Month: August 2018

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BOBI WINE ARREST: US Embassy Challenges Museveni On Human Rights

BusinessFocus Reporter August 17, 2018 1

The United States Embassy in Uganda has challenged the East African nation to show the world that...

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South Africa: Health Committee Meets Minimum Essential Coverage (MEC) Of Health

BusinessFocus Reporter August 17, 2018

The committee has been on a weeklong oversight, visiting National Health Insurance pilot sites visiting hospitals and...

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UNBS Destroys Substandard Goods Worth Shs3.5bn

BusinessFocus Reporter August 16, 2018 0

The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has destroyed 413 metric tonnes of substandard goods worth Shs3.5...

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Bobi Wine Unable To Walk Or Speak, His Lawyers Say

BusinessFocus Reporter August 16, 2018 0

Ugandan Afrobeats star and MP Robert Kyagulanyi, known as Bobi Wine, has appeared before a military court...

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NRM MPs: Charges Against Bobi Wine, Other MPs ‘Trumped-Up’

BusinessFocus Reporter August 16, 2018 0

A section of MPs belonging to the ruling National Resistance Movement party have condemned the ‘trumped up...

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Activists Against OTT & Mobile Money Taxes Thrown Out Of Parliament

BusinessFocus Reporter August 16, 2018 0

Activists behind the protest against the Mobile money and Over The Top Services (OTT) aka social media...

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PHOTOS: Teargas, Blocked Roads As Residents Protest Bobi Wine Arrest

BusinessFocus Reporter August 16, 2018 0

Residents of Kamwokya, a suburb on the outskirts of Uganda’s capital, Kampala on Thursday blocked roads and...

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South Africa: Parliament Joins The Nation in Mourning the passing and celebrating the life of Mrs Sobukwe

BusinessFocus Reporter August 16, 2018

Mrs Sobukwe will be remembered for her courage, resilience and fortitude during the fight for liberation when...

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Agricultural jobs for youth in Africa in the spotlight at High-Level Continental Conference

BusinessFocus Reporter August 16, 2018

Engaging young people through use of information and communication technologies as a solution to end hunger and...

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South Africa: President Cyril Ramaphosa to Attend Southern African Development Community (SADC) Summit in Namibia

BusinessFocus Reporter August 16, 2018

South Africa will remain a member of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Troika as Outgoing Chair...

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