It seems Makerere University problems are not about to end. The latest is that the Vice Chancellor, Prof Barnabas Nawangwe has suspended the forthcoming guild election due to the ongoing strike by the university staff. Nawangwe told local media that he has decided to suspend the elections to provide a
Read MoreMercer, a global consulting leader in advancing health, wealth and careers, and a wholly owned subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Companies (NYSE: MMC), has announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership agreement with Learning Organisation, a Ghana based Consulting firm. Through the partnership, Mercer and Learning Organisation will
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A section of landlords have protested the Landlord and Tenants Bill 2018, arguing that the recommendation to have landlords dragged to court over annoying tenants is ambiguous in nature. While appearing before the Committee of Physical Infrastructure during a public hearing on the Bill that is under scrutiny before debate
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Cuba has condemned western interference in the affairs of Venezuela following the illegal announcement of Juan Guaidó purporting to be president. In a statement issued recently, the Cuban government expressed its solidarity with President Nicolas Maduro. “The Revolutionary Government of the Republic of Cuba condemns and energetically rejects the attempt
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The State Minister for Tourism, Godfrey Kiwanda has defended the controversial Miss Curvy contest, saying that the pageant is ‘godly’ and is aimed at thanking God for gifting Uganda with endowed women. To cement his argument, he quoted Genesis 1:31; ‘God looked at everything he had made, and he was
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Bank of Uganda (BoU) paid MMAKS Advocates lawyers in foreign currencies despite the fact that the legal advisors had filled their invoices in Uganda shillings, MPs on the Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) has established. The MPs on Wednesday accused Bank of Uganda of showing no
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Police say they have arrested six people in connection with the death of Kenyan human rights activist Caroline Mwatha. Director of Criminal Investigations George Kinoti told Kenyan media that police believe she died in an abortion clinic and the suspects took part in or facilitated what appears to have been
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Uganda's President Museveni met with and congratulated President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) at the Sheraton Hotel Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The two discussed key matters in relation to the common border, notably; the ADF and ebola threats, which issues when eliminated could lead to improved relations
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The Landlord and Tenant Bill 2018 largely favours tenants against landlords, Members of Parliament on the Physical Infrastructure Committee have observed. The MPs, who met the Minister of State for Housing, Dr. Chris Baryomunsi, were concerned that the Bill gives tenants more opportunities of negotiation with landlords, saying this would
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Ugandans will be able to buy government securities through a mobile money platform in a move by the east African country to become less dependent on commercial banks and institutional investors for its funding. The government said in a statement on Tuesday that the measure, which was approved at a
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