Arusha News

KARIBU-KILI FAIR FIRES UP ARUSHA

Visitors and exhibitors at last year’s Karibu-Kili Fair held at the Magereza Grounds inArusha. (File photo) By Nicodemus Ikonko Started eleven years ago as modest tourism show, Arusha’s International Karibu-Kili Fair has arguably grown into Tanzania’s second biggest trade expo after the decades-old and state sponsored Dar es Salaam International Trade Fair (DITF) held annually…

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SHEETAL EMERGES WINNER IN MASONIC GOLF

By The Arusha News Sports DeskSheetal Aggarwal emerged as the overall winner of the one-day Masonic Golf Tournament held at the Arusha Gymkhana Club last weekend, finishing with an impressive score of 70 points. In Division One, Mahmood Somji claimed first place with 73 points. He was followed by Prabvir Singh and in third place…

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MUSCLE LOSS, FRAILTY IN THE ELDERLY

As people grow older, a gradual loss of muscle mass and strength begins to take hold – a process known as sarcopenia. Though the process starts quietly in midlife, its most noticeable effects often emerge in the later decades, particularly after age 60. Elderly individuals may find simple tasks like walking, rising from a chair…

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Development Talk Elly Manjale

CALL FOR CLUSTER-BASED EXPORT PROCESSING ZONES

Industrial development, exports and foreign direct investment (FDI) are the cornerstones of modern statehood. Any country that lacks these components risks remaining a “banana republic” for years to come. To stay relevant and competitive, every nation needs robust industrialisation, a thriving export sector and steady inflows of FDI. Over the past decade, Export Processing Zones…

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African Perspective Mboneko Munyaga

RETURN MANGI MELI’S SKULL NOW

On March 2, 1900, something sombre, gloomy and painfully mournful took place at Tsudunyi village of what is now Old Moshi when the Germans hanged Mangi Meli and 18 other chiefs of the area, for the “crime of plotting to attack German Forces.” Granted. Eight years earlier, Mangi Meli had successfully defeated the Germans. However,…

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