BY THE ARUSHA NEWS REPORTER LAWYERS and legal professionals from across Africa are expected to gather in Cairo, Egypt, next week for the 16th Annual Conference of the Arusha-based Pan African Lawyers Union (PALU). The conference will take place from August 31 to September 2, 2026 at the InterContinental Cairo Semiramis Hotel, bringing together lawyers,…
THE High Court at Tanga has ordered Halima Togolai Gidioni be released from remand prison where she was detained over a manslaughter charge for ‘killing’ her lover, Christopher Charles, of Majani Mapana area in Korogwe district, early this year. Judge Abdallah Gonzi ordered her released despite pleading guilty as charged. The Judge held that the…
BY FILBERT RWEYEMAMU ARUSHA’S long-running search for additional water sources has once again brought Lake Duluti into focus, with the Pangani Basin Water Board (PBWB) planning fresh studies to determine whether the crater lake could sustainably supplement supplies to Arusha City and parts of Arumeru. PBWB Director, Segule Segule, said any future abstraction from the…
It peeped from the skies,A pearly hue,To glisten with dew.The buttery sun,Spreading its warmthThe clouds billowedAnd puffed.And the sky had aBeehive activity of its own,With an orchestra of bird twitter,Or the sound of an occasional chopper.The day wrapped its foldsinto a ruby-red knot of ribbons,And then like a bashful youthKissing for the first time,Blushed the…
Long ago, in a village between the ocean and the plains, people believed the sea had a restless child named El Niño. Many years, he slept beneath the waves, while farmers planted maize and fishermen followed currents. One season, El Niño awoke early. He danced across the ocean, warming the waters and calling clouds from…
The pastor’s goat broke free againIt jumped the fence and joined the rainIt chewed the ushers’ Sunday shoesThen walked inside without excuseAnd stood beside the second pewThe choir paused mid-praise and lookedThe drummer stared, his beat mistookThe goat let out a holy sound It walkedaround, then sat back downAs if it knew the sermon’s pointThe…
Welcoming our lovely readers to our weekly health diaries column where we delve into various disease-related topics simplifying complex concepts for our readers. Diabetes does not always appear suddenly. For many people, the body gives an early warning: Prediabetes. It is a condition where blood sugar levels are higher than normal but not yet high…
Many years ago, I sat beside Brigadier General Hashim Mbita, then Executive Secretary of the OAU Liberation Committee, at a World Veterans Federation meeting in Maputo, where I heard heroic accounts of Mozambique’s liberation struggle. One story stood out: Samora Machel, pistol in hand, later to become Mozambique’s first president, coordinated the evacuation of a…
I still remember him like it was yesterday, even though it has been a very long time since I last saw him. How could I not remember Mr Sune? When he walked into our class when I was in third year of secondary school, we were all excited to have a European teacher as our…
There are 26 administrative regions in mainland Tanzania. A quick analysis reveals stark economic disparities between them in terms of income per capita, poverty rates and human development indicators. According to the Bank of Tanzania’s Consolidated Zonal Economic Performance Report, released in July 2026, the regions can be classified into five groups: Top Performing, Strong…
