It is almost impossible to discuss where the world stands today and where it wants to go regarding “sustainable development” or a sustainable environment without first appreciating what happened in the past. This is one linear story, not “Breaking News” that sweeps the reader off their feet with a “staccato intro” before plunging them into…
When I was in third year of medical college, I started using mind maps as a way of taking notes efficiently and quickly, and that made learning more fun and memorable. I recall in fourth year, in a morning class lecture of Obstetrics and Gynecology, I was making a mind map on what the professor…
The government chemical laboratory says it has been receiving more visitors lately. Not the usual clients going to test the chemical properties of medicines, liquid consumables, and the like, but irate parents demanding to ascertain the paternity of new members in the family. There are cases, particularly from fathers, suspecting that they have no resemblance…
By The Arusha News Reporter Arusha is set to host over 800 footballers for the ninth annual Kitambi Noma International Soccer Bonanza during the Easter holidays next month, organisers said. Among those assembling are five teams from Nairobi, Kenya, participating in the four-day event. Local teams from Kilimanjaro, Dar es Salaam, Iringa, Mbeya, Tanga, Dodoma,…
By Nicodemus Ikonko Kenya’s Chief of Staff and Head of Public Service, Mr Felix Koskei, has said there is urgent need for training, especially for staff from newer member states, on the key aspects of the East African Community (EAC)’s governance architecture and the region’s integration culture and spirit. Kenya’s Chief of Staff and Head…
By Kusekwa Kusekwa The Court of Appeal has ordered Tanzania Breweries Limited (TBL) to pay their former Warehouse Supervisor in Arusha, Mr Gibson Nevava, a compensation of 12 months’ remunerations for unfair termination of his employment, seven years ago. Justices Rehema Mkuye, Sam Rumanyika, and Gerson Mdemu gave the order recently after dismissing TBL’s appeal…
From Fina Lyimo, Moshi Police booked 211 suspects on various charges during surveillance patrols in the Kilimanjaro region in the last three months. The Regional Police Commander (RPC), Senior Assistant Commissioner of Police Simon Maigwa, told a press conference in Moshi that 114 suspects were found with cannabis and khat; 82 were booked for illicit…
‘Masika’ Season Arrives Breathing Hope to New Life By The Arusha News Reporter The eagerly awaited “Masika” rains have commenced, bringing significant relief to Arusha and Kilimanjaro, which experienced a severe heatwave in January and February that scorched most farm crops and threatened domestic animals in the predominantly livestock-keeping regions. Rains are predicted through next…
By Kusekwa Kusekwa The High Court in Manyara Region has sentenced one Paskal Petro Saqware to death by hanging for the killing of a nursery school pupil, whose name has been withheld for ethical reasons, in Babati District, last year. Judge Frank Mrindoko ordered Saqware to hang until he dies after convicting him of murder…
In one of my WhatsApp groups, there is a raging debate on a controversial subject: Cannabis, the infamous drug. This follows some pronouncements made late last year by some ‘researchers’ that the Arusha region produces the strongest and most deadly Cannabis in the world. Ha! Members of the group seem to have suddenly become experts…
