Uganda's Ministry of Education and sports has issued a set of guidelines to school headteachers on the sticky issue if school fees changes. The guidelines were issued by the ministry's Permanent Secretary, Alex Kakooza on Wednesday asking headteachers to "strictly' observe them Below are the guidelines GUIDELINES ON SCHOOL CHARGES
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The Finance Committee of Parliament has tasked Housing Finance Bank to offer thorough justification for a Shs61bn capitalization request from government. The government, with 49.18 percent shares, owns the bank jointly with National Social Security Fund -NSSF (50 percent) and the National Housing and Construction Company (0.82 percent). State Minister
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The Pepper Publications Limited Directors and Editors could be charged with treason and offensive communication, sources claim. The Five Red Pepper directors are; Arinaitwe Otim Rugyendo, Mujuni James, Johnson Byara Musinguzi, Patrick Mugumya, Richard Tusiime and the three editors include; Ben Byarabaha, Richard Kintu and Tumusiime Francis According to sources, they could be made to make charge and
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With the latest iteration of South Africa’s Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act expected to be completed by the end of 2017and the Integrated Energy Resource Plan nearing completion, South Africa is set to leverage itslargely unexplored and underdeveloped oil and gas sector to re-ignite growth able to drive broad
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Have you come across civil servants who seem not to comprehend what they are doing? Here is the reason. There is a high number of applicants for government jobs using forged academic qualification certificates and some end up getting the jobs, says the Public Service Commission. The Commission says its
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A trip to Beijing by Zimbabwe's military chief was a "normal military exchange", China's foreign ministry said after the army seized power in Harare. How deep are relations between China and Zimbabwe really? The news that General Constantino Chiwenga had visited China only a few days before the military takeover
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Uganda's Foreign Affairs Ministry has spoken out on media reports that the country's Foreign Affairs Minister, Sam Kutesa, has been named in a corruption scandal being investigated by the US Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI). The statement issued on Wednesday rubbishes reports that Kutesa is linked to the bribery schemes
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Ugandan cross-border media personality Anita Fabiola is pregnant, sources claim. According to close friends, Fabiola is pregnant for Rich gang founding member Ed Cheune. Recently, a photo of Fabiola's baby-bump emerged online even though no confirmation was obtained. From impeccable sources however, Fabiola swallowed a live seed from Ed Cheune,
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President Yoweri Museveni received gifts and reelection support from a Chinese company that was seeking to gain business advantage in Uganda, an investigation by Federal Bureau of Investigations - FBI has found. The deal was reportedly brokered by Foreign Affairs Minister Sam Kutesa, and his wife, Edith Gasana. Kutesa reportedly
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The United Nations (UN) has been blamed by a section of NRM rebel MPs for ignoring their warnings against appointing Foreign Affairs Minister Sam Kutesa as first President of United Nations General Assembly. The MPs made the remarks during a press briefing held at Parliament Wednesday afternoon to respond to
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