Uganda's Police Spokesperson, Asan Kasingye has been fired according to reports. In a tweet that appeared to confirm his replacement, the man who took over after the death of slain spokesperson, Andrew Felix Kaweesi, said; "I won't have the leisure to do that as I will be taking leave of
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Cabinet has established a special committee to engage doctors with a view of persuading them to end the industrial action that started last week. The decision followed a briefing to the cabinet by Health Minister Jane Ruth Aceng on a nationwide strike that has paralyzed medical services in public hospitals
Read MoreZimbabwe's army chief has warned those responsible for "purging" the country's ruling Zanu-PF party to stop, or the military will step in. The rare intervention comes just a week after President Robert Mugabe sacked his deputy Emmerson Mnangagwa. General Constantino Chiwenga, who appeared at a news conference with another 90
Read MoreIn a move aimed at improving competitiveness of its employees, the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has enlisted the expertise of the prestigious Strathmore Business School. Speaking during a graduation ceremony of 62 of its staff from the institution recently, Richard Byarugaba, the Managing Director at NSSF noted that continuously
Read MoreOmar Hassan Ahmed AL-Bashir, President of the Republic of Sudan is in Uganda for a two-day State Visit, at the invitation of President Yoweri Museveni. According to State House, Bashir was received at Entebbe International Airport, by his host Museveni and accorded official reception at Statehouse, Entebbe. But why is
Read More“The Head of State is pre-occupied with funding of the removal of age limits instead of being bothered with lives of Ugandans. Ugandans are dying because the doctors can’t get what to use in hospitals; they can’t get what can enable them to work while being motivated. Our question to
Read MoreThe Nigerian superstar Davido beat compatriot Wizkid to grab the MTV Europe award for best African act yesterday. They have both been nominated for the award at least two times each. Davido was performing in Angola's capital Luanda this weekend so didn't make it to the ceremony. But he thanked
Read MoreAfter calling on their governments to invest in immunization for the girl child on October 11th, and engaged them to eradicate Polio once and for all on October 24th, civil society across Africa are making sure Pneumonia vaccines are high on the agenda. In commemorating World Pneumonia Day, organizations in
Read MoreKenya’s government and domestic lenders agreed to convert $405.3 million of Kenya Airways Plc debt into equity, giving the state a controlling stake and diluting other shareholders including Air France-KLM, reports Bloomberg. The government, which has given Kenya Airways shilling and U.S.-dollar loans totalling $238.1 million, will increase its stake to
Read MoreStanbic Bank won an unprecedented five accolades including the overall Gold award at the 2017 Financial Reporting awards held at the Serena Hotel in Kampala. Held under the theme, ‘Moving beyond numbers: Unlocking the value through reporting’ different institutions were awarded in 13 categories, with Stanbic Bank winning the Annual
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