The school closed abruptly after students had reported There were tears, frustration, and anguish at East High School Ntinda on Thursday afternoon as parents, and guardians turned up to pick their children following the abrupt closure of the school days after reopening for a new term. Many parents dropped their
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URSB boss Mercy Kainobwisho The Uganda Registrations Service Bureau (URSB) has revealed that the Bureau needs Shs6.4bn to shift to its new home and save the Shs2.45bn annual rent the Bureau has been spending on Georgia House along Lumumba. The request was made by Mercy Kainobwisho, URSB Registrar General while appearing before
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Traffic was paralyzed along Kapchorwa-Suam road in Bukwo district on Wednesday following a protest by residents against China State Construction Engineering Corporation Ltd (CSCEC). The residents accused a truck belonging to the Chinese firm constructing Kapchorwa-Bukwo-Suam road of knocking two people and leaving them without any assistance. It took the
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The fake loan fraud racket being led away on a police truck. On Jan.10, a local daily newspaper reported an incident in which a top bank in Uganda was conned Shs2.7bn in bogus loan scheme leading to some suspects getting arrested by the police. Gurijindeer Singh, who hails from Kolkata,
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By Hardeep Sound, Regional Sales Director: East Africa at SAP How does the East African region achieve a full economic recovery from the impact of the pandemic while also building toward a more globally-competitive and sustainable future? As the only region in Africa to avoid a recession in 2020, East
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Scientists have discovered a way to treat Covid-19 infections and the answer seems to be an unusual one — marijuana. Researchers have found that cannabis contains compounds that can prevent infection from the Covid-19 virus by blocking its entry into cells. A study by scientists found that two acids, commonly
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State House Entebbe The office of the President is seeking a budgetary allocation of 12.33 billion Shillings to renovate the State House in Entebbe and 23 upcountry State lodges. Constructed in 2007, the State House in Entebbe has had no major rehabilitation works and needs a retouch, State Minister for
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Lawyer Male Mabirizi-Kiwanuka Lawyer Male Mabirizi-Kiwanuka has sued former Presidential Candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu for allegedly obtaining a driving permit by false pretence. This follows Mabiriz’s letter to the Chief Licensing Officer of Motor Vehicles under the Ministry of Works and Transport seeking certified copies of the signed application for driving license
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Late Christopher Sembuya with his son Stephen Sembuya (R). Sembule was the first transistor radio locally-made Many Ugandans will remember Christopher Sembuya as the co-owner of Sembule Group of Companies and its flagship factory, Sembule Steel Mills. And rightly so, because by the end of the 1990s, it was the
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Uganda Airlines Acting CEO, Jennifer Bamuturaki (L) handing over a gift to the U20 Crested Cranes Captain this morning at the Phillip Omondi Stadium in Lugogo. Looking on (C) is FUFA 3rd Vice President Florence Nakiwala Kiyingi A team from the Uganda Airlines on Wednesday morning visited a training camp of the Under (U)
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