By Nicodemus Ikonko Arusha-based non-governmental organisation (NGO), ABC Impact, has raised Sh 30 million to provide free bicycles to girls in rural areas aiming to ease their daily long journeys to and from school, markedly protecting them from potential dangers along the way. The funds were raised during a charity dinner gala held at the…
By The Arusha News Reporter The Arusha-based Pan African Lawyers Union (PALU) and several NGOs have filed an application to formally request an Advisory Opinion from the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (AfCHPR), also in Arusha, regarding the obligations of African states to protect human rights in the face of the escalating climate…
By Kusekwa Kusekwa The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has lost an appeal at the High Court in Manyara that had challenged the acquittal by the Hanang’ District Court of one Emanuel Mussa, who was originally charged with rape and impregnating a 17-year-old school girl. Judge Mwihambi Nenelwa Mwihambi ruled recently that she found the…
By Nicodemus Ikonko Prominent Arusha businessman, Mr Willy Chambulo, has pleaded with the government to create a more conducive environment for Tanzanians to attain wealth, cautioning that the state should not appear as though it were an enemy of businesspeople. Contributing to a plenary debate during the recently held Arusha Investment Forum 2025, Mr Chambulo…
By Joan Kibona in Arusha and Fina Lyimo in Moshi At least four people, including two from the same family, lost their lives following heavy rains in Arusha and Kilimanjaro regions early this week. In Arusha, a young boy, who could not be immediately identified, was swept away by floodwaters after falling from a moving…
By The Arusha News Reporter Tanzania’s top lady golfers, including Arusha’s Madina Idd, will take part in the four-day Kenya Ladies Golf Championship at the prestigious Kenya Railway Golf Club in Nairobi. The championship which started Wednesday May 1, at Sigona Golf Course, is a segment of the series of regional events being organized by…
By The Arusha News Reporter Tanzania’s Simba SC will play Morocco’s RS Berkane in the final of the CAF Confederation Cup on May 17 (first leg in Morocco) and May 25 (second leg in Tanzania), marking a historic moment for the East African football giant. The much-anticipated clash pits a roaring Simba—chasing their first-ever continental…
By Mkumbwa Ally I’ve been harbouring a fear that the East African Community (EAC), which was given a second lease of life in 1999, is not on the right footing. The finances of the economic bloc—whose membership has expanded from the original three to eight—may not have fully recovered from the shocks of the Covid-19…
The inauguration of the Cooperative Bank of Tanzania Ltd earlier this week in Dodoma marks an important milestone in Tanzania’s cooperative movement. Expectations are high, fuelled by the widespread enthusiasm that accompanied the launch. There are good reasons for this excitement: cooperatives play a crucial role in Tanzania by supporting growth, empowering communities, and enhancing…
By Mboneko Munyaga All peace-loving people should rejoice that DR Congo and Rwanda have finally signed an agreement to respect each other’s sovereignty. The deal, inked in Washington DC on April 26, 2025 and witnessed by US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, offers the biggest hope for silencing the guns in that part of Eastern…
