Tanzania, July 29 -- Songwe. A teacher at Galula Secondary School in Songwe District has died after allegedly being assaulted by a group of livestock keepers while attempting to stop them from driving cattle through the school compound.

Nisetas Dimoso died on July 28, 2026, at Mbeya Zonal Referral Hospital, where he had been receiving treatment for injuries sustained in the alleged attack on the night of July 26.

According to preliminary reports, the incident began when two young men allegedly attempted to drive livestock through the grounds of Galula Secondary School. Dimoso intervened, leading to an argument that escalated into a confrontation.

One of the two men is alleged to have called other people believed to be the livestock own...