Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) is looking for competent, innovative and self-driven persons with proven integrity, problem solving, analytical and interpersonal skills with ability to handle multiple tasks and work in teams. Interested persons with requisite qualifications and passion for excellence are hereby invited to seize the following opportunities; Officer Domestic
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Uganda’s banking sector has been sluggish since 2011 due to high Non-Performing Loans (NPLs) and bad loans written. High interest rates and a sluggish economy have forced many borrowers to default on their loans, a thing that has seen some banks collapse. National Bank of Commerce, Global Trust Bank and
Read MoreOn Saturday August 4, the Uganda Cranes played against Tunisia during the 2018 Rugby Africa Gold Cup, a qualifier for the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan. Uganda beat Tunisia for their first win this year, and temporarily climb to third, a position originally occupied by Tunisia. Uganda ran in
Read MoreHuawei Consumer Business Group shipped more than 95 million smartphone units in the first half of 2018. According to IDC, Huawei overtook Apple to become the world’s second-largest smartphone seller behind Samsung, the first time in seven years that any contender has managed to split the top two. Huawei's global
Read MoreThe Ugandan army has said its soldier who shot dead three revellers in a Gulu bar has been arrested and investigations surrounding the incident have already commenced. According to a statement issued by the army spokesperson, Brigadier Richard Karemire, the UPDF 4 Division Commander Brig Emanuel Kanyesigye caused the immediate
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INTERVIEW: Meet 27 Year Old Entrepreneur Changing The Face Of Uganda’s Solar Energy
On July 27, 2018, Powah Limited, a Ugandan solar solutions company received US$25,000 ( about Shs92.5m) grant from Trade and Development Bank (TDB) Group to construct and design a solar run lab and livelihood centre in Nakivale Refugee Settlement. The hub is a livelihood centre constructed and developed from a
Read MoreAbdu Katuntu, the Bugweri County MP has spoken out on being dropped by Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) as the Chairperson of Parliament Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE). Katuntu was replaced by Kawempe South lawmaker, Mubarak Munyagwa. However, Katuntu says this is more than a reshuffle.
Read MoreTanzanian authorities Thursday placed a local lender, Bank M Tanzania Plc, under administration after it fell insolvent, putting Kenyan regulators on high alert, reports the Daily Nation. The Bank of Tanzania said in a statement that Bank M, which recently launched operations in Kenya after it bought Oriental Commercial Bank,
Read MoreThe private sector has continued to register positive growth with the eighteenth successive improvement in business conditions according to the latest Purchase Managers Index (PMI) for July. At 53.2 recorded in July, the private sector maintained the same positive performance score card that was seen in June and remaining above
Read MorePresident Yoweri Museveni and his former close friend Amama Mbabazi have met again after falling out prior to the 2016 general elections. However, the meeting isn’t about iron out their political differences but rather cultural. Former Prime Minister Mbabazi is giving away his daughter Bridget Birungi to Andile Ramaphosa, 36,
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