The EACOP line pipes in Kyotera Another milestone in the construction of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) has been reached with the first delivery of nine trucks loaded with coated line pipes at Main Camp and Pipe Yard (MCPY) 4 in Kyotera District, Uganda. The coated line pipes
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UNEB Executive Director, Dan Odongo. With just two weeks remaining until final examination for pioneer students studying under the new lower secondary curriculum, thousands of candidates from over 2,096 examination centers are at risk of not being graded, even if they turn up for the examinations. This stems from the
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Share of Dar’s exports to DRC rises to 4.4 percent as that of Kenya and Uganda reels from trade wars Tanzania is now exporting more of its goods to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) compared to the traditional markets of Kenya and Uganda, highlighting the changing trade dynamics occasioned
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Onapito Ekomoloit (RIP) The passing of former journalist Francis Onapito Ekomoloit, fondly known as Ona, has reignited memories of his significant contributions to independent journalism and public service. Onapito, aged 58, succumbed to lung cancer on Friday in Kampala after a short illness. His legacy as a committed advocate for
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Organizers and partners pose for a photo after the launch of the UMEAS 2024 at Serena Hotel on Friday. On Friday September 27, 2024, Evolve Africa announced the fourth edition of the Uganda Marketing Excellence Awards, UMEAS slated for Friday, December 13, 2024. Now in its fourth year, the UMEAS
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Farmers under their umbrella Busoga sugarcane growers Union-BSU have asked the government to address challenges in the sugar industry. While meeting with the National Resistance Movement-NRM Deputy Secretary General, Rosemary Namayanjja on Thursday, the farmers said that sugarcane growing is the backbone of Busoga's economy, and called for the government's
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Manish Kalla, the General Manager at Tembo Steels (U) Ltd Tembo Steels (U) Ltd (TSUL), one of the most diversified and integrated manufacturers of steel products in Uganda and Africa at large, is revolutionizing the steel industry, thanks to the company’s resilience of innovation. The company has one of the largest product
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By Ali Ssekatawa In 2016, I led a group of young lawyers in a movement we called the “Nakivubo Declaration.” It was a direct encounter to what we termed the “Kampala Club Declaration," a tradition where senior lawyers handpicked successors based on seniority. The Nakivubo Declaration was our first attempt
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Officials from PostBank and MTN Mobile Money in a group photo at the launch of XtraCash PostBank Uganda (PBU) in partnership with MTN Mobile Money (U) Limited (MTN MoMo) have launched Xtracash, a digital Micro Lending solution that is positioned to extend short term facilities to MTN mobile money subscribers. This
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WORLD coffee and sugar prices surged to new highs on Thursday (Sep 26) as investors remained focussed on drought-hit Brazil, the top grower of both commodities, with weather forecasts continuing to indicate dry conditions. Brazil is experiencing one of its worst droughts on record. Farmland fires have broken out in
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