Parliament has awarded three companies contracts to manage funeral services of MPs, their spouses and staff. The three successful companies are Uganda Funeral Directors, A-Plus Funeral Management Ltd and Kampala Funeral Directors. According to bid notices pinned on the Parliament notice boards, the Parliamentary Commission will spend up to Shs59.343m on burial of MPs and
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Uganda Airlines Thursday, August 12, 2021 sent one of the two Airbus A330-800neo planes on a demonstration flight from Entebbe to Johannesburg, South Africa. The flight is part of the process of securing an Air Operator Certificate (AOC) for the newly acquired aircraft. The seven-month-old aircraft, registered as 5X-NIL, took off from Entebbe
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Savings and Credit Cooperative Organization-SACCOs in Mukono district is yet to recover funds that were disbursed to beneficiaries under the Emyooga program. The district registered 1,093 associations forming 51 Saccos in Mukono North, Mukono South and Nakifuma County. Each of the Saccos received 30 Million Shillings. Meeting Members of Parliament
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Government might find it hard to re-align the education sector due to lack of competent teachers resulting from the continued closure of schools, experts have warned. While the closure of schools has managed to contain the spread of COVID-19, educationists are worried that the country might suffer shortage of competent
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Makerere Main Building Makerere University Senate has left individual college academic committee boards to decide how to conduct end of semester examinations. This follows findings by an online survey by the University Guild indicating that 50 percent of the students prefer physical exams. Only 13 percent of the 3884 respondents selected
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Umeme's newly upgraded Gulu substation In line with Government of Uganda’s Strategy to support local content under the Buy Uganda Build Uganda policy, Umeme’s purchases for electricity poles from local farmers now stands 90,000 annually. Umeme has since 2008 been consuming electricity poles from 6 local suppliers who buy from
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The artemisia annua plant, also known as sweet wormwood, has long provided a key ingredient in treating malaria/Getty Images The artemisia annua plant, also known as sweet wormwood, has long provided a key ingredient in treating malaria The World Health Organization (WHO) has included artesunate, a treatment for malaria, in its
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Experts have stated that the low rate of vaccination in sub-Saharan Africa is hindering the economic recovery prospects of the region’s countries. While recently presenting the Absa East Africa Macro Outlook for the second half of 2021, Ridle Markus, the sub-Saharan macroeconomist at Absa Group said, “With regard to economic
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Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited has appointed Kenneth Agutamba (pictured)as Manager, Reputation and Communications, according to the official notice published on August 11. Kenneth succeeds Cathy Adengo who has been appointed as Head of Sustainability at the bank. “Kenneth will be responsible for executing our corporate communications strategy, Sponsorships and implementing stakeholder
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Tugume showcases some of the coffee varieties sourced from his farms and out-growers to Investment Minister Evelyn Anite during the Coffee City unveiling A new approach by Coffee City, a subsidiary of Inspire Africa Coffee in partnership with Young Africa Works Program and supported by Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU)
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