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Tanzania's banana gamble: The race from farm to South Africa's supermarket shelves

DAR ES SALAAM, June 18 -- THE first banana shipment to South Africa will carry more than fruit. It will carry Tanzanias ambition to turn one of its oldest crops into a modern export business. This de... Read More


Cost of growth: What 2026/27 budget means for TZ's financial future architect

DAR ES SALAAM, June 18 -- THE 2026/27 national budget has revived an ongoing debate in public finance: whether rising debt is used for productive investments expected to boost future economic growth o... Read More


Future starts with investing in children

DAR ES SALAAM, June 18 -- ON Tuesday, President Samia Suluhu Hassan reminded the public that the realisation of every childs dream depends on the decisions and actions taken today. Sharing her messag... Read More


Struggling Starmer to divert budgets to fund military

Dar es Salaam, June 18 -- The UK will divert money from other government departments to increase the defense budget, Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said. He made the remarks at the G7 summit in Evia... Read More


NMB new platform to expand digital banking push

DAR ES SALAAM, June 18 -- NMB Bank Plc has launched a super app that consolidates lending, payments, insurance, investments and group banking into a single mobile platform, as the lender steps up its ... Read More


Seaweed industry revenue reaches 13.9bn/-

DAR ES SALAAM, June 18 -- TANZANIAS seaweed industry generated 13.9bn/- in the current fiscal year, with the coastal crop emerging as a growing source of income for communities and a contributor to th... Read More


Sugeeshwara Bandara remanded until July 1

Sri Lanka, June 18 -- Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's private secretary and leader of the New People's Front, Sugeeshwara Bandara, who was arrested by the Central Crimes Investigation Unit (CCIB... Read More


"Reduce Inflation to 2-3%" - Ravi presents special economic proposal

Sri Lanka, June 18 -- Former Finance Minister and Member of Parliament Ravi Karunanayake has written to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who is also the Minister of Finance, Economic Stabilisation ... Read More


Ex-officials of Fisheries Corporation granted bail over alleged corruption

Sri Lanka, June 18 -- Two former officials of the Ceylon Fisheries Harbours Corporation, including its former chairman, who were arrested and produced before court over allegations of causing a financ... Read More


U.S.-SL disaster preparedness exercise strengthens emergency response coordination

Sri Lanka, June 18 -- Disaster management officials from the United States and Sri Lanka came together in Galle from June 16 to 18 for a three-day workshop focused on strengthening preparedness for na... Read More