Promising young musician Patrick Ssenyonjo (pictured above) known by his stage name Fresh Kid is not only talented musically, but also academically, according to his performance from the prestigious Kampala Parents’ School. According to a report card shared by his managers on his official Facebook page, Fresh Kid UG, Ssenyonjo
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Fairway Hotel that is located in the heart of Kampala is expanding to accommodate the increasing number of customers as a result of its superior services and customer care. Speaking at the sidelines of the Independent Online Journalists Association (indoja-U) retreat hosted by Fairway Hotel, Anthony Sifuma, the Food &
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The Bank of Uganda (BoU) Governor, Prof. Emmanuel Mutebile is clueless about crypto-currencies, Minister of Finance, Matia Kasaija has said. Kasaija says he is worried about how Uganda Revenue Authority will tax this form of digital currency. The Minister described digital taxation as a challenge, saying the rate at which
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National Health Insurance scheme Bill 2019 should include cancer treatment, the Uganda Cancer Control Community has proposed to Parliament. While appearing before the Parliamentary Health Committee today to present their views on National Health Insurance Scheme Bill 2019 that was recently tabled by Government, Paul Ebusu, the Executive Director of
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Workers exposed to pesticides at a UK-funded firm in the Democratic Republic of Congo have complained of becoming impotent, a rights group has said. Feronia, which dominates DR Congo's palm-oil sector, had failed to give workers adequate protective equipment, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said. The UK government's development bank, CDC,
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Jack Ma, the Chinese businessman and founder of e-commerce and technology giant, Alibaba, is in Addis Ababa for the launch of Electronic World Trade Platform in Ethiopia (eWTP).The private sector-led initiative works with governments to promote e-commerce. Ethiopia hopes eWTP will help promote its exports to the global market and
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Government is set to award Nakawa Vocational Training Institute a diploma awarding status. Details from the Ministry of Education indicate that the Minister of Education and Sports in 2017 engaged National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) to upgrade the institute and the Executive Director of NCHE constituted a Taskforce to
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Osita Oparaugo, the CEO and founder of Reddot Television Network Limited has assured Ugandan content creators of protection as they use his Ogelle social platform. Ogelle is a video sharing platform that offers exclusive original production and user-generated content delivered as a free or subscription-based. Osita launched the service on
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The Minister of Ethics and Integrity, Rev. Fr. Simon Lokodo has called for the closure of schools suspected of habouring paedophiles who are sodomizing infants. He says their continued operations will see destroy more children. Lokodo (pictured) made the plea after reports that Ismail Muyomba a teacher from King Fahad
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Agriculture remains Uganda’s main economic driver, but widespread use of new and disruptive technologies can quicken the transition from subsistence to commercial farming necessary to increase incomes. The Minister for Agriculture, Animal Industries and Fisheries, Vincent Ssempija said on Tuesday, “To ensure all these technologies work to strengthen our agricultural
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