Brussels Airline maiden flight at KIA, last week. (Photo by a Correspondent). ITALIAN AIRLINE ALSO TO START DIRECT FLIGHTS TO TZ NEXT MONTH BY DAVID CHIKOKO Belgium’s national flag carrier, Brussels Airlines, which flies to over 100 destinations worldwide, inaugurated their maiden direct, non-stop flight between Brussels (BRU) and Kilimanjaro International Airport (KIA) on June…
Junior tennis champion Bernard Sengoyan keeps his eye on the ball during the final of the Junior Tennis Tournament held at the ArushaGymkhana Club, last weekend. (Photo by Nadeem Yussuf). BY CORRESPONDENT NADEEM YUSSUF Home favourite Bernard Singoyan of the Arusha Gymkhana Club held his nerve to win the boys’ singles title at a national…
BY THE ARUSHA NEWS REPORTER The police in Arusha have arrested three people who were allegedly trying to transport 286 head of cattle and 566 goats and sheep illegally across the border to a neighbouring country. A statement issued midweek by the Stock Theft Prevention Unity (STPU) said the men were arrested at Matalea “A”…
BY THE ARUSHA NEWS CORRESPONDENT Private schools in Arusha could be forced to hike fees and other payments to meet the cost of excessive and in many respects arbitrary charges demanded by local authorities. The Tanzania Association of Managers and Owners of Non-Government Schools and Colleges (TAMONGSCO) told The Arusha News that some private schools…
BY THE ARUSHA NEWS CORRESPONDENT Annadil Burhani ‘B’ secured a comfortable seven-wicket victory over A to Z in the ongoing PowerPack 20-over Arusha cricket tournament at the St. Constantine Grounds. After winning the toss, the victor’s elected to bowl first and quickly put A to Z under pressure with regular breakthroughs. Taher Aziz was impressive…
Richard Matolo in action. BY THE ARUSHA NEWS REPORTER It was more than a day of golf at Arusha Gymkhana Club last Saturday, May 30, 2026. It was a celebration of friendship, respect and sporting spirit as more than 50 golfers turned up to honour Mzee Somji during his 91st Birthday Tournament. The tournament brought…
Neema Msuadi. Tanzanian marathon runner Neema Mathias Msuadi has been left heartbroken after missing the Stockholm Marathon in Sweden last Saturday, following a delay in the return of her passport from the Swedish visa processing centre in Nairobi. Neema had been expected to compete in the race on May 30, 2026, after months of serious…
Dormitory fires appear to be a staple worry for parents of children attending boarding schools in Kenya and Tanzania. However, the situation is worse in Kenya. Imagine, within just 24 hours of the fire that claimed 16 young lives and left over 80 others injured at Utumishi Girls Academy, Gilgil, some 170 kilometres from Nairobi…
Dormitory fires appear to be a staple worry for parents of children attending boarding schools in Kenya and Tanzania. However, the situation is worse in Kenya. Imagine, within just 24 hours of the fire that claimed 16 young lives and left over 80 others injured at Utumishi Girls Academy, Gilgil, some 170 kilometres from Nairobi…
We were walking on a gentle pace revealing a diversity of the landscape, forests, wetlands rocky plains and a high Mt. Meru dotted with game. The shimmering Momela alkaline lake has again attracted flamingos, crown cranes and another unique shorebird with its distinctive black and white plumage and the thin upturned bill the pied avocet….
