The District Court issued a maintenance order requiring me to take care of a child born out of wedlock. I have been abiding by the order since the year 2009, when the child was two years old. That child is now sixteen years old and, fortunately, was recently engaged by one of the blue chip […]

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 […]

I have seen a clip in the social media showing a person practicing witchcraft in the middle of a road in broad daylight but was not arrested by police or militia. Is that conduct not a crime? Does the law allow people to practice witchcraft in broad daylight like that? GF, Dar es Salaam Under […]

My uncle is a contractor working on construction projects mainly in Iringa and Mbeya. He had an issue with a certain company which had awarded him a tender and the matter was taken to the Contractor’s Registration Board (the Board). He recently called me and told me the Board has issued its decision on the […]

Few years ago I fell into a rain storm drainage that had no cover on a pedestrian lane and fractured my shoulder. Please advise if I can see the City Council or the Municipality concerned for the cost of surgery, hospitalization and loss of working days, trauma and other relevant damages? MK, Arusha Our understanding […]

I was retrenched two years ago and since then have been depending on my rich wife for accommodation, food, clothing and other basic needs. My wife has filed a divorce petition in Court against me. Can I claim maintenance that she be ordered to pay me maintenance costs in case the Court grants the divorce? GR, Mtwara […]

I am a Tanzanian and businessman running different types of businesses within Tanzania and even outside Tanzania. My understanding has been that the Tanzania Investment Centre is a government institution that is there to assist investors from outside Tanzania who wish to invest in Tanzania by giving them certain incentives so as to promote foreign […]

There is a smart graphics designer in town who specializes in copying and infringing trademarks. What he does is directly copies trademarks that are well known to make logos for his clients without the client knowing this. The logos are well packaged and expensively priced. Is this not an offence? PP, Mwanza Apart from contravening […]