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Kin Kariisa (pictured), the Chief Executive Officer at Next Media Services has assured his employees that their jobs are secure despite the COVID-19 pandemic that has disrupted the world. This has necessitated companies to downsize, leaving millions of people across the world jobless. In Uganda’s media industry, Vision Group has

It is a public secret that COVID-19 pandemic is having far reaching effects on companies across the world. However, it has hit hard newspapers due to lockdowns that have resulted into unprecedented reduction in copy sales and advertising. In Uganda, the Vision Group, the leading media house has stopped printing

After 25 years of work as a top tier tax administrator, Doris Akol Thursday officially handed over the office of the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) Commissioner General she has held for the last five years to John Rujoki Musinguzi.  Speaking at the handover ceremony which took place in the Office

The Kenyan Government has stopped relying on postgraduate qualifications as a ticket for promotion in the civil service. Kenya’s Public Service Commission (PSC) says promotions will now be based on work experience and individual competence and not additional degrees in what mirrors private sector practices. The quest for promotion in

 Airtel Uganda has announced the departure of VG Somasekhar (pictured), the Managing Director effective 31 March, 2020. Somasekhar expressed his desire to move to India, where he will continue to be associated with the Bharti Airtel Group, which was granted. “Soma has helped build Airtel Uganda Limited into a strong

Uganda's labour minister has repatriated two women who were working as maids in Saudi Arabia and Jordan. The minister, Frank Tumwebaze, said the women had made "distressed calls" to their families back home in Uganda, who in turn appealed to Mr Tumwebaze for help. Mr Tumwebaze said the Ugandan government

The  Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development has given green light to embattled Middle East Consultants Limited, a labour exporting agency to resume normal business after the same Ministry recalled the company’s license a few weeks ago. In letter dated 21st  January, 2020, Labor Ministry a indicated  that Middle

Muyenga based labor recruiting company-Middle East Consultants Ltd has scooped a long term lucrative deal to supply at least 1,000 Ugandans annually to work as motor vehicle/cycle food delivery staff for  the world fast food  giant- McDonald's –Saudi Arabia. According to Andrew Seguya, Middle East Consultants Ltd, the Company’s Public Relations

 A new law is in offing that will see officials of labour exporting agencies fined Shs400m or given a five year jail term for every harassed migrant worker.  This  proposal is contained in “The Employment (amendment) Bill, 2019” tabled as a Private Members Bill by  Workers MP, Agnes Kunihira. The