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Education Must Continue! Secure Your Future By Applying For Uninterrupted Learning Via Victoria University Website
Uganda’s leading private Victoria University Kampala (VU) says every child deserves a better future thus designing a leveraging technology education system to nurse the interrupted education calendar hindered by COVID-19 pandemic consequences. “Apply through our website, Join a university that’s leveraging technology to deliver a seamless, uninterrupted education experience,” says the University. Equipped with dozens…
Flash Floods Sweep Through Nakapiripirit Leaving 1,000 Homeless
Some 1,400 people are currently pondering for their next step after flash floods destroyed their houses and crops in Namalu sub county in Nakapiripirit district. The flash floods caused by a heavy downpour on Wednesday also destroyed one of the bridges called Namalera which links Karamoja to the rest of eastern Uganda districts such as…
Museveni Demands School Reopening Date By Next Week
President Yoweri Museveni has directed the prime minister to lead the team from the ministry of education, health and the national taskforce to come up with dates and revised safe proposals for the reopening of learning institutions. The directive follows a meeting that happened on Tuesday this week between President Museveni, ministries of education and…
Scaring! Over 127 School Children Under Kyaggwe Bursary Scheme Impregnated In Lockdown
Kyaggwe county leaders are concerned about the increasing number of pregnancies and deliveries involving school-age going children due to the prolonged school closure. At least 127 out of the 1,000 girls under the Kyaggwe county (Ssaza) bursary scheme have conceived in the lockdown. Some of the children have given birth to healthy babies while others…
MPs Endorse Tax On Passengers Flying Out of Uganda
Parliament has adopted a raft of recommendations to revive the economy currently battered by the Covid-19 pandemic, key among is implementation of a Tourism Development Levy. “The Committee proposes a levy of $10 to be charged on each ticket for every person who departs from Uganda by air transport,” said MP Mwine Mpaka, in recommendations…
Finance Ministry To Restrain Supplementary Budgets Next Financial Year
The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development has warned ministries and government departments against relying on supplementary budgeting in the next financial year, saying it will not be easy for them. Minister Matia Kasaija told the National Budget Conference, that supplementary requests are making it hard for the ministry to plan and implement programs.…
Covid-19 Affected HIV, Malaria Programmes – Global Fund
The Covid-19 pandemic had a devastating impact on the fight against HIV, TB and malaria in 2020. This is according to a new report released by the Global Fund on Wednesday. The report shows that while some progress was made, key programmatic results have declined for the first time in the history of the Global…
BIG STORY: Uganda Airlines Announces Three Direct Flights To Dubai Weekly Starting October
National Carrier, Uganda Airlines has announced that it will be offering three Dubai flights per week starting the month of October this year in an extended service to its loyal passengers. While addressing a press conference in Kampala, Uganda Airlines’ Ag CEO, Jenifer Bamuturaki said the maiden flight to Dubai had been scheduled to take…
Africell Customers Stranded As Company Halts Mobile Money Withdrawals
With only days left its planned exit from the Ugandan market, Africell customers are left stranded as the telecom operator is not allowing customers to make any mobile money withdrawals. According to New Vision, an officer at the Africell Service Centre said all mobile money transactions are suspended for now as the company continues to…
Pleasure Accommodation Within Kampala? Sorted! Here Is Luxurious Speke Apartments Kitante
Ruparelia Group’s Speke Apartments Kitante have for a couple of years been ranked as an accommodation hotspot that defines the new face of luxury and decadence in the apartments world. With stunning living rooms, arresting furniture fitted with softly padded upholstery, high-quality fixtures, furnishing, appliances, Speke apartments are in various categories as summarized below; 1.…