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Government and development partners have been urged to expand premarital education, strengthen community counselling services and integrate family stability programmes into wider social protection strategies
Dar es Salaam. Growing economic pressure, changing family structures and limited preparation for marriage have caused to a sharp rise in marital disputes in Tanzania, with nearly 50,000 cases recorded through the social welfare system in the first 10 months of the 2025/26 financial year.
According to figures contained in the ministry of Community Development, Gender, Women and Special Groups’ 2026/27 budget speech, a total of 49,573 marriage-related disputes were reported between July 2025 and April 2026.
Of these, 9,995 cases were closed, 8,036 were referred to courts, while 31,542 remain under mediation.
