BY ADAMA DIENG World leaders are once again taking their turn at the podium of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). They speak of wars, peace, climate, development, human rights and the future of multilateralism. Some speeches will be remembered. Most will soon be forgotten. But beyond the speeches lies a harder question: Can the…
The waves give hopeThat it will come one more timeTo embrace the shore,As the fading sunset doesIn its crimson blob,Sinking into oblivion,Only to arise untiringly,On pearly, grey skies,A beautiful birth of dawn,All smiles,The ambience set for the day,The lush, green, palm trees,Soaring, singing birds,The sparkling sand,Perfume of wild flowers,What then is the cause,To wake up…
Deputy Permanent Secretary in the President’s Office, Regional Administration and Local Government (TAMISEMI), responsible for health affairs, Prof Tumaini Nagu (left), presents a recognition trophy to Arusha Milestone Clinic’s Occupational Therapist, Mr Sudi Muli, during a ceremony in Dar es Salaam, last week. (Photo by a Correspondent) Arusha’s Milestones Children Therapy Clinic has been recognized…
BY SUKHDEV CHHATBAR Tanzania’s first Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), General Mirisho Sam Hagai Sarakikya, marked his 92nd birthday on Wednesday, September 23, celebrating more than nine decades of a life deeply woven into Tanzania’s military history, diplomacy and the story of Arusha. When The Arusha News contacted General Sarakikya on Wednesday, the veteran soldier…
The new Spokesman of the U.S. Embassy in Tanzania, Mr Niles Cole (first left), paid a courtesy call on The Arusha News in their offices at AICC last week and commended the work of the community newspaper, which is run by experienced and veteran Tanzanian journalists. Mr Cole said community newspapers play an important role…
BY THE ARUSHA NEWS REPORTER Horticulture stakeholders from Eastern Africa have launched the Horticulture Council of Eastern Africa (HoCEA), a private-sector-led body aimed at strengthening regional trade, investment and cooperation in the fast-growing industry. The council was formally launched last Tuesday, September 22, in Nairobi, Kenya, during a two-day Regional Public-Private Dialogue on Horticultural Logistics…
BY DAVID CHIKOKO Motorists in Arusha city will no longer be required to pay parking fees after 1:00pm on Saturdays while parking charges are prohibited throughout Sundays and public holidays following a a clarification issued by the Arusha City Council (ACC). The directive comes amid complaints that some parking fee collectors had continued charging motorists…
BY MBONEKO MUNYAGA Elders have warned people not to ignore the weather forecast announced by the Tanzania Meteorological Authority (TMA), which earlier predicted normal to above-normal downpours during the coming short-rains season. According to TMA, most areas along the coast, the northern zone and the Lake Victoria Basin will experience El Niño-related rainfall beginning this…
BY THE ARUSHA NEWS CORRESPONDENT Arusha Cricket Club (ACC) were crowned champions after completing an impressive run chase against Meru Cricket Challengers (MCC), in a thrilling final of the Syed Ali Khamenei Memorial tournament at the St.Constantine Grounds, last weekend. Winning the toss, ACC elected to bowl first and made an immediate impact, reducing MCC…
FROM THE ARUSHA NEWS REPORTER IN MOSCOW Tanzania’s Sarah Alex went down fighting last Sunday, September 13, 2026 after a brave eight-round battle against Russia’s Ekaterina Sycheva in a WBA Asia Female Super Bantamweight title contest in Orenburg, Russia. Fighting away from home and in front of a strongly partisan Russian crowd, the Arusha’s top…
