UAE company wins controversial R122m airport tender in Zanzibar | News24

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Dnata, a subsidiary of the sprawling Emirates Group conglomerate, has been rocked by controversy in Zanzibar, Tanzania, after it emerged that officials flouted a series of aviation regulations in order to award the company a $7-million aviation tender.

An aviation company was allegedly handpicked without going to tender and didn't have a licence for ground handling services in Zanzibar, Tanzania.The opposition in Tanzania urged the government to make details of the contract public.

When the contract was signed, there were two companies running ground handling services at the airport;When the company was appointed, 35% of its shares were not owned by Tanzanians;The TCAA’s regulations require that, before a company tenders for a ground handling contract, it should be licenced to work as a ground handling service provider.

Dnata did not respond to questions about how it was awarded an exclusive contract, without tender processes, to run ground handling operations and retail facilities at the airport. "Dnata UAE has never been granted any licence to operate in Tanzania. It's not true that Dnata UAE has been given an exclusive contract to operate because that company has no licence, so it is not possible.

 

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