BY THE ARUSHA NEWS REPORTER Researchers meeting in Arusha have highlighted how the digital technology could help address practical challenges ranging from crop diseases to shortages of Mathematics teachers. The studies were presented at the Second African-Nordic Conference on Mathematics, held in Arusha from 11 to 14 August, under the theme “Collaborative Research in Mathematics…
BY THE ARUSHA NEWS REPORTER FOREIGNERS can now invest in Tanzania Government Treasury Bills and Bonds following changes to the country’s foreign exchange rules. The Bank of Tanzania (BoT) announced recently that the changes have opened government securities market to more foreign investors. “The reform aims to broaden access to the government securities market,” BoT…
BY SUKHDEV CHHATBAR ARUSHA Airport is ready for round-the-clock operations following completion of a major runway lighting project, Regional Commissioner (RC), Mr Amos Makalla, announced on August 25. Mr Makalla said all the newly installed ground lighting had been tested, describing the development as an important step in aviation services in the region. “I switched…
Arusha PCCB Regional Bureau Chief,Ms Zawadi Ngailo(left) and Fraud case suspect,Podoleanu Constantin Cătălin(right). BY THE ARUSHA NEWS REPORTERS IN ARUSHA AND BUCHAREST A Romanian national arrested in Arusha recently allegedly for cash card fraud, apparently has a name that matches the details of a man from the European country’s court records and media reports who…
FROM THE ARUSHA NEWS REPORTER IN ARUMERU For Erick Pallangyo, a tricky section of his village road in Meru District stopped being justa just another inconvenience when he saw how seriously it could affect someone in an emergency. A resident of Akheri Ward in Patandi Village, Pallangyo, recalled witnessing a pregnant mother give birth to…
FROM THE ARUSHA NEWS REPORTER IN BABATI The police in Babati are holding 16 people for questioning in connection with a fire that broke out at the Dudumera sugarcane and sorghum estate on the night of August 15, 2026 that also destroyed three tractors, with the actual loss still largely unknown. Manyara Regional Police Commander…
BY THE ARUSHA NEWS REPORTER Educationists meeting in Arusha have called for more interactive and practical methods for teaching Mathematics, often seen as a difficult subject although it is the cornerstone of nearly all development in life. The opinion was reached at during the Second African-Nordic Conference on Mathematics, held in Arusha from August 11-14,…
FROM THE ARUSHA NEWS REPORTER IN BABATI A 13-year-old Standard Three pupil at Tarangire Primary School wa trampled to death by an elephant on Monday, August 17, 2026, while walking to school in Kakoi Village, Nkaiti Ward, Babati District in Manyara Region. Accounts from the scene indicate that the pupil was travelling with others when…
BY THE ARUSHA NEWS REPORTER TANZANIANS, travellers, visitors and farmers have been advised to prepare for wetter-than-normal conditions after the Tanzania Meteorological Authority (TMA) warned that a strong El Niño is expected to influence the October to December 2026 short-rains season. TMA says above-normal to normal rainfall is expected in Arusha, Manyara, Kilimanjaro, Kagera, Geita,…
BY KUSEKWA KUSEKWA The Court of Appeal has upheld the death sentence against six people for the 2013 Roman Catholic church bombing during a Mass for the Canonical Erection of the Burka Parish in Arusha’s Olasiti area that left three people dead and dozens injured. The six, Abashari Omary, Yusuph Hutta, Ramadhani Waziri, Abdul Juma,…
