Year: 2018

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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

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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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Besigye Demands Bobi Wine, Arrested MPs’ Release

BusinessFocus Reporter August 16, 2018 0

Uganda’s opposition kingpin, Kizza Besigye has demanded the immediate release of arrested lawmakers. Besigye, a former president...

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South Africa: Committee Received Presentations on Plans to Build Harbours in The Or Tambo Region of The Eastern Cape

BusinessFocus Reporter August 16, 2018

The committee instructed the department to provide those details on (Friday 17 August 2018) before the committee...

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