The number of people killed by a measles epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo has passed 6,000, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. The WHO says the epidemic is the world's largest and fastest moving. Around 310,000 suspected measles cases have been reported since the start of 2019,
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Four Kenyan school children were killed in a gunfight on Tuesday between police and al Shabaab militants from Somalia who attacked a telecommunications mast in the third such deadly incident in Kenya this week, police and an official said. Officers killed two attackers and recovered two assault rifles and bomb-making
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Iran has carried out a ballistic missile attack on air bases housing US forces in Iraq, in retaliation for the US killing of General Qasem Soleimani. More than a dozen missiles launched from Iran struck two air bases in Irbil and Al Asad, west of Baghdad. It is unclear if
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Nakumatt is officially dead! Founded in 1987, it is no more after its creditors unanimously voted to dissolve the once giant retailer. The creditors including banks, suppliers and landlords are owed Sh38 billion. The court will decide on the liquidator on January 17, marking the formal end of the Nakumatt
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Every year Business Focus publishes a comprehensive list of Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) and business personalities to watch and 2020 is no exception. This is because their roles are more than a title; CEOs make sound decisions for organizations they head. They are responsible for their actions and decisions taken.
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A total of 13, 509 students are expected to graduate in different fields at Makerere University next week commencing from Tuesday 14th to 17th January 2020. The 70th Graduation ceremony will see 420 scoop first class degrees and others conferred upon degrees and awarded diplomas during the four-day ceremony. According
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President Yoweri Museveni is yet to reappoint Dr. Louis Kasekende (pictured) as the deputy Governor, Bank of Uganda (BoU) for the next five years. Kelvin Kizito Kiyingi confirmed to this reporter on Sunday that Kasekende’s contract will expire on 18 January 2020. This will mark a decade of Kasekende holding
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The newly appointed State Minister for Fisheries, Hellen Adoa (pictured above) is an amiable Member of Parliament. However, since her appointment getting to interview her has not been a walk in the park. This reporter with relentless effort finally caught up with the Minister on Saturday night and had an
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Businessman Richard Maponya (pictured), who was known as the father of black retail in South Africa, has died at the age of 99. Maponya died in the early hours of Monday following a short illness, his family said. "It's been a shock to the family. He was the kind of
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The Stanbic headline Purchase Managers Index (PMI) for the final month of 2019 saw a further improvement in business conditions in the Ugandan private sector. Although the headline PMI recorded 57.7 in December, slightly down from 58.6 in November, private sector players surveyed reported a general improvement in business conditions.
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