Farmers in Bunyoro sub region are crying foul after a tobacco company failed to pay them. Kibaale district Woman MP, Noeline Basemera told Parliament this week that Continental Uganda has been playing games as farmers in Bunyoro sun-region especially those in Kibaale district continue to count losses. Basemera said that
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Stanbic Bank has today awarded graduation certificates to 420 entrepreneurs from 119 Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) through its business incubator. This is the second cohort to graduate since the incubator was launched earlier this year. Cohort one saw 94 entrepreneurs from 34 businesses graduate; thereforemaking a 2018 total of
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At least 15 people have committed suicide in the Northern district of Pader within one year, Freedom Grace Kwiyucwiny, the Minister of State in charge of Northern Uganda Rehabilitation has said. The Minister blamed many of the suicide cases on Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) that used to carry out psychosocial support
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Embattled former Executive Director-Supervision at the Bank of Uganda (BoU), Justine Bagyenda didn’t break any law while reportedly leaving the country , Assistant Inspector General of Police, Asan Kasingye, Chief Political Commissar, has said. He says Bagyenda didn’t have any court order slapped against her, barring her from leaving the
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President Yoweri Museveni has today closed a symposium, which discussed the role of science in tax administration at Speke Resort Munyonyo. The first on the African continent, the four-day discussion attracted 95 participants from over 95 countries. The Evolution of Science in Tax Administration was the theme. Participants
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Fintech, one of the leading enterprise information technology solutions and services providers, Thursday launched a new generation of smart point of sale (POS) devices that will increase efficiency in payments for retail customers. The POS devices will allows real time cash and cashless transactions across multiple platforms. Fintech who are
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The portraits of former Presidents Idi Amin Dada and Apollo Milton Obote, so loathed and demonized by many, are gaining popularity on the streets of Kampala. Obote led Uganda to independence in 1962 but fell out with especially the Baganda after he deposed then president and titular head of state
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Rwanda’s biggest brewer, Bralirwa Ltd, will start making Heineken beer locally next month in a move that will allow it to cut retail prices by a fifth, it said on Monday. Bralirwa, which produces local beers like Primus, has been importing Heineken made in the Netherlands. The company said the
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South Africa will invest $1 billion in South Sudan’s oil sector, including in the construction of a refinery, the South African minister for energy and his South Sudanese counterpart for petroleum said on Friday. South Sudan’s oil industry is dominated by Asian firms including China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), Malaysia’s
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The Minister of State for Finance (Planning), Hon David Bahati, has revealed that government is set to introduce a Bill that will regulate digital currencies and pyramid schemes. “In October, Cabinet approved the National Payment System Bill. We intend to bring it to Parliament next month so that it caters
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