If your Zanzibar investment involves running a hotel, boutique property, or any operation with staff, you'll eventually ask whether you can bring in your own people instead of hiring entirely locally. Under Section 38 of the Investment Act, investors may employ expatriates up to 10% of total staff for eight years — but only where no qualified Tanzanian or Zanzibari candidate exists for that role. Here's what that actually means for your staffing plan.

New to investing in Zanzibar? This is the primer that ties ZIPA and the Investment Act together in one place: what the Authority actually does, how the Certificate of Investment process works, which capital threshold applies to you, the 33-year lease and incentive package you receive, the obligations you take on in return, the two risks that can cost you your investment, your dispute resolution options if something goes wrong, and the confidentiality protections around your i

Looking at a villa or apartment in Zanzibar? You're almost certainly buying into a registered condominium project — which means an individually titled unit, real transfer rights, and legal protections most buyers don't know to look for. This guide walks through the actual buying process step by step: finding a genuinely ZIPA-approved project, reviewing your disclosure documents, understanding your 10-day rescission right, and what to check before you sign — plus honest advice

An Honest Guide From Five Years on the Ground The answer is yes — but there are quite a few misconceptions and gray areas that need to be addressed honestly. I've spent the last five years as a property consultant in Zanzibar, and I've seen how often the real rules get misunderstood — sometimes innocently, sometimes because it's convenient for an agent or stakeholder to leave a client confused. This article is a straightforward rundown of the facts, without the fluff, from so

Zanzibar's property market spans everything from $45,000 entry-level land plots to multi-million beachfront hotel estates. Where you buy shapes your yield, your resale liquidity, and how developed the surrounding infrastructure already is. Here's a grounded look at six areas worth serious consideration, with real inventory currently available in each. Nungwi: The Established North Coast Anchor Nungwi is Zanzibar's most recognized tourist hub — consistent swimmable tides year-

Zanzibar is comprised of several islands, but two are the larger ones. Unguja is the largest one and is erroneously called Zanzibar. The...