Relatives of the victims gathered outside a local hospital At least 20 people have been crushed to death and 16 others injured during an outdoor religious service in Tanzania. Worshippers were attending a Pentecostal service at a stadium in the northern town of Moshi on Saturday evening when the incident
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The Uganda shilling weakened slightly on uptick in importer demand by merchandise importers and interbank during the week ending 31st January 2020. At close of the week, the shilling was quoted at 3680/3690, a touch weaker compared to the week’s opening level of 3665/3675. In the interbank shilling market, overnight
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Huawei is reassured by the UK government’s confirmation to allow it to participate in the country’s 5G roll-out. Victor Zhang (pictured), Vice-President, Huawei, said in a statement that “This evidence-based decision will result in a more advanced, more secure and more cost-effective telecoms infrastructure that is fit for the future.
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The Minister of Information Communication Technology and National Guidance, Judith Nabakooba, has tasked the governing council, management and staff of Uganda Institute of Information and Communication Technology (UICT) to keep the current trends of technology through being innovative, and providing industrial related skills development aimed at preparing the country for
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The Federation of Motorsports Clubs of Uganda (FMU) has elected Dipu Ruparelia (pictured above) as its President of for the next four years, Kawowo Sports reports. Ruparelia went through a tight race to faze off his three rivals in the general elections held on Saturday at Kati Kati Restaurant in
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Dfcu Bank has started vacating the disputed properties owned by Meera Investments Ltd, a company co-owned by property mogul, Sudhir Ruparelia. A notice from dfcu bank shows that the bank will vacate Sudhir’s 15 buildings and relocate the branches to new locations. The branches dfcu is relocating It should be
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SAP Africa yesterday launched the SAP Experience Center in Johannesburg, the first of its kind in Africa and one of only a handful of similar centers in the world. The ribbon cutting ceremony was conducted by Tjaart Malan, Head of Digital Business Services at SAP Africa, who officially opened the
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When Nalongo Nabumadi was living on the streets of Kampala, Uganda’s capital city, she was so hungry that she and her son were reduced to eating worms. Widowed in her mid-50s when her husband died from a sudden illness and cast out of their house by their landlord after she struggled to pay the
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A delegation from the UN Women Country office in Kampala on Wednesday paid a courtesy call to the Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development, Hon. Frank K. Tumwebaze during which they discussed issues pertaining to the fight against Gender Based Violence (GBV) and the need to strengthen reporting on
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Vivo Energy Uganda hopes to maintain its position as market leader in distributing world class fuel products. This vision was unveiled by the country's Managing Director, Gilbert Assi during a media breakfast held at the Kampala Serena Hotel on Thursday morning. Also in attendance, was Hans Paulsen, the Vivo Energy
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