Stanbic Bank has contributed Shs30 million towards the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) Kampala 7 hills hash run whose main aim is to raise money to refurbish and improve learning environments for children in KCCAschools across the city and upcountry schools in rural areas. The Kampala Seven Hills Run is
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The Minister of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives, Amelia Kyambadde, has appointed ten members of the 8th National Standards Council (NSC) for a period of three years. The NSC is the supreme governing body of UNBS that is responsible for providing oversight and policy guidance to management to ensure effective service
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By REUTERSMTN Uganda has denied government accusations it has been understating its revenues and said it was fully meeting all its tax obligations. Relations between the telecoms firm and the country have been strained over a series of issues including deportations of its top executives, accusations of under-reporting revenues and
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Over 100 Ugandans teaching in different schools in Nyagatare district, in the Eastern part of Rwanda are in trouble after being found without resident permits According to Rwanda local media, KT Press, the teachers have been given one week to process them or face legal action. On top of not
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Kenya is spending 68 percent of its revenue on repaying loans, raising questions about the exact extent of the government’s indebtedness, the Daily Nation reports. This translates to KSh1.1 trillion (UShs40.2 trillion) of the KSh1.6 trillion (UShs58.5 trillion) the government collects, meaning that services are financed by the balance of
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The State Minister for Higher Education, John Muyingo has said government plans to take over Busoga University, URN reports. Muyingo says that a team of officials from the National Council for Higher Education and auditors have been dispatched to the university to expedite the process of enabling it to become
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The Corporate Games League-2019 second outing is scheduled for 3rd March 2019 at Mandela National Stadium, the organizers of the league have announced. This outing will focus on soccer and fun games. Uganda Industrial Research Institute team that played in first outing The league is organized by the Corporate Games
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By Drake Nyamugabwa Market vendors who have been affected by the widening of the Kampala-Hoima road will be relocated to the new market which will be located about one kilometer away from the old one. Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) Acting Executive Director, Eng Andrew Kitaka released the roadmap for
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The Uganda shilling held steady as demand remained at a low ebb against sizable flows targeting the bond market during the week ending February 22, 2019. Trading was in the range 3665/3675. In the Interbank money market, overnight funds traded at 7% while one week traded at 10%. In the
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Dr. Kizza-Besigye, the former President of Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has issued a new dossier, detailing ‘Uganda’s second liberation struggle.’ “Unfortunately, there’s still some confusion on how POWER will shift from the “Presidential Monarch” to the people. It’s important that we achieve widespread clarity on the approaches to getting
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