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Uganda

Big Hearted: Mogul ‘Rajiv Ruparelia’ Donates Over 2000 Mattresses To Premier Rosebud Staff As Covid-19 Relief

Premier Roses Ltd the country’s largest exporter of roses, commanding around 40% of Uganda’s export market has once again expressed its support to the vulnerable communities of Uganda by donating over 2000 mattresses to its staff that were hugely hit by the

August 7, 2021

Crime·Health

Payroll Fraud: 1039 Ghost Nurses Found On Payment List of Shs 70b Lunch Allowance

Over 1039 ghost names have been found on the nurses’ payroll. The names were unearthed during payment of lunch allowances for nurses. Uganda has a total of 70,167 nurses and midwives registered by the government’s Nurses and Midwifery Council. This website has

August 7, 2021

Health

All Arcades Under Crane Management Services Follow SoPs, Allowed To Reopen: Over 70 Remain Closed

Close to 70 arcades have so far adapted to the Standard Operating Procedures set by the government as a precondition for their reopening. The government had maintained lockdown restrictions on arcades, because of the envisaged difficulty to avoid close contact between people

August 7, 2021

News

26 Drunkards Arrested as Police Raids Labamba Bar

Police in Kampala have arrested 26 revellers and workers who were allegedly found last night partying and drinking at Labamba Bar Annex in Rubaga Division, Kampala City. The raid followed reports that the bar had remained open and continued operating despite the

August 7, 2021

Entertainment

DSTV, GOTV Subscription Fees Skyrocket Effective September 1st

MultiChoice Uganda, the mother company to DStv and GOtv has announced an increase in the prices of their packages. Officials said the price change follows a rigorous process of balancing between technology, content value, and cost of delivery on MultiChoice platforms with

August 7, 2021

News

Medical And Health Training Institutions Given A Go-Ahead To Reopen

The Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES) has allowed medical and health training institutions to safely re-open starting Friday 13th August 2021. According to the letter dated 5th August 2021, by the National Council for Higher Education (NCHE), the decision to re-open

August 7, 2021

News

All Set For Arrested Blogger Lumbuye To Be Repatriated Tomorrow – Min. Oryem

Controversial Anti-Government Social Media Blogger Fred Kajubi Lumbuye is set to be repatriated back to Uganda tomorrow. This was confirmed by State Minister for Foreign Affairs Henry Okello Oryem at the Foreign Affairs office on Friday afternoon. “Lumbuye will be deported to

August 7, 2021

Crime

Six More Moroto Prison Escapees Rearrested

Uganda Prisons Services have confirmed that Six more prisoners who escaped from Moroto government prison have been re-arrested by Uganda People’s Defence Forces in the ongoing disarmament exercise in the Karamoja sub-region. In September 2020, at least 224 prisoners escaped when they

August 7, 2021

Uganda

‘Compensation Of Tobacco Farmers in Bunyoro Sub-region Expected to Start in Two Weeks’- Gov’t

Government has said that compensation of the more than 1,000 tobacco farmers in Bunyoro sub-region who had been denied payment since 2017 by private companies is expected to start in two weeks. The Minister of State for Industry, David Bahati, blamed the

August 7, 2021

Entertainment

Speke Resort Munyonyo Set To Host Pearl Of Africa Talent Search 2021 Grand Finale

The Journey of the three months Pearl of Africa (POA) talent search competitions will end on Sunday August, 8, 2021 at the Samptious Commonwealth Speke Resort & Conference Centre in Munyonyo. The Pearl of Africa Star Search is an opportunity to identify,

August 7, 2021