BY THE ARUSHA NEWS REPORTER Doctors in the northern zone have recommended linking disease warnings to locally understood seasonal experiences, such as drought, flooding, water scarcity and livestock movements, instead of waiting to react to epidemics caused by climate change. A peer-reviewed research paper, published on July 14, 2026 in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, found…
FROM THE ARUSHA NEWS CORRESPONDENT IN LAKE MANYARA A delegation of lecturers and students from National University Korea visited the Lake Manyara National Park on July 17, 2026 to study diverse ecosystems and the relationship between wildlife, vegetation, birds and their natural surroundings. The educational visit formed part of the delegation’s field-based training in wildlife…
A section of patients waiting to be attended at the Sheikh Amri Abeid Stadium medical campin Arusha, last week. BY THE ARUSHA NEWS REPORTER More than 21,000 people were given free screening and treatment during a seven-day medical camp in Arusha, where 982 of them were found to have diabetes, heart-related conditions or signs associated…
FROM KUSEKWA KUSEKWA IN MONDULI The Court of Appeal has ordered a resident of Monduli District, Baraka Makubi, be realesed from prison with immediate effect where he was serving a life sentence after the justices found him not guilty of defiling a three-year-old girl at Mto wa Mbu area in Arusha Region, as was charged…
BY THE ARUSHA NEWS REPORTER South Sudan’s government has denied introducing visa fees for citizens of Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda after charges were published on its e-visa website early last week. The move raised questions because South Sudan is a member of the East African Community (EAC) whose integration framework promotes visa-free movement among citizens…
BY G. MADARAKA NYERERE Amid the rivalry of the recently concluded FIFA Men’s World Cup, fans found rare unity in condemning the use of VAR to assist referees. Yet the criticism is misplaced. The tournament merely reminded us that technology is only as good as the people who design, operate and oversee it. It is…
Dr Ursula Suessbier, a dentist and implantologist from Germany, attends to one of the children on the first day of the clinic on Monday. (Photo by a Correspondent) BY THE ARUSHA NEWS REPORTER A recent study in Arumeru West District has come up with disturbing levels of dental fluorosis among Ngaramtoni Primary School children linked…
Mr Adama Dieng. BY THE ARUSHA NEWS REPORTER Sudan remains trapped in one of the world’s gravest humanitarian crises, as reports from El Fasher and across Darfur reveal mass killings, abductions, sexual violence, enforced disappearances and widespread attacks on civilians, according to Mr Adama Dieng, the African Union (AU) Special Envoy for the Prevention of…
A tourist was recently caught playing with a cheetah in Serengeti National Park, an act that is extremely dangerous for both wildlife and visitors. This incident raises fresh concern over safari rule’s violation. BY MBONEKO MUNYAGA A recent clip circulating on social media showed a tourist in a safari vehicle playing with a cheetah as…
BY THE ARUSHA NEWS REPORTER PRESIDENT Samia Suluhu Hassan has cautioned public officials and others against attaching her name to an ever-growing list of government programmes and projects, warning that the practice was becoming monotonous and risked reducing the real value of the good intention. Speaking at the Tanzania Public Bar Association’s Annual General Meeting…
