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Husband with ponytail
December 21, 2020 in Children, Relationships, Marriage and Divorce Law /by fbadmin1I married a man whom I dated for more than ten years. We married 18 months ago and suddenly he decided to grow a ponytail, which is unattractive and displeases me. Initially I thought this was a joke but it is now clear that he will not budge. This is shocking but it is the […]
Hazardous work for pregnant woman
December 21, 2020 in Employment and Immigration Law /by fbadmin1I am a technician in a company where I have been working for about four years now. Although the foreman knows that I am presently expecting and my due date is in the next two months, he has been assigning very hard jobs to me where I have to stand for long hours. I know […]
Use of water for unauthorised purposes
December 21, 2020 in Commercial Law, Business Disputes and IP /by fbadmin1I am getting water supply from a water authority for domestic use. I have established a small industry near my home and now want to hire a plumber to connect water pipes from my home to my industry. Of course I will pay for the consumption. Is this legal? YU, Dar Since you are licensed […]
Conducting religious activities without registration
December 21, 2020 in Commercial Law, Business Disputes and IP /by fbadmin1I own a registered church outside Tanzania and want to come to Tanzania early next year on an evangelical mission. Does the law allow foreigners to preach in Tanzania? FJ, Unknown The Societies Act [Cap.337 R.E 2002] allows foreigners to preach in Tanzania but for the priest to lawfully preach, his church must to be […]
Q&A – 21 December 2020
December 21, 2020 in Q&A /by fbadmin1Conducting religious activities without registration I own a registered church outside Tanzania and want to come to Tanzania early next year on an evangelical mission. Does the law allow foreigners to preach in Tanzania? FJ, Unknown The Societies Act [Cap.337 R.E 2002] allows foreigners to preach in Tanzania but for the priest to lawfully preach, […]
Q&A – 14 December 2020
December 14, 2020 in Q&A /by fbadmin1Legality of security groups formed by political parties We see security groups of all kind of ‘colour’ guards and others of that nature formed by political parties. Does the law allow political parties to form their own security groups? Are these political parties’ security groups not usurping functions of the Police and other security organs? […]
Court rules in favour of Employers in unfair termination cases
December 8, 2020 in Legal Update /by fbadmin1Legal Update – 8 December 2020
Q&A – 7 December 2020
December 7, 2020 in Q&A /by fbadmin1Legalisation of ‘Bangi’ I have read in the media that the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes has removed cannabis sativa (bhang or bangi) from the list of narcotic drugs following recommendations made to it by the World Health Organisation (WHO). I find WHO quite strange and agree with President Donald Trump that the […]
Q&A – 30 November 2020
November 30, 2020 in Q&A /by fbadmin1Kissing a woman without consent After having too many drinks, I ended up lip kissing a woman in a bar. I did apologise but it seems like she intends to report this to the police. Is being drunk a defence to this? This is the third time this has happened to me whilst drunk and […]
Q&A – 23 November 2020
November 23, 2020 in Q&A /by fbadmin1Creating artificial shortage of commodities Is it a crime if local manufacturers or producers of commodities reduce the production in order to create artificial shortage in order to raise the price for his unfair profit gain? JK, Mwanza Creating artificial shortage of commodities in the course of production is not a crime but creating shortage […]
Minimum GoT Shareholding Regulations Published
November 19, 2020 in Legal Update /by fbadmin1Legal Update – 19 November 2020
Q&A – 16 November 2020
November 16, 2020 in Q&A /by fbadmin1Donation of dead body I do not wish to be buried when I die and want to donate my eyes and other organs to those in need. I also want my body to be used for medical or other research. Can I provide for this in my Will and can any of my family members […]
Tribunal rules Board has no jurisdiction over tax waiver appeals
November 12, 2020 in Legal Update /by fbadmin1Legal Update – 12 November 2020
Q&A – 9 November 2020
November 9, 2020 in Q&A /by fbadmin1Fake guarantee of jobs by University I saw an advert from a university that said all their graduates get jobs. Infact the advert said 100% job guaranteed. I studied there and this is the third year, am jobless. I have paid millions of shillings to this institute and want to sue them for misrepresentation, recover […]
Q&A – 2 November 2020
November 2, 2020 in Q&A /by fbadmin1Smoking in entertainment facilities There are people who smoke in bars without considering that they are affecting heath of non-smokers who drink beside them. Is this not a crime? In other countries smoking is strictly dealt with. UT, Dar Tanzania also has strong anti-smoking laws, maybe not strictly enforced but they do exist. Smoking in […]
Q&A – 26 October 2020
October 26, 2020 in Q&A /by fbadmin1Sexual favour as economic offence I recently read in social media that a lecturer at a public university was charged with an economic offence for demanding sexual favours from a student. How does a sexual favour affect the national economy to make an offence ‘economic’? PF, Dar Demanding or imposing sexual favour as a pre-condition […]
Q&A – 19 October 2020
October 19, 2020 in Q&A /by fbadmin1Plea bargaining of a drug offence My friend is incarcerated in prison and charged with trafficking in narcotic drug namely bhang. He has asked me to seek your opinion if it is possible for him to initiate a plea bargaining. He would also like to know the possible penalty that the Court is likely to […]
Q&A – 12 October 2020
October 12, 2020 in Q&A /by fbadmin1Fraudulent transfer of credit in electronic account If someone fraudulently transfer credit from my mobile account or my bank account to his or someone else’s account, does that not amount to stealing? I was shockingly told that it doesn’t. HG, DSM No, it does not amount to stealing but it is still a criminal offence. […]
Q&A – 5 October 2020
October 5, 2020 in Q&A /by fbadmin120 year imprisonment for hunting impala My cousin was convicted of unlawful hunting of impala. He hunted only one impala for family consumption. He was found in possession of a skin and ten kilograms of impala he hunted. Last week he was sentenced to twenty years imprisonment by the court. This sentence looks excessive to […]
Q&A – 28 September 2020
September 28, 2020 in Q&A /by fbadmin1Adult woman exploiting a child sexually I have heard that there are adult women who induce or force boys under the age of 18 to have sexual intercourse with them. Doesn’t that act amount to an offence of rape? PL, Arusha In terms of section 130 of the Penal Code, rape is committed by a […]
Q&A – 21 September 2020
September 21, 2020 in Q&A /by fbadmin1Jurisdiction of ward tribunals for offence of smoking bhang My neighbour is charged before a Ward Tribunal with an offence of smoking bhang. I am curious to know which law gives such Ward Tribunals power to try the offence of smoking bhang. Secondly, what are the rules of evidence and procedures that govern criminal trials […]
Board has jurisdiction for non-objection decisions
September 18, 2020 in Legal Update /by fbadmin1Legal Update – 18 September 2020
Q&A – 14 September 2020
September 14, 2020 in Q&A /by fbadmin1Fake EFD receipt My uncle is a supplies officer working for one of the public parastatals. He is being accused of forgery of an EFD receipt which he submitted to his accounting officer purporting to show that he bought stationeries worth TZS 10M from one of their suppliers. An inquiry done by the Corporation revealed […]
Q&A – 7 September 2020
September 7, 2020 in Q&A /by fbadmin1Weddings and drone camera I am a photographer living in Dar es Salaam. Most of the events I photograph are send-off parties and weddings and to get the best shots and videos, I have to use a high-altitude camera. In 2017 I bought a drone to serve this purpose and have since been using this […]