Justice Blaise Tchikaya. BY SUKHDEV CHHATBAR Justice Blaise Tchikaya of the Republic of Congo has been elected new President of the Arusha-based AU African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights. Justice Tchikaya was elected by his fellow judges during the court’s session on Monday. He succeeds the outgoing President, Dr Modibo Sacko of Mali, who…
Mourners at the house of the late Elizabeth Lobulu (inset) at Sanawari on Tuesday. She was laid to rest at the family farm at Sanawari, Arusha on Thursday, near to her late husband William Lobulu’s grave. BY DANFORD MPUMILWA It was in 1980 that I walked one afternoon into the offices of the then Tanzania…
Dazzles of zebras wildebeest and a group of old male buffaloes were watching us malevolently and on the grasses I spot a Nairobi Pipit on top of a small stone definitely looking for insects. We passed through a section of forest which contain many rare plants and dense trees of African olive and variety of…
Trespass under Tanzanian law refers to the unlawful entry onto another person’s land without consent or lawful justification. In simple terms, do not “visit” where you have not been invited. Trespass is recognised both as a civil wrong under common law principles and a criminal offence under the Penal Code. “Criminal trespass arises where entry…
Hundreds of Masters of Ceremony (MCs) and Disc Jockeys (DJs) across Tanzania have been granted a sign of relief after the Tanzania Arts Council (BASATA) extended their registration deadline to March 13, 2026. For many entertainers, the initial deadline had created anxiety, particularly among young and upcoming MCs and DJs who rely on weekend events,…
We were on a boat slowly sailing on a vast inland Rufiji river relaxing into the tranquillity of the true beautiful surroundings watching for nature, birdlife and wildlife go by. We were maybe 100 km from the Indian Ocean and it was fun and a wonderful way to experience the riverside intimately and watch the…
Modern society treats success in one field as proof of universal wisdom. I once suggested that a billionaire can also be an idiot and was met with strong objections from my social media friends. We see credentials, wealth and fame and mistake them for broad intellectual authority. The truth is simpler than it appears: Success…
I first set foot in Europe some 47 years ago this month — in 1979, to be precise. To make it even more remarkable, it was wintertime, bitterly cold and freezing at that. It is a long story. At the time, I was in the employ of the government-owned newspapers, the Daily News and Sunday…
Founders of the original East African Community (EAC): President Milton Obote of Uganda (left), President Julius Nyerere of Tanzania (centre) and President Jomo Kenyatta of Kenya. (File photo). By Mboneko Munyaga Time has come for member states to decide whether they need the East African Community (EAC) to continue as a Regional Economic Cooperation (REC)…
According to recent global statistics at least 75% humans believe God as eternal leader. Leadership and ruling are not exactly similar. The late Australian journalist, John Pilger, described this very well in his 2002 book “New Rulers of the World”: “The aim of the new rulers is not to improve lives, but to extract profit,…
