Selfie time as the Kayoola Diesel Coach makes a stop in Mbale City There was excitement in Mbale City town as residents and the business community turned-up in big numbers to have a glance at the Kayoola bus. At around 6:00PM on Friday, Kayoola Diesel Coach, which was built by Kiira
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Coffee seedlings in a nursery bed/Business Focus photo A total of 1.26 billion coffee seedlings had been supplied by private coffee nursery operators and planted in 114 districts out of the 146 districts of Uganda as at the end of 2019. This was revealed by Vincent Bamulangaki Sempijja, the Minister of Agriculture,
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Premier Recruitment staff at the Mbarara office Premier Recruitment Ltd, a subsidiary of Ruparelia Group of Companies has opened their first regional branch in Mbarara -Western Uganda aimed at getting their reliable services closer to the ever growing customers in the region . According to the Company's Marketing, Public Relations and Activations Manager,
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The Auditor General John Muwanga (pictured) has warned about the many cases that are sitting in courts gathering dust, saying it has left prisons overcrowded and condemned suspects to longer time in prisons. Muwanga’s warning is contained in his February 2021 Auditor report to Parliament that he handed over to Speaker Kadaga
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Prof. Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile Prof. Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile on Friday stealthily made his way into Parliament’s Vetting Committee to defend his re-appointment as Governor of the Central Bank, with security personnel ensuring that media and the public did not even catch a glimpse of him.The 71-year-old economist has been at the
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On Friday, Patrice Motsepe became president of the Confederation of African Football (Caf) when the South African ran unopposed in elections in Morocco. Known for being one of Africa's richest men, Mr Motsepe is also the owner of 2016 African champions Mamelodi Sundowns - but who is the man behind the money?
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Sugar and cement will bear Digital Tax Stamps beginning April 2021 Government through Ministry of Finance has added sugar and cement on the list of goods to bear Digital Tax Stamps (DTS). DTS was operationalised in November 2019 where six products, namely beer, soda, water, wines, spirits, and cigarettes were
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Male Mabirizi City lawyer Male Mabirizi has petitioned the East African Court of Justice challenging the decision by the Kenyan government to suspend the importation of maize and chicken products from Uganda and Tanzania. The petition stems from two directives issued by the Kenyan Government on January 14th 2021 and March
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Victoria University has appointed Basketball legend Flavia ‘Flirsh’ Oketcho as the new Dean of Students. Oketcho, now at JKL Lady Dolphins, is the most decorated basketball player and also doubles the Gazelles captain. Victoria University, opened in August 2013, is one of fast growing Private Universities in Uganda. At VU,
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Although the past year has been difficult for many of us, things are starting to look up, writes Fehmida Motara (pictured), Head of Retail Products, Absa Regional Operations. There can be no doubt that many of us have been negatively affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Although it is difficult to say
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