National
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Banks issued Shs 1.5trn in loans ahead of festive season
KAMPALA, 4 January 2025 – The Government has reported that commercial banks in Uganda extended loans amounting to at least Shs 1.5 trillion to various clients in the lead-up to the Christmas…
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Over Shs 24bln in youth and women funds remain unrecovered
KAMPALA, January 3, 2025 — The Ministry of Gender, Labour, and Social Development Betty Amongi has reaffirmed its commitment to reducing vulnerabilities within the population by creating jobs and wealth, despite the…
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Museveni congratulates Ugandans upon finishing the year 2024
KAMPALA, January 1, 2025 — President Yoweri Museveni in his end-of-the-year speech has congratulated Ugandans for completing the year successfully. Museveni speaking from his village in Rwakitura in Kiruhura district also congratulated…
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Gov’t asked to deal with illegal online money lenders
KAMPALA, December 21, 2024 – The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development has been given to respond to the claims that local online money lenders are harassing Ugandans including top government…
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Parliament Anglican and Catholic chaplaincies host Christmas Carol Service, Mass
KAMPALA, December 15, 2024 – The Parliament Anglican and Catholic chaplaincies respectively hosted an inspiring Christmas Carol Service and Pontifical Mass and Lighting of the Christmas Tree days ago. The Christmas Carol…
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Parliament dissolves examination boards in TVET restructure
KAMPALA, December 8, 2024 – Parliament has passed the Technical and Vocational Education and Training [ TVET ] Bill, 2024, which introduces significant reforms to Uganda’s vocational education sector. Among the most…
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Certification delays at UNBS stifling businesses – MPs
KAMPALA, December 5, 2024: Parliament is calling for increased funding to the Uganda National Bureau of Standards [ UNBS ] following reports of delays in certification and laxity in enforcement of standards.…
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To comply with new EU rules, coffee framers should grow native tree species
KAMPALA, December 5, 2024 — Indigenous trees are native to a particular region or ecosystem and have over time adapted to the local climate and soil conditions. Uganda has more than 800…
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Uganda’s Freza Nanotech wins FAO Innovation Award 2024 for pioneering fruit preservation technology
ROME, December 5, 2024 – Freza Nanotech Limited, a startup from Uganda, has won the 2024 Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations [ FAO ] Innovation Award for developing a…
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Museveni urges East African leaders to push for economic and political integration
KAMPALA, December 1, 2024 — President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has urged East African leaders to prioritise economic and political integration, warning that failure to unite could jeopardise the region’s future development. He…
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