Uganda National Examination Board (UNEB) has issued guidelines to be adhered to during 2019 Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) scheduled for Monday 4th and Tuesday 5th November 2019. According to UNEB, candidates sitting exams have increased by 3.6% to 695,793 in 2019, up from 671,923 in 2018. Addressing the press at
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The Archbishop of Church of Uganda, The Most Rt. Rev. Stanley Ntagali on Thursday prayed, blessed anoint and dedicated primary seven candidates of Kampala Parents’ School (KPS) to God ahead of Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) slated to take place on Monday and Tuesday. Briefing of candidates will be conducted countrywide
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As Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) strives to increase the monitoring of tax compliance, manufacturers through their umbrella body, Uganda Manufacturers Association (UMA) have written to State House asking the President to put on halt the installation of the digital tax stamp solution and allow them more time. In a letter
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Makerere University students striking over the 15% tuition increment are high on drugs, the Minister of State for Higher Education, John Chrysostom Muyingo has reiterated though without giving evidence. “The situation at the University has been worsened by the now rampant abuse of drugs and other substances by sections of
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South Sudan's opposition leader Riek Machar (pictured) has called for a six-month delay in the formation of a unity government, accusing President Salva Kiir of "lacking the goodwill" to implement the agreed peace deal, the Reuters news agency reports. A spokesman for Mr Machar said the former rebel leader would
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By Nicolas Pompigne-Mognard, APO Group Founder and Chairman APO Group are delighted to be the founding sponsor of a new AWIEF award: the APO Group African Women in Media Award. The prize has been introduced to recognise, celebrate and empower women journalists who support female entrepreneurship in Africa. Here, APO
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Over 10 million young people are expected to access dignified and fulfilling work opportunities in Ethiopia by 2030. This follows the launch of an initiative, Young Africa Works in Ethiopia, by Mastercard Foundation that will seek to create employment opportunities for the youth in partnership with Ethiopia's Jobs Creation Commission
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The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has launched the Busoga Livestock Transformation Project of the Kasolwe Stock Farm in the eastern district of Kamuli. Presiding at the launch on Wednesday, 30 October 2019, Kadaga said that the project was timely and would teach the indigenous people how to practice farming
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Tanzanian billionaire Mohammed Dewji (pictured) has said that he asked his kidnapper to shoot him six days into being held captive. His abduction, 12 months ago, outside a hotel gym in the country's main city, Dar es Salaam, sparked a huge manhunt. Speaking to the media for the first time
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The Head of Marketing, Product Development and Communications at Ecobank Uganda,Primrose Kobusingye has thrown in the towel at the Pan-African bank for another juicy job, Business Focus exclusively reports. This website understands that she is set join a yet to be confirmed financial institution. “Primrose will no longer be an
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