Business & Enterprise
Landmark
Reginald Mengi
1943 – 2019
Built IPP Media, and put the first TV station on the Tanzanian mainland
Landmark is level 2 of 4 in the Tanzania Hall of Fame: a first that opened a door, or the pre-eminent figure of their generation in this country. See how the levels work.
Why they are here
He launched the first television station on mainland Tanzania — which is why Tanzanians could watch the 1994 World Cup live — and built IPP into the country's largest media group.
Reginald Abraham Mengi was a Tanzanian businessman, philanthropist and author.
He made history by launching the first television station on mainland Tanzania, making it possible to watch the 1994 World Cup live there for the first time, and built the IPP Media group.
He made history by launching the first television station on mainland Tanzania, making it possible to watch the 1994 World Cup live there for the first time, and built the IPP Media group.
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