MPs have protested the move by landlords to continue charging rent in US dollars, arguing that there is no need for Ugandans to meet their rent obligations in a foreign currency. The Legislator’s objection followed a meeting between MPs on the Parliamentary Physical Infrastructural Committee and Landlords under their umbrella
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dfcu Bank has today announced a contribution of Shs15m as one of the sponsors of the upcoming Transformational Leadership Forum and the Kirk Wallum Jazz concert slated for 7th March 2019. The contribution is towards fundraising efforts for the Rotary Blood Bank at Mengo Hospital which was constructed by Rotary
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More students have qualified for entry into University and other tertiary institutions, according to Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education-UACE examination results. While releasing the results this morning at the Office of the Prime Minister, the Executive Secretary Uganda National Examinations Board-UNEB, Dan Nokrach Odongo, noted an improvement among last year's
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The Mastercard Foundation in partnership with BFA on February 27, 2019 released Digital Commerce and Youth Employment in Africa, new research that shows 80 million young people will benefit from the rise of digital commerce in Africa by 2030. These findings indicate that the digital commerce sector has the potential
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Victoria University has promoted a total of three senior academic staff to the professor and associate professor levels. The promotions, according to the University publication, have taken place in an academic process running from January to December 2018. They include Krishna N. Sharma, the University Vice Chancellor who is now
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Makerere University joint staff associations have asked Parliament to intervene in the affairs of the institution, saying the current environment has infringed on their God-given freedoms. They are calling for autonomy of staff associations. The members of the staff associations led by the leaders of the Makerere University Academic Staff
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There is a growing risk of having a heart attack during pregnancy and child birth as the number of expectant women with heart, complications surge both in Uganda and across the world. Although pregnancy carries some risk for all women, Medics from the Uganda Heart Institute say that the risk
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By REUTERSMTN Uganda has denied government accusations it has been understating its revenues and said it was fully meeting all its tax obligations. Relations between the telecoms firm and the country have been strained over a series of issues including deportations of its top executives, accusations of under-reporting revenues and
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The State Minister for Higher Education, John Muyingo has said government plans to take over Busoga University, URN reports. Muyingo says that a team of officials from the National Council for Higher Education and auditors have been dispatched to the university to expedite the process of enabling it to become
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The Opposition have called for the closure of Kiruddu hospital until the issue of sewerage disposal is resolved by Government, arguing that keeping the hospital in the current state is likely to put lives of patients at risk. The call for the closure was made yesterday by the Shadow Minister
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