by Simon Carpenter, Chief Technology Advisor at SAP Africa JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, March 15th 2018, -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- A lot can happen in a year. And when that year is 2018, a year in which we stand on the threshold of an exponential future driven by technologies such as
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KIGALI, Rwanda, March 15th 2018, -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) is deeply saddened by the news of the passing of Professor Stephen Hawking and sends its deepest condolences to his loved ones. “Stephen was a huge supporter of AIMS. His only visit to Africa was
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Uganda's outgoing police chief, General Kale Kayihura has apologized to all those he could have offended as he executed his duty as Inspector General of Police (IGP). Kayihura made these remarks at the Police headquarters in Naguru, an upscale suburb in Uganda's capital, Kampala. "I never thought I would be
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A surveyor with Uganda National and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) was on Wednesday evening knocked dead by a speeding vehicle. According to reports, Kasaija Maureen Kobusinge was on her way to Ntinda, a Kampala suburb where she was residing when the accident occurred. The reports add that she was hit by
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Saham Finances, the insurance giant founded by Moroccan businessman and current minister for trade and industry, Moulay Elalamy, has been fully acquired by South Africa’s biggest insurer, Sanlam, for $1 billion (about UShs3.6 trillion). According to a report by Reuters, Sanlam which has previously invested in Saham Finances and has
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Africa's only female head of state, Mauritian President Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, is refusing to quit over an expense scandal, just days after it was announced she would resign, the BBC reports. Ms Gurib-Fakim denies any misconduct after allegations emerged she made tens of thousands worth of personal purchases on a charity
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In the 2017 movie Wolf Warrior 2, the protagonist is a heroic Chinese soldier fighting mercenaries, pirates and an Ebola-like disease in a nameless African country. The film depicts a China that's strong but benevolent — ready to fight but doing so in the name of justice and peace. Wolf Warrior
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U.N. investigators are calling for justice in light of separate reports to the United Nations Human Rights Council describing widespread and gross violations of human rights in South Sudan and Burundi. More than four years of fighting in South Sudan has left nearly six million people facing hunger, more than
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SC Villa beat Masavu 1-0 today to remain top of the Azam uganda Premier League table as a first half Erisa Sekisambu penalty earned them a sweet revenge at Namboole. Vipers lost the first round game 2-1 at Kitende and revenged that loss although they endured a nervy finish. The
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You may think you have it all as an entrepreneur just because you have a business plan that seems to be working. You have sourced the capital and are in the midst of accelerating your product or service to the next level — and perhaps making a tidy sum. But
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