Bank of Uganda has joined the Valentine’s Day frenzy by reminding Ugandans against using banknotes as bouquets, saying such actions increase the cost of printing money to the Central Bank. The Central Bank issued the reminder on its social media platform X formerly Twitter writing, “Today is a good day to
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Government is expected to present an information paper to Parliament on the status of the tea sector in the country by Wednesday, 21 February 2024. According to David Bahati, the State Minister for Trade, Industry and Cooperatives (Trade), a cabinet paper addressing concerns in the sector is expected to be
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Gen. David Muhoozi, the Minister of State for Internal Affairs, justified the mandatory deductions, saying that it is aimed at improving the welfare of the officers Parliament has directed the Uganda Police Forces’ Exodus Savings and Credit Cooperative (SACCO) to stop mandatory deduction of personnel salaries as savings. The Committee
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The final seven winners move away with a flurry of coveted prizes It was all pomp and glamour last Friday as the final episode of the Mpa e-receipt yange campaign went down at Motiv Uganda. The event saw the final seven winners move away with a flurry of coveted prizes,
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Alice Mukami inspects her maize farm in Chorong'i village, Nyeri county, on January 31, 2024. Farmers in the region are expecting a bumper harvest following favorable weather for the last six months. PHOTO | JOSEPH KANYI | NMG Maize prices dropped by 12.7 per cent last year, driven by improved
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Ugandan Passports The Ministry of Internal Affairs has reported a significant drop in numbers of applicants for Ugandan passports. The Internal Affairs spokesperson Simon Peter Mundeyi said the Covid-19 pandemic saw an increase in the number of Ugandans applying for passports, prompting them to upgrade their system, in anticipation of
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The Directorate of Crime Intelligence (DCI), and Mukono Central Police Station, have arrested Sabiiti Kaporonyo, a 48-year-old hacker. Kaporonyo was reported by several mobile money dealers and civilians for unauthorized withdrawals from their SIM cards for more than a month. Crime Intelligence and Mukono Police authorities began tracking the withdrawal
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Women entrepreneurs who graduated from the 7th cohort of the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) Program in a group photo In a significant boost to female economic empowerment, 99 women entrepreneurs from Kampala, Lira, and Fort Portal have successfully graduated from the 7th cohort of the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) Program. This remarkable
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Left- Right: Doreen Namuyiga- the CCBU Quality Assurance Technologist, Anisha Namugabo- the Quality Controller and Barbra Namanyi-the CCBU Raw Materials Planner To mark International Day for Women and Girls in Science, Coca-Cola Beverages Uganda (CCBU) celebrates the achievements of women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) by recognising leading
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By Jackie Tahakanizibwa The Euromonitor Illicit Alcohol Trade Report of 2021 found that the trade of licit, also known as regulated alcohol accounts for 35% of all alcohol consumed in Uganda while illicit alcohol accounts for 65%. Illicit alcohol is produced illegally, outside of the approved and regulated production processes
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