A lively debate is taking place in the region over the proposed location of a 650,000 barrels-per-day oil refinery in East Africa, reportedly to be developed by Aliko Dangote in collaboration with East African governments. The key question is whether the refinery should be located in Tanga or Mombasa. Earlier, Kenya’s President William Ruto announced…
As people grow older, the body holds less water and the sense of thirst becomes weaker. This makes dehydration a common but often overlooked health problem in the elderly, especially after the age of 65 years. In hot climates such as Tanzania, the risk may increase further. Older people may become dehydrated simply because they…
About 2,000 local and international runners have confirmed participation for the second edition of the Cape to Cairo Marathon, which will be held in Arusha next Sunday, May 31, 2026. The event will start and finish at the Sheikh Amri Abeid Memorial Stadium. According to the event coordinator, Timothy Mdinka, preparations for the marathon are…
BY THE ARUSHA NEWS REPORTER Vipul Sonigara emerged overall winner of the Masonic Golf Competition played at the Arusha Gymkhana Club golf course on Saturday, May 16, 2026. Sonigara demonstrated an impressive performance in the Singles Regular Stroke Play competition, carding 99 gross off handicap 35 for a winning nett score of 64. The event…
BY THE ARUSHA NEWS CORRESPONDENT FROM NAIROBI Uganda Prisons Netball Club were crowned champions of the 2026 East African Netball Clubs Championship last weekend after defeating compatriots National Insurance Corporation (NIC) 41–38 in a closely contested final played at the Ulinzi Sports Complex in Nairobi. The all-Ugandan final brought the regional tournament to an exciting…
BY THE ARUSHA NEWS REPORTER IN NAIROBI A to Z registered an impressive victory over ACC in the ongoing PowerPack 20-over tournament at St. Constantine’s Grounds, with Guru Prakash leading the way with a brilliant century. After winning the toss, ACC elected to field first in what was a must-win match for A to Z….
BY SUKHDEV CHHATBAR Tanzania and Russia have signed new cooperation agreements aimed at expanding trade, investment and technical cooperation in key sectors, including tourism, agriculture, energy, transport, education, health and strategic minerals. The agreements followed the third meeting of the Joint Intergovernmental Russia–Tanzania Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation, held in Arusha recently alongside the…
BY BALTAZAR NDUWAYEZU The final resting place of Félicien Kabuga (91), one of the most prominent suspects in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, remains unknown almost ten days after his death was announced in The Hague, Netherlands. Kabuga, a wealthy Rwandan businessman accused of financing and encouraging the genocide, died while in custody in The…
BY KUSEKWA KUSEKWA The Respondent, Hamisi Abdallah Matandaya, alias Sir Mapua, is found guilty of unnatural offence and is hereby convicted accordingly. “Having considered the aggravating and mitigating factors, the nature of the offence for which the Respondent was charged and convicted, as well as the punishment prescribed under section 154(2) of the Penal Code,…
BY THE ARUSHA NEWS REPORTER Over 176 people were convicted and sentenced to terms in prison for various offences in Arusha in the last one month, following intensified police swoops and successful prosecution of criminal cases, the Regional Police Commander (RPC), Justine Masejo, said. The convictions covered rape, sodomy, theft, drug-related crimes, physical assault, housebreaking,…
