Month: August 2018

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Former UN Boss Kofi Annan Dead

BusinessFocus Reporter August 18, 2018 0

The former Secretary General of the United Nations Kofi Annan is dead. Information gathered indicate that the...

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Uganda, Tanzania To Hold Second Ministerial Summit Amid ‘Trade Issues’

BusinessFocus Reporter August 17, 2018 0

Uganda and neighboring Tanzania are set to hold the second Uganda-Tanzania Joint Permanent Commission (JPC) Ministerial meeting....

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Army ‘Dumps’ MP Zaake At Rubaga Hospital

BusinessFocus Reporter August 17, 2018 0

Francis Zaake, the Mityana Municipality Member of Parliament has been dumped at Rubaga Hospital. Richard Lumu, Zaake’s...

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Kadaga Tells Govt To Lift Ban On Recruitment Of Health Workers

BusinessFocus Reporter August 17, 2018 0

The Speaker of Uganda’s Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has called on government to lift the ban on fresh...

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This 27-Year-Old Launches Drones That Deliver Blood to Rwanda’s Hospitals

BusinessFocus Reporter August 17, 2018 1

In the spring of 1994, Abdoul Salam Nizeyimana’s executioners arrived. It was about two weeks after the...

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Tanzania Arresting Entire Village Over Broken Pipes

BusinessFocus Reporter August 17, 2018 0

Police in south-western Tanzania have started arresting the residents of a village for vandalising some water pipes....

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Surprise Demand For Dollars Weaken Uganda Shilling Further

Taddewo William Senyonyi August 17, 2018 0

The Uganda shilling inched down undercut by a pickup in demand from local and offshore players during...

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South Africa: Economic Development Committee Dissapointed by Community Profits in two of Madikwe Game Reserve Lodges

BusinessFocus Reporter August 17, 2018

The committee said that the Trust needs to ensure that the beneficiaries are supported through training and...

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South Africa: Government launches research chairs focused on waste management

BusinessFocus Reporter August 17, 2018

An estimated 65% of municipal organic waste, and nearly 100% of commercially exploitable biomass from the agricultural...

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South African Revenue Service (SARS),Tobacco Institute of Southern Africa (TISA) and Fair-trade Independent Tobacco Association (FITA) commit to combatting illicit trade in cigarette and tobacco products

BusinessFocus Reporter August 17, 2018

The two associations also committed to ensuring that their members fully comply with the relevant legislation at...

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