A section of residents leading their leaders to the destroyed gardens More than 5,000 people from two villages in Butoloogo sub-county in Mubende District have accused a businessman Donat Kananura of destroying their crops. During a meeting with Members of Parliament on Tuesday held at Kagezi Village, local council leaders
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In the midst of a period of ongoing disruption, SMEs are increasingly turning to the cloud to help evolve their business models, achieve greater efficiency, and drive innovation. According to Jade Michael, Head of Public Cloud at SAP Africa, the impact of the pandemic has left many SMEs operating under
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Business conditions improved for the second successive month The headline Stanbic Purchasing Managers’ Index posted 51.6 in September, up from 50.5 in August and the highest in five months as business conditions improved for the second successive month, although the latest reading was still below the series average of 52.5.
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Emmanuel Kizza (in blue suit), the Chairperson of Uganda National Teachers’ Union, Nakaseke branch and other teachers at function to mark Teachers' Day organised at Nakaseke CORE PTC Teachers in Nakaseke district are now sleeping in classrooms due to the lack of staff quarters in schools. There are 934 teachers deployed
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Local businessmen in Gulu City are counting heavy losses after failing to get payments for supplies amounting to one billion Shillings from a Non-Government Organization Countryside Harvesters. The businessmen provided wide-ranging services to the local NGO headquartered in Gulu between February 2021 and August this year after “emerging” as successful
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Dr. Monica Musenero - Minister of Science, Technology & Innovation officially launches the 2022 National Science Week The government has today launched the 2022 National Exhibition for Science Week, (NEWS 22), Uganda’s annual showcase of science, technology and innovation to document progress made towards technological advancement to steer national development.
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President Yoweri Museveni has asked to “forgive us” for tweets sent by General Muhoozi Kainerugaba (pictured), the former Commander of Land Forces. Below is the President’s statement; Dear Ugandans, the brotherly People of Kenya and all East Africans. I greet all of you. Again, I hail the peaceful elections that took
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Game Store is exiting Uganda South African retailer Massmart which operates the Game Stores, has begun talks with staff on the planned closure in Kenya and Uganda after efforts to sell the business failed. The Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed retail giant said on Wednesday that it did not find domestic buyers
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Coffee remains Uganda’s leading cash crop Uganda’s earnings from exports continue to grow year after year. Despite the COIVD-19 induced lockdowns and restrictions, Bank of Uganda figures obtained by Business Focus show that Uganda earned US$4.494bn (UShs17.1 trillion) in 2021 from her exports, up from US$4.461bn (UShs17.02 trillion) recorded a year
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A telecom mast/Courtesy photo Emmanuel Businge, the Fort Portal Deputy Resident City Commissioner in charge of the Central Division has halted the construction of a telecom mast in a residential area citing the lack of the necessary documents. He announced the decision at a meeting held at the proposed mast construction site
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