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A 20-Year-old fisherman has died in the lake Albert waters after he allegedly jumped in the lake fearing to be arrested by Fisheries protection Unit-FPU personnel. The deceased has been identified as Milton Gubaza, a fisherman attached to Runga landing site in Kibiro parish Kiganja sub county in Hoima district.

Were the locomotives that Uganda Railways Corporations buy value for money? Why didn’t the parastatal go for the cheaper options? Did they flout any procedure? These are some of the questions arising from the decision by President Yoweri Museveni to direct the sacking of the entire URC Board and the

The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF), in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO) and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), working with the District Local Government, today released biological control agents (BCA), as a

The Agribusiness Business Development Centre in partnership with SEATINI yesterday concluded a two days of training on price risk management in response to the needs of the coffee and cocoa farmers and exporters. ADC hosted 40 representatives of Farmer Based Organizations from different regions in the East, West, and Central. 

Uganda’s real GDP expanded 4.9% in the second quarter of the year, marginally weaker than the previous quarter’s 5.1%, following a marked moderation in import taxes, according to the SSA Macroeconomics Research Instant Insights Report released by Absa Group dated 13th October. Remarkably, all major sectors showed improved growth from

The department of Journalism and Communication at Makerere University has re-echoed its desire to be elevated from a department to a school level. Dr Aisha Nakiwala Ssembatya, the head of the department of Journalism and Communication made the call while launching the postgraduate programmes that were recently introduced by the

IGG Beti Kamya meeting the Speaker of Parliament Anita Among yesterday. The Inspector General of Government, Beti Kamya has revealed that due to the lengthy judicial process in prosecuting corruption related cases, the Inspectorate has adopted out of court settlement in order to recover funds stolen by public servants. Kamya

Pesapal a leading payment solutions provider has today held an engagement activity with its tourism and hospitality sector customers to bolster digital transformation in the industry. The event was held at Serena under the theme ‘Adapt and Thrive’ to discuss ways that the industry can harness technology to grow. Speaking

Yuti Breweriies Ltd’s Deepak Chatha (L) Mr. Daniel Obwor the Public relations Manager (2L) Hon. Amos Lugoloobi – State Minister of Finance Planning and Economic Development during the awarding ceremony at the Kampala Serena Hotel.  Namanve-based Yuti Breweries is frothing with excitement over its latest accolades. Highly consumed brand Torrero