Beatrice Anywar (pictured), the Minister of State of Environment has lashed out at a section of Opposition members who have criticized her appointment as Minister, saying there’s no permanent enemy in politics. “There is no permanent enemy in politics. At that time as my President (Kiiza Besigye), we got along
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Parliament's Appointments Committee has deferred the approval of new ministers. According to reports, Robinah Nabbanja, the designate Minister of State for Health and Jackson Kafuuzi-the designate Deputy Attorney General had their approval deferred to allow further consultations on their qualifications. As Rule 155(1) of the Parliament’s Rules of Procedure stipulates,
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Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates (pictured) started the last decade worth more than $50 billion and with a pledge to give away his fortune to charity. By the end of the decade, he’d donated billions of dollars to fight poverty and improve health care and education. But his fortune also
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Hollywood star Ntare Mwine (pictured above) has given Ugandan filmmakers a shot in the arm by introducing a short film competition where the winner will take home USD 1,000 (approximately Shs3.7 million). Mr Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine, who holds both Ugandan and American citizenship, unveiled the challenge while meeting film
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Nakumatt Holdings had lent its directors more than KSh1 billion (UShs36.36bn) in interest-free soft loans by the time it was placed under administration on January 22, 2018, according to a review of the company’s financial statements. The related party transactions were recently disclosed in a report for the year ended
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Vipers Sports Club have announced the signing of Paul Mucureezi from Mbarara City FC on a three-year contract from January 3rd 2019, with an option for a further year, the Club's official website reports. The 27-year-old Cranes international winger is a versatile midfielder-cum-forward and joins us as a free agent
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A conglomerate run by Asia's richest man has started a service that aims to compete with Amazon in India. Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries said it had been inviting people to sign up to its grocery delivery service. The company is aiming to use its massive mobile phone customer base as
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Coffee is a perennial crop. It is one of the most important cash crops in Uganda, playing a major role in the livelihoods of many poor people and is a major foreign exchange earner for the Country. There are two main types of coffee grown in Uganda namely Arabica and
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Equity Group Holdings (EGH)’s plans to acquire banking assets of Atlas Mara in four African hangs in balance after binding transaction agreements between the two parties expired. On 29 April 2019, EGH announced that it had entered into a binding term sheet (the Binding Term Sheet) pursuant to which EGH
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It was glitz and glamour as Kampala’s Plush Pearl of Africa Hotel on 31st December 2019 put up a show to remember to welcome the New Year 2020 with open-air festivities at the hotel, ending with grandiose fireworks. Celebrations of the arrival of the New Year at Pearl of Africa Hotel
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