BY THE ARUSHA NEWS REPORTER Lions in northern Tanzania are more likely to climb trees during wet seasons and afternoon hours, with females and younger cats climbing more frequently than adult males, a study has found. Published in the African Journal of Ecology on August 6, 2026, the research examined sightings recorded between 2013 and…
BY THE ARUSHA NEWS REPORTER Tanzania has strengthened health surveillance at its borders following confirmed Ebola infections in neighbouring Kenya, with additional travel-history checks reported at Namanga and the Horohoro–Lunga Lunga crossing on the Tanga–Mombasa route. National measures introduced on October 17 included mandatory health declarations, temperature screening, sanitation and 21-day monitoring of travellers assessed…
BY THE ARUSHA NEWS REPORTER EBOLA CASES IN KENYA, UGANDA Beginning November 20, 2026, India’s IndiGo airline will launch daily Mumbai-Dar es Salaam flights, in an indication of growing confidence in Tanzania as both a business and tourist destination for the Far East market. Tanzania’s national carrier, Air Tanzania, already operates daily flights on the…
BY KUSEKWA KUSEKWA High Court Judge, Aisha Bade, has quashed the conviction and life sentence by the Arusha District Court against a resident of the city, one Abdallah Salim, because the prosecution has failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt the charge of unnatural sex offence involving a 13-year-old girl. She accordingly ordered the man be…
BY SUKHDEV CHHATBAR ….Obiri, Kipruto lead stars for New York Marathon tomorrow Thirty-seven years after crossing the finish line as the New York City Marathon champion, Tanzania’s Juma Ikangaa is returning to the city that holds one of his proudest sporting memories. Ikangaa is among marathon legends invited to mark the 50th anniversary of the…
BY THE ARUSHA NEWS CORRESPONDENT ALI CHOMOKO MEMORIAL CUP I ssac Malkani struck 129 off 58 balls to lead MCC to a 40-run victory over Annadil Burhani in the Ali Chomoko Memorial Cup at St. Constantine grounds, last weekend. Malkani’s century powered MCC to 241 for six in their 20 overs with Anish Jepron adding…
BY THE ARUSHA NEWS REPORTER Malawi’s Paul Chidale won this year’s 2026 Tanzania Open Golf Championship at Kili Golf last weekend, finishing four strokes clear of Tanzania’s Nuru Mollel. Chidale completed the four-day tournament with a total of 289 strokes to claim the title. Mollel finished second on 293 whereas Kenya’s Robinson Owiti took third…
DR MARK BURA Prepare your muscles and joints before getting out of bed. After a night’s sleep, gentle movement can help prepare your muscles and joints for the day’s activities. Simple exercises performed before getting out of bed can ease you into your morning. Pay particular attention to your core, gluteal and piriformis muscles, as…
BY ELLY MANJALE NMB. Tanzania’s next generation of jobs, industries and economic opportunities is likely to be generated by startups. However, this will depend on the country building an ecosystem that enables them not merely to emerge, but to survive, scale up and compete. Tanzania Startup Week 2026, held in Dar es Salaam from October…
BY SUKHDEV CHHATBAR • A generous heart, a friendship to remember When I relocated from Dar es Salaam to Arusha in 1997 to head the Northern Zone bureau of the government-owned Daily News and Sunday News, I initially felt out of place. I had spent most of my life, including my school years, in the…
Grief gripped mourners at Mount Meru Hospital on Tuesday midday as Arusha residents gathered to pay their last respects to Richard Yesaya Kitwika, 80, who died after being struck by a speeding vehicle along Njiro – Usa bypass on October 25, 2026. People of all ages stood in disbelief. Some had seen or spoken to…
BY DANFORD MPUMILWA TEARS AS It was around mid-morning last Sunday when my mobile phone suddenly began buzzing with a flood of messages. That was unusual. The messages came from close friends in Arusha, where I had spent more than half of my life. These days, I spend most of my time in Njombe, caring…
BY PROFESSOR RAYMOND MOSHA THE BRIGHT SIDE In this column I reflect on our humanity and on some of those things that give ultimate meaning to it. I meditate on those human characteristics that spell out the meaning of people taking care of those in need, people caring for each other, in particular those most…
BY SOPHIE MIRAMBO A company is a separate legal person, distinct from its directors, shareholders and employees. This principle, known as the corporate veil, individuals from automatically bearing the company’s debts and obligations. However, courts may lift the corporate veil in exceptional circumstances, particularly where a company is used to perpetrate fraud, conceal assets or…
