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Exam swap between twins

Exam swap between twins I am one of a pair of identical twins. My brother is brilliant in maths, and I am better with languages. In our recent internal school exams, we swapped places. He sat my maths paper under my name, and I took his language paper under his. We even exchanged student IDs. […]

Q&A – 18 August 2025

Exam swap between twins I am one of a pair of identical twins. My brother is brilliant in maths, and I am better with languages. In our recent internal school exams, we swapped places. He sat my maths paper under my name, and I took his language paper under his. We even exchanged student IDs. […]

Lawyer negligence in Tanzania vs UK

Lawyer negligence in Tanzania vs UK I am a retired teacher. In 2020, when visiting the offices of a well-known organisation, I slipped and fell on a wet patch. There was no warning that the floor was wet. I suffered a concussion and a fractured arm, and recovery took several months. After leaving the hospital, […]

Humiliated at supermarket

Last week, I stopped by a supermarket after work. I picked up a bottle of wine and held it in my hand while scrolling through my phone. I got a call from my sister and, distracted, walked out without realizing I hadn’t paid. Security stopped me at the exit, accused me of theft, and dragged […]

Q&A – 11 August 2025

Humiliated at supermarket Last week, I stopped by a supermarket after work. I picked up a bottle of wine and held it in my hand while scrolling through my phone. I got a call from my sister and, distracted, walked out without realizing I hadn’t paid. Security stopped me at the exit, accused me of […]

Sued over my husband’s estate

I am a widow living in a house my late husband bought in 2006. We paid the full price, took possession, and even got municipal consent for transfer. But the seller vanished before paying Capital Gains Tax, so the transfer was not registered. Years later, both my husband and the seller passed away. Now, the […]

No Contract, just receipts

During the 2020/2021 cashewnut season, my licensed warehouse was awarded a tender by a cooperative union to store raw cashewnuts. We received the nuts, issued warehouse receipts, and stored them without signing any formal contract with the union. Months later, the union claimed the nuts had shrunk and were unmarketable. They accused us of breach […]

Denial of school admission

My son was selected to join a public high school for social science studies. Due to my financial constraint, I could not buy the required needs for my son and he was late to report to school for three weeks. The headmaster refused to admit him on the grounds of lateness to report to school. […]

Q&A – 4 August 2025

Denial of school admission My son was selected to join a public high school for social science studies. Due to my financial constraint, I could not buy the required needs for my son and he was late to report to school for three weeks. The headmaster refused to admit him on the grounds of lateness […]

Electric security fence

I have a house which has an electric security wire fence installed seven years ago. I was recently visited by people who introduced themselves as officers of EWURA who asked me why I have not put a warning in my electric wire fence to alert people that the fence is dangerous. Secondly, they asked me […]

Q&A – 28 July 2025

MC shared embarrassing event photos  I recently attended a wedding where I had a bit too much to drink. The MC at the event, who was also handling the entertainment, took photos and videos of me and others and later posted them on his business page without asking us. Some of the photos are quite […]

CEO quits over infidelity scandal 

I work in corporate communications at a mid-sized company in Dar es Salaam. Last week, our CEO abruptly resigned after a private scandal involving infidelity with a junior company employee came to light. The news spread like wildfire on social media. There has been no official explanation beyond his resignation letter. Some members of staff […]

MC shared embarrassing event photos 

I recently attended a wedding where I had a bit too much to drink. The MC at the event, who was also handling the entertainment, took photos and videos of me and others and later posted them on his business page without asking us. Some of the photos are quite embarrassing and have gone viral. […]

Q&A – 21 July 2025

Death during intimacy  I went with my lover to a guest house for the weekend to escape the stresses of daily life and spend some quality time together. Sadly, during a private moment, he suddenly collapsed and died. I was arrested and detained for a while on suspicion of murder. However, the autopsy revealed he […]

Tax assessment improperly issued and served

I am Legal Manager of a manufacturing company in Dar es Salaam. On 12 July 2025, we discovered an adjusted assessment issued by TRA for the 2019 income year, citing over TZS 2.1 billion in tax and interest. We were not aware of it earlier, as it had been emailed to our former Finance Director […]

Witchcraft accusation 

My mother is an elderly woman who lives alone. Last week, after a dispute with a neighbour over the boundary of their land, the neighbour’s animals became ill, and a child had seizures. Now, villagers are accusing my mother of witchcraft, and they have even assaulted her, burned the house she was living in, and […]

Death during intimacy 

I went with my lover to a guest house for the weekend to escape the stresses of daily life and spend some quality time together. Sadly, during a private moment, he suddenly collapsed and died. I was arrested and detained for a while on suspicion of murder. However, the autopsy revealed he had an undiagnosed […]

Q&A – 14 July 2025

Smoking at wedding reception My uncle, who had just gotten married, lit a cigarette in the middle of his own wedding reception. The venue was a hotel ballroom in Dar es Salaam, full of family, friends, and music. Hotel staff asked him politely to stop, but being the groom, he refused. They ended up calling […]

Twins marrying twins

My twin brother and I have worn matching outfits, attended the same school, and shared the same hobbies and interests. We are currently dating twin sisters, and are thinking of marrying them. Our friends and family say it is weird and maybe even illegal. We will be heartbroken not to marry these twin sisters. However, […]

Smoking at wedding reception

My uncle, who had just gotten married, lit a cigarette in the middle of his own wedding reception. The venue was a hotel ballroom in Dar es Salaam, full of family, friends, and music. Hotel staff asked him politely to stop, but being the groom, he refused. They ended up calling hotel security, and he […]

Content on indigenous cultures

I recently visited the Hadzabe community with a licensed tour operator. It was incredible to see their hunter-gatherer lifestyle up close, and I took lots of photos and short videos and shared them with my social media followers. I made sure not to interfere, but most of the elders seemed uncomfortable when I took shots […]

Wife or concubine?

I have lived with my partner for three years. We have a child together and built a house. We are not officially married, but everyone in the community and our friends consider me his wife. Recently, my partner has become distant and has avoided intimacy with me, claiming it is due to work stress. Last […]