A volunteer (right) donates blood during a drive organised jointly by the Lions Clubs of Arusha and theSikh Youth Arusha, last week. By The Arusha News Reporter Arusha’s spirit of service to the community was on full display last Saturday, when residents donated 50 units of blood (roughly equal to 50 pints) to Mount Meru…
School leaver Gregory George Iyezia (13 – right), is being congratulated by the School Committee Chair, Mr Mr Gideon Mkoine, during the school graduation ceremony, last week. By David Chikoko Privately owned Arusha’s Ernest Meyner School is modernising its education model with new skills-based programmes and improved learning facilities. School Manager, Mr Julius Meliyo, said…
By The Arusha News Reporter in Arusha and New York The Director General of the Arusha-based East, Central and Southern Africa Health Community (ECSA-HC), Dr Ntuli Kapologwe, has called for greater investment in African science and stronger regional solidarity to address persistent health inequities. Speaking at a high-level side event on the margins of the…
By Sukhdev Chhatbar President Samia Suluhu Hassan has led the nation in mourning the passing of Dr Jane Goodall, the world-renowned primatologist whose life and work were closely tied to Tanzania. “With great sorrow, I have received the news of the passing of Dr Jane Goodall. A renowned zoologist, primatologist, researcher and a friend,” President…
By The Arusha News ReporterSeeking to reposition Arusha as a regional textile manufacturing hub, newly appointed Regional Commissioner (RC), Mr Amos Makalla, has visited the A to Z and Sunflag factories, hailing them as models of industrial revival, upped tax revenue and international exports. Mr Makalla said the two industries have become “strong ambassadors for…
DCEA Commissioner General, Aritas Lyimo. By Asraji Mvungi Drug Control and Enforcement Authority (DCEA) has seized and destroyed more than 800 kilogrammes of khat (mirungi), a stimulant classified as a narcotic drug in Tanzania, following intensified operations in Kilimanjaro and Arusha regions. A Senior DCEA official, Mr Benson Mwaitenda, said the action was part of…
By Sukhdev Chhatbar. Flamingos at Lake Natron, northern Tanzania, home to over 75 per cent of the birds’ world population, face growing dangers that threaten their survival, according to the latest report of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). But this vital habitat is under mounting pressure from climate change, industrial interests and…
By Kusekwa Kusekwa The High Court in Arusha has acquitted three men accused of attempting to kill a school security guard, after ruling that the prosecution failed to prove the case beyond reasonable doubt. Justice Dafina Ndumbaro freed Kelvin Ndiogi Mirishi, alias Rasta, Isaya Kelvin and Kizito Kutoi, who had been charged with trying to…
By The Arusha News ReporterThe Acting US Ambassador to Tanzania, Mr Andrew Lentz, has reaffirmed America’s determination to expand its economic partnership with Tanzania, placing particular emphasis on trade and investment opportunities that drive prosperity in both countries. Speaking to journalists in Arusha this week after an outreach tour of the northern regions, Mr Lentz…
By Kusekwa KusekwaJudge rejects conviction based solely on visual evidence The High Court in Arusha has ordered the immediate release from prison of a resident of Mto wa Mbu in Monduli District, Leronjo Ladaro, alias Leboi, who was sentenced to 30 years imprisonment for armed robbery at Losimingori Kambi ya Uwindaji in Selala village. Judge…
