The success of the peace deal ending South Sudan's five-year civil war may depend on the economic opportunities that stability in the country could bring. According to the African Development Bank South Sudan is the most oil-dependent country in the world. Until conflict disrupted the industry in 2013, oil accounted
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The Leader of Opposition in Parliament, Winfred Kiiza has said she is yet to receive official communication to vacate her office. Last week, the opposition FDC party leadership announced changes in the shadow cabinet in parliament. FDC president Patrick Oboi Amuriat replaced the Kasese Woman MP with Betty Aol Ochan,
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The Uganda Police Force has kicked started yet another huge project, a brain child of President Yoweri Museveni dubbed the National CCTV project. According to a statement issued by SSP Emilian Kayima, the Uganda Police Force Public Relations Officer on Monday, in October 2018, construction of the National Command Center
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By Martha Aheebwa Insurance remains one of the most misunderstood (miscommunicated) products in Uganda. A few years back, my insurance mind would have argued it’s because insurance is highly technical. But as I have come face to face with our economy, and talked to several people, I have had to
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Former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga's political aide Silas Jakakimba is under the radar of Zimbabwe police following chaos that rocked Harare last week. According to the Sunday Mail, one of Zimbabwe's leading newspaper, police in the country are keen to interview Mr Jakakimba over the electoral protests. 3 DAYS
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Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has said politics driven by opportunism has brought a lot of suffering to Africa and cost its development. He made the remarks yesterday at the signing of a peace deal between South Sudan government and rebels. Below is his message; Joined hundreds of dignitaries at
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Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) is looking for competent, innovative and self-driven persons with proven integrity, problem solving, analytical and interpersonal skills with ability to handle multiple tasks and work in teams. Interested persons with requisite qualifications and passion for excellence are hereby invited to seize the following opportunities; Officer Domestic
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Uganda’s banking sector has been sluggish since 2011 due to high Non-Performing Loans (NPLs) and bad loans written. High interest rates and a sluggish economy have forced many borrowers to default on their loans, a thing that has seen some banks collapse. National Bank of Commerce, Global Trust Bank and
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On Saturday August 4, the Uganda Cranes played against Tunisia during the 2018 Rugby Africa Gold Cup, a qualifier for the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan. Uganda beat Tunisia for their first win this year, and temporarily climb to third, a position originally occupied by Tunisia. Uganda ran in
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Huawei Consumer Business Group shipped more than 95 million smartphone units in the first half of 2018. According to IDC, Huawei overtook Apple to become the world’s second-largest smartphone seller behind Samsung, the first time in seven years that any contender has managed to split the top two. Huawei's global
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