High levels of toxic chemicals have been found in Plastic shoes raising concern about the health hazards contained in these throw away items the world over.
A study released last week by the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation (SSNC) found high levels of a toxic chemical known as diethyl-hexyl phthalate (DEHP) in 17 out of 27 pairs of shoes manufactured in various countries including India, Indonesia, Tanzania, The Philippines, Sweden and South Africa.
The chemical are said to cause cancer, severe damage to a developing foetus and the central nervous system.
An analysis carried out for different types of harmful chemicals, found a pair of sandals imported from Brazil to contain the highest concentration of DEHP of all the shoes in the global sample, with the substance constituting 23 % of the total weight of the shoe.
S. Sudan to get own inland port
The Government of Southern Sudan has finalised plans to construct its first modern port along the White Nile in Juba at a cost of KShs 800 million. Southern Sudan's Director General for River Transport which falls under the Ministry of Transport and Roads, Abdu Silye said that the river has always been a key navigation route through which huge amounts of commodities pass, but is now silted and its capacity reduced.
UNCCI train's Members
The Uganda National Chambers of Commerce and Industry (UNCCI) ended a tax planning seminar to help its members exploit the free trade opportunities that are existent in the East African Community integration process, The Common Market of East and Southern Africa, and the expected Economic Partnership Agreements as well as the African Growth Opportunities Act. John Ssempebwa, the chamber's Chief executive officer, said the seminar was a response to requests from entrepreneurs for information regarding countries to import from to avoid paying import duty.
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