High Court in Kampala has ordered businessman Obadiah Ntebakaine to pay USD 3,071,681 (11.39bn) to Prime Finance Company Ltd. This follows a successful case filed by Prime Finance Company accusing Ntebakaine of Bushenyi Commercial Agencies of failing to pay a loan of USD 200,000 (742M) which accumulated to $ 304,595
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Tanzania’s President John Magufuli has ordered schools at all levels to reopen on 29 June. He has also ordered a return to normalcy of all social and economic activities that had been stopped by coronavirus restrictions. Mr Magufuli issued the directives while proroguing parliament on Tuesday ahead of October general
Read MoreIf there is anything that will bring fire to the 2021 General Elections, it is the Youth and mostly those youth in informal sector who are unemployed and whose lives have been hit hard by this Covid-19 Pandemic. And it is not different from the youth of the new created
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Donation from Chinese billionaire Jack Ma arrived in Nairobi on 24 March The Kenyan authorities are investigating the disappearance of medical equipment donated to help stop the spread of Covid- 19. The Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) from the Chinese government included surgical masks, protective suits, isolation gowns and thermometers worth
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Tanzania's Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa has said there are 66 active coronavirus cases in the country, the latest data by the government on the pandemic since it stopped giving updates on 29 April. Mr Majaliwa said the 66 patients were hospitalised in 10 regions and that the rest of the
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Uganda’s Electoral Commission has released a revised roadmap for 2020/21 General Elections after almost three months of low-key electoral activity. Justice Byabakama Mugenyi Simon (pictured), the Chairperson, Electoral Commission says that the coronavirus pandemic has had an effect on some electoral activities under the Roadmap for the 2020/2021 General Elections.
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Lagos is one of the most expensive cities According to Mercer's 2020 Cost of Living Survey, majority of African countries have risen in ranking in terms of expenses and cost of living for expatriates. This year, Victoria, Seychelles (14) takes the lead as the most expensive city in Africa
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Uganda's Finance Minister, Matia Kasaija The East African countries national budgets for 2020/21 Financial Year will play a key part in boosting increase production and improving purchasing power, experts have said. While discussing the different budget allocations from East African states, in a virtual webinar organised by EY Uganda, Michael
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Uganda’s COVID-19 recoveries have increased to 299, Ministry of Health has said. According to Dr. Henry G. Mwebesa (pictured), the Director General Health Services at Ministry of Health, 9 new COVID-19 cases have been confirmed from samples tested on 14 June 2020. FOR MORE INFO & LATEST UPDATES ABOUT COVID-19
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The Leader of Opposition Betty Aol Ochan (pictured) has this morning been involved in a minor accident in Bobi town in Omoro district. Ochan who doubles as the Gulu woman mp was coming to Kampala from Gulu with his driver Denis Nono, among other relatives with the LOP’s official vehicle registration number
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