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Petroleum (Natural Gas Pricing) Regulations 2016 apply in Mainland Tanzania and govern pricing of natural gas for domestic and cross border markets. The pricing of natural gas, in addition to…

From September 2016 to date, NIDA has been Registering and Issuing Identity Cards to the eligible residents who are non-citizens in Dar es Salaam region and now, the exercise is…

A High Court case Musa Shaibu Msangi v Sumry High Class Limited and Another [2016] TLS LR 430 shows that directors can be held personally liable for the debts of their companies (even when…

New labour law Regulations were gazetted and came into effect on 24 February 2017: Employment And Labour Relations (General) Regulations 2017  (GN 47 2017) Key areas: Child Labour Prohibition. Employment Standards…

In February 2017, the Business Registrations and Licensing Agency (BRELA) issued the following public notice: “It is a statutory duty for every company incorporated in Tanzania to file their Annual…

The Labour Commissioner (of the Labour, Employment, Youth and Persons with Disability Ministry) in the Prime Minister’s office has issued a Notice directing all non-citizens working in the country to…

As part of the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), the African Development Bank (AFDB) has approved a grant of USD 870,000 to the Rural Energy Agency (REA) towards financing…

President Magufuli has appointed Mr Tito Esau Mwinuka as the new Managing Director of the Tanzania Electric Supply Company (TANESCO) with immediate effect on 1 January 2017.  Before his appointment, Mr Mwinuka…

A draft National Land Policy 2016 has been circulated for consultation with stakeholders. This is a revision of the National Land Policy 1995. Items of note include that the Government shall ensure…