Dickson Mugonjo, 26, grew up in poverty in the hilly areas of Bukinda Sub-County in Kabale district (now Rukiga district). He worked hard to ensure that he changed this status-quo. And when the opportunity came knocking for him to go work abroad through Middle East Consultants- the leading labour exporting
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MTN Uganda, through its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) arm, MTN Uganda Foundation over the weekend launched three class room blocks constructed at Toroma PEAS High School. The launch, conducted on September 22nd 2017, was presided over by the MTN Uganda Foundation Chairman George Egaddu. Opening the brand new classroom blocks,
Read MoreMPs opposed to the amendment of article 102 (b) of the 1995 constitution that intends to allow a person above 75 years of age to stand for President have provoked President Yoweri Museveni, asking him to declare his stand on the controversial issue. Addressing journalists at Parliament on Monday, Busiro
Read MoreTanzania has blocked preferential access for Kenyan textile goods manufactured outside the Export Processing Zone (EPZ), citing unfair competition for its own manufacturers, reports the Daily Nation. “This is informed by the fact that Kenya has allowed textile and apparel manufactures operating in the EPZ to off load their final
Read MoreAn antibody that attacks 99 per cent of HIV strains has been developed by scientists for the first time. The “exciting breakthrough” could eventually lead to treatment or even prevent transmission of the virus, with trials on humans due to get underway in 2018. Experiments on 24 monkeys injected with HIV showed none developed the virus
Read MoreHere Is an Opportunity To Invest In Uganda’s Natural Protected Areas
Do you want to invest in Uganda’s natural protected areas? The Government of the Republic of Uganda has recognized the increasing opportunity for responsible investment to support the protection and management of natural assets by unlocking financing and partnerships through inviting conservation-motivated investors to help build a ‘nature-based economy’. According
Read MoreThe Amudat District Chief Finance Officer,. Luchugi John Bosco, has been arrested on the orders of the Local Government Accounts Committee of Parliament for allegedly mismanaging and illegally spending billions of monies meant for works in the district. Luchugi, who appeared before the Committee sitting in Mbarara District headquarters on
Read MoreThe Speaker of Uganda’s Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has launched a paper pilot processing plant at the Uganda Industrial Research Institute (UIRI). While speaking at the launch on Friday, 22nd September 2017, Kadaga said that she was impressed with the work and innovations the Institute had come up with over time.
Read MoreUganda's President, Yoweri Museveni has urged the country's youth to void 'aimless and reckless sex' saying failure to do so can sentence them to death. [caption id="attachment_4728" align="alignnone" width="1024"] President Museveni in a group photo with some of the guest performers. Left is his daughter, Pastor Patience Rwabwogo of Covenant
Read MoreA number of African countries will soon be able to provide the new single-pill HIV treatment regimen thanks to a breakthrough pricing agreement announced last evening. The pricing partnership was struck between the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), African governments, the pharmaceutical industry, and the US President's Emergency
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