Thirty-three hens meant for genetic research at Gulu University-Main Campus have vanished without a trace raising health concerns among experts. They are part of 56 chickens that were collected from different parts of Uganda for Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) studies aimed at improving indigenous breeds as well as transform and boost
Read MoreThree new candidate drugs are being tested in the latest phase of global Solidarity clinical trials to find effective treatments against COVID-19, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Wednesday. The therapies; artesunate, imatinib and infliximab will be tested on hospitalized COVID-19 patients in 52 countries under the Solidarity PLUS
Read MoreUganda should have reason to get worried over the financing of its oil and gas development project, as global lenders play wait-and-see, while others have already reportedly distanced themselves. More than US$ 10 billion is due to be spent on developing various oil and gas projects over the next three
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With the recent announcements of the UAE easing entry protocols for 12 countries, and the UK adding the UAE on its ‘amber list’, Emirates is actively responding to the spike in travel demand across its network to make it easier for customers to connect to Dubai and beyond through the
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Patricia Ejalu, Deputy ED-Standards at UNBS Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has called on Ugandan companies to implement Management Systems Certification if their products and services are to compete locally, regionally and internationally. The call was made by Patricia Ejalu, Deputy ED-Standards at UNBS during an online awareness workshop
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The government is proposing to impose a moratorium on sale of agricultural land to prevent over fragmentation of cultivable land. Fragmentation of land is largely blamed for the decline in agricultural productivity, especially for products that require big areas. Apart from fragmenting the land, much of the land sold has
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At least 50,000 farmers and 50 cooperatives are expected to benefit from this initiative in the four countries/Business Focus photo Small scale farmers in Uganda are among farmers in four countries in Africa set to benefit from Microsoft’s digital transformation initiative that seeks to avail digital tools and training resources
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Uganda is increasingly earning big from coffee exports Uganda’s coffee exports in July 2021 amounted to 700,035 60-kilo bags worth US$ 69. 93 million (246.68bn), Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) monthly report for July has revealed. This comprised 660,458 bags of Robusta valued at US $62.89 million and 52,939 bags
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Sarah Kwagala in one of the dormitories at Jinja based Universal Church of Righteousness. Police have stormed the headquarters of Universal Apostle’s Fellowship Church of Righteousness (UAFCR) in Magwa Village in Southern Division, Jinja City and rescued a woman from one of the dormitories. The 25-year-old, Sarah Kwagala had burns and
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Government has delivered five more tractors in fulfilment of its pledge to the Church of Uganda- COU. The five tractors bring to seven, the number of tractors received by COU. In June 2020, president, Yoweri Museveni delivered two tractors to COU that were allocated to the West Lango and Sebei
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