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Tayebwa urges German MPs to woo home investors to Uganda
KAMPALA– The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa has asked legislators from Germany to encourage the European country’s investors to come and invest in Uganda, saying the latter has immense investment opportunities.…
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Natural disasters: URCS, Weatherman partner to reduce losses
KAMPALA – The Uganda Red Cross Society [ URCS ] and the Uganda National Meteorological Authority [UNMA] have entered into a partnership, through which the latter will share weather and climate information…
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Minister Kasaija delivers on PDM money in new budget
KAMPALA– The Finance Minister Matia Kasaija yesterday underlined government seriousness in the implementation of the Parish Development Model [PDM], providing Shs 1.059 trillion in the new budget to the programme he said…
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Museveni tags teachers as ‘greedy’, priotises free and compulsory primary education
KAMPALA– President Yoweri Museveni is not happy that teachers in government-aided schools continue to damand salary enahncements and has instead acused them of being “greedy”. Instead, Museveni wants the Members of Parliament…
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ULC Shs 10.6bln scandal: COSASE asks claimants to put bribery allegations in writing
KAMPALA– Parliamentary Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises [COSASE] has urged beneficiaries of the Shs10.6 billion land compensation to put their bribery allegations against Uganda Land Commission [ ULC ]…
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Teachers to stage industrial action on Wednesday
KAMPALA– Teachers under the umbrella of Uganda National Teachers Union [UNATU] have promised to lay down their tools on Wednesday if government does not confirm their salary increments in the budget for the…
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Banks post 26.9 percent profit as sector remains resilient to potential shocks
KAMPALA– Year on year, commercial banks’ aggregate net profits after tax (NPAT) increased by 26.9 percent to Shs 1,073.9 billion in the year ending December 2021 from Shs 846.2bln in the previous…
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Sugarcane farmers root for national association
MASINDI– Sugarcane farmers in the country will soon have a national association that brings together farmers from the different sub-regions of Bunyoro, Busoga, Northern Uganda, and the Central region. Days ago leaders…
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What Museveni said in State of the Nation Address 2022
KAMPALA– Yesterday President Yoweri Museveni gave his State of the Nation Address [SONA] 2022 where he explained various issues in the Ugandcan economy; including talking about Emyooga SACCOs, the Parish Development Model…
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Lango education experts root for hands-on skills in A’ level curriculum
LIRA– Educationists in the Lango sub-region have asked the Ministry of Education and Sports to revise the A` level syllabus with emphasis on integrating vocational skills training in the curriculum. They said…
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