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If a traditional healer prescribes sexual intercourse with a client as a form of examination or treatment for an ailment and the client consents on belief that she will get healed, does that constitute rape? PO, Dar It is an unethical and an offence for a traditional healer to have sexual intercourse with a client. […]
Intercourse as a form of treatment If a traditional healer prescribes sexual intercourse with a client as a form of examination or treatment for an ailment and the client consents on belief that she will get healed, does that constitute rape? PO, Dar It is an unethical and an offence for a traditional healer to […]
My neighbor has placed a number of beehives in a tree whose shade gets into my house. I am very conscious about my beauty and thus use perfumes and lotion with strong scents. I am worried the bees might attack me because of this scent. What can I do legally? LJ Arusha The law which […]
I asked my friend to collect my rent allowance from our cashier on my behalf. After taking the money he signed the pay-list on my behalf. He is now being accused of forgery on the ground that he signed the pay-list purporting to be me. Is there anything wrong he did as the money was […]
I have been seeing advertisements of traditional and alternative medicine remedies that are claimed to have the efficacy of enlarging male sexual organs and even boosting men’s sexual power amongst others. Is there any law that regulates these immoral advertisements of such traditional and alternative medicine remedies? PP, Dar Advertisements of traditional and alternative medicine […]
Regulation of advertisement of traditional medicine I have been seeing advertisements of traditional and alternative medicine remedies that are claimed to have the efficacy of enlarging male sexual organs and even boosting men’s sexual power amongst others. Is there any law that regulates these immoral advertisements of such traditional and alternative medicine remedies? PP, Dar […]
I am married to a salaried woman. I fell ill and became totally paralysed and my wife has deserted me. I am now depending on Samaritans to survive. May I know if the law allows a man to petition for maintenance orders against a woman? II, Mtwara Section 115(2) of the Law of Marriage Act […]
I lost my mobile phone on my way home from a bar. My phone has my picture on the screen. One of my neighbour’s who knows me very well and is able to identify me from my picture on the phone found my phone but instead of bringing the phone to me, he sold it […]
have an employment contract for an unspecified time. My employment contract requires my employer to give me three months’ notice if he wants to terminate my employment. I received termination notice from my employer last week. I would like to know when the limitation period will start running against me. Will it start after the […]
I was married to a Tanzanian. Our marriage was contracted in the United Kingdom and ended having a matrimonial dispute which ended up in Court in the UK. The UK Court granted me a judgment and divorce and ordered my former husband to pay maintenance allowance to me and our three children. Immediately after the […]
Enforcement of foreign maintenance orders I was married to a Tanzanian. Our marriage was contracted in the United Kingdom and ended having a matrimonial dispute which ended up in Court in the UK. The UK Court granted me a judgment and divorce and ordered my former husband to pay maintenance allowance to me and our […]
I celebrated a Christian marriage with a girl 5 years ago. Recently my wife fell sick with malaria and was mis-diagnosed and treated with wrong medication. She then fell into a coma and was hospitalized for 3 months before being discharged. Ever since her discharge she is mentally challenged and cannot eat, take a bath or walk on her own. I […]
I would like to know if the principle of the best interest of the child allows admitting a child to bail if the child is charged with an unbailable offence. What rules of procedure are applicable where a child is tried for a criminal offence by the High Court either alone or jointly with adults? […]
In this week’s Q&A read questions on: Committing a child to prison and Mentally challenged wife.
Legal Update – 18 February 2021
In this week’s Q&A column read questions on: Aiding and abetting, Cancellation of work permit and Evidence against employer.
Legal Update – 11 February 2021
Legal Update – 10 February 2021
Termination of a fixed term employment contract I am a HR Manager in a local company in Tanzania and intend to terminate an employee for poor work performance. The employee has a fixed term employment contract which is expiring in eight months to come. We want to know in case the employee successfully challenges his […]
Sexual bribe an economic offence Is it true that a demand for a sexual favour in return for employment or services is a crime in Tanzania? Please explain. KG, Dar Demanding or imposing a sexual favour to someone as condition for him or her to get employment, promotion, right, privilege or any preferential treatment is […]
Computation of terminal dues I have been recently retrenched by my employer. What is confusing me is the way my terminal dues have been computed by the HR manager. Some of the dues have been computed on the basis of my basic salary alone while some have been computed on the basis of my total […]
Kite flying on personal plot I have started flying kites very high on my own plot. The police have started harrasing me that I cannot do so. We have had arguments with them and they have failed to shown me what provision of the law disallows me to fly kites. This is my country and […]
Limitation period for appealing I filed a suit founded on defamation in the District Court and lost. I now intend to appeal to the High Court. I am getting different opinions on the limitation period of appeal in my case. Some lawyers are telling me that the limitation period of appeal in defamation cases is […]
Corporal punishment by Court What is the procedure for imposition and infliction of corporal punishment imposed by the Court? Can a woman offender be sentenced to corporal punishment and undergo strokes on her bottom? Does the law limit the maximum number of strokes that can be imposed by the Court? Can corporal punishment be imposed […]
Teacher misguiding student My wife with whom I am separated, intentionally teaches our child wrong stuff, trying to prove her point. For example in math, the mum would give all wrong answers to the child. She recently told the child that she has the switch to turn on the sun in the morning and switch […]
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