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Manipur: 379 Haj pilgrims depart from Imphal for Mecca; CM flags off second batch

Guwahati, April 30 -- Reported by Bit Irom Imphal: A total of 379 Haj pilgrims from Manipur are undertaking the pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, for the 2026 Haj season (1447 H), with departures be... Read More


Tanzania steady as Africa's recovery remains fragile

Tanzania, April 30 -- Dar es Salaam. Tanzania's economy remains on a steady growth path, even as a World Bank report and economists warn that the broader African recovery remains fragile and exposed t... Read More


NEMC clears 35,000 projects in 40 years of its existence

Tanzania, April 30 -- Dar es Salaam. Over the past 40 years, the National Environment Management Council (NEMC) has approved more than 35,000 Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) certificates, suppor... Read More


Rahul Gandhi calls Great Nicobar project the biggest scam

India, April 30 -- Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday alleged that the Great Nicobar project at Campbell Bay in Andaman and Nicobar Islands was "one of the biggest scams and gravest crim... Read More


NCHE decries funding gaps in quality monitoring

Uganda, April 30 -- The acting Principal Planning Officer at the National Council for Higher Education (NCHE), Mr Dennis Omvia Kaggwa, has disclosed that the council's delays in securing funding for p... Read More


Bunyoro, Tooro sugarcane farmers reject new tax

Uganda, April 30 -- Sugarcane farmers from the Bunyoro and Tooro Sub-regions have rejected the newly passed tax on sugar, warning it will hurt their livelihoods and destabilise the industry. The farm... Read More


Why Vipingo Special Economic Zone is game-changer for Kilifi

Nairobi, April 30 -- Slightly over half a year ago, President William Ruto was in Kilifi to launch the Vipingo Special Economic Zone (SEZ), a landmark 2,000-acre project envisioned to create 35,000 jo... Read More


Central region posts fastest hotel bed-night growth

Nairobi, April 30 -- Central Kenya posted the fastest growth rate in hotel bed-night occupancy in 2025, signalling a post-Covid boom in domestic tourism and conferencing. Hotel bed-night occupancy re... Read More


Entries open for 702 Jozi My Jozi Walk the Talk 2026

South Africa, April 30 -- Radio 702 proudly presents the 2026 edition of Walk the Talk, now reimagined and presented for the first time as the 702 Jozi My Jozi Walk the Talk. Entries for this iconic e... Read More


5 lessons on building a brand at scale from ButtaNutt

South Africa, April 30 -- That growth, coupled with a bold move to cut plant-based milk prices by 25% during a high inflation period, has positioned ButtaNutt as a serious challenger in a category sti... Read More