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Angola Angola At 66th World Health Assembly
Luanda - Angola will participate on May 20 at the 66th World Health Assembly taking place at the Nations Palace in Geneva, Switzerland, under the topic "How to guarantee health in the context of implementing the goals and objectives of global development". The Angolan delegation is led by the Minister of Health, Jose Van-Dúnem, and is made up by the Angolan permanent ...
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Kenya Bandits strike kill two in Mandera despite heavy security presence
The attacks that renewed fears of inter-clan feuds in the county, sent hundreds of panic-stricken villagers fleeing from their homes for fear of more attacks. Banisa ward County representative Yakub Hassan said in the first incident, which occurred at Urille village in Lulis sub-location some three Kilometres from Banisa town, an elderly woman was killed and four others injured. He said those ...
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Uganda Sejua Dossier Author Fears for Her Life
The woman who allegedly first published the letter that eventually got Gen David Sejusa in trouble says she is scared for her life. Emerging from Sejusa's shadow, Catherine Ddembe, spoke to The Observer on Saturday, and told of deep-seated fears that some people were following her and could try to kill her. Ddembe became famous among internet users three months ago when a letter, ...
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Kenya Uhuru Maintains No Salary Increase for MPs
PRESIDENT Uhuru Kenyatta has today called upon the members of the national assembly who are pushing for the increment of their salaries to first deliver services. Kenyatta who was speaking at Nyeri Golf Club this evening when he started a three day visit in Nyeri county maintained that the MPs should deliver on the mandate they were given by Kenyans two months ago.He said their salaries will be ...
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Kenya NSSF Discards Fingerprints System
Nairobi - Social Security Provider National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has officially withdrawn the use of fingerprints based registration system following the integration of cutting edge information technology based systems. The obsolete manual fingerprints registration system synonymous with NSSF has now been retired in favour of modern registration systems with a capacity to save the fund ...
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Kenya Govt Says Rutos Jet Hired for Sh18.5 Million
Nairobi - The government has denied reports that it spent Sh100 million in hiring a private jet for Deputy President William Ruto to use on his four African nation tour. In a statement read by the Communication Permanent Secretary Bitange Ndemo, the government also stated that the jet was hired on a one-off basis and not for a year. "There is no contract of one-year lease between Kenya ...
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Rwanda Gakenke - Literacy Level Increases More Adults Get Certificates
About 2,200 adults that learnt reading, writing and counting and passed well in Gakenke district were on Wednesday 15th.May.2013 given certificates of performance. The District Mayor Deo Nzamwita says in 2011, 13percent of the district's populations, about 18, 000 people were illiterate. This number has slightly reduced and only 5000 people remain illiterate. The district's goal is ...
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Rwanda Standing Ovation for Kagame At Oxford University
After more than an hour of speaking and open discussion on issues ranging from local to region, an audience at Oxford University delivered to Rwanda's President Paul Kagame the 'Distinction of Honor for African Growth Award'. It is the first such award, which the elite British academic institution plans to make as regular occurrence. President Kagame was invited as guest speaker ...
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Nigeria Nigerias International Borders Closed
Yola - Nigeria's borders with Cameroon Republic, Niger and Chad have been closed as part of the implementation of the emergency rule imposed by President Goodluck Jonathan, authorities said yesterday. After Adamawa State Security Council meeting held yesterday in Yola, the state capital, the decision to shut the Adamawa side of the border with Cameroon was announced. The director of press ...
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S.Africas Netcare H1 profit up 25 pct local unit robust
JOHANNESBURG | Mon May 20, 2013 2:39am EDT JOHANNESBURG May 20 (Reuters) - Netcare Ltd, Africa's third-biggest private hospital group, posted a 25 percent rise in half-year profit on Monday, helped by a strong performance in South Africa and favourable currency swings. Netcare, which also runs hospitals in Britain, said diluted headline earnings per share totalled 65.8 cents in the ...
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Uganda Scandals mar junior oil sector
Even before the first drops flow, Uganda’s oil sector is beset by bribery allegations against officials, tax-related cases abroad that cost the government millions in legal fees and the alleged interference of a president whose firm control of the sector worries transparency campaigners. Uganda, which has confirmed oil deposits of about 3.5 billion barrels, wants to extract at least 1.2 ...
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Ghana is committed to ensure peace in Africa-President
Accra, May 20, GNA- President John Dramani Mahama on Sunday reiterated Ghana's commitment and willingness towards ensuring peace and unity in the West African Sub-region and the entire ...
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S.Africas African Bank sees loss for retail unit -CFO
JOHANNESBURG | Mon May 20, 2013 2:03am EDT JOHANNESBURG May 20 (Reuters) - South Africa's African Bank Investments is likely to see a full-year loss for its retail furniture business, as demand from cash-strapped consumers wanes, its chief financial officer said on Monday. "There's likely to be a small loss in the retail business," Nithia Nalliah told reporters during a ...
