Former Uganda boss Milutin 'Micho' Sredojevic (pictured) has been appointed as coach of Zambia on a two-year-deal. Zambia have been looking for a full-time coach since Sven Vandenbroeck's contract was not renewed in March after Chipolopolo failed to qualify for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. Serbian Micho has been
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Hopes have been dashed an experimental vaccine could protect people against HIV, the virus that causes Aids. The National Institutes of Health has stopped its HVTN 702 trial, of more than 5,000 people in South Africa, as it found the jab did not prevent HIV. Experts expressed "deep disappointment" but
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A section of MPs have protested what they call chronic capitalization of Bank of Uganda (BoU), arguing that the practice is greatly affecting funding in crucial sectors of the economy. This is contained in the minority report on the 2020/2021 FY National Budget Framework Paper authored by Butambala County MP,
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Africa’s economies are growing strongly, but growth alone cannot meet the needs of the continent’s poorest citizens, because “nobody eats GDP,” the African Development Bank’s President, Akinwumi Adesina (pictured), said as he unveiled the Bank’s flagship economic report on Thursday. The 2020 African Economic Outlook (AEO) showed that the continent’s
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Uganda’s Parliamentary Budget Committee has called on the Executive to provide Parliament with Shs10bn for trips abroad after the budget proposal was rejected by the Ministry of Finance for the 2020/2021 National budget. The Committee made the call it its report on the 2020/2021 national budget framework paper that was
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Relatives of the victims gathered outside a local hospital At least 20 people have been crushed to death and 16 others injured during an outdoor religious service in Tanzania. Worshippers were attending a Pentecostal service at a stadium in the northern town of Moshi on Saturday evening when the incident
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The Uganda shilling weakened slightly on uptick in importer demand by merchandise importers and interbank during the week ending 31st January 2020. At close of the week, the shilling was quoted at 3680/3690, a touch weaker compared to the week’s opening level of 3665/3675. In the interbank shilling market, overnight
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Huawei is reassured by the UK government’s confirmation to allow it to participate in the country’s 5G roll-out. Victor Zhang (pictured), Vice-President, Huawei, said in a statement that “This evidence-based decision will result in a more advanced, more secure and more cost-effective telecoms infrastructure that is fit for the future.
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The Minister of Information Communication Technology and National Guidance, Judith Nabakooba, has tasked the governing council, management and staff of Uganda Institute of Information and Communication Technology (UICT) to keep the current trends of technology through being innovative, and providing industrial related skills development aimed at preparing the country for
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A total of 21 manufacturers and 11 importers have started embracing Uganda Revenue Authority’s Digital Tax Stamp System (DTSS) also known as Digital Tracking Solution (DTS) in a move aimed at helping the tax body fight tax evasion and avoidance. DTSS is a tax administration solution that is built upon
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