By Kusekwa Kusekwa The High Court at Moshi has acquitted a motorcycle taxi (bodaboda) operator, Denis Shirima, of a murder charge after ruling that the prosecution failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt. He had pleaded not guilty. Shirima was charged with killing motorcycle rider Juma Hassan Mwesi within Moshi District, Kilimanjaro Region, in…
By The Arusha News Reporter Veteran diplomat and former Regional Commissioner, Amb Daniel Ole Njoolay, will today launch his book at the Corridor Springs Hotel in Arusha. The event will be officiated by the Minister of Information, Culture and Sports, Prof Palamagamba Kabudi who will also deliver the keynote remarks. The ceremony will bring together…
By The Arusha News Reporter Northern Tanzania is set for warmer days with occasional scattered showers this December, according to forecast from a number of global weather tracking agencies. Forecast from at least three agencies, Weather Atlas, Weather 2 Travel, Weather and Climate and Global Highlights, daytime temperatures in Arusha shall hover at around 27°C…
The Chairperson of the African Union Advisory Board Against Corruption (AUABC), Kwami Senanu, familiarises himself with the operations of The Arusha News during his visit to the weekly premiere newspaper located at the Arusha International Conference Centre (AICC) on Tuesday, November 25, 2025.Seated is Graphic Designer David Chikoko. By The Arusha News Reporter Africa must…
By The Arusha News Reporter. Love, they say, is the ultimate gift of shared intimacy, characterised by complex emotional displays of affection, tenderness and pleasure. But living with a jolted lover — especially one who shows no signs of anger before a betrayal — can be deadly. In a recent incident in Arumeru District, Arusha…
By The Arusha News Reporter Tellegu defeated MCC by 39 runs in the ongoing Ali Chomoko Memorial Cricket Tournament at St. Constantine grounds. After being sent in to bat, Tellegu posted 151/8, thanks to a brisk 52 from Kelvin, while Suraj Puhan (3/17) and Hiral Patel (2/26) led the MCC bowling attack. In reply, MCC…
There is a stone.A dirty, old, ugly stone always thrown at us Africans. Wherever something horrible happens on the continent, it is usually taken as an African trait. Famines, civil disorder, widespread diseases, mass killings, stories of corruption, we are reminded of this horrible, hallmark trait. Us Africans?ALWAYS catastrophic. As though we are by nature…
As I write this article, the 30th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is underway in Belém, Brazil. The meeting has brought together almost every country in the world, including Tanzania, to negotiate and agree on collective actions to address climate change. As…
At first, I thought it was a joke, a mere prank coming from Kampala intended to cause laughter and amusement in Kenya. But wait. It got more serious as President Yoweri Museveni threatened that “in future, there would be war” with neighbouring Kenya for the right of a permanent corridor or territory guaranteeing Uganda, a…
Every year on 17 November, the world marks World Prematurity Day — a global reminder of the quiet but urgent crisis affecting our tiniest and most vulnerable patients. A baby is considered premature when born before 37 completed weeks of gestation. Prematurity remains the leading cause of neonatal deaths worldwide, yet many people underestimate just…
