President Yoweri Museveni has directed all District Medical Officers in the country to maximize efforts in the eradication of malaria. He also said that there should be mass action by all stakeholders, including all households and communities, in the eradication of malaria. “I direct all the District Medical Officers to
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By Aloysious Kasoma dfcu bank has moved to consolidate its partnership with Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) as well as cashing in-on new ones. The second biggest commercial Bank in Uganda on Friday hosted a breakfast meeting with over 150 current and prospective NGOs at the Imperial Royale Hotel, with an aim
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KCCA have become Uganda’s first team to qualify for the group stage of the premier continental club championship. Mike Mutebi’s team qualified after a 1-0 win over Ethiopia’s Saint George in their 1/16th round second leg on Saturday in Kampala. The hosts qualified on a 1-0 goal aggregate after a
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Today's fixtures at 4pm Sebei vs. Busoga Bugishu vs. Teso Acholi vs. Buganda Kigezi vs. Lango Kampala vs. Bunyoro Rwenzori vs. Bukedi West Nile vs. Ankole Tooro vs. Karamoja Buganda seeks to put behind themselves a disappointing opening day 1-0 loss to Kigezi when they visit Gulu town to play
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Uganda's Central Bank's Director for Supervision has praised Opportunity Bank's sophisticated technology saying it will give clients a 'user friendly' experience. Dr. Tumubweine Twinemanzi made these remarks on Friday as bank announced a new brand and officially introduced a New and improved Head Office. He also revealed that increased confidence in
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Retail chain Nakumatt lost UShs650 billion worth of stock in the year to December 2017, its managers say in a report that reveals the extent of fraudulent activity that brought the company to near collapse, Business Daily reports. Peter Kahi, the court-appointed administrator, has hired experts to conduct a “special
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A new report indicates that Uganda made a comeback last year to emerge the top spender on arms in East Africa while Kenya and Tanzania sharply cut their purchase of military weapons. According to a report released by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (Sipri), Uganda ended its lull with
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The Uganda Shilling weakened in early part of week as corporate demand picked up, but later the unit gained strength towards close of the week 16th March 2018 supported by strong dollar inflows from commodities exporters. The closing range was 3655/3665 compared to the opening of 3660/3670. In the interbank
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South Africa's former President Jacob Zuma is to face prosecution for 16 charges of corruption relating to a multi-billion-dollar arms deal, the BBC reports. The case centres on a 30bn rand ($2.5bn; £1.7bn) deal to modernise the country's defence in the late 1990s. The charges - which Mr Zuma denies
Read MoreMEDIA ADVISORY Kigali to host 14th Gender Summit on 19-20 March 19-20 Global experts meet in Kigali to discuss climate change through a gender lens, and the impact on economic and societal issues KIGALI, Rwanda, 16 March 2018, -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- THE STORY: It
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