BY THE ARUSHA NEWS REPORTER Arusha is host to swimmers from Tanzania and beyond as the Arusha International Masters Swimming Championship 2026 gets underway at the UWC East Africa, Arusha Campus swimming pool this weekend. The two-day championship, organised by the Tanzania Masters Swimming Committee under the Tanzania Swimming Association, will bring together adult swimmers…
BY THE ARUSHA NEWS REPORTER Horticulture stakeholders from Eastern Africa have launched the Horticulture Council of Eastern Africa (HoCEA), a private-sector-led body aimed at strengthening regional trade, investment and cooperation in the fast-growing industry. The council was formally launched last Tuesday, September 22, in Nairobi, Kenya, during a two-day Regional Public-Private Dialogue on Horticultural Logistics…
BY MBONEKO MUNYAGA Elders have warned people not to ignore the weather forecast announced by the Tanzania Meteorological Authority (TMA), which earlier predicted normal to above-normal downpours during the coming short-rains season. According to TMA, most areas along the coast, the northern zone and the Lake Victoria Basin will experience El Niño-related rainfall beginning this…
BY DAVID CHIKOKO Motorists in Arusha city will no longer be required to pay parking fees after 1:00pm on Saturdays while parking charges are prohibited throughout Sundays and public holidays following a a clarification issued by the Arusha City Council (ACC). The directive comes amid complaints that some parking fee collectors had continued charging motorists…
BY THE ARUSHA NEWS REPORTER Arusha is host to swimmers from Tanzania and beyond as the Arusha International Masters Swimming Championship 2026 gets underway at the UWC East Africa, Arusha Campus swimming pool this weekend. The two-day championship, organised by the Tanzania Masters Swimming Committee under the Tanzania Swimming Association, will bring together adult swimmers…
BY SUKHDEV CHHATBAR Arusha top female boxer Sarah Alex has cried foul over her defeat in Russia blaming biased officiating and a partisan home crowd which cost her the WBA Asia Female Super Bantamweight title a fortnight ago. Sarah, who has returned to Arusha following the September 13 bout in Orenburg, told The Arusha News…
FROM THE ARUSHA NEWS REPORTER IN MOSHI Hundreds of public servants from across Tanzania have converged in Moshi for the 2026 SHIMIWI national games, bringing together ministries, government departments, agencies and regional offices. The competition started last week and will run until October 7. According to SHIMIWI organisers, 44 ministries and government departments are participating…
BY THE ARUSHA NEWS CORRESPONDENT MORE than 400 children, youth and adults took part in the annual Our Education Sports Bonanza in Arusha fortnight ago aimed at identifying talent, promoting sport and preserving traditional games. Organised by Our Education Development Organisation, the event was held at Tindigani-Kijenge Juu grounds and Kimandolu Primary School, featuring 12…
A dog bite may look like a minor injury but it can sometimes carry a deadly risk: Rabies. Rabies is a disease that affects the brain and nervous system and is mainly transmitted through the saliva of infected animals usually through bites or scratches. Dogs are responsible for about 99 per cent of human rabies…
The 18th BRICS Summit, held in New Delhi on 12-13 September 2026, concluded with the adoption of the New Delhi Declaration, a 140-point document covering economic, financial, political, technological and development cooperation. The summit’s outcome is significant for Africa because the declaration explicitly supports greater African representation in global institutions and recognises African countries’ aspirations…
“But I walk every day. I am active. How could I suddenly fall?” This is a question many older people ask after an unexpected fall. Walking regularly is certainly good for health, but there is an important lesson about ageing: Walking endurance is not the same as the ability to react quickly when you lose…
Until Angola honoured Mwalimu Nyerere’s legacy by naming its newest health facility the President Julius Kambarage Nyerere Burns Hospital, I believed it would be a hard sell to propose that Tanzania name a stadium after Dr Kenneth Kaunda, Zambia’s first president. It is fair to ask: What has Kaunda done for Tanzania? Being present at…
Have you ever wondered at how old the universe is? How old the Earth, our home planet, is? Have you wondered where do human beings fit in the grand scheme of the known universe? Let us briefly look at the awesomeness of this place we call reality. The universe is around 13.8 billion years old…
We start off today with this word of wisdom from Greek Philosopher Plato (c428-348 B.C.) who says: Any topic worthy of discussion or reflection must be rooted in ethics. In other words, whatever we think, say or do, must be inspired by ethics, ethical thinking, ethical behavior and action. This word of wisdom echoes the…
