Doreen Atuheire, Head- dfcu Women in Business at dfcu Bank, speaking to Business Focus at the ongoing expo dfcu Bank, in partnership with Monitor Publications Limited, has officially opened the 2025 Rising Woman Expo at the UMA Showgrounds in Lugogo. The two-day event, running from 14th to 15th November, brings
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Screenshot of the paper and the circular sent out by UNEB The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) is facing public criticism after a printing error on one of this year’s Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) examination papers sparked outrage and online speculation. The mistake appeared on Tuesday’s Economics Paper
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National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) has informed Parliament that the Corporation’s operations to extend water across Uganda are being jeopardized by the growing unpaid water arrears by various Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). MDAs currently owe NWSC UGX116Bn despite earlier promises to have these outstanding arrears cleared. The
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The abandoned irrigation site A multi-billion-shilling irrigation project established to boost vegetable farming in Omoro District has been left idle after most beneficiaries abandoned it just five years after its launch. The Opwoch Small-Scale Irrigation System, located on more than 20 acres of land in Jaka Parish, Lalogi Sub-county, was
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Permanent Secretary Hajii Yunus Kakande (pictured second right-hand side) speaks to Florence Alanyo (in the middle) the Assistant Resident District Commissioner for Gulu District from Bomah Hotel on November 5,2025-Photo By Sim The government has moved to rise salaries of the Resident District Commissioners (RDCs) to 9 million shillings from
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By Stephen Chikovore, Managing Director, Old Mutual Insurance Uganda When UAP Old Mutual officially rebranded to Old Mutual Uganda earlier this month, it marked the dawn of a new chapter in Uganda’s financial landscape. The transition, part of a broader Pan-African unification strategy, strategically positions Old Mutual Uganda at the
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Journalists and trainers in a group photo The National Information Technology Authority – Uganda (NITA-U) in collaboration with Personal Data Protection Office (PDPO), has trained journalists from print, radio, television, and online media houses on cybersecurity, data protection, and privacy. The engagement, held at the National ICT Innovation Hub in
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Workers raising a doorstep into a mall at Shauriyako, to guard against flood water Traders along the Nakivubo Channel are worried about the continued closure of Allen and Ssebaana Kizito roads. The two roads were closed to allow drainage works following the devastating floods nearly two weeks ago. The repairs
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The HFB team together with stakeholders from the Ugandan Tourism sector pose for a group after the success 3rd of the HFB Clinic that happened at their office in Kololo Entrepreneurship in Uganda is a journey of ambition, resilience, and constant learning. Recognizing both the challenges and opportunities this path
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Karim Nyeko, one of the beekeepers in Te-Okot village in Got Apwoyo Subcounty in Nwoya district checks on some of his beehives at the Murchison Falls National Park boundary. On a sunny Friday afternoon, I joined a small group of residents of The-Okot village, Got Apwoyo, Sub-county in Nwoya District
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