing Pages. retrieved on the 22nd of October 2018
Global Television Online 2018. Channel Overview.
2018. MWILI WA- MAMA’KE SHIGONGO KUZIKWA -LEO! retrieved the 22nd of October 2018.
Zoom info [2018]. Profile Eric James Shigongo. Retrieved on the 22nd of October 2018.
Paul Ndiho [2014]. Global Publishing house — Tanzania’s Renowned Tabloid Newspaper Publisher Accessed on the 22nd of October 2018.
Documents
Licensed internet Content Service the 31st of July 2018
[Ordha ya-magazeti na -majarida-yaliyopatiwa-leseni ya uchapishaji-serikalini]
Custom Research internet Print Audience
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