BY G. MADARAKA NYERERE From climbing Mount Kilimanjaro more than ten times, I have learnt valuable lessons about perseverance, determination and risk. I have also observed that more men than women attempt to reach Africa’s highest peak. Furthermore, conversations with guides suggest that women may have a higher summit success rate. This suggests that some…
BY PROFESSOR RAYMOND MOSHA Throughout history we witness humans who have become much larger than their ordinary humanity, much bigger than they themselves imagined. These are people that we find in all centuries, people that have touched humanity in ways that defy our imagination. I am thinking of people like Mahatma Gandhi of India, about…
BY FREDDY MACHA In 1973, Bob Marley, Jamaican legendary musician, sang in Trench-town Rock : “One thing about music when it hits you, you feel no pain. So hit me with music now.” Music unites, relaxes and is a universal language. With that said, a lot of readers and folk alike have always wondered how…
BY ELLY MANJALE As the Kenya–Uganda Railway was being constructed in the late 19th century, some British politicians were not amused. They questioned the logic of spending £5 million to build a railway from nowhere (Mombasa) to nowhere (Uganda), partly because of the limited economic activity in the region through which it would pass. In…
BY ADAMA DIENG Hatred rarely announces itself as a threat to society. It enters quietly, through an offensive joke, a disparaging remark, a stereotype repeated without challenge or political rhetoric portraying certain communities as less deserving of dignity. Gradually, what once shocked us becomes familiar. The unacceptable becomes ordinary. Across the world, intolerance is gaining…
BY SAKINA S. DOSSAJI You just walked past the tavern of my thoughts,Holding your hand,I usher youTo my poetic château,Strewn with blushing roses,Alit with sweet-smelling candles,Infused with lavender oil. Whereby the dark blue sky hangs low,And the breathings of the moonMakes a sweeping gesture,My lips decidedly closed,Dabbed with tangy splash of mysticism,Long lashes fringing my…
BY THOMAS MHANDO The mountain watches from afar,While visitors arrive by car,Wondering how beautiful things are. Arusha wears the morning light,With Meru standing proud and bright,And cool air making mornings right. Tourists ask where lions roam,Drivers somehow know the road to home,And every guide becomes a walking tome. The city serves its coffee strong,Its streets…
BY KUSEKWA KUSEKWA Mbulu District resident, Ndulu Mela, is to remain behind bars for 20 years for unlawful possession of one serval cat skin, equivalent to one killed serval cat, which is a government trophy, valued at Sh 801,069 (dollars 300). That follows a decision of the High Court at Manyara that dismissed the appeal…
BY DAVID CHIKOKO Police in Arusha are investigating the death of a woman who was reportedly found with her hands tied and her mouth gagged at a guest house in Kaloleni for possible murder. Arusha Regional Police Commander (RPC) Justine Masejo, confirmed in a statement that investigations were underway. According to witnesses, the woman, believed…
BY THE ARUSHA NEWS REPORTER The newly appointed Arusha District Commissioner (DC), Mr Nicodemus Tambo, has pledged to fight street crime, housebreak-ins and water meter theft, warning offenders to find lawful work or face the long arm of the law. Addressing residents of Sakina suburb recently, Mr Tambo said safety was a public priority and…
