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Excitement As Mango Grove Restaurant & Lounge Relocates To Bandali Rise, Bugolobi
It was a merry making , wining and dining moments as number one happening spot Mango Grove was launched in leafy Bugolobi Located on Bandali rise. The Mango Grove is the exclusive, new, lavish happening place in the outskirts of Kampala with ample parking space and delicious foods. Its exterior design is inspired by German…
SHORTEST SERVING UK PRIME MINISTER: Why Liz Truss Resigned, A Guide To The Chaos
After 45 days as prime minister, the majority of which was spent clinging on for her political life, Liz Truss announced Thursday that she is resigning. Now she is set to become the shortest-serving occupant of Downing Street in 300 years of British history. A disastrous series of self-inflicted wounds — which turned into a…
Mixed Reactions As State House Breaks Silence On Museveni Resignation Rumours
Netizens have been shocked by a circulating audio circulating on social media platforms alleging that president Yoweri Kaguta Museveni is soon resigning from the top office. According to the storyteller in the circulating audio, he alleges that Museveni said that he doesn’t own Uganda and that has done enough for the nation, so he will…
Seven Arrested As Uganda Police Foils Two Separate Robberies
Security personnel on Wednesday arrested seven suspects in two separate foiled robberies in Entebbe and Bweyogerere areas. Patrick Onyango, the Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson said the Entebbe incident, happened at Abaita Ababari where three suspected thugs, Peter Can Onen, Samuel Lokori, and Calving Orio, were arrested trying to rob a gun from a GKO security…
Two UPDF Soldiers Arrested For Putting RDC, LC5 At Gunpoint
Security in Hoima have arrested two Uganda Peoples Defense forces-UPDF soldiers for putting Hoima Deputy Resident District Commissioner-RDC, and the LC5 chairperson at gunpoint. The soldiers whose names have been concealed by security for fear of jeopardizing investigations are alleged to have committed the offense on Monday this week. The incident happened in Butema village,…
Uproar As Power Outage Affects Water Supply In Gulu City
Power outages have affected the supply of water in Gulu city and its outskirts triggering an acute shortage of water. Gulu city has for almost one week been experiencing persistent power outages which is the backbone for water pumping and supply within Gulu city and the outskirts by the National Water and Sewerage Cooperation (NWSC).…
Here Is How Cannabis Growing Can Create Over 6200 Jobs In One Year, Transform Uganda Into Middle Income State
Marijuana is a lucrative business – or at least, it could be if allowed to flourish within a favorable legal climate. If legalized at all levels, cannabis has the potential to generate billions in revenue, provide millions of jobs, and save billions of dollars on law enforcement something that could see Uganda’s economy transforming within…
OP-ED: How “The Strong Dollar” Increases Starvation In Africa
By Samuel Obedgiu Kampala: At the height of the demise of the now defunct Bretton-woods monetary system, former U.S President Richard Nixon’s treasury secretary John Connally said, “The dollar is our currency but it’s your problem.” The current strengthening of the dollar has indeed made this statement relevant again, manifesting itself through increased food prices.…
Uganda Set For First Afro-Indian Investment Summit This November
President Yoweri Museveni is scheduled to officially open the inaugural Afro-Indian Investment Summit to take place between September 29 and 30 in Kampala, under the theme, ‘Investment in Uganda for inclusive Prosperity’. The summit is one of the other events this year, to celebrate the achievements of the Indian Association Uganda (IAU) which was founded…
Do Not Borrow Money To Start Or Overextend Yourself With Debt – Tycoon Sudhir On Real Estate Business
30 years ago, as an ordinary entrepreneur, Dr Sudhir Ruparelia used his meagre savings from taxi driving to start his first business in Uganda. The now property mogul began investing in property in 1986, and went on to formally register his Meera Investments, the property arm of Sudhir’s Ruparelia Group, in 1994. Today, Sudhir is…