Uganda’s health sector is in the news more often than not, for the wrong reasons. It cannot be overstated that as a country, we ought to do better. While it is the norm to cry foul to the government, a good health sector is a concerted effort by not just
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By Aloysious Kasoma The National Social Security Fund Monday kicked off its Annual Customer Connect Week with various activities that include financial literacy trainings and product educationto equip members with financial knowledge, as well asa medical camp to avail free health care to surrounding communities. The financial literacy trainings
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Anne Eriksson, the first African female head of consultancy firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in the region has retired from the company after 40 years of service, the Daily Nation reports. Ms Eriksson headed PwC’s operations in six African countries over the past six years. PwC has appointed Peter Ngahu, an insider,
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Fortebet, the Sports betting company with the largest branch network in Uganda and the highest betting odds has again showed its commitment to promote the growth and development of young talent. Like it has been doing, Fortebet gave out brand new footballs to the under privileged children in Nateete under
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Meera Investiments has dragged Dfcu Bank to Land Division of the High Court, seeking to reclaim its 46 branches that were allegedly acquired illegally countrywide following the dissolution of Crane Bank. Should court agree with the arguments of Meera Investiments, all the 46 country wide Dfcu Bank branches will be
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The United States of America, Norway and the United Kingdom have issued a statement on the status of peacetalks in wartorn South Sudan warning that the behavior 'Fighting while talking' will not be tolerated. The Troika statement on South Sudan forum issued on Monday afternoon also highlighted its support for
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Former principal judge Justice James Ogoola has called on government to let religious leaders speak out on Politics saying, the role of the Church cannot be underestimated. Ogoola made the call at a public dialogue organized in remembrance of the Late Janani Luwum, the then Archbishop of the Province of
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Suvi Lindén, a two-time cabinet member, has found herself embroiled in the case of a middle-aged businessman who was found dead in a hotel room in Kampala, Uganda, on 6 February. Lindén accompanied the middle-aged businessman on his visit to Uganda. She initially seemed to imply that she travelled to
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The Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Keith Muhakanizi has revealed that facilitating vehicles for government officials and state burials are increasingly becoming burden to government. Appearing before the Parliamentary Local Government Committee last week, Muhakinizi, who is also the Secretary to the Treasury said Parliament
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Another Fortebet punter has won Shs62.8m after taking Shs25,000. Almost every day, a Fortebet customer wins at least 10 million. More interestingly, for the last one month, there have been wins of over Shs50 million-with bettors staking less than Shs50, 000. The latest has hit a Shs62.82m jackpot. This bettor’s
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