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74 financial institutions now access NIRA database, says BoU

74 financial institutions now access NIRA database, says BoU

Bank of Uganda (BoU) has indicated that at least 74 supervised financial institutions now have access to the National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) database. The access, which is part of the plan to enhance the Know Your Customer (KYC) strategy as mitigation against fr

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Angola's Isabel dos Santos loses appeal against freezing order over assets

Angola's Isabel dos Santos loses appeal against freezing order over assets

Angolan billionaire Isabel dos Santos on Monday lost an appeal to overturn an order freezing up to 580 million pounds ($778 million) of her assets as part a lawsuit at London's High Court. Dos Santos – Africa's first female billionaire, whose father Jose Eduardo dos Santos ruled Ango

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Tanzania opposition asks telecoms firm to respond to data-sharing accusation

Tanzania opposition asks telecoms firm to respond to data-sharing accusation

Tanzania's main opposition party has called for telecoms firm Tigo to respond to a former employee's accusation that the company helped the government track the location of an opponent who was later targeted in a failed assassination attempt. A former worker at Tigo's parent company, Mil

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Embattled Speaker Among fights back

Embattled Speaker Among fights back

LOP Ssenyonyi under siege as parliament moves from Kampala COVER STORY | IAN KATUSIIME | In her two year tenure following corruption scandals and international sanctions, under pressur

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Malaysia crowns new monarch in spectacular ceremony, with King Charles sending personal good wishes to half-British billionaire, 65, known for his love of private jets and luxury cars

Malaysia crowns new monarch in spectacular ceremony, with King Charles sending personal good wishes to half-British billionaire, 65, known for his love of private jets and luxury cars

Malaysia has crowned its new billionaire King in a traditional ceremony marked with pomp and cannon fire. King Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar, 65, has pledged to govern fairly during the five-year t

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MTN seeks to separate mobile money business from listed company

MTN seeks to separate mobile money business from listed company

MTN Uganda has indicated it has sought approval from its board to separate the Fintech business, which includes mobile money, from its stock portfolio. The separation, which is being spearheaded at Group level, MTN says is part of its Ambition 2025 t

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Museveni orders employers to hire on permanent basis

Museveni orders employers to hire on permanent basis

What you need to know:President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on May 1 demanded that companies recruit employees on a permanent rather than a temporary basis. If this declaration is carried out, it will impose mandatory employment contracts and set working con

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