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Congo-Kinshasa On Joint Visit to DR Congo UN and World Bank Chiefs Voice Support for Latest Peace Effort
In the first visit of its kind, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and World Bank President Jim Yong Kim are in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to support a recent peace deal and promote economic development in the long-troubled region. "This is a critical moment for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Great Lakes region," Mr. Ban told reporters in the capital, ...
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Zimbabwe Dj Munya Appears in Court
STAR FM DJ, Munyaradzi Mlimo, accused of killing a man he suspected of having an extra-marital affair with his wife, today appeared in court together with his two accomplices charged with murder. DJ Munya (32) as he is popularly known is jointly charged with Taurai Janhi (34) and Mohammed Matare (31). The trio appeared before Mr Donald Ndirowei who remanded him in custody to June 5. Mr Ndirowei ...
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Tanzania Firms Eye Listing At DSE Alternative Market
THREE companies have shown interest to list on the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange's (DSE) second market segment, which has lesser stringent listing requirements. The firms - one from the banking and two from the mining sector - are at advanced stage of listing at the Enterprise Growth Market (EGM), that caters for starter-ups and operational businesses that face working capital constraints. ...
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Tanzania TCME Riled Over Coal Mine Closure
THE Tanzania Chamber of Minerals and Energy (TCME) has condemned the Ruvuma regional authorities for closing the Ngaka coal mine. The TCME Executive Secretary Emmanuel Jengo said the chamber was concerned that the regional authorities closed the mine in total disregard of the provision under the new Mining Act of 2010. "Such arbitrary and unilateral action has the potential to portray ...
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Tanzania Makala Defends Stadium Deductions
Dodoma - THE government has strongly defended deductions from the gate revenue accrued from matches played at the National Stadium in Dar es Salaam. Winding up the Ministry of information, Youth, Culture and Sports 2013/14 budget estimates here on Tuesday, Deputy Minister, Amos Makala said the government deserved a fair share from the stadium earnings. He said in fact, the ministry has already ...
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Rwanda Govt Moves to Prioritise Access to Water
The Ministry of Infrastructure (Mininfra) plans to give water and sanitation priority if its Budget is approved, Prof. Silas Lwakabamba has said. Prof. Lwakabamba was presenting the ministry's 2013/2014 Budget Estimates and Medium Term Expenditure Plan (MTEF) to Parliament's Budget and National Patrimony Standing Committee on Monday. Mininfra's 2013/14 draft Budget allocation ...
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Southern Africa SADC Free Movement Protocol Awaits House Approval
TANZANIA has made progress towards the ratification of a protocol that will allow free movement of people from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) member countries without being required to apply for a visa. In an interview in Dar es Salaam, an Immigration Department spokesman, Mr Abbas Irovya, said the process leading to the effectual ratification of the protocol in order to make ...
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Rwanda City Tips Architects On Real Estate Development
The City of Kigali (CoK) is challenging architects to design projects that comply with the city master plan. This, according to Lillian Mupende, the director of Kigali One Stop Centre, would also reduce the time taken to get a construction permit. The advice comes hot on the heels of Monday's launch of the online Construction Permit Management Information System that is meant to make the ...
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Tanzania Sky Is the Limit for Rukwa Peasants
ALTHOUGH Rukwa has a 512,722-strong herd of cattle; the region has only three ranches that rear 274 improved beef cattle. The rest of the regional herd is zebu and is owned by pastoral families. However, the demand for both better beef and dairy milk is growing. The region invites private investors to lend a hand in this area. Rukwa also has stocks of fish, honey, timber and beeswax. Livestock ...
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Rwanda UN Pledges Support in Fight Against Gender Based Violence
The United Nations has pledged its partnership and support towards Rwanda's fight to end violence against women and girls. One UN Rwanda Resident Coordinator, Lamin Momodou Manneh, yesterday noted that he was already impressed with the efficiency and dedication of the Rwanda National Police (RNP) and the authorities in combating violence against women and girls. He, however, said although ...
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Tanzania Solutions to Construction Permits Cumbersome Procedures in the Offing
PROBLEMS in obtaining construction permits in time will soon be history following establishment of a private sector led working group on construction permits. The initiative undertaken by Tanzania Private Sector Foundation (TPSF) seeks to make it easier for both local, foreign investors and individuals to get construction permits when in need to undertake various projects in the country. The ...
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Rwanda Indian Investors Eye Rwanda Opportunities
A delegation of Indian investors will today jet into the country to explore potential investment opportunities. According to Clarence Fernandes, the representative of Rwanda Development Board (RDB) in India, the team will be in the country under the platform India - Rwanda Show 2013 and they will tour potential areas where they can invest their money. The delegation has been co-organised ...
