Tanzania plans to further tighten controls on its mining sector to ensure that the country maximises the benefits from its wealth of natural resources. “Tanzania has a lot of minerals, but there have been a lot of funny deals … we have to look carefully at our laws so that we move forward as a … Read more
Read here a view on the Court of Appeal decision where the Tanzanian Court of Appeal has upheld the April 2016 decision of the Tanzanian Tax Revenue Appeals Tribunal that a UK-listed subsidiary (Acacia Mining PLC (Acacia)) of Canadian gold mining parent (Barrick Gold Corporation) entered into “a sophisticated scheme of tax evasion,” designed to … Read more
SIM card registration (Tanzania 2020)
It is mandatory for users and owners of SIM cards in Tanzania to register by 30 June 2020 biometrically with their respective mobile network operators or...
Plant Health and Pesticides Bill – Tanzania 2020
A Plant Health Bill has been passed in Parliament in May 2020. It is in the process to be formally enacted. It is intended...
Bail in Tanzania – Section 148(5) Criminal Procedure Act
We understand that the High Court of Tanzania ruled on 18 May 2020 that Section 148(5) Criminal Procedure Act (which denies bail to accused...