A science teacher from rural Kenya, who gives away most of his salary to support poorer pupils, has won a $1m prize (UShs3.7 billion) for the world's best teacher, BBC reports. Peter Tabichi, a member of the Franciscan religious order, won the 2019 Global Teacher Prize. Brother Peter has been
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Nedbank’s headline earnings in the year to end-December rose 14.5% to R13.5bn thanks to the turnaround of its Togo-based associate company, Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), Business Day reports. “In 2018, Nedbank Group seamlessly concluded the process of managed separation from Old Mutual and delivered a resilient financial performance, boosted by
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Mayuge Resident District Commissioner, James Shilaku has suspended three State House field officers attached to Kityerera state lodge over missing pigs, URN reports. They are Sarah Kawuma, Waitah Atim and Moses Basoga. Shilaku suspended the trio following a directive from State House to investigate circumstances surrounding the disappearance of
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In a bid to respond to the national need of safe blood, Goldstar Insurance has partnered with Nakasero Blood Bank to rally Ugandans donate blood. The blood donation drive is slated for 29th March 2019 at City Square starting from morning up to evening hours at raising Uganda’s blood units.
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Picture this: Your friend asks you to guarantee his/her sacco loan. You automatically agree because you know him/her well. Besides, the sacco is known to be flexible with defaulters. Sadly, things don’t go according to plan, life gets tough and your friend defaults. But his/her assets are not enough to
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The Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) President Eng Moses Magogo (in featured photo) has described Uganda Cranes disappointing 3-0 loss away to Tanzania in the final AFCON 2019 group L qualifier as the worst result under his administration. Despite the loss, the Cranes ended the qualification campaign top of
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A police officer who was arrested by operatives of the Internal Security Organisation (ISO) and detained at one of their safe houses has been found dead. The officer, identified as Police Constable Gideon Mbirire attached to Kabulengwa police post in Nansana, Wakiso district, was arrested by a team of operatives
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Uganda's State Minister of Information and Communication Technology Idah Nantaba has survived an attempted assassination in Kayunga,. According to reports, unknown gunmen who were traveling on a sport bike trailed Nantaba before she alerted the Police. According to the Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson, Luke Owoyesigire, the Kayunga legislator was suspicious
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The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), the leading African philanthropy committed to empowering African entrepreneurs Friday announced 3,050 African entrepreneurs, drawn from all 54 African countries, selected to join the 5th cycle of its $100million TEF Entrepreneurship Programme. 105 Ugandans have been selected to benefit from this year’s programme. The announcement
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Uganda’s President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni last evening received and held talks with the newly elected Democratic Republic Congo (DRC) President, Felix Tshisekedi at State House, Entebbe. “The DRC President and his host, discussed trade, security and other bilateral issues between the two neighbouring countries,” State House said in a statement.
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