Raphael Magyezi, the Minister of Local Government The Minister of Local Government, Raphael Magyezi has admitted to major failings in the full operationalisation of new cities and asked Parliament for one month to implement urgent recommendations following a report that exposed serious administrative, financial, and infrastructure gaps. This followed the
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Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has faulted Management of Law Development Centre for negligence, after some of its staff portioned and sold off its prime land worth 4.5acres and valued at around UGX10Bn. The land in question is located in the middle of the city and current occupants are now
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Some of the participants at the sustainable certification and standards training Despite the benefits of sustainable certification of coffee and cocoa production, the number of farmers in Uganda who are certified and sell certified coffee and cocoa remains low. Less than 12% of Uganda’s total coffee exports are certified in
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Women entrepreneurs from Northern Uganda were trained in business skills under dfcu bank’s Rising Woman Initiative dfcu bank’s Women in Business (WiB) Program has impacted over 70,000 women entrepreneurs since its launch in 2007. dfcu bank became Uganda’s first bank to offer a women-focused banking proposition. In this interview, Doreen
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Rhoda Nsibirwa Kalema Nakibuuka at the launch of her autobiography -My Life is But a Weaving Tributes pour in from feminists, friends, relatives and law makers after news of the death of Rhoda Nsibirwa Kalema Nakibuuka, one of the pioneer Uganda female parliamentarians. She died on Sunday, 3rd August 2025.
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Seeta High School building in Seeta Mukono police are investigating the death of a Seeta High School student who allegedly drowned at the school’s Mbalala Campus under unclear circumstances. The school had remained silent for nearly 24 hours, fuelling fear and speculation in the community. On Monday morning, rumours of
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Dr Akinwumi Adesina (pictured) says his passion to mobilize global capital for Africa’s development will continue way beyond his presidency of the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org), which ends on 1st September 2025. In a keynote speech titled “Tilting Global Capital for Unlocking Investment Opportunities in Africa”, delivered at the Standard
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A group photo of the MTN Uganda and Equity bank team during the post-game party Over the weekend, the lush greens of St. Louise Memorial Golf Club in Namulonge were abuzz with energy, laughter, and a dash of competitive flair as staff from MTN Uganda and Equity Bank came together
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Charles M. Mudiwa, CEO at dfcu Bank dfcu Bank has announced a strategic partnership with Aurionpro, an international fintech leader. This collaboration places dfcu Bank at the forefront of digital innovation, setting a new industry benchmark in transaction banking for Corporate and SME clients. The partnership will see dfcu Bank
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KCCA Executive Director, Hajjati Sharifah Buzeki Addressing the Media in Kampala. Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has secured a US$1 million (UGX3.57bn) grant from the Government of Japan through UN-Habitat to address urgent environmental and safety risks by decommissioning the Kiteezi landfill in a bid to modernize the city’s waste
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