When the first cases of coronavirus were detected in December 2019, no one could have ever predicted that it would lead to a pandemic, with countries having to place travel restrictions, close down schools, and ask their citizens to self-isolate and stay home. However, with each passing day, there are
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Archbishop Stanley Ntagali (pictured) will officially retire as the 8th Archbishop of the Church of Uganda on 1st March 2020 after clocking his 65th birthday. He was elected Archbishop on 22nd June 2012 and installed on 16th December 2012 at St. Paul’s Cathedral, Namirembe. He replaced Archbishop Luke Orombi. On
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Uganda’s central bank pointed to “abnormally low” rates for U.S. Treasury securities as a major reason behind the reported loss of 2 trillion shillings ($545 million) in the past 15 years. Over 90% of Bank of Uganda’s earnings are from interest income on foreign-reserve assets, spokeswoman Charity Mugumya said in
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Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) recently launched a new Corporate Plan 2020/21-2024/25 that will see Uganda finance a greater part of the National Development Plan (NDP) III aspirations if well implemented. This is the forth corporate plan in a 14-year span since restructuring of URA. Under the new plan, URA’s Mission
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New rally ace, Rajiv Ruparelia, son to property mogul Sudhir Ruparelia has revealed that he is not into motorsport just for fun, but he is determined to win the National Rally Championship (NRC) and the Africa Rally Championship (ARC). In an interview with Sanyu FM on Saturday, Rajiv, who is
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A section of MPs Tuesday afternoon claimed that Kwame Rugunda (pictured), a son of Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda is among people running pyramid schemes that have seen many Ugandans lose money. This came out as MPs debated a statement tabled by David Bahati, Minister of State for Planning on the
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Entrepreneurs with business ideas that can offer solutions for various challenges facing humanity can now offer opportunities to job seekers if they partner with software engineers, developers and coders who will turn the idea into a bankable venture and at the same time access financing for the initiative. One of
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The first ever social media festival is scheduled to take place on Saturday 25th January 2020 at Silver Springs Hotel Gardens in Bugolobi. In this interview, Amon Baita (pictured) the Marketing Head, Social Media FestUg shares more about the event and why you must find time to be part of
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The newly appointed State Minister for Fisheries, Hellen Adoa (pictured above) is an amiable Member of Parliament. However, since her appointment getting to interview her has not been a walk in the park. This reporter with relentless effort finally caught up with the Minister on Saturday night and had an
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Jean Byamugisha, the Executive Director at Uganda Hotel Owners Association (UHOA) is not only knowledgeable about hotel and tourism sectors, but also passionate about them. UHOA is currently composed of 520 members. In an exclusive interview with Business Focus, Byamugisha (in featured photo above) assesses the performance of the hotel
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