This conference served as a platform for women to discuss the challenges they face today and their inputs will culminate in adoption of a contextually relevant Women’s Charter in March 2019 PRETORIA, South Africa, August 23, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Women from all sectors of society gathered yesterday in Parliament
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Export councils are an integral part of government’s plan to grow exports, diversify product offerings, broaden markets and develop exporters through the mobilisation of black-, women- and youth-owned enterprises PRETORIA, South Africa, August 23, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The Deputy Director-General for Trade and Investment South Africa at the Department
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Ugandan police have surrounded the homes of several opposition politicians and lawyers after receiving what a police spokesman said was information that they would “incite people to riot” over a court hearing for a detained opposition lawmaker. The detention of lawmaker Robert Kyagulanyi and four other politicians critical of President
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The Chairman of the UPDF General Court Martial (GCM), Lieutenant General Andrew Guti Thursday morning set Kyadondo East MP, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu aka Bobi Wine free after the state dropped 'fire arms' charges against him. However, the freedom didn't last even 5 minutes as the lawmaker was re-arrested on treason
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Commercial banks and microfinance deposit taking institutions have been advised to lower interest rates and other bank charges in a bid to allow Small and Medium Enterprises get credit to boost their businesses, Writes Felix Oketcho The State Minister for Cooperatives, Frederick Gume says current interest rates offered by banks
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Detained Kyadondo East MP, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu aka Bobi Wine requires urgent specialized medical care preferably abroad, says an adhoc Parliament Committee report on the plight of MPs and other suspects who were brutally arrested and detained by security forces in the run up to the Arua Municipality by-elections of
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President Yoweri Museveni has issued a new statement, noting that he doesn’t have powers to free detained Kyadondo East MP, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu aka Bobi Wine. “On the issue of releasing Bobi Wine and the others , the President of Uganda does not have such powers. Once somebody is arrested,
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By Ben Sebuguzi We credit bank of Uganda for drastically reducing the bank rate from 15% to 9% However, there are more challenges which are quietly eating up the pedigree of one the most important government institution due to poor management. Poor youth found out that when Prof Mutebile got
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Nike Inc. temporarily closed South African stores after the husband of an employee was caught in a racism row over a video he posted while on vacation, Bloomberg reports. The sportswear giant’s decision comes eight months after Hennes & Mauritz AB shuttered outlets in the country following protests against an
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Europe’s transformative digital lunch scheme provider is looking to sign in more companies across Africa after a successful two-year test run in Kenya. The firm, Sodexo Kenya has rebranded to Apptivate Africa as it rides on growing demand of the scheme by local firms seeking to improve their overall business
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