The International Crimes Division of the High Court in Kampala has ordered telecommunication giants MTN and Airtel Uganda to avail Yusuf Nyanzi, a suspect implicated in three high profile Murder cases with the printouts of his phone number, allegedly used to commit the crimes. The order was issued today by
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The Uganda National Farmer's Federation (UNFF), in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, and the Ministry of Education and Sports, has initiated a program to promote agribusiness practices among students. The aim is to equip learners with the necessary skills to become job creators in the
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Health Minister, Dr. Aceng The government has intervened in the DNA (Deoxyribonucleric acid) paternity testing owing to the recent news stories in the media. However, the government says DNA testing helps in among other areas, solving crime or identifying the unknown dead body (forensics). protect the risk of developing certain
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PostBank management led by Board Chairman, Andrew Otengo Owiny (L), CEO, Julius Kakeeto (2R) and CFO, Peter Ssenyange (R), pose for a photo with Arshad Rab, CEO, European Organisation for Sustainable Development, after receiving a Certificate of Acceptance to the Sustainability Standards and Certification Initiative. PostBank is now the 3rd
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Richard Jin, President of Huawei Optical Business Product Line At the Huawei Product & Solution Innovation and Practice launch event held during 2023 MWC in Shanghai, Huawei took the opportunity to launch four Intelligent OptiX innovative practices of F5.5G, in scenarios of smart home, small and micro enterprises, smart manufacturing and
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Africa’s first woman in space has called for regional and global efforts to enable more Africans to participate in space exploration as part of efforts to advance the continent’s socioeconomic transformation. Sara Sabry (pictured), a young Egyptian astronaut, and founder of the Deep Space Initiative made the call on Tuesday 4 July
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Silver Mugisha, the NWSC Managing Director Parliament has adopted the recommendation demanding to have National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) address the complaints raised by the public on exorbitant water bills within six months. The directive followed a recommendation in the report by Parliament’s Committee of Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State
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Government has defended its decision to grant Bujagali Energy Limited another year tax waiver despite admitting that the exemption if granted will cost Shs95.6Bn in foregone revenue. The revelation was made by Sidronius Okasai, Minister of State for Energy while appearing before Parliament’s Finance Committee expressing Government’s concern that the
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A photo montage of Bank CEOs/Managing Directors The Bank of Uganda (BoU) has issued a rare communication warning banks on the Shs150bn minimum capital requirement they are required to meet by December 2024. Bank results for the year ended 31st December 2022 analyzed by Business Focus show that many banks are still struggling
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Kenya has ended a five-year slide in foreign direct investment after it attracted deals worth Sh107 billion in 2022, but was still beaten by Uganda, Tanzania and Ethiopia in the race to attract investors. Findings of an annual survey by the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) suggest that
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