By The Arusha News Reporter Tanzania has once again cemented its reputation as the premier home of wildlife tourism after being voted The World’s Leading Safari Destination at the 2025 World Travel Awards (WTA). The global honour, announced during the Grand Finals held on December 6, 2025, at Bahrain’s state-of-the-art Exhibition World Center, reinforces the…
By Kusekwa Kusekwa The CRDB Bank has won a case for recovery of a loan and other consequential reliefs from businesswoman, Lilian Joseph Badi, following breach of an agreement between the parties. The High Court at Arusha granted the bank an ex-parte judgement after Ms Badi failed to appear during the hearing of the case…
By Sukhdev Chhatbar A wildfire that started on the upper ridges of Mount Hanang on December 3, 2025 has destroyed a significant section of the mountain’s protected forest, prompting large-scale response from district, regional and national authorities. Officials say, the blaze which began deep inside the Mount Hanang Nature Forest Reserve, has already consumed over…
By The Arusha News Reporter Maxmillian Iranghe has been overwhelmingly re-elected Mayor of Arusha City, garnering 33 out of 34 votes cast by fellow councillors. He will now serve a second five-year term running from 2025 to 2030. At the same session early this week, the newly sworn-in councillors also re-elected Julius Medeiye as Deputy…
By The Arusha News Reporter The Prime Minister, Dr Mwigulu Nchemba, toured on November 30, 2025 sites in the northern zone that were damaged during and after the October 29, 2025 General Election violence, using the occasion to call for unity, national healing and protection of public infrastructure. Dr Nchemba began his tour at the…
By Mboneko Munyaga The government has set aside shs 2.3 billion for the reconstruction of Nanja Dam that supplied water to half of Monduli district in Arusha region during its heyday of dependability. The District Commissioner (DC), Ms Gloriana Julius Kimath, told The Arusha News that in the meantime, especially during this dry season, the…
Minister of Information, Culture, Arts and Sports, Prof Palamagamba Kabudi (right), launches Amb.Daniel Ole Njoolay’s autobiography in Arusha last week. (Photo by Richard Kipuyo). By Sukhdev Chhatbar The Minister of Information, Culture, Arts and Sports, Prof Palamagamba Kabudi has called on Tanzanians — especially the youth — to revive the culture of reading, warning that…
Gracious Shayo of Gymkhana Club Arusha unleashes a powerful serve during the recently concluded Under-14 Junior National Tennis Tournament at the Arusha Gymkhana Club. Shayo finished in thirdposition. (Photo by Correspondent Nadeem Yusuf ). By The Arusha News Correspondent Uganda will host the 15th Edition of the East African Community (EAC) Inter-Parliamentary Games from December…
By The Arusha News Correspondent Arusha Gymkhana Club hosted the Sterling October Monthly Mug on Saturday, November 22, drawing a strong field across three handicap divisions. Division one produced a tight finish with George Frisby winning on a net 76 after edging Simon Travers on countback. Joram Ocholla followed a stroke behind while Jay Nathwani…
By The Arusha News Reporter and a Correspondent in Nairobi The 25th East African Community (EAC) Heads of State Summit, initially scheduled for December 6, 2025 in Nairobi, Kenya, has been postponed to a later date, sources within the regional bloc have told The Arusha News. According to the sources, who requested anonymity, the postponement…
