One thousand nine hundred and forty (1940) out of the proposed 3233 closed circuit television-CCTV cameras have been installed in Kampala and Wakiso under the National CCTV Project, the Deputy Police Spokesperson, Polly Namaye has revealed. According to Namaye, the cameras are connected to a fibre optic cable measuring 795
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The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) "does not constitute a public health emergency of international concern any more, but it still has the potential to spread to neighbouring countries, the World Health Organisation has said. Latest data indicates a total of 1,206 confirmed and
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A Thailand supermarket came up with a genius way to reduce plastic packaging: wrap its produce in banana leaves instead. The banana leaf packaging comes from the Rimping supermarket in Chiangmai, Thailand. A real estate company in Chiang Mai, Perfect Homes, posted photos of the banana leaf packaging to their Facebook
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Sudanese protesters moved to block an attempt on Monday to break up a sit-in outside the Defence Ministry, where demonstrators have been pushing for a quick transition to civilian rule after President Omar al-Bashir was ousted, a Reuters witness said. Troops had gathered on three sides of the sit-in and
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The speaker of Tanzania's parliament has called for the resignation of the auditor general over his alleged statement of contempt against parliament while in the US. ''Our problem is the words that Prof Musa Juma Assad spoke in the United States, and recently when he called reporters in Dodoma and
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Owning a plush property in Dubai has been simplified by Aziz Developments, one of the leading private developers in the UAE. Azizi is organising a property sales show beginning April 17th (Wednesday) at Sheraton Kampala to showcase its extensive portfolio of residential and commercial developments. According to the company’s portfolio,
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The Government has asked Parliament to urgently approve Shs41bn Supplementary budget request to inject in Amina Hersi Moghe’s (in featured photo) Atiak Sugar Factory. The supplementary request is being considered by the Parliamentary Budget Committee. It was introduced to Parliament by the Ministry of Finance and the National Agricultural Advisory
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By Drake Nyamugabwa The East Africa Business Council (EABC) CEO Round Table Meeting in Arusha convened over 30 top CEOs of Companies based in Arusha and Kilimanjaro region and urged them to proactively seize opportunities arising from the EAC regional integration process. In his opening remarks at EABC CEO Round
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The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has been accredited by the South African National Accreditation System (SANAS) to provide International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) Management Systems Certification. The accreditation comes at a time when a growing number of Ugandan companies are seeking ISO management systems certification to benefit from
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The Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, Vincent Bamulangaki Ssempijja has launched Iran Agro-industrial Group in Kisozi-Gomba District. The company which was established by an Iranian Investor, Seyed Muhammed is dealing in silkworm rearing which he {Seyed} says will fetch the country billions of money within few years to
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