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…
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…
