By Matsiko Kahunga In a space of a few months, I have come across press reports that reveal the dilemma of Uganda’s agricultural sector. Saturday Monitor, recently carried an interview with the Chief Executive, House of Dawda (the makers of Splash juice), where he decries the firm producing below capacity,
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National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) Executive Director, Dr. Eng Silver Mugisha (pictured) has been elected President of the African Water Association (AFWA) Dr. Silver was elected by the African Water Association executive board that sat today 15th November, 2019. He is the first Ugandan to hold the position. The
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The Ministry of Health is investigating three cases of adverse immunization reactions following the recent Measles/Rubella immunization campaign. The cases, all from the same family, were immunized at a community vaccination post located in Kalagi. But one of them passed away yesterday at the pediatric unit in Mulago National Referral
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Billionaire philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates (pictured above) regained his status as the world's richest person for the first time in two years on Friday, topping Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Bloomberg reported. The Bloomberg Billionaire Index that tracks the wealth of the richest 500 people is updated after US
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Uganda Police Force have arrested five people including a policeman at Katuna border to assist with investigations regarding an alleged hammer attack that left Kellen Rwengabo Tibehenderwa, a prominent business woman fighting for her life. Brian Ampeire, a Senior Superintendent of Police and District Police Commander Kabale district in South
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Since his appointment by the Kabaka of Buganda Ronald Muwenda Mutebi 11, in May 2013, Owek.Charles Peter Mayiga (in featured photo above) has inked his name in the books of history both in Buganda and Uganda with indelible leadership traits making him a timely appointment for “Omulembe Omutebi”. His billing
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A Government of Uganda team led by Hon. Irene Muloni, Minister of Energy and Mineral Development and Albertine Graben Refinery Consortium (AGRC) leadership led by Rajakumari Jandhyala President and CEO of YAATRA Ventures jointly presented the East Africa Community sanctioned Refinery located in Hoima during the recently concluded Africa Investment
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City businesswoman, Prossy Namwanje Maria, the proprietor of Sure Deal has been fined shs30m for applying UNBS Q Mark on products without permit and Possessing for sale, non-conforming cosmetics. This was after she pleaded guilty to five counts ranging from using the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) Quality Mark
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Even with the 5G era already upon us, investment in 4G/LTE networks is still vitally important for operators in sub-Saharan Africa and must remain a core focus of network construction for the immediate future. This is according to David Chen, Vice-President, Huawei Southern Africa. "Currently, the mobile broadband penetration rate
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Although it may appear that much of the exploration activity in Africa is driven by smaller independents, the supermajors still have a significant role to play. In recognition of the importance of the market these supermajors were all well represented by senior executives at this year’s Africa Oil Week (Africa-OilWeek.com).
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