ARUSHA TIMES Weekly Newspaper, Arusha, Tanzania.

Esther Barnabas (right) and her neighhbour Zainab Ally (left) preparing lunch from tender green pigeon peas at a homestead in Gendi village, Babati District. Pigeon peas have found a lucrative export market. Read story. (Picture by Valentine Marc Nkwame)

Business community sheds tears over “load shedding”

The on going power cuts and rationing that now seem to be a permanent feature are not only affecting production at places of work but are likely to totally ruin the local economy.
Although there is special consideration to industrial areas in what TANESCO terms as power “load shedding,” most industries in Arusha are suffering heavy loses due to frequent and prolonged power cuts. Others are on the verge of collapse.

Lake Babati drying up at alarming rate

What used to be a rather vast, Lake Babati, located around the Babati Township in Manyara region has now been reduced into a large pool which is also shrinking at an alarming rate. This home to giant Hippopotamus and a variety of fish species, is just about to disappear.

Re-registered guns number shoots to 3,707

The number of re-registered guns in Arusha region reached a total of 3,707 by August 31.
Re-registration of fire arms was earlier scheduled to last from August 1st to the 31st of the same month but the government has now extended the deadline to the end of this month.

LOCAL NEWS

...Improved varieties restore peasants’ hopes on pigeon peas

...Arusha National Park expands to forest area

...In US Dollars “We trust”

...Local officials to monitor foreigners without work permits

...Bandits strike in Hanang’s village

...Snow-capped Kili fascinates climbers

...LWF meeting comes up with ‘Arusha Action Plan’

COURTS/POLICE LOG

...Police suspect arson in house fire incident

FEATURES

...INFOTECH: Linking Babati with the world of IT

...Ascent for Alzheimer's

...Arusha Coffee Lodge : A gastronomic haven

...Back to back exhibitions in Arusha

...Keep coming back

...THE Arusha Manifesto and Conservation today

COLUMNS

...STREET TALK: A nightmare on Suye Hill?

...OFF TOPIC: Better Reach Alive than in a Coffin

...BREAKING BARRIERS: PERSISTENT ACTION AND EFFORT

...MEDITATION: Bush and Rumsfeld Speeches: They’ve Lost the 'War of Ideas'

...MAILBAG Hope for Tanzania’s Lions!

...VERSES: POETRY

UN TRIBUNAL

...Trial of Rwandan singer Bikindi opening next week at the ICTR

...Former mayor acquitted of all charges

SPORTS

...Huge support for earthdance festival

...Arusha Football League gears up

...Lathigra lifts Snooker Captains trophy

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Updated: September 19, 2006 .

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