Ugandan Members of Parliament have asked government to consider controlling profit repatriation by foreign companies. In a meeting with State Minister for Investment, Evelyn Anite to deliberate on the Investment Code Amendment Bill, 2017 on Thursday, MPs) sitting on Parliament Finance Committee Chaired by Henry Musasizi called upon government to
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Top bottled water brands across the world are contaminated with tiny plastic particles that are likely seeping in during the packaging process, according to a major study across nine countries published Wednesday. "Widespread contamination" with plastic was found in the study, led by microplastic researcher Sherri Mason of the State
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Mosques in parts of the Rwandan capital have been banned from using loudspeakers for the call to prayer - just weeks after the government closed hundreds of churches in Kigali. The ban affects Nyarugenge sector, which is home to some of the city's largest mosques. Nyarugenge sector head Havuguziga Charles
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By Simon Carpenter 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 artificial intelligence, big data, IoT and blockchain, the world may look very different by the end
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Parliament has approved an additional Shs195.79bn loan from Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for completion of construction of the New Nile Bridge in Jinja. The request by Government to borrow an additional Japanese Yen 5.706bn approximately USD49.9Million was tabled by the Minister of Finance on 24th May 2017 from
Read MoreHARARE, Zimbabwe, March 15th 2018, -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- the Herald in Zimbabwe published an article titled “Metallon in $31m externalisation storm”. Its content is false and thoroughly misleading. Neither Mzi Khumalo as executive chairman of Metallon Corporation and its ultimate beneficial owner, nor Metallon Corporation itself, have ever been accused
Read Moreby 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
Read MoreKIGALI, 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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