The Chairperson of Education Service Commission Reverend Professor Doctor Samuel Luboga Abimelech Many government secondary schools and tertiary institutions especially in rural areas are grappling with staffing gaps as many reportedly operate with only five teachers on the government payroll. The glaring staffing gap is one of the
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By Dr. Joseph Kobusheshe The term “energy transition” has been widely used to refer to the shift from use of fossil fuels that include oil, gas, and coal (which are the primary sources of Green House Gas (GHG) emissions) to renewable energy sources like solar, wind, hydropower and geothermal. It
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By Clovice Bright Irumba On 25th May 2022, TotalEnergies SE was scheduled to hold its Annual General Meeting in Paris. However, a group of climate activists staged a protest, demanding that Mr. Patrick Pouyanné, the CEO commits, among other issues, to put an end to all new fossil fuel projects including
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Primary six learners at Chadwick Namate Primary School (Photo by Joan Akello) Teachers who took part in the nationwide strike are not happy with their Uganda National Teachers Union (UNATU) representatives' decision to go back to class. The strike which would have entered the third week was called
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Minister of Health Jane Ruth Aceng Government through the Ministry of Health has proposed to Parliament to ensure that anyone who participates in the removal of human organs outside a health facility be imprisoned for life and a fine of Shs2bn for illegal removal of an organ within a health
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Good Samaritans donating blood According to the 2021 statistics from World Health Organisation’s Global Database on blood safety, a country should be able to collect blood equivalent to 1% of its population. Uganda has an estimated population of over 45 million but only collects an estimated amount of 300,000 units
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Safaricom Chief Customer Business Officer Sylvia Mulinge. PHOTO | NMG MTN Uganda has appointed Sylvia Mulinge –currently the head of consumer business at Safaricom— as its new chief executive starting September 1. The move marks Ms Mulinge’s successful jump to the CEO’s post after her appointment to lead
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The East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) represents a critical solution to making energy poverty history in Africa by 2030. In addition to transporting much-needed oil across the region and improving energy security by connecting hydrocarbon-rich basins in Uganda with both its regional and international destinations, the pipeline will be
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Huawei ICT Competition 2021-2022 Global Final Closing & Awards Ceremony Teams from Uganda and Nigeria emerged winners of the recently concluded Huawei Global ICT Competition. The 2021-2022 ICT Competition Awards and closing ceremonies were held in Shenzhen, China on June 25th, 2022 with 130 teams from 43 countries competing fiercely. The
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Stabnic Bank Uganda CEO, Anne Juuko Stanbic Bank Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Anne Juuko, on Wednesday morning dissected the different opportunities in the oil and gas sector. Early this year, key players in the oil and gas sector announced an Investment Decision worth US$ 10 billion. But speaking on the
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