Emma Mugisha the Executive Director of Stanbic Bank, Ms. Grace Muliisa the Head of Personal and Business Banking of Stanbic Bank, Hon. Amelia Kyambadde Minister of Trade, Industry and Cooperation and Ms. Anne Juuko Chief Executive Officer of Stanbic Bank posing for a picture at the launch. In efforts to
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CoBA will help drive more actions such as the recent Champions of Change Queen Mothers’ workshop held in Ghana, to help build community capacity and reverse the 80% drop in blood collections in Ghana due to COVID-19. A collaboration of stakeholders in the public and private sectors across sub-Saharan Africa
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The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Wednesday approved a disbursement of US$52.3 million (about UShs193.5bn) or 15 percent of its SDR quota) to South Sudan under the Rapid Credit Facility (RCF) . This is the first Fund supported financial assistance provided to South Sudan since it joined
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Mumba Kalifungwa (L), the Managing Director at Absa Bank Uganda speaking to business journalists and editors Banks will play an important role in Uganda’s economic recovery from the COVID-19 impact, Mumba Kalifungwa, the Managing Director at Absa Bank Uganda has said. He made the remarks during a media round table
Read MoreThe South African government is ramping up policies aimed at using digital technology to reduce inequality, create opportunities and reap the benefits of ICT for a post pandemic social and economic revival. This was the message from Minister of Communications, Telecommunications and Postal Service Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams today. The minister was
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President Uhuru Kenyatta wants to reduce road traffic Kenyan media reporting on a new commuter rail service in the capital, Nairobi, say it's hoped it will deliver faster journeys and increased passenger capacity. About 1.5 million people commute to the city's Central Business Disctrict everyday by various modes of transport,
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He and other opposition members say October's general election was marred by fraud Tanzania's main opposition presidential candidate in last month's disputed general election has left the country for Belgium, where until recently he had been receiving medical treatment after a 2017 assassination attempt against him. Tundu Lissu sought refuge
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The government of Uganda has announced that legally registered companies dealing in recruiting and exporting of workers should resume business with strict observance of the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) aimed at preventing the spread of COVID-19. This was revealed by Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development, Frank Tumwebaze via
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Presidential candidate Kabuleta Kiiza Joseph Presidential candidate Kabuleta Kiiza Joseph, whose campaign is hinged on ‘Financial Freedom’ for all Ugandans has lashed out at the Electoral Commission for failing to facilitate the security guards they issued to presidential candidates, noting that it is straining the candidates’ campaigns as they have
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East and Central Africa’s largest sewerage treatment plant is 99% complete/Online photo The National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) will save Shs3.6bn annually in Electricity Bills when the multi-billion Bugoloobi based Sewerage Treatment Plant comes into operation in December 2020. The revelation was made by James Maiteki, Senior Manager Sewerage
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