Zimbabwe's army chief has warned those responsible for "purging" the country's ruling Zanu-PF party to stop, or the military will step in. The rare intervention comes just a week after President Robert Mugabe sacked his deputy Emmerson Mnangagwa. General Constantino Chiwenga, who appeared at a news conference with another 90
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In a move aimed at improving competitiveness of its employees, the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has enlisted the expertise of the prestigious Strathmore Business School. Speaking during a graduation ceremony of 62 of its staff from the institution recently, Richard Byarugaba, the Managing Director at NSSF noted that continuously
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Omar Hassan Ahmed AL-Bashir, President of the Republic of Sudan is in Uganda for a two-day State Visit, at the invitation of President Yoweri Museveni. According to State House, Bashir was received at Entebbe International Airport, by his host Museveni and accorded official reception at Statehouse, Entebbe. But why is
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“The Head of State is pre-occupied with funding of the removal of age limits instead of being bothered with lives of Ugandans. Ugandans are dying because the doctors can’t get what to use in hospitals; they can’t get what can enable them to work while being motivated. Our question to
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The Nigerian superstar Davido beat compatriot Wizkid to grab the MTV Europe award for best African act yesterday. They have both been nominated for the award at least two times each. Davido was performing in Angola's capital Luanda this weekend so didn't make it to the ceremony. But he thanked
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After calling on their governments to invest in immunization for the girl child on October 11th, and engaged them to eradicate Polio once and for all on October 24th, civil society across Africa are making sure Pneumonia vaccines are high on the agenda. In commemorating World Pneumonia Day, organizations in
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Kenya’s government and domestic lenders agreed to convert $405.3 million of Kenya Airways Plc debt into equity, giving the state a controlling stake and diluting other shareholders including Air France-KLM, reports Bloomberg. The government, which has given Kenya Airways shilling and U.S.-dollar loans totalling $238.1 million, will increase its stake to
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Stanbic Bank won an unprecedented five accolades including the overall Gold award at the 2017 Financial Reporting awards held at the Serena Hotel in Kampala. Held under the theme, ‘Moving beyond numbers: Unlocking the value through reporting’ different institutions were awarded in 13 categories, with Stanbic Bank winning the Annual
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Dubai-based flydubai marked its fifth Dubai Airshow by unveiling its brand-new Boeing 737 MAX 8. This is the first aircraft to be delivered from the largest single-aisle Boeing aircraft order placed in the Middle East in the 2013 edition of the show. The new aircraft, bearing the UAE registration mark
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Fear of competition from foreign entrants caused Nakumatt Supermarket to divert billions of shillings into a rapid expansion in a bid to lock them out of strategic locations, reports the Standard. In an interview with an insider, news of entry of new players caused panic within top management of Nakumatt,
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