Zimbabwe’s former president Robert Mugabe has left the country for medical checks in Singapore, his first foreign travel since the army forced him from office last month, a state security official said on Tuesday. The 93-year-old, who ruled the southern African nation for 37 years, resigned after the army and
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European governments are knowingly complicit in the torture and abuse of refugees and migrants in Libya, Amnesty International has alleged. In an effort to stem migration, the EU is actively supporting a "system of abuse and exploitation" on Libyan shores, the group said in a report. EU funds are going
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The controversial Constitution (Amendment) (no. 2) Bill, 2017 isn’t on today’s order paper, Business Focus reports. According to the leaked Order Paper of the 16th sitting of the 2nd meeting of the 2nd session of the 10th parliament of Uganda scheduled Tuesday, 12th December 2017, the major business today will
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Kira Road Police have arrested five men posing as middle men for allegedly extorting money from unsuspecting residents in the guise of helping to secure police bond. The five have been identified as Ambrose Obura, Rodgers Habaasa, Edgar Abaine, Ivan Turinawe and Oswald Oketch. DPC Kiira Road ASP. Peace Nansaba
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Umeme Limited, Uganda’s largest power distributor has run out Yaka meters, affecting new customers/connections, Business Focus has reliably established. Reports indicate that people who applied and paid for Yaka meters almost three months ago are yet to receive them as the power distributor continues to play ping-pong; a thing that
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One of Uganda's youngest richest men has told a local online publication about how he made his money, debunking a rumour that he is a proxy for certain powerful people in the country. “People say money is not mine but at the end of the day development is going on.
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The government of Uganda has revealed civil servants that will benefit from the first salary enhancements. Addressing journalists on Monday at Uganda Media Centre, the Minister for Public Service, Muruli Mukasa said the salary enhancement will be carried out in a phased manner. "Primary school teachers, secondary school teachers, soldiers
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Two popular singers serving life sentences after being found guilty of raping primary school children have walked free from a Tanzanian prison, having received a presidential pardon. Nguza Viking, known as Babu Seya, and his son Johnson Nguza, known by the stage name Papii Kocha, were among more than 1,000
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Less than a month after being fired as head of Angola’s state-owned oil company, Isabel dos Santos says she is studying new deals, reports Bloomberg. Dos Santos, Africa’s richest woman, said two major Angolan banks she has links to are preparing to sell shares as part of plans to strengthen
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Firms and individuals who own idle land risk losing the properties upon the expiry of their lease terms, reports the Daily Nation. This follows the publication of new regulations that seek to tighten the noose on speculators who drive up prices. The Land (Extension and Renewal of Leases) Rules 2017
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