Smart farmers are increasingly earning big from agribusiness sector. Although subsistence agriculture in Uganda stands at 69.4%, a few commercial farmers are enjoying the fruits of their sweat. Samuel Mpabe is one of a few Ugandans banking clean cash from mixed farming. He grows bananas, maize, coffee and fruits such
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Following weeks of public nominations from across the continent and its Diaspora, the final nominees for the much-anticipated New African Woman Awards 2017 have been announced. The awards, in their second edition are organized by the New African Woman magazine. Uganda’s Rhoda Peace Tumusiime has made it to the list
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Details have emerged of how former Presidential candidate, Premier and Secretary General of the country's ruling National Reistance Movement (NRM) party, John Patrick Amama Mbabazi is settling in a life out of the hustle and bustle of politics. A close family source intimated to us that the former 'Super Minister'
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Uganda's President, Yoweri Museveni has said Accounting Officers and Auditor are to blame for the rampamt corruption in the country. The president made these remarks on Thursday during the 12th Annual National Internal Audit conference today at Speke Resort, Munyonyo. "So when we talk about misappropriation of funds it is mainly
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The National Drug Authority (NDA)’s Quality Control Laboratory has received the ISO 17025 Accreditation award for testing of male latex condoms. Uganda is the second country in East and Central Africa to receive the internationally recognized accreditation by the American ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board (ANAB). Fredrick Ssekyana, NDA Spokesperson
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By Peter Abaanaasazi “Some of us are forced to ease ourselves in the nearby bush due to lack of privacy since we share a pit latrine with boys and teachers,” Joy Kemigisa, a primary six pupil (girl) at Bulera Demonstration Primary School in Hoima Municipality, says. That is the appalling
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United Bank for Africa (UBA), Africa’s Global Bank operating in 19 African countries, has announced the promotion of 3,000 staff members, reinforcing its commitment to human capital investment and career progression despite the current challenging operating circumstances. Promotions were made across UBA’s global network. In a letter written on Monday,
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In August 2016, Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta signed into law a bill limiting how much interest banks can charge for loans, despite assertions by top government officials that the legislation would damage access to credit in East Africa’s biggest economy. Lawmakers in the nation, which eliminated interest-rate limits in July
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A number of organisations are seeking to recruit qualified persons to fill various vacancies in the following fields; teaching, nursing, fisheries, procurement, research, accounts, driving and agriculture among others. Follow the following links for details; MRC Jobs http://www.mrcuganda.org/jobs Strategic Engagement http://www.strategicengagement.biz/careers.php Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB); http://www.ursb.go.ug/about-us/careers/ Spear Motors Ltd
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Arua Member of Parliament, Morine Osoru, has been elected President of the Forum of Young Parliamentarians of the Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU). Osoru was elected on Sunday, after beating competition from Russia and Zambia, says a Monday, April 03, 2017 press statement from Parliament of Uganda. The legislator is part
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