By Cathy Smith, Managing Director at SAP Africa The past year proved that the only certainty in our world right now is further uncertainty and change. With the world in flux due to the impact of the pandemic, the growing influence of digital technologies in every facet of our lives,
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Namalere Mixed Secondary School, Namalere-Kawanda Namalere Mixed Secondary School in Kawanda, Wakiso District has been turned into a labour recruitment training centre. Prior to its closure, the school had an enrollment of 150 students. Julius Beyongyera, the school proprietor said that the school could not continue operating because they were
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Agriculture Minister, Frank Tumwebaze The Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries Wednesday tabled strategies aimed at achieving Agro Industrialization in four years. While appearing before Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, MAAIF Minister Frank Tumwebaze said Agricultural Value Chain Development Strategy (AVCDS) 2021-2026 is one of the policy
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Experts have attributed the current rain to the strengthening of Southern Pressure Systems (rain bearing systems) whose orientation shifted the rainfall belt over the country and consequently led to the observed rainfall events over most parts of the country. According to David Elweru, the Ag. Executive Director, Uganda National Meteorological
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Henry Musasizi, State Minister for General Duties at Ministry of Finance The Government of Uganda through the Ministry of Finance has revealed plans to cancel 17 projects worth Shs4.2Trn after staying idle for long without completion and takeoff. The plan was revealed by Henry Musasizi, State Minister for General Duties at
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Jennifer Bamuturaki, the Ag. CEO at Uganda Airlines with the award certificate after the national carrier won the ‘World’s Youngest Aircraft Fleet Award by Ch-Aviation’ for the second year running Uganda Airlines recorded an impressive performance in passenger numbers in 2021 despite COVID-19 induced lockdowns in various countries. Uganda’s National Carrier carried 154,245
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Hass Avocado is lucrative Agriculture Minister Frank Tumwebaze has proposed the introduction of Hass Avocado in Busoga to replace sugarcane growing. Hass Avocado is a commercially popular and nutritious fruit and one of the 19 crops that the Ministry of Agriculture is promoting under the Agricultural value chain development strategy.
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BoU Deputy Governor, Michael Atingi-Ego handing over the award of the best performing PDMM in Uganda Government securities during the period October 2020 to September 2021, to Standard Chartered Bank CEO/Managing Director , Albert Saltson Banks and market players transacted UGX 42.71 trillion in Secondary Market during the Period October 2020 –
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President Yoweri Museveni has appointed Muruli Mukasa (pictured), who is the current Minister of Public Service as the Acting Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs. This was made after a constitutional crisis was created with the docket being empty. Muruli’s appointment was made public by Deputy Attorney General, Jackson Kafuuzi while appearing
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The Gender Minister, Amongi Betty (right) with the UNFPA Country Rep. Dr. Mary Otieno after the meeting in Kampala. The Minister for Gender, Labour and Social Development, Amongi Betty has commended the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) for its tireless efforts in mobilizing resources for sustaining Gender Equality and Women
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