Kakiri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Chinese investors operating different factories in Kakiri Town, Wakiso District have petitioned the Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja to express their frustration with the erratic electricity supply in the area. Represented by Cai Jiashun, Zong Bo and Lin Yangbin, the investors early this week petitioned …
Read More »The arrest of the Kyambogo thieves, and why CCTV is a game changer
COMMENT | Samson Tinka | On March 31, 2021 social media, as much as the traditional print, TV and radio, were all awash with stories related to a short video clip extracted from a CCTV recording of a raid on a Chinese residence located in Kyambogo lower estate Edinburg Avenue. Thugs, …
Read More »Chinese investors face culture shock in Uganda
Local employer lobby extends translation and supervisory skills services to the investors Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | For two decades now, hundreds of Chinese investors have flocked into Uganda to establish businesses but amongst the biggest challenges the Southeast Asian entrepreneurs often grapple with is “culture shock,” according to …
Read More »Chinese accused of trading illegally in Uganda to pay UGX 180m fine
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The 37 Chinese facing charges of unlawful possession of wildlife and trading without licenses in Uganda have agreed with the state to pay 180 million shillings for the charges to be dropped. They will also pay about 5.5 million shillings in the dollar currency to …
Read More »37 Chinese accused of trading illegally in Uganda protest UGX 500m fine
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lawyers representing the 37 Chinese facing charges of unlawful possession of wildlife and trading illegally in Uganda have said that the 500 million shillings fine imposed on them is high. This was disclosed by their lawyers led by Jamilu Mujurizi who was on Wednesday briefing …
Read More »Chinese writer faces backlash for ‘Wuhan Diary’
Beijing, China | AFP | After Wuhan was sealed off from the world, acclaimed Chinese writer Fang Fang started an online diary about the coronavirus tragedy unfolding in her hometown. Her journal drew tens of millions of readers — but now that it is about to be published abroad in several …
Read More »Chinese businesses in faraway Namibia feel virus fear
Windhoek, Namibia | AFP | Namibia should by rights feel little concern about the coronavirus outbreak given that the sparsely-populated desert country is 12,000 kilometres from China and without a single confirmed case. But like many countries on the continent, the southern African nation hosts a big Chinese retail business community …
Read More »Feng shui masters say Trump secrets could be nosed out in Year of Pig
Hong Kong, China | AFP | As the Chinese zodiac turns into the Year of the Pig next week, feng shui masters are predicting turbulence and division for world leaders at home — not least President Donald Trump, who risks having past secrets revealed. Sitting behind a large wooden desk …
Read More »African leopards inspire Chinese `Leopard Fitness’ grandpa
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mi Youren, a 68-year-old pensioner from Jinan, China was watching Animal World on TV when he saw the African leopards chasing antelopes and got an idea. Today, he loves nothing more than to put on a goofy tight leopard costume complete with tail and pointy …
Read More »Chinese companies monitor workers brains
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | It sounds like something out of a science fiction, but according to recent news reports, Chinese companies are using special helmets to monitor workers’ brain activity in order to reduce stress and manipulate break times so that they can produce more. Employee brainwave uses sensors …
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