The line moves fast till I commit,Then freezes as if proud of it.Someone cuts in “just to ask,”Suddenly patience is a task. I rehearse speeches, none get used,I smile politely, deeply bruised.Justice lives in private thought,While silence keeps the peace I bought. The clerk leaves briefly, returns slow,As if the queue should somehow grow.Time stretches,…
Roses are so beautiful,Lavish, luxuriousA dreamy fragrance that takes you to a faraway place. How it endures,When it is being rained upon,Its petal tender on the cheeks,Breathing of love and joyHow it unfurls and blossoms in the eventideAs the glimpse of moon radiates its love On graves it bows and weeps, white, pink, red,Petals that…
My Sunday mornings in India as a medical student contained many special moments of discourse with a dear friend of mine, Sanjay (currently an interventional cardiologist in the United States). While most students would either be sleeping in or be recovering from hangovers, my friend and I would meet up early for breakfast and discuss…
Two weeks ago, I spent a night at one of the relatively decent accommodation facilities in the fast-growing township of Makambako, which straddles the Iringa–Mbeya–Zambia highway. The town is also a strategic junction connecting to Njombe and Songea and onward to other southern regions. I had arrived at the facility a few minutes before midnight,…
Issa Michuzi’s reel on Instagram has been disturbing most Tanzanian viewers. Le Bucheron , a 1970 song by Franklin Bokaka wails in the background. Franklin Boukaka was a Congolese musician believed to have been murdered by dictator President Mobutu in 1972, aged 31. Le Bucheron questions the reality of African independence (“Dipanda” in Lingala). In…
BY THE ARUSHA NEWS REPORTER The national rally season is set to get underway with an exciting opening event scheduled for April 25 and 26 in Dar es Salaam. Drivers from across the country and beyond will converge for the first round of the championship. Defending champion Ahmed Huwel from Iringa begins his title defence…
BY THE ARUSHA NEWS CORRESPONDENT Moshi Khalsa produced brilliant performance to submerge Tanzania People’s Defence Forces (TPDF) 4–0 in the final to clinch the Mapinduzi hockey Cup in Tanga, last week. The Kilimanjaro side dominated proceedings from the outset, displaying superior organisation, pace and clinical finishing to outclass the defending champions. Moshi Khalsa took control…
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…
