Makerere University staff members have petitioned the University Council Chairperson Lorna Magara, to reconsider the composition of the Senate. Earlier this month, Makerere University staff through their Associations; the Makerere University Academic Staff Association- MUASA, Makerere Academic Staff Association-MASA, and the National Union of Education Institutions- NUEI said that they
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Uganda-based motorcycle ride-hailing and delivery company SafeBoda is set to resume operations in Kenya next month, three years after it shut down its operations in the country. “Tumerudi! (We are back),” said the firm on its official Kenyan handle on X (formerly Twitter). “SafeBoda is coming to Nairobi,” the company
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In the heart of the impenetrable Bwindi Forest, where the mystical mist dances through the treetops, I found myself face to face with a massive silverback named Bahati. “Do not run should a gorilla charge at you,” the warden’s words echoed in my mind, but when Bahati charged without warning,
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Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa has tasked the Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industries and Fisheries (MAAIF), Frank Tumwebaze to present a statement on interventions to curb the spread of foot and mouth disease. He said that the outbreak has led to concerns from farmers after the Permanent Secretary in MAAIF wrote
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A global coffee miller has announced plans to shut its operations in Kenya next month as the bungled government-backed reforms in the coffee sector continue to disrupt the industry. NKG Coffee Mills Kenya, a member of Germany’s Neumann Kaffee Gruppe, says it will lay off staff by the end of
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Janet Museveni (Right), the Minister of Education and Sports receiving PLE results Janet Museveni, the Minister of Education and Sports, has said that the government is going to scrap automatic promotion policy with the aim of reducing the number of ungraded candidates in final national examinations. Mrs Museveni made these remarks on
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Smart Pole Street Light Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has deployed the city's first-ever smart pole street lights totaling 87. The lights which are anchored on telecom infrastructure have been placed around various places in the city. Thirty-three of them are deployed along Kololo Hill Drive, thirty along Nile Avenue,
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Left to Right: John B. Kaweesi (Head of Mortgages and Consumer Banking), Doreen Nyiramugisha (Head of Marketing and Communications), Patience Bayenda (Head of Products) and Annet Ssebuggwawo (Head of Microfinance)during the Fuuka Don launch. In a re-affirmation of its commitment to enabling financial independence and sustainable home ownership, Housing Finance Bank
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Air Tanzania is offering cargo charter services to various destinations Air Tanzania Company Limited (ATCL) has turned the history from nonstop regional and international passengers’ flights operations to a whole new world of cargo solution by using its Boeing 767-300F. ATCL Country Representative in Uganda, Khalfan Lugendo, confirmed the
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EFC Uganda head office before it collapsed EFC Uganda Limited, a Microfinance Deposit-Taking Institution, had run bankrupt at the time of its collapse, Business Focus reports. It’s understood that customers would go to withdraw money but return with nothing, necessitating the Bank of Uganda to take action of liquidating it and
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