By Judy Rugasira Kyanda Over the past few weeks, the media (both print and digital) has been awash with news about the Landlord and tenant Bill that was drafted by the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban development, seeking to appease a group of tenants / traders under an umbrella
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A $117 million (Shs431.9bn) verdict against Johnson & Johnson and a supplier in favor of a man who said his asbestos-related cancer was caused by long-term use of J&J’s Baby Powder could open a new front for thousands of cases claiming the widely-used product caused cancer, legal experts and plaintiffs
Read MoreBy Muzamiru Kibeedi The demand for a law to be made by government to impose a ceiling on the rent that the landlords can charge for commercial properties has been around for some time. In the last five years, it has been spearheaded by KACITA (Kampala City Traders Association), the
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At least 3000 people were able to receive free treatment from a twoday medical camp organized by Hima Cement Limited in partnership with Case Med care and medical personnel from and within Tororo district. Nicolas George, the Country Chief Executive of Hima Cement said the two-day medical camp is part
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The ten Ugandan ICT students who are on a two-week technological study trip in China under the Huawei “Seeds for the Future” Programme 2018 have expressed happiness at the opportunity to learn the Chinese Language. The students whose ICT related proposals were chosen as the best from the 35 presented
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As part of its five-year partnership with Buganda kingdom Airtel Uganda Tuesday morning handed over a contribution of Shs50m towards the birthday celebrations of the Kabaka of Buganda, Ssabasajja Ronald Muwenda Mutebi. The partnership with Buganda Kingdom supports four of its main annual activities including the Kabaka’s birthday celebrations, Kabaka Birthday
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dfcu Bank is in the initial stages of designing an innovative solution for on-boarding new customers. This follows the signing of a contract with the FinTech Company Laboremus Uganda on the 19th of March2018 to accelerate the digitization of its banking systems. The contract will allow the partners to jointly
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Researchers have found that a new kind of mosquito net substantially increases protection against malaria-carrying insects. The discovery was made by a team from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, in a two-year study involving more than 15,000 children in Tanzania. Scientists found that nets incorporating a chemical
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In line with KCB Bank Uganda’s strategy to focus on digital channels and the onset of agency banking, the bank has merged its Kikuubo and Ben Kiwanuka Street branches. This is expected to cut the bank’s operational costs. The merger, according to Joram Kiarie, the Managing Director KCB Bank Uganda
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President Yoweri Museveni has challenged Western companies to take interest in helping Africa explore its resources potential, saying the continent presents immense business opportunities. "There is a lot of sleeping in Africa. You find people who should know but instead don't know," said the President. "And also there has been
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