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Worry As Illicit Financial Flows Threaten Security & Stability In Africa
At a time when Africa is mobilizing resources for pandemic recovery and sustainable development, illicit financial flows (IFFs) are robbing the continent of 50 billion U.S. dollars annually, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed told a high-level virtual meeting on Thursday held under the African Union’s (AU) “Silencing the Guns” initiative. These staggering losses “would be…
UN SG Warns Against Vaccine Nationalism, Appeals Funding For Africa
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday warned against “vaccine nationalism,” appealing for greater finance to secure inoculations for Africa. “It’s true we are seeing vaccination nationalism moving at full speed,” Guterres said during a virtual meeting with the African Union. The UN chief made this warning as wealthier nations are lining up to buy…
Panic As Mbale Regional Referral Hospital Is Hit By Water Crisis Amid Rocket Covid-19 Cases
Mbale Regional Referral Hospital has been hit by lack of water for the past one week exposing the lives of patients and medical workers to risk. The sanitary and hygienic conditions of all wards plus other hospital facilities is appalling causing anxiety among the medical staff. The maternity, causality ward among other departments are struggling…
Jobs: Premier Recruitment Ltd Announces Interview Dates For Cleaners To Work In Qatar
Premier Recruitment Limited, a subsidiary of Ruparelia Group, has announced that it will commence interviews of both male and female cleaners and cleaning supervisors for the Qatar Metro. According to the company notice, the recruitment begins on Wednesday, December 16, 2020, at Crane Chambers where the office of Premier Recruitment Limited is located or you…
Ruparelia Group Unveils Charming Tagore Living Condos For Sale!
Ruparelia Group of Companies the biggest landlord in Kampala’s central business district has for the first time put up the property for sale. The property magnate under Meera investments has unveiled that Tagore Living apartments, the Group’s first built-to-sell residential condominium project located along Kira Road will be sold under the Co-ownership Act. The building…
Ruparelia Foundation To Name New Baby Rhino Born At Uganda Rhino Sanctuary
A new rhino calf has been born at Uganda’s Rhino Sanctuary in Nakasongola District this morning. The calf that is to be named by the Ruparelia Foundation brings the number of rhinos under the care of Rhino Fund Uganda to 34. The calf’s mother is called Uhuru. Rhino Fund Uganda was formed as a non-governmental organisation…
Hearty KISU Shares Christmas Gifts With Hope For Katanga Kids Project
In the spirit of giving back to underprivileged members of the community, Kampala International School Uganda (KISU) on Thursday, 10th December, hosted a team from Hope For Katanga Kids Project to receive Christmas gifts donated by the school, students and parents under the KISU Shoebox Project. Earlier in the week, KISU started receiving and packaging gifts…
Amazing: You Can Now Host End Of Year At Speke Hotel For Free
Corporate companies and organizations can now organize their end of year retreat parties at Speke Hotel located at Nile Avenue in Kampala at no cost, management has announced. All they need to do is pay for food, drinks and other services but not venue fees. Offering free venue to guests hosting their parties is one…
Pupil’s Interviews For Academic Year 2021 At Kampala Parents School Revised
While schools haven’t been full reopened by the government following their closure due to spread of coronavirus, schools and parents are preparing for the next academic year which normally starts late January. Parents and school administrators are optimistic that the government will reopen the learning centre. Schools, with strict adherence to health guidelines and SOPs,…
Panic As US Congressman ‘Engel’ Calls for Magnitsky Sanctions on Human Rights Abusers In Uganda Ahead Of 2021 Elections
Representative Eliot L. Engel, Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, have called on the Trump Administration to take immediate action to address a worsening human rights situation in Uganda prior to general elections next month. In his December 9, 2020 letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Engel…