Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has passed the Landlord and Tenant Bill, 2018 that seeks to among other things regulate the relationship between landlords and tenants. The Bill was passed with several amendments which relate to duties and rights of landlords and tenants in rented commercial and residential premises. …
Read More »Salah sends Egypt into Cup of Nations last 16
Cairo, Egypt | AFP | Mohamed Salah scored his first goal of the Africa Cup of Nations as hosts Egypt secured a place in the last 16 on Wednesday with a 2-0 win over the Democratic Republic of Congo. Ahmed Elmohamady prodded Egypt ahead on 25 minutes after a wicked …
Read More »Money Talk Symposium
NSSF, experts tell members to save beyond the 5% they remit monthly Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Do you spend less and invest more of your income a head of your retirement? Will you have enough monetary resources upon retirement? Will there be any impact upon taking your …
Read More »How you will benefit from the 2019/2020 budget
It is pro-growth, pro-poor; what is important is pushing for its effective implementation Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | On June 13, Minister for Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Matia Kasaija, delivered the Shs40trillion National Budget for the Financial Year 2019/2020 under the theme “Industrialization for job creation and shared …
Read More »Sudhir’s Kingdom Kampala Mall
The US$300 million property is already attracting top corporate clients Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | The recently opened Kingdom Kampala Mall is already attracting top clients that consist of corporate companies, civil society organisations and government agencies and ministries, according to Prabhat Mishra, the General Manager at Crane Management …
Read More »Kasaija’s budget transparency initiative
It aims at putting citizens at the centre of its formulation, implementation Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | “The budget is no longer interesting to us. We no longer listen to it because it does not give information that we want as farmers. Many years ago, the minister would read …
Read More »Heat wave hits Iraq — and sparks begin to fly
Nasiriyah, Iraq | AFP | Hospital ventilators shut down, football matches with obligatory water breaks and food spoiling in fridges without power: Iraq’s notorious summer has arrived. As one of the hottest countries in the world with around half of its terrain covered in desert, Iraq is no stranger to …
Read More »Fall in cobalt price pushes DR Congo to reform economy
Kinshasa, DR Congo | AFP | The Democratic Republic of Congo’s new leadership is under mounting pressure to diversify the country’s economy from its dependence on raw materials following the plunge in the price of cobalt. Economic experts currently visiting the country have a sobering figure on which to base …
Read More »Tunisia fishermen turn life-savers in the Med
Zarzis, Tunisia | AFP | The Tunisian trawler radioed in for help as it passed the migrant boat in distress out at sea. But with the packed craft still adrift two days later, captain Chamseddine Bourassine took direct action. Fishermen from the North African country are spending more and more time …
Read More »Hong Kong, China | AFP | Young Hong Kongers who marshalled the fight against a police force that was armed with tear gas and rubber bullets have spoken of how they were pushed into embracing more confrontational tactics by the failure of years of peaceful protests. In a series of interviews …
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