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Why Are We So Willing to Accept Mediocrity in Our Business?
Why do so many capable business owners settle for "good enough" for years, even when it quietly costs them margin, time, and growt...
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TRUST LAW AND FAMILY TRUSTEES IN TANZANIA
A practice note consolidating the framework for trusts, and family trusts in particular, in Mainland Tanzania. It walks through ho...
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Cryptocurrency Business in Tanzania
Cryptocurrency occupies an unusual legal position in Tanzania: discouraged by a 2019 Bank of Tanzania notice, yet taxed under the...
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Summary of the Beekeeping Act [Cap. 157 R.E. 2023]
A concise legal summary of Tanzania's Beekeeping Act, Cap. 157 R.E. 2023: its purpose, key provisions, offences, sanctions, and ro...
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Summary of The Boy Scouts Act CAP 68 R.E 2023
This brief legal summary of the Boy Scouts Act [Cap 68 R.E 2023] details how a compact, seven-section law from 1935 continues to l...
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The Modalities of Recovering Deceased Investor Interest in Governmanet Security Holdings in Tanzania
The Bank of Tanzania's Guidelines on Transfer of Deceased Investor Holdings, 2026 establish, for the first time, a clear and harmo...
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Banking Sector and Taxation Amendments 2026
For Tanzania's banking and financial sector, the Finance Act, 2026 (No. 3 of 2026), effective 1st July 2026, is arguably the most...
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The-Genius-in-the-Gap
Tanzania's Government Notice No. 487A of 2025 reserves fifteen categories of business activity for citizens. Much of the early com...
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New Amendments on the Finance Act 2026
Tanzania's Finance Act, 2026 takes effect on 1 July 2026, amending 27 laws and reshaping the tax landscape for almost every sector...
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Summary of Births and Deaths Registration Act
A practical legal overview of Tanzania's Births and Deaths Registration Act, Cap. 108 (R.E. 2023), explaining the legal framework...
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Summary of Bill of Exchange Act
The Bills of Exchange Act, Chapter 215 of the Laws of Tanzania is the principal legislation governing bills of exchange, cheques,...
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Liquidators and the Hardening Period in Tanzania
A deeper analysis of antecedent transactions under the Companies Act, CAP. 212 R.E. 2023 — the powers of liquidators, the powers o...
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