When East African Heads of State and Government meet in Arusha today, Saturday, March 7, 2026, they will need, very sternly, to call each other out for letting the East African Community (EAC)’s future dangle in limbo. Intergovernmental cooperation is basically an extension of a country’s civil service. Who on earth runs a civil service…
Football or Soccer as the Americans call it, is an English game. In the Netflix series The English Game, the origin and evolution of the sport is brilliantly depicted from being one of the rich and the elite to becoming a path of freedom and growth for the poor and the common man. If you’re…
It was a wonderful early morning as we set off from Tukuyu, a small hillside town founded in 1900 by the Germans as a colonial town in Rungwe District of the Mbeya Region. We were travelling in a pickup, enjoying a 360-degree view as we drove towards the home of God’s Bridge. A fine, fresh…
After speaking at the recent Munich Security Conference, some analysts accused US Secretary of State Marc Rubio of urging the West to revive colonialism. I found it hard to believe that anyone in their right mind would promote 15th-century imperial ambitions in the 21st century. Surely, I thought, these were exaggerated claims. Yet I soon…
Before signing an employment contract in Tanzania, pause and read carefully, this document will shape your working life. Under the Employment and Labour Relations Act (ELRA) and general contract principles, an employment contract should always be in writing and clearly spell out essential terms. These include your job title, duties, place of work, working hours,…
Last week, I wrote about my maiden experience in Europe when I travelled to what was then East Berlin to study journalism in 1979. I recounted how my colleagues and I spent our first night huddled together at Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow, trying to keep warm in the extreme winter cold of the transit…
BY THE ARUSHA NEWS CORRESPONDENT The ongoing Arusha Cricket League at the St Constantine’s School grounds has maintained its competitive edge, with supporters enjoying high-quality cricket and flashes of brilliance from local talent. In Game One, TCA won the toss and elected to bat first against MCC. Tight bowling from MCC kept the scoring under…
By The Arusha News Reporter Arusha’s football landscape is set for a major boost following the decision by TRA United FC to relocate its operations to the northern region. The move signals a new chapter for the club and strengthens Arusha’s growing presence in top-flight Tanzanian football. Previously based in Tabora, TRA United has now…
BY THE ARUSHA NEWS REPORTER Heads of State of the East African Community (EAC) are meeting here today, Saturday, March 7, 2026, with sources indicating that Uganda was likely to take over the position of Secretary General (SG) for the next five-year term. Officials familiar with the discussions said a Ugandan was expected to succeed…
BY MBONEKO MUGAYA Tourism stakeholders have called for the construction of a durable road through the Serengeti National Park in order to make a safari to, and through the world’s most mesmerising natural wildlife habitat, a truly memorable experience. Commenting on the recent swamping of most parts of the Serengeti that was caused by unusually…
