By Kusekwa Kusekwa The Court of Appeal, sitting at Arusha, has confirmed the 30-year jail sentence imposed on bus conductor Said Jumanne, alias Tembo, for raping a 14-year-old girl at Mlimani area, within Monduli District in 2017. Justices Barke Sehel, Omar Makungu and Eliezer Feleshi ruled against Tembo, the appellant, after dismissing the appeal he…
By Kusekwa Kusekwa The Court of Appeal, sitting at Arusha, has confirmed the 30-year jail sentence imposed on bus conductor Said Jumanne, alias Tembo, for raping a 14-year-old girl at Mlimani area, within Monduli District in 2017. Justices Barke Sehel, Omar Makungu and Eliezer Feleshi ruled against Tembo, the appellant, after dismissing the appeal he…
Participants during a breast cancer awareness walk in Arusha. (Photo by a Correspondent.) By David Chikoko About 4,500 new breast cancer cases are recorded in Tanzania every year, making it the second most common cancer among women after cervical cancer, according to the latest GLOBOCAN 2022 report. The warning comes as Four Points by Sheraton…
The late Robert Wallace. By Staff Writer Sukhdev Chhatbar In Tanzania, Christian funerals often follow a familiar rhythm — solemn hymns, a church service and a slow procession behind a flower-covered casket. However, on October 25, the farewell ceremony for the late Robert Wallace, a Braeburn School teacher, passionate sportsman, and promising volunteer columnist for…
President Samia Suluhu Hassan takes the Oath of Office in Dodoma, November 3, 2025. By The Arusha News Political Desk Reporters All eyes will turn to the capital city, Dodoma, on Tuesday, November 11, 2025, when newly elected President Samia Suluhu Hassan is expected to inaugurate the first session of the 13th Parliament. The highly…
By The Arusha News Political Desk Reporters With four days left before Tanzanians vote in the General Election on Wednesday, October 29, 2025, preparations have intensified across the country where electoral officials are finalising the logistics and delivery of ballot material. Wednesday is a public holiday. The election will see voters choose the President, Members…
By Kusekwa Kusekwa The Judge pointed out that courts subordinate to the High Court have jurisdiction over economic offences where the Director of Public Prosecution [DPP] transfers, by a certificate any such offence to be tried by the court in terms of section 12(3) of the EOCCA. “I have scanned the trial court record; no…
By The Arusha News Reporter Nanja Dam, the lifeline for more than 50,000 people in three wards of lower Monduli district, has dried up completely this season, leading to a highly disrupted pattern of subsistence for many of the mostly pastoral villagers in an area some 40 kilometres only west of Arusha city. Grandmother Komolo…
By The Arusha News Reporter The Drug Control and Enforcement Authority (DCEA), Northern Zone, has destroyed more than five tonnes of dried cannabis seized during recent anti-narcotics operations at Arumeru District in Arusha region. The destruction exercise, conducted on October 9, 2025, took place at Makao Mapya area in Uwiro Village, under a court order…
By Kusekwa Kusekwa The High Court in Arusha has sentenced two people, Omary Minara and Mohamed Ally, to death by hanging for killing a motorcyclist, commonly known as bodaboda, Meijo Komolo and disappearing with his bike at Oltepes village in Longido District, last year.Judge Dafina Ndumbaro imposed the maximum penalty for the crime after convicting…
