WORLD: Merck Foundation marks International Women’s Day through their Merck More Than a Mother campaign.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, March 7, 2020/ — Merck Foundation’s ‘Merck More Than A Mother’…
2020 NEWS
HEALTH: A Healthy diet to healthier sperm count, greater fertility
A new study published in the journal JAMA Network Open in February 2020 reports that…
HEALTH: What you need to know about the Coronavirus.
Concerns are mounting about how long the novel coronavirus may survive on surfaces — so…
SPORTS: Uganda Cranes goalkeeper invites keepers to contest for his gloves
Uganda Cranes goalkeeper Dennis Onyango is not arrogant, just confident. He is not aggressive, just…
HEALTH: Working with communities to end Ebola.
Gaining community trust and acceptance has proven a critical armour in combatting the world’s second…
BREAKING: Computer scientist Larry Tesler inventor of ‘cut, copy and paste’ dies at 74.
Mr Tesler started working in Silicon Valley in the early 1960s, at a time when…
UGANDA: All illegal schools countrywide to be closed – Government.
Ministry of education has said that they will start to close schools that have are…
BUSINESS: Global Modernisation of Land Administration: Making Your Land Information System (LIS) a Success.
In 2015 the World Bank selected IGN FI to roll out an efficient, reliable and…
WORLD: ‘2020 Commonwealth youth awards’ – Galabuzi Kakembo from Uganda among 16 finalists for prestigious.
Four Africans are among sixteen innovators, activists and entrepreneurs from 12 countries that have been…
HEALTH: WHO urges calm as China virus death toll reaches 2,000
The death toll from the new coronavirus outbreak surged to 2,000 on Wednesday, as Chinese…
EAST AFRICA: Experts warn Ugandans about ‘Locusts’.
The state Minister for Animal Industry Mr. Bright Rwamirama has noted that the locusts have…
Breaking: Kenyan ambassador to South Sudan Chris Karumba collapses, dies.
Kenya’s Ambassador to South Sudan, Chris Karumba Mburu, is dead.Mburu, a former director at the…
CRIME: Man threatens to sue the IGP over Police failure to investigate shooting of his colleague.
In a February 14 letter to Ochola and copied to the CID Director, KMP commandant…
HEALTH: Cannabis could make people more prone to false memories
Lilian Kloft, Ph.D. — of the Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience at Maastricht University, in…
BUSINESS: Tips to help you boost your spa business.
The spa business is one of the most profitable businesses that you can run today….
EDUCATION: Americans join campaign to fight increasing school dropouts.
A delegation from Capital Brand Biz based in US led by Michael Broughton, Mark A….
TANZANIA: Standard Chartered Bank arranges a US$ 1.46 billion financing to fund the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) Project
The SGR Rail project will provide a safe and reliable means for efficiently transporting people…
AFRICA: Global Dialogues with Youth intensifies as Deputy Secretary-General Amina Muhammed engages young people in Nigeria
UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Muhammed, on 11 February 2020, held a UN75 Youth Dialogue with…
SUDAN: Young South Sudanese use their creative skills to support the peace process.
Young people suffered immense harm during the five-year civil war that erupted in South Sudan…
KENYA: First Lady Margaret Kenyatta flags off 100-men run at Karura forest
NAIROBI, 14 February 2020 (PSCU) – First Lady Margaret Kenyatta today set the ball rolling…