BY KUSEKWA KUSEKWA The High Court at Arusha has ordered a doctor, formerly with the Kisongo Charitable Health Centre, be paid six months salary as compensation for unfair termination and not 32 months salary as was allowed by the Commission for Mediation and Arbitration (CMA). Judge Sylvester Kainda quashed the CMA decision and ordered Dr…
BY THE ARUSHA NEWS REPORTER Newly appointed East African Community (EAC) Secretary General (SG), Mr Stephen Mbundi from Tanzania, is expected to formally assume his responsibilities at the headquarters in Arusha on Friday, April 24, to replace Kenyan Ms Veronica Nduva, whose term has ended. Mr Mbundi takes office for a non-renewable five-year term amid…
BY MATHAYO LAIZER The National Housing Corporation (NHC) is set to boost its revenue to more than Sh 4.5 billion annually from the planned redevelopment of central Arusha. It currently earns Sh 265.8 million only from the prime property, an official told The Arusha News. The project, which covers Swahili Street, Sokoine and Azimio areas,…
BY MLEMI ALPHONCE Corruption remains a major obstacle to justice, slows economic development and places a heavy burden on ordinary citizens. The Minister of State in the President’s Office for Public Service Management and Good Governance, Mr Ridhiwani Kikwete, said this when opening the 13th Executive Committee Meeting of the Association of African Anti-Corruption Authorities…
The French Ambassador to Tanzania, Ms Anne-Sophie Avé (fourth from left), with the President of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (AfCHPR), Justice Blaise Tchikaya (centre, wearing a red tie), after their talks at the court’s premises in Arusha, last week. Others in the photograph include officials from the French Embassy (left) and…
FROM MLEMI ALPHONCE IN SIMANJIRO Hundreds of children with disabilities in Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, grow up without access to learning as barriers continue to keep them out of classrooms. A recent study by World Vision Tanzania shows that out of 488 children identified in the district, only 186 were enrolled in schools, representing just…
BY SUKHDEV CHHATBAR Rains have intensified over northern and coastal regions of Tanzania as the country enters the peak of the long rainy season, with April confirmed the wettest month across Arusha, Kilimanjaro, Manyara and Tanga. Weather data indicates that frequent downpours, thunderstorms and persistent cloud cover conditions will dominate throughout the month. According to…
BY DAVID CHIKOKO The recent sharp increase in fuel prices has triggered widespread concern among residents, transport operators and tourism stakeholders in Arusha and neighbouring Kilimanjaro regions, with many warning of rising cost of living and mounting pressure on key sectors of the economy. The latest adjustment has pushed petrol prices to around TSh 3,900…
Archbishop of the RC Church in Arusha,Isaac Amani Massawe. BY THE ARUSHA NEWS REPORTERS Religious leaders in Arusha and neighbouring Kilimanjaro regions used Easter sermons to urge peace, unity and moral responsibility as Christians observed their key festival that marks the death on the cross and resurrection of Jesus Christ more than 2000 years ago….
BY MATHAYO LAIZER The National Housing Corporation (NHC) has issued a 90-day general eviction notice to their tenants in downtown Arusha to pave the way for the redevelopment of the area. The notice, issued a fortnight ago, affects about 40 commercial shops and over 50 families and their dependents currently residing in the premises located…
