South African anti-apartheid campaigner Winnie Mandela has died aged 81, her personal assistant says. Winnie is ex-wife of Nelson Mandela. "She died after a long illness, for which she had been in and out of hospital since the start of the year," Victor Dlamini said in a statement. "She succumbed
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A smartphone app to help women identify if they are in an abusive relationship and safely leave will be launched in some African countries next year, its developer said. Myplan - an app developed by researchers at Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing - has about 10,000 users in
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China has imposed tariffs of up to 25% on 128 US imports, including pork and wine, after US President Donald Trump raised duties on foreign steel and aluminum imports in March, the BBC reports. The tariffs affecting some $3bn (Shs11 trillion) of imports kick in on Monday. Beijing said the
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Uchumi Supermarkets has used all the KSh700 million (Shs25.5bn) bailout cash it received from the government in December, prompting it to seek the assistance of financial institutions to pay staff, Kenyan media report. The retail chain, which has not paid salaries since December, on Thursday said it used the last
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Plans for commercial cultivation of genetically modified maize in Kenya have been dealt a blow after a plants agency declined to give State scientists the green light to proceed with the exercise, Business Daily reports. National Biosafety Authority, the body responsible for regulating GMOs, had late last year written to
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What a way to enter this long Easter holiday with a none-loan 37 million. Just like many other winners, cash from Fortebet continued to flow to another customer (punter) after staking only 8000/= and winning a whooping 37,689,340/=. Most interestingly, this lucky punter selected 20 games and they all won.
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Kampala Archbishop, Cyprian Lwanga Kizito has revealed President Yoweri Museveni is being misled by his intelligence agencies who claim the prelate wants to overthrow the government. Lwanga made these remarks on Friday while addressing Christians who turned up for the way of the cross. "I was told that Government has
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Ruparelia Group was on Thursday evening awarded the “Top Tourism Investor” accolade at the Ekkula Pearl of Africa Tourism Awards. Ruparelia Group is owned by moneybags, Sudhir Ruparelia. Now in their third edition, the awards endorsed by Uganda’s tourism ministry aim to recognize the top players in the tourism sector.
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By Amon Baita Uganda is set to host Rotaract East African Impact (REACT) in Jinja this weekend, Business Focus reports. Rotaract East Africa Impact (REACT) IS A ROTARACT ANNUAL East African Project founded in 2013 with the aim of uniting East African Rotaractors towards community service across the region. Every
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The National Organization of Trade Unions (NOTU) has expressed discontent with the new enhanced salary structure for public servants describing it as selective. The organisation says that the increments in the structure, do not favour arts teachers in post-primary schools. The new structure is embedded in salary review documents which
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