Ethiopia's national airline has said a consignment of arms recently delivered to Sudan was legal. The airline was reacting to a Sudan News Agency (Suna) saying that the authorities in Khartoum had launched an investigation into the arrival of 72 boxes of weapons flown in by Ethiopian Airlines. The boxes
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Government has been urged to reopen schools School proprietors in Mukono district under their umbrella body, Mukono District School Proprietors’ Association have challenged the government to devise means of enabling schools to reopen during the the Coronavirus pandemic. Lawrence Lugoloobi, the association chairperson says Uganda may take more years with
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Sarah Basemera, Team leader at RGF Raising Gabdho Foundation (RGF) with support from DanChurchAid (DCA), United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) have partnered to subsidize access to clean cooking Energy, specifically LPG. The partnership is prized to provide a subsidy of up to 50% to 422 vulnerable
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The minister in-charge of higher education, John Chrysestom Muyingo (pictured) has said that they do not know or have a plan for school re-opening at the moment. The minister made the remarks while officiating at the release of the Uganda Business and Technical Examinations Board - UBTEB last Friday in Kampala. According
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Kole police are holding a man accused of killing his father over Shillings 5,000. The suspect is 23-year-old James Olugu, a resident of Bargri cell, Eastern ward in Aboke Town Council. He was arrested on Sunday evening shortly after striking his father Alex Ogwang with wood on the forehead over
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Uganda Breweries Limited, which is celebrating its 75th Anniversary in Uganda has been recognised by the Ministry of Finance for the immense contributions made to Uganda’s socio-economic development.The commendation was given by Henry Musasizi, the State Minister of Finance for General Duties during a high-level dinner hosting various stakeholders that
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Coca-Cola Beverages Africa in Uganda has today reinforced its commitment to the Buy Uganda Build Uganda (BUBU) agenda with the launch of a brand-new product, Ades Nutri-Bushera.Ades is the global brand for Plant-Based Beverages for the Coca-Cola Company that represents delicious throughout the day nutrition. In the case of Bushera,
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Dr. Peter Beine The Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, Frank Tumwebaze has appointed Dr. Peter Beine as the Executive Director of the National Animal Genetics Resources Centre and DataBank (NAGRC&DB). This was upon the recommendation of the NAGRC&DB Board of Directors and in accordance with the legal advice
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Farmers in Bududa district have rejected banana plantlets delivered by the National Agricultural Advisory Services-NAADS under the Operation Wealth Creation-OWC program. Recently, the NAADS secretariat delivered over 4000 banana plantlets to the district for distribution to the farmers to boost banana productivity and increase food security in the long run.
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At least 183 applicants have so far been shortlisted in the ongoing recruitment of Local Defense Personnel- LDP in Agago, Kitgum and Pader districts in East Acholi Acholi. The nationwide LDU recruitment drive commenced on August 23, 2021. The drive overseen by the Uganda People’s Defense Forces- UPDF targets applicants
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