Speaker Annita Among greeting King Oyo The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, has directed the Ministry of Finance to immediately release funds to refurbish and complete the long-delayed Fort Portal-Kampala Highway, a crucial artery linking the tourism city to the rest of the country. Speaking on Friday as Chief Guest,
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By Sharon Kyatusiimire Last week, we took a big step toward a dream I’ve been carrying for years: establishing a dedicated organization to ensure that women’s voices are heard and included in decision-making. Many celebrated this milestone with us, and we are grateful for the encouragement. A few colleagues, however,
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Overcrowding in secondary schools is threatening the successful rollout of Uganda’s revised Ordinary Level (O-Level) curriculum/ Courtesy photo A new survey by the Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) shows that severe overcrowding in secondary schools is threatening the successful rollout of Uganda’s revised Ordinary Level (O-Level) curriculum. Education experts recommend
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A bank agent explores Naaki, discovering financial literacy in a fun and engaging way Pebuu Africa has unveiled Naaki: The Chronicles of a Bank Agent, a comic book designed to bring financial literacy to entrepreneurs and communities across Uganda in an engaging, relatable, and entertaining way. The comic, created under
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Minister Kasaija presenting the 2026-27 Budget Strategy at the Kampala International Conference Centre The government has announced the financing methods it hopes will be used to finance the next budget, featuring a mixture of sources of funding and their targeted application. This will help the government balance between the need
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The dream of making cross-border phone calls seamless and affordable is getting a major boost as East African Community (EAC) Partner States reignited efforts to cut the cost of mobile roaming and build a truly borderless digital market through the One Network Area (ONA) initiative. Launched in 2015, ONA was
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Winnie Agnes Kabogoza, the Chairperson, Public Service Commission A total of 81,873 Ugandans applied for 277 vacancies across 18 Government entities, Public Service Commission has revealed. Ms. Winnie Agnes Kabogoza, the Chairperson, Public Service Commission, says the Public Service Commission opened applications for suitable candidates between 23rd June to 21st
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Christopher Legilisho, Economist at Stanbic Bank Ugandan companies registered a further expansion in business activity midway through the third quarter, extending the current sequence of growth to seven months as the headline Stanbic Bank Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) remained above the positive threshold mark of 50.0. At 53.3 during August,
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Kaddunabbi Ibrahim Lubega, the IRA Chief Executive Officer More than 40 percent of what insurance companies pay out in claims are actually fraudulent claims, but many genuine claimants leave frustrated, according to the Insurance Appeals Tribunal (IAT). The claims payouts have continuously grown over the year as the industry leaders
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Psalms Food Industries Limited Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Ngabirano Dennis (in red tie) explains a point to the NARO Director General, Dr. Yona Baguma and team during the visit on Wednesday The National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) has reiterated its commitment to conducting research that drives industrialization in the country.
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