Uganda overtook South Africa for the first time in November as the largest source of goods ordered by Kenyans, underlining the impact of drought which saw electricity and food imports shoot up, reports the Daily Nation. Kenya’s monthly import bill from Uganda jumped more than two-fold to KSh7.59 billion compared
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South African President Jacob Zuma is in a head-to-head struggle with the top leaders of his own party after he defied their call to step down. Zuma, 75, refused to resign following an appeal by Cyril Ramaphosa, who replaced him as head of the African National Congress in December, and
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Imagine, you go to place a bet and from nowhere, someone tells you; ‘you have won a gift!’ This is what happens at Fortebet branches, with customers winning lots of great prizes in a way of appreciating their loyalty. Like it has done previously, Fortebet, the betting company with branches
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The Ugandan private sector has started the New Year with a growing sense of confidence according to the results of latest Stanbic bank PMI index figures for January 2018. Registering 52.0 well above the 50.0 threshold that indicates an improvement in business conditions, this figure represents the twelfth such expansion
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The late Moses Sekibogo aka Mowzey Radio’s last moments have emerged for the first time. The celebrated artist was assaulted after a brawl at Entebbe's De Bar on the 22nd January 2018 and died on February 1, 2018. Producer Washington, who was the deceased hours before the incident that took
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Police have arrested Godfrey Wamala, the key suspect alleged to have beaten the Late Moses Sekibogo aka. Mowzey Radio from Kyengera. The suspect has been hiding at a friend's place in Kyengera a Kampala suburb, Police said in a statement early morning. The suspect is currently detained at Katwe police
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As confusion reigns in the government over plans to ban plastic water bottles, it is emerging that nylon carrier bags are making a comeback in most parts of the country, five months after they were outlawed, reports the Daily Nation. In Nairobi, sugarcane hawkers and a number of fruit vendors
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As Ugandans struggle to come to terms with the painful death of mega superstar, Moses Ssekibogo aka Mowzey Radio, a number of questions abound about the circumstances that led to the singer's demise on 1st February 2018. Radio breathed his last at Case Clinic in the capital, Kampala on Thursday
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The six most powerful officials in South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) will meet President Jacob Zuma on Sunday, a senior party leader said, amid growing pressure for the 75-year old leader to step down. Zuma, who is battling corruption allegations, has been in a weakened position since he
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The National Drug Authority (NDA) has for the first time spoken out on the fake cancer drugs that have flooded the Ugandan market. This follows media reports that there are unscrupulous people or quacks who dupe cancer patients with fake concoctions that flush out cancer cells. In a statement sent
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