Child rights activists in Tanzania have criticised the arrest of five pregnant schoolgirls and their parents over the weekend, according to The Citizen. The teenagers were arrested in Tandahimba, northern Tanzania, on the orders of a local district commissioner and later released on bail, the news site adds. Gender and
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The World Bank will Monday unveil a book based on Equity Bank’s successful turnaround strategy. Titled Developing Africa’s Financial Services - The Importance of High Impact Entrepreneurship, the book provides inspiring success stories of financial sector ventures making a lasting contribution to the economic development of various sub-Saharan African countries.
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A share surge at Country Garden Holdings Co., China’s largest developer by sales, has sent Vice Chairman Yang Huiyan’s wealth up by $2.1 billion (UShs6.7 trillion) -- and that’s just in the first four trading days of the year, Bloomberg reports. Yang, controlling shareholder of Country Garden, saw her fortune
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A government of Uganda owned enterprise has been exposed after it declared dividends after recording losses. Uganda Property Holdings Limited (UPHL) is the company in question. According to Auditor General’s report for 2017, Uganda Property Holdings Limited made a loss of Shs2.9bn in 2016/17, but shockingly declared dividends of Shs200m.
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A fresh report has exposed the rot at the multi-billion Karuma and Isimba Hydro Power Projects. According to Auditor General’s Report for 2017 obtained by Business Focus, a review of the progress reports for the Karuma Dam revealed a number of anomalies, including; failures in the quality assurance/quality control procedures,
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The Government of Uganda and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have signed a new General Labour Recruitment Bilateral Agreement that for the first time allows Ugandan professionals to seek employment in the West Arabian State. The agreement was signed on the 31st December, 2017 by Hon. Janat Mukwaya, Minister of Gender,
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Barcelona will sign Liverpool midfielder Philippe Coutinho in a £142m (UShs703.6bn) deal, one of the most expensive transfers of all time. The Reds are expected to receive £105m up front - a British record - for the 25-year-old Brazil international, with the rest in realistic add-ons. The playmaker will sign
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There are close to 40,000 vacant jobs in various government entities, with many unfilled posts in Uganda Police, reveals Auditor General’s Report for 2017 . The report obtained by Business Focus indicates that a review of the approved staffing structures of seven government entities revealed a total of 38,572 vacant
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Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has been asked to probe bribery claims against Foreign Affairs Minister Sam Kutesa. A section of person claiming to be concerned persons about Sam Kutesa's conduct handed a petition to Kadaga on Friday. The petition follows the trial in New York of two businessmen charged
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Oxfam Executive Director, Winnie Byanyima who sparked a social media debate with her comments discouraging women from kneeling for men has revealed more practices that she believes should be dust-binned. "Curtsying, kneeling, footbinding, female genital cutting, dowry etc all are old cultural practices that subordinate women. Some are more harmful
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