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Uganda: Mobile Money Transforms Business

September 7, 2010 | Source: AllAfrica News: Economy, Business and Finance

The days when you had to spend USh10,000 on bus fare just to deliver USh20,000 to a relative in the village or join a long queues in banking halls to pay bills are soon coming an end.

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Gambia: Fish Mongers Lament Poor State of Fishing Trade

September 7, 2010 | Source: AllAfrica News: Economy, Business and Finance

Fish mongers, locally called ‘Banabana’, and smoked fish vendors in the coastal fishing village of Sanyang have shared their concerns regarding the present state of their trade. Speaking to this reporter at the beach, on Saturday 4th September, Bakary …

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South Africa: Public Workers Suspend Strike

September 6, 2010 | Source: AllAfrica News: Economy, Business and Finance

South Africa’s three-week-old public sector strike has been suspended, but the main teachers’ union says this does not mean they have accepted the government’s latest wage offer. Workers will go back to work on Tuesday and will be given 21 days to cons…

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South Africa: Govt Criticised for Public Sector Strike

September 6, 2010 | Source: AllAfrica News: Economy, Business and Finance

The current strike by government employees which has left some patients dead and others without access to medication could have been avoided had government had a Minimum Level Service Agreement with unions to ensure that health care services do not shu…

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Rwanda: New Market Boosts Bugesera Revenues

September 6, 2010 | Source: AllAfrica News: Economy, Business and Finance

The recently constructed market in Nyamata town, Bugesera District is making a huge positive impact on the district’s revenue and the people’s livelihoods.

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Nigeria: As We Enter the Ember Months

September 6, 2010 | Source: AllAfrica News: Economy, Business and Finance

It has been established in Nigeria that the so-called ember months comprising September, October, November and December are the most accident prone months of the year, each year. Statistics and records prove this. And even our collective memory support…

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Nigeria: NDDC plans N1.8 Trillion Calabar-Lagos coastal road

September 6, 2010 | Source: AllAfrica News: Economy, Business and Finance

THE proposed 650-kilometre East-West coastal road from Calabar to Lagos would cost about N1.8 trillion. The design for the project is 70 per cent completed.

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Zimbabwe: Controversy Surrounds Gaddafi’s Son’s Visit

September 6, 2010 | Source: AllAfrica News: Economy, Business and Finance

Son of long time Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi, Al-Saadi, nearly caused diplomatic fallout between Harare and Tripoli recently when he turned up at the airport with a delegation of “businesspeople” who had no visas.

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Zimbabwe: No Joy for Govt Workers

September 6, 2010 | Source: AllAfrica News: Economy, Business and Finance

Finance minister Tendai Biti on Tuesday said critical sectors such as electricity supply need to be addressed before substantial increases can be made on civil servants salaries.

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South Africa: Tyre Manufacturers Finally Brought to Book

September 6, 2010 | Source: AllAfrica News: Economy, Business and Finance

The complaint against tyre industry players for contravening competition law will now be adjudicated by the Competition Tribunal, following an investigation launched over two years ago, said the Competition Commission yesterday.

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