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Three Perish In Mbarara-Ibanda Nasty Road Accident
Three people have been confirmed dead following a grisly accident involving an MTN Double cabin on Thursday, 23rd December 2021 at Akachunchu-Kagongi Trading Centre along Ibanda-Mbarara highway. The accident involved a Toyota double cabin (white in colour) registration number UAY 304 A belonging to MTN and a red Bajaj boxer registration number UEF 548L ridden…
Hawkers, Street Vendors Banned From Kampala Starting Next Year
All vendors and street hawkers will not be allowed in Kampala City starting next year (2022), Government has announced. While addressing journalists on Thursday ahead of the busy festive period, Kampala Resident City Commissioner (RCC), Hudu Hussein revealed that hawkers and vendors must find markets where to operate from as they will not be allowed…
District Councilors Protest Unexplained Reduction Of Allowances
Lamwo district councilors are protesting the unexplained reduction of their sitting allowances and emoluments. The matter took center stage during the council session held on Wednesday. The councilors demanded the payment of Shillings 400,000 as a sitting allowance for the previous three council sittings and two committee meetings. The district speaker, James Ochola, said that…
Uganda: List Of Over 15 Recruitment Companies Whose Operations Have Been Suspended
The Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development has suspended licenses of 15 labour export firms for allegedly being involving in human trafficking, accumulated refund claims, forgery of renewal documents among other accusations. According to the Ministry, the affected companies have been stopped from operating with immediate effect. In June this year, the Ministry of…
Luxurious Speke Apartments Wampewo Unveils Unbeatable “Festive Getaway Offers”
Speke Apartments Wampewo, Kampala’s cozy accommodation spot has announced a special discounted festive bliss promo dubbed “Festive GetAway” in which it hops to treat guests to luxury staycation at fairly reduced rates during this holiday. We can exclusively reveal that in the Festive Getaway which is valid between 24-26th December, 2021 and 31st to 1st…
Op_Ed: The National Environment Action Plan Allows Investors
By Ben Ssebuguzi Kampala: Uganda’s Vision 2040 intends to transform Ugandan society from peasant to a modern and prosperous country within 30 years as approved by cabinet in 2007. Section 44 of the NEMA act stipulates that it is the Minister responsible that shall in consultation with the Authority prepare a National Environment Action Plan…
Ruparelia Foundation To Give Back To Community In End Of Year Donation Drive
Ruparelia Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Ruparelia Group, a conglomerate owned by Dr. Sudhir Ruparelia, together with partners are set to give back to the community and orphanages in an End of Year Donation Drive with amazing gifts, and goodies. The Foundation has announced a call for donations from well-wishers to give in items…
Op-ed: Lake Victoria Is Our Resource, We Should Appreciate It
By Ben Ssebuguzi Kampala: With a surface area of approximately 59,947 km2 (23,146 sq mi), Lake Victoria is Africa’s largest lake by area, the world’s largest tropical lake, and the world’s second-largest fresh water lake by surface area after Lake Superior in North America. In terms of volume, Lake Victoria is the world’s ninth-largest continental…
Delhi Public School Opens Doors For 2022 Admissions
Delhi Public School International is now accepting new students for the 2022 academic year and CBSE Senior Secondary -Class II Students, the Naguru based school announced in a statement. The school opened its doors to the Ugandan public when business magnet Dr. Sudhir Ruparelia acquired Indian School of Uganda. Dr Sudhir then merged Indian School…
RED CROSS: Road Accidents Kill One Person Daily During Festive Season
Uganda Red Cross Society -URCS has so far recorded eight deaths and 55 severe injuries countrywide since 18th December when their emergency response started operations this festive season. This is more that one death per day. Documents from the URCS, indicate that these deaths are from road traffic crashes especially in the areas of Jinja…