Two years ago, I filed a land dispute case at the High Court. The case was repeatedly adjourned because the opposing party failed to appear. Recently, I was shocked to hear that my case was dismissed ‘for want of prosecution.’ I was always attending Court, so why was it dismissed, and what can I do […]

I filed a notice of appeal at the Court of Appeal because I was dissatisfied with a High Court decision. Initially, I had engaged an advocate, but later I wanted to change my advocate. Unfortunately, my new lawyer did not file a formal notice of change of advocate. Instead, he started writing letters, requesting appeal […]

Fined for jogging I recently joined a fitness group for an early morning jog. The trainer shouted, ‘run like the police are chasing you!’ I took it too seriously and actually outran everyone. Unfortunately, on the way, real traffic police stopped me and asked why I was running so fast. I panicked and told them, […]

I lost my National ID last week while travelling from Dodoma to Dar es Salaam. At first, I thought it was no big deal, I mean, I am still Tanzanian whether I have the card or not, right? But suddenly, I couldn’t register a new SIM card, the bank told me I couldn’t update my […]

I have a beautiful and successful wife, and I wish to take her surname instead of keeping mine. I have heard that in some countries, such as South Africa, husbands were not allowed to take their wives’ surnames, but this has now changed. What about Tanzania? Can I legally take my wife’s surname, and if […]

I am a concerned citizen. I have heard stories that people who go to casinos are criminals looking to clean their money. Is this true? What measures are there to stop this? Kindly guide me. NH, Arusha You are concerned about money laundering. The Anti-Money Laundering Act, Cap. 423 [R. E. 2023] (AMLA) is the […]

I dated this man during our university years and later lost contact with him. When my daughter first told me about her intention to marry an older man with a similar name, I did not think much of it and was genuinely happy for her. According to our Tanzanian tradition, this man and his family […]

I was born in Germany to a family of missionaries. In the early 1990s, my family moved to Tanzania, where we engaged in missionary work and agriculture by renting farmland from local villagers. Life took a significant turn in 2010 when my uncle became a naturalised Tanzanian citizen and finally purchased his own land. Tragically, […]