Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) joined the Interswitch ATM service with effect from Jannuary12, 2018. The Interswitch ATM service will link DTB customers to over 500 ATM locations all over Uganda. “The launch of the interswitch ATM service will bring a convenient and reliable service to our customers, thanks to increased
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In a move that could revolutionise the way we buy groceries, Amazon opens its first supermarket without checkouts - human or self-service - to shoppers on Monday, the BBC reports. Amazon Go, in Seattle, has been tested by staff for the past year. It uses an array of ceiling-mounted cameras
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Troubled former Principal Accountant in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Godfrey Kazinda is set to lose all his property acquired through illicit means, Irene Mulyagonja, the Inspector General of Government (IGG) has said. Appearing before the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee on Friday to defend their 2018/2019 budget,
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At least six people have been killed in widespread protests in the Democratic Republic of Congo, United Nations sources say. Protesters are demanding that President Joseph Kabila - whose expected term of office expired more than a year ago - should step down. Police have used tear gas to disperse
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The gap between the super rich and the rest of the world widened last year as wealth continued to be owned by a small minority, Oxfam has claimed. Some 82% of money generated last year went to the richest 1% of the global population while the poorest half saw no
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The President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, has made a compelling case for accelerating Africa’s industrialization in order to create jobs, reduce poverty and promote inclusive economic growth. Citing data from the Bank’s 2018 African Economic Outlook launched in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, on Wednesday, Adesina said infrastructure projects
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Adolescence now lasts from the ages of 10 to 24, although it used to be thought to end at 19, scientists say. Young people continuing their education for longer, as well as delayed marriage and parenthood, has pushed back popular perceptions of when adulthood begins. Changing the definition is vital
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The United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc. through its Corporate Social Responsibility arm the UBA Foundation has partnered with The Youth Enterprise Development Fund (YEDF) to empower African youths. The partnership will seek to identify, finance, train and mentor young Kenyan entrepreneurs who qualify for the Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship
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At least a dozen soldiers were killed in Democratic Republic of Congo’s volatile eastern borderlands where the army is battling Ugandan Islamist rebels, Congolese security and diplomatic sources said on Friday. The armies of Congo and Uganda launched a military offensive last month against the Allied Democratic Forces rebels, who
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Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) allowed 575 unlicensed butchers to operate in the city, a report presented before the City Authority has revealed. The report was tabled by the Acting KCCA Public Health Director, Dr. Dickens Okello. The report shows that although the directorate l inspected 892 butchers last year,
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