08th Sep 2025 Source: The East African KENYAN FIRM CHALLENGES TANZANIA’S FINANCE ACT AT REGIONAL COURT A Kenya-based company has filed a lawsuit at the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) against Tanzania, contesting provisions in the recently enacted Finance Act 2025. The company alleges that the Act introduces import duty and tax measures that are...
18th Aug 2025 Source: Daily News WOMEN ENCOURAGED TO PURSUE LEGAL ACTION AGAINST GBV The government has urged women facing gender-based violence (GBV) to seek legal redress to access justice and protect their rights. Deputy Minister for Community Development, Gender, Women and Special Groups, Ms. Mwanaidi Alli Khamis, made the call over the weekend in Dar...
11th Aug 2025 Source: The Citizen COURT OF APPEAL OVERTURNS DISMISSAL OF NAOT OFFICIAL The Court of Appeal sitting in Arusha has reinstated a former National Audit Office of Tanzania (NAOT) employee, the Head of Legal Services, after nullifying his dismissal over allegations of fraudulently obtaining TZS 123.3 million in 2016. The Court ruled that the...
28th Jul 2025 Source: The Citizen UNITED NATIONS TO RELOCATE THREE MAIN HEADQUARTERS TO NAIROBI BY 2026 The United Nations is set to relocate the global offices of UNICEF, UNFPA, and UN Women to Nairobi by 2026. This move will elevate the Kenyan capital to the ranks of New York, Geneva, and Vienna, making it one...
09th Jun 2025 Source: The Citizen APPLE FACES AI, REGULATORY CHALLENGES AS IT WOOS SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS Apple is facing an unprecedented set of technical and regulatory challenges as some of its key executives are set to take the stage on Monday at the company’s annual software developer conference. On the technical side, many of the long-awaited...
05th May 2025 Source: The Citizen TANZANIA’S BANKING BONANZA DRIVES PROFIT SURGE AS INDUSTRY STARTS 2025 STRONG Tanzania’s banking industry has kicked off 2025 on a strong footing, with rising profitability driven by double-digit growth in both funded and non-funded income during the first quarter of the year. An analysis of financial statements from 22 commercial...
17th March 2025 Source: The Citizen TANZANIA REGISTERS OVER 2000 INVESTMENT PROJECTS WORTH TZS 67 TRILLION IN 4 YEARS The Tanzania Investment Centre (TIC) has recorded 2,099 investment projects valued at TZS 67 trillion over the past four years under the leadership of President Samia Suluhu Hassan. This progress was highlighted by the Chief Spokesperson of...
INTRODUCTION The Tanzania Finance Act, 2024 (Act No. 6 of 2024) has amended various tax and non-tax laws with a view of bringing reforms through the imposition and alteration of certain taxes, duties, levies and fees to enhance the collection, management of public revenues and the business environment. The amended laws are, the Banking and...
On 17th July 2020 the Government of Tanzania has published the Electronic and Postal Communications (Online Content) Regulations, GN No. 538 of 2020, (“the Regulations”). These Regulations are made under section 103 (1) of the Electronic and Postal Communications Act, Cap. 306 of the Laws of Tanzania and replaces the earlier regulations that were issued...
The Written Laws (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 5) Act, 2019 that became effective on 19th September, 2019 made amendments to the Electronic and Postal Communications Act, Cap. 306. The said amendments sought to regulate both subscribers (customers) and service providers, distributors, agent or authorised dealers on the use of unregistered SIM Card whereby, Customers who use...
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