Before signing an employment contract in Tanzania, pause and read carefully, this document will shape your working life. Under the Employment and Labour Relations Act (ELRA) and general contract principles, an employment contract should always be in writing and clearly spell out essential terms. These include your job title, duties, place of work, working hours,…
Last week, I wrote about my maiden experience in Europe when I travelled to what was then East Berlin to study journalism in 1979. I recounted how my colleagues and I spent our first night huddled together at Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow, trying to keep warm in the extreme winter cold of the transit…
BY THE ARUSHA NEWS CORRESPONDENT The ongoing Arusha Cricket League at the St Constantine’s School grounds has maintained its competitive edge, with supporters enjoying high-quality cricket and flashes of brilliance from local talent. In Game One, TCA won the toss and elected to bat first against MCC. Tight bowling from MCC kept the scoring under…
By The Arusha News Reporter Arusha’s football landscape is set for a major boost following the decision by TRA United FC to relocate its operations to the northern region. The move signals a new chapter for the club and strengthens Arusha’s growing presence in top-flight Tanzanian football. Previously based in Tabora, TRA United has now…
BY THE ARUSHA NEWS REPORTER Heads of State of the East African Community (EAC) are meeting here today, Saturday, March 7, 2026, with sources indicating that Uganda was likely to take over the position of Secretary General (SG) for the next five-year term. Officials familiar with the discussions said a Ugandan was expected to succeed…
BY MBONEKO MUGAYA Tourism stakeholders have called for the construction of a durable road through the Serengeti National Park in order to make a safari to, and through the world’s most mesmerising natural wildlife habitat, a truly memorable experience. Commenting on the recent swamping of most parts of the Serengeti that was caused by unusually…
The President of Ghana John Dramani Mahama (left) receives a souvenir combo carving of Tanzania’s ‘big five’ from the President of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights, Justice Blaise Tchikaya, during the celebrations to mark the 20th anniversary of the Arusha-based Pan African judicial body last Monday. (Photo by Paul Mzungute). BY SUKHDEV…
BY KUSEKWA KUSEKWA The High Court at Arusha has saved a driver, Mohamed Musa Salim, alias Mudy, from serving 30 years in prison for robbing an Arusha resident, James Elia Hotay, a mobile phone of TECNO POP 2 make in 2024. Judge Frank Mahimbali ruled in favour of Mudy, after allowing his appeal that challenged…
It was the early 1990s in Arusha. I was a representative of Radio Tanzania (RTD) and the late Benjamin Mkapa-then Minister for Higher Education—was in town representing President Ali Hassan Mwinyi as a mediator in the Burundi peace process. The mission was critical. To navigate the high-stakes tensions between the FDD-led CNDD later CNDD-FDD under…
It has been said time and again that development is not about things. A country cannot be said to experience development simply because it has skyscrapers, bridges and roads. Development is about people, hence the concept of people-centred development. Yet no development can occur without infrastructure such as roads, bridges, railways, power plants, ICT networks…
