Hundreds gathered in Ethiopia’s Northern town of Adwa, to commemorate the defeat of the Italian troupes by Ethiopian forces in 1986 and the establishment of a Pan African University in Africa at the historic town in a ceremony attended by various African distinguished leaders including President Yoweri Museveni. African leaders and
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By Peter Abaanabasazi Centenary bank customers in Hoima district have expressed concern over what they termed as poor customer care manifested in long queues coupled with a few tellers. The Hoima Municipal Mayor, Grace Mugasa and one of Centenary Bank’s customers noted that there is need for the bank management
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Uganda Police Force has topped the list of media violations, according to the 2016 Press Freedom Index released on Tuesday morning at Imperial Royale Hotel in Kampala. The report titled "Tough Times, Political Intolerance Stifles Media", shows that Police committed 83 of the 135 media violations recorded in 2016. It highlights
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GOtv, one of the leading pay TV players in Uganda has launched a promotion dubbed ‘Wangula School Fees ne GOtv’ where parents and caretakers of school going children will be rewarded and supported with school fees for the upcoming second term. George Ssemanda, the GOtv Uganda National Sales Manager said
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Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has revealed that the National Resistance Movement (NRM) government he heads has created jobs for ordinary Ugandans contrary to some anlysts' comments. The President made the remarks at Speke Resort Munyonyo on Tuesday where he opened the 4th four-day Africa Congress of Accountants that has attracted over 1,200 delegates.
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Mysterios Kampala city tycoon and socialite, Jack Pemba is in trouble for his alleged involvement in money laundering and drug trafficking. Pemba was picked up at Entebbe Airport on Sunday evening and is currently being held at Nalufenya Police facility in Jinja. Local news agency, URN reports that Police spokesperson, Asan
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Kitgum Municipality Member of Parliament, Beatrice Anywar has dismissed death rumours making rounds on social media, noting that she’s alive. “They have killed me several times with rumours but whoever they are must be ashamed of their evil thoughts. They must be political opponents," Chris Obore, the Director of Communication
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An 18-year-old student has designed a bra that can help in the early detection of breast cancer and has won top prize at the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA). Julian Rios Cantu, a Mexican, said he was inspired by his mother’s battle with the disease which eventually led to both
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Uganda Telecom Limited (UTL), the oldest telecom firm in Uganda is on life support so much that it has been placed under receivership after becoming heavily indebted. Business Focus has learnt that over 400 employees at the once popular telecom firm are in fear over safety of their jobs as
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Latest reports indicates that access to electric power in Uganda stands at 20.4% despite the country boosting of having surplus electricity. This implies that over 25 million people have no access to electricity. In Uganda, the baseline consumption is 80KWh per capita while the world standard is 3,026KWh per capita.
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