Ugandans lose jobs as US cuts funding

Lonmin announces 6,000 jobs cuts in South Africa as it scales back its mining operations due to the falling price of platinum.

Tanzanite mining firm says move will improve revenue and streamline operations at Mererani mine.

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Police officers lose jobs for kissing on duty
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Two police officers have lost their jobs after a photo of them kissing while in uniform was widely shared on social media. The couple were photographed kissing in their work uniforms in north west Tanzania. The image was uploaded to the internet by a third ...
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A poll conducted by Afrobarometer, a reputable Africa-wide firm, shows that 89 per cent of Ugandans would like to see change in at least one aspect of the electoral system ahead of next year’s election.

>Uganda is the undisputed leader in alcohol consumption by volume among the EAC member countries, a new report shows.

Ugandan rights activists and politicians file a legal challenge to overturn a tough anti-gay law condemned by Western donors.

For the first time since its independence in 1962, Uganda has undertaken a massive registration exercise to ensure every citizen in the east African country obtains a national identity card.

The national identification cards, according to President Yoweri Museveni, will be digitised and is expected to bear the holders’ photo, names, biometric details including fingerprints.

Mass registration began yesterday the 14th of April 2014. Get yourself a National ID card.

Phase One:
The first phase...

Meet the Ugandan gay refugees under attack in Kenya