Last week, I attended a funeral expecting a sombre moment, but it turned into a scene from a film. Two women claimed to be the deceased’s legal wife. One placed a wreath at the coffin, while the other was denied and began shouting, ‘He was my husband too.’ The crowd froze, and the priest looked […]

I am a boutique business owner. I was so excited when I finally signed a deal with a tech company. They promised to build a mobile app for my boutique, something that would help me reach out to more customers and better manage my inventory. I did not have a lawyer at the time. The […]

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 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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]