One person can easily transform a family and a village at large. This is exactly what Kakooza Zedi, a resident of Ndejje is doing. In his youthful age, Kakooza took up the opportunity when it presented itself; he was a driver at Middle East Consultants Ltd (MECL), but the company
Read MoreStatistics South Africa (Stats SA) will deploy about 600 field staff to visit commercial farms in the country PRETORIA, South Africa, October 4, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- South Africa is set to conduct a countrywide Census of Commercial Agriculture from 15 October 2018. Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) will deploy
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Uganda's Minister of ICT and National Guidance, Frank Tumwebaze has hit out at the country's opposition figure, Kizza Besigye urging him to drop what he terms 'cheap politicking.' Tumwebaze made the remarks on micro-blogging site, Twitter, on Thursday after Besigye had claimed that Kyadondo East lawmaker, Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi
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South Africa has announced that Kiswahili will be introduced as an optional language in schools by 2020. The move was welcomed by many who want to see the language, known in English simply as Swahili, become the first African language spoken across the continent. Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party leader
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The U.N. Security Council is heading to the Democratic Republic of Congo this week ahead of December elections, amid tensions between Congolese authorities and the UN and concerns over a risk of poll violence. The U.N. wants "free, fair and peaceful elections," Karel Van Oosterom, Dutch ambassador to the global
Read MoreTwo of the volunteers were seriously wounded and are now receiving medical care for their injuries KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo, October 4, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Three Red Cross volunteers were injured Tuesday (2 October) when they were attacked while carrying out a safe and dignified burial in the
Read MoreSouth Africa once again calls on all parties of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) to continue to honour their commitments under the agreement PRETORIA, South Africa, October 4, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The Department of International Relations and Cooperation welcomes the decision of the International Court of Justice
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Scientists from the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) have announced a breakthrough in the search for banana varieties that are resistant to the lethal bacterial banana wilt disease. This debunks the notion that all banana varieties are susceptible to the disease and opens the possibility of breeding resistant varieties.
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The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), General David Muhoozi has revealed that the fingerprinting of guns in the country has started with an aim of weeding out wrong elements within government and private security agencies. He made the remarks on Wednesday while appearing before the Defence and Internal Affairs Committee
Read MoreInternational Criminal Court Should Investigate Beni Massacres KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo, October 4, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Unidentified fighters have killed more than 1,000 civilians in Beni territory in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in a series of massacres beginning four years ago, Human Rights Watch said today. On
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