A day would undoubtedly feel incomplete if people awoke to a world without the chirping of birds. Yet, humanity often takes these graceful creatures for granted, seldom giving them the recognition they deserve. In Tanzania, the quelea quelea, small red-billed weavers, usually make headlines only when they are aerially sprayed with poison as a crop…
Africa needs to commit more financial resources to the fight against corruption, including the protection of whistleblowers and witnesses. This was the recurring message at the 2024 edition of the annual African Anti-Corruption Dialogue, held in Arusha, from November 7-8. The event, organised by the Arusha[1]based African Union Advisory Board Against Corruption (AUABC), gathered delegates…
Men have been advised to join the nursing profession to curb acute shortage of health personnel’s cadre, which is currently dominated by women. Th e Executive Director of Zawadi Memorial Health Institute (ZMHI), Valeria Mrema told ‘The Arusha News’ in an exclusive interview that nursing profession was for both men and women though the profession…
Africa and much of the developing world could significantly reduce the deaths of critically ill newborns and preterm babies by adopting simple but highly effective methods, rather than lamenting the lack of costly solutions. In Tanzania alone, such deaths could be reduced from the current rate of 24 per 1,000 live births to just 12…
The Arusha-based African Union Advisory Board Against Corruption (AUABC) is preparing a continental regimen for the protection of whistleblowers to bolden the fight against the vice which is rated as main enemy of justice, social inclusion and development. AUABC Executive Secretary, Charity Nchimunya told ‘The Arusha News’ that the guidelines would be hammered out during…
The High Court in Arusha has ordered Mariam Gida be released immediately after it quashed both her conviction and sentence. She was jailed 30 years by the district court for trafficking eight kilograms of Catha edulis or Khat – (mirungi), considered a narcotic drug in Tanzania, but not so in neighboring Kenya. “I hereby quash…
Tanzania’s dominance as a premier tourism destination was affirmed at the 31st annual World Travel Awards (WTA) held in Mombasa, Kenya, last week where the country secured four major prizes. The accolades not only bolstered Tanzania’s global tourism appeal, but also shone enduring spotlight on the nation’s natural endowments in the multibillion-dollar industry. Tanzania’s global…
The Court of Appeal in Arusha has upheld both the conviction and sentence of Ally Ramadhani for the rape and killing of a 10-year-old primary school girl, Loveness Maliaki at Olasiti area within Arusha City in 2015. Ramadhani shall now be hanged until he dies for the deliberate killing of the girl after he broke…
EAC Partner States have approved the EAC Regional Health Data Governance Framework which is a major milestone in the region’s efforts to improve cross-border health data sharing. The framework aims to create a secure, seamless environment for sharing health data across the East African Community (EAC) with a strong focus on data protection, privacy and…
