Bridging gender gaps holds lasting hope for Great Lakes stability
This piece of advice arose last week as experts pored over the gender gaps in the region, with some saying some of the political problems in the region are due to women staying out of leadership roles. Currently, only five countries out of the 11-member...
MTN Uganda announces Shs 36million sponsorship for the Uganda National Journalism Awards
MTN Uganda announces Shs 36million sponsorship for the Uganda National Journalism Awards (L-R). Dr Charlotte Ntulume, a lecturer in the Department of Journalism and Communication at Makerere University representing Judges, Dt. George Lugalambi, Executive Director, ACME, Rhona Arinaitwe, Senior Manager – Corporate Communications at MTN...
Liberty Life Assurance Uganda launches tree planting campaign in memory of COVID-19 victims
Liberty Life Assurance Uganda launches tree planting campaign in memory of COVID-19 victims Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago and other officials planting a tree outside Liberty Life Assurance Offices in Kampala(PHOTO/Courtesy) KAMPALA- Liberty Life Assurance Uganda (LLAU), in partnership with My Tree Initiative Uganda (MTIU), have...
Centum Investments sinks deeper in the red with $10m half-year loss
The group made a loss of Ksh1.29 billion ($10.57 million) in the six months to September 30, 2022 from Ksh662 million ($5.42 million) in the same period last year.
Beer ban takes shine off the tournament in Qatar
Ghana fans during their country’s game against Portugal on November 24 at the ongoing Fifa World Cup in Qatar “I do not take alcohol,” said Gonzalo Gimenez, a Mexican who travelled all the way from Guadalajara to attend the 2022 World Cup in Doha, Qatar....
URA making strong revenue collections
A URA van approaching Katakwi Uganda Revenue Authority collected Shs 5.4 trillion against a target of Shs 5.1 trillion between July and September this year set by the ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, resulting into a Shs 286.4 billion surplus, which represents a...
Presidential advisor Dr Mulira accused of forgery to grab land
Presidential advisor on ICT Ham Mulira A bitter land row is threatening to spill out of control after recent clashes between several residents of Ziranumbu village in Kigo, Wakiso on one hand, and another group led by former minister and now Presidential Advisor on ICT...
Boda carnage: City mortuary overwhelmed
Boda boda accidents are on the rise, and so is the death toll, according to traffic police data. The carnage is taking a personal toll on the families and friends of those who die every day but calls for increased regulation of bodas in the...
Report slams rot in Saccos
Covid-19 could have breathed on past its life-threatening peak in 2020 and 2021, but a special audit report released recently by the Auditor General lays bare the most detailed insight to date into the corruption that eroded efforts to fight the pandemic. The 162-page report...
Dr Paul Kawanga Ssemogerere used his senses well till last day
Dr Ssemogerere (C) with the wife Germima and the author Former DP president Dr PAUL KAWANGA SSEMOGERERE, who twice contested for the presidency, died last weekend aged 90 years. Tributes from political friends and foes alike have described him as a true statesman. A firm...
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