The initiative has benefitted 1.8 million young Africans to date PRETORIA, South Africa, October 4, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Deputy Minister of Communications, Ms Pinky Kekana will on Friday, 5th October 2018 launch Africa Code Week. Africa Code Week is an initiative led by SAP as part of its social
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Following the announcement by the State President for the country to take extraordinary measures to create jobs, all participants in the Jobs Summit are urged to consider that the women continue to be paid less than their male counterparts who do the same, and sometimes less work PRETORIA, South Africa,
Read MoreUNDP Administrator Achim Steiner and Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock will travel together to Nigeria (5-6 Oct) and Chad (6-7 Oct) on a mission to highlight and support joint humanitarian and development efforts in these countries GENEVA, Switzerland, October 4, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- WHO: Achim Steiner, United Nations Development
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The Uganda Police Force (UPF) has revealed that 105 suspects have been arrested over nine high profile murders. The revelation was made by Police bosses during a meeting held at Parliament on Thursday between Police and MPs on the Defence and Internal Affairs Committee. This was after MPs demanded to
Read MoreGENEVA, Switzerland, October 4, 2018,-/ African Media Agency (AMA)/- The UN Human Rights Committee, which monitors implementation by States of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), will meet in Geneva from October 8 to November 2 to review Belarus, Belize, Bulgaria, Guinea, Sudan, and Saint Vincent and
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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
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