Doctors are prescribing pregnant women antibiotics that may harm their developing babies more frequently than in years past, the Centre for Diseases Control (CDC) warned in a study published Thursday. Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are common in pregnancy, especially in the first term. Of the many antibiotics that can effectively
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Uganda’s Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Elioda Tumwesigye has said Uganda should embrace science and innovation for faster economic transformation of Uganda. Tumwesigye said it is surprising that Uganda and other African countries are still debating Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) yet countries like America had the debate many years
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Telecom tycoon Strive Masiyiwa has become Zimbabwe’s first billionaire. According to a report by Forbes, Masiyiwa, 57 is now worth $1.7 billion. Masiyiwa controls Econet Group, a Zimbabwe-listed mobile phone company that also has investments in financial services, insurance, e-commerce, renewable energy, education, Coca-Cola bottling, hospitality and payment gateway solutions.
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Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA) has drafted a law governing genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in Rwanda which will soon be forwarded to the Rwanda Law Reform Commission for review, reports the New Times. The draft bill was prepared along with the National Biosafety Framework, biosafety policy and regulations according to
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Bitcoin's eye-watering price surge over the past year is proving too tempting to resist despite fears that cryptocurrencies are a bubble floating towards an inevitable burst. One group, for whom it holds particular appeal is African millennials, writes the BBC. Thirty year-old Peace Akware in Kampala is a convert to
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The Kampala City Traders Association (KACITA), through its chairman Everest Kayondo, has asked the government and its development partners to ensure that there is both faster and reliable internet at the border posts as this will guarantee seamless electronic Cargo Clearance. Kayondo says that while electronic cargo clearance platforms such
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Moving past the teens and on to people 18 and older, adults are having less sex than they used to. Analyzing survey data collected from more than 26,000 people between 1989 and 2014, researchers found that the average person now has sex around nine fewer times per year than the
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Child rights activists in Tanzania have criticised the arrest of five pregnant schoolgirls and their parents over the weekend, according to The Citizen. The teenagers were arrested in Tandahimba, northern Tanzania, on the orders of a local district commissioner and later released on bail, the news site adds. Gender and
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Following the launch of the ‘Yoola Amajja’ promotion last year, Airtel Uganda has continued to reward its subscribers in the New Year through the telecom company’s Airtel Money promotion. The promotion gives all Airtel Uganda subscribers a chance to win up to Shs2m daily. Subscribers have to make transactions on
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2017 was the safest year in history for commercial airlines, according to industry research. There were no passenger jets crashes anywhere in the world, separate reports by Dutch consultancy To70 and The Aviation Safety Network found. This was despite more flights being made than ever before. But To70 warned that
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