From Seif Mangwangi at Namanga CRDB Bank has extended its footprint to the Tanzania–Kenya border with the launch of a new branch at Namanga’s One-Stop Border Post, a strategic hub for regional trade. The expansion is aimed at capturing rising cross-border business flows and providing traders and investors with easier access to financial services at…
By Sukhdev Chhatbar President Samia Suluhu Hassan has announced that Arusha Airport will begin operating 24 hours a day starting January, next year, marking a major milestone in the city’s transformation into a regional hub for tourism, trade and investment.Speaking during her visit to Arusha last week, President Samia said the government has already allocated…
Dr Ladislaus Chang’a, Acting TMA Director General. By The Arusha News Reporter Th e Tanzania Meteorological Authority (TMA) has predicted weaker and delayed short rains (vuli) across northern Tanzania this year, warning that most parts of Arusha, Kilimanjaro, Manyara and Tanga will experience normal to below-normal rainfall between October and December, 2025.According to the latest…
By G. Madaraka Nyerere As we mark 26 years since the passing of Mwalimu Julius Nyerere (pictured), memories of him remain vivid and multi-faceted. Many recall him as a devout Catholic — so committed that the Church has initiated his beatification process. He has already been declared a Servant of God through a local investigation…
Kilimanjaro Regional Commissioner, Mr Nurdin Babu, congratulates a representative of M/s Hari Singh and Sons after the company was awarded a road construction contract for Moshi roads last week. From The Arusha News Reporter in Moshi Kilimanjaro Regional Commissioner (RC), Mr Nurdin Babu, has strongly condemned the behaviour by some residents who steal construction materials…
President of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights, Justice Modibo Sacko (right), hands over the latest edition of the African Court’s report to East African Law Society President Ramadhan Abubakar at the African Court in Arusha, last week. By The Arusha News Reporter The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (AfCHPR) and…
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…
