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New digital money transfer platform launched for PDM beneficiaries
BUKEDEA – The State Minister for Microfinance, Haruna Kyeyune Kasolo recently launched a new digital money transfer system dubbed ‘Wendi Digital Platform’ to serve the beneficiaries of the Parish Development Model [PDM].…
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FUFA Juniors League: Fixtures, dates for national championship confirmed
KAMPALA – The fixtures and dates for the 2022/23 FUFA Juniors League [U17] National championship have been confirmed. The six-day tournament will get underway on July 23, 2023, and run up to…
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Prioritise domestic revenue mobilisation to curb external borrowing, ICPAU boss urges gov’t
ENTEBBE – The government has been tasked to boost domestic revenue mobisilisation as one way of curbing external borrowing which has hindered the faster development of the country. While speaking at the…
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UNBS probed over ‘briefcase’ contractor
KAMPALA – One of the six companies contracted by the Uganda National Bureau of Standards [ UNBS ] to provide Pre-Export Verification of Conformity [PVoC] services has come under scrutiny. The Committee…
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Gov’t urged to clear Shs 49bln debt owed to global organisations
KAMPALA – Members of Parliament have cautioned that Uganda faces the risk of international embarrassment over her failure to pay subscriptions to international organisations. The members of the Public Accounts Committee –…
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CECAFA U18 Championship back with excitement
KAMPALA – The Uganda U18 Women National Team will enter residential camp tomorrow at the Cranes Paradise Hotel, Kisasi, in preparations ahead of the U-18 CECAFA Women Championship scheduled for July 25…
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Banks moving towards meeting new paid-up capital requirement, says BoU
KAMPALA – According to Bank of Uganda [BoU], the implementation of the revised minimum paid-up capital requirements by commercial banks and credit institutions has been largely successful and remains on course. This…
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Local pharmacists caution gov’t on veterinary drugs’ regulation in new bill
KAMPALA – The Pharmaceutical Society of Uganda [PSC], a regulatory body of pharmacists in the country has cautioned government against leaving the regulation of veterinary medicine in the hands of private practitioners.…
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NWSC scoops prestigious global award in Brussels
BRUSSELS – National Water and Sewerage Corporation [NWSC] has won the prestigious European Society for Quality Research [ESQR] International Diamond Prize for Excellence in Quality Award. The award was handed over to…
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EU commits Euro 800mln for reproductive health, others
ALEBTONG – The Netherlands and the other European Union [ EU ] Member States, have committed Euro 800 million to fight sexual and gender-based violence, promote reproductive health and education as human…
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