World postal fraternity hail Tanzania’s postcode system

By Muyonga Jumanne

They were reacting to an emotional farewell address by Haruni Lemanya TCRA, who is credited for managing the addressing and postcode project from its inception with UPU support in 2007. Lemanya who retires next year, gave a thrilling speech that prompted UPU and PAPU Officials to accord him a Standing Ovation amid ululations. He told the Council Officials that despite being together for many years, they will not see him the council meeting next year.
Besides hosting PAPU, Tanzania, through TCRA has contributed to the construction of the Union’s 17-storey multi-purpose building complex in Arusha, at the final stages of completion.
The Administrative Council meets annually to approve the annual programme of Papu. The Kinshasa meeting discussed strategies to improve the postal sector in Africa, which has experienced a downslide in recent years due to logistics challenges caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.