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Tanzania TBS Intensifies Surveillance On Fake Industrial Goods
THE Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS) has announced that this week it plans to meet its partners undertaking the Pre-shipment Verification of Conformity to Standards (PVoC) system to verify its implementation status. TBS Acting Director General Mr Joseph Masikitiko says the meeting is crucial since it is through gathering views from different stakeholders, the Bureau will be in the picture to ...
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East Africa EAC Countries Can Learn From Kenyas Machakos
With devolution in high gear as the counties take root in Kenya, competition for business and investment just got fierce for Rwanda and other EAC member states. Take the investor conference recently hosted in Machakos County hosted, some mused, with a display of naked ambition by its new Governor, Dr Alfred Mutua, formerly spokesperson for the national Government. The conference aimed to ...
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Rwanda Vocational Schools Again Take Lions Share of Education Budget
Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) will again be allocated a huge chunk of the Ministry of Education (Mineduc) budget due to its recognised capacity to promote skills development and bridge the labour market skills gaps, Education minister Vincent Biruta has said. Dr Biruta was on Monday presenting the ministry's 2013/2014 Budget Estimates and Medium Term Expenditure ...
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Central Africa World Bank PledgesU.S. $1 Billion to Great Lakes Region
On the first day of a joint United Nations/World Bank Group mission to the Great Lakes region, the World Bank Group announced $1 billion in proposed new funding to help countries in the region provide better health and education services, generate more cross-border trade, and fund hydroelectricity projects in support of the Great Lakes peace agreement that was signed by 11 countries in ...
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Rwanda Copa Coca Cola Finals Set for This Weekend
This year's fifth edition of the COPA Coca Cola football tournament enters the semi-finals and finals this weekend in Rubavu District in the Western Province. The draws of the semi-finalists will be made on Thursday (today) at the Rwanda School Sports Federation (RSSF) head offices at the ministry for Education. The Bralirwa-sponsored U-17 tournament brings together teams from all ...
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Tanzania Emirate Funds Construction of 50 Boreholes in Isles
Zanzibar - RESIDENTS in some parts of Unguja and Pemba islands currently facing water shortage will have the problem minimised by August, this year, when a project to construct 50 boreholes/wells will be completed. Ras-Al-Khamah, one of the countries comprising the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has agreed o fund the USD 1.5 million project, which aims at supplying the people in water deficient ...
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Fee income boosts S.Africas Investec FY earnings by 18 pct
Thu May 23, 2013 3:04am EDT JOHANNESBURG May 23 (Reuters) - South African investment bank and asset manager Investec reported an 18 percent rise in full-year profit on Thursday, boosted by strong income from fees and commissions. Investec, which is also listed in London, said diluted headline earnings per share totalled 30 pence in the year to end-March, compared with 25.4 pence a year ...
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Latam Africa surges ensure SABMiller profit growth
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - SABMiller, the world's second biggest brewer, reported profit growth in line with expectations thanks to a surge in earnings in Latin America and Africa and said its markets should be broadly unchanged in the coming months.The maker of Grolsch, Peroni and Pilsner Urquell, said on Thursday adjusted earnings per share rose 11 percent to 238.7 U.S. cents in the year to the ...
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MentorMob Is Making a Difference In the U.S. And Uganda Join Us To Be Inspired
MentorMob have found a model for improving online education for everyone and at the same time they're working to rescue victims of trafficking and abuse in Uganda through ...
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Kenya Probe Moi Biwott Over Ouko Death Says TJRC
TRUTH, Justice and Reconciliation Commission has recommended the questioning of former President Moi over the1990 murder of former Foreign Affairs minister Robert Ouko. In their final report handed to the President yesterday, TJRC said former minister Nicholas Biwott and TJRC chair Bethuel Kiplagat should also be questioned on the death. "In addition to Biwott, former President Daniel ...
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Tanzania Ministry Promises to Avail Subsidised Fertiliser
Dodoma - THE government has promised to supply subsidised fertiliser to farmers by July 1, this year. The Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Food and Cooperatives, Mr Adam Malima told the National Assembly that his ministry had reached an agreement with the Treasury to release funds by July 1, this year, ready to procure organic fertilizer for supplying to farmers. Mr Malima was responding to a ...
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Rwanda Search for Rwandas Top 100 Medium Companies Starts
The search for Rwanda's 2013/14 top 100 medium-size companies has started with the aim of identifying and recognizing the good performers in this category of businesses often described as the 'engine' that powers the economy. The permanent secretary at the ministry of trade and commerce, Emmanuel Hategeka, launched the survey in Kigali on May 22. A project of an international ...
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Kenya Sh800 Million to Train Teachers On Computers
ABOUT 80 per cent of the primary school teachers in Kenya are computer illiterate. Knut national executive council member Karinga Munuhe has called for teachers to be trained before the free laptops promised by the Jubilee government are distributed next year. "Many of the teachers mostly from the rural areas have little knowledge on the use of computers," he said. Munuhe said more ...
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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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