By Nicodemus Ikonko Arusha, Tanzania’s tourism hub, will be brimming with activities from Monday as it hosts this year’s National Women’s Day celebrations on March 8. President Samia Suluhu Hassan is expected to grace the event as the chief guest and will address the public from the Sheikh Amri Abeid Stadium. The Minister for Community…
By The Arusha News Reporter Rogue and unsolicited messages, apparently from criminals asking to be sent money via mobile phones, are still a big problem in Tanzania, despite the fact that all subscribers are registered and could be easily tracked by authorities. This reporter received a message last week allegedly from phone number 0627 829…
By Mboneko Munyaga With the extreme temperatures from the current overhead sun continuing to bake soils across much of the northern zone, three wards in Lower Monduli, some 40 kilometres west of Arusha, appear to have been hit the hardest, with farmers saying they have no hope of harvesting any maize and beans this season…
More than 100 years ago, German colonists destroyed the cultural heritage of the Chagga people in Tanzania. Now the Chagga are trying to regain their eroded history through books by German missionary to the region, Bruno Gutmann, the author’s great-grandfather, who documented their traditions during his time in the region. This article is an abridged…
The construction of the brand-new multi-purpose stadium in Arusha — one of the key venues for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) — has reached an impressive 35 per cent completion stage. According to engineers at the site, the project is progressing smoothly and is even ahead of schedule, a development that has been…
By Kusekwa Kusekwa The High Court in Arusha has freed Eliza Daniel, who was sentenced to 30 years in jail for trafficking cannabis sativa, commonly known as bhangi, by the Arumeru District Court. She was allegedly found with 18 kilogrammes of the narcotic drug about two years ago. Judge Silvester Kainda ruled in favour of…
The High Court in Arusha has stayed the execution of a compliance order issued by the Labor officer that had required Ngurdoto Mountain Lodge to issue their workers with employment contracts and pay them arrears amounting to over 231 million shillings. Judge Nyigulile Mwaseba issued the order after accepting the application for stay of execution…
The Chairperson of the African Union Advisory Board Against Corruption, Ms. Seynabou Ndiaye Diakhate (second right), addresses the opening of the 48th Ordinary Session at the Arusha International Conference Centre (AICC) on February 3, 2025. (Photo by Paul Mzungute). By The Arusha News Reporter The African Union Advisory Board Against Corruption (AUABC) has called for…
By The Arusha News Reporter A joint summit of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the East African Community (EAC) will be held today, February 8, 2025, in Dar es Salaam to address the conflict in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This follows an agreement between the Chairman of SADC, President Emmerson…
Tanzania has issued a travel advisory following the outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) in Biharamulo district in the country’s north-western Kagera region, which the government declared on 20 January, this year. According to Advisory No. 15 of 21 January 2025, all travelers from the Kagera region are required to “truthfully complete an online Traveler’s…
