Six British politicians have written to the Rwandan President, Paul Kagame, calling for two former military officers to be released from prison. Frank Rusagara - who was once defence attaché to the UK - and Tom Byabagamba, were arrested five years ago. Former presidential guard chief and serving colonel, Tom
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The government of Zimbabwe has fired 77 doctors who have been taking part in a strike since September over pay. Last month a court ruled that the strike was illegal and ordered them back to work but they defied the ruling. Hundreds of doctors, who are also on strike, are
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By Edward Israel-Ayide The rapid advancement of mechanization from the mid-1700s to the early 1800s which is now considered as the Industrial Revolution, resulted in job losses for many skilled workers across Europe. The knock-on effect of this development was a significant rise in poverty. With a reduction of earnings
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The 2019 Africa FinTech Festival (AFF) themed ‘The role of FinTechs in Africa’s Digital Economy’ was officially opened yesterday. The two-day event co-hosted by The Financial Technology Service Providers Association of Uganda (FITSPA) and Financial Sector Deepening (FSD) Uganda is taking place between November 5th and 6th at the Serena
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Musician Moses Ssali aka Bebe Cool has revealed why does not support opposition kingpin Kizza Besigye saying the politician's demeanor frightens him. Bebe was appearing on a local TV on Wednesday morning. "The way he opens his eyes and how he speaks scares me," Bebe Cool who is a known
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The first ever Uganda- Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Business Forum is expected to boost trade and strengthen bi-lateral relations among the two countries. Speaking at the launch of the upcoming forum yesterday at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Headquarters, Sam Kutesa, Uganda’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, said the joint
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The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Chairperson, Nandala Mafabi (pictured) has given the Ministry of Defense and Veteran Affairs up to 5th December 2019 to present a list of all Army patients that received treatment from Nakasero Hospital in 2017/19 and their corresponding bills. The directive was issued yesterday as officials
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Uganda’s First Deputy Prime Minister, Moses Ali (pictured) has told off residents from Northern Uganda to stop lamenting about the continuous power outages, saying that their tears will not turn into electricity. He said they should stay calm until Government rectifies the electricity challenge. Moses Ali, who is viewed as
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Cabinet on Monday approved the Operationalization of Mbale and Masaka Cities in Financial Year 2020/2021. Addressing the press at Uganda Media Centre today about Monday’s Cabinet Resolutions, Jenipher Namuyangu (pictured), the State Minister for Local Government said stakeholders from Mbale and Masaka proposed Cities expressed readiness for the two cities
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There is a general improvement in the business environment in Uganda, the Stanbic Purchase Managers Index (PMI) for October indicates. The survey sponsored by Stanbic Bank and produced by IHS Markit, posted 56.3 in October, up slightly from55.7 in September and above the series average. The headline PMI shows that
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