The Health Ministry's Permanent Secretary, Dr Diana Atwine has warned the public to be careful about a fake email address created in her names. Diana issued the warning on Monday saying wrong elements were trying to fleece unsuspecting members of the public using her name. "It has come to my
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Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) recently launched a new Corporate Plan 2020/21-2024/25 that will see Uganda finance a greater part of the National Development Plan (NDP) III aspirations if well implemented. This is the forth corporate plan in a 14-year span since restructuring of URA. Under the new plan, URA’s Mission
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Today, the Anzisha Prize–Africa’s premier award and fellowship for Africa’s youngest entrepreneurs (AnzishaPrize.org) – is excited to announce that the 2020 call for applications is now open. Every year, the prize celebrates 20 African entrepreneurs, aged 22 years and younger, each of whom have a chance to win a shared
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China is administering its centuries-old traditional medicine on patients affected by the coronavirus disease, a top health official said. Treatment in Wuhan hospitals combine Traditional Chinese Medicine, popularly known as TCM, and western medicines, said Wang Hesheng, the new health commission head in Hubei, the province at the center of
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Centenary Bank Executive Director, Dr Simon Kagugube (pictured) has died at 65. The bank’s Managing Director, Fabian Kasi confirmed Dr Kagugube’s death on Saturday, according to Daily Monitor. Kagugube was also the Chairman Board of Directors at Uganda Revenue Authority (URA). Kagugube, who was also the board chairperson for Monitor
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A Ghanaian author, Ernest Agyemang Yeboah wrote that “a diligent hawker today can be a great tycoon tomorrow”. This clearly describes the character of Brian Yesigye Bravo, 42, the brain behind fast-growing Bravo Shoes. For social media junkies, the name Brian Yesigye and Bravo Shoes aren’t new to you, but what
Read MoreA survey by LinkedIn Learning drawn from 660+ million professionals and 20+ million jobs revealed the 15-most in-demand hard and soft skills of 2020. In no particular order these skills include: Cloud Computing Today, companies are built and run on the cloud. They need talents who have the skills to
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Businessman Moses Masagazi, the proprietor of Anglo Ugandan Corporation (AUC) has been grilled by Parliamentary Committee on Natural Resources for evicting Artisanal miners from the mining fields in Bukuya Sub County, Mubende District. About 70,000 artisanal gold miners in Mubende District were evicted in August last year but they rejected
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Fresh Dairy has donated over 3,200 litres of milk in total to four (4) less privileged communities including Uganda Burns and Plastic Surgery Institute – Kiruddu Mulago hospital, Bless a Child Foundation, Butabika hospital and Ntinda School for the Deaf. This is in a bid to give back to the
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The Uganda shilling held steady on the back of the Central Bank decision to keep the Central Bank Rate (CBR) unchanged at 9%. “The neutral action generated a positive sentiment for the currency,” says Stephen Kaboyo, an analyst and Managing Director at Alpha Capital Partners. Market players quoted the shilling
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