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Recent Judgments
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Whether a condonation ruling is final and whether the employer proved substantive grounds for dismissal.
Labour law – condonation and extension of time – finality of ruling; Employment law – substantive and procedural fairness under s.38(2) and s.40; Evidence – disputed documentary exhibit and need for verification; Conflict of interest – disclosure and administrative delays.
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13 February 2026 |
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Sale by an unauthorized estate member conveyed no title; respondent proved ownership on balance of probabilities; appeal dismissed.
Land law – proof of ownership – burden of proof on balance of probabilities – oral evidence may suffice when credible and corroborated – nemo dat quod non habet – dealings in deceased estates require administrator’s authority – appellate re-evaluation of evidence on first appeal.
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13 February 2026 |
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Employer failed to prove misconduct or fair procedure; reinstatement substituted with 20 months’ compensation.
Employment law – unfair termination – substantive and procedural fairness – employer’s burden of proof – exclusion from investigation and denial of representation – evidentiary inference versus proof – reinstatement substituted with compensation (20 months).
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13 February 2026 |
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Conviction set aside where unreliable cautioned statement and missing material evidence failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt.
Criminal law – circumstantial evidence – requirements for a complete chain of evidence; cautioned statement – variance with charge and need for amendment under s.234(1) CPA; failure to call material witnesses or tender exhibits – adverse inference; conviction quashed for failure to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt.
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13 February 2026 |
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Child victim’s credible testimony and medical findings sustained conviction for unnatural offence; appeal dismissed.
Criminal law – sexual offences against a child – credibility of child victim’s testimony; medical corroboration (PF3) of anal penetration; material witness doctrine; sufficiency of evidence on appeal.
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13 February 2026 |
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Unauthorized lay representation at tribunal rendered proceedings null, leading to quashing, retrial and costs to the appellant.
Civil procedure – Representation – Unauthorized lay representation at tribunal without power of attorney – Proceedings vitiated and rendered nullity – Quashing of judgment and decree – Trial de novo ordered – Costs awarded in appeal.
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13 February 2026 |
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A statutory 30-year sentence for impregnating a schoolgirl is a maximum; court reduced it to eight years.
Education Act (section 62(3)) – impregnating a schoolgirl – statutory 30-year penalty is a maximum, not mandatory – sentencing discretion – manifestly excessive sentence – appellate reduction to eight years.
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12 February 2026 |
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Alex Joel Mathias vs Republic (Criminal Appeal No. 24904 of 2025) [2026] TZHC 248 (12 February 2026)
A case‑to‑answer ruling expressing guilt amounted to bias, violating fair trial rights; conviction quashed and retrial ordered.
Criminal procedure — Ruling on a case to answer — Improper language indicating guilt — Predetermined opinion and bias — Right to fair trial — Remedy: nullification of proceedings, quash conviction and retrial.
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12 February 2026 |
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Proceedings struck out for being instituted against the wrong district council; applicant may refile against the proper council.
Labour law — extension of time; jurisdiction — wrong party sued; Local Government Act (sections 11, 12) — transfer of assets, liabilities and staff; GN No. 305A; preliminary objection — incompetence and striking out; exhaustion of statutory pre-litigation procedures (ELRA sections 65–66).
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12 February 2026 |
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Applicant failed to establish prima facie ownership or entitlement to a temporary injunction restraining sale of the property.
Land law — Temporary injunction — Ownership and possession — Guardianship and minority — Mortgage by guardian — Restructuring of loan — Compliance with auction statutory notices — Atilio v Mbowe injunction test.
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12 February 2026 |
Recent Legislation
| Government Notice 688 of 2025 | 19 December 2025 | |
| Government Notice 689 of 2025 | 19 December 2025 | |
| Government Notice 690 of 2025 | 19 December 2025 | |
| Government Notice 685 of 2025 | 19 December 2025 | |
| Government Notice 686 of 2025 | 19 December 2025 | |
| Government Notice 675 of 2025 | 5 December 2025 | |
| Government Notice 652 of 2025 | 7 November 2025 | |
| Government Notice 650 of 2025 | 7 November 2025 | |
| Government Notice 649 of 2025 | 7 November 2025 | |
| Government Notice 654 of 2025 | 7 November 2025 |
Recent Gazettes
| 6 February 2026 | |
| 30 January 2026 | |
| 23 January 2026 | |
| 16 January 2026 | |
| 9 January 2026 |
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