Total Uganda has unveiled a new nationwide campaign dubbed “Epic Battle” aimed at driving increased consumption of its Total Excellium environmentally and engine friendly fuel in addition to rewarding its customers for the continued support. Speaking at the launch event on Wednesday at the Total Nakawa service station, Total Uganda
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The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has suspended the importation, sale and distribution some peanut butter products from Kenya after Laboratory Tests carried out by the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) confirmed high levels of aflatoxin contamination. Aflatoxin is a poisonous cancer-causing compound. The peanut butter products include Nuteez
Read MoreThe Uganda Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) entrepreneurs led by United Bank for Africa management team on Tuesday 5th November, 2019 met with Uganda’s Prime Minister Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda, to discuss a possible partnership with the government of Uganda in a bid to promote youth empowerment through entrepreneurship. The TEF beneficiaries
Read MoreTalks in Washington about Ethiopia's construction of a dam on the River Nile are not negotiations, the Ethiopian government says. Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan have all been invited to the meeting hosted by US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, being built on the Blue Nile tributary
Read MoreAfrica Oil Week got off to a high profile start with a prestigious Ministerial and VIP Symposium on the 28th floor of First National Bank’s corporate headquarters in Cape Town’s Waterfront district. Over 200 senior executives from IOC and NOCs along with ministerial delegations from leading African nations joined to
Read MoreMakerere University Vice Chancellor, Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe has been attacked severally over his leadership style. Some MPs last week said he is running Makerere University like a kindergarten. However, Nawangwe sees himself differently. To him, he is the best leader Makerere University has ever had. Contrary to criticism, he says
Read MoreSam Mangusho Cheptoris, the Cabinet Minister of Water and Environment has called for establishment of forests in urban centres as opposed to limiting them in only rural areas. Cheptoris made the call today while appearing together with officials from National Forest Authority before the Parliamentary Natural Resources Committee to give
Read MoreTOURISM AT STAKE: Parliament Calls For Gov’t Explanation On Besigye’s Horrid Arrest
Members of Parliament have spoken out on the manner in which Police mistreated the former President of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) Party, Dr. Kizza Besigye, calling on government to stop excessive use of force in Police operations. The Police was on Monday, 4 November 2019 captured by the
Read MoreIrene Muloni, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, in the Republic of Uganda is leading a delegation of private and public sector players from Uganda’s oil and gas sector at Africa Oil Week 2019, 4th to 8th November 2019 in Cape Town, South Africa. Minister Muloni said “Uganda will
Read MoreProf. Barnabas Nawangwe, the Vice Chancellor of Makerere University found hard when he appeared before the Parliamentary Education Committee to answer queries regarding the recent violent students strike at the institution. Students have recently been striking over the 15% tuition increment. Appearing before the Committee today, Prof. Nawangwe was tasked
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