The National Drug Authority (NDA) has been accused of operating illegally by pharmacy Owners under their umbrella body Uganda Pharmacy Owners Association (UPOA). While appearing before the Parliament Health Committee chaired by Bukuya County MP, Michael Bukenya on Tuesday, pharmacy owners led by their Legal Counsel Deo Kalikumutima asked Parliament
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After another public relations debacle for Facebook—in which a Trump-affiliated data firm was accused of improperly gleaning information on more than 50 million users—the company’s stock plummeted nearly 7%, through 1 pm Eastern Time on Monday, erasing $37 billion of market value. The decline had the biggest impact on Mark
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About 60 District and Municipal Accounting Officers will soon be jobless after they failed to submit critical budget documents to the Ministry of Finance. In a letter dated March16, 2018 obtained by Business Focus, Keith Muhakanizi, the Secretary to the Treasury requests the Permanent Secretary of Local Government to exclude
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Are you a young entrepreneurial farmer? If you are, then the Anzisha Prize is for you! They are looking for young farmers from across the African continent who have created a positive impact in their communities. The Anzisha Prize is Africa’s biggest award for her youngest entrepreneurs, and hands out
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The cost of doing business in Uganda remains high although it is slowly declining. The World Bank’s annual ‘Doing Business report 2018: Reforming to Create Jobs’ released late last year indicates that Uganda dropped seven places to 122 in the rankings out of 190 economies, compared to 115 out of
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It was enormous as Fortebet punters (customers) from Najjanankumbi won themselves a lot of gifts over the weekend. “I just wish this happens every day. We are requesting that you keep coming back every weekend. We want more gifts because here we bet a lot,” said one of the punters
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Within less than two decades it will be cheaper to operate robots in US factories than hire workers in Africa, a new report warns. Falling automation costs are predicted to cause job losses as manufacturers return to richer economies. Some analysts say poorer countries could be less impacted by this
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As millers rush to import 6.6 million bags of cheap maize from Uganda, farmers in Rift Valley are stranded with their harvest after the Ministry of Agriculture scaled down purchases, the Daily Nation reports. Farmers now say cross-border trade in cereals is hurting them while favouring millers. They have petitioned
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Barclays Bank Uganda has confirmed leakage of Justine Bagyenda’s account details, saying that it regrets the unlawful act. This is after account details of former Bank of Uganda Executive Director in charge of Supervision leaked to the media, exposing her wealth and weaknesses in banks where she has accounts. In
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At least 13 Kenyan MPs are receiving cancer treatment in India, news site The Star reports, quoting a lawmaker who has been receiving treatment in the country. MP Francis Munyua Waititu, who is being treated for brain cancer, said he had met several of his colleagues who were secretly receiving cancer treatment
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