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Uganda Kyambogo Lecturers Qualifications Challenged
While the recent scandal revolves around the Shs 5.5bn tuition payment scam, a whistleblower has come out to contest the authenticity of the PhDs of some of Kyambogo's academic staff. One John Kaheru recently petitioned the Inspector General of Government to investigate Rev Dr Grace Lubaale and Sr Dr Maria Goretti Kaahwa, saying the latter was involved in an irregular award of a doctor of ...
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Uganda Airtel Renews FUBA Sponsorship
ALL 20 National Basketball League clubs are to pocket shs3million each in a move which is the first of its kind in the sport. The league is made up of 12 men and 8 ladies teams. The development was revealed when the league's title sponsor Airtel was renewing its partnership with Federation of Uganda Basketball Association (FUBA) for a second season. "Today we are giving clubs a small ...
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Uganda Kitende Beat Zana to COPA Title
EGAKU Gerald came off the bench to score the winning goal in a pulsating final at Kigezi High School in Kabale as St. Mary's Kitende won the COPA Coca-Cola schools championship. Kitende dominated the first half but couldn't find a way past the stoic Zana defence. Kitende tactician Joseph Kasana introduced Egaku early in the second half for the ineffective Shafik Bukenya and the impact ...
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Rwanda More Women Utilising Banks - Report
Veneranda Niyitegeka, an uneducated woman in her 50's and a resident of Huye, was living an impoverished life for many years, making a living by tilling other people's gardens and her own garden. All her life, she had only received coins and some small denomination notes like Rwf 1,000. It was once in a while that she would access a Rwf 2,000 bank note. "I used to plead with my ...
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Uganda URA De-Registers Over 100 Vehicles
Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has published a list of 105 motor vehicles that face being de-registered if their owners do not settle their tax obligations within seven days. In an advert that was published in Daily Monitor on May 10, the tax body said after the conclusion of its investigations on fraudulent registration of various motor vehicles, some vehicles had been cleared while 105 are to ...
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Uganda Few Options for 201314 Budget
Only weeks to her third budget, Finance Minister Maria Kiwanuka has a lot of scratching of the head to do in an attempt to find a way of funding her planned Shs 12 trillion budget. Requests by Education and Defence for more money only complicates matters more as it might mean cutting from other sectors or finding alternative sources. In a situation where the contribution from development ...
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Rwanda In Combating Illiteracy Age Shouldnt Be an Excuse
Authorities in Gakenke district this week announced an ambitious week of having a literate population by the end of next year. The figures from the district mayor suggest that this is possible, having reduced the number from 18,000 to 6,000 in just a few years. The pretext under which some people have dodged adult literacy classes has been age but experience has taught us that with ...
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Kenya Stray Buffaloes Raid IDP Camp
Buffaloes yesterday invaded an IDP camp in Gilgil destroying property and leaving families in fear. The wild animals have turned Kirathimo camp near Marura sanctuary a no-gone zone. One man is fighting for his life in Naivasha District Hospital after one of the buffaloes injured him. Grace Ngugi, an IDP, said one man is admitted in the hospital in serious condition after he was attacked by a ...
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Uganda Who Wants a Broke Guy
PATIENCE Mikiisa, a marketing executive with a reputable firm around town, has never forgiven herself for dating a broke man. For three years, Patience stayed with Robert, hoping that with love, encouragement and financial support, she would uplift him financially. But that did not happen. "Love overshadowed my financial concerns. But the more I stayed, the more dependent he became. I had ...
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Rwanda Need to Loosen Up Take a Trip to Kibuye
While in Kibuye, feel free to visit Butare, Rwanda's second city, and tour the King's Palace. You can also visit the National University of Rwanda (NUR). And when you are ready to end your mini-vacation, know that bus lines run from Kigali to Kibuye and back every hour on the hour. Currently the cost is Rwf3,000. My trip to Kibuye was the quintessence of perfection - allowing me to ...
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BRIEF-S.Africas African Bank H1 profit slides as bad debts bite
JOHANNESBURG | Mon May 20, 2013 1:10am EDT JOHANNESBURG May 20 (Reuters) - African Bank Investments Ltd : * Says H1 headline earnings per share of 125,7 cents versus 170,4 cents) * Says ordinary dividends per share of 25 cents (H1 2012: 85 cents) * Says 25% growth in advances to R59 billion * Says faves potential R300 million fine from national credit regulator * Says no provision ...
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Tanzania Investigation On Dar 16-Floor Tower Still On
THE independent consultant appointed by the government to investigate the 16-floor tower which was feared to be on the verge of collapse is still carrying out site investigation. According to a statement issued by the Ilala Municipal Council in Dar es Salaam on Friday, the consultant was still conducting non-destructive tests and reviewing the drawings of the condemned building to establish if ...
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Three major African airlines to launch new regional player
West and central Africa may soon have a regional airline to connect the countries of the region and feed the three largest airlines in Africa, especially South African Airways, which has dominance on the continent, although it has indicated it will not provide financial support to such a venture.
There are exciting plans afoot in the African aviation industry the continent’s three largest airlines, South African Airways, Egypt Air and Ethiopian Airlines, considering the establishment of a regional airline in central and West Africa that would feed the larger airlines on loner routes or what they call ‘truck routes’. Read more
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