The controversial takeover and sale of Crane Bank Ltd over two years ago must have affected tycoon Sudhir Ruparelia’s cash flow, but it didn’t break his financial muscle and business acumen. The property mogul has continued to invest in the property sector by opening up multi-million hotels and apartments. The
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Hospice Africa Uganda (HAU), a charity organization founded 26 years ago by inspirational Nobel Peace Prize nominee, Dr. Anne Merriman (Right in featured photo) has announced that it is downsizing its operations in Uganda. Dr. Merriman introduced palliative care to Uganda and Africa in 1993, initially in Kampala and expanding
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Uganda’s President, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni is set to officially open the international Muslim Youth conference scheduled for 26th - 27th April 2019 at Pearl of Africa Hotel in Kampala. This was revealed by the 2nd Deputy Mufti of Uganda Shk. Muhamad Waiswa during a Press Conference held at the UMSC
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By Felix Oketcho The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank has extended $1.9million (about Shs7.1bn) to Agent Banking Company of Uganda (ABC) to support growth of agent banking services in rural areas. The partnership between Agent Banking Company and IFC was officially launched this morning at
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Making comparisons of taxes Uganda collected between 1986 when President Yoweri Museveni took power and the current tax collections to justify the latest tax measures is outdated for the current generation, NRM MPs have told off David Bahati (in featured photo), the State Minister for Planning. Appearing before the Committee
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The Supreme Court in Rwanda has rejected a challenge to a law which says it is a crime to insult the president. The law which was introduced last year means that anyone insulting President Paul Kagame faces between five and seven years in prison. Lawyer Richard Mugisha had argued that
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Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has revealed that criminals who murder people should not have the luxury of going to prison. The president revealed this in a statement released after he visited the family of murdered International Hospital Kampala (IHK) Doctor Catherine Agaba. "A young girl with so much potential to
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Do you sit for long hours? Are you regularly on the road driving? Do you lack time to exercise regularly? Do you have back pain? The automatic massage bed at Mystique Massage Clinic in Wandegeya is the answer. According to Dr. Chris Kiggundu, a specialist in bones, the automatic massage
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Ruparelia Foundation through Victoria University has awarded the overall winners of Miss Curvy contest with full scholarship on tuition while the remaining top 24 contestants have been offered 70% scholarship on tuition for Masters, Bachelors, and Diploma and Foundation programs. The scholarship shall be provided to only those contestants who
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A section of Legislators on the Parliamentary Finance Committee have rejected a proposal by Government to start taxing businesses that have been making losses for over seven years. While appearing before the Committee today, Bahati argued that Government had noticed that a number of companies were hiding behind the veil
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