Tanzania, April 23 -- In this exclusive interview, the director general of the Tanzania Telecommunications Corporation Limited (TTCL), Moremi Marwa,  discusses his mandate to turn around the state-owned strategic telecommunications entity, the challenges of operating within a competitive market, and his vision for TTCL's role in Tanzania's digital economy.

You took over TTCL in 2024 following a government appointment, what specific turnaround mandate were you given?

One of the things we were mandated to do is the transformation of the corporation. TTCL is a state-owned entity, 100 percent owned by the government.

It manages, owns, and maintains different communication and strategic infrastructure for the country, but we are also i...