Nane Nane agricultural show in Arusha.

Preparations are underway for the annual Nane Nane (meaning “eight eight” in Swahili) agricultural and livestock products and services show organised by the Tanzania Agricultural Society (TASO) in Arusha from 1-8 August. This year the fair has the theme “Green...

Fly540 launches Kilimanjaro-Serengeti service.

Kenyan low-cost airline Fly540 is to launch daily direct flights between Kilimanjaro international airport and the Serengeti national park on Tanzania’s northern tourist circuit on 1 July. The new domestic service in Tanzania represents a significant development for the airline,...

Good turnout for WFP Walk the World

The World Food Programme’s (WFP) Walk the World event on 7 June saw its largest worldwide turnout in Tanzania, drawing around 50,000 people in four locations throughout the country. The five-kilometre Arusha walk, which began and ended in the Sheikh...

New traffic lights in Arusha.

Arusha is to get its second set of traffic lights nearly two years after the first set was installed at the Sanawari junction at the northern end of Simon Boulevard, “The Arusha Times” reports. The new lights, which will run...

Arusha-Moshi road upgrade.

Travel by road between the northern towns of Moshi and Arusha could become quicker and safer under plans to expand the present two-lane highway, the Tanzania roads agency (TANROADS) has said. The project involves the total overhaul of the road...

Rhino return delayed.

Tanzanians may have to wait until the end of they year to see the return of the first of five black rhinos exported to South Africa in the 1980s. The first rhino had been due to arrive in June following...

Hotels and Lodges properties to get overhaul.

Hotels and Lodges Tanzania has announced plans to renovate its four properties in the country’s popular northern tourism circuit. The $25 million works will involve Seronera Wildlife Lodge, Lobo Wildlife Lodge, Lake Manyara Hotel, and Ngorongoro Wildlife Lodge, which are located...