Tanzanian President John Magufuli has told women to "set your ovaries free" and have more children to help the country's economy grow, reports Reuters news agency. "When you have a big population, you build the economy. That's why China's economy is so huge. I know that those who like to
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The Minister of Local Government, Tom Butime has said that the problem of rural-urban migration can majorly be solved by urbanizing the rural areas, revealing that his Ministry has embarked on a deliberate strategy to urbanise rural areas so as to attract development and increase revenue collection. “If we create
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Government has been tasked to present a comprehensive statement explaining the status of the proposed International Specialized Hospital of Uganda in Lubowa, Wakiso district. In March, the Ugandan Parliament guaranteed a 1.4 trillion Shillings loan to Finasi/ROKO for the construction of the 264-bed Specialized health care project. But
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The vice-president of the Burundian football association, FFB, has been arrested pending an investigation after the apparent disappearance of bonus money for the national team players who were recently in Egypt for the Africa Cup of Nations finals. The BBC understands that Aimable Habimana, also known as Marandura, has been
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Government has said that the proposed registration of coffee farmers will cut off middlemen and also ensure development of the coffee sector in the country. Government through the National Coffee bill 2018 seeks to register and license coffee farmers. The bill also proposes that land, where the coffee is to
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The Parliament of Uganda has unceremoniously ended its relationship with Airtel Uganda as its internet service provider. The Legislative body has instead opted for their arch rivals, MTN Uganda, with the new changes causing disruptions into access to internet by both MPs and staff to Parliament. During yesterday’s plenary sitting,
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The Speaker of Uganda’s Rebecca Kadaga has lashed out at Government for sidelining the National Netball Team- The She Cranes, wondering why the same financial support given to the national football team- Uganda Cranes hasn’t been extended to the netball team at the Netball World Cup tournament that is underway
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The Minister of Agriculture, Vincent Ssempijja (in featured photo) has said plans are underway for a crisis meeting with Prime Minister, Ruhakana Rugunda to discuss how to clear the Shs159bn arrears coffee nursery bed operators are demanding from Government. It’s understood that the Coffee nursery operators have been supplying seedlings
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The Uganda Freight Forwarders Association, in partnership with the National Logistics Platform and the Ministry of Works and Transport, will host the second Regional Logistics Expo 2019 on August 21 - 22, 2019 at the Sheraton Kampala Hotel, under the theme “Innovative and Sustainable Solutions for Freight Logistics.” Expected to
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The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the global development network of the United Nations, has partnered with the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) — Africa’s leading philanthropy committed to empowering entrepreneurs — to train, mentor and financially support 100,000 young entrepreneurs in Africa over 10 years towards the achievement of the
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