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The Prime Minister’s Office Labour, Youth, Employment and Persons with Disability has issued the new wage order, the Labour Institutions (Minimum Wage for Private Sector) Order 2025 (New Order), which shall come…

The Mining (Local Content) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 were published on 12 September 2025 and amend various regulations under the Mining (Local Content) Regulation 2018 as follows (key highlights): Please contact VELMA Law if you…

Value Addition in Tanzania refers to the processes that increase the value of raw materials or goods before they are exported. This can involve transforming raw materials into processed goods, adding branding…

On 17 April 2025, the Minister for Minerals issued the Technical Support for Small-Scale Miners Regulations 2025 (Regulations) and below is the summary thereof:

Please see attached report “Foreigners Banned in Small Scale Mining” in the Daily News on 19 February 2025 stating the intention to ban foreigners from engaging in small scale mining…

The Mining (Minerals and Mineral Concentrates Trading) Regulations 2018 have been amended by the Mining (Minerals and Mineral Concentrates Trading) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 as follows: NOTE: This has been prepared…

The Bank of Tanzania (BOT) has issued a public notice dated 1 October 2024 and a public notice dated 8 October 2024 introducing the Domestic Gold Purchase Program (BOT Program).…

The Finance Act 2023 has come into effect on 1 July 2023. It includes various changes, notably to Section 56 Income Tax Act so that a change of underlying ownership…

The recently enacted Mining (State Participation) Regulations 2022 revoked the Mining (State Participation) Regulations 2020 as of 23 September 2022 and, in brief, include the following provisions: Government participation in mining…

Written Laws (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No 4) Bill 2021 includes proposed changes to the Mining Act RE 2019 (CAP 123) as outlined briefly below: Amended to strengthen the Government’s participation in the…