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Tanzania edges Rwanda, Burundi score 10 in women’s CECAFA

CECAFA WOMEN football results: Zanzibar 1 Burundi 10 Uganda 0 Kenya  4 Rwanda 2 Tanzania 3 Tuesday Kenya v Burundi – 2 p.m Uganda v Zanzibar – 4 p.m   GROUP A: Uganda, Kenya, Burundi, Zanzibar GROUP B: Ethiopia, Tanzania, Rwanda   Tanzania beat Rwanda 3-2 courtesy of a late winner by Asha …

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A LOSS: United write off £6.7m Schweinsteiger

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Manchester United have written off Bastian Schweinsteiger as an “exceptional” multi-million pound item in their latest published accounts now that the Germany international has been sidelined by manager Jose Mourinho. The 32-year-old joined United from Bayern Munich before the start of last season when …

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Facebook Messenger allows for direct merchant sales

San Francisco, United States | AFP | Facebook announced Monday a new online payment system that will allow businesses to sell directly to consumers on its Messenger application. “We’re kicking off the beginning of messages with payments that will allow businesses to sell products and services directly to customers in …

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Government to start nursery schools next year

The Ministry of Education is finalising plans to introduce nursery classes in public schools starting next year. Janet Museveni, the Education and Sports minister, made the announcement while closing the education sector review conference recently. Private schools have been the sole providers of nursery education, which has seen costs skyrocket …

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Ugandans face South Sudan debt headache

 Government moves to get South Sudan pay up multi-million dollar debt to Ugandan traders Over the last nine years, Appolo Nyagamahe, the proprietor of the Aponye Enterprises, has been going through a period of bitterness. Since 2008, he has suffered the ordeal of being forced to liquidate some of his …

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Pneumonia: Five things to know

Washington, United States | AFP |  US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has cancelled campaign engagements after being diagnosed with pneumonia. The 68-year-old fell ill at a ceremony to mark the 15th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, and appeared to lose her footing as she was helped into her vehicle. …

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Samsung shares plunge over smartphone explosion debacle

Seoul, South Korea | AFP | Samsung shares plunged Monday after the South Korean electronics giant urged global consumers to stop using its Galaxy Note 7 smartphone due to a spate of exploding batteries that raised alarm around the world. Stepping up its warnings, the world’s largest smartphone maker on …

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Buhari vows to lead Nigeria out of recession

Abuja, Nigeria | AFP |  Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday pledged to reverse the country’s economic slump as his government also tackles endemic corruption and the security threat from Boko Haram Islamists. Recession was officially confirmed in Africa’s most populous nation last month, after a second successive quarter of …

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