A visit marked by fellowship and compassion: Mr Stuart Batty, Past District Governor of Rotary, member of the Rotary Club of Papanui in New Zealand and Honorary Consul for Tanzania in New Zealand (second right), pictured with fellow RotariansGeoff Mathis (left) and Dr Kantilal Kanji (right) during their recent visit to Arusha.Joining them is Sister…
BY DANFORD MPUMILWA Sometime in early 1996, I flew from Kilimanjaro International Airport (KIA) to Gaborone, Botswana, via Johannesburg, South Africa, aboard our own national airline, Air Tanzania, for the first leg and South African Airways for the second. I had a tricky engagement in Gaborone. At the time, I was an employee of the…
BY ADAMA DIENG World leaders are once again taking their turn at the podium of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). They speak of wars, peace, climate, development, human rights and the future of multilateralism. Some speeches will be remembered. Most will soon be forgotten. But beyond the speeches lies a harder question: Can the…
The waves give hopeThat it will come one more timeTo embrace the shore,As the fading sunset doesIn its crimson blob,Sinking into oblivion,Only to arise untiringly,On pearly, grey skies,A beautiful birth of dawn,All smiles,The ambience set for the day,The lush, green, palm trees,Soaring, singing birds,The sparkling sand,Perfume of wild flowers,What then is the cause,To wake up…
Deputy Permanent Secretary in the President’s Office, Regional Administration and Local Government (TAMISEMI), responsible for health affairs, Prof Tumaini Nagu (left), presents a recognition trophy to Arusha Milestone Clinic’s Occupational Therapist, Mr Sudi Muli, during a ceremony in Dar es Salaam, last week. (Photo by a Correspondent) Arusha’s Milestones Children Therapy Clinic has been recognized…
BY SUKHDEV CHHATBAR Tanzania’s first Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), General Mirisho Sam Hagai Sarakikya, marked his 92nd birthday on Wednesday, September 23, celebrating more than nine decades of a life deeply woven into Tanzania’s military history, diplomacy and the story of Arusha. When The Arusha News contacted General Sarakikya on Wednesday, the veteran soldier…
The new Spokesman of the U.S. Embassy in Tanzania, Mr Niles Cole (first left), paid a courtesy call on The Arusha News in their offices at AICC last week and commended the work of the community newspaper, which is run by experienced and veteran Tanzanian journalists. Mr Cole said community newspapers play an important role…
BY CHIEF WILFRED MIRAMBO Some journeys are more than simply travelling from one place to another. They become journeys of memory, family, history and reflection. My recent journey to Birmingham for my grandchild’s graduation was one such occasion. I travelled to Birmingham filled with excitement and anticipation. Watching my grandchild graduate was a deeply proud…
Oldupai is a Maasai word referring to the “wild sisal”, a hardy plant capable of surviving long periods of drought. It grows in and around the famed gorge. The internationally recognised name Olduvai is derived from Oldupai, the Maasai name associated with the plant and the area. It was the dedicated work of Louis Leakey…
There is little doubt that science explains much of what surrounds us: It predicts weather, explains reproduction, charts celestial movements and even helps make sense of erratic human behaviour. It deals with what can be observed and replicated. I have no idea how gravity works, but accept that scientists understand why the seas remain wrapped…
