Mr Massana Gibril Mwishawa, TANAPA new boss. BY DAVID CHIKOKO President Samia Suluhu Hassan has appointed Mr Massana Gibril Mwishawa as the new Conservation Commissioner of Tanzania National Parks Authority (TANAPA), placing a seasoned conservationist at the head of the country’s national parks sustem Mr Mwishawa, who has served TANAPA for more than three decades,…
BY KUSEKWA KUSEKWA The High Court at Manyara has upheld both the conviction and the 30-year sentence imposed on Ramadhani Idd, alias Mnyampaa, for raping and impregnating a 16-year-old schoolgirl. Judge Devotha Kamuzora ruled against the appellant after she was satisfied that the trial court had properly evaluated the evidence on record, correctly convicted him…
BY THE ARUSHA NEWS REPORTER The Mayor of Arusha, Maximilian Iranqe, has described the death of veteran environmentalist Petro Paul Ahham, 64, as a big loss to Arusha and the country at large, saying his voice will be missed at a time when the world continues to confront many of the challenges he spent his…
BY THE ARUSHA NEWS REPORTER The Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) has pledged to strengthen fair and professional tax administration as it reviews its performance for the 2025/2026 financial year. The annual performance review meeting, which was held at the Arusha International Conference Centre (AICC) last week, brought together TRA officials to assess achievements, challenges and…
BY DAVID CHIKOKO President Samia Suluhu Hassan has appointed former East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) senior official, Mr Charles Ngeleja Kadonya, Permanent Secretary (PS) in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation, responsible for East African Community (EAC) Affairs. The appointment places Mr Kadonya at the centre of Tanzania’s engagement with the regional…
BY THE ARUSHA NEWS REPORTER The Drug Control and Enforcement Authority (DCEA) has arrested 550 suspects and seized more than 8.4 tonnes of illicit drugs during a year-long crackdown across the Northern Zone. The operation, carried out between July 2025 and June 2026, covered Arusha, Kilimanjaro, Tanga and Manyara regions, where DCEA conducted 227 operations…
The government has started to repair the Serengeti National Park’s arterial roads to enhance visitor experience and comfort in the world’s biggest natural game sanctuary and place of unparalleled safari memories. The Head of Communication in the Tanzania National Parks Authority (TANPA), Ms Catherine Mbena, told The Arusha News that works have started on the…
BY THE ARUSHA NEWS REPORTER The Rotary Club of Njiro Arusha has promised that a long-overdue community library will be completed within a year. The promise was made by the new President of the club, Tanzania’s prominent politician, diplomat and philanthropist, Amb Daniel Ole Njoolay, during his installation last weekend. Amb Ole Njoolay said the…
BY THE ARUSHA NEWS REPORTER Residents of Arusha, Kilimanjaro, Manyara and Tanga have been alerted to prepare for colder mornings, occasional strong winds, dusty conditions and scattered rainfall this July, which is expected to be the coldest month of Tanzania’s June-to-August ‘Kipupwe’ or dry season. The Tanzania Meteorological Authority (TMA) Director-General, Dr Ladislaus Chang’a, said…
BY SUKHDEV CHHATBAR Tanzania has raised concern over the sharp decline of ‘swala twiga,’ Kiswahili for gerenuk or the highly specialised antelope that browses on leaves and pods rather than grazing, which is common for its close relatives, the impalas and gazelles. The 2024/2025 National Wildlife Census released in Arusha by the Ministry of Natural…
