Andrew Izaara with colleagues. Today, Uganda proudly makes a mark on the global stage as a video trailer showcasing a groundbreaking innovation by a Ugandan scientist is displayed on the iconic Times Square. The video, screening every 19th minute of each hour throughout the day, highlights "Nautical Elixir," a startup that seeks to transform
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Housing Finance Bank's recycler ATM machine It’s a late Friday night, dark and lonely. You pace around, soliciting a cash bailout from your friends and anyone else, hoping to buy Yaka units, but all in vain. The thought of banking halls being closed makes you even sadder, and you panic,
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Britam Asset Managers, a leading financial services provider in Uganda, has unveiled the Britam Easy Earner Dollar, a new investment product aimed at providing stable returns and capital security for investors seeking US Dollar-denominated assets. Britam Easy Earner Dollar provides for low-risk investment by focusing on interest-bearing assets. It aims
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dfcu Bank’s Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer dfcu Bank has announced its role as an implementing partner for the Government of Uganda’s GROW Project, a new initiative dedicated to supporting women entrepreneurs in scaling their businesses, sustaining self-employment, and creating more jobs across the country. This launch further solidifies dfcu Bank’s
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Jenifer Bamuturaki (Centre), the Uganda Airlines Chief Executive Officer, addressing the press before the launch of Abuja route Uganda Airlines has started flights to Abuja, Nigeria, as the national carrier continues to steadily expand its network. The flights to Nigeria’s Administrative Capital come just one year after Uganda Airlines launched
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Uganda’s economy has fully recovered from various shocks, Matia Kasaija, the Minister Of Finance, Planning And Economic Development, has said. He made the remarks during a meeting on The Budget Strategy For Financial Year 2025/2026 held at Speke Resort And Convention Center – Munyonyo, on Wednesday. “In the last quarter
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Janet Museveni, the Minister of Education and Sports A new survey has highlighted significant gaps in the implementation of the revised Ordinary Level curriculum, just a month before students sit for their Uganda Certificate Exams-UCE. The survey, conducted by the Economic Policy Research Center (EPRC) across seventeen schools in various
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Dr. Herbert Luswata, the President of the Uganda Medical Association Healthcare providers have expressed concern over a move by the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) to start taxing consultants and medical specialists who are part-time in private hospitals as full-time employees. In a notice seen by our reporter, the tax body asks
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dfcu bank staff recently engaged in blood donation drive dfcu Bank has reaffirmed its commitment to transforming lives, businesses, and communities across Uganda through its “60 Acts of Kindness” staff campaign with all the Bank’s staff around the country taking part in a series of corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives funded
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NARO Director General, Dr. Yona Baguma and Tooro Prime Minister, Steven Kiyingi Frankston shaking hands after signing the MoU in Fort Portal on Wednesday Ahead of the Empango (coronation anniversary celebrations) tomorrow, Tooro Kingdom has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) to implement joint
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