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May232020 by Our Reporter1 Comment

African Singapore: How Information Technology Is Super-charging Rwanda’s Economy Despite COVID-19 Crisis

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By Elite Reporter The growth of Rwanda's information and communications technology sector is stimulating innovation across the society, despite the Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis and subsequent lockdown. Recently, the Rwandan government introduced robots that can screen 150 people for Coronavirus a time. The machines are aimed at beating the delays usually involved in testing and waiting for COVID-19 results, a process that takes at least 24 hours. Besides the COVID-19 Robots, Rwanda recently introduced luxury commuter buses that use Smart Cards. All a passenger does is board the bus, retrieve a smart card from his/her wallet and swipe it against a machine next to the driver. A buzzer approves the swipe and the passenger takes a seat, ready for their journey to their destinati...

May232020 by Our Reporter1 Comment

African Music Star Mory Kante Dies Of Suspected Coronavirus

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By Elite Reporter Guinean singer Mory Kante, who helped introduce African music to a world audience in the 1980s, has died in the capital Conakry, his family said Friday, aged 70, although his death has since been linked to Coronavirus (COVID-19). "Guinea and the whole world have lost a great personality," Kante's son Balla Kante told The Associated Press on Friday. "My father was a great personality. We lost a large library today." Balla said his father had not been feeling well for quite some time, adding that his body will be tested for COVID-19 during the autopsy. Kante was best known for his dance song ‘Yeke Yeke’, which was a huge hit in Africa before becoming a number-one hit in several European countries in 1988. Nicknamed the "electronic griot" - a play on the name...

May232020 by Our ReporterNo Comments

Property Worth Millions Destroyed, Lives Lost As Floods Wreck Havoc In Kasese

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By Keefa Nuwahereza The heavy rains that Uganda has received during the first quarter of the year have caused flooding in several parts of the country but the worst his area is Kasese district, where river banks burst, thereby wrecking havoc in several villages, including Kilembe mines, where property worth millions of shillings was destroyed. So far, one Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) soldier and seven others are reported to have died, with several many missing and property worth millions of shillings destroyed by the floods. The catastrophe occurred after Rivers Nyamwamba and Thaku overflowed, thereby flooding all areas along their shores, Several homes in Kasese district were submerged in water We have since learnt that traffic between Uganda a...

May222020 by Our ReporterNo Comments

Huawei: A Year and Beyond

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By Keefa Nuwahereza Huawei held its 17th annual Global Analyst Summit in Shenzhen, both onsite and online. At the event, Huawei was joined by over 2,000 analysts, key opinion leaders, and media representatives from a range of industries, including telecoms, the Internet, and finance. Together, they discussed how the industry can work together to weather the difficult times, achieve win-win outcomes, and accelerate the arrival of the intelligent world. Guo Ping, Huawei's Rotating Chairman, delivers a keynote speech at the 17th annual Global Analyst Summit At the opening of the event, Huawei's Rotating Chairman Guo Ping delivered a keynote speech titled "Huawei: A Year and Beyond". Guo Ping started by sharing Huawei's experience and business results of the past year. He said, "...

May222020 by Our ReporterNo Comments

‘US Move Undermines The Entire Industry Worldwide’-Huawei

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By Elite Reporter Huawei categorically opposes the amendments made by the US Department of Commerce to its foreign direct product rule that target Huawei specifically. The US government added Huawei to the Entity List on May 16, 2019 without justification. Since that time, and despite the fact that a number of key industrial and technological elements were made unavailable to us, we have remained committed to complying with all US government rules and regulations. At the same time, we have fulfilled our contractual obligations to customers and suppliers, and have survived and forged ahead against all odds. Nevertheless, in its relentless pursuit to tighten its stranglehold on our company, the US government has decided to proceed and completely ignore the concerns of many com...

May212020 by Our ReporterNo Comments

Hundreds Slaughtered As Inter-communal Clashes Break Out In South Sudan

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By Elite Reporter At least 287 people, including a Doctors Without Borders (MSF) staff member and two other aid workers, have been killed in the most recent spate of inter-communal violence in the eastern state of Jonglei in South Sudan, government authorities reveal. At least 300 people were wounded in the violence, which broke out between the Murle and Lou Nuer ethnic communities on Saturday, according to the government. Many suffered gunshot wounds and other trauma, according to health workers. Meanwhile, a patrol from the UN Mission to South Sudan has been sent to the town of Pieri to interview survivors, the organisation said in a statement on Wednesday. "The team is investigating reports that many people were killed, injured and lost their homes," the statement sa...

May212020 by Our Reporter1 Comment

Johnson & Johnson Stops Selling Baby Powder Over Endless Cancer Suits

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By Elite Uganda Baby powder makers Johnson & Johnson have closed down their companies as a result of piling law suits from clients who accuse the company’s products of causing cancer in their babies. Healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson says North American sales had shrunk partly because of a "constant barrage" of advertising by lawyers seeking clients to claim against the company. J&J has been at the centre of claims for years that its talcum powder causes cancer. But it has always strenuously defended the product's safety. Johnson & Johnson has been ordered to pay out billions of dollars in compensation, but has so far always successfully appealed against these verdicts. Almost 20,000 people in the US have so far lodged claims against the company. Talc i...

May212020 by Our ReporterNo Comments

Coronavirus Updates: World Sees Highest 1-Day Increase Since Outbreak Began As Uganda’s Cases Rise To 145

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By Elite Reporter A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 324,000 people worldwide. Over 4.9 million people across the globe have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new respiratory virus, according to data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. The actual numbers are believed to be much higher due to testing shortages, many unreported cases and suspicions that some governments are hiding the scope of their nations' outbreaks. Since the first cases were detected in China in December, the United States has become the worst-affected country, with more than 1.5 million diagnosed cases and at least 92,149 deaths. However, although the cases in Uganda are currently 145 according to informa...

May202020 by Our ReporterNo Comments

‘My Father Is Last King Of Ankole’- Lt. Gen. Muhoozi

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By Elite Reporter If you have been wondering why Ankole kingdom does not have a crowned Omugabe, then wonder no more, because they already have a king, called President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. The revelation was made on Tuesday by First Son Lt. Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, who tweeted on Tuesday that his father is one of the only two remaining Bachwezi in Uganda and is the Last King of Ankole. Gen. Muhoozi tweeted thus; “The last two ‘Bachwezi’ in history! My father and the last king of Nkore! Mzee Museveni and Afande Rubareza in 1981. Obote should have surrendered immediately! Nobody on earth can defeat ‘Bachwezi’. Gen. Muhoozi Kainerguba's tweet about President Yoweri Museveni being the last king of Nkore kingdom However, what remains unclear is...

May202020 by Our ReporterNo Comments

How ‘Luggage Carrier’ Ssali Duped NTV’s Nakazibwe That He’s Doctor In UAE Before Chewing Her Sompyo

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By Elite Reporter Shocking secrets about how Umar Ssali, hitherto a luggage carrier, duped NTV star Faridah Nakazibwe that he is medical doctor in the United Arab Emirates have leaked to this website. It should be noted that Ssali hooked Nakazibwe in 2015 and secretly wed her at a private ceremony that was held in Dubai, shortly after she had separated with her former lover Al-Hajji Moses Kigongo, who is the National Resistance Movement (NRM) Vice Chairperson. Hajji Moses Kigongo who was dumped by Faridah Nakazibwe after she was duped by Omar Ssali Ssali and Nakazibwe held a secret wedding in Dubai purportedly because Kigongo wanted to revenge against her for dumping him and had allegedly vowed not to allow the wedding the take place in Uganda. However, former NTV presenter...