The Deputy Chief Coordinator of Operation Wealth Creation (OWC), Lt. Gen Charles Angina has warned that unless Uganda ensures stability, the country will experience the infamous oil curse. Angina made this warning on Wednesday while speaking at the ongoing Oil and Gas Convention held at Serena Hotel, Kampala "The security
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Every fourth Thursday in April is International Girls in ICT Day. This initiative by the International Telecommunication Union started in 2011 with over 300,000 girls and young women have taken part in more than 9,000 celebrations of International Girls in ICT Day in 166 countries worldwide.In Uganda, as we are
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Kenya’s economy grew by 4.9 per cent in 2017, recording the slowest margin in five years amid prolonged electoral process and adverse weather. That pace of growth falls far below the 5.9 per cent recorded in 2016, data released today by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) indicate. The
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President Yoweri Museveni has commissioned Baralegi Presidential Demonstration Farm, in Baralegi, Okwang Sub-County in Otuke District in Lango Sub-Region. The farm is the third of its kind in the country, after Kawumu Farm in Luweero District and Kityerera in Busoga Sub-Region. President Museveni said that it is unacceptable for the
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Members of Parliament (MPs) have strongly rejected government’s proposal to reinstate corporation tax on Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations (SACCOs) making profits. Government had exempted SACCOs from paying corporation tax up to June 30th 2027. Government through Ministry of Finance had hoped to get Shs10bn from this new tax measure
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A section of youth have explained why tax increment on alcohol is long overdue in Uganda. The youth on Wednesday appeared before the Parliament Committee on Finance to defend government’s proposal to increase tax on alcohol, arguing that this will reduce on its consumption rate and increase food production the
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Mass graves have been discovered in Rwanda, 24 years after the country's genocide left about 800,000 people dead, BBC reports. Locals believe that graves contain the remains of close to 3,000 people who went missing in their area during the genocide. Their discovery comes just a week after an official
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By Godfrey Ssenteza Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) constitute 99.95% of all companies in Germany. There are 3.67 million SMEs in Germany employing 68% of the working population of the country. The SME sector is thriving in this part of the world. With an annual turnover of up to 500m
Read MoreInterested parties must make themselves known within a period of 20 days after the initiation of the investigation GENEVA, Switzerland, April 25, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- On 23 April 2018, South Africa notified the WTO’s Committee on Safeguards that it initiated on 20 April 2018 a safeguard investigation on “other
Read MorePresident’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) is strengthening health systems by building the skills of more than 27,000 health workers to diagnose and treat malaria cases more effectively ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, April 25, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- U.S. Salutes Ethiopia’s Health Heroes in Leading Efforts to Beat Malaria:On World Malaria Day, the
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