THIS WEEK: Government abolishes revenue collection by private entities Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | During a Sept.25 press conference, Minister for Kampala Betty Kamya announced that government has abolished privatization of revenue collection from operators of public vehicles to private entities. The minister who also banned parking fees and …
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THIS WEEK: Museveni visits women murder scene in Entebbe Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As pressure over government inaction over women murders in Entebbe and Nansana municipality was heightening with some groups opting for protests, the president made a spot check on one of the scenes in Katabi town …
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Buea, Cameroon | AFP | The main city in a restive English-speaking region of Cameroon was a virtual ghost town Saturday, with armed police patrolled the streets on the eve of an expected — but symbolic — declaration of independence from the French-speaking country by anglophone separatists. In Buea, the …
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Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | President Yoweri Museveni has sworn in new Deputy Chief Justice, Alfonse Owiny Dollo, in a Saturday afternoon function at State House, Entebbe. Different stakeholders who included justices, members of the Judicial Service Commissioners, representatives of security agencies, the Minister of the Presidency Esther Mbayo and …
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Day 1 Africa Zone5 Champs 2017 APR 45 ?? KCCA 57 ?? Hawassa 43 Patriots 110 KPA 108 Gondar 35 UCU 108 Horseed 42 Equity 70 Don Bosco 48 City Oil 93 Savio 46 Power 87 ABC 55 Men GROUP A – City Oil – Uganda; Patriots – Rwanda; Savio – Tanzania; Hawassa …
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At least 11 dead as DR Congo army plane crashes Kinshasa, DR Congo | AFP | A transport plane chartered by the Congolese army crashed near Kinshasa on Saturday, killing at least 11 people, military and airport sources told AFP. The Antonov transporter had just taken off with “several dozen …
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Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda’s annual headline inflation for the year ending September 2017 increased from 5.2% to 5.3% in the year ended August 2017, according to official numbers released by Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) on Sept.29. Officials said the increase was attributed to a rise in …
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Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | Government shutdowns of the internet have cost sub-Saharan Africa about $237 million since 2015, according to a study released Friday, as authorities increasingly implement planned disruptions. At least 12 countries have had internet shutdowns, often before elections or when protests erupt, with mobile internet …
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Rome, Italy | AFP | Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar asked Europe for helicopters and drones to fight rampant migration on the southern border of the war-wracked country. The request came after the commander, who backs a Tobruk-based administration that controls much of the east and south of Libya, travelled …
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Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has declared 11.23% interest rate on members’ savings for the financial year 2016/2017, lower than the 12.3% paid out for FY2015/2016. Officials said the lowering of interest rate was because of a bad economy that affected its …
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