Flowers bring joy to our gardens. Painting our lives with beauty and colour. Often we think of flowers in our gardens as merely decorative components; colourful bursts of petals to break up the various shades of green or brown. However, it is often overlooked how these eye-catching botanicals hold significant roles that improve how your…
Five regular street drunkards were noisy and rowdy. One was shirtless, as London is currently hot (we are in summer). Two wore shorts. All had beer cans and cigarettes. The four kept yelling at shirtless. Shirtless, hopped up and down, around the quartet like a dancer in Michael Jackson’s 1980s Thriller video. “I am not…
FROM KUSEKWA KUSEKWA IN MOSHI The High Court at Moshi has acquitted suspected drugs dealer, one Nestory Machibya, who was charged with trafficking freshly picked Catha Edulis leaves or “Mirungi,” a narcotic drug, allegedly in six bags weighing 116.69 kilogrammes and worth hundreds of thousands of shillings in street value. Judge Safina Simfukwe ruled the…
Guru Nanak Rally founder, Amerjit Singh Dhillon BY THE ARUSHA NEWS REPORTER Arusha’s motorsport fraternity is mourning the death of veteran rally enthusiast and Guru Nanak Rally founder, Amerjit Singh Dhillon (64 – pictured), popularly known as “Mr Sunvic”, whose contribution helped shape rallying in northern Tanzania. Dhillon, a long-serving member of the Arusha motorsport…
BY THE ARUSHA NEWS REPORTER Tanzania’s conservation fraternity is mourning the death of veteran environmental conservationist John Gospel Yonazi Salehe who was laid to rest on June 23, 2026 at his home in Njiro, Arusha city. Veteran conservationist died on June 19, 2026 at Mount Meru Hospital in Arusha following a short illness. He was…
EAC POISED TO PASS 2026/27 BUDGET BY DAVID CHIKOKO The East African Community (EAC) has proposed dollars 110.86 million budget for the 2026/27 financial year, placing regional security, trade growth, domestic revenue mobilisation and digital transformation at the centre of the bloc’s next phase of integration. EAC Secretary General (SG), Amb Stephen Patrick Mbundi, presented…
Q1: My husband suffers from severe stress and depression. His behaviour is affecting our marriage and children. How do we tackle this? A1: Thank you for this question. Mental health problems don’t affect just one person — they affect the entire family. Spouses often feel tired, anxious or helpless, while children may become fearful, angry…
How different are they in hues and shades,Yet cling to one another,Never apart,Dancing together on wet skies,A brilliant rainbow of love,Bringing smiles on your face,All seven in a stance. Similarly are our moods,One after another,Happy one moment,Sad another,Upset, annoyed, angry,Joyous, excited,Yet staying putOvercoming it all. Pretty smiles lift up spirits,Covering a blanket over dampened ones,Just…
The plastic chair complains each sit,Remembering every weight on it.It cracks like thunder, bends with dread,Yet somehow never fully dead. One leg shorter than the rest,It turns stillness into a test.At family events it takes the stage,An aging actor past its age. Children spin it recklessly fast,Adults inspect it unsurprised.The heat leaves patterns on my…
When a child performs poorly at school, parents often blame lack of effort, too much screen time or poor teaching. However, one often overlooked factor may be the child’s gut health. Children who frequently suffer from bloating, excessive gas, constipation or tummy discomfort may also experience headaches, tiredness, irritability and difficulty concentrating in class. Scientists…
