The Local Government Minister, Maj Gen Kahinda Otafiire, has warned the Acholi against denying non-Acholi land for investment.

Investors from Belgium and their Rwandan counterparts yesterday held a meeting to explore investment opportunities. In a the meeting that took place at Hotel des Mille Collines, Maurice Vermeesche who is Chairman of the East African Chapter at the Belgian

Liberia and Australia have agreed to establish diplomatic relations at the ambassadorial level. The decision was reached last week when Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Australian Prime Minister, Keivin Rudd, held discussions at the Liberian Mission in New York,

President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua has stated that his administration would not employ short cuts in addressing the problems bedeviling the country, even as he declares that the nation's external reserves has hit $63 billion.

THERE is plenty going on, as usual, in technology and telecom group Altech. In the coming months investors can expect "fairly significant deals" to strengthen the black empowerment shareholding in its operating entities, says CEO Craig Venter.

INVESTMENT holdings group Excellerate yesterday said its business defied tough trading conditions spawned by punitive lending rates and waning consumer demand to post impressive returns in the 12 months to June.

A PLAN to buy goats and sell them on Idd day ended in death when a vehicle carrying traders rammed into a truck on the Masaka-Kampala highway, killing six people.

Former United Nations Secretary General's Special Envoy, Ambassador Ibrahim Gambari and the former Pakistani Prime Minister, Shaukat Aziz, are among the important dignitaries billed to attend next month's Northern Economic and Investment Summit (NEIS 2008), in Abuja.

The proposed wheat and corn growing project by Egyptian investors in Uganda has raised eyebrows over contested claims by a minister in Cairo that as many as two million acres have already been allocated to the project.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has certified the publicly owned Mozambique Airlines (LAM) as a company fully compliant with all operational safety requirements.

PUBLIC Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Authority (PPDA) has instructed Masaka Municipal Council to stop the on-going sale of the council taxi parks.

Civil Aviation Authority is to pay Shs1.5 billion in compensation to over 600 persons affected by the proposed expansion of Kasese Airfield into an international airport.

Nearly 30 per cent of the Shs1.1 trillion that government allocated to the road sector this financial year is unlikely to be used because it was not planned for, officials from the Uganda National Roads Authority told MPs last week.

Nine people were injured as their vehicles ran into a ditch caused by a collapsed bridge in Asangbomole, Surulere Local Government area of Oyo State.

In order to provide for larger vessels coming into Nigeria's territorial waters, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), has entered into a joint venture agreement with the Lagos Channel Management and the Bonny Channel Management to carry out the dredging of

Road users and motorists should exercise caution and discretion while the sallah and Independence Day celebrations last, the Abuja Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Mr Nseobong Akpabio, has advised.

Sen. Julius Ucha, Chairman, Senate Committee on Works, has described the condition of many roads as "disaster."

The Federal Government is to establish a Federal Roads Authority to ensure a coordinated and robust road maintenance culture.

The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) Justice Emmanuel Ayoola, has commended the Port Industry Anti-Corruption Standing Committee (PIACSC) for its role to transform and reposition the anti-corruption crusade in the Nigerian seaports.

Tajudeen Owokoniran, a commercial bus driver who plies the Ikeja route, didn't have it so good since the closure of the Third Mainland Brigde in Lagos.