Uganda youth have scooped the 2nd position in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) in as far as betting is concerned, a latest report has revealed. According to a recent GeoPoll rapid survey carried out among youth between the ages of 17-35 in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Ghana, Nigeria and South Africa, most youth
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The Uganda shilling surrendered some ground, trading weaker due to uptick in demand from energy, telecom and import sectors during the week ending 31st March 2017. Trading was in the range of 3610/3620. In the fixed income market, Shs160billion was on offer. Yields dropped on the 91 and 182 paper
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Uganda’s First Lady, Janet Kataaha Museveni on Wednesday revealed that she was shocked by the attacks mated on her by now controversial social media commentator, Stella Nyanzi. The First Lady Of Uganda (FLOU) who also doubles a s the country’s Education minister and a known Born Again Christian said she
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There was drama in Parliament as Abdu Katuntu, the Chairman of the Committee Of Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) and Francis Atoke, the Solicitor General clashed over the expenditure of Shs11.9bn meant for the facilitation of the oil case between Heritage Oil and Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), leaving attendees
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German automakers Mercedes Benz and Volkswagen will recall nearly one million vehicles in China, according to the country's quality regulator. Mercedes Benz will recall nearly 400,000 vehicles of different models produced between May 2015 and February 2017 due to concerns that parts of the ignition circuitry could overheat under some
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The following organisations seek to recruit qualified staff in areas of Finance, legal, engineering, pharmacy, administration, logistics, project management and medicine among others. For details and applications follow the links below; Refuge Law Project,http://www.refugeelawproject.org/work-with-us/job-vacancies Britam Insurance, http://Careers.britam.com World Food Programme, http://wfp.org/careers/job-openings Baylor International Pediatric AIDS Initiative (BIPAI),http://baylor-uganda.org/opportunities/ Mildmay Uganda, http://216.104.201.106:8080 LivingGoods,http://livinggoods.org/who-we-are/careers/
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Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) in partnership with United Bank for Africa (UBA) Uganda has launched an online tax payment system through Point Of Sale –POS (card swiping) that is powered by VISA cards and Mastercard. While launching the system at URA head offices in Nakawa, Kampala on Tuesday, URA Commissioner
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The ongoing Shs6bn presidential handshake by the Parliamentary Committee on Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) continues to unearth shocking information. The latest is that Uganda’s Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs paid out Shs2.73bn to ghosts during the arbitration case between Heritage Oil and Uganda Revenue Authority (URA). Documents
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As the International Associations of Athletics Federation World Cross-country event that was held over the weekend unfolded, there was so much noise about what could have been done to promote it even better than we did. The event falls under the sports tourism section that Uganda neglects when it comes
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Stanbic Bank Uganda (SBU) has posted Shs191bn net profit in 2016, up from Shs151bn recorded in 2015. This represents 25% growth. This was revealed Wednesday morning at Serena Hotel, Kampala by the bank’s top management during a media presentation of the bank’s financials for 2016. Like many other banks, Stanbic
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