Dr Ursula Suessbier, a dentist and implantologist from Germany, attends to one of the children on the first day of the clinic on Monday. (Photo by a Correspondent) BY THE ARUSHA NEWS REPORTER A recent study in Arumeru West District has come up with disturbing levels of dental fluorosis among Ngaramtoni Primary School children linked…
Mr Adama Dieng. BY THE ARUSHA NEWS REPORTER Sudan remains trapped in one of the world’s gravest humanitarian crises, as reports from El Fasher and across Darfur reveal mass killings, abductions, sexual violence, enforced disappearances and widespread attacks on civilians, according to Mr Adama Dieng, the African Union (AU) Special Envoy for the Prevention of…
A tourist was recently caught playing with a cheetah in Serengeti National Park, an act that is extremely dangerous for both wildlife and visitors. This incident raises fresh concern over safari rule’s violation. BY MBONEKO MUNYAGA A recent clip circulating on social media showed a tourist in a safari vehicle playing with a cheetah as…
BY THE ARUSHA NEWS REPORTER PRESIDENT Samia Suluhu Hassan has cautioned public officials and others against attaching her name to an ever-growing list of government programmes and projects, warning that the practice was becoming monotonous and risked reducing the real value of the good intention. Speaking at the Tanzania Public Bar Association’s Annual General Meeting…
EAC-SG, Amb Stephen Mbundi. BY THE ARUSHA NEWS REPORTER East African Community (EAC) partner states have been urged to adopt a common aviation tax regime to reduce the high cost of air travel, improve connectivity and support growth of regional airlines. The call was among the key outcomes of a four-day Expert Policy Dialogue that…
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…
