The Banking industry reports that the not-so-friendly business environment has contributed to it's failure to fully return to the post COVID-19 performance levels yet, despite improving results. Stanbic Holdings Uganda Ltd (SUHL), which has announced a profit after tax of 235.5 billion shillings for the half year ended June 2024,
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Erias Lukwago The Kampala Lord Mayor Elias Lukwago has urged the government to release at least 1.3 trillion shillings from the contingency fund to address the city's pressing issues and prevent more catastrophic comings. Addressing a news conference at City Hall in Kampala, Lukwago has urgently called on the government
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Uganda continues to earn big from coffee exports Uganda’s coffee exports in July 2024 amounted to 821,593 60-kilo bags, worth US$ 210.48 million (Shs785.35bn), the highest ever in a single month. According to Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) monthly report for July 2024, this comprised of 722,444 bags of Robusta
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Naggita (left) with Jane Nalunga and Denis Tabaro at the dialogue Farmers and experts have warned that the increasing reliance on hybrid and imported technology seed is a danger to the country’s independence, culture and traditions. More farmers are abandoning the indigenous seed in favour of “improved” seed, which is
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A teacher in classroom. Many Kiswahili teachers are jobless/ Courtesy photo The National Curriculum Development Centre (NCDC) has urged Government to deploy the over 68,000 teachers who graduated in teaching Kiswahili, but these have remained idle due to the failure to fully operationalize the teaching of Kiswahili in both Primary
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ELP Scholars that have received admission in Global Universities display their Letters during the ELP Airlift Event this Wednesday at Equity Bank Uganda Church House 113 Equity Leadership Program scholars have secured admission and scholarships to join 71 global universities located in 22 countries around the world. Equity Group Foundation (EGF) Executive
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A forest reserve The National Forestry Authority-NFA has revealed that there are 703 illegal land titles in different forest reserves. According to Stuart Maniraguha, the Acting Executive Director of NFA, the discoveries were made between last month and the beginning of August during the process to ascertain the extent of
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Sylvia Nayebare, the Chairperson Trade and Tourism Committee of Parliament A report on the proposed 2023 Alcohol Bill tabled by Sylvia Nayebare, the Chairperson Trade and Tourism Committee of Parliament has been dismissed following findings of the joint committees on Trade and Tourism that observed that the bill fell short
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Winners showcase their prizes at the 2023 Silverback Awards Uganda Advertising Association (UAA) in partnership with Loeries and the Uganda Marketers Society (UMS) have officially unveiled the 3rd edition of the Silverback Awards 2024 to be held on Saturday, 23rd November 2024 under the theme "Innovative Sustainable Marketing: Harnessing Ethics,
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By Ali Ssekatawa The discovery of commercial oil and gas reserves in Uganda's pristine Albertine Graben presents both an opportunity and a challenge. This ecologically rich region, home to unique wildlife, natural habitats, and abundant water and fisheries resources, also boasts a number of protected areas in Uganda, including national
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