Entries by fbadmin1

Performing rituals in game park

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After we heard that there would be El Nino rains this year, our village elders decided to enter a game park to perform rituals to reduce the amount of rain and save the crops and lives of people in our community. Unfortunately park rangers found the elders in the game park performing rituals with traditional […]

Q&A – 20 November 2023

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Leasing house to prostitute Is it an offence to lease a house to commercial sex workers? If it is an offence what is the fate of the house leased to the prostitutes in case the landlord or the landlady is convicted of leasing his or her house? Is prostitution an offence in Tanzania KG, Dodoma […]

Using wild beast tails for traditional dances

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We are a registered traditional dance group and in our dances use wild beast tails. Some of our members have recently been arrested and charged with the offence of unlawful possession of government trophies in that they have been found in possession of wild beast tails without a permit from the wildlife authority. Can you […]

Q&A – 13 November 2023

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Compulsory HIV test for salon and spa attendants I operate big barbershops and spas which offer various services including massage, hair cuts and scrub. My salons and spas were visited by city health inspectors who wanted to know if the spas and salons attendants have undergone HIV and other medical tests in the past six […]

Employee roaming during working hours

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I left my workplace to visit a friend during working hours without seeking permission of my supervisor as the company policy prescribes. When I went back to the workplace the supervisor asked me to explain where I was for two hours. I told him the truth but instead of taking disciplinary action, he reported me […]

Keeping medicines in school bus

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Our school bus driver normally quarrels with traffic police who stop him and inspect the bus including the contents of the first aid kit in the bus. He is frequently asked by traffic police why the first aid kit in the school bus he is driving does not have certain medicines. Does the law require […]

Q&A – 6 November 2023

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Switching off mobile at petrol station There is a petrol station in my city whose pump attendants normally require customers to switch off their mobile phones and car engines when they are refueling. I find this policy to be ridiculous and when I argue with those pump attendants they normally say that they are implementing […]

Manslaughter for road traffic accident

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Our brother knocked down a pedestrian to death at a zebra cross while he was driving. He reported the accident to the Police who put him under arrest and when the Police examined him by forcing him to undergo an alcohol test, it was discovered that he was under the influence of alcohol. He was […]

Q&A – 30 October 2023

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Bail for a child charged with armed robbery A neighbor’s son aged 15 years is charged with the offence of armed robbery. He is accused of stabbing a passerby with a small knife and snatching her cellular phone. He is currently detained at a police cell and our attempt to bail him has failed because the police inform us that the offence of […]

Safety information in public passenger vehicles

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Before a domestic flight takes off, it is common to hear cabin crew informing passengers about safety rules. However, in public passengers’ vehicles we rarely hear such announcements. Does it mean that we don’t have in our laws imposing on the bus crew the obligation to inform their passengers about safety rules before departure? SM, […]

Court affidavit full of lies

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The plaintiff in a case has filed an affidavit that is full of lies. In fact, some are so obvious that any smart Judge can pick up the lie. Is such lying not an offence? FF, Morogoro Lying in an affidavit is an offence of perjury. The law states that any person who, in any […]

Wife stingy with her assets

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I have a rich wife who earns nearly 8 times more than I do but takes care of the entire household. We are blessed with two children and I am overall happy with our marriage except for the fact that she doesn’t allow me to use some of her personal assets. For example, I am not allowed […]

Tooting horn unreasonably

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While driving I tooted my horn to alert the driver in front of me who was driving slowly to speed up. A traffic police officer who was in front of my car stopped me and alleged that it was wrong for me to toot. Is it an offence to toot? FM, Dar Section 39B(1)(2) of the Road Traffic […]

Dispute Resolution in land matters

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Three years ago, my fellow accountants and I secured a space where we could locate our offices for purposes of providing audit services to various customers. Upon completing the transaction, we immediately started constructing our office building. Given that the place was unsurveyed, we only relied on the seller’s warrant that he was the true […]

Q&A – 23 October 2023

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Minimum Local Shareholding for Mineral Right Holders I am a newly appointed Chief Operations Officer of a certain mining company incorporated abroad. Our company is planning to extend its mining activities to Tanzania. In conducting our remote due diligence prior to coming to Tanzania, we came across the Mining (Minimum Shareholding and Public Offering) Regulations, 2016 which […]

IP rights without registration

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We are a leading pharmaceutical company based in Asia. Our company manufactures and exports pharmaceutical products to many African countries including Tanzania under our company’s brand name, where our product is very famous. It has recently come to our knowledge that one Tanzanian company manufactures and sells the same products under the name identical to […]

Publishing of tax defaulter names

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I am a famous artist in Tanzania and held very high in society. Some years ago, like most other businessmen, I had an issue with the TRA which I resolved but after a heavy battle. I continue to pay my instalments but recently have been told that names of those who have committed a tax […]

Registration of patent

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My friend and I have invented a new method of irrigation. We want this method to be introduced in Tanzania but wish to patent this under our names. I heard that in Tanzania there are two registries, one in Tanzania mainland and another in Zanzibar. Do we need to register our patent in both registries? […]

Q&A – 16 October 2023

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Time limitation for TRA to issue assessment Is there no limit within which the Tanzania Revenue Authority must issue an assessment? I have received an assessment in the last 2 months for taxes dating back in 2013. HG, Morogoro This is covered under section 48(4) of the Tax Administration Act, Cap. 438 R.E 2019 (TAA) […]

Casual labourer claims paid maternity leave

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We have casual labourers who have been working for us for about sixteen months to work on our farm. All these employees are new in the sense that they have not worked for us before. One of the casuals who became pregnant after recruitment has applied for paid maternity leave for 84 days. Is a […]

Q&A – 9 October 2023

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Time limit for suing administrator My uncle died in a car accident which was attributed to the recklessness of the driver who was trying to overtake in a corner. As a result of the wrongful overtaking, the car boarded by my uncle collided with another car which was heading in the opposite direction. The driver […]

Reimbursement of fare for remaining distance

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I was travelling to my native village with the entire family. Firstly, we were embarrassed before departure as the bus was delayed for almost two hours. Secondly, while on route, the bus underwent two breakdowns. The second breakdown resulted in us having to stay on the roadside for five hours though we were only fifty […]