Mr Luzipo was shocked to hear of the latest death of a mine worker at the Sibanye-Driefontein operation CAPE TOWN, South Africa, June 27, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources, Mr Sahlulele Luzipo, has called for strong action to be taken against the
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Rwanda is set to send an all-female formed police unit for deployment in South Sudan under the UN peacekeeping mission, the Rwandan police said Tuesday, Business Daily reports. The contingent is the first female team to be sent on a foreign mission by the country. The female police peacekeepers expected
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The Finscope Uganda 2018 report has revealed that only 3 percent of the Uganda’s adult population borrow money from a commercial bank. The report was launched Wednesday morning at Kampala Serena Hotel. The Finscope survey found that the breadth of access to financial services is quite wide in Uganda, with
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The South Sudan rebels now want amendments to the Framework Agreement penned in Khartoum on Tuesday. The rebel movement’s director of information and public relations, Mr Mabior Garang de Mabior, said that they were opposed to the dividing of the country into three regions, the invitation of foreign forces and
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President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni is currently in a second security meeting with Members of Parliament (MPs) at Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) offices. This is a private meeting where the press isn’t allowed. However, sources at Parliament say the meeting has been boycotted by many MPs both from the
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Tanzanian multi-millionaire tycoon Said Bakhresa is on the verge of launching a mobile network throughout the country within the next few months. According to a report by Tanzania's Citizen newspaper, Azam Telecom (T) Limited, a company that is owned by the Tanzanian businessman, recently won spectrum in the 700 MHz
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dfcu Bank in partnership with NTV Uganda and Price Waterhouse Coopers (PwC) have launched Season II of the Investment Clubs Challenge dubbed ‘Battle for Cash.’ Battle for Cash is a nationwide campaign targeted at instilling a savings and investment culture in Uganda. In 2017, dfcu Bank held a six-month
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After their opening-match defeat to Mexico, Germany are on the verge of making unwanted history. Saturday's 2-1 win over Sweden means they will likely avoid failing to qualify from the World Cup group stages for the first time ever - assuming they beat South Korea this afternoon - but they
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Huawei, one of the leading information and communications technology (ICT) companies, has appointed Liu Jiawei as its new managing director for their Uganda Operations. Liujiawei, who replaces Stanley Chyn comes with a working experience of approximately eight years in senior management positions in countries such as South Africa, Mozambique, Swaziland,
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With ongoing investment in the generation capacity through the constructions of Karuma, Isimba and other mini hydro stations, Umeme is aggressively aligning its investments to increase access, readiness for increasing generation and the contentious pricing of the end-user tariffs. This focus is in line with government ambition of increasing electricity
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