JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, 5 December 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Leading philanthropists as well as African and European governments have announced more than US$150m to tackle neglected tropical diseases largely unknown in western countries, but which affect 1.5 billion people – or one in five on the planet. The over $150m
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High Court Judge Elizabeth Kabanda has pulled out of the case in which nine suspects are charged with the murder and kidnap of Susan Magara, a 28 year old cashier of Bwendero Dairy Farm, URN reports. The late Susan Magara was kidnapped on February 7, along Kabaka Anjagala road in
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The Bank of Uganda (BoU) has decried continued government borrowing from domestic banks, a thing that is crowding out private sector. The remarks were made by Prof. Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile, the BoU Governor on Wednesday while issuing the Monetary Policy Statement for December 2018. Mutebile said the BoU’s Composite Index Economic
Read MoreJOHANNESBURG, South Africa, 5 December 2018,-African Media Agency (AMA)/- What if paint could clean the air; withstand extreme heat; reduce drag and fuel consumption; cope with conditions on Mars. AkzoNobel products already do this – now the plan is to go even further. That’s why the company is ready to
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By Mirror: Jose Mourinho has admitted he faces "difficulties" when picking a Manchester United team to face Arsenal. However, his squad should look slightly healthier than the one he took to Southampton at the weekend, with a number of senior players set to return to the set-up. Midfielders Nemanja Matic
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Police have issued security guidelines ahead of festive season celebrations. Below is a statement from Police Spokesman, SSP Emilian Kayima. It is important to note that as the festive season sets in, there are many activities, a lot of movements and merry making that often attract the attention of criminals
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The Speaker of Uganda’s Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has joined the aggressive campaigns to see that Quiin Abenakyo becomes Miss World 2018. During Wednesday’s plenary sitting, Kadaga asked MPs and Ugandans to vote for Uganda’s beauty pageant, Quiin Abenakyo for the 2018 Miss World ahead of Friday’s official crowning in Sanya,
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Parliament has queried the move by government to phase out the current passports and replace them with the international East African e-Passport. This followed debate on a statement tabled by Internal Affairs Minister, Obiga Kania on the proposed introduction of the international East African e-Passport. In his statement, Kania noted
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Outgoing Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) Executive Director, Jennifer Musisi has met the city Lord Mayor, Erias Lukwago in what appears to be a last chance gesture to reconcile. Musisi met Lukwago and his deputy on Wednesday morning, much to the surprise of many at City Hall, sources there say.
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The United Nations says more than 150 women and girls in South Sudan have been raped or subject to other forms of sexual violence in recent days. The attacks were carried out "by armed men, many in uniform," near the northern city of Bentiu, according to a joint statement signed
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