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King Oyo urges subjects to plant trees to combat climate change
FORT PORTAL, September 13, 2024 — King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV of Tooro marked his 29th Coronation Anniversary with a passionate appeal to his subjects and the public to plant…
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Dangote calls on African business leaders to drive continent’s transformation
JOHANNESBURG, September 12, 2024 — The President and Chief Executive of the Pan-African conglomerate, Dangote Group (www.Dangote.com), Aliko Dangote, has called on African business leaders to take the lead in transforming the…
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Police and State House Health Monitoring Unit recover 57 units of stolen blood in Mbale City clinic
MBALE CITY, September 13, 2024 — The Uganda Police in Mbale City, in collaboration with the State House Health Monitoring Unit, has recovered 57 units of blood from a private health clinic…
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Kikuube district boosted with budget support of over Shs 540.6mln
KIKUUBE, September 12, 2024 – Leaders of Kikuube District Local Government are celebrating timely budget support of Shs 540,682,896 from the central government, which has been deposited into the district’s account. During…
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Interest rates stable as Uganda’s exports surge to US$ 7.5bln
KAMPALA, September 12, 2024 – Commercial bank lending rates for shilling-denominated credit in Uganda averaged 17.89 percent for the year ending June 2024, a decrease from the 18.56 percent average recorded in…
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EAC central banks urged to embrace technology to facilitate cross-border financial transactions
ARUSHA, September 12, 2024 — East African Community [EAC] Partner States central banks have been called upon to embrace technology as part of efforts to facilitate cross-border payments within the EAC Common…
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GM Tumpeco explains scarcity of number plates
KAMPALA, September 12, 2024 – GM Tumpeco, Uganda’s leading manufacturer of vehicle number plates, has attributed the current scarcity of the materials to delays by the government. The company that partners with…
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Museveni entices Ssembabule pastoralists with coffee seedlings
SEMBABULE, September 12, 2024 – In an effort to diversify the livelihoods of pastoralists in Ssembabule and Gomba, President Yoweri Museveni has distributed 50,000 coffee seedlings to local herding communities. Traditionally, these…
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Liquid Intelligent Technologies increases resilience in its cross-border capacity between Kenya and Uganda
KAMPALA, September 11, 2024 — In yet another milestone, Liquid Intelligent Technologies, a business of Cassava Technologies, a leading technology company of African heritage, has announced the upgrade of its 1,300-kilometre fibre…
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KCCA advances on waste-to-energy facility in Mukono district
KAMPALA, September 11, 2024 – The leadership of Kampala Capital City Authority [KCCA] has said the 135 acres of land in Ddundu parish, Mukono district earmarked for waste management, is currently undergoing…
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