BY THE ARUSHA NEWS REPORTER Arusha-based online fashion and beauty business “Flawless Fashions” will hold its first in-person event on October 10, 2026, at Nova Cafe, bringing together 20 girls for shopping and creative activities. The event, titled “Sip, Shop & Bedazzle”, will run from 2pm to 4pm, with tickets costing TZS 20,000 per person….
BY THE ARUSHA NEWS REPORTER Arusha is set to welcome about 2,000 delegates for the 153rd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) with preparations finalised ahead of the gathering. President Samia Suluhu Hassan is expected to open the assembly, scheduled for Monday, October 5 to 9, at the Arusha International Conference Centre. Hosted by Tanzania’s…
BY THE ARUSHA NEWS REPORTER Morogoro will host the Serengeti Rally of Tanzania this weekend which will bring together local and international drivers for the final round of the African Rally Championship (ARC). Arusha’s Gurpal Sandhu left on Wednesday for Morogoro to take part in the event which will also feature competitors chasing national championship…
FROM THE ARUSHA NEWS REPORTER IN MOSHI Moshi is building Tanzania’s first wet-base synthetic hockey turf at the Sikh Club, a development expected to expand training opportunities and enable the country to host international hockey competitions. Tanzania Hockey Association (THA) Secretary Kaushik Doshi told The Arusha News that the project had been made possible through…
BY THE ARUSHA NEWS REPORTER Zimbabwean swimmer Nikkie Onovo won three gold and two silver medals during the two-day Arusha International Masters Swimming Championship last week. Her victories included the women’s 100-metre freestyle and 50-metre butterfly. She also secured silver medals in the 100-metre backstroke and 100-metre individual medley. The championship was held at the…
FROM THE ARUSHA NEWS REPORTER IN MOSHI The three-week SHIMIWI 2026 Games in Moshi will draw to a close on Thursday, 7 October, 2026. The bonanza, which began on 23 September, had attracted over 2000 public servants representing ministries, departments, government agencies and regional administrative offices. The nine sports featured are football, netball, athletics, tug…
BY THE ARUSHA NEWS REPORTER Morogoro will host the Serengeti Rally of Tanzania this weekend which will bring together local and international drivers for the final round of the African Rally Championship (ARC). Arusha’s Gurpal Sandhu left on Wednesday for Morogoro to take part in the event which will also feature competitors chasing national championship…
FROM THE ARUSHA NEWS REPORTER IN MOSHI Moshi is building Tanzania’s first wet-base synthetic hockey turf at the Sikh Club, a development expected to expand training opportunities and enable the country to host international hockey competitions. Tanzania Hockey Association (THA) Secretary Kaushik Doshi told The Arusha News that the project had been made possible through…
BY THE ARUSHA NEWS REPORTER Arusha-based online fashion and beauty business “Flawless Fashions” will hold its first in-person event on October 10, 2026, at Nova Cafe, bringing together 20 girls for shopping and creative activities. The event, titled “Sip, Shop & Bedazzle”, will run from 2pm to 4pm, with tickets costing TZS 20,000 per person….
Welcoming our lovely readers to our weekly health diaries column where we delve into various disease-related topics simplifying complex concepts for our readers. Seeing blood in the stool can be frightening and should never be ignored. It can be a sign of a more serious problem that needs medical attention. Blood may appear as bright…
I followed with keen interest the deliberations of the chairmen and chief executive officers of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) at last week’s forum in Arusha. The forum’s underlying theme was to visualise how SOEs could advance Dira 2050. The central idea was that SOEs should move beyond their mandates and become high-performing contributors to national economic…
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common digestive disorder diagnosed mainly on the basis of symptoms, after other important causes have been excluded. There is usually no single laboratory test that confirms IBS. IBS is increasingly understood as a disorder of gut-brain interaction. The brain and intestines communicate continuously through nerves, hormones, immune signals and…
The writer of this article, Mr Sukhdev Chhatbar (right), with world-renowned conservationist Dr Jane Goodall (left) at the Cultural Heritage Centre in Arusha in February 2025. At the centre is Mr Saifuddin Khanbhai, the Centre’s Managing Director, who is overseeing the construction of the Jane Goodall Museum at the Centre. BY SUKHDEV CHHATBAR One year…
I am grateful that I can talk on ethical issues in this column and as I continue to do so every week, I become more convinced that what Philosopher Albert Einstein says is perennial wisdom that we must embrace in our everydayness. Einstein (1879-1955) says: there is one best way of teaching or showing the…
