KEY POINTS Treaties, donor funding arrangements, or MOUs with Government ministries do not automatically grant tax exemption. Under Section 10 of the Income Tax Act, 2004, tax exemption must be effected through a Ministerial Order published in the Government Gazette. Without publication, the exemption is legally invalid. Charitable or public health activities alone are not...
02nd Mar 2026 Source: The Guardian TANROADS REPORTS MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURE GAINS AS NEW PROJECTS BEGIN The Tanzania National Roads Agency (TANROADS) has announced the completion of several high-priority road and bridge projects in the Ruvuma Region, marking a significant upgrade to the region’s transportation network. During a Regional Consultative Council (RCC) meeting at Songea Club...
23rd Feb 2026 Source: The Guardian PPRA ADDRESSES CHALLENGES IN NATIONAL E-PROCUREMENT SYSTEM The Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) has resolved several challenges encountered during the initial rollout of Tanzania’s National e-Procurement System (NeST), following concerns raised by users during its early implementation phase. According to PPRA Communications Officer Mr. Joseph Muhozi, the system has...
16th Feb 2026 Source: The Guardian EAST AFRICAN STOCK MARKET LEADERS RECOMMIT TO REGIONAL INTEGRATION AFTER 10 YEARS Chief Executive Officers of East African stock markets have agreed to revive the long-delayed Capital Markets Infrastructure (CMI) project, designed to enable seamless cross-border trading, increase liquidity, expand investment opportunities, and help companies raise capital across the...
KEY POINTS This is a first case in Tanzania to address matters related to digital currencies. In this case one of the issues was determining whether there was a valid agreement between the parties. The Court ruled that although digital assets and currencies are unregulated in Tanzania, they are not illegal. That means a valid...
09th Feb 2026 Source: The East African EAST AFRICAN STOCK MARKET LEADERS RECOMMIT TO REGIONAL INTEGRATION AFTER 10 YEARS Chief Executive Officers of East African stock markets have agreed to revive the long-delayed Capital Markets Infrastructure (CMI) project, designed to enable seamless cross-border trading, increase liquidity, expand investment opportunities, and help companies raise capital across...
02nd Feb 2026 Source: The Guardian GOVERNMENT PLEDGES TO ENSURE SECURE, STABLE FUEL SUPPLY COUNTRY-WIDE The Government has reaffirmed its commitment to maintaining a stable and competitively priced supply of petroleum products nationwide. Speaking at a high-level meeting with local oil investors, Mr. Felchesmi Mramba, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Energy, emphasized that the Government...
26th Jan 2026 Source: The Citizen WHAT TANZANIA’S CREDIT MIX REVEALS ABOUT NATIONAL ECONOMIC GROWTH Tanzania’s private-sector credit continues to expand at an annual rate exceeding 20%, but analysts caution that the dominance of personal loans points to a growth model driven more by consumption than by productive investment. While this pattern offers short-term economic...
19th Jan 2026 Source: Daily News TANZANIA SETS THE EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY’S LOWEST POLICY RATE Tanzania has reinforced its position as the East African Community’s most affordable market for borrowing, offering businesses and investors a rare pocket of monetary stability in a region still facing elevated financing costs. The Bank of Tanzania (BoT) has maintained...
KEY POINTS The Order sets the new minimum wages in Tanzania for workers in private sectors. The new wage structure officially takes effect on 1ˢᵗ January, 2026. Employers are obligated to improve the terms of the employment contracts or enter collective bargaining agreements to include favourable terms on the minimum wages. The new wage order requires...
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