Vice-President Deogratius Ndejembi’s call for public institutions to cut unnecessary expenditure and support internships for 10,000 young Tanzanians deserves backing. Opening the conference of public board chairpersons and chief executives in Arusha a fortnight ago, he placed an urgent national priority before those entrusted with public resources: Investing in young people. His message should now…
BY DANFORD MPUMILWA I vividly remember how, sometime in 1976, while I was a student at the University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM), we student activists decided to march from the university’s Mlimani campus to State House. Stirred by the revolutionary theories drilled into our young minds by our many Marxist-Leninist lecturers from around the…
BY ELLY MANJALE Tanzania possesses a strategic geographical advantage that few African countries can match. Its 1,424 kilometres coastline and three operational ports give it direct access to international shipping routes, while its location makes it a gateway to several landlocked countries in East and Central Africa. Tanzania’s port system serves Zambia, the Democratic Republic…
BY KUSEKWA KUSEKWA Former Teacher and Security Guard with Jaerim Primary School, owned by the Registered Trustees of the Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Church of Tanzania, Baraka Chinganga, has lost the labour dispute in which he had sought to challenge the termination of his employment. That followed a decision of the High Court, Arusha Sub-Registry,…
BY THE ARUSHA NEWS REPORTER ARUSHA ace players Madina Idd Hussein and Neema Olomi have been selected for the national women’s golf team that will represent Tanzania at the 2026 All-Africa Challenge Trophy (AACT) in Abuja, Nigeria, next month. The two Arusha Gymkhana Club golfers will be joined by Hawa Wanyeche of Dar es Salaam’s…
BY THE ARUSHA NEWS REPORTER Arusha rally driver Gurpal Sandhu finished fourth in the National Rally Championship (NRC) round held in Morogoro, last weekend, saying centre differential problems in the closing stages cost his crew a chance of a higher finish. Sandhu said they enjoyed the competition despite the mechanical setback and praised the organisers…
BY THE ARUSHA NEWS REPORTER Preparations are in the final stages for the 16th East African Community (EAC) Inter-Parliamentary Games, scheduled to take place in Arusha from December 4-15, 2026. According to a press release issued by EALA Senior Public Relations Officer, Nicodemus Ajak Bior, the Bureau of Speakers of EAC national legislatures approved the…
FROM THE ARUSHA NEWS REPORTER IN MOSHI Utumishi Sports Club narrowly defeated Ikulu 28-27 in a thrilling final to be crowned netball champions of this year’s Inter-Ministry and Regional Sports Competition (SHIMISETA) at the Co-operative College (Ushirika). The Games were officially closed on Wednesday, October 7, 2026. The event, which began on September 23, had…
At nkoaranga orphanage centre on the outskirts of arusha city, the women known as the mamas care for children through their most vulnerable years. Their concern extends beyond infancy to the homes and families those children will need. BY SUKHDEV CHHATBAR When a mother dies during childbirth, her newborn still needs to be fed, washed,…
FROM THE ARUSHA NEWS CORRESPONDENT IN DAR ES SALAAM The police has launched nationwide crackdown on violation of road traffic laws by motorcycle and tricycle taxi riders popularly known as “bodaboda” and “bajaj” respectively, against the backdrop of accidents that claimed 287 lives, roughly one person every day, last year. Traffic Police Commander, William Mkonda,…
