Benjamin Rukwengye, Founder and Chief Executive of Boundless Minds, one of the beneficieries and Melkamu Abebe, General Manager CCBA handing over the dummy cheque at CCBA today Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) in Uganda, in partnership with Boundless Minds, has today launched season III of the Elevate programme aimed at promoting economic
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An official of National Drugs Authority displays samples of energy drinks before Parliament's Committee on Tourism, Trade and Industries. Photo Credit: Dominic Ochola The Parliamentary Sectoral Committee on Tourism, Trade and Industries has ordered the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) to withdraw certification marks from seven locally produced soft drinks. The
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The First Uganda Coffee Day in China will feature cupping and tasting of the latest harvest of coffee samples of both Robusta and Arabica coffee The Consulate General of the Republic of Uganda in Guangzhou in conjunction with the Embassy of the Republic of Uganda in Beijing and the Uganda
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Nakasero SS allows learners to use smartphones in the class The Ministry of Education and Sports has asked schools to halt the use of smartphones as teaching aids in schools. The Higher Education State Minister, Dr John C. Muyingo issued the orders at a press briefing at the Ministry of
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Amos Wekesa, Damalie Ssali and Faith Aweko at the Bounce Back event Entrepreneurs have asked government to meet them halfway as they build Uganda into a top investment destination. These private sector players say the policy environment must be made conducive enough and investable for them to thrive. They made
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Julius Nkwasire (L), the URA Assistant Commissioner Enforcement speaking at the workshop as other officials look on Key stakeholders have committed to fight illicit goods in Uganda. Uganda Breweries Limited, Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), British American Tobacco (BAT), Kampala City Traders Association (KACITA) and the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) of Police among
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Oil spill can have a devastating impact on water bodies like Lake Albert where Uganda plans to get oil from. Photo Credit: UNEP The National Oil Spills Contingency plan has been finalized as Oil companies plan for more drilling in the Albertine Graben. We have reliably learned that the plan developed by
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NEED leader Joseph Kabuleta Kizza speaking to journalists The National Economic Empowerment Dialogue (NEED) leader Joseph Kabuleta Kizza has said Bunyoro remains one of the poorest sub regions in Uganda despite the discovery of oil in the area over 20 years ago. Kabuleta made the revelation on Tuesday while
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Sr. Goretti Birungi taking UCDA team on the farm tour Four years ago, Uganda Development Authority (UCDA) started working with the Catholic Church across the country in a bid to boost coffee production and productivity. This strategy was formulated following the launch of the Coffee Roadmap which seeks to
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By Pius Wamala Alongside social inequalities, environmental degradation, and economic stress, the World Economic Forum presents climate change as one of the greatest threats to humanity in the present times. Recently, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a Special Report on Global Warming which indicted that of the 1.5°C rise in Global Warming,
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