Smuggling and selling restricted cigarettes in Uganda is still happening despite the dire consequences and losses that come with the vice. However, two smugglers met their fate after they were caught in a strategically set ambush and covert operation respectively. URA enforcement spent the better part of Monday waiting for
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The Ministry of Health has been cleared to recruit critical staff in national and regional referral hospitals despite the ban on recruitment. The Public Service Ministry's Permanent Secretary, Catherine Bitarakate in a letter to her counterpart at the Health to Health Ministry, Diana Atwine said only hospitals with a surplus
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Left to right: Head Alternate channels & Cards Alvin Musinguzi, CEO Robin Bairstow, Executive Director & Chief Operations Officer Sam Ntulume, and Chief Business Officer Edward Gibson Nangono during the launch of the new banking system I&M Bank has unveiled the Finacle Core Banking Solution System , a new banking system
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African Heads of state in a group photo after the AU after the AU Summit in Ethiopia The African Union (AU) heads of state Assembly has endorsed the G25 Kampala Declaration on coffee, making coffee a strategic crop for the continent. The heads of state made coffee a strategic commodity for the
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Officials from Uganda Bankers' Association, Bank of Uganda, Ministry of ICT and bank CEOs in a group photo after the launch of the BIGF/UBA Photo The Uganda Bankers’ Association has issued guidelines on how to mitigate fraud within Uganda’s financial sector, with one of the proposals entailing all commercial banks to
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Finance PS, Ramathan Ggoobi. The Secretary to Treasury, Ramathan Ggoobi has issued the Budget Call Circular for 2024/25 in which he announced the revision of the 2024/25 national budget from earlier Shs52.7Trn to now Shs53.337rn. “The preliminary resource envelope for FY 2023/24 issued in the first budget call circular which
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Road safety awareness will move forward on Monday, February 26, 2024, when Coca-Cola Beverages Uganda (CCBU) partners with the Joe Walker, Kampala to Fort Portal Walk. The 12-day trek aims to shine a light on the crucial issue of road accidents and advocate for responsible behaviour on Ugandan roads. As
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A Ugandan Citizen, Brian Kasajja, has petitioned the High Court in Mukono seeking a declaration to abolish all the Uganda Shilling notes and coins in circulation. In a petition before the Civil Division of the High Court in Mukono, Kasajja is seeking a declaration that the continued circulation of bank
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Lawyers have petitioned the Constitutional court seeking to scrap cash bail conditions that Courts impose on suspects without first investigating whether they have the capacity to pay. The group led by Amos Kuuku from Ssetimba and Company Advocates and some of the affected persons, argues that the practice of imposing
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The Ministry of Education and Sports plans to provide sponsorship for 2,469 students interested in pursuing Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) at the national certificate level this academic year. This allocation represents approximately 12 percent of the total 20,670 available slots across 85 institutions nationwide. According to a
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