BY THE ARUSHA NEWS REPORTER South Sudan’s government has denied introducing visa fees for citizens of Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda after charges were published on its e-visa website early last week. The move raised questions because South Sudan is a member of the East African Community (EAC) whose integration framework promotes visa-free movement among citizens…

BY G. MADARAKA NYERERE Amid the rivalry of the recently concluded FIFA Men’s World Cup, fans found rare unity in condemning the use of VAR to assist referees. Yet the criticism is misplaced. The tournament merely reminded us that technology is only as good as the people who design, operate and oversee it. It is…

Dr Ursula Suessbier, a dentist and implantologist from Germany, attends to one of the children on the first day of the clinic on Monday. (Photo by a Correspondent) BY THE ARUSHA NEWS REPORTER A recent study in Arumeru West District has come up with disturbing levels of dental fluorosis among Ngaramtoni Primary School children linked…

Mr Adama Dieng. BY THE ARUSHA NEWS REPORTER Sudan remains trapped in one of the world’s gravest humanitarian crises, as reports from El Fasher and across Darfur reveal mass killings, abductions, sexual violence, enforced disappearances and widespread attacks on civilians, according to Mr Adama Dieng, the African Union (AU) Special Envoy for the Prevention of…

A tourist was recently caught playing with a cheetah in Serengeti National Park, an act that is extremely dangerous for both wildlife and visitors. This incident raises fresh concern over safari rule’s violation. BY MBONEKO MUNYAGA A recent clip circulating on social media showed a tourist in a safari vehicle playing with a cheetah as…

BY THE ARUSHA NEWS REPORTER PRESIDENT Samia Suluhu Hassan has cautioned public officials and others against attaching her name to an ever-growing list of government programmes and projects, warning that the practice was becoming monotonous and risked reducing the real value of the good intention. Speaking at the Tanzania Public Bar Association’s Annual General Meeting…

EAC-SG, Amb Stephen Mbundi. BY THE ARUSHA NEWS REPORTER East African Community (EAC) partner states have been urged to adopt a common aviation tax regime to reduce the high cost of air travel, improve connectivity and support growth of regional airlines. The call was among the key outcomes of a four-day Expert Policy Dialogue that…

Mr Massana Gibril Mwishawa, TANAPA new boss. BY DAVID CHIKOKO President Samia Suluhu Hassan has appointed Mr Massana Gibril Mwishawa as the new Conservation Commissioner of Tanzania National Parks Authority (TANAPA), placing a seasoned conservationist at the head of the country’s national parks sustem Mr Mwishawa, who has served TANAPA for more than three decades,…