Clik here to view.
Madhvani Honours Best Student
TweetFour students have been recognized by Madhvani Foundation for excellent performance this year as over 100 students under its scholarship scheme are set to graduate from their respective...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Limpopo Univ, UTAMU Strike Deal
TweetSouth Africa’s University of Limpopo and Human Sciences Research Council of South Africa have joined Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST) and Uganda Technology and Management...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Kenya Calls For Single EA Currency
TweetKenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta is rooting for the creation of a single currency for East Africa as a way of strengthening competition in the region. Uhuru Kenyatta Addressing the East African...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sharia Police Smash 240,000 Bottles Of Beer
TweetPolice enforcing Islamic law in Nigeria’s city of Kano publicly destroyed some 240,000 bottles of beer on Wednesday, the latest move in a wider crackdown on behaviour deemed “immoral” in the area....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Kabale Traders Besiege Umeme Offices
TweetHell broke loss when traders in Kabale Municipality on Thursday protested infront of Umeme offices over constant loadshedding which they say is killing their businesses. The traders ranged from...
View ArticleClik here to view.
New Mobile Operator Joins Market
TweetThe telecom industry in Uganda and other countries in East Africa has been bolstered by the announcement a new mobile operator – an innovative, socially responsible and maverick telecom like no...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Police Denies Chinese Land Deal
TweetThe Uganda Police has dismissed allegations that a Chinese military hardware firm has taken over a piece of land next to Jinja Road Police Station. This week, the local publication ran a story...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ugandan Inflation Drops To 6.8%
Tweet Uganda’s inflation rate dropped marginally to 6.8 per cent this month compared to 8.1 per cent in October, driven by lower food prices. Statistics from the Uganda National Bureau of Statistics...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Serere District Workers Turn Corridors Into Office Space
TweetEmployees of Serere district local Government have complained of working in over crowded offices. When our reporters visited the offices in Serere, we found that employees had been forced to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ready For Night Tourism? UWA Launches Night Drives in Parks
TweetUganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) has launched night drives in a bid to boost tourism in the country. The drive launched last week is aimed at attracting more tourists to boost the economy. This...
View ArticleClik here to view.
NaCRRI Ready To Provide Farmers with GMOs
TweetThe National Crops Resources Research Institute-NaCRRI has capacity to supply farmers with Genetically Modified Organisms-GMOs within a space of two to three years, should Parliament pass the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Suruma Advices Gov’t On Oil Dimes
Tweet Dr Ezra Suruma, the former Finance Minister wants oil revenues used to recapitalize government owned banks and setup development banks. Parliament is currently debating how oil revenue will be...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Uganda Coffee Wins Africa Award
TweetThe Africa Farmer Organisation of the Year Awards (FOYA) announced last week in Accra, Ghana that the National Union of Coffee Agribusinesses and Farm Enterprises (NUCAFE) is the continent’s best...
View ArticleClik here to view.
MTN, Interswitch Roll Out ATM Cash Out Service
TweetMTN Uganda, the leading Mobile Money network, has partnered with Interswitch Uganda to further increase their ATM Cash out footprint by allowing customers to cash out at all Interswitch’s ATMs...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Airtel In Deal With 14 World Telcos
TweetBharti Airtel the mother firm of Airtle Uganda has signed a partnership deal with an alliance of global telcos that will see it offer cheaper roaming services outside the 17 countries that the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Juba Hosts Investment Conference
TweetSouth Sudan capital Juba will from December 4-5 be thronged by hundreds of national and international investors as it hosts one of the biggest investment conferences in the country aimed at...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Bank Of Uganda Slashes Lending Rate
TweetThe Bank of Uganda has reduced the benchmark lending rate for December 2013 to 11.5percent Louis Kasekende In the last monetary policy statement for 2013, Dr Louis Kasekende, the Deputy Governor...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Gov’t Releases Sh113.1b For Potholes
TweetThis newspaper has learnt that the Government of Uganda through Uganda Road Fund (URF) has released sh113.1b for the repair and maintenance of potholes in Kampala and and 111 districts. Uganda...
View ArticleClik here to view.
LC Bosses Arrested Over Stealing NAADS Inputs
TweetLocal authorities in Kwapa sub county Tororo district have arrested two village chairpersons and three other members of the village councils for alleged mismanagement of NAADS inputs. The officer...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Airtel Wins 2013 African Operator Award
TweetBharti Airtel, a leading telecommunications service provider with operations in 20 countries across South Asia and Africa, was recognised as the African Operator of the Year at the CommsMEA Awards...
View Article