Tanzanian Royalty Update

Mr. James E. Sinclair, Chief Executive Officer of Tanzanian Royalty
Exploration Corporation, has made a gift to a family member of 175,000
common shares of the company, prior to the possible expiry of the
applicable tax exemption in 2013. The family member receiving this gift
has agreed to a minimum one-year hold period.

Respectfully Submitted,

James E. Sinclair

President and
Chief Executive Officer

For further information, please contact Investor Relations at
1-800-811-3855

Visit our website: www.TanzanianRoyalty.com

The Toronto Stock Exchange and NYSE MKT LLC have not reviewed and do not
accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release

Cautionary Note to U.S. Investors - The United States Securities and
Exchange Commission limits disclosure for U.S. reporting purposes to
mineral deposits that a company can economically and legally extract or
produce. We use certain terms on this news release, such as 'reserves?,
'resources?, 'geologic resources?, 'proven?, 'probable?, 'measured',
'indicated', or 'inferred' which may not be consistent with the reserve
definitions established by the SEC.U.S. Investors are urged to
consider closely the disclosure in our SEC filings.You can
review and obtain copies of these filings from the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml

This news release contains certain forward-looking statements and
forward-looking information. All statements, other than statements of
historical fact, included herein are forward-looking statements and
forward-looking information that involve various risks and
uncertainties. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove
to be accurate, and actual results and future events could differ
materially from those anticipated in such statements. Important factors
that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company's
expectations are disclosed in the Company's documents filed from
time-to-time with the British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario provincial
securities regulatory authorities.

Certain information presented in this release may constitute
'forward-looking statements? within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking
statements are based on numerous assumptions, and involve known and
unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, including risks inherent
in mineral exploration and development, which may cause the actual
results, performance, or achievements of the Company to be materially
different from any projected future results, performance, or
achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.
Investors are referred to our description of the risk factors affecting
the Company, as contained in our SEC filings, including our annual
report on Form 20-F and Registration Statement on Form F-10, as amended,
for more information concerning these risks, uncertainties, and other
factors.

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link: http://www.usetdas.com/pr/tanzaniandec172012.htm

Tanzanian Royalty Exploration Corporation

James Sinclair,
1-800-811-3855

investors@TanzanianRoyalty.com

www.TanzanianRoyaltyExploration.com

or

Connecticut
Office:

Tel: 860-364-1830

Fax: 860-364-0673

or

South
Surrey Office:

Toll Free: 1-800-811-3855

Tel: 604-536-7873

Fax:
604-536-2529