Some of the Congolese refugees at Bunagana border trekking to Rutshuru. Thousands of refugees have on Saturday trekked back to the war-troubled territory of Rutshuru in North Kivu Province, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) after the official shutdown of Nyakabande refugees holding centre in Kisoro district. Early this month,
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Farmers in Acholi Sub-region have been warned against cheaply selling farm produce to middlemen. Every dry season, middlemen infiltrate villages in all eight districts in the Acholi sub-region with trucks and their own weighing scales in search of grains and other cash crops. Others book the crops before they are
Read MoreI&M Bank CFO Andrew Ssekamwa (L) receives an award from Ibrahim Kule, Debt Manager at Nation Media Group On Thursday October 27, I&M Bank Chief Finance Officer (CFO) Andrew Ssekamwa, was named the Young CFO of the year at the sixth Edition of the annual Chief Finance Officer (CFO) awards
Read MoreURA officials launching the Bonded Warehouse Information System (BWIMS). The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has launched a new system that will monitor all operations of bonded warehouses online. The bonded warehouse information management systems (BWIMS) is aimed at reducing on the tax leakages. Under this new system, imported cargo particulars
Read MoreAt least six market traders have been confirmed dead following a motor accident that happened along Vurra -Anguru -Arivu mission road in Arua district. The accident involving a Fuso Canter truck registration number UBG 732 L occurred on Friday evening. The Fuso truck was transporting traders and their merchandise to
Read MoreA new economic projection for Eastern Africa shows that the economies of the 13-countries will grow by around 4 percent this year and faster in 2023 at 4.7 percent. The African Development Bank’s East Africa Regional Economic Outlook 2022 however shows imbalanced growth due to the varying factors prevailing from
Read MoreUNEB Nabs 30-Year-Old Female Candidate Who Procured Mercenary For Shs 2.5 Million To Write Her Exams
The Uganda National Examinations Board- UNEB has detected another case of impersonation in the ongoing Uganda Certificate of Education -UCE Examination. Available information shows that the case was discovered by an examination supervisor at St. Francis Secondary School in Kampala's Kawempe division. It is reported that the invigilator was shocked
Read MoreAs the call for food sovereignty rages on in Africa, farmers of organic products are calling for government support to expand community breed banks, promote value addition and increase production. Although there has been funding provided through Operation Wealth Creation and other efforts, the farmers say there should be special
Read MorePatricia Ojangole, the Managing Director of UDB. Uganda Development Bank Ltd (UDB), the country’s national Development Finance Institution, yesterday released its Quarter Three (Q3) of 2022 results highlighting solid growth as the Bank continues to facilitate economic recovery through tailored interventions that suit the country’s development needs. Through Q3, which
Read MoreMinister for Agriculture, Frank Tumwebaze administers the first anti-tick vaccine for field trials at MBAZARDI Scientists and politicians Thursday afternoon convened at Mbarara Zonal Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MBAZARDI) in Mbarara to launch the Final Field Trial for Ugandan made anti-tick vaccine. The vaccine was developed by scientists at the National
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