In this week’s column:

Digital Payments Now a Business Licensing Requirement

  • Digital payment facilities now required for business licensing
  • Requirement applies to new licences and renewals
  • Lipa Namba or TANQR among acceptable payment facilities
  • Holding bank account required for specified businesses
  • New requirements effective from 1 July 2026

In this week’s Legal Quest
poll results:

  • Can a marriage be legally annulled if one of the parties was incapable of consummating it from the outset?
    YES – 91% | NO – 9%
  • Is it allowed to run a funding campaign to support someone in need?
    YES – 60% | NO – 40%
  • Can a person be charged with a crime for sharing someone else’s private information online?
    YES – 96% | NO – 4%

Residence identity card

Did you know that having a residence identity card issued by NIDA is a mandatory requirement for non-citizens who reside in Tanzania for more than six months.

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