By The Arusha News Correspondent in Nairobi, Kenya Two Tanzanians arrested on the Kenyan side at the Namanga border crossing for drug trafficking are yet to appear in court to answer charges against them. Authorities in Kenya arrested Kidia One Express bus driver, George Ngoba (37) and his female conductor, Trisha Lucas (25) on January…
By Mboneko Munyaga Few years in recent history have painted a grimmer image of both the present and future the way 2026 has. Most characteristic has been the rapidly changing world order that threatens to unravel old alliances many thought, were rock solid. Most notable was the open desire and almost aggressive stance by US…
By The Arusha News Reporter Arusha is generally expected to experience warm weather accompanied by occasional rains in late January and throughout February 2026 in line with the region’s typical seasonal climate patterns, according to the weatherman. The Tanzania Meteorological Authority (TMA) indicates that northern Tanzania usually experiences a transitional weather phase during January and…
By The Arusha News Reporter The late veteran politician and statesman Edwin Mtei will be laid to rest today, January 24, 2026, at the family cemetery on his Tengeru estate, Arusha, family members have confirmed. Mtei, who was Tanzania’s first Governor of the Bank of Tanzania (BoT) and a former Secretary-General of the East African…
The clock declares it’s almost two,With confidence entirely untrue.It skips ahead, then drags behind,A criminal untroubled by time. At dawn it rushes me in fear,At night it whispers, “You’re still early here.”I check my phone, I check again,The clock insists it knows me best. It blames the power, blames the light,Blames walls for holding it…
By Mboneko Munyaga Exactly a week ago, Mainland Tanzania buried one of its noblest sons, the late Edwin Mtei, pioneer Governor of the Bank of Tanzania (BoT), Minister of Finance, Secretary General of the East African Community (EAC) and founder of Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (Chadema), arguably, the country’s most momentous political party. He…
By Sukhdev Chhatbar. The Arusha News family joins friends, relatives and the wider Arusha community in mourning the passing of Mosses Loishooki King’ori (69), a dear friend and an exceptional human being, who passed away early this week after a short illness. Mosses was the kind of person many admired quietly but few dared to…
The World Development Report (WDR) is the World Bank’s flagship annual publication, providing in-depth analysis of major global development challenges and how countries can address them through effective policies and institutions. It is published once a year. The latest WDR, released on 11 December 2025, emphasises that standards are not peripheral technicalities, but central drivers…
Mwalimu Julius Nyerere once said we cannot solve our problems by pretending they don’t exist. Yet, that is exactly what some of us see as happening in East Africa. Agreed. East Africa has taken plausible action to match rhetoric in its resolve to move ahead as a model socio-economic grouping of a people who confess…
Antibiotics are among the most powerful discoveries in modern medicine. They have saved millions of lives by treating serious bacterial infections that were once deadly. However, one dangerous myth still persists: the belief that antibiotics can cure almost any illness. The truth is simple but important — antibiotics do not cure everything and using them…
We were enjoying a fantastic morning dugout canoe trip on the Kilombero River, with excellent views of the Purple Heron, Pel’s Fishing Owl, the elusive African Finfoot and many other resident species. The marshy fringes of the river were alive with waterbirds of all sizes and shapes. Suddenly, we watched a surge of water as…
I listen to the radio regularly. The other day, I tuned into a talk show where a caller said, “God is great, while the devil is weak.” Before he could continue, he was abruptly cut off — leaving me to wonder: Was there a conspiracy between the announcer and the phone company or was it…
To many, he was a crazy man. Some 73 years ago, on 9 April 1953, a captain of the communications industry, Mark Sullivan—President and Director of the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company in Pasadena, San Francisco, USA—made a futuristic prediction about what the telephone of the future would look like. He was addressing fellow captains…
By The Arusha News Correspondent Kenya’s Samman Vohra, navigated by Drew Sturrock, dominated the two-day Guru Nanak–Mkwawa Rally last weekend, powering their Škoda Fabia Evo through Arusha’s rugged and fast-paced stages to claim overall victory in a time of 1 hour, 16 minutes and 33.8 seconds. Vohra’s precision driving and relentless pace proved decisive across…
