Evelyn Anite, Minister of State for Investment Government has revealed that the contract for Tibet-Hima, the Concessionaire for Kilembe was canceled after the Chinese investor demanded to carry out of Uganda 30,000 metric tons of gold, copper and cobalt as samples for testing to China. Evelyn Anite, Minister of State for
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Off To The Netherlands: Deputy Speaker Tayebwa Lauds Agricultural Excellence As dfcu Bank Flags Off Best Farmers To Learning Excursion
Winners of the 2023 best farmers competition dfcu Bank in partnership with Vision Group, The Embassy of the Netherlands, KLM Airlines, and Koudjis Nutrition BV has flagged off the winners of the 2023 Best Farmers Competition at the dfcu Bank Head Office to a learning excursion in the Kingdom of the
Read MoreL-R:... Keynote speaker Jayesh Shah (Sumaria Group), Emmanuel Katongole (Quality Chemicals Ltd) and I&M Bank Executive Director Sam Ntulume on the panel during the conference. On Friday, October 11, 2024, the Enjovu Family, in partnership with I&M Bank Uganda, held yet another successful Enjovu Family Business Conference at the Sheraton
Read MoreNew water bus to connect Siguru Islands to Port Victoria in Kenya. Water Bus Globology Limited, has launched a new cross-border vessel to streamline water transport on Lake Victoria. The new state-of-the-art vessel "MV Ormiston" is designed to enhance cross-border movement between Kenya and Uganda. The vessel will be plying
Read MoreAn empty lecture room at Makerere's CTF 1. Makerere University management is set to meet with the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Public Service to resolve the ongoing staff strike. Acting Vice-Chancellor, Professor Mukadasi Buyinza, said this in his response to a plea by Guild President Lubega Nsamba, who
Read MorePresident Museveni (R) interacts with a group of investors after a meeting on the Pan African-US Summit at Nakasero on Thursday. PPU Photo.. President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has implored investors to take advantage of Uganda’s economic potential and boost its exports. During a meeting at State Lodge, Nakasero, the President
Read MoreMakerere University Guild President, Vincent Nsamba, has asked the university's top management and joint staff associations to seek alternative solutions to the ongoing staff strike. In a letter dated October 11, addressed to Acting Vice-Chancellor Professor Mukadasi Buyinza, Nsamba expressed concern that while staff grievances are acknowledged, the continued strike
Read MoreThe Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court has remanded Simei Rutinampola a Banking Agent on charges of stealing 100 million shillings. Rutinampola, a resident of Namulanda Cell Kajansi Town Council in Wakiso District was on Friday arraigned before the Grade One Magistrate Winnie Nankya Jatiko and charged. The Court heard that on August
Read MoreMakerere University management has instructed all striking staff members to return to work while assuring them that their concerns about salary harmonization are being addressed. This directive was issued by Professor Buyinza Mukadasi, the Acting Vice Chancellor, in a circular dated October 8, 2024. "Management therefore calls upon all staff
Read MoreUganda has initiated processed coffee exports to the U.S. after signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between DET Importers and JAL Processing Company. The deal, a significant outcome of the maiden Pan African Congress Business Forum and Expo involves the export of 600,000 sachets of iced espresso ready-to-drink liquid coffee
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