The other week I received a call from Kinshasa. The caller was a long-time friend from the early 1990s. We first became acquainted in those years when he came to Arusha with his Congolese rumba band. The story is long. By then, I had already become an “Arusha vet”. I was in the employ of…
Have you ever mended anything? I can thoroughly recommend it. Coming from an engineering family, I regarded it as completely normal that whenever anything broke it was immediately taken apart, examined and potentially restored to some kind of function. For as long as I can remember, I was mending my own punctures, replacing brake cables…
RIP: Robert Nigel Ralph Wallace. BY SUKHDEV CHHATBAR It is with deep sadness that we at The Arusha News mourn the passing of Braeburn School teacher Robert Nigel Ralph Wallace, who died on October 8, 2025, in Arusha in a tragic hit-and-run accident while cycling – an activity he loved dearly. He was 67 years…
There was a man coughing non-stop in that afternoon train. During such warm weather, a vicious uncomfortable cough, was odd. Had it been those days of Covid and the unseen, illogical fear of – an unknown disease – we would have been genuinely, terrified. Ouff awf awffff! Awful it was , making the man’s miserable…
By The Arusha News Reporter A to Z secured a hard-fought three-wicket victory over Kilimeru 313 in an exciting Ali Chomoko Cup clash at the St. Constantine Ground, last week. Batting first, Kilimeru posted 122 for eight wickets, with Shaheed Bwibo top-scoring on 30 runs, supported by Mohamed Mazha (15) and Tahir Rajani (13). In…
The women’s category, however, belonged to Tanzania. Arusha golfer Madina Idd reaffirmed her status as one of the country’s finest by capturing the title with 310 strokes while Neema Olomi followed in second place with 315. This year’s championship brought together more than 150 golfers from eight African nations, turning the Kili Golf Course into…
The Vodacom 2025 Golf Championship came to an exciting finish last Sunday at Kili Golf course, drawing some of East Africa’s finest golfers for four days of top-tier competition. Kenya’s Njoroge Kibugu emerged as the overall champion in the men’s professional category after posting a four-round total of 289 strokes (+1). Kibugu’s calm consistency on…
From The Arusha News Reporter in Moshi The 14th edition of the Nyerere Cup Hockey Tournament will take place at the Moshi Khalsa Club from 17th to 19th October, the Tanzania Hockey Union (THU) has announced. According to THU Secretary Kaushik Doshi (pictured), the tournament will bring together at least ten teams from Dar es…
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…
