KCB Bank Uganda has sponsored local entrepreneurs for an international trip to Germany and Turkey in an effort to support growth of the SME sector in the country. The bank will be sending 30 of its business club members for a 10-day business trip that will see the SMEs network
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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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The future of banking and business/trade is no doubt digital. It is against this background that a number of banks have unveiled online banking products aimed at cutting costs and increasing convenience. To position itself better for the future, Ecobank Uganda is now targeting University students with its Mobile App.
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Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni Wednesday opened the 4th World Customs Organization (WCO) Global Authorized Economic Operators (AEOs) conference at Serena Hotel in Kampala. He revealed that Africa’s increasing population will play a big role in its economic transformation, wondering why some people are against a bigger population. He noted that
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Bugangaizi East MP Onesimus Twinamasiko has been forced to withdraw a statement suggesting that men should beat their wives. “You need to touch her a bit, you tackle her, beat her somehow to really streamline her,” the MP said on NTV. His words were met with strong criticism from social
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The Health Committee of Parliament has directed private health facilities in the country to immediately stop Hepatitis B Vaccinations pending approval from the Health Ministry. The decision was reached at during a meeting held at Parliament on Wednesday with officials from the National Drug Authority (NDA). This follows reports of
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New shocking details have emerged about the controversial sale of Crane Bank to DFCU Bank two years ago. Local news reports indicate that shareholders of the Crane Bank (in receivership) have joined the battle and threatened to sue the Bank of Uganda and some individuals for selling off their financial
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The National Drug Authority (NDA) has confirmed that there are fake Hepatitis B drugs on the Ugandan market, urging the public to be extra vigilant. This is after NDA confiscated the fake drugs from private health facilities. Hellen Ndagigye, the director in charge of product safety at NDA told the
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