As Ugandans struggle to come to terms with the painful death of mega superstar, Moses Ssekibogo aka Mowzey Radio, a number of questions abound about the circumstances that led to the singer's demise on 1st February 2018. Radio breathed his last at Case Clinic in the capital, Kampala on Thursday
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The six most powerful officials in South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) will meet President Jacob Zuma on Sunday, a senior party leader said, amid growing pressure for the 75-year old leader to step down. Zuma, who is battling corruption allegations, has been in a weakened position since he
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The National Drug Authority (NDA) has for the first time spoken out on the fake cancer drugs that have flooded the Ugandan market. This follows media reports that there are unscrupulous people or quacks who dupe cancer patients with fake concoctions that flush out cancer cells. In a statement sent
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The second round fixtures of the Uganda premier League have been announced just six days to the kick off on Saturday. In an unusual turn of events, the Uganda Premier League Secretariat did not schedule TV games which have always been broadcast on Azam TV, the official sponsors. Leaders SC
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Uganda’s dream to achieve a lower middle income status by 2020 will not be possible given the rate at which the economy is growing. In fact, it may take even longer since Uganda’s recent budgets are not aligned with the Second National Development Plan (NDPII). In line with Section 9(1)
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When Sabrina Simader moved to Austria from her home in Kenya, she was fascinated by the snow. Years later, that initial interest in the mountains and ski slopes of her new home has evolved into a passion which has put her on a path to making history - the 19-year-old
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Uganda’s public debt is set to skyrocket in Financial Year 2018/19 considering that Government plans to borrow trillions of Shillings both internally and externally. A Report of the Budget Committee on the National Budget Framework Paper for 2018/19 obtained by Business Focus says that external debt constitutes 66 percent of
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For start-ups and small businesses that don’t have any assets, getting a loan can be extremely difficult. Without access to any form of security, micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) attract a high-risk premium from lenders. This means MSMEs will either be denied a loan or get the cash at
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African Reinsurance Corporation ("Africa Re") announces its membership of Africa Finance Corporation ("AFC"), and becomes the first multi-lateral financial institution to invest in AFC. Africa Re, owned by 41 African states, approximately 107 insurance/reinsurance companies and non-African strategic investors, is the continent's premier reinsurance corporation, operating across 41 African countries.
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A man accused by rights groups of atrocities in the Central African Republic (CAR) has been voted onto African football's governing body. Patrice Edouard Ngaissona was elected to be the central zone's representative on the executive committee of the Confederation of African Football on Friday. However, just four years ago
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