In a live poll conducted by Africa.com on May 13 as part of its webinar series, Crisis Management for African Business Leaders, 47% of webinar participants do not think that African governments are taking women's issues into consideration as they develop policies to address COVID-19. 28% think that African governments
Read MoreBy George Bakiwanya Someone would wonder why there’s need for any form of “paperwork” or accountability in respect to personal life, but when it comes to managing your money, Budget is a necessary tool. A handful of people believe budget is meant for relatively privileged counterparts who have diverse sources
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dfcu bank has spoken out on the reported fraud at its Ntinda branch where a staffer was caught stealing Shs10 million off a customer’s account. The employee in question is a one Elizabeth Kyosimiire, who reports say has been doing undetected thefts from customers’ entries since 2018 but her luck
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Study projects up to 190,000 Africans could die from Covid-19 Scientists at the World Health Organization say nearly a quarter of a billion people in Africa could catch coronavirus in a year. Their study, published in BMJ Global Health, says between 150,000 and and 190,000 Africans could die from Covid-19.
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Former National Social Security Fund (NSSF) Deputy Managing Director, Geraldine Ssali Busuulwa (pictured) has weighed in on the debate whether the Fund should honour 20% midterm payment to each saver. This week NSSF MD, Richard Byarugaba wrote to the Minister with regards to the Covid-19 relief for its members: Paying
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Uganda's President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has endorsed a request by the Ministry of Finance to borrow up to USD500M to recapitalize Bank of Uganda (BoU) and Uganda Development Bank (UDB), following the effects of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Uganda’s economy. The money, according to credible sources, will come from the International
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The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga (pictured) and the Minister of Defense and Veteran Affairs, Adolf Mwesige have clashed over the involvement of UPDF personnel on Land matters in Amuru District. Kadaga ordered that a statement by Mwesige over the matter be expunged from Parliament record. The statement was in
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Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has moved to interdict two of its officers over negligence that has resulted into the latest wave of collapsing buildings, the latest happening in Kansanga over the weekend and leaving over 10 people dead. "We are going to interdict the two officers in charge of
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The Kenya Medical Research Institute (Kemri) has overturned Covid-19 test results on a Kenyan long-distance truck driver who was tested positive in Uganda while on transit a fortnight ago. According to Taita-Taveta health officials, the victim was tested at the Malaba border along the Kenya-Uganda border on May 3 while on his
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Equity Bank Uganda Limited officials have been applauded for turning away Frank Tumwebaze (pictured), the Minister for Gender, Labour and Social Development after he showed up at the bank’s premises without wearing a face mask. This was revealed by the minister himself via his official Twitter handle. "Thanks to my
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