Court of Appeal of Tanzania

This is the highest level in the justice delivery system in Tanzania. The Court of Appeal draws its mandate from Article 117(1) of the Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania. The Court hears appeals  on both point of law and facts for cases originating from the High Court of Tanzania and Magistrates with extended jurisdiction in exercise of their original jurisdiction or appellate and revisional jurisdiction over matters originating in the District Land and Housing Tribunals, District Courts and Courts of Resident Magistrate. The Court also hears similar appeals  from quasi judicial bodies of status equivalent to that of the High Court. It  further hears appeals  on point of law against the decision of the High Court in  matters originating from Primary Courts. The Court of Appeal also exercises jurisdiction on appeals originating from the High Court of Zanzibar except for constitutional issues arising from the interpretation of the Constitution of Zanzibar and matters arising from the Kadhi Court.

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26 Kivukoni Road Building P.O. Box 9004, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.
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Judgment date
September 2025
The applicant lacked standing to challenge a lawful mortgagee sale; purchasers were protected under the Land Act.
* Land law – Sale of mortgaged property – notice of default and publication requirements under the Land Act (s.125/127) and clause-based loan conditions. * Purchasers – bona fide purchasers at advertised auction – protection under s.134(2)(c) of the Land Act. * Civil procedure/Government Proceedings – section 6(2) inapplicable where the defendant was a corporate entity capable of being sued; Attorney General intervention not retroactively fatal. * Evidence – burden of proof and special knowledge (Evidence Act s.115) where notice lies especially within mortgagee's knowledge.
12 September 2025
Appellant's murder conviction overturned due to procedural irregularities and lack of proof beyond reasonable doubt.
Criminal law – Murder – Committal proceedings – Requirement to read out evidence and exhibits – Doctrine of recent possession – Procedural irregularity – Standard of proof for conviction – Consequence of expunged evidence.
4 September 2025