Zanzibar and the Union Government have agreed to share oil and gas revenues as stipulated in the Constitution. A top-level committee dealing with Union problems reached the decision. The minister of state in the Vice-President's Office (Union Affairs), Mr Muhammad

The fate of the world's oldest customs union, the Southern African Customs Union (SACU), is hanging in the balance as a result of the economic partnership agreements that most SACU countries have signed with the European Union (EU).