Fifa has released disciplinary sanctions for different incidents that happened in the preliminary round of the 2018 World Cup qualifiers. Uganda has also fallen in the disciplinary course after being found guilty of fans' misconduct during their second round clash against Togo on November 15th 2015 at the Mandela National
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Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda and chairman of Smart Africa, and Tony Elumelu, Founder of the $100m Entrepreneurship Programme, will be headlining the Young Entrepreneurship Day (YED) at the Africa 2017 Forum. The YED is a new addition to the Forum and will take place on the eve of Africa
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dfcu Bank has this morning signed a two-year sponsorship deal with Entebbe based football club, Vipers Sports Club. The sponsorship is valued at a total of Shs300m. Speaking at the sponsorship signing, dfcu Bank’s Chief of Business and Executive Director, William Sekabembe, said; “dfcu Bank understands the importance and impact
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At least six children have been killed and 25 others injured in an explosion at a primary school in north-west Tanzania, witnesses say. Reports say the pupils were playing with an object which blew up. Three were pronounced dead at the time they arrived at hospital. The others succumbed to
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Tanzanian President Dr John Pombe Magufuli has come out in agreement with a decision by his administration to auction over 1000 cattle from Kenyan pastoralists which had trespassed to his country, reports the Standard. In a ‘no regret’ tone, Magufuli said his administration will not spare any livestock finding its
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This evening, nine innovations will be recognized at the gala dinner of the MTN Innovation Awards 2017. The first ever MTN Innovation Awards were held in 2015, recognizing several developers for their products that were helping in improving the livelihoods of Ugandans. The winners from each category were awarded $1,000
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The Democratic Party officials including Norbert Mao, the party’s President and his deputy Fred Mukasa Mbidde have explained why the ‘Age Limit Bill’ that seeks to amend Article 102 (b) by removing the 75 age cap for presidential candidates is misguided. Appearing before the Committee on Legal and Parliamentary Affairs
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Uganda is often called one of the best places in the world to be a refugee because of its welcoming policies. But how do you rebuild your life - and start making money - having left everything you knew and held dear? The BBC s John Murphy has been finding
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The woes of troubled Nakumatt deepened on Tuesday with the closure of the supermarket chain’s Nanyuki branch, reports the Daily Nation. The closure was attributed to non-payment of rent. A notice pinned on the entrance of the supermarket indicated that the closure would be temporary. But one a staff who
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Africa’s richest person Aliko Dangote through Aliko Dangote Foundation has pledged to invest US$100m over five years to tackle malnutrition in the worst-affected parts of Nigeria. He made the pledge at the recently concluded Global Nutrition Summit 2017 held in Milan, Italy, where governments, international agencies, foundations, civil society organisations